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Ray Long
@raylongchicago.bsky.social
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Retired Chicago Tribune investigative reporter, 40+years govt/pols/scoops: 2x Pulitzer Finalist, 7 govs, City Hall, Obama, Burke, Madigan. Author: The House That Madigan Built
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Mississippi Today @mississippitoday.org · 1h
US Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century.
US Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to gut a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than a half century.
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 23h
Elections board hearing officer recommends Illinois Senate President Don Harmon pay nearly $10 million fine By Rick Pearson of Chicago Tribune www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/d...
Elections board hearing officer recommends Illinois Senate President Don Harmon pay nearly $10 million fine
The Illinois State Board of Elections will decide next week whether to reject state Senate President Don Harmon’s appeal of a nearly $10 million fine for campaign contribution violations.
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 1d
7 ‘Whistlemania’ Meetups Are Happening Tuesday Night Across Chicago. Here’s How To Join Them blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/14/7...
7 ‘Whistlemania’ Meetups Are Happening Tuesday Night Across Chicago. Here’s How To Join Them
Neighbors can help assemble information kits with whistles to alert others when immigration officers are nearby.
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 1d
Video Interruption--Adam Kinzinger open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Video Interruption
Here is the article I’m referring to:
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 1d
Trump rips Time magazine for ‘worst of all time’ cover photo www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/t...
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 4d
AstraZeneca agrees to lower drug prices for Medicaid under Trump administration deal www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/a...
AstraZeneca agrees to lower drug prices for Medicaid under Trump administration deal
AstraZeneca on Friday became the second major pharmaceutical manufacturer to announce it had agreed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for Medicaid under a deal struck with the Trump administr…
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 4d
Whitey Bulger poster greets patrons at bar once owned by man he killed www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/11/m...
‘Whitey’ Bulger poster greets patrons at Dorchester bar once owned by man he killed - The Boston Globe
The image was part of a restaurant makeover by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay featured on a television series over the summer and intended to embrace the history of the building.
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 6d
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...
JB Pritzker Has Had It With Democrats Who Won’t Stand Up to Trump
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 6d
Live Updates: Israel and Hamas Reach Deal on Hostage and Prisoner Exchange www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Live Updates: Israel and Hamas Reach Deal on Hostage and Prisoner Exchange
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 7d
Michigan Avenue right now.
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 7d
Israel, Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting, release hostages, Trump says www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/08/h...
Israel, Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting, release hostages, Trump says
Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday in announcing the …
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 7d
Gov. JB Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to 'dementia' and obsessive fixations www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/07/g...
Gov. JB Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to ‘dementia’ and obsessive fixations
Democratic governor’s comments came as he continues to oppose President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago area for deportation efforts.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 8d
Kornacki: Democrats may be facing headwinds going into 2026 midterms

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Kornacki: Democrats may be facing headwinds going into 2026 midterms
Democrats are hoping to win back control of Congress in the 2026 midterms. NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki explains how the latest polling may offer some warning signs for Dem...
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 8d
Republican socialism: The Trump administration buys a stake in yet another company

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Republican socialism: The Trump administration buys a stake in yet another company
Trilogy Metals will receive a $35.6 million "investment," and the federal government will now own a 10 percent stake in the company.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 8d
New CBS News Boss Failed Audition to Replace Meghan McCain on ‘The View’

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CBS News Boss Failed Audition to Replace Meghan McCain on ‘The View’
According to a Daily Beast source, it was Bari Weiss’ looks—not her politics—that cost her the coveted gig.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 8d
This strikes me as pretty bad
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 8d
Pete Hegseth railed against diversity and equity to his generals. As a Harvard student, he had a much different take.
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Best live news, sports, opinion and entertainment in New England by Globe journalists. Read Spotlight Team investigations plus coverage of Celtics and Patriots.
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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 8d
= In a statement from Central Illinois Executive Editor Allison Petty, the change allows Pantagraph staff to focus on the products that readers use most. =

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Pantagraph plans to stop Monday print edition in November
The shift to more digital content is part of an industry trend as more newsrooms seek to cut printing and delivery costs while still connecting with readers who are increasingly online.
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 8d
Mark Jacob: Chicago press meets the moment in coverage of ICE raids despite federal agent attacks, lawsuit pending to block feds targeting journalists open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...
The press steps up as Trump targets Chicago
Local journalism is under siege, but still makes itself indispensable
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 8d
Block Club Chicago, News Organizations Sue Feds Over First Amendment Violations blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/07/b...
Block Club Chicago, News Organizations Sue Feds Over First Amendment Violations
Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray bullets and tear-gassed while covering protests outside the Broadview ICE facility. A judge heard arguments at an emergency hearing Monday.
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 9d
Chicago news media groups file suit against ICE and DHS, alleging excessive force against reporters www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
Chicago news media groups file suit against ICE and DHS, alleging excessive force against reporters
Chicago news media groups filed suit against ICE and Homeland Security, claiming excessive force against reporters and protesters of immigration arrests.
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 9d
Chicago news media groups file suit against ICE and DHS, alleging excessive force against reporters www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
Chicago news media groups file suit against ICE and DHS, alleging excessive force against reporters
Chicago news media groups filed suit against ICE and Homeland Security, claiming excessive force against reporters and protesters of immigration arrests.
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 9d
Chicago Headline Club Joins Legal Fight to Defend Journalists at Broadview ICE Facility, take on Noem, Bovino, Trump et al to court

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Chicago Headline Club Joins Legal Fight to Defend Journalists at Broadview ICE Facility
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Ray Long @raylongchicago.bsky.social · 9d
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Chicago Headline Club Joins Legal Fight to Defend Journalists at Broadview ICE Facility
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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 12d
in "Broadmoor," as she seems to call it.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12d
Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.
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