Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 1hBears get to the fourth quarter with the lead, they really just run the offense in the old ways. Grinding drive on the ground, rolling that clock and being relentless. Doesn't hurt when the defense gifts them a few first downs with penalties, too. 010
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 1hTexas Republicans really going all in on getting the Chicago- area Republicans ready to vote in Texas. That's a whole lot of national advertising dollars being spent on nothing. Well done. 000
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 3hBen Johnson opted for a field goal? Instead of going for it on fourth down? Is the man ill? Is he actually on the sidelines right now? 000
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 3hIt is a very new New York Jets thing to celebrate a turnover while the official announces a penalty on you that negates the turnover. 000
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026"I can go ramp, I can go stairs" -- Trump's audience in Texas gives him an extremely tepid round of applause as he brags about being able to go up stairs without falling 7443967770
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm not really watching Monday Night Football's regular broadcast team anymore, but I will actively discourage other people from watching if this comes about. 010
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oh boy, a dream come true.static.klipy.comWargames Global Thermonuclear WarAlt: Wargames Global Thermonuclear War 000
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneChicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 29/09/2026Sgt. Jeremy Sikorski attacked the 17-year-old girl after confronting a group of teenagers who got into an altercation with at least one of his children, according to prosecutors. The girl suffered a concussion and identified Sikorski as the assailant, along with five other people.chicago.suntimes.comChicago cop charged with punching teenage girl during confrontation shown in viral video 1199
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Eagles defensive linemen really weren't planning for that Bears quarterback sneak. The idea didn't even seem to cross their minds. 010
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneSwanson Ritner @swansonritner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Last night on SNF, the sidebar preview of halftime discussions topics had one that said “Cowboys crumble”. Not “Ravens win”, but that Dallas lost. “When Poochie isn’t on screen, everybody should be asking, ‘Where’s Poochie?” 0101
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Denver calling timeout just to be neighborly? 100
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026That was an interesting time for Davante Adams to feel like he's had enough catches tonight already. 010
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Rams really saw no need to hold onto those timeouts for a final drive tonight. 010
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Gonna have to break out some calipers to see when Nix's cleat hits the white paint and where the ball is. 000
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Broncos gonna get 20 chances at this last touchdown tonight. 000
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If the nation wasn’t led by madmen, this would be a huge story. As it is, Trump’s offer to sell weapons to our most powerful adversary is just another sign of America’s national suicide.nytimes.comTrump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador SaysPresident Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale. 62725326
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I am happy for him, right after that Ravens field goal. I really am. 000
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026So did the Ravens just decide they didn't need to solve their defensive issues from last year? Or did they just do a bad job of doing it? 000
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I just heard I have to be happy for Jerry Jones sitting up there, and I'm going to counter with, no I don't. 000
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Case Keenum getting the start for the Bears, and the football gods laugh. 000
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026At least 79 kids have been harmed by tear gas or pepper spray during Trump’s immigration crackdown. In most cases, they were going about their days when officers shot chemical munitions near their homes and schools and into their cars. (Published May)propublica.orgKids Are Being Harmed by Tear Gas, Pepper Spray Under Trump. There Could Be Long-Term Consequences.In several cities, judges have chastised federal immigration officers, saying they used excessive force. One former DHS leader called ProPublica’s findings a “bright red flag.” 601358798
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneChris Turner @chrislturner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026tell Michigan I want them to know it was me 023851
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneThe Onion @theonion.com · 26/09/2026“First of all, he’s got my face as his profile picture, so that right there gave me a high degree of confidence, because I know what I look like.” — Kash Patel theonion.comKash Patel Phished By Scammer Posing As Kash PatelWASHINGTON—Despite carefully checking and double-checking the credentials of the man who reached out to him via email, FBI director Kash Patel was reportedly phished Friday by a scammer posing as FBI ... 261629178
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I’m glad ProPublica is rebutting Susan Collins’ dishonest attempts to explain away allegations that her campaign took a bribe from a defense contractor and Trump killed the FBI’s probe into the scam.propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 17641273
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneCharlie Savage @charliesavage.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The DC Circuit has unsealed about 600 pages of litigation material from the Trump investigations at my request. They include a written 2-1 opinion and dissent (Millett, Wilkins, Katsas) rejecting Trump's attempt to block Mike Pence from testifying before a grand jury www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...nytimes.comNewly Public Documents Shed New Light on Trump Investigations (Gift Article)Records unsealed on Wednesday include a 2023 appeals court opinion rejecting Donald J. Trump’s attempt to block Mike Pence’s grand jury testimony. 6308103
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026In case you missed it, read our original investigation:propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini... 4486130
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneChristina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🧵NEW: Kennedy drew $4 million in book advances from Tony Lyons, a publisher who also runs MAHA groups that accept $$ from health companies with business before HHS. The advances were set the month when Kennedy dropped his presidential bid to back Trump: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...nytimes.comKennedy Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA (Gift Article)A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to Cheryl Hines, the health secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda. 1015787
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 22/09/2026ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders, sourceschicagotribune.comICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders, sources 181819
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneNicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Pretty significant news, especially getting a preliminary injunction in a state like Alabama. Comes from the lawsuit filed by Leonardo Garcia Venegas, the U.S. citizen and Alabama resident detained three times by immigration agents. www.propublica.org/article/immi...propublica.orgWhy Have Immigration Agents Detained This American Citizen Three Times?Leonardo Garcia Venegas, a U.S. citizen whose prior detentions went viral and were detailed by ProPublica, was recently detained for a third time — and shackled. “I just want to live in peace,” he say... 19817277
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneMatthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove offevanstonnow.comFederal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston NowPolice chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved. 39466443500
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneMatthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Video of this incident shared on Facebook This appears to be the end of the incident. I'm told Evanston police responded and the man was a U.S. citizen and was taken to a local hospital Police made contact with the agents near Dodge/Brummel Story with more info TK momentarily 37545316
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneAustin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 20/09/2026ICE Detention Claims 25th Life Since the Start of the Year Carlos Josué Marchena at Louisiana and Lianyong Wei in Saipan are the 25th and 24th people to die in ICE custody. Story by Spanish-language media, slow to hit English-language media. austinkocher.substack.com/p/ice-detent...austinkocher.substack.comICE Detention Claims 25th Life Since the Start of the YearCarlos Josué Marchena at Louisiana and Lianyong Wei in Saipan are the 25th and 24th people to die in ICE custody. Story by Spanish-language media, slow to hit English-language media. 15551343
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20/09/2026ICE officers reportedly shot and wounded a man today in Austin. Details still coming in. www.statesman.com/news/local/a...statesman.comICE agent shoots and wounds person in North Austin, officials sayAn ICE agent shot and wounded a person Sunday in North Austin, according to three state and local officials. 16995454
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Ah, Caleb Williams. It was fun while it lasted. 000
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026LSU may have lost but everybody paid a lot of attention to Lane Kiffin which is really what it's all about 673242
Reposted by Chris LaFortunewhet moser @whetmoser.com · 20/09/2026pat mcafee has the most annoying voice, how does he get paid to talk 3252
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I'm betting either Logan Paul or his brother Jake. 000
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 19/09/2026OK, the officials are just trolling in the Clemson game now. 000
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to U.S. officials. Details surrounding the undisclosed deaths remain unclear. Read more: wapo.st/4y5VLXJ 19246122
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Republicans have apparently concluded that voters don't mind skyrocketing gas prices as long as Trump gets to stick his name on a building, his kid gets his wedding party paid for by a Putin pal, the statues of DC turn gold, and RFK Jr. investigates chemtrails. 918458
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Shout out to the student journalists at The Daily Iowan for reporting on the travesty that is Iowa's Center for Intellectual Freedom. With quotes from me dailyiowan.com/2026/09/15/u...dailyiowan.comUncertainty in leadership, curriculum surrounds UI Center for Intellectual FreedomIn the barren walls of his Calvin Hall office, where the Center for Intellectual Freedom resides, interim director and University of Iowa economics professor Luciano de Castro shuffles a stack of pape... 22664234
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneYonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Patriots owner Robert Kraft made it clear to Ed Sheeran that he would cancel his tour dates at Gillette Stadium unless Macklemore was dropped from the bill. Other NFL owners were ready to do the same. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...wsj.comThe 40-Minute Phone Call That Left Ed Sheeran’s Tour Hanging by a ThreadPatriots owner Robert Kraft made it clear to the singer that he would cancel his tour dates at Gillette Stadium unless Macklemore was dropped from the bill. Other NFL owners were ready to do the same. 156
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneAmerican Oversight @americanoversight.org · 16/09/2026Last year, the Trump admin directed federal law enforcement to treat ideas like “anti-capitalism” and “extremism on race and gender” as signs of domestic terrorism. Records we obtained show at least 13 IRS employees and two from DOJ assigned to the work. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/fbi-nsp... 1138
Reposted by Chris LaFortuneJoshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026EXCLUSIVE: Earlier this week, I published videos of an arrest near a bus stop in Danbury, Connecticut, after federal officials denied such an arrest ever happened. Now I have the man’s first-hand account, from a court filing. My latest at @ctinsider.bsky.social — www.ctinsider.com/news/article...ctinsider.comCT man describes ICE arrest after dropping son at school bus stopThe man was one of 118 arrests ICE said it made during a Connecticut operation that week. 320272
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026static.klipy.comDorothy Zbornak's Blank StareAlt: Dorothy Zbornak's Blank Stare 000
Chris LaFortune @cubreporter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What a warm, fuzzy feeling to know "the worst is yet to come" is constantly around the corner these days. 000