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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 17h

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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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

A federal immigration agent grabbed a Chicago citizen by the neck on Kedzie Avenue, with four other agents dogpiling him. One of them says "she's next" to someone recording the interaction. (Video shared by Don Lemon)

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William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 5d

If they appear imbalanced in their political coverage, their federal funding could be endangered.

William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 6d

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 22d

Crucial from @asharangappa.bsky.social: It's a stunning omission that in media coverage of Trump and Stephen Miller blaming the left for political violence, Jan 6 is largely absent.

"It almost seems like the whitewashing is successful."

On the pod, she's so good:
newrepublic.com/article/2004...

Trump Hit by Harsh Fox News Report Showing Kash Patel Imploding at FBI

As a surprising Fox News report says the FBI Director is in trouble—even as Trump’s threats to unleash law enforcement on enemies are escalating—a former FBI agent explains why this moment is so dange...

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William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 22d

I've been wondering if Donald Trump truly has the best interests of the American people at heart, and Senator Schumer has persuaded me that he does not. This is huge.

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 22d

Donald Trump is ordering Republicans not to even bother talking with Democrats about the budget.

The American people know it would be him shutting the government down.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 23d

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 25d

Ice murdered Silverio Villegas-Gonzales as he was trying to flee

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US immigration officers kill man trying to flee vehicle stop near Chicago

Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez shot and killed and officer injured in incident in Franklin Park, Illinois

www.theguardian.com

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William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 25d

Don-na Tartt do do do do-do-do, Donna Tartt!

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William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 26d

Often lost in the gun violence conversation: the trauma of false alarms. In this incident no one was hurt or even really in danger, police responded well, school leaders communicated effectively, and yet hundreds very reasonably feared for their lives.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...

Student suspected of gun theft sparks shelter-in-place, school lockdown in Richfield

Richfield police say officers quickly found the student, who did not have a gun in their possession.

bringmethenews.com

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Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 26d

I’m not the first person to make this observation, but this being the biggest story in the world at present really speaks to how much Twitter still serves as a universal assignments editor for English-language journalists.

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William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 26d

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William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 27d

is/was

William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 27d

I am confidently informed by multiple early adolescents that their cohort very much knows who Charles Kirk is.

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William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 27d

Well it's hard to say; Bournemouth's David Brooks often occupies the center but he's really best understood as a right winger.

William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 27d

One of my most influential experiences was attending Sen. Wellstone's 2002 memorial, which was sad, inspiring, and led by his own family. Then that night I watched Fox News denounce it for being inappropriately political. Since then, no media framing of events, however absurd, is ever surprising.

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 27d

It is quite simply dishonest to describe TPUSA as a “free speech” organization and not even mention the “Professor Watchlist,” as NPR just did. Reporting on a crime does not entail adopting the victim’s views.

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William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 28d

Skills

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 28d

The biggest sporting event in the world is happening in our backyard. But most New Yorkers will be priced out of watching it live.

Sign our petition calling on FIFA to put game over greed: zohranfornyc.com/gameovergreed

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William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 28d

TIL that William F Buckley joined the world of political debate at age 18 in 1943 when he looked at the world of 1943 and decided that the very worst thing happening in that moment was that a movie star was suffering the unpleasantness of being prosecuted for having sex with a 15 year old.

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William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 28d

The main problem with customers these days is that some don’t buy all of my products.

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William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 28d

Get out there and do what your grandparents' generation did: wake up before sunrise, have a hearty breakfast, and listen to 12-18 podcasts written by equations.

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William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 29d

good

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William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 29d

Keeping standing armies among us in times of peace, rendering the military independent of and superior to the civil power, and protecting large bodies of armed troops from any murders they should commit, transporting us beyond seas: all just commonsense policies.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29d

Mike Johnson: "I cannot for the life of me understand how the Democrats think this is some kind of winning political message. Yield man! Let the troops come into your city and show how crime can be reduced."

William M. Cavert @williamcavert.bsky.social · 29d

Not at all what you asked, but it will fascinate you to learn that I will have an article coming out soonish arguing that much of what churchwardens in rural areas did was to pay for the severed heads of dead animals. When they weren't doing that they also had to pay the dog whipper.

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · Sep 8

"Those living in the worst 10% of areas for PM2.5 pollution had a 27% higher risk of developing heart failure, compared with people in the least worst 10%.

"The risk of having a stroke was 7% higher for people in the areas with the dirtiest air"

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Millions of Britons face higher risk of heart failure due to dirty air, study suggests

Exclusive: stroke risk is 7% higher and heart failure risk increases by 27% in areas with worst level of pollution, research shows

www.theguardian.com

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