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Jonah Newman

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Managing editor at Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom focused on issues of equity and justice in the courts.

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 16h
Today marks five years that I have lived in Chicago. What that means, thanks to the vagaries of American immigration law, is that it is almost time to go home to London, where I will be covering Europe. It's been a time. I have learned a lot. I figured I'd write a bunch of it down:
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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 15/10/2026
@injusticewatch.org and @theintercept.com revealed who confined Valentina Galvis and her baby – a U.S. citizen – in an O’Hare hotel for five days last summer. Now, Galvis is suing the ICE contractor, MVM Inc., and the hotel chain for false imprisonment. buff.ly/CKqxnY4
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Chicago mother sues ICE contractor that jailed her and her baby in a hotel room
This story was published in partnership with The Intercept, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to holding the powerful accountable through fearless,
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Wasn’t a Sacks-backed PAC already behind the anti-Hilario attack ads I’ve been seeing all the time? It’s not like he was hiding his allegiances in this race.
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Put in Case Keenum
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
A hauntingly beautiful story
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Maya Dukmasova @mdoukmas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ever wonder why Cook County judges run for reelection as a "class" and show up everywhere as a group? Well I've got a new @injusticewatch.org story all about that! www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
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‘Vote “yes” for all of us’: Why Cook County judges run as a ‘class’
Unlike other elected officials, the dozens of judges up for retention this year campaign and raise money as a group.
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Jared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ICE has been found to maintain a secret "Agitator Log" database that records interactions with protesters and legal observers in Minneapolis, contradicting agency denials and raising concerns about First Amendment violations.
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'They were tracking us.' ICE tracks protesters in secret database
A secret ICE database titled "Agitator Log" tracked protesters despite officials denying such a list existed. USA TODAY sued for the records.
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annaflagg.bsky.social @annaflagg.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today we launched a tool tracking immigration enforcement against children based on our analysis of data obtained by @deportationdata.bsky.social, including: ICE child arrests, detentions, and deportations: www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/08/c...
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Tracking Trump’s Immigration Crackdown on Children
How many kids has ICE arrested, detained, and deported under the second Trump administration?
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
ICE arrested more than twice as many *children* in the first 7 months of 2026 as they did in the same period last year. Important work from my colleagues @shannonheffernan.bsky.social @annaflagg.bsky.social www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/08/i...
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ICE Has Arrested Twice As Many Children This Year
In total, more than 8,500 kids have been arrested by ICE in Trump’s second term.
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is very fun (even though I didn’t do great) 🏙️ Buildle — 2026-10-07 3,469 / 10,000 · 🔥0 🗺️ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 📅 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ danielkayhertz.com/buildings
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Buildle
Buildle — a daily game: guess a Chicago building's neighborhood and the year it was built.
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Stephen Montemayor @smontemayor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
COPA Says Off-Duty Chicago Officer Fired 2 Guns At Same Time During Little Village Shooting blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/06/c...
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COPA Says Off-Duty Chicago Officer Fired 2 Guns At Same Time During Little Village Shooting
The off-duty officer fired at man on two occasions after "an exchange of words" early Sunday morning, according to the civilian review board.
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Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
October Dahlias, arguably the Best Dahlias
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Is this game gonna set some kind of record for 3-and-outs?
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Not able to watch the Vikings game but it seems I’m not missing anything.
ESPN gamecast showing Vikings-Dolphins snoozefest.
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It’s been looking good so far! But as a NU fan I know there’s still plenty of time for them to blow it.
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
After the Phillies and Eagles performances this week, the Wildcats seem like your best bet.
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It looks pretty nice to me! They have real food! Fireworks coming out of the roof after touchdowns! A European football-style standing room only student section! I’d definitely like to go check it out. But it seems like an upgrade to be sure.
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
IIRC, I think it’s actually smaller than the old Ryan Field. Part of the goal was making it less sad and lonely, which they seem to have done.
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Jared Rutecki @jaredrutecki.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Amazing work by @propublica.org and partners illustrating the lack of regulations around microschools in some states. www.propublica.org/article/prop...
In Arkansas, all it took was a few clicks on the Arkansas secretary of state website, $45 and an American flag to form a bona fide private school with the Arkansas Times.
We established a school with Mountain State Spotlight in West Virginia after filing our new school's name and location with authorities on a piece of notebook paper, then exchanging a few emails.
And with The Assembly in North Carolina, we filed an online notice of intent to open a private school at Ponysaurus Brewing Co. in Durham, while perched on its metal bar stools, eyeing glasses of a crisp kolsch.
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Dan Hinkel @danhinkel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
My work. Judge Walowski is seeking retention following a wave of reversals by the appellate court. In one case, the court reversed a conviction because Walowski forced a defense attorney to proceed to trial as he recovered from a bout with food poisoning bad enough to call for hospitalization.
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Amanda Mull @amandamull.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A banner evening for elder millennials
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’ve never understood penalties offsetting when one is more serious than the other. At the very least, math says it should be 5 yards for Philly there, right?
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why doesn’t Sirianni call a time out there? Or have Barkley run another time?
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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There has never been a day on which the Minnesota Vikings won a Super Bowl, so today is one of the greatest days in team history.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026
great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Northwestern always be Northwesterning.
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I’m not the only one asking these questions: apnews.com/article/paid...
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Taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ad campaign grows with new spot, wider reach
The Trump administration appears to be expanding its campaign of taxpayer-funded TV ads promoting President Donald Trump.
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Watching the Northwestern-Indiana football game (I know) and just saw what was essentially a Trump campaign ad with copy on the bottom that said “paid for by the US government.” Is this new? Since when can the president spend taxpayer dollars on an ad about how great he is?
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Maya Dukmasova @mdoukmas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
IT'S HERE! The @injusticewatch.org #CheckYourJudges guide is back to help you feel informed when you hit that looong judicial retention portion of the ballot! 61 Cook County judges asking for another term on the bench. You can find everything we dug up on them here! 2026retention.injusticewatch.org
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Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.
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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 25/09/2026
Judges have a hand in all kinds of decisions — including the length of someone’s sentence and whether or not someone gets evicted from their home. Before you vote, find out who's making those decisions in Cook County. buff.ly/jpBxfAa
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Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
On a personal note, this is my 8th and final judicial guide at @injusticewatch.org. I'm so proud of this project, which has become an indispensable resource for Cook County voters, and for the team for all the work that goes into producing and distributing it. Please use it and share it widely!
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🚨 @injusticewatch.org's judicial election guide is live! If you live in Cook County, make sure you use the guide to #CheckYourJudges before voting. 🧑‍⚖️ Our reporters worked for months to research each judge on your ballot so you can make an informed decision. injusticewatch.org/checkyourjudges
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Cook County November 2026 Judicial Election Guide
Injustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections.
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thanks Mike!
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thanks, Whet!
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thanks, Forest!
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thank you!
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
That also means next week is my last at @injusticewatch.org. I'm so grateful for the past 7 years here and proud of all that we've accomplished! I have one more judicial election guide to publish — coming at you next week! And I'll continue to be an IW reader and subscriber — and hope you will, too!
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Some personal news, as they used to say at the old site: I'm thrilled to share that I'll be joining @themarshallproject.org next month as senior editor for local investigations and engagement, working with the talented journalists in the St. Louis, Cleveland, and Jackson bureaus!
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
After David Jackson published his series on Illinois' Special Prosecution Unit, two whistleblowers came forward with previously unreported records that allege additional misconduct and conflicts of interest by the unit. Here are their stories. www.injusticewatch.org/project/shad...
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The whistleblowers vs. the shadow prosecutors
A new trove of documents independently confirmed by Injustice Watch allege previously unreported misconduct and conflicts of interest by Illinois’ Special Prosecution Unit.
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Maya Dukmasova @mdoukmas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Heya @injusticewatch.org is still in big need of volunteer DRIVERS to help us distribute 200,000 print copies of our #CheckYourJudges guide across Cook County! Sign up in the volunteer section of this form: www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
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Help your neighborhood get our judicial election guide
We’re expanding the print distribution of our judicial election guide for the November election to reach 200,000 voters — more than ever before. We need
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Maya Dukmasova @mdoukmas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
TONIGHT: I'll be teaching a FOIA workshop on the west side with the good folks at PNAP! givebutter.com/PNAP091426
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FOIA Fall: FOIA Requests 101
Join us for a hands on workshop facilitated by a journalist working with Injustice Watch.
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Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"McClatchy will invest in journalism that “is differentiated, consequential and difficult to replicate; reporting rooted in our communities and strengthened by sources, investigation, verification, context and judgment." That is what all of us who got fired do. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/b...
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McClatchy Makes Deep Job Cuts to Newspapers Around the Country
The owner of The Miami Herald said subscriber interest did not support its current level of investment. One employee called the layoffs a “blood bath.”
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 11/09/2026
· The New York Times reports that staff at the Spanish-language sister newspaper of the Miami Herald "was nearly completely eliminated" www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/b...
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McClatchy Makes Deep Job Cuts to Newspapers Around the Country
The owner of The Miami Herald said subscriber interest did not support its current level of investment. One employee called the layoffs a “blood bath.”
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🫂
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brushy kb @brushy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
this crop art at the minneapolis airport
a rendition of a speed movie poster made entirely of crop seeds except the movie is called "seed" and the actors names are beanu reeves, sandra burdock, dennis popcorn (this one is a stretch), and chaff daniels. the tagline on it says "crop quiz, hot shot"
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Alli DeJong @allidejong.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Chicago, you should really be at the beach today
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Update: We won! 🎉 Congrats to Carlos and Emeline and everyone at @injusticewatch.org and @raceandequityproject.org who worked on this outstanding investigation into Cook County's unfair — and unconstitutional — property tax foreclosure system for this well-deserved recognition!
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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 29/08/2026
Behind on property taxes? Already lost your home to foreclosure? Injustice Watch's Carlos Ballesteros and the Investigative Project on Race and Equity's Emeline Posner will break down what's changing and what you need to know at our upcoming free workshops. airtable.com/appxuo0SNj05...
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Jonah Newman @jonahshai.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
And in the Excellence in Social Media Engagement category, @msivit.bsky.social and @charlespreston.bsky.social are finalists for their #CheckYourJudges campaign teaching people about Cook County judicial elections. awards.journalists.org/entries/judi...
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Judicial Elections 101 - Online Journalism Awards
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