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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 12h

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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Tom @thomas-a-stewart.bsky.social · 11h

May it remain so

David Nir @davidnir.com · 11h

Me 'n' @atrupar.com tried to tell the people last week!

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 1d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Tom @thomas-a-stewart.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly. But reporting of news – as opposed to horse racing – takes time. It costs more money. Over the weekend, the Times devoted a full page to one of those “what seven voters say” stories. There is a metric we editors know: cost per editorial page. Follow the money; rather follow the parsimony

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

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JudyJean @judyjeana.bsky.social · 2d

I wont let this go.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 2d

"Headlines Matter" part six million

-Every part of this very good story is about MAGA/Doge/Vought *imposing* politics on civil servants

-Not what headline implies www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

-What could it have said?
Same line length:
In Shutdown
Civil Service Is
Turned Political

NYT Headline:
In Shutdown
A Civil Service
Turns Political

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 2d

It's time to say:

What. An. Idiot.

I am being polite.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "The problem with Vietnam, we, you know, we stopped fighting to win. We would've won easy. We would've won Afghanistan easy. We would've won every war easy. But we got politically correct. 'Oh, let's take it easy.' We're not politically correct anymore, just so you understand."

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd

The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences

www.theguardian.com

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Jill Geisler @jillgeisler.bsky.social · 3d

Trump plan would limit disability benefits for older Americans

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CNN @cnn.com · 4d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 8d

Poll after poll shows corruption is THE issue voters care about. And Jeffries goes out of his way to praise Adams, whose public corruption charges were dropped after Trump’s DOJ unceremoniously shut the case down?

Democrats have the winning hand right in front of them. Wild that they won’t play it.

statement titled “Leader Jeffries Statement on Mayor Eric L. Adams.” It says Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries thanked Adams for decades of service as an NYPD officer, state senator, Brooklyn Borough President, and New York City’s 110th mayor. The statement highlights achievements under Adams, including reduced violent crime, more affordable housing, and recovery from COVID-19. Jeffries acknowledges ongoing challenges like the high cost of living but says meaningful progress was made. He thanks Adams for his service and says that in the coming days his focus will shift to Republican healthcare and government funding issues, and that he will comment on the remaining mayoral candidates before early voting begins.

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 4d

If you understand the history of American coinage, you understand just how much of a full-circle betrayal of American values this represents. Here's a small thread to explain. 1/x

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 4d

Julius Caesar was the first Roman to put his own living face on coins, weeks before his death. It is one of the deepest cultural signifiers of something autocracies do and republics do not.

“Render unto Caesar.” A practice so notoriously arrogant Jesus himself dunked on it with snarky wordplay.

Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector

The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...

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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 4d

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

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Rebecca Schoenkopf @wonkette.bsky.social · 5d

oh my fucking god www.wonkette.com/p/illegal-ch...

www.wonkette.com

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Tom @thomas-a-stewart.bsky.social · 5d

As always, @propublica.org has big stories thoroughly documented

ProPublica @propublica.org · 6d

NEW: In newly unsealed testimony, a SpaceX insider revealed that Elon Musk’s company had directly received money from Chinese investors, raising questions about foreign ownership interests in one of the United States’ most important military contractors.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies

The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...

www.propublica.org

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 5d

Someday, we're gonna find out that the decisionmaking went like this:

Mamdani proposes city-run grocery stores. Conservatives say it'll never work. Mamdani supporters point out that DOD runs a bunch of grocery stores. Hegseth decides to close them to own the libs.

Chicken Puppet @chickenpuppet.online · 6d

I know these guys are all dumber than a sack of hammers, but it is fascinating to see the military decide “logistics are gay” in real time

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Jason Kuznicki @jkuznicki.bsky.social · 5d

The remedy for a president who both lies to your face and also expects you to make a deal with him is removal from office.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 6d

Here's where we are:

Republicans have shut down the government.

Why?

They won't negotiate. They want to pass a bill that will allow the Trump administration to throw 15 million Americans off their health care & double premiums for 20 million Americans.

We won't let them.

Where We Are With The Government Shutdown | Sen. Bernie Sanders

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

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Tom @thomas-a-stewart.bsky.social · 6d

Just somewhat seriously harmed, is that what you said?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that?

MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement

STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement

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Jill Geisler @jillgeisler.bsky.social · 6d

Statement: "The federal government is once again engaged in a coordinated campaign to silence critics in the government, the media, the judiciary, academia, and the entertainment industry."
www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech

The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.

www.npr.org

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Vanessa @vlamers.bsky.social · 7d

Hatch Act exists so neither political party can do this.

HELLody SchreiBOO @melodyschreiber.com · 7d

BREAKING: Federal agencies are blaming Democrats and leftists/liberals in Congress for the looming shutdown. That appears to violate the Hatch Act -- my latest: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Federal agencies blame Democrats for looming shutdown in apparent Hatch Act violation

Housing and VA departments attack ‘radical left’ despite law limiting political activities of government employees

www.theguardian.com

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 7d

(solemnly) You've had mail.

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