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“…the most powerful witness stories are those from legal citizens and residents who have been detained and arrested or been shot at and pepper-sprayed.”

blockclubchicago.org... #Chicago #ICE #Immigration #CivilRights #Trump #TrumpAdministration
Amid ICE Arrests, Chicago Filmmaker And Citizen Journalist Captures A City Under Siege
Andrew Freer of Go Fourth Media is releasing a series of documentary shorts on YouTube chronicling ICE and Border Patrol activity and the stories of local activists standing up for their neighbors.
blockclubchicago.org
December 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
"In the age of Spotify and AI slop, tapes remind us what we’re missing when we stop taking risks."

www.404media.co/why-... #Music #VinylRecords #Cassettes #Media
Why I Quit Streaming And Got Back Into Cassettes
In the age of Spotify and AI slop, tapes remind us what we’re missing when we stop taking risks.
www.404media.co
December 25, 2025 at 1:35 AM
tallchicago.bsky.social
Burkina Faso has issued its first known conviction for homosexuality since banning same-sex sexual relations earlier this year.

www.advocate.com/wor... #BurkinaFaso #Homophobia #CivilRights #HumanRights #Africa #LGBTQ
Burkina Faso issues first sentence for 'homosexuality and related practices'
<p>Burkina Faso has issued its first known conviction for homosexuality.</p>
www.advocate.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
When it's somebody else's money you're spending.

www.ms.now/news/kash... #KashPatel #FBI #TrumpAdministration #Priviledged #GovernmentWaste
Kash Patel’s new ride of choice: An armored luxury BMW
The FBI director, who is under fire for use of government resources, also asked for an upgraded jet.
www.ms.now
December 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
Some of the file redactions of the Epstein files can be undone.

www.theguardian.com/... #Epstein #EpsteinFiles
Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks
Un-redacted text from released documents began circulating on social media on Monday evening
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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eso.org
This animation takes us to a Wolf–Rayet star in NGP–190387, a galaxy so far away its light took over 12 billion years to reach us.

Wolf–Rayet stars are hot and massive, and are thought to end in dramatic supernova explosions.

Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2115/ 🔭
December 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
CECOT story pulled by Bari Weiss gets viewed anyway thanks to Canadian streaming service

www.advocate.com/new... #CECOT #BariWeiss #CBSNews #Censorship #Journalism #ElSalvador #HumanRights #60Minutes #Trump #KristiNoem #Torture #WorldCourt #InternationalJustice
CECOT story pulled by Bari Weiss gets viewed anyway thanks to Canadian streaming service
CBS apparently shared a version of 60 Minutes with a Canadian partner before the CECOT story was removed, and clips from it have gone viral.
www.advocate.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Friday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
December 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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December 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
Chicagoans Grill AT&T for Facilitating ICE Terror

prospect.org/2025/11... #ATT #ICE #DHS #Chicago #Protest #Immigration #Profiteering
Chicagoans Grill AT&T for Facilitating ICE Terror - The American Prospect
Organizers in Chicago are demanding the telecom giant cut ties with the Department of Homeland Security. It’s part of a larger strategy targeting corporate complicity in the federal immigration crackdown.
prospect.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
This is going to be devastating to a great many people. Everyone can thank Republicans for the pain, suffering, and deaths that will result from people losing access to healthcare.

www.motherjones.com/... #Healthcare #ACA #Republicans #GOP #SenateGOP #Health
Senate Republicans blocked yet another chance to save Obamacare subsidies
ACA health care "is not a luxury item. It is basic survival for a lot of people."
www.motherjones.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:50 AM
tallchicago.bsky.social
Pentagon adviser tied to Pete Hegseth drew scrutiny after a reporter found a Goodreads list linked to his email. After asking the DoD, far-right influencer Jack Posobiec sent menacing messages.

www.motherjones.com/... #PeteHegseth #JackPosobiec #EricGeressy #Pentagon #DanFriedman #MotherJones
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
tallchicago.bsky.social
Sure... It's **always** somebody else's fault. Sometimes a mistake happens. Having a meltdown over it without full knowledge and throwing out conjectures isn't good behavior. It's bullying behavior.

www.advocate.com/pol... #NanceMace #Bullying #Meltdown
Nancy Mace investigated for bad behavior at airport, blames transgender people
Nancy Mace claims her outburst at an airport was somehow justified due to her fear of retaliation for her anti-transgender views.
www.advocate.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
We’d Never Deport Veterans, Noem Says in Earshot of Deported Veteran

www.motherjones.com/... #KrisiNoem #Veterans #Deportation #CivilRights #DHS
We'd never deport veterans, Noem says in earshot of deported veteran
The DHS boss was taken to task in a punchy House hearing by Democrats with receipts.
www.motherjones.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
One year into a typically 3-4 year posting, Admiral who overseas military operations in Latin America retires. Many retirements and firings in the military lately. Boat Strikes?

apnews.com/article/a... #Military #LatinAmerica #USNavy #Pentagon #TrumpAdministration #Hegseth #Venezuela #BoatStrikes
Admiral hands over leadership of command overseeing the Trump administration's boat strikes
A U.S. Navy admiral who oversees military operations in Latin America has handed off command responsibilities as scrutiny increases over the Trump administration’s deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in the region.
apnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
"I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True"

time.com/7338714/dr-...
#CDC #RFKjr #TrumpAdministration #Healthcare
I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
"Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act."
time.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
tallchicago.bsky.social
"For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years."

time.com/7338791/chi...
#Disease #Children #Health
For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise
The latest report from the Gates Foundation predicts an alarming trend for the health of children around the world.  
time.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
FBI agents fired for kneeling at George Floyd protest sue Kash Patel and other officials.

www.advocate.com/new...
#KashPatel #GeorgeFloyd #FirstAmendment #FBI
FBI agents fired for kneeling at George Floyd protest sue Kash Patel and other officials
The 12 agents say the firings violate their First and Fifth Amendment rights.
www.advocate.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
SEC enforcement actions plunged 30% in FY2025 to just 56 cases, the lowest in years. Notably, 93% were filed under Gary Gensler’s tenure before his departure.

www.cfodive.com/news... #SEC #TrumpAdministration #Compliance #Regulation #BusinessNews #Business
SEC enforcements slump 30% in fiscal 2025: Cornerstone
Former SEC Chair Gary Gensler oversaw 93% of the 56 SEC enforcement actions brought during the 12 months ended Sept. 30, a report found.
www.cfodive.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
It is incredulous that political leaders, #Republicans, want to take #healthcare away from 21 million people. And to do this, they are willing to take away #SNAP subsidies that will put 31 million people into jeopardy of hunger and starvation.

Too cruel. Makes Ebenezer Scrooge look terrific.
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
Multiple immigration enforcement operations in #Chicago and the suburbs last week and over the weekend are raising questions about if actions from federal #BorderPatrol and #ICE agents are in violation of a recent judge's order and the agencies' own use of force policies.
'This is absurd:' ICE agents seen using tear gas, smashing windows amid operations across Chicago, suburbs
'This is absurd,' one witness told NBC Chicago, after an incident regarding federal agents in the Irving Park neighborhood. 'Something has to give'
www.nbcchicago.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
Chatbots, those tireless digital butlers of the information age, have taken to echoing Kremlin propaganda with the unbothered cheer of a pub bore who’s just discovered geopolitics. Sanctions? Apparently not their department. Truth? Optional.

www.wired.com/story/... #Russia #Propaganda #UkraineWar
Chatbots Are Pushing Sanctioned Russian Propaganda
ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds.
www.wired.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
Thought about moving to Dallas or Houston years back. Glad I didn't.

Abbott is targeting people for what they believe. Professors say something off campus as private citizen, get them cancelled. Very Orwellian.

cbsaustin.com/news/l...
#Texas #GregAbbott #GOP #Orwellian
Gov. Abbott says Texas is 'targeting' professors pushing left-wing ideologies
Governor Greg Abbott shared in a social media post over the weekend that the state is 'targeting' certain educators for pushing political agendas.
cbsaustin.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
The Conservatives who are calling the “No Kings” protestors the “Hate America” people, are doing the same thing that Conservatives did by defending King George III instead of the Founding Fathers during the Revolutionary War.
October 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
tallchicago.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM