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Truthout @truthout.org · 13/10/2026

Rep. Delia C. Ramirez has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE, but the DHS altogether, repealing the 2002 law establishing the agency and replacing it with one focused on protecting civil and human rights.

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Rep. Delia Ramirez Introduces Landmark Bill to Abolish DHS, ICE, and CBP

The Department of Homeland Security was established in 2002 as part of the Bush administration’s war on terror.

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Omri Marian @omrimarian.bsky.social · 18h

Nationalize Starlink starting to sound like a not totally extreme position

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are you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Despite my hating on the small scope of this, I’m pretty impressed that they went from announcement to execution in like, a month? Without providing opportunities for insane drivers and Tribune columnists to shriek about it? Now bring that energy to reinforcing and expanding it

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Is there a similar process for Apple Maps?

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Someone should make an actual progressive voter guide that, y'know, actually recommends a candidate in an election

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yeah. Also... We can't know. But if another 2.3M Dems in CA, NY, IL, etc. had voted for Harris? No change in the EC but there's a decent chance that a lot of the compliant behavior from the media, universities, law firms, etc. doesn't happen...and *maybe* Hegseth et al. don't get confirmed.

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I don’t think anything will ever change that pick from being a reach, but going from “laughable bust” to “competent contributor” is still a big win

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The gatekeeping on Chicago TikTok/IG is insane

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Steven @stevevance.net · 05/10/2026

This is the same as “too many people found out about a thing I like”

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Because this game isn't offensive enough

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I was thinking the same thing lol. I take it you saw it during the Vikings game

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Fyodor @fyodor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The thing is that we have lots of historical examples of new communication media drastically reconfiguring politics. It's not a unprecedented phenomenon

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 28/09/2026

"The evidence continues to grow. Social media, as it is currently constructed, redounds to the net benefit of illiberal regimes and their allies in democracies. The question is what to do about it." www.liberalcurrents.com/social-media...

Social Media Has Not Brought Liberation

Social media has been a boon to autocratic regimes and their allied movements in democracies.

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Unpopular opinion: he makes a good point

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Kanye’s work I do believe is pretty groundbreaking, for the most part. But that’s still not enough for me to look past the literal N*zism. Pretty wild that it’s not a dealbreaker for so many others

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Nah, you were wrong and embarrassingly so. Kilmar Abrego Garcia would still be in a gulag right now if everyone listened to you.

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

His recent choices are clear that he wants to model Mamdani's success, but Mamdani actually governs effectively! It could work politically, but personally, I want to see results as well

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Based on the other candidates, I imagine I'll end up voting for him again (Kam Buckner or Andre Vasquez would be my ideal choices). But he NEEDS to do better with appointments, not being willing to shell out money so recklessly (ahem, Bears), and just attention-to-detail stuff like that

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Pokey @junkyardcrawler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

why can we never just have housing. why does every single fucking development in this god damned giant city have to get snipped at and corner cut to appease nobody but random thumb-twiddling municipal paycheck-cashers and unemployed retirees.

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Crime is such a good example. I’m confused how people can admit something weird is happening there but apparently people’s opinions on the economy are somehow right?

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Yep. What does work though? A cynicism feedback loop enabled and bolstered by social media. It’s popular to be miserable and reactionary

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Phones/social media + social consensus that formed on them and has persisted since

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The only thing I’m confused about is …. it’s clearly the phones/social media, right? Isn’t that your opinion, too? Or are you still genuinely uncertain and curious

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 17/09/2026

When will the people who argued in April 2025 that Democrats should stay silent on immigration own up to being frankly just disastrously wrong about the politics of mass deportations? Their punditry basically bordered on enablement

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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I asked AT&T Stadium about the Rolling Stone report about how they objected to Macklemore coming to Arlington next month. They didn't comment, but as I've noted they're still hosting Kanye West in November: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

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AT&T Stadium, which will host Ye this fall, objected to Macklemore

The Seattle rapper was dropped from Ed Sheeran's stadium tour bill.

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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026

In 2016 people revolted against North Carolina bathroom bill. 10 years later and the country is up in arms over 15 athletes and there are Democrats who are insisting that this is a real concern. It is not. I won't pretend that it is. I won't say nice things about people who are pretending that it is

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Joseph Miscimarra 🇺🇸 @jmisci.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Best editorial I’ve seen all year from the Chicago Tribune yesterday. It’s undeniable that local communities have historically been excluded from consequential decisions, but the pendulum has swung too far in the other direction. We now live in an era defined by weaponized resistance to change.

editorial: Northwestern's Ryan Field, Amtrak, Emanuel, Quantum, O'Hare Flyer all beset by objectors

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 08/09/2026

Facebook as currently constructed is incompatible with multiracial, multicultural, electoral democracy

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 08/09/2026

It’s very surreal seeing social media algorithms suddenly start pushing German-language AfD content while in Germany 4 of the first 5 reels on my Facebook are just AfD posts, plus one random Star Trek reel (I’ve never engaged with AfD content other than checking their FB page for event info)

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Milwaukee Ave Bike Lane @milwaukeeavbike.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Sorry to be a hater but the fact you need to wake up super early on a Sunday (and pay a fee) to enjoy a car-free DLSD is a sick joke. If you get there at 9, you have 90 minutes before rolling closures begin. G-d forbid drivers are inconvenienced. ATA has been content with scraps for 25 years.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/09/2026

Customs and Border Protection claimed that construction on a border security project in Texas was limited to “survey and design” work. The New York Times tracked the activity and found evidence of patrol roads and vehicle barriers already being built. Watch our visual investigation. nyti.ms/46JAhUc

An image of a road along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. A white square box is on the image with the word "excavator" above it.

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Not sure why the Sox need a new ballpark, but I have to admit that having it right next to Union Station and calling it "The Railyards" is pretty cool. Though I do like that both Wrigley and Rate Field are directly connected via the Red Line

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Definitely not the only one, don’t worry

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I think the more micro the scale, the harder this is to implement without people moving (with federal being the easiest)

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Zero confirmation of if it’s even true or not (what is this account?). Just immediate hot takes and celebratory posts. This site is cooked.

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Steven @stevevance.net · 01/09/2026

Thx @shuabragg.bsky.social for making this cat tour recap

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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 28/08/2026

Wrigley Field bike/stroller valet on a weekday day game

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Not to mention it’s the literal definition of the sunk cost fallacy. Mind-bogglingly idiotic/amoral front office

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I guess Ossoff has incredible political instincts

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This dude’s gonna lose by like 20 points lol

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E J Foxie 🦊 @ejfoxie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Tornado warned storm front viewed from Navy Pier in Chicago, today

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Would anyone be shocked if it was an arsonist with a Polymarket or Kalshi bet?

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Josh @shuabragg.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

She wants to run this map back again, I guess

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

If El-Sayed crushes Stevens tonight, as seems likely, it would be nice if we could finally do away with this notion that AIPAC can single-handedly buy elections. If anything, this race shows how much their influence has diminished inside the party over the past few years. Good riddance, too.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

jeanine pirro spent years as a trump shill. she wrote books defending him. she spent hours on tv dancing around for him. but she has the wrong genitals and said he was wrong. so now its her turn in the barrel.

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

“‘Should I keep paying my mortgage?’ Haitian families confront impossible choices around #TPS. As Haitian TPS nears an end, families are asking who will care for their children, whether to sell their homes and whether they can survive what comes next.” haitiantimes.com/2026/07/27/h...

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'Should I keep paying my mortgage?' Haitian families confront impossible choices around TPS

Many Haitian TPS holders are beginning to grapple with the potential domino effects of TPS ending, including financial, family and mental health impact due to job loss and potential detention or depor...

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