@yamshines.bsky.social
“It seemed too insane” I guess is no longer a reason to be skeptical during this administration.
October 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“It seemed too insane” I guess is no longer a reason to be skeptical during this administration.
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As President Trump moves to deploy National Guard troops and federal immigration officers to sanctuary cities, Democratic leaders in Chicago and elsewhere are responding with their own message: We will not capitulate. https://wapo.st/3VVLImx
October 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
As President Trump moves to deploy National Guard troops and federal immigration officers to sanctuary cities, Democratic leaders in Chicago and elsewhere are responding with their own message: We will not capitulate. https://wapo.st/3VVLImx
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WBEZ and The Chicago Sun-Times are answering your questions about immigration operations and National Guard deployments to the Chicago area. Here are some of the questions that are coming up the most. Read more. trib.al/DkL3aoT
What to know about immigration operations and National Guard deployments to Chicago
Got more questions? WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times provide answers.
trib.al
October 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
WBEZ and The Chicago Sun-Times are answering your questions about immigration operations and National Guard deployments to the Chicago area. Here are some of the questions that are coming up the most. Read more. trib.al/DkL3aoT
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Chicago Governor JB Pritzker emphasizes that peaceful protesters are welcome, but “federal agents who abuse their position to terrorize Illinoisans and incite violence are not welcome.”
October 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Chicago Governor JB Pritzker emphasizes that peaceful protesters are welcome, but “federal agents who abuse their position to terrorize Illinoisans and incite violence are not welcome.”
This was always the plan.
It’s tempting to urge protesters to avoid giving Trump a pretext for escalation. That would be a grave mistake. @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/10/07/t...
The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act
An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.
theintercept.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This was always the plan.
Exactly. @ucaftbayarea.bsky.social @uptecwa.bsky.social @afscme3299.bsky.social @teamsters fighting so @uofcalifornia.bsky.social stands up!
Administrators of the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social can let the Trump administration pick off campuses one by one.
Or they can stand together, resist this abomination, and win the gratitude and support of their state and their >2 million living alumni.
CC: @governor.ca.gov
Or they can stand together, resist this abomination, and win the gratitude and support of their state and their >2 million living alumni.
CC: @governor.ca.gov
Why elite colleges aren't pushing back on Trump, and why silence is dangerous
Their caution, one expert notes, is "potentially fatal for the university as we know it."
www.motherjones.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Exactly. @ucaftbayarea.bsky.social @uptecwa.bsky.social @afscme3299.bsky.social @teamsters fighting so @uofcalifornia.bsky.social stands up!
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“For Donald Trump, this has never been about safety. This is about control.”
Trump sending troops to another American city
"They want to create the war zone," Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill.) said on CNN on Sunday.
www.motherjones.com
October 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“For Donald Trump, this has never been about safety. This is about control.”
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I recently reported on an ICE officer who was publicly reprimanded and “relieved of his duties” after shoving a woman to the ground in an NYC immigration court. Well, he’s back.
DHS did not respond to a request for comment.
Original story: www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Photos: Carol Guzy
DHS did not respond to a request for comment.
Original story: www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Photos: Carol Guzy
October 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I recently reported on an ICE officer who was publicly reprimanded and “relieved of his duties” after shoving a woman to the ground in an NYC immigration court. Well, he’s back.
DHS did not respond to a request for comment.
Original story: www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Photos: Carol Guzy
DHS did not respond to a request for comment.
Original story: www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Photos: Carol Guzy
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Gov. JB Pritzker has long said that state and local police cannot help federal immigration authorities under the TRUST Act. trib.al/5Wd4JL7
Are Illinois State Police helping ICE in Broadview?
Top Illinois Democrats have said for months that local police won’t participate in immigration investigations, but they also won’t stand in the way.
trib.al
October 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Gov. JB Pritzker has long said that state and local police cannot help federal immigration authorities under the TRUST Act. trib.al/5Wd4JL7
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A mother and her two children who were detained in Millennium Park on Sunday by immigration agents were released from custody Wednesday, bringing a moment of relief and renewed hope for the Chicago-area family caught in the crosshairs of aggressive federal immigration enforcement.
Mother and children detained in Millennium Park released from ICE custody, father flown to Texas detention center: ‘We’re praying for a miracle’
The move came after a federal judge ordered that Noemi Chavez and her 8 year-old daughter and 3-year-old are protected from deportation or removal from Illinois while the government responds to a h…
www.chicagotribune.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A mother and her two children who were detained in Millennium Park on Sunday by immigration agents were released from custody Wednesday, bringing a moment of relief and renewed hope for the Chicago-area family caught in the crosshairs of aggressive federal immigration enforcement.
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From the Editorial Board:
A beautiful early fall weekend in downtown Chicago. Sun-splashed lakefront. Families enjoying the museums and city sights. Packs of men in military fatigues carrying high-powered long guns.
Which of those images doesn’t belong?
A beautiful early fall weekend in downtown Chicago. Sun-splashed lakefront. Families enjoying the museums and city sights. Packs of men in military fatigues carrying high-powered long guns.
Which of those images doesn’t belong?
Editorial: A sun-soaked Sunday in downtown Chicago, marred by a Trumpian show of force
Dozens of heavily armed immigration agents descend on downtown Chicago on a gorgeous early fall Sunday. What’s wrong with this picture?
trib.al
October 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
From the Editorial Board:
A beautiful early fall weekend in downtown Chicago. Sun-splashed lakefront. Families enjoying the museums and city sights. Packs of men in military fatigues carrying high-powered long guns.
Which of those images doesn’t belong?
A beautiful early fall weekend in downtown Chicago. Sun-splashed lakefront. Families enjoying the museums and city sights. Packs of men in military fatigues carrying high-powered long guns.
Which of those images doesn’t belong?
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Column: It’s awfully hard to believe these policies — this blitz — have anything to do with preserving public safety or ensuring people come to the United States the so-called right way, writes Heidi Stevens.
Heidi Stevens: ‘We’re going to throw our humanity out?’ Immigration crackdown taking us down a cruel path
It’s hard to believe that this blitz has anything to do with public safety or ensuring that people come to the U.S. the so-called right way.
trib.al
October 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Column: It’s awfully hard to believe these policies — this blitz — have anything to do with preserving public safety or ensuring people come to the United States the so-called right way, writes Heidi Stevens.
Horrifying. We cannot become dulled to this. We spoke up about the immigration raids by #ice in @LosAngeles … we spoke up about the occupation of @D.C. by #nationalguard troops … we spoke up about @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social ‘s threats in @portand … we cannot stay silent about @chicago! Speak up!
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
trib.al/xWByeBG
trib.al/xWByeBG
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
trib.al
October 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Horrifying. We cannot become dulled to this. We spoke up about the immigration raids by #ice in @LosAngeles … we spoke up about the occupation of @D.C. by #nationalguard troops … we spoke up about @donaldjtrump-maga.bsky.social ‘s threats in @portand … we cannot stay silent about @chicago! Speak up!
Amy in #Arkansas: I’m in #Fayetteville helping take care of my mom, who has cancer. My right wing MAGA Republican Dad is her care taker. He has a wrong belief that “ANTIFA” is the “armed wing” of the “Democrat” party. Where does this unfounded belief come from? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"Extremely disturbing": What does Trump's "antifa" executive order actually do?
"The national security state is a wonderful tool for a skilled authoritarian to crush American democracy."
www.motherjones.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Amy in #Arkansas: I’m in #Fayetteville helping take care of my mom, who has cancer. My right wing MAGA Republican Dad is her care taker. He has a wrong belief that “ANTIFA” is the “armed wing” of the “Democrat” party. Where does this unfounded belief come from? www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"It is important to refuse the notion that this is just how things are... It is time to resist the injustice that threatens to be normalized by those who capitulate...to powers that are willing to destroy the principles that protect the university’s independence..." www.chronicle.com/article/when...
Opinion | When Universities Become Informants
A practice from the McCarthy era makes an ugly return.
www.chronicle.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
"It is important to refuse the notion that this is just how things are... It is time to resist the injustice that threatens to be normalized by those who capitulate...to powers that are willing to destroy the principles that protect the university’s independence..." www.chronicle.com/article/when...
@ucaft.bsky.social @cucfa @uptecwa.bsky.social 👏👏👏👏✊✊✊✊✊yesssssssss!! When we fight, we win!!
A federal judge said that the administration’s letters terminating medical and scientific research grants are evidence of “viewpoint discrimination.”
Judge orders Trump administration to restore more than $500M in UC research grants
A federal judge said that the administration’s letters terminating medical and scientific research grants are evidence of “viewpoint discrimination.”
bit.ly
September 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
@ucaft.bsky.social @cucfa @uptecwa.bsky.social 👏👏👏👏✊✊✊✊✊yesssssssss!! When we fight, we win!!
Besides the fact that labor being “unskilled” is a fallacy, and that workers misdiagnosed as “unskilled,” are in fact merely low waged, I agree. www.planetizen.com/features/136...
106 Years Ago She Predicted Today’s Housing Crisis. What if we’d Listened?
In 1919, Edith Elmer Wood drew the connection between ratcheting minimum housing standards and an inevitable crisis of homelessness. Her predictions have proved eerily accurate.
www.planetizen.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Besides the fact that labor being “unskilled” is a fallacy, and that workers misdiagnosed as “unskilled,” are in fact merely low waged, I agree. www.planetizen.com/features/136...
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UK to recognise Palestinian state despite pressure from US and families of hostages
UK to recognise Palestinian state despite pressure from US and families of hostages
Keir Starmer expected to confirm move after concluding the situation has worsened significantly in the last few weeks
The UK is set to recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday despite pressure from the US and the families of hostages held by Hamas.
Keir Starmer is expected to confirm the move after concluding the situation has deteriorated since he urged Israel to change course over the summer. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
UK to recognise Palestinian state despite pressure from US and families of hostages
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NO KINGS Pleasant Hil · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
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Canvass for Prop 50 in Concord! · California Democratic Party
Come knock doors with us and help stop the Trump / MAGA agenda. Trump is trying to rig the midterm elections and passing Prop 50 is the best chance we have of stopping him and taking back Congress ne...
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September 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Richmond, CA Bay Over Billionaires #WorkersOverBillionaires Labor Day · May Day Strong
**Labor and community are planning more than a barbecue on Labor Day this year because we have to stop the billionaire takeover.** Billionaires are converting the government into their private slush f...
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California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
California reaches deal with Uber, Lyft to allow gig worker unions
The deal brings Uber and Lyft on board with a pathway to unionization for ride-hailing workers after the companies spent years fighting against the idea.
www.politico.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
California lawmakers reach an agreement with Uber and Lyft that will open the door for app-based drivers to form unions.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
This is a victory for organized labor that could lay the groundwork for similar efforts in other states.
Giddie-yup Utah!!! This is great news. Salt Lake County will save us. Thank you judge and thank you @sahilkapur.bsky.social for your reporting!!! This California based Utahan appreciates you!!!
Utah judge orders new congressional maps for 2026 in another redistricting twist
“The judge ruled that GOP legislators illegally disregarded voters who passed a ballot measure banning gerrymandering. The state currently has an all-Republican House delegation.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
“The judge ruled that GOP legislators illegally disregarded voters who passed a ballot measure banning gerrymandering. The state currently has an all-Republican House delegation.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Utah judge orders new congressional maps for 2026 in another redistricting twist
The judge ruled that GOP legislators illegally disregarded voters who passed a ballot measure banning gerrymandering. The state currently has an all-Republican House delegation.
www.nbcnews.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Giddie-yup Utah!!! This is great news. Salt Lake County will save us. Thank you judge and thank you @sahilkapur.bsky.social for your reporting!!! This California based Utahan appreciates you!!!
Yes, because up is down and down is up now, the problem with the ICC investigating U.S. and Israeli war crimes is…… the investigators. That must be it.
The United States imposed new sanctions on International Criminal Court officials, targeting judges and prosecutors over investigations into alleged U.S. and Israeli war crimes.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the ICC a “national security threat.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the ICC a “national security threat.”
Trump expands sanctions against ICC officials over Israel, U.S. investigations
The State Department called the court a “national security threat” over inquests targeting the United States and Israel.
wapo.st
August 21, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Yes, because up is down and down is up now, the problem with the ICC investigating U.S. and Israeli war crimes is…… the investigators. That must be it.