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Caitlin Botsios

@caitlinbotsios.bsky.social
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Chicago-based - Omaha born - Midwest Pride all-day Co-founder Helix Education & Thome Advisors I'm here for the politics, sports, media musings, and animal pics.

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Amelia Emberwing @thatwitchmia.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Just leaving this here so every other NFL team sees how easy it is to remove abhorrent behavior from your locker room.
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Caitlin Botsios @caitlinbotsios.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Brandon Johnson just hyped a crowd at Blues Fest by screaming “Who wants the pope to host a Mass here?!?!?!” I’ve never seen mass hype in action. My Catholic raised mind cannot comprehend.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 04/06/2026
Yeah, but they’ve reduced the imaginary crime Black people commit in the heads of people who’ve only seen DC on tv by at least 864%
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Awful story, but it does the readers a huge disservice to bury these incredibly important paragraphs halfway down the page.
The woman was incorrectly assigned an Alien Registration number in 2022 when she entered the U.S. from Mexico and presented a Mexican ID
at the border.
At the time, she was appointed a lawyer who told her that since she was a U.S. citizen, her immigration case would be dropped. Yet somehow, the case appears to have proceeded without her knowledge or involvement. An immigration judge in New Orleans issued a final order of removal in January 2024.
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Caitlin Botsios @caitlinbotsios.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
So, republican representatives, you're telling me there is no better use of $1 billion of hardworking Americans' tax dollars in an immigration bill than the WH Renovations
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
And don’t forget … still here.
National Guard in Dupont Circle. (They went into the CVS after this.)
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wes(is no longer)injapan @wesinjapan.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Every school in America is going to need to build a ballroom.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 07/04/2026
For the last 6 months we have watched ordinary people put their lives at risk for their neighbors while the powerful retreat in cowardice. Just regular folks pummeled with chemical weapons and shot dead in the streets fighting for what's right and good. There are heroes all around you. Find them
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Caitlin Botsios @caitlinbotsios.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
In addition, hear what @timothysnyder.bsky.social has to say
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The president speaks genocide
The words, the law, the future
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Caitlin Botsios @caitlinbotsios.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I know it feels paralyzing, but the way out of it is to do things for others. You do have tremendous power. Use it for good.
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Caitlin Botsios @caitlinbotsios.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
♥️♥️♥️
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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
That would not surprise me.
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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I think the best way for Mike White to cement his cross-genre legacy would be for him to produce a reality show in which players compete to be cast on the next season of White Lotus
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
There are just no words. More power to her. May she find peace as she continues to do her amazing work.
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
One big lesson from Illinois that campaign folks need to learn again and again: Money is important but it isn’t everything. Not even close.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The American people are sick and tired of endless wars built on false promises and paid for with innocent lives. Congress must immediately pass Khanna-Massie War Powers Resolution.
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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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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Linda Davis, a K-8 teacher in Savannah, Georgia, was killed in a car crash by a man fleeing ICE Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
A photo of Linda Davis, surrounded by a reef
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
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Caitlin Botsios @caitlinbotsios.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
JOY DOPAMINE HIT.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 05/02/2026
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths 'I am their voice' NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: 'I am their voice'
In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...
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Caitlin Botsios @caitlinbotsios.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Today my college students discovered I lived through the 90s. Fave question “you lived through the war on drugs?!”
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
multiple trump-created crises converging with deadly results.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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Don Lemon @donlemonofficial.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work. I don’t let bullies win. Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Ms. Omar, visibly shaken after the assault, insisted to her staff and security that she would continue. She asked for a napkin and told them: "Just give me 10 minutes. I beg you. Please don't let them have the show."
Ms. Omar then turned the crowd. "Here's the reality that people like this ugly man don't understand," she said. "We are Minnesota strong, and we will stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us."
Someone in the crowd later thanked Ms.
Omar for staying and continuing after the assault, which had shaken not only her but the entire room.
"I learned at a young age you don't give in to threats," Ms. Omar said.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov · 26/01/2026
The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.” The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Certainly appears moms with whistles won the Battle of Minneapolis.
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Alexa Philippou @alexaphilippou.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon. Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
BREAKING: Judge Tostrud -- a Trump appointee — has quickly granted a restraining order, barring the administration from "destroying or altering evidence" taken from today's shooting. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process. This is one that stands out: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Robertson Reynolds @robinsonreynolds.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
He wasn't murdered for filming He was murdered for trying to protect a woman ice was assaulting
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/01/2026
Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
It’s such a strange experience after operation midway blitz in Chicago to see such disruption and upheaval in Minneapolis. As a person it’s very hard to stay that acutely focused on so much violence and trauma as it migrates, but trying my best to stay informed. We can’t look away.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
so much to cover right now, but a thread i just want to throw out there from my reporting is that the car rental market in minneapolis is reportedly totally screwed up right now because ICE has cleared the inventory. rental companies should have to answer for supplying vehicles used in terror.
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Elizabeth Wrigley-Field @wrigleyfield.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen *Everyone has stories like this*
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