Reposted by reftpt93Brent Maguire @bmags94.bsky.social · 8hThe White Sox have their first postseason shutout since Game 4 of the 2005 World Series, which secured their four-game sweep of the Astros. Just sayin'. 714924
Reposted by reftpt93Thomas Bamonte @thomasbamonte.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Chicago City Council’s four-month standoff over sale of the parking meter contract likely stopped dozens of long-range ICE flights. prospect.org/2026/10/02/i...prospect.orgThe City That Brought Down an ICE Airline - The American ProspectIn Chicago, progressive alderpeople held up a contract until a private equity firm was forced to dispatch Omni Air International, protecting thousands of immigrants from deportation. 04012
Reposted by reftpt93chisox fan @wrlewin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026let's go, go go whitesox! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CPz...youtube.comWhite Sox Fight Song: "Lets Go, Go Go White Sox"YouTube video by southparkfan2717 031
Reposted by reftpt93David @dsalmon1449.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Oh. What if I told you there’s a publicly owned stadium in chicago that holds a football field 2204
Reposted by reftpt93Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by CongressThe move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 8830341153
Reposted by reftpt93Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🚨 Roger Marshall threatened legal action to suppress an inconvenient truth. Read our response: 914447
reftpt93 @reftpt93.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Not one question about the bullshit that has been going on in Utah over the state supreme court @pbsnews.org!!! 000
Reposted by reftpt93Jeff Passan Bot @jeffpassanbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026FINAL: White Sox 7, Astros 3 One day after receiving a letter from Pope Leo XIV offering "abundant blessings," the Chicago White Sox have won a playoff series for the first time in more than two decades. They went to Houston and absolutely ran the Astros. Cleveland awaits next. 1874489
reftpt93 @reftpt93.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s going to be a great series if the Houston pitchers can’t pitch. #GoSox 000
reftpt93 @reftpt93.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Damn @chestaheadinc.bsky.social your boys gonna do it! 101
Reposted by reftpt93Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Can’t stop wars. Cant stop the president committing nonstop crime. Can’t do anything about Epstein. Or cost of living. Or the environment. They can fuck over workers though. They’ll do that real fast. 137776
Reposted by reftpt93Joel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Senate can pass a bill to regulate college sports, but they can't pass bills to lower the price of gas, groceries, or healthcare. They can't rein in Trump's thirst for war in Iran or trade wars with Canada, but they can tell college athletes how often they're allowed to transfer. Cool. 216367
reftpt93 @reftpt93.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Mayich exhibited signs of distress earlier…growing disoriented during the bear crawl and becoming so fatigued he could not carry a teammate during a buddy carry exercise…before the medicine ball sprint, Mayich leaned on a teammate in order to stand.” Just infuriating, it’s fucking HOCKEY! 020
Reposted by reftpt93Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 28/09/2026damn that's crazy. so was he totally free of emotions when he missed back-to-back-to-back game winning field goals against the Seahawks in 2005, just pure Being Bad At Kicking with no mental factors at all 171114125
reftpt93 @reftpt93.bsky.social · 28/09/2026BlueSky-the official sports app @dennycarter.bsky.social 000
Reposted by reftpt93unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 27/09/2026It's just after 1pm on another picture perfect fall day in Chicago. So far today, masked federal agents have taken people from Brighton Park and suburban Aurora. ~1 year after the "Blitz" began, the alerts haven't subsided. ICE is still breaking windows and destroying worlds. 9319192
reftpt93 @reftpt93.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Genuinely wondering-they did understand that stopping grants like this would be the equivalent of a death sentence for some children yes? 010
reftpt93 @reftpt93.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Watching the halftime show Oregon-USC and the crew is quite sympathetic to the defender… 000
Reposted by reftpt93Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026In January, Ramirez introduced a standalone bill to abolish ICE and redirect its funding to safety-net programs that can help people navigate the spiraling affordability crisis. truthout.org/articles/the...truthout.orgThe Movement to Abolish ICE Is Gaining MomentumAs activists rally around federal legislation to dismantle ICE, Amnesty International joins the call for abolition. 4347114
Reposted by reftpt93A Rogue Monster @aroguemonster.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Proud of my comrades at @33rdwardworking.bsky.social for taking a stance on the encroachment of AI powered surveillance into our public parks. bit.ly/33WFSurveillanceLetterbit.lyParks Surveillance Letter - 33rd Ward Working Families 1116
Reposted by reftpt93Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.wsj.comExclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health OfficeThe cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026. 27574933148
Reposted by reftpt93🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 122123075234
Reposted by reftpt93The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s… 313174783317
reftpt93 @reftpt93.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The fact that nobody wants this, should count for something. 001
reftpt93 @reftpt93.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So irritating when even you know you haven’t connected to a person the rejection still stings. 100
Reposted by reftpt93lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Just called Senator Duckworth's Illinois office to tell them what a cowardly, chickenshit, total abandonment of the oath of office this is, that this attitude is how we got here, and that I will absolutely be supporting primary challengers to Tammy Duckworth next time she's up for reelection. 44914
reftpt93 @reftpt93.bsky.social · 22/09/2026You think you’ve heard the dumbest thing and yet there’s always another one  000
Reposted by reftpt93Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This is being done in the name of keeping Americans "safe." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comMen deported from US bound and beaten in Equatorial Guinea detention hotel, lawyers sayGroup trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violence 17381157
reftpt93 @reftpt93.bsky.social · 20/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m... Agree with everyone this is a gut-wrenching read as a mother, but I am surprised there was not more mediation on the cultural issues.nytimes.comIn Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice. 100
Reposted by reftpt93Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 20/09/2026Drag her ass Lori!! www.reporticenow.com/news/lightfo...reporticenow.comLightfoot Joins Latino Leaders Demanding O’Neill Burke Meet With Community, Act on ICE Abuses | ICE Accountability ProjectLightfoot says CCSAO has existing infrastructure to initiate investigations of federal agents Former Chicago Mayor and federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot joi... 0135
reftpt93 @reftpt93.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I mean, it’s pretty clear that as much as former conservatives really wanted to attack Iran they didn’t because they knew this is what could’ve happened.  000
reftpt93 @reftpt93.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Um does everybody know 4 people have died in the recent PA measles outbreak, including 2 infants who were too young to be vaccinated? And that the federal will not acknowledge these deaths??? 020
Reposted by reftpt93Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We need to start aggressively shunning anyone even remotely associated with private equity firms bc they are RUINING EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE AND I AM TIRED 2369143
Reposted by reftpt93Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"If you love $6 a gallon diesel fuel, you can thank Roger Marshall... This man supported the war. I want to get us out of the war." 413455