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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 4h

Bowing to a court-ordered deadline, crews tore down the controversial security fence constructed around the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Broadview Tuesday night.

Controversial security fence around Broadview ICE facility comes down shortly ahead of court-ordered deadline

After a public fight, the federal government takes down the fencing around the Immigration and Customs Enforcement center in Broadview.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h

Israel reportedly pulls back from threat to slash humanitarian aid entering Gaza

Rafah border crossing will be allowed to open, say reports, after Hamas hands over remains of more hostages * Gaza ceasefire – live updates Israel will allow Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt to open and will not cut the amount of humanitarian aid entering the devastated Palestinian territory as threatened, Israel’s public broadcaster, Kan, has reported, after Hamas handed over more remains of hostages. The fragile ceasefire in Gaza had faced its first test when Israel said on Tuesday the flow of vital humanitarian assistance into Gaza would be cut by half and the crucial Rafah border crossing with Egypt would not open on Wednesday as planned, accusing Hamas of failing to comply with the deal agreed last week by delaying the return the bodies of hostages. Continue reading...

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 13h

I think the vast majority of Americans do not realize this is the plan. Instead of hiring cops to police cities, they want an army capable of occupying them and putting down any resistance.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Gov. Bill Lee says Trump’s military-police occupation of Memphis “may never end.”

“We have just begun. We do know this is going to last for months… In fact, I will tell you that it will last forever.”

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 13h

She has been doing a fantastic job covering ICE

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 13h

Anyway, I have only booked a flight out there. I have 24 hours to cancel, or to convince 20 people to sign up for annual subscriptions to subsidize my lifestyle (following federal agents all around the country).

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 13h

The thing that most strikes me is how untethered from reality the markets appear to be.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 16h

Federal agents deployed multiple canisters of tear gas in a residential block of the East Side neighborhood Tuesday to quell a clash with residents who demanded the enforcement officers leave the neighborhood.

Tear gas used by federal immigration agents following East Side traffic crash, neighborhood uprising

Federal agents deployed multiple canisters of tear gas in a residential block of the East Side neighborhood Tuesday to quell a clash with residents who demanded the enforcement officers leave the n…

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 13h

lol

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 16h

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 13h

I suspect Antifa will be quite surprised to learn they have money

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

AG Bondi: "We're gonna get to the funding of antifa, we're gonna get to the root of antifa, and we're gonna find and charge all of those people who are causing this chaos in Portland and all these other cities across our country."

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 14h

This is worth trying. There needs to be a regional alternative that can compete with MAGA. Whether that is a special kind of Democrat or a new party doesn’t matter.

There have been many times in our history when regional parties played an important role. To reform, we need to resurrect the concept.

Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 14h

His brain fog?

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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 22h

Related: The following six NBA team accounts have been verified (by me) as legit/official/run by the team:

@sixersnba.bsky.social
@nuggets.bsky.social
@trailblazers.bsky.social
@dallasmavs.bsky.social
@clevelandcavaliers.bsky.social
@sunsphx.bsky.social

Also official: @nba.com

Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 23h

I'm curious -- coming up on a year since many of us migrated -- how fellow denizens of #NBASky feel about this. I don't miss the other place. Feel like I'm getting plenty of NBA chatter and feedback here. (Though, admittedly, I do wish more of my media peers would post regularly.)

Andrew Tobolowsky @andytobo.bsky.social · 23h

I AM really struggling with how little NBA talk there is on here and I'm tired of pretending I'm not. Ratio me, it's a badge of honor.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 16h

Important question

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 21h

Why do I have a feeling these guys were deep in incel circles before they crossed over into Republican politics 🤔

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump: "The Democrats are getting killed on the shutdown, because we're closing up programs that are Democrat programs that we were opposed to. And they're never gonna come back."

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21h

The American-born pope has released his first apostolic exhortation—the message is certain to rile conservatives.

Leo is making clear that the moral center of contemporary Catholicism is Latin America, where the theology of the poor and marginalized first formed half a century ago. trib.al/5tuWMNl

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 16h

This seems like the sort of thing state anti-trust investigators would be concerned about.

Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 16h

Yeesh, in the abstract there might be a good reason to bail out Argentina, but this isn’t it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21h

Trump and Bessent clarify that they will only help out Argentina as long as Milei is in power. Trump adds that the same thing goes with NYC, where the White House will hold up funds if Mamdani wins.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 18h

What new pressures might they face? Whatever they are, I suspect they might not enjoy the experience.

So yes, if Netanyahu and Trump want the ceasefire to collapse, they can certainly make that happen.

Hopefully they choose to continue negotiations instead.

Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 18h

At that point, the real question is what do Europe and its Muslim neighbors do?

Arab leaders in particular seem very invested in having good relations with Trump and Israel, while quietly cheerleading the disappearance of the Palestinian cause from their domestic politics.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 18h

The living hostages have been returned, which is the important thing.

If Israel wants to resume its genocidal actions, it can do so with less pressure from the hostage families, giving it a freer hand to further discredit its supporters in the U.S. and elsewhere.

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 19h

Interesting

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20h

We’ve lived 15 years under Citizens United, watching billionaires and corporations shape democracy with their wallets. Reform once seemed impossible. But now, a group in Montana is asking a radical question: What if states simply stopped granting corporations the power to spend in politics?

Could We End Corporate Money In Politics?

Backers of a referendum before Montana voters next year believe they’ve found a vulnerability on Citizen United

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Capitalist Oppressor @capopp.bsky.social · 19h

lol, yeah, he should definitely do that

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Financial Advisors Recommend Throwing Away Unopened Bills https://theonion.com/financial-advisors-recommend-throwing-away-unopened-bills/

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 1d

Time owner Marc Benioff (and Salesforce CEO) just announced a few days ago that he's eager to start sucking Trump's dick full time. He even wants troops deployed to San Francisco. But as we see here, it's never enough. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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