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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 19h

Trump’s police force is terrorizing school pick-up lines and throwing tear gas at local police. He is not making the country safer.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds ram SUV after chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N in the East Side neighborhood. Two men being pursued were arrested as were two bystanders. The crash drew dozens of neighbors who...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Kurella De'vil is in the Details @kurellian.bsky.social · 1d

so many folks want Apex to continue for another year! i know i do, but what if it continued for another year AND you got to wear this amazing hoodie to show your support?

i love Apex Magazine! as a former slush reader, Apex author, and longtime subscriber? it would be awful if this hoodie went away

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 1d

It finally feels like autumn in our neck of the woods, and you know what that means — our Kickstarter exclusive hoodie has arrived! 🧥✨

Bundle up in our 2026 design, featuring an eco-inspired take on our iconic alien head logo 🍄🌿👽 Available only on Kickstarter! ⬇️

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

"KS Exclusive Hoodie"
A black zip-up hoodie with a small upper righthand design, and a larger back design, both in white.

A closeup of the right breast-pocket design: A celestial Hercules beetle on top of the text: "APEX MAGAZINE"

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 1d

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

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hurlepat.bsky.social @hurlepat.bsky.social · 1d

Late in posting, but congrats to the refs on the Kansas City Chief's victory on Sunday over my lions! #MVPs www.si.com/nfl/chiefs-l...

The Seven Worst Missed Calls the Chiefs Benefited From Against the Lions

The Chiefs weren't called for a single penalty in Sunday night's win over the Lions but it sure looked like they committed some.

www.si.com

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 1d

ICE targeted an apartment building near my home. Masked agents in unmarked cars. I've said this before. Democratic Governors & Mayors need to order their local police depts to arrest any & all unidentified & masked alleged ICE agents.

This anonymous denial of due process is deadly.

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Effie Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 1d

Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?

Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.

Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

us06web.zoom.us

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2d

"Residents in Chicago and Portland are living in a police state where masked armed forces kidnap who they want to kidnap, where they have to listen to public officials routinely lie about what is happening in their neighborhoods." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 2d

Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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dhbsox @dhbsox.bsky.social · 8d

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 14d

Fascinated by how the people who lost their minds over student loan forgiveness are currently running ads on my TV every 10 min promising that they'll forgive your student loans if you join ICE

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Jesse "Pecke in the Crowne" Locker @jessemlocker.bsky.social · Oct 19

Just because you're dead doesn't mean you can't be sassy

[Jan Luyken, after Cornelis van Dyk, Skeleton of a Man, 1680 etching, 139 mm × 86mm (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)🎃💀]

A swaggering skeleton resting his hand on his hip, what's left of his hair blowing in the breeze. In the background a funeral procession leading to a church.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 14d

"We, the GOP, don’t want a shutdown, but that’s just how things go when you only control all three branches of government."

We, the GOP, Don’t Want a Government Shutdown, But…

We, the GOP, don’t want a shutdown, but Democrats are dangerously close to keeping health insurance costs from spiking. We, the GOP, don’t want a s...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14d

Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” hits #1 today in 1983

It was originally “a vampire love song,” said writer Jim Steinman, “for a musical version of ‘Nosferatu’ .. When Bonnie came along, it was the perfect match .. her voice had that haunted, gothic quality .. pleading and defiant ..”

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DrawPlayDave @thedrawplay.com · 17d

CONGRATULATIONS TO NO ONE

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hurlepat.bsky.social @hurlepat.bsky.social · 17d

This is the way.

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Capitol Fax @capitolfax.bsky.social · 17d

Updated x5 with this CBS2 story www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

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This Is NOT Business As Usual @jemartisby.bsky.social · 25d

It’s a window into the chasm between how Black and white Americans view race.

For too many white people, racism is still not a dealbreaker. They’ll denounce (some) violence but protect the worldview that fuels it.

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Cindy Creature Feature Phan 💀 @cindyphanauthor.com · 25d

The best part about fighting a demon is, you can fight dirty. It is necessary and correct.

Thanks again to @innerworlds.bsky.social for giving this fiendish flash fic a home! I had a blast writing it…it was almost too much fun 😈

Inner Worlds @innerworlds.bsky.social · 25d

"Look at the fucking thing. Really look. See the horns, claws, that festering skin, all those yellow fangs, those fucked-up eyes?

Big fucking deal."

Read 'What to Do When A Demon is Talking Shit at You' by @cindyphanauthor.com

inner-worlds.ghost.io/what-to-do-w...

What to Do When A Demon is Talking Shit at You by Cindy Phan

The demon rears on its splayed legs and slaps its naked thighs, leering as it talks shit at you with its long, forked tongue. So listen, and listen good:

inner-worlds.ghost.io

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · 27d

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Mike Royce @mikeroyce.bsky.social · 27d

and a retired meteorologist shall lead us

Tweet from Dan Satterfield

Ok, I keep getting asked about how to complain about Kimmel.
The best way to complain that will have the biggest impact?
See if you have a Sinclair or nexstar station in your area.
2. Watch the local newscast tonight or some time this week.
3. Note the companies that bought tv adverts.
4. Call them and let them know you will boycott them until they quit supporting that media company.
Trust me. I worked in tv for 45 years.
Nothing you do will have greater impact.

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hurlepat.bsky.social @hurlepat.bsky.social · 29d

I got to playtest and work on Pathfinder Quest and can attest this game is going to be awwwwwwwwwesome :)

Paizo @paizo.com · 29d

Pathfinder Quest is live on BackerKit! Check out today's blog to learn about the game, campaign exclusives, and see how you can shape the destiny of Darkmoon Vale!

buff.ly/GJ5VHDD

The Pathfinder Quest board game box sits vertically on a dark stone table with light emulating sunlight coming from the top right corner.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Sep 13

There's sort of a keyfabe that happens in both Congress and the media where Trump is basically treated as a normal president because a world where we admitted this is not normal and that democratic liberties are slowly being eroded requires the media/political class to take a stand.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Sep 13

Every once in a while I remember how the left media and pundits in Korea used to write on Yoon Suk-Seol's autocratic tendencies, but this tended to be ignored by the right wing media in Korea and international media primarily because of a desire to treat Yoon as a normal president.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · Sep 12

Any discussion of political violence in America that ignores how this is the president of the United States is taking place in a fantasyland.

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John Galt @4lusus2naturae0.bsky.social · Sep 13

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hurlepat.bsky.social @hurlepat.bsky.social · Sep 11

My second fav US city for a reason...

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Sep 10

"Chicago's about to find out why it's called the Department of Well We Would But the Vibes Are Off"

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Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · Sep 9

Still a banger.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h9L...

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