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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has restored access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies.

Maggie Butler, PhD, CLC @bioanthmags.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Lately I’ve been sitting with the fact that IL doesn’t have paid parental leave …which is deeply unaligned with IL politicians’ claims & broader work in maternal health / family support. Wondering where (whether) the political will & support for such policy exists…?

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SEIU Local 73 @seiulocal73.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We’re out here all day at Loyola University Chicago demanding a fair contract for non-tenure-track faculty! You can find us off of Sheridan and Kenmore.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/03/2026

It could not be more obvious that the president does not care about US service members and in fact regards their deaths as mere political inconveniences. He has more sympathy for Putin than Americans who died because he decided to wage illegal war. Just listen to him.

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Alicia Ault @aliciaault.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

"Emergency" rule means 1000s of Floridians will lose access HIV/AIDS medications March 1. Ladapo said the move was needed to fill a budget shortfall made worse by expiring premium tax credits. No other state has made such a drastic change. #IDsky #publichealth #LGBTQ #Florida #politics

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Florida uses emergency rule to cut patients off AIDS medication

The state filed the changes the day before a legal hearing with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 25/02/2026

They're going to lie about birth control just as they did with trans people.

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Simmons' campaign with a comment about this incident, which occurred on Friday in Buena Park:

Canvassing While Black: Mike Simmons Has Police Called On Him by a Constituent

CHICAGO, IL – Last Friday, Senator Mike Simmons was canvassing voters in Buena Park, as a candidate for Congress and their current State Senator, when a building resident called the police on him.

See partial video of the interaction here.

After introducing himself Simmons explained that he was a candidate for Congress and currently serves the building’s residents as their State Senator. The woman seemed not to believe Simmons and ultimately asked for everyone’s documentation. She then called the police and ignored all attempts at a conversation by Simmons and the volunteers with him – all people of color. After Simmons left the building on his own, Chicago Police did report to the scene a few minutes later and Simmons spoke to them about the incident.

In 2021, State Senator Mike Simmons sponsored legislation in the Illinois Senate that makes it a hate crime to call the police on a Black person when there is no active threat to public safety. This bill came in response to the alarming trend of police interactions that end up fatal for Black people and people of color, a pattern that is being repeated today with ICE and federal agents killing Americans in cold blood. This incident is a disappointing reminder of the biases and barriers that work against Black people in America at every turn.

Simmons, who lived for 15 years in Uptown as a renter, is the first Black person to represent the far north side of Chicago in the State Senate and would be the first person of color to represent the 9th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives.

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Brandon Pope TV @bpopetv.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

SCOOP: IL-9 congressional candidate and current state senator Mike Simmons had police called on him in Buena Park while canvassing for votes. No arrest was made. Here’s the video of the interaction @senmikesimmons.bsky.social recorded and shared with me.

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 17/02/2026

You can donate to Naser here: chuffed.org/project/1552...

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Support Naser’s Treatment and Escape from Gaza

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 18/12/2025

“it’s reasonable to ask questions about trans girls in sports” was always intended to mainstream transphobia. It’s absurd that people fell for it. Democrats are constantly letting oppressors set the terms of debate instead of just saying “no, fuck you.”

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 17/12/2025

chicago folks, know of any tamale vendor buyouts happening this week/weekend?

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David J. Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

On Dec. 4, DOJ labeled people who impede or "dox" ICE agents "domestic terrorists." I document how DHS believes following, recording, and protesting agents is "impeding," and has a policy of threatening & arresting ICE observers. That's unconstitutional. www.cato.org/blog/dhs-pol...

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Lauren Underwood @laurenunderwood.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 14/10/2025

At the request of the U.S. Department of Justice, a Facebook group used by nearly 80,000 people to report sightings of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area has been taken down by the social media giant Meta, Facebook’s parent company.

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Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request

The group, "ICE Sighting-Chicagoland," has been increasingly used in the last five weeks of President Donald Trump’s intense deportation campaign to warn neighbors that federal agents are nearby.

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

masked federal agents used multiple canisters of tear gas + other chemical munitions on a crowd of residents in chicago's southeast side around 12:40 p.m. neighbors had gathered on a residential intersection following a morning during which dozens of border patrol agents terrorized the community.

tear gas billows from canisters in a residential intersection, at 105th street and south avenue north, on chicago's southeast side.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 22/09/2025

ICE is still out here at Broadview firing pepper balls at protesters. Some folks just got hit pretty bad. Air out here is awful and people are retching.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/09/2025

The president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said Monday that suggestions that Tylenol use in pregnancy causes autism are “irresponsible when considering the harmful and confusing message they send to pregnant patients.” to.pbs.org/46oVMck

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OB-GYN group calls Trump's remarks on acetaminophen 'irresponsible'

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ACOG @acog.org · 22/09/2025

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. bit.ly/47Wxc59

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Carly A. Kocurek @sparklebliss.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

ICE is the most disruptive presence in Chicago right now. My kid's public school had to cancel planned outdoor activities because ICE is scaring all the children so badly.

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Dr. Divya (🔔 logged out) @divyampersaud.com · 16/08/2025

A donor is matching £1,535 ❤️‍🔥 Today for our giving circle for six families in Gaza, we highlight two little girls, Remas & Toleen. You have seen what famine, bombardment, siege do to little kids. Help them eat. 0/3835 by Friday. Give/find their individual link here: chuffed.org/project/hope...

A square white graphic. On the left is a stylized ink illustration of a kestrel falcon in black on white, without outline just the black marks on its wings and face, drawn from behind. His wings are partly open and his head is turned to the right. In his beak is an anemone poppy in red ink with a green stem. On the right is the title "Keep hope alive: a gaza giving circle" in ink-effect font. The text says "We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We distribute your contributions equally every week for sustainable support." In the bottom right corner in green text is the link tinyurl.com/HopeGivingCircle.

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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 29/07/2025

Trans kids are not •disposable •the reason Dems lose •a threat Trans kids are •deserving of basic human rights Trans kids should be •protected, always

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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Gaza Freedom Flotilla has released statement that Black labour leader Chris Smalls (Amazon Labour Union) faced violence that no one else on Handala did. He has been severely beaten in Israeli custody. Smalls follows in legacy of Black radical tradition for Palestine. Labour must stand for Smalls.

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Lauren Weinstock, PhD @lmweinstock.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

It's a bit off-cycle, but you never know who might be looking and when... Brown has a new T32 postdoctoral fellowship in child health equity! Applications are open now and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. More details can be found in the link below: today.brown.edu/announcement...

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Today@Brown

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Maggie Butler, PhD, CLC @bioanthmags.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

I’m running in Brave Space Alliance’s inaugural Dignity Dash 5k to raise money to support trans folks in Chicago. Please consider donating or sharing this link! www.classy.org/fundraiser/6...

Maggie Butler’s fundraising page for the Brave Space Alliance Dignity Dash 5k on August 17th

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