Daniel Tobon
@dtobon.bsky.social
Humanist, Inmigrante, aspiring Urbanist, Army Vet, ex-Esq., serial founder, CPS LSC member, VFW Service Officer, candidate for 35th Ward Alderman. Chicago until the wheels fall off.
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These are the same men who won't
-create private nursing or pumping spaces
-provide funding to support new mothers who struggle with nursing (not all bodies with breasts are capable of what most bodies with breasts are capable of)
-give men parental leave so they can support new mothers
-FUND SNAP
-create private nursing or pumping spaces
-provide funding to support new mothers who struggle with nursing (not all bodies with breasts are capable of what most bodies with breasts are capable of)
-give men parental leave so they can support new mothers
-FUND SNAP
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
These are the same men who won't
-create private nursing or pumping spaces
-provide funding to support new mothers who struggle with nursing (not all bodies with breasts are capable of what most bodies with breasts are capable of)
-give men parental leave so they can support new mothers
-FUND SNAP
-create private nursing or pumping spaces
-provide funding to support new mothers who struggle with nursing (not all bodies with breasts are capable of what most bodies with breasts are capable of)
-give men parental leave so they can support new mothers
-FUND SNAP
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“Imagine being made to spend 11 days inside a coffin. Imagine being made to spend more than a day inside a box barely two feet large in any direction. Imagine having to curl up, unable to extend any of your extremities, in the claustrophobic conditions of such a box, for more than a cumulative day.“
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
“Imagine being made to spend 11 days inside a coffin. Imagine being made to spend more than a day inside a box barely two feet large in any direction. Imagine having to curl up, unable to extend any of your extremities, in the claustrophobic conditions of such a box, for more than a cumulative day.“
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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“I’ve been amazed by the groundswell of grassroots, bipartisan opposition to this....everyone is affected by this, the opposition has been across the political spectrum. A lot of people don’t see the benefits coming from AI and feel they will be paying for it"
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
Exclusive: Congress urged to act against energy-hungry facilities blamed for increasing bills and worsening climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“I’ve been amazed by the groundswell of grassroots, bipartisan opposition to this....everyone is affected by this, the opposition has been across the political spectrum. A lot of people don’t see the benefits coming from AI and feel they will be paying for it"
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After declining for 25 years, child mortality rates from preventable diseases are projected to increase next year. I wonder what has changed.
December 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
After declining for 25 years, child mortality rates from preventable diseases are projected to increase next year. I wonder what has changed.
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Pretty infuriating: King Gizzard quit Spotify over ethical concerns -- and now Spotify is letting AI knockoffs of its music (with all the lyrics copied verbatim) proliferate on its platform
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
King Gizzard Pulled Their Music From Spotify in Protest, and Now Spotify Is Hosting AI Knockoffs of Their Songs
An impersonator appears to be using generative AI to poorly clone rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's iconic sound on Spotify.
futurism.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Pretty infuriating: King Gizzard quit Spotify over ethical concerns -- and now Spotify is letting AI knockoffs of its music (with all the lyrics copied verbatim) proliferate on its platform
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
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Sauer saying something is unconstitutional because it "would be unconstitutional under Justice Scalia's dissent" is a remarkably cogent statement of the Roberts Court's approach to precedent.
December 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Sauer saying something is unconstitutional because it "would be unconstitutional under Justice Scalia's dissent" is a remarkably cogent statement of the Roberts Court's approach to precedent.
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It is really, really hard to get your head around the raw hubris of the majority. They really will be destabilizing the operating structure of the entire U.S. government. Why? Because they believe they have a better idea about how the past century should've been done.
Justice Gorsuch: Is it possible--"just maybe"--that we're setting our sights far too low and we should be blowing up many more structures of modern government?
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It is really, really hard to get your head around the raw hubris of the majority. They really will be destabilizing the operating structure of the entire U.S. government. Why? Because they believe they have a better idea about how the past century should've been done.
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One thing about "original intent" is that the original Constitution was so hostile to the President that their rival was made Vice President, but now we have SCOTUS "originalists" happily giving the President absolute power over everything.*
* So long as they're a Republican.
* So long as they're a Republican.
the whole structure of this argument — independent agencies are politically unaccountable therefore the president must have removal power — treats congress as if it were a total nullity, or as if only the president truly represents the public.
December 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
One thing about "original intent" is that the original Constitution was so hostile to the President that their rival was made Vice President, but now we have SCOTUS "originalists" happily giving the President absolute power over everything.*
* So long as they're a Republican.
* So long as they're a Republican.
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"At least 15 landscapers working between Rogers Park and Zion in Lake County were deported from the end of August to early November, Sossa said. Most were from Mexico, though some were from Colombia and Guatemala."
Federal deportation campaign to have chilling effect for Chicago's snow removal companies
Some Chicago landscaping companies that rely on immigrant workers are struggling with labor shortages, and the impact is being felt even more as they ramp up snow removal services.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"At least 15 landscapers working between Rogers Park and Zion in Lake County were deported from the end of August to early November, Sossa said. Most were from Mexico, though some were from Colombia and Guatemala."
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Dude. Yes. Alito and Thomas are of course the standout examples, but all of the Republican justices have tells in their writing and their questioning indicating that they are, to varying degrees, marinating their brains in dumb bitch juice
My theory, fwiw, is that Supreme Court Justices are not immune to Twitter brain poisoning. I suspect all six have horrific information environments and have therefore lost the ability to understand the people who don't agree with them.
The part that I can't figure out is what John Roberts thinks he is doing. He used to seem to be a judge who was very attentive to appearances, I think on a theory that you can't draw too much attention to yourself without undermining your ability to continue to shape the law.
December 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Dude. Yes. Alito and Thomas are of course the standout examples, but all of the Republican justices have tells in their writing and their questioning indicating that they are, to varying degrees, marinating their brains in dumb bitch juice
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Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
December 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.
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🚨Pam Bondi just ordered the FBI to compile a list of American "extremists" and to establish a bounty fund to reward tipsters, per DOJ memo leaked to me: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🚨Pam Bondi just ordered the FBI to compile a list of American "extremists" and to establish a bounty fund to reward tipsters, per DOJ memo leaked to me: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
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Situational ethics. Situational logic. They can rationalize anything.
Holy shit this back and forth between Kagan/Alito/Jackson/&the SG.
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
Kagan: Doesn't your logic mean a whole raft of other agencies must be invalidated?
SG: Yes, but that's not being litigated right now
Kagan: So what?
Alito: What if we just want to say "but maybe don't apply our logic elsewhere?"
December 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Situational ethics. Situational logic. They can rationalize anything.
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I'm going to say this once more:
The anti-birthright citizenship ppl aren't saying anything new or interesting or which hasn't been refuted for a year. You don't gain anything by amplifying them, and in fact you lose by making it seem like The Left is out to get them. Let them put it in a brief.
The anti-birthright citizenship ppl aren't saying anything new or interesting or which hasn't been refuted for a year. You don't gain anything by amplifying them, and in fact you lose by making it seem like The Left is out to get them. Let them put it in a brief.
December 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'm going to say this once more:
The anti-birthright citizenship ppl aren't saying anything new or interesting or which hasn't been refuted for a year. You don't gain anything by amplifying them, and in fact you lose by making it seem like The Left is out to get them. Let them put it in a brief.
The anti-birthright citizenship ppl aren't saying anything new or interesting or which hasn't been refuted for a year. You don't gain anything by amplifying them, and in fact you lose by making it seem like The Left is out to get them. Let them put it in a brief.
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“I’m not asking for special treatment. I’m just asking that we be treated with dignity. They say we don’t contribute, but we built this city.” - Gualberto Olac, day laborer, speaking at Chicago’s City Hall right now demanding safe hiring sites.
December 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“I’m not asking for special treatment. I’m just asking that we be treated with dignity. They say we don’t contribute, but we built this city.” - Gualberto Olac, day laborer, speaking at Chicago’s City Hall right now demanding safe hiring sites.
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They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:45 AM
They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
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This news story needs to be in the toolkit for all #bikenyc and national #bicycling advocates and organizations.
WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you HAVE TO WATCH this news story. You actually can’t make this up. Ford claims without evidence that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Safe bike-lanes mean business.
Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes
Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...
toronto.citynews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 6:04 AM
This news story needs to be in the toolkit for all #bikenyc and national #bicycling advocates and organizations.
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I'm furious that RFK Jr & his Great Barrington Declaration/Brownstone/anti-vaxx wrecking crew have the HPV vaccine next in their sights; HPV causes many cancers (e.g., cervical & oral)
Australia launched a national HPV vaccination program in 2007 & is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035
Australia launched a national HPV vaccination program in 2007 & is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035
Thanks for quoting me - I wasn't able to listen yesterday afternoon but I am guessing the HPV vaccine will be the next to fall. See @skepticalraptor.bsky.social here - www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalrap...
RFK Jr pushes false claims about HPV cancer-prevention vaccine
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has a history of promoting false claims about vaccines, particularly the HPV vaccine.
www.skepticalraptor.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I'm furious that RFK Jr & his Great Barrington Declaration/Brownstone/anti-vaxx wrecking crew have the HPV vaccine next in their sights; HPV causes many cancers (e.g., cervical & oral)
Australia launched a national HPV vaccination program in 2007 & is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035
Australia launched a national HPV vaccination program in 2007 & is on track to ELIMINATE cervical cancer by 2035
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The death rate among children under 5 is expected to grow this year for the first time in the 21st century, researchers say. A key factor, they say, is cuts to U.S. and other foreign aid
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades
Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The death rate among children under 5 is expected to grow this year for the first time in the 21st century, researchers say. A key factor, they say, is cuts to U.S. and other foreign aid
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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Evil.
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Evil.
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There has been no debate here among constitutional scholars, historians, political scientists, anyone with a pulse really.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
Anyone who knows this history should know there’s no contested issue.
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
There has been no debate here among constitutional scholars, historians, political scientists, anyone with a pulse really.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
Any telling you that this very straightforward point, one that has been universally accepted for a century and a half, is now an "abstruse" issue is just a liar and a hack.
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It’s almost as if leaving the top ranks of DOJ and the FBI totally void of judgment, integrity, and experience has consequences.
The government doing this to anyone is bad. The government doing this to one of the country's leading scholars of criminal law and procedure is bad too, but also just confoundingly stupid
December 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It’s almost as if leaving the top ranks of DOJ and the FBI totally void of judgment, integrity, and experience has consequences.
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"This constant fundraising diverts enormous time and energy away from the actual work of governing. But the damage is deeper. It filters for a specific personality type: not necessarily the most thoughtful public servant but the one most comfortable with relentless solicitation."
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"This constant fundraising diverts enormous time and energy away from the actual work of governing. But the damage is deeper. It filters for a specific personality type: not necessarily the most thoughtful public servant but the one most comfortable with relentless solicitation."
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A reminder: Gregory Bovino may be gone and a bunch of his men aren't here anymore but Border Patrol is still in Chicagoland, randomly stopping folks at Home Depots and chasing people through the snow.
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A reminder: Gregory Bovino may be gone and a bunch of his men aren't here anymore but Border Patrol is still in Chicagoland, randomly stopping folks at Home Depots and chasing people through the snow.