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hi, i am an american. i mostly repost other people's stuff in order to track wtf is happenign

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blazingnoodle.bsky.social @blazingnoodle.bsky.social · Mar 14

Huh?

Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · Mar 14

There is very little about this CR that I like—but there is even less I like about a government shutdown. With Trump & Musk taking a chainsaw to the government’s workforce & illegally freezing funding, the last thing we need to do is plunge our country into further chaos by shutting down the govt.

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Ken Martin @kenmartin.bsky.social · 10h

The text messages of an “extremely confident” person who is “satisfied” with bailing out Argentina:

A close-up image of Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent's phone showing text messages from Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. The text reads, "Finally - just a heads up. I'm getting more intel, but this is highly unfortunate. We bailed out Argentina yesterday (Bessent) and in return, the Argentine's removed their export tariffs on grains, reducing their price, and sold a bunch of soybeans to China, at a time when we would normally be selling to China. Soy prices dropping further because of it. This gives China more leverage on us."

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 8h

30 people from one neighborhood in one day

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 12h

Devastating to hear about vendors taken at Swap O Rama. Back of the Yards has had no rest for weeks. Every day on assault on immigrants and anyone that is existing while Brown.

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blazingnoodle.bsky.social @blazingnoodle.bsky.social · 14h

but no tangibly it doesn't matter

blazingnoodle.bsky.social @blazingnoodle.bsky.social · 14h

and i hesitate to give them "credit" for having any understanding of history

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blazingnoodle.bsky.social @blazingnoodle.bsky.social · 14h

i think the point is that not only are these people nazis, they are also extremely sad, pathetic losers, high on a video game fantasy

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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 15h

“If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States,” Kavanaugh wrote, “they promptly let the individual go.”

Meanwhile, the reality of #KavanaughStop

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 15h

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 15h

News story two days ago in @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social .

As far as I can tell, zero mention in NYT, WSJ, etc.

Though there was space for a front-page NYT story last week about Harvard students sometimes skipping class. (I am shocked, just shocked.)

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

A Majority of Frozen Federal Funding Has Been Restored, Harvard Says | News | The Harvard Crimson

Harvard has now received payments on the majority of funding that it lost since the Trump administration froze its access to federal grants this spring, the University notified faculty this month.

www.thecrimson.com

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blazingnoodle.bsky.social @blazingnoodle.bsky.social · 16h

that sounds SO GOOD right now omg

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 16h

According to rapid response, feds have grabbed one person from the Addison/Kimball Home Depot this morning. Several people detained in Back of the Yards as well, still all over the area. They've also returned to Carpentersville this morning, and were seen near an elementary school there.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Oriana Korol, a clarinetist with the Unpresidented Brass Band, was arrested after a man and federal agents barreled into band members who were standing across the street from the ICE office and playing the theme from “Ghostbusters.”

Read more: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16h

And if you want to know more about how to read FEC reports and why they matter at all, I made an explainer last quarter!

Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8pA...

How To Read Campaign Finance Reports (And What's In Mine) | Kat Abughazaleh For Illinois

YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh

www.youtube.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16h

Yesterday was the Q3 FEC deadline. That means we found out how much money my opponents raised and who donated to them.

So how did we do? Well…

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 17h

Where we stand, in long arc of history:

-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.

-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.

I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."

Two headlines on front page of NYT.

First is "Trump Weighs Transforming Refugee Policy. White People Would be Given Preference."

Second is "Justices May Ban Race as a Factor in District Maps. Nation's Political Balance Could Shift If Court Guts 1964 Law."

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 16h

TL; DR, 2 big takeaways from this morning:

1. Judge Ellis wants to order ICE to wear body cameras. Govt. atty claimed this was "unworkable."

2. Ellis wants to question Chicago ICE field director Russell Hott on Monday, re: why she's seeing so many apparent TRO violations in the news already.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 18h

Good morning from judge Sara Ellis' federal courtroom in Chicago.

We're waiting for the 8:30 hearing in the case, scheduled just yesterday, to begin.

In the week since Ellis entered the order meant to curtail federal immigration agents' violent behavior, they've gassed two Chicago neighborhoods.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

New development re: the temp restraining order meant to rein in federal agents' violence towards press and the public in the Chicago area.

Per a court entry filed today, a new hearing in the case has been set for tomorrow morning.

Prelim injunction hearing still set for 10/23, per the court.

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 18h

Amplifying the wisdom here.

SheiSho @xxriotgrrrrrlxx.bsky.social · 18h

Every chunky white dude in camo who says enough is enough is hugely important right now. These people can break through.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 17h

@nlgchicago.bsky.social is trying to raise $10k to fund ongoing legal support for protesters. They've had to cover long shifts at Broadview, and their volunteers have been repeatedly assaulted by police in the process. More info with ways to donate here: instagram.com/p/DP36ITJja-W/

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 73 out of the last 85 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 18h

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just took the bench in this lawsuit over the use of force against ICE protesters in Chicago.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 18h

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis is set to hold a hearing in this case at 8:30 am CT. Unclear why she called it (it was before the filing below).

DISCLAIMER: The Chicago Newspaper Guild is a plaintiff. I’m a member but not an officer, and I’ve had no involvement in the suit (other than covering it).

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 19h

Good morning. An overnight court filings reveals discussions took place Wednesday over whether the Trump administration has violated a judge's order addressing the use of force in its Chicago immigration campaign.

"The government believes the TRO has not been violated at all."

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

AOC: The problem is that the Trump administration, they think that destroying our health care, making sure that housing is too expensive to live in, that jacking up the cost of our groceries—they think all of this is about hurting Democrats. What they are doing is hurting Americans

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 1d

The entire Republican Party strategy for achieving what are comprehensively & wildly unpopular policy objectives now consists entirely of bypassing Article I of the Constitution through wildly illegal abuses of both Article II and Article III.

Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 1d

Whatever you think about CFPB, it was created by Congress (as part of the Dodd-Frank Act) and can only be abolished by Congress, not by the President acting as a dictator.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 1d

Big news of the day included the announcement of a new hearing for the restraining order meant to rein in federal agents’ violent behavior.

Despite the order, agents have deployed tear gas in two separate Chicago communities in the week since the judge handed it down.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/deta...

Detained youth released after feds gas East Side neighborhood, judge calls for morning hearing on restraining order against feds, and more from court • The TRiiBE

In Chicago, criminal and civil proceedings stemming from Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz” continued Wednesday, with more to come this and next week.

thetriibe.com

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blazingnoodle.bsky.social @blazingnoodle.bsky.social · 1d

it feels like the world has abandoned us. i'm trying to stay positive but it is so so hard.

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

Trump and Vought are now breaking both sides of spending law. They’re illegally not spending where the law requires them to spend, and they’re illegally spending where they don’t have the money to spend.

What we have is an appropriations king.

Spending “deals” are meaningless under that setup.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 1d

Remember, brown 13-year-olds are hardened menaces to society, but 30-something Republican Hitler afficionados in positions of power are just li’l guys.

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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