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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 7h

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Crooked Media @crooked.com · 16h

Scary new interpretation of the 14th Amendment just dropped!

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 7h

Juliana is the real deal! Thanks @strictscrutiny.bsky.social for sharing her brilliance with others.

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University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School @penncareylaw.bsky.social · 14h

Prof. Kate Shaw (@kateshaw.bsky.social) joins her co-hosts on this week’s @strictscrutiny.bsky.social to preview the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court term & the cases that could shape constitutional law.
Listen: https://penncareylaw.news/4ndqpbr

Something Wicked This Way Comes: A SCOTUS Term Preview | Crooked Media

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Chiweenie Fella @chiweeniefella.bsky.social · 8h

Check THIS out, Daniel!

So similar to what Trump Pere did in the 70's in Queens...

Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 3d

It’s all connected. Follow the money‼️

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 9h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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VoteVets @votevets.org · 12h

A new Trump administration memo would have immense consequences for one key group: 25% of all federal employees are US military veterans. Republicans are putting the financial security of hundreds of thousands of veterans and their families at risk.

Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay

A move to deny backpay to up to 750,000 furloughed workers would dramatically escalate Trump's pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

BEHN: “Feed kids. Fix roads. And fund hospitals. Instead of handing out corporate tax breaks.”

TN-07 Democratic nominee @aftynbehn.bsky.social puts her people-first priorities front and center in a high-energy victory speech

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Kacey325 @kacey325.bsky.social · 9h

Prayers up for Dolly!🙏🏾

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Nathan Standing @cryptosantra.bsky.social · 7h

Was the Chicago military ICE raid just a property scam so someone could make a few bucks?

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7h

Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.

We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim

You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 7h

Oh that looks amazing !!

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

Sally Field wants to see you in the streets on October 18 for the biggest day of political protest in modern American history. Make your plan to join a local event today, and then invite a few folks to join you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #nokings

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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 13h

JB Pritzker: “Whenever the president talks about somebody critically, it’s often projection about what he himself is insecure about. Each of the things he said about me, they’re all true about him. I can take it. I am not afraid of this president.”

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 11h

Real families. Real prices skyrocketing. This is what I am fighting to stop.

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 11h

@mollyjongfast.bsky.social thanks for sharing
This is very similar to what @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social saw in Berwyn.

For folks that don't know Berwyn is a working/middle class suburb, a community just west of #Chicago living in bungalow single-family homes.

#media keep reporting, please.

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11h

This strikes me as pretty bad

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 11h

#LGBTQ #law #health, this is going to have devastating impacts on the ground across the country.

We need to start thinking now about how to address this at the state level quickly. @hrc.org @lambdalegal.org @aclu.org @nclrights.bsky.social

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: Supreme Court likely to strike down Colorado's conversion therapy ban.

A lesson in how defining the case often resolves the case.

Today at Law Dork:

Supreme Court likely to strike down Colorado's conversion therapy ban

A lesson in how defining the case often resolves the case.

www.lawdork.com

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Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

Air traffic controllers are working 60-hour weeks with no pay—conditions that led to a breaking point during the last shutdown.

Why Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers Could Be Key In Ending Shutdown

Air traffic controllers are working 60-hour weeks with no pay—conditions that led to a breaking point during the last shutdown.

www.forbes.com

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Hapless In The Wild @haplessinthewild.bsky.social · 13h

It's not just a resource for protesters, but for anyone living in Chicago right now, because you never know when you might be gassed by government agents.

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#Chicago

Preparing for, Protecting Against, and Treating Tear Gas and Other Chemical Irritant Exposure: A Protestor’s Guide - PHR

Deceptively known as “less-lethal,” these weapons can in fact cause severe injuries and even death when used with excessive force. Physicians for Human Rights has worked extensively on the health impa...

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Peter Flaire @peterflaire.bsky.social · 12h

ACLU: "Never in modern times has the federal government undermined bedrock constitutional protections on this scale, or usurped states’ police power by directing federal agents to carry out an illegal mission against the people for the government’s own benefit."

#ICE #Chicago #politics #Trump

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Anne Caprara @annecaprara.bsky.social · 13h

Chicago is so much of a war zone that we just won best big city for the 9th year in a row.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 13h

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 11h

Thank you California
You're doing this for the whole country

Vote Y E S on PROP 50

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 11h

New Poll: Voters Prefer Spanberger For Virginia Governor On Transgender Issues By Wide Margin, Despite Anti-Trans Ads
www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-poll-v...

New Poll: Voters Prefer Spanberger For Virginia Governor On Transgender Issues By Wide Margin, Despite Anti-Trans Ads

The issue also ranked lowest among issues polled. The CNU poll is the second poll showing Spanberger pulling ahead.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 12h

I appreciate that, CA is a complicated system.

However, Newsom is notorious for vetoing bills (across issue areas) that Dems have worked on for years, passed & thought they had the support of the Gov, only to have him veto when lobbyists get to him.

Newsom is not reliable #LGBTQ supporter

Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social great reporting!

We stand together in #Chicago & #Illinois

#democracy

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 13h

Chicago resident: The gentlemen were on the inside of the bakery, just getting a cup of coffee. I saw them being taken by the ICE agents. Mario has been a customer for years. Wonderful people, not criminals at all. And he's ill, he needs his medication.

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