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Twirling towards Freedom @twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social · 13h

Where the hell is Congress? Trump's either blatantly lying or being manipulated, but either way this portrayal of an alternate reality cannot be allowed to attack our cities.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 21h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 20h

The Dude has spoken:

"ICE? Let's get ICE off our streets and into our beverages. This aggression will not stand. Let's just abide together"

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Portland has elevated protesting to an art form.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 22h

We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 19h

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area ICE facility and began to pray.

The masked ICE agents on the roof responded by firing pepper balls, with one striking him in the head

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 1d

Children killed in Texas’ July floods are still missing. A community mourns. Yet, Abbott yields to Trump and sends the Texas National Guard to harass Chicago communities instead of keeping them in state to help.

Trump's regime cannot continue to weaponize our military and terrorize our cities.

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Twirling towards Freedom @twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Got my flu shot (already got my COVID booster) 💉
THANK YOU, SCIENCE! 🧬🔬❤️

an illustration of dolly parton playing a guitar with the words " vaccine vaccine vaccine " above her

Alt: Illustration of Dolly Parton playing "Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine..." (ala Jolene)

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Twirling towards Freedom @twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Bondi is such a tool.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Schiff: This is supposed to be an oversight hearing when dozens of prosecutors have been fired simply because they worked on cases investigating the former president.

Bondi: What about the fires in California? Are the riots in LA serious?

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 2d

LMAO way to go Chicago restaurants….they got ICE Barbie out there on FOX “News" crying that her gestapo agents can’t find places to have lunch or use the bathroom 👏👏👏👏👏👏

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Twirling towards Freedom @twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social · 2d

These scientists are heroes. Trump is not in the same class.

"Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell & Dr. Shimon Sakaguchi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine... Their research has contributed to medical advances in cancer and autoimmune treatments, and may help with organ transplants."

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems

www.nytimes.com

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Twirling towards Freedom @twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social · 2d

The ICC chief prosecutor said Abd-Al-Rahman and the Janjaweed militia "rampaged" through Darfur and "inflicted severe pain and suffering on women, children and men in villages that he left in his wake."
Abd–Al-Rahman will be sentenced at a later date and faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

ICC finds former Sudan militia leader guilty of war crimes in Darfur

The International Criminal Court in The Hague handed down its first-ever Darfur war crimes conviction, finding Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb, guilty of atrocities committed more than two decades ago.

www.npr.org

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Twirling towards Freedom @twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social · 2d

Bari Weiss "is known more for wanting to rid the world of so-called wokeness than for promoting journalistic traditions."

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

RIP, CBS.

How Bari Weiss Won

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

"“If the deputy director wants to do something and needs a legal opinion about whether or not he can do it, he can’t advise himself...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

www.nytimes.com

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Twirling towards Freedom @twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social · 2d

“The 5th Amendment forbids the government from punishing Defendants for exercising their constitutional and statutory rights,” Judge Crenshaw continued. “Consequently, Defendants may challenge the government’s charging decisions for actual or presumptive vindictiveness.”

Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 2d

Judge Says DOJ May Be Vindictively Prosecuting Kilmar Abrego Garcia www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Judge Says DOJ May Be Vindictively Prosecuting Kilmar Abrego Garcia

It's the latest twist in the government's vendetta against the man they accidentally deported.

www.motherjones.com

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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 2d

No one is above the law. The public deserves transparency & accountability from government leaders. We'll be in court to get answers.

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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 2d

1/ A deadly #Listeria outbreak has been linked to precooked pasta, and four people have already died. 20 others became severely ill, with all but one landing in the hospital.

Katelyn here, Your Local Epidemiologist, and here’s what you need to know about this and other public health news this week👇

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 2d

A @chicago.suntimes.com reporter was hit with projectiles fired by federal agents while covering an ICE protest in Broadview, Illinois, on Sept. 27.

Reporter struck by projectiles, tear-gassed at Illinois ICE protest

A Chicago Sun-Times reporter was struck with projectiles fired by federal agents and tear-gassed while covering a protest outside the …

pressfreedomtracker.us

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Twirling towards Freedom @twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social · 2d

I am all for these workarounds by folx who have gotten screwed over by the tentacles of our current authoritarian govt. People are getting creative to keep others engaged, and we need more of this sort of community. (Also, I wish I had the time to take this class right now, as it sounds amazing.)

Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 2d

After Columbia canceled my course on race and media, and Washington Poat fired me for speaking about race and violence,

I’m teaching about race and media anyway!

@resistanceschool.bsky.social fall session on Race, Media and International Affairs starts tonight!

600+ signups.

We move!! ✊🏾

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Twirling towards Freedom @twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social · 3d

Stand by your neighbors like these folx did.
#chingalamigra

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 7d

Nearly 10% of humanity (~800M people in 2025) struggles to live on less than $3 a day. It’s important for Americans to appreciate that reality — and the growing gap between the extremely poor & the extremely privileged — because, as USAID demonstrated, our nation has the power to change it.

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What Extreme Poverty Looks Like

Ten percent of humanity struggles to live on under $2 a day. That, and the gap between the extremely poor and the more privileged, is important to see.

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Twirling towards Freedom @twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social · 4d

I love that Jon Batiste loves Sabotage

Jon Batiste Hears Beastie Boys For The First Time

YouTube video by Pianote

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Twirling towards Freedom @twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social · 4d

There are some musicians who can connect us to a higher level, and Jon Batiste is one of those rare beauties.
(I mean, from Bach to Van Halen, come on!)

Make Any Song Blues ft. Jon Batiste

YouTube video by Pianote

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