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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 14h

(Derogatory)

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 14h

This is some top tier trolling in your zoning code

Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social · 1d

The ways that Texas NIMBYs are finding to make apartments more expensive to build are are funnier than what coastal NIMBYs come up with reason.com/2025/10/14/t...

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 14h

And the net effect in the best case will be that the project is delayed, which will increase costs excessively. Same with the other frozen ones.

It is unlawful. This is unacceptable. I don’t see much in the way of recourse.

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 14h

I love this country. Deeply.

Those in power clearly show—every day—that they do not believe we live in a nation of laws, but instead one of men. And in this case, just men.

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 14h

I mean this seriously - if this is the way the federal government treats the states, what is the incentive to participate in the union? We are being invaded, robbed, and assaulted. Where does this end? Nowhere good.

Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 15h

Trump announced today, seemingly at random, that he is cancelling fed funding for Gateway Tunnel, a tunnel for intercity & commuter trains under the Hudson River.

The motivation for the cancellation—which is likely to be contested—appears to be purely the president’s hatred of Sen Schumer.

Mark Abraham @markabraham.bsky.social · 16h

"If this system of transportation collapses, the Northeastern economy and the economy of the country collapses." The most important economic development project in the entire nation threatened with cancellation: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/n...

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 15h

Trump announced today, seemingly at random, that he is cancelling fed funding for Gateway Tunnel, a tunnel for intercity & commuter trains under the Hudson River.

The motivation for the cancellation—which is likely to be contested—appears to be purely the president’s hatred of Sen Schumer.

Mark Abraham @markabraham.bsky.social · 16h

"If this system of transportation collapses, the Northeastern economy and the economy of the country collapses." The most important economic development project in the entire nation threatened with cancellation: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/n...

Trump Says $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Is ‘Terminated’

www.nytimes.com

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 15h

Just speculating but could be an issue where they are reporting the purchase of service separate from Metra operated and for some reason didn’t use the right name

Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 1d

The only one in the list that made me go “huh?”

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

This post was written before today's car crash and chemical attack. Was referring to the preceding car crashes and chemical attacks.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

Yes, you should be surprised and horrified by secret federal police running around our city kidnapping immigrants, crashing cars, launching chemical weapons and shooting and killing people. This is a thing you should be *perpetually* shocked by. We lose when we become numb to it.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

here’s more context to the videos DHS is putting out from Chicago.

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cta @chicagocta.bsky.social · 1d

Starting October 15, six CTA buses will operate with Automated Bus Lane Enforcement systems as part of the City of Chicago’s Smart Streets pilot.

Automated bus lane, bus stop, and bike lane enforcement starts Wednesday, October 15th

Keeping bus stops clear is essential to ensuring that transit is accessible to everyone especially people with disabilities.

Bus lanes and bus stops are for buses. Bike lanes are for bikes.
Keeping them clear is essential to ensuring everyone in Chicago gets where they need to go, safely and on time.

That's why we're launching automated bus lane, bus stop, and bike lane enforcement to improve rider safety and transit efficiency.

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 2d

(Who needs to achieve policy aims when you can destroy your pension funding levels for no reason, repeatedly)

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

Yes, you should be surprised and horrified by secret federal police running around our city kidnapping immigrants, crashing cars, launching chemical weapons and shooting and killing people. This is a thing you should be *perpetually* shocked by. We lose when we become numb to it.

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 2d

Here in Chicago we’re pretty good at doing the former without getting the latter.

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you @royalpratt.bsky.social for continuing to follow and elevate these issues. It’s important work. Please keep it up.

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 3d

Obviously there is more/better coverage here than elsewhere. I am most shocked by the lack of national media attention - in some cases, any attention at all - to the rapid escalation and incredible disregard for core constitutional rights.

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 3d

It is so surreal to be aware of what is happening, and then seeing that it is not the top of the fold headline in every news outlet. Even in the Chicago press.

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 3d

If this were happening in NYC I have to think it would be all caps headlines. Chicago is under attack.

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 3d

While important coverage, this also has not kept up with the pace of what has happened even over this weekend. Agents are swarming across the city, brandishing guns at people, detaining them for filming, etc. Dramatic and violent escalations.

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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 3d

By popular demand, @aceckhouse.bsky.social and I have put together a deep-in-the-weeds explainer on SB 79. Enjoy!
substack.com/home/post/p-...

Everything You Need To Know About SB 79

…but were too afraid to read about in the actual bill.

substack.com

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Daniel Comeaux @danielcomeaux.bsky.social · 3d

Everything is happening even faster than I feared. Proud of my fellow Chicagoans. Scared of what is going to happen next.

Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 3d

Two feelings:

This is a truly fucked up version of the US we’re living in right now

Chicagoans, as always, are standing up

juridical.bsky.social @juridical.bsky.social · 4d

Same group? Is that a pistol being pointed at the guy in blue?

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 3d

Two feelings:

This is a truly fucked up version of the US we’re living in right now

Chicagoans, as always, are standing up

juridical.bsky.social @juridical.bsky.social · 4d

Same group? Is that a pistol being pointed at the guy in blue?

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

ICE in Chicago detained two people (that we know of) for filming them today, a cyclist and a neighborhood rapid responder. This in addition to tear gassing another neighborhood and brandishing weapons at rapid response—both things that have also already been going on for weeks.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 3d

ICE/Border Patrol held a weapon on a guy who was demanding they show him their face in Rogers Park today

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