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Jared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social · 1h

A former CTA bus driver is calling out the transit agency for not doing enough to protect its workers after she was attacked while on her route.

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A CTA Bus Driver Was Attacked on the Job. She Was Later Fired While on Leave

A former CTA bus driver is calling out the transit agency for not doing enough to protect its workers after she was attacked while on her route.

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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 1h

Backstory: "The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people." [spring 2025 ProPublica report]

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Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.

The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and...

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 14h

People talk about AI not turning a profit and how it's a massive bubble—they're not wrong. But remember when Uber was willing to take tremendous losses FOR YEARS to engineer dependence and bleed out the competition?

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 14h

And remember, all of this is happening amid the AI buildout. AI, which is not a coherent set of products and services, but rather a commercial and political project, can be understood as a full-spectrum class-war offensive. An offensive waged by one industry, which put their guy Vance in the WH.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 15h

And even if they take huge losses during the midterms, we've still got a very ugly road ahead. These people will thrash about and cause tremendous harm. They will keep killing, jailing, kidnapping, and bombing. This is a long fight.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 3h

"We should be asking ourselves: When is civility useful and when is it a canard for oppression? When is anger a detriment and when is it a righteous tool?" www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

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What’s Wrong With Civility?

Civility can be a tool of engagement. But history has shown it can also be used to oppress the powerless.

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Kate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 3h

I’ve got a piece in the @nytimes.com this morning about why Supreme Court reform has to be at the top of any agenda for democratic repair www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/o...

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Opinion | Democrats Need a Plan for Supreme Court Reform. Here’s a Start. (Gift Article)

Why Democrats must prioritize court reform.

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Bailey McCann @baileymcc.bsky.social · 17h

If it were me, I would maybe avoid adopting the same exonerative tone that we use for an officer involved shooting - you can't body cam your way out of this one

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 14h

I really do still think at least once a week about all the panic buttons being ripped out of Ayanna Pressley's office

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A. M. Vincent @vincent.northsky.social · 20h

Happy Columbia day to all who celebrate.

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Columbia's Angry Hat Moment - RHPS

ALT: Columbia's Angry Hat Moment - RHPS

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Scroll @scroll.in · 10h

CJP’s Ashutosh Ranka, Saurav Das detained after ‘sneaking into’ Jantar Mantar, says Abhijeet Dipke The incident took place a day after it came to light that the area was removed from the list of designated protest sites in Delhi. scroll.in/latest/10963...

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 15h

Per the Middle East Studies Association, since October 7, 76 North American academics have been fired for speaking out against the genocide in Palestine. Two-thirds of those people are non-white. 16.5% are Jewish. afi.mesana.org/resource/les...

Retaliation goes far beyond firing. Of 196 recorded incidents of employer retaliation against employees speaking out on Palestine, nearly 40% (76) resulted in termination. Retaliation that does not rise to the level of termination is an even larger phenomenon.
All categories of academic workers are at risk. Of the 162 individuals whose employment status was disclosed, 30% involved non-tenure track faculty or instructors, and 36% were tenured.
People of color are disproportionately affected. Of the 134 cases recorded in the AFI database in which respondents’ identification is known, two-thirds were people of color: 30% SWANA; 10.5% Black; and 27% other POC. Additionally, 16.5% identify as Jewish. More than half of those targeted whose gender is known are women. Such retaliation compounds the abuse of already racist and sexist work environments.

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hashfyre @hashfyre.dev · 12/10/2026

Scroll has been doing an amazing job of covering the protests. youtu.be/JUSdICy_2l8

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At their own risk | A generation's revolt against Modi

YouTube video by Scroll.in

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Ipsita 🎃Mad Social Scientist🎃 Chatterjea(she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 15h

I am all in favor of them smoking in windowless rooms together and breathing really deeply, a lot.

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Angela Sutton (she/her) @drangelasutton.bsky.social · 15h

A friend called British Bakeoff "wokemaxing" and I can't stop laughing about it every time the polyamorous guy in the thrupple feeds his trans friends at home baked goods while in the tent the wheelchair-user consoles the Muslim immigrant because their friend the vegan autistic baker had to leave.

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Angela Sutton (she/her) @drangelasutton.bsky.social · 15h

Just to clarify I'm here for it! And I'm also here for the straight white dudes who explore the limits of their abilities in a gentle, collaborative way. It's a necessary show.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

for as long as i've been alive, republicans have ran the same playbook: a few weeks before voting begins, they roll out completely fabricated smear campaigns. these things are always coordinated, so the talking points take over the news. the party is never electorally punished for their dishonesty.

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Sabrina Vourvoulias @followthelede.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A new column by @willbunch.bsky.social about how York County, Pa. has "became the most dangerous place for immigrants in the eastern U.S." www.inquirer.com/opinion/york...

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How York County became the most dangerous place for immigrants in the eastern U.S. | Will Bunch

Local cops working with ICE in York County, Pa. have made hundreds of arrests, with many more afraid to leave home.

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nanaslugdiva @nanaslugdiva.blacksky.app · 15h

The way my mouth just popped open.

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Ipsita 🎃Mad Social Scientist🎃 Chatterjea(she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 15h

I am all in favor of them smoking in windowless rooms together and breathing really deeply, a lot.

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If you know you know @privatechand.bsky.social · 17h

Couldn’t agree more. Wikipedia is holding the line and attacking it right now is madness. Just context-free stupidity.

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Professor KPA 🗃️😷 @kpanyc.bsky.social · 17h

Let's be clear: you can claim to be leftist all you want, but if you espouse genetic determinism you are both fascist and stupid as a matter of objective fact.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20h

Huh. Apparently Katie Miller deleted this tweet that I had the foresight to screencap. Turns out I can TOO make things go viral on Xitter, even.

My RT of a Katie Miller tweet which RTed the NYPost coverage of the Ilhan Omar raid.

She said: Promise made, promise kept.
I said: Katie Miller is not going to do very well in a deposition.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 19h

Credit to @emptywheel.bsky.social for screenshotting Katie Miller's tweet before she quickly took it down and tried to replace it with more neautral-language tweets: x.com/emptywheel/s...

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 23h

I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced.

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Elliott Payne @elliottpayne.org · 21h

The Trump administration is calling their phony investigation into Ilhan “World War Eleven”. They continue to wage war against Minneapolis, and we will continue to beat them every single time.

We stand with Ilhan solidarity rally October 12 4 PM at Powderhorn park

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 21h

Tobacco, sugar (rum), coffee, tea, spices — this was the original drug economy and drove development of the Western Hemisphere. Columbus started a drug commodity boom that lasted for centuries, made Europeans and colonizers unimaginably wealthy, and launched the transatlantic slave trade.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 19h

“There is almost no way to have oversight once you have downloaded a model locally and you’re running it on your private system…”

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Child Predators Turn to Open-Source AI to Make Unlimited Illegal Images

Open-source AI tools are fueling a rise in explicit child sexual images, and current laws are ill-equipped to stop it.

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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 20h

I’d argue the turning point in the Kansas race came when voters heard about Roger Marshall garnishing paychecks and pushing arrest warrants when his patients couldn’t afford their bills. The latest on the interest rates he charged makes matters a noticeably worse. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

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In Kansas, the interest rate Roger Marshall charged on medical bills makes a bad story worse

The senator garnished paychecks and pushed arrest warrants when his patients couldn’t afford their bills. His interest rates added insult to injury.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 23h

I have called my representatives and demanded that they stand up for Ilhan Omar. It's not just the proximity to an election. If Trump is able to weaponize DHS/DOJ to take out sitting members of Congress without backlash, that's it, that's the whole game.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 20h

New working paper w/ @hannafolsz.bsky.social In 2025, Trump targeted US law firms for their political opposition Some firms resisted by suing Trump. Others folded by agreeing to support the administration w/ pro bono work Resisting firms took a short term financial hit but improved reputations

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 21h

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) says Trump's raid of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home is a reminder that he's a "coward" who lashes out at Black women who challenge him www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...

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Congresswoman On Ilhan Omar Home Raid: Trump Is A ‘Coward’ Who Targets Black Women

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Some of the escalations we're seeing, including the attack on Ilhan Omar's home (I will not pretend this act was "investigatory"), are desperate acts. But we must remember that desperate people can be very dangerous. A domestic abuse victim, for example, is in the most danger when trying to leave.

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Ipsita 🎃Mad Social Scientist🎃 Chatterjea(she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

During Regime 1.0 they digitized ALL of the naturalization records. I've been muttering "Digital Windrush" ever since. There was no reason to do this unless they were planning on using denaturalization for voter suppression, seizing social security/medicare $, ginning up grounds for deportation

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Ipsita 🎃Mad Social Scientist🎃 Chatterjea(she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This is a variation on Windrush. The Tory-GOP exchange at the 2024 RNC was a check in The records were digitized during the first regime so they could mess with the documentation at will having destroyed the paper originals. Without question their next open target is naturalization records.

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Ipsita 🎃Mad Social Scientist🎃 Chatterjea(she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I'm not attorney, I'm not the first to say, we've deported American Citizens, over decades & as others have pointed out during the TFG's last regime.\ As w/ Windrush, you suddenly dump citizens/residents out of the country & offer a bogus path to proving citizenship/residency they can't afford

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Ipsita 🎃Mad Social Scientist🎃 Chatterjea(she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

the last time, they organized but did not start Digital Windrush, They digitized naturalization records since 1965 perhaps even further back. It makes every naturalized citizen vulnerable. They have also talked openly about rescinding citizenship, Usha's husband has repeatedly been specific about it

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Ipsita 🎃Mad Social Scientist🎃 Chatterjea(she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 14/09/2024

Under the TFG's regime they w/o need digitized naturalization records This makes it easy to denaturalize people & yank not only their citizenship but also social security/medicare. Then claim fraud, then begin to detain, seize assets, either deport/allow people to die in captivity Digital Windrush

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Ipsita 🎃Mad Social Scientist🎃 Chatterjea(she/her) @ichatterjea.bsky.social · 21/02/2024

An ex of this tactic being carried out, Operation Windrush in the UK Over the objections of civil servants the gov destroyed immigration records and then detained & deported people if they didn't have immigration docs dating from childhood. Technically the deported had "legal recourse"

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

There will be a lot of equivocating about all the times search warrants have been executed on members of Congress for corruption investigations and the like, and it can't be stressed enough in how many ways HSI raiding Ilhan Omar is extremely not like that.

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 20h

Confirmed detention at Burlington Coat Factory parking lot in West Humboldt/Hermosa area. Across from North Grand HS (not in session today) and near a busy commercial stretch.

[IMAGE ICON: WARNING SIGN] ATTENTION PLEASE!

COMMUNITY ALERT

LOCATION: GRAND AND KOSTNER
DATE: OCTOBER 12, 2026
TIME: 10:40 AM

Volunteers have confirmed a detention at the Burlington Coat Factory parking lot this morning. The cars seen includes a white Jeep Chaerokee, Black Ford Explorer GC12067, a black Nissan Pathfinder GC12085 and two other black SUVs.

ICE IS NO LONGER IN THE AREA

REPORT ANY SIGHTINGS AND INFORMATION TO THE
ICIRR FAMILY SUPPORT HOTLINE (855) 435-7693

[IMAGE ICON: MELTING ICE CUBE]
NORTHWEST SIDE
RAPID RESPONSE

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 20h

UPDATE: Today, Judge Reyes - issued an immediate order stopping further tree cutting - held a hearing where she strongly questioned the gov't's actions in light of past statements and secured testimony to establish when this plan developed (since a 10/5 meeting) - set more testimony for Tuesday

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This is happening at her D.C. residence. Folks need to organize and get over to her place or go to the Capitol steps to protest this outrageous and illegal action. This cannot stand. If you think they won’t try to deport her, think again.

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Agence France-Presse @afp.com · 22h

🇮🇳 Inde: des dizaines de milliers de manifestants ont défilé lundi dans les rues de New Delhi, toujours sous très haute surveillance policière, pour exiger la démission du président de la commission électorale. ➡️ u.afp.com/SCNt

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