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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 19h

The former Chicago mayor announced the program during a speech Thursday at a domestic violence summit.
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Rahm Emanuel co-forms Men's Alliance to End Domestic Violence

The former Chicago mayor announced the program during a speech Thursday at a domestic violence summit. “This is not a women’s issue. This is a family issue,” he said.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h

Donald Trump is trying to normalize authoritarianism. We cannot let that happen. We cannot take the bait that normalizes things that are fundamentally wrong.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 19h

📽️ VIDEO: Jon Favreau, former Obama speechwriter and co-founder of Crooked Media, joins Marc Elias to discuss how Democrats can counter Trump’s authoritarian actions, fix their messaging ahead of the 2026 midterms and win voters in a divided America. https://bit.ly/43MwZOW

Are We Overreacting To Authoritarianism??? | Jon Favreau

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 19h

(Why Dems took deal, part 2: If they were to lose the veto referendum, the 13-2 map would be in 2028.)

I'll let others debate what Dems should do or should have done here, but where fair maps really lost was when the GOP put confusing language on the ballot last year: boltsmag.org/ohio-issue-1...

Anti-Gerrymandering Groups Warn That Ohio’s Ballot Language Is Misleading Voters - Bolts

If “yes” on Issue 1 wins, it'd create an independent redistricting process. But some voters are saying the GOP-crafted ballot summary tricked them into opposing a reform they support.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 19h

Ohio Republicans are going ahead with their map, having struck a reported deal with state Democrats.

*Map could keep delegation at 10-5 in 2026. But it makes road even-tougher for Marcy Kaptur, who already sits in a Trump district, & it endangers Greg Landsman by making his district roughly even.

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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 1d

Under Glenn Youngkin, people exiting prison in Virginia have to hope that he personally decides they are worthy of voting. Unlike his predecessors, Youngkin has taken full advantage of his power to pick and choose who gets to vote. I wrote about this in 2023: boltsmag.org/virginia-gov...

The Virginians Who Can’t Vote Because of Glenn Youngkin - Bolts

George Hawkins had a long to-do list when he left the Greensville Correctional Center on May 3, a free man for the first time in his adult life: stay out... Read More

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 19h

Clocks will move back an hour as most of America returns from daylight saving to standard time at 2 a.m. local time Sunday.
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Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here’s what to know and how to ease the change

Dr. Kenneth Lee, a neurologist who specializes in sleep medicine, recommends people begin pushing back their bedtime a few nights before Sunday for 15 to 20 minutes each night.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 19h

See the first fifteen minutes! Live soon!

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LIVE: KINZINGER’S NEW DOC “THE LAST REPUBLICAN” PREVIEW!!!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h

If your medication was made in a contaminated factory, the FDA won’t tell you.

Even ProPublica reporters hit a dead end when trying to track down where a popular prescription drug (atorvastatin, which treats high cholesterol) was made and whether the factory had a troubled record.

Here’s What Happened When ProPublica Reporters Tried to Find Out Where a Popular Prescription Drug Was Made

We wanted to know where a widely used prescription drug that treats high cholesterol was manufactured and whether the factory had quality issues. The search led to a labyrinth of company names and dat...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23h

Journalism tip: If someone says drop the story, that’s a sign to keep reporting.

Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism ➜ propub.li/43MugoG

Article excerpt: When ProPublica emailed questions to Newby’s daughter, the North Carolina Republican Party’s communications director, Matt Mercer, responded, writing that ProPublica was waging a “jihad” against “NC Republicans,” which would “not be met with dignifying any comments whatsoever.”

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration and I’m sure they would be interested in this matter,” Mercer said in his email. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 23h

NEW: The DOJ filed felony charges against Illinois Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh for allegedly conspiring to impede an officer. The case raises First Amendment and electoral concerns, as opposing Trump’s Chicago immigration raids has become a central part of her campaign.

DOJ Indicts Congressional Candidate Amid Threats to Arrest Dems Over ICE Accountability Efforts

Read more here.

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ACLU of the District of Columbia @aclu-dc.bsky.social · 1d

Military troops have no place policing civilians in the United States. The only thing President Trump's brazen D.C. power grab is achieving is wasting tax dollars and the military's time while putting D.C. residents' safety and constitutional rights at risk.

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National guard deployment in Washington DC extended until February

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth gives approval for troops to remain in US capital past November end, CNN reports

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 23h

TAKE 5 🎬 Booked an international acting job? Before you fly out, make sure your SAG-AFTRA protections travel with you. SAG-AFTRA’s Beth Millman and Olga Rodriguez-Aguirre explain how Global Rule One protects performers working outside the U.S. #Take5SagAftra www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5Ym...

You've Booked an International Job: Now What?

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 4d

New: Con Edison, the energy company serving New York City, refuses to say how ICE gets its customers' data. I looked through a bunch of cases where both HSI/ICE and FBI get or 'search' through Con Edison data. Con Edison won't even say if they require a warrant

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Con Edison Refuses to Say How ICE Gets Its Customers’ Data

Court records show Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a part of ICE, and the FBI obtained Con Edison user data. The utility provider refuses to say whether law enforcement needs a warrant to acce...

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404 Media @404media.co · 4d

NEW: Con Edison, the energy company serving New York City, refuses to say how ICE gets its customers' data. We reviewed a bunch of cases where both HSI/ICE and FBI get or 'search' through Con Edison data. Con Edison won't even say if they require a warrant www.404media.co/con-edison-r...

Con Edison Refuses to Say How ICE Gets Its Customers’ Data

Court records show Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), a part of ICE, and the FBI obtained Con Edison user data. The utility provider refuses to say whether law enforcement needs a warrant to acce...

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 3d

New from 404 Media: ICE is using a university building as a deportation office. The university is basically powerless. We got audio from a meeting between students and administrators about it. "We inherited those tenants, we didn’t invite them to be in that building."
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ICE Is Using a University Building as a Deportation Office and the University Says It Can't Do Anything About It

The Milwaukee School of Engineering is largely powerless to kick ICE out of a building it wanted to turn into a new academic center, according to audio of a meeting obtained by 404 Media.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 3d

A Goodreads librarian went rogue, edited the site to expose "censorship in favor of Trump fascism." To hear them tell it, Goodreads was removing criticism of Trump’s book from the site.

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Rogue Goodreads Librarian Edits Site to Expose 'Censorship in Favor of Trump Fascism’

“When we let powerful people’s books be protected from criticism, we give up the right to hold power accountable.”

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 3d

Grokipedia is the antithesis of everything that makes Wikipedia good, useful, and human. Grokipedia looks like what you would get if you told an LLM to go make an anti-woke encyclopedia, which is essentially exactly what Elon Musk did.

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Grokipedia Is the Antithesis of Everything That Makes Wikipedia Good, Useful, and Human

Grokipedia is not a 'Wikipedia competitor.' It is a fully robotic regurgitation machine designed to protect the ego of the world’s wealthiest man.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

Doing this now, on why 404 Media doesn't paywall our FOIA based coverage bsky.app/profile/free...

Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 2d

📣TODAY, 2 pm ET: RSVP to our webinar on unpaywalling FOIA-based reporting: freedom.press/unpaywalled

Feat. a star-studded panel: @wired.com's @katie-drummond.bsky.social; @404media.co's @josephcox.bsky.social; @laurenleharper.bsky.social; @caitlinvogus.bsky.social

Intro by @johncusack.bsky.social

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1d

I think this may be the first time a component of DHS has confirmed it is using Mobile Fortify too. Main DHS declined to comment. So I went to CBP instead. CBP confirmed www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) declined to comment on ICE’s use of facial recognition technology, with its statement saying “DHS is not going to confirm or deny law enforcement capabilities or methods.” CBP, meanwhile, confirmed it is using Mobile Fortify. “CBP relies on a variety of technological capabilities that enhance the effectiveness of agents on the ground. This is one of many tools we are using as we enforce the laws of our nation,” a CBP spokesperson said in an email.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

This is an especially worrying statement when facial recognition can be inaccurate, biased, and generally make mistakes. Basing whether someone should be in the US or not, and ignoring physical media like a birth certificate, is ripe for disaster bsky.app/profile/jose...

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

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Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement “Mobile Fortify is a dangerous tool in the hands of ICE, and it puts American citizens at risk of detention and even deportation.” He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo

“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”

“Alright, we just got to verify that”

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ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship

Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 23d

Today's the day: DARK WIRE, my book on how the FBI secretly ran a tech company for criminals and wiretapped the world, coming to paperback. Updated with many more details. An Economist and FT book of the year. 404 Media subs: you just got 20% to your email www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/josep...

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, believes his non-resident visa could have been rejected because he likened President Trump to a former Ugandan dictator. n.pr/3J8XXJN

Nigerian Nobel winner Wole Soyinka says U.S. revoked his visa after Trump criticism

Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, believes his non-resident visa could have been rejected because he likened President Trump to a former Ugandan dictator.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.

Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.

Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.

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