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(((Steve Chapman)))
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Contributing columnist, Chicago Tribune, and freelance journalist. I always heed my doubts.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21h
The same people who insisted devout Catholic Joe Biden was leading a “war on Christianity” are now cheering Trump on as his armed goons assault clergymen.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h
WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.
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(((Steve Chapman))) @stevechapman.bsky.social · 1d
Hope not
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(((Steve Chapman))) @stevechapman.bsky.social · 1d
This Texan used to think living in Illinois was some protection against Greg Abbott’s lunacy
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(((Steve Chapman))) @stevechapman.bsky.social · 1d
The Strategic Costs of the Gaza War
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The Strategic Costs of the Gaza War
Or, how Israel is losing America after two years of bloodshed.
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Swan @sqlista.bsky.social · 2d
Every word from this regime should be considered lies and propaganda
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d
If Dems win in 2026, we need hearings to publicize the abuses by federal law enforcement. Then pass a bill creating a path to sue for those abuses. Trump will veto it. Let him. Let the public see these videos & hear from victims, & then learn there's no way to hold the abusive officers accountable.
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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 2d
Cities with a higher violent crime rate than Chicago:

Houston
Dallas
Lubbock
Amarillo
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
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(((Steve Chapman))) @stevechapman.bsky.social · 4d
Mississippi State has a black punter. I can’t remember seeing one since Reggie Roby, who retired in 1998, except at HBUCs
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(((Steve Chapman))) @stevechapman.bsky.social · 4d
On Saturday Weekend Edition, WBEZ is currently re-running interviews with NPR contributors that are a week old, apparently in error.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 5d
Details like this will be useful when he is prosecuted in The Hague.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d
Breaking News: The U.S. struck another boat in the Caribbean, the U.S. defense secretary said, killing four men he accused of drug running, without offering evidence. He said he directed the strike on President Trump’s orders.
U.S. Military Attacked Boat Off Venezuela, Killing Four Men, Hegseth Says
It was the fourth strike in the Trump administration’s legally disputed campaign targeting suspected drug runners in the Caribbean Sea.
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(((Steve Chapman))) @stevechapman.bsky.social · 5d
"He is inventing a conflict out of thin air to provide cover for his murders of almost two dozen civilians. He is also doing this so that he can order more attacks on civilians." open.substack.com/pub/daniella...
Trump Fabricates a War to Cover Up Murder
The president made up some more lies about his murder spree in the Caribbean.
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justfara @justfara.bsky.social · 6d
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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 7d
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf
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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 7d
really enjoying all the people trying to explain the bible to the pope today
Pope Leo XIV Today, more than ever, we must return to the heart, the center of feeling and emotion, the locus of freedom. Though it includes reason, the heart transcends and transforms it. Only by returning to the heart can we undergo a true ecological conversion that transforms our personal Austin I reject this whole heartedly. What you fail to see Mr Pope, the Bible says
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(((Steve Chapman))) @stevechapman.bsky.social · 7d
Here's an idea: administer polygraphs to all the officers who were at Quantico and ask if they respect Hegseth and Trump. wapo.st/4pO0OrJ
Pentagon plans widespread random polygraphs, NDAs to stanch leaks
The Pentagon is planning to require thousands of uniformed and civilian officials to sign nondisclosure agreements and submit to random polygraph testing.
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(((Steve Chapman))) @stevechapman.bsky.social · 7d
He's about as tough and scary as a chocolate eclair.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
Stephen Miller: "All that bullshit is done, over, it's finished. The gangbangers you deal with- they think they're ruthless? They have no idea how ruthless we are. They think they're tough? They have no idea how tough we are. They think they're hardcore? We are so much more hardcore than they are"
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(((Steve Chapman))) @stevechapman.bsky.social · 7d
Hegseth’s Hatred of Americans Makes Him Unfit for Office but a Perfect Fit for Trump
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Hegseth’s Hatred of Americans Makes Him Unfit for Office but a Perfect Fit for Trump
The secretary is a Christian nationalist who wants to eliminate those who don’t agree with his totalitarian vision
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 7d
President Pritzker is going to get record ratings when he takes a wrecking ball to that ballroom on prime time TV.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8d
Hegseth: The military is for killing people and breaking things. No more rules of engagement.

Trump: I’ll be sending the military into U.S. cities.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d
Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."
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Maria Bustillos @mariabustillos.com · 8d
Politics should not take up this much of your brain every day
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 7d
Quick reminder: they can still release the Epstein files during a government shutdown.
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(((Steve Chapman))) @stevechapman.bsky.social · 7d
My latest for @chicagotribune.com : www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/01/c...
Steve Chapman: Donald Trump wants Americans to be terrified of his wrath
President Donald Trump wants to instill panic in anyone who might possibly stand in his way.
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Deborah Harvey Poetry 🪶 @deborahharvey.bsky.social · 8d
Can't eat - or even contemplate - an orange without thinking of this poem by Brian Patten. RIP. 🍊💔 🍊
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 8d
This is the administration that just fired a bunch of FBI agents for kneeling at a BLM protest five years ago.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d
Hegseth: "You should not pay for an earnest mistake for your entire career. That's why today, at my direction, we're making changes to the retention of adverse information on personnel records."
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(((Steve Chapman))) @stevechapman.bsky.social · 8d
"It was striking how many times President Trump tried to get the assembled military leaders to break character and laugh when he mocked his predecessors or used his usual political lines. It was also striking how often they resisted." www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Tells Top Brass U.S. Cities Should Be Military ‘Training Grounds’
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