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Tracy Baim

@tracybaim.bsky.social
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lgbtq+ \ journalist \ advocate \ chicago lesbian \ feminist\ she\her 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🦄 Windy City Times cofounder 1985 \ author Skeets my own.

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Commissioner Kevin Morrison @kbmorrison15.bsky.social · 6h
The Board of Commissioners recently passed a resolution recognizing the Women's Business Development Center's 40th Anniversary. As a champion of small businesses, I was proud to support the resolution and wish them many more years of success and prosperity.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 9h
OMG you have GOT to be kidding me
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 9h
The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to ‘get out of America’ while he & Absent Ashley enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors helped build. Imagine standing on the shoulders of the ppl who built this country & then telling their descendants they don’t belong here/2
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 9h
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 10h
Renee Good's family filed two lawsuits today. The first, against, USG, is a standard wrongful death. The second is a Klan Act lawsuit against Jonathan Ross, AND STEPHEN MILLER and Greg Bovino. It names Nick Shirley and Christopher Rufo as non-party co-conspirators for their racist propaganda.
44. At all relevant times, Defendants Ross, Miller, Noem, Lyons, Homan,
Bovino, and the John Doe Federal Agents acted under color of federal law and within the
scope of a joint enterprise with the private actors described below. Defendant
Lewandowski acted in part under color of federal law and in part, as alleged below, as a
private person, his federal status having been limited to a temporary part-time designation
that his conduct exceeded. Shirley, Rufo, and Ben Bergquam, and the other non-party
private actors described below, agreed to and in fact participated in the conspiracy alleged
here: each acted in concert with, and with the knowledge and encouragement of, federal
officials.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h
I’ve known many other defense secretaries, starting with Cap Weinberger, who served as defense secretary under Reagan. I can say without fear of contradiction that Pete Hegseth is the stupidest and least qualified of them all. He is a danger to the entire world. He must be impeached.
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Liliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 23h
The tortuous, botched execution of Christa Pike is truly horrifying. And while it feels unique in some ways, in reality it is also only the latest in a history of botched executions going back years — YEARS — in numerous states. Please know: this is the reality of the death penalty in this country.
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This 33-year-old nurse told the FBI she knew she was “going to set him free” after border patrol agents brought in a man whose face was bloodied and seriously injured. She treated him and helped him escape, and she faces charges now. He got away, and they never relocated him.
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Post Punk-y Brewster @krismeana.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I found her. Her name is Riley Williams. Riley asked for everyone who hears her story, to please sign her petition. c.org/8zxvWpYTms
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Justice Kavanaugh, please explain to me — and Christa Pike— how this is an “interim” decision? Justice Barrett, please explain to us how this is merely a “preliminary” ruling?
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 29/09/2026
Wrote about the decline and fall of SCOTUSblog, which used to be the single best resource for Supreme Court stuff, and (thanks to some intervening crimes committed by its co-founder) is now a weird platform for conservative pundits to talk about what a good job the conservative justices are doing
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It Was the Essential Home of Supreme Court News. Now It’s a Joke. What Happened?
How high-stakes poker brought down a pillar of Supreme Court coverage.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 29/09/2026
If you’d asked me to parody how silly and broken legal journalism is, I genuinely don’t think I could have come up with “so the best-known ‘nonpartisan’ Supreme Court outlet is now run by an ex-Trump DOJ flack who had her longtime personal friend Brett Kavanaugh officiate her wedding”
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The Conservative Takeover of SCOTUSblog Is Just What the Supreme Court Needed
SCOTUSblog used to cover the Supreme Court. Now, it cheers for it.
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BlueElayne 🦢🫘🦢 @elayneoforegon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sad. Just 1 in 57.
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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"But is the Republicans’ “magic” coming to an end? The center-left think tank Third Way, which has been criticized in the past for drawing an equivalency between trans advocates and transphobes, is now decrying the party’s “sheer obsession and extremism” on trans issues."
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Democrats Lose by Punching Down on Trans Issues, Strategists Say - Assigned Media
Insiders, including at centrist think tank Third Way, are cautioning Democratic candidates against echoing Republican talking points on trans rights.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 30/09/2026
The 0.1% own 15% of all the wealth while 50% are basically broke. That is how societies die. www.wsj.com/economy/the-...
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The Gap Between the Rich and the Very, Very Rich Is Getting Wider
The 0.1% are worth $28 trillion, or about 15% of the nation’s total wealth. The average wealth for a household in this group is over $200 million.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Local newspapers are dying, and I don’t think we’re prepared for a world without them…” tulsaflyer.org/2026/09/29/c...
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Battle in McCurtain County at the center of new Peacock documentary
McCurtain County Sheriff’s officials wanted a family-run newspaper dead — literally. A new Peacock documentary explores the years-long battle and what it means for press freedoms.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UPDATE: Florida killed Curtis Beasley this evening. Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty noted this is the DeSantis administration's "44th execution." Beasley is "the 13th veteran, the 14th senior citizen, and the 27th person ... to die despite a non-unanimous jury vote for death."
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Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo @digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1/ Montana just flipped switch to start kicking ppl off benefits. Starting Oct 1, the state can deny or cut Medicaid for about 70,000 adults who can't prove 80 hours a month of work, school, or volunteering. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now real. 🧵 #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sexual assault is on the rise. And recent examples in higher ed and across multiple industries, remind me how many grown men still apparently struggle with the concept of CONSENT. Here’s a useful illustration my colleagues in academia show incoming 17 and 18-yr-old freshmen: youtu.be/oQbei5JGiT8?...
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Let this sink in. Cornell University refused to refund Jane Doe's tuition the semester she was raped. Without this money, she could not transfer to another school. Essentially, she was forced to stay on campus where she saw those seven rapists frequently. Eventually she dropped out of college.
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NPR @npr.org · 29/09/2026
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June. n.pr/4hTdlIv
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A young sailor died by suicide. Her family blames health care gaps and long deployment
Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old mass communication specialist, had been deployed on the USS Fort Lauderdale for more than 11 months. She died by suicide in June.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#BREAKING: Over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, #SCOTUS grants a stay in the third-country removals case; clears way for Trump admin. to continue removing non-citizens without a full chance to litigate the conditions in those countries (while also taking up the full merits appeal).
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Dan Hinkel @danhinkel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Drivers are criss-crossing Cook County dropping off bundles of these at book stores, coffee shops, courthouses, etc. What's inside our judicial election guide is useful and interesting, but you might want a hard copy because they just look great, courtesy of @veromartinezart.bsky.social.
Print copy of the Injustice Watch judicial election guide
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
oh my God lol you can tell dude was absolutely feelin himself like 'we got him boys!' only to end up red in the face, flustered, and mad as hell as Klobuchar can barely keep herself from laughing in his face
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Tracy Baim @tracybaim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Let’s vote! www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/scho...
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 29/09/2026
Like I said: Lots of folks ripped on Obama recently for saying Democrats need to "tell a moral and ethical story about how we live together in this moment." Whether or not that approach will *work* is one question, but it's absolutely a thing that is *happening* out there on the trail.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 29/09/2026
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation," former special counsel Jack Smith said during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. to.pbs.org/4hwiB3E
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WATCH: Jack Smith says he would prosecute Trump again for 'serious crimes against our nation'
Smith, who in 2022 led investigations into Trump and secured two indictments, said he made decisions in the case "without regard” for Trump’s “political association activities, beliefs, or candidacy i...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
this gaffe should follow Eric Schmitt around for the rest of his political life (Jack Smith was actually in Maryland at a HAWKEYES game, not in Atlanta colluding with Fani Willis as Schmitt alleged) (Win McNamee/Getty)
photo of Schmitt's team holding up a poster board that made false claims about Jack Smith's whereabouts in February 2024
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Americans for Tax Fairness @4taxfairness.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Senate reporting logged 130 TIMES Elon Musk used DOGE to benefit his own companies. He cut regulators. He killed oversight. He steered contracts to SpaceX. Then he called it "efficiency." Working families get the bill. Musk gets richer.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The money Trump stole from taxpayers to make illegal ads came from CBP. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads
White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 29/09/2026
Oh bsky.app/profile/ecmc...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“As young as 2” 😳
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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As fallout from the Cornell story continues, do you want to hear some history about the rape-on-campus/false-accusation panic from someone who was starting college as it took shape? Because this isn’t new, and it’s going to get ugly
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Bob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two million fewer international travelers than in 2025. Shocker. Hard to believe more people aren't rushing to visit a country ruled by an insane, racist, convicted-felon pedophile and that leads the world in gun violence. www.thedailybeast.com/allies-refus...
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Allies Refuse to Visit U.S. in ‘Mind-Boggling’ Collapse Under Trump
The U.S. is on pace to welcome 2 million fewer international visitors than last year.
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Sally Deal - 📞 Call your legislators @ (202)224-3121 ⏰24/7! @sallydeal4.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Vote ❌NO on CALIFORNIA PROP 39, the voter ID measure! It isn't about election security—it’s about creating costly hurdles for regular voters. Indivisible Ventura mapped out a 9-part cartoon series. Keep scrolling to the very end to see the full picture. The polls are all over the place. SCARY! 🧟‍♀️
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 28 SEPTEMBER 2026 CHILDREN WILL SUFFER Trump admin. today is wiping out the Biden era TITLE IX rule off the books Outrage ! Our children DESERVE to be SAFE in SCHOOLS Denied public input Title 9 protected sexual orientation & gender identity Kids will be hurt
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
ICE just spent $16.7 million on electric shock gloves that human rights organizations like Amnesty International warn “could be readily misused for torture.” When parents in Omaha, Nebraska, learned that school resource officers had these same devices, they decided to fight back. WATCH:
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wauwatosa West High School students walked out of school Monday, Sept. 28, in support of Nolan Wells.
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Beth Dahlman @bethdahlman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I was so distracted by "I let the child predator out at 60 days" I missed "data centers are good!"
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There’s no way Andrew Bailey quit his position as AG of Missouri expecting to serve as a co-Deputy FBI Director under Kash Patel. He was either given assurances that Kash was going to be gone soon and he would get the gig, or he thought that on his own. Anyway, good riddance.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How clear is it that Trump's taxpayer funded ads are illegal? I explain why it is 10/10 clear. Senate in passing the law: Ban is designed to stop public funds used for "glorification" of an individual official. GAO: funds can not be used for "self-aggrandizement" nor partisan political purposes.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nicki Minaj is not a US citizen. She’s a green card holder. Her husband, Kenneth Petty, is a registered sex offender. Her brother, Jelani Maraj, was convicted of repeatedly raping his 11-year-old stepdaughter. So, of course, she’s MAGA.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Tracy Baim @tracybaim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I was I nyc and caught America, Who Hurt You?, a one-woman tour de force by Sarah Jones. This incredible look at U.S./U.K. history and trauma needs to come to Chicago. In another accident of timing, the after-show had Jones + musician Toshi Reagon & Bridget Antoinette Evans of Pop Culture Collab.
Bridget Antoinette Evans, Sarah Jones and Toshi Reagon seated on stage after the show. Bridget Antoinette Evans, Sarah Jones and Toshi Reagon seated on stage after the show. 
Bridget Antoinette Evans, Sarah Jones and Toshi Reagon seated on stage after the show. Tracy Baim and Toshi Reagon backstage.
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Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This looks incredible. Andrew Scott portraying the great Ian Charleson and reminding us all, yet again, of how much the world lost to AIDs. Just watch. Watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A141...
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ELSINORE Trailer (2026) Olivia Colman, Andrew Scott
YouTube video by ONE Media Coverage
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WNBA @wnba.com · 28/09/2026
UNANIMOUS 🏆 Olivia Miles stepped onto the WNBA stage and delivered one of the most prolific rookie seasons in league history. Her record-breaking rookie season ends with 2026 WNBA Kia Rookie of the Year honors! #KiaROY | #WNBASeason30
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 27/09/2026
Surveillance is not safety. Flock cameras are tracking Texans everywhere they drive, all without a warrant. Our freedom and privacy shouldn't be the price we pay for Big Tech's surveillance network.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This 👇 💙
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Donald Trump is not himself the disease of our politics. He’s just the worst symptom. The disease is the system that allows corporations to buy and sell politicians so they can rig it against the rest of us. Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All.
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