Lauren FitzPatrick
@bylaurenfitz.bsky.social
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Reporter! Still watchdogging for the Chicago Sun-Times. Happy grower of: some food, bee buffets, #TheHeir. Same @bylaurenfitz over on Instagram, too. Read my work: https://chicago.suntimes.com/authors/lauren-fitzpatrick Haters will be blocked.
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levin.bsky.social
D'Angelo speaking out about the physical and emotional burden of maintaining a nearly unobtainable physique and sexy image as a Black male artist should be taught in labor studies. It absolutely impacted how I analyze pop culture.
GQ Profile Of D'Angelo Explores The Perils Of Being Sexy
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afrodip.bsky.social
I say his music because I try not to lionize celebrities but... actually *he* did that. Privacy as intimacy, self-love and self-hate, clarity of voice, being on your own time, I found so much of me in what he shared and what was forced out into the public. Love to family, friends, fans, all that.
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afrodip.bsky.social
I've said before, this 4-part video from the 2000 North Sea Jazz Fest justifies the internet's existence. I dreamed of his next tour and would've paid any price.

His music helped me negotiate my masculinity, my sexuality, my Blackness, my self. This is so difficult www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jci...
D'angelo & The Soultronics (1 of 4) 7/16/00 North Sea Jazz Fest *FM AUDIO UPGRADE*
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jakewittich.bsky.social
The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com
Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times
Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...
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bylaurenfitz.bsky.social
Ugh. It's only getting worse.
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bylaurenfitz.bsky.social
How much $$$ do the national TV announcers have on the Dodgers? My, that's a lot of rooting from the booth. Atta @phillies.bsky.social
bylaurenfitz.bsky.social
I'll be looking for those visible IDs.
froomkin.bsky.social
Illinois judge blocks ICE from using force against peaceful protesters, clergy and journalists. Also requires visible ID. An overdue victory for the First Amendment.
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froomkin.bsky.social
Illinois judge blocks ICE from using force against peaceful protesters, clergy and journalists. Also requires visible ID. An overdue victory for the First Amendment.
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djbyrnes1.bsky.social
Perry also finds deploying the national guard would "likely to lead to civil unrest," and adds ICE agents behavior "has itself caused a significant increase in protest activity."
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jonseidel.bsky.social
Perry: "I agree with you about the seriousness of threats, generally, across the United States right now. I don't think there's a single public servant, really, who is not being subject to threats.

"Mine started about 10 minutes after I got this case."
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chicago.suntimes.com
A WBEZ investigation found that three Illinois universities are paying a for-profit company per student recruited to online programs, a practice that would be illegal if done by the universities' own admissions offices and has been banned in another state.
Students for profit? University of Illinois campuses pay company per online student
Consumer protection advocates say the practice incentivizes the company to enroll as many students as possible, regardless of whether they'll benefit. The university says their standards aren't compromised.
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heathercherone.bsky.social
BREAKING: The Trump administration sent California National Guard troops under federal authority to Illinois, alongside Texas and Illinois National Guard troops, lawyers for the state of Illinois and Chicago told a federal judge early this morning, according to court records. @wttw.bsky.social
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bradheath.bsky.social
A woman who was shot multiple times by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents did not ram them with her car and had her weapon stored in her purse at the time of the incident, according to her lawyer, contradicting accounts by the Department of Homeland Security.

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