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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 3h

New: Through a series of complex agreements with cities, the White House built a massive license plate camera database accessible to the feds. The program aggregates data across license plate companies (Flock, Axon, more) & is searchable by many agencies: www.404media.co/how-cities-a...

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How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program

How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.

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Courage For Democracy @couragefordemocracy.com · 3h

A little hope for your Wednesday morning if you are worried about the election. Go meet the people who are fighting for you and know that they are not giving up. #midterms #vote #hope #defenddemocracy #keepfighting

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Courage For Democracy @couragefordemocracy.com · 3h

Just talked to a staffer who doesn't believe the polls showing Trump underwater or R+15 districts in play. She was sure Harris would win last time. I wasn't. Did you think it was guaranteed? Is this election the same? Tell us, and where you get your news. @flareusa.bsky.social

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Lake. Big Lake. @lakebiglake.bsky.social · 22h

Today on our walk to the dog park, we saw two commercial vehicles parked in the bike lane, four cars blocking crosswalks, one blatant red-light violator, and zero drivers stopping at stop signs. B-b-b-but bike riders don’t follow TeH rOoLz Of TeH rOaD!! #BikeChi @bikegridnow.org

CHICAGO - Cintas van parked in the bike lane, 28 N. Paulina St., 9-29-26.

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Howdy @chrishowdy.bsky.social · 7h

Yeah man, Ralph Nader is the reason Dems watched the Supreme Court hand their opponent the presidency and then spent a quarter century doing nothing about it. Fucking braindead

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 5h

To all those who say we should forget impeachment and focus on getting the courts to stop the vile abuses of executive power: Have a look at this ⬇️. Impeachment and removal are necessary first steps in restoring our constitutional rights.

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Brianinja @brianinja.bsky.social · 7h

No, the Sox need to close the damage the Cubs have wrought upon us. It is the nature of a duopoly that one repairs while the other destroys.

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 14h

should be instructive for democrats that Magyar is living up to his promise to prosecute Orban officials for corruption and is continuing to poll extremely highly

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15h

Yet another reason to run on oversight and accountability. Those are promises they can actually keep.

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 15h

Not to be a party pooper but a Democratic Congress is absolutely not going to lower costs; it just won't be in their power no matter how much they'd like to. Hard to tell what the political consequences of being unable to follow through on their central campaign promise will be.

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Nate Holdren @nhold.bsky.social · 15h

This is fucked up and I don't believe any politician who claims to oppose this unless they call for prosecution of the people doing this, and I think pseudo-opposition to this is part of the problem.

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Divverter Dyke @fulllanefemme.bsky.social · 14h

For my Chicago cyclists and transit riders night owls, mark your calendars for Thursday Nov 12th! Better Streets Chicago is holding our annual fundraiser🥳🚍🚇🦯🦼🚲 Let's celebrate the emergence of NITA and raise funds to make even more progress in the Chicago municipal election!

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 15h

and an EMBARRASSING one. like not just a fuckup worth losing your committee position but also we are pointing and laughing at how bad you flopped. that’s the language they speak

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Adam Mallinger @bitterscriptreader.bsky.social · 17h

Everyone demanding Senator Schmidtt apologize to Jack Smith are again setting the bar too low. They should be demanding his resignation from the Judiciary Committe. He's unfit to serve Pound the table. Make some noise. Turn this into a multi-day story

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Shiva Balaghi @sbalaghi.bsky.social · 16h

⁨So that $810m in congressionally allocated funding that OMB is rescinding? It includes $70m for Dept of Education's international education programs. Which is a major chunk of the annual funding for IFLE, which oversees Area Studies programs and Fulbright.⁩ www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

screenshot from White House statement discussing "Ed Funding for Woke International Education"

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FedScoop @fedscoop.bsky.social · 17h

The watchdog isn’t sure if the public’s data was protected after the CFPB, SEC, NOAA and Education provided incomplete information and the SBA and VA didn’t engage with it. Read more by @mattbracken.bsky.social: fedscoop.com/gao-report-d...

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Charles Louis Richter @richterscale.bsky.social · 19h

you are invited to her gallery opening

A very tiny tabby kitten in a black post-surgery onesie that looks like a tight black shirt, very chic.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 17h

until chicago pope i don’t think i ever truly understood that the pope is like a guy

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 21h

Call from daycare that 3yo ran into another kid and split his chin and probably needs stitches. Happy Tuesday.

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 22h

I’m actually gonna pop this one out of the thread and tag her because @nigella.bsky.social this was really a beautiful moment! Thank you for saying it!

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Star:Line Chicago @starlinechicago.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Fair play for those involved since it’s entirely legal but when it comes to pension reform, “you can only draw one pension at a time” and “pensions are for retirement so you can’t get paid out while you have another job” seem like great places to start

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Illinois Families for Public Schools @ilfps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On Nov 3rd, Chicago will fully elect our school board for the first time! Mail-in ballots are going out now, and in-person early voting starts in October. Check out our scorecard to see which candidates have committed to clear and protective policies on the role of tech in CPS: humancenteredcps.com

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CPS Board Candidates: Tracking the Pledge to Protect Human-centered Education

See where Chicago Public Schools Board of Education candidates stand on student privacy, screen time, and human-centered learning.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 29/09/2026

A reminder that America cannot have a multiracial, multicultural democracy if the United States Supreme Court is allowed to continue to exist in its current form

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Saw an instagrammer talking about "tavern dinner" for their kids so I decided i am going to give it ago. We drew ideas from a hat and ended up with "Twighlight Love Owl Tavern". Then we made a cardboard and aluminum foil crown.

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feeb @magicmooshka.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI

recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best.

It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/09/2026

Talking recently to family members of people snatched up and expelled to third countries by ICE, I learned: 1) All of those captured were in 287(g) jurisdictions; 2) None of the family members had known what 287(g) was and had erroneously thought people with no arrests were safe.

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T.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Never sell anyone out. In fact, if you're asked about banning 12-year-olds from softball, just say, "You're asking me to sell out kids for my political career. I'm not going to do that. Let's stop demonizing people in tougher circumstances than you or I will ever experience. They have guts."

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BeshearStan @beshearstan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

God I love Angie Nixon. I hope she wins

Now @AshleyMoodyFL. Why would I want to abolish the police when I want you arrested and in jail for stealing $10 million from sick kids? BFFR

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My homegrown radishss and arugula are SO SPICY.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I know there is a hell of a lot going on right now. But not all of it is bad. Some is astonishingly good - like the results of this study from June. Cervical cancer is a terribly cruel thing. This might, at long last, be the beginning of the end of it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BBC News headline "Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab"

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Cathy Gellis @cathygellis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Jeffries could have whipped his party to impeach Trump for the past 18 months. Instead he lets Trump do more and more to take away the opportunity to ever be able to do anything to stop him.

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Drummond's aster lighting up the prarie this morning!

A pucture of a meadow with some trees and tall brown grass. Toward the edge there are whiteish tiny flowers growing tall through the dry brown grass, in a bright ethereal pop of color.

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Mara Abolish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Second and third ring suburbs have been hit hard in the last few weeks.

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Quigley Accountability Project 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🏳️‍🌈 @quigleyproject.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“We half-heartedly tried impeachment twice six years ago and it didn’t work, so it’s off the table forever, including for all cabinet members” is such a weak excuse for one’s own unaddressed conflict avoidance issues. These people are pushovers. Impeachments should be a weekly occurrence.

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carlos (vibe describer) @vaquero2xl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pretty clear that the Trump admin is really relying on this new strategy to attack more communities while getting less public backlash than before

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Activists laid gravestones outside a suburban ICE facility to honor those who died in federal custody. buff.ly/ZGrssG5

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026

ICE IS ABOUT TO MAKE YOUR GROCERY BILL EVEN WORSE Cattle groups in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas say ICE raids are creating a “massive chilling effect” on legal, documented workers, disrupting meatpacking and delaying the processing of thousands of cattle. They’re reporting millions in losses.

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Historian Jen @historianjenfl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Andy Beshear has an entire chapter in his new book about backing the LGBTQ community and it's worth a read. He talks about how the anti-trans ads were tested in KY during his election and how vetoing anti-trans legislation didn't hurt his reelection campaign.

However the anti-trans ads had less to do with Kentucky and more to do with the fact that we were in an election. Terry Schilling, the head of the APP, decided to test the ads in our election to determine whether or not the issue could win votes for the Republican Party. Earlier in the summer of 2019, Scholling had partnered with a behavioral science firm to try to find a wedge issue that resonated with suburban voters. That's right. The anti-trans ads did not come out of some firmly held conviction but was a purely political stance. Their research landed on trans athletes, specifically trans women, competing in women's sports. They tested their theory in the 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial general election. Although I won, APP considered their test successful, because their research showed the ads delivered thirteen thousand votes for Trump Lite, which made the race tighter than anticipated.

You might hask how, in this political climate, I was reelected after vetoing the anti-trans bill. Because people respect authentic faith. The day I vetoed it, I explained my why. I said I believe all children are children of God and that I don't want people picking on these kids. I then countered their anti-trans ads with commercials talking about good jobs, healthcare, roads and bridges, public education, and

public safety. The result? The biggest win of my career. So don't tell me the Democratic Party should stop fighting for the rights of all people. Just explain your authentic why, and then get back to focusing on issues that touch all our lives on a daily basis.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/09/2026

YOU NEED TO SEE THIS Rob Bonta (California AG): “We think it’s limitless what he (Trump) will try and what he is capable of. So, if you can imagine it, we have thought of it and we have a plan.” Every attorney general should be planning for this.

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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026

Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.

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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport

Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.

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Courage For Democracy @couragefordemocracy.com · 27/09/2026

"And where is Bost?" Julie Fortier says she's been to more meetings since September than Rep. Mike Bost has in his entire time in office. Her promise to Southern Illinois: a town hall in every county. Courage Candidates show up. 🗳️ #IL12 #CourageOnTheBallot @fortier4congress.bsky.social

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VoteHub @votehub.com · 28/09/2026

NEWS — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticizes fellow Democrats who say transgender athletes should be barred from women’s sports. “That is not the party that we are. We start as a party of compassion and empathy.”

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Feels nice walking down a street with no cars on it. A stretch of Milwaukee Avenue in Wicker Park is closed to auto traffic today.

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Alex @3eeutiful.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Literally so many streets in Chi-town that could be transformed into fun, vibrant, happy places overnight with this one simple trick.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Anthropic's denials mean *nothing*, just like how OpenAI's denials over Navier–Stokes mean *nothing*. These companies have shown time and again they have no idea what their AI is doing. The LLM agents—given "/goal" persistence and few if any limits—surely reviewed all they could, including chats.

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