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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 5h

DAILY MEMO: Elderly Man Hospitalized After ICE Hit and Run in Pacoima, One of 17 Incidents Reported Today 🧵2 Parts

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CNN @cnn.com · 8h

Los Angeles County officials voted to declare a state of emergency that gives them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids. https://cnn.it/47gvZns

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carlylsl.bsky.social @carlylsl.bsky.social · 8h

Reminds me of how immigration attorneys are now writing “confidential address” in humanitarian visa applications, not to protect the client from their abuser but from the federal govt

John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 8h

To be clear:

LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.

The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.

This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

abcnews.go.com

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AryaOrgana @aryaorgana.bsky.social · Oct 26

Neurotypicals need to stop telling autistic kids to carry a blue bucket to justify being nonverbal, or not wearing a costume.

Stop asking kids to carry a literal sign they're different.

If a kid shows up on Halloween, give them candy. No requirements. Period.

#autism #actuallyautistic

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Jen Wang @jenwang.com · 1d

You ought to be able to do all the ones you like, like the home video version of "Clue"

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

womp womp.

Appeals court: Trump can't deploy National Guard on Chicago's streets

A ruling Saturday forbids the White House from actively using troops in Illinois.

www.motherjones.com

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

1. As some Democrats have run from transgender rights, Zohran Mamdani is showing what so many others have lacked: courage to lead with his values over pandering to focus groups.

The ad is one of the best things I've seen from a politician on transgender people.

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As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support

The 2 minute ad features Sylvia Rivera's story, Mamdani's commitment to transgender people, and even music from the legendary late trans artist SOPHIE.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, wow, wow. This has always been legally possible but the law has virtually never been enforced — and now this is the SECOND case I've heard of in the last month (first involving a person with a green card) of a noncitizen being charged for failure to carry their papers.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Jen Wang @jenwang.com · 2d

LGBTQ+ rights forever, but also well said on this specific point.

D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 2d

📌“The fact that I am American means, among other things, people can’t say, like they did about Francis, ‘he doesn’t understand the United States, he just doesn’t see what’s going on.’
“Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed?”

-Pope Leo in a direct rebuke of the hideous Trump

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 4d

Psychiatrists/NPs/therapists who could provide off-the-books, no-fee, Zoom-based care for individuals in crisis in ICE-targeted Chicago communities, please email me: [email protected]. Include whether you can prescribe, speak Spanish (or other languages), and available hours per week/month.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 4d

I went to Broadview ICE facility again today. They blocked off 25th, a lot of sheriffs police, local cops& Illinois state police. Around noon, riot police w/ weapons, helmets, zip ties came out. All in black & I cannot figure out what this patch says. The word on the bottom is police. Anybody know?

A patch that says police on the bottom and has a figure with a lance on a white horse above the word police. There are words above the horse image, but I do not know what they are.

A cop clad all in black with a helmet and mask on and a gun. On his uniform, there is A patch that says police on the bottom and has a figure with a lance on a white horse above the word police. There are words above the horse image, but I do not know what they are.

Cops clad all in black with helmets and masks on and guns. Their helmets have right Shields over the front. This is outside the Broadview, Illinois ice facility. One of the cops also has zip ties.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 5d

If you're watching the situation in Chicago from afar & want to help, on the off chance you have spare $$, you can give to the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund, which posts "bond for individuals held in the custody of ICE w ties to IL, IN, KY & WI who cannot afford to pay"
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow

How to Help MIBFC — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

www.mibfc.org

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Jen Wang @jenwang.com · 5d

I just took a deep breath and deleted a skeet where I cussed out @padlet.com, but honestly, maybe I should have kept it. This was a great resource, and the folks behind this decision should be ashamed of themselves for what they have chosen to enable.

Padlet removes ‘People over Papers,’ a mapping tool tracking ICE raids

The crowdsourced site was taken down without warning, days after political figures called for its removal. Its creators quickly launched a replacement.

laist.com

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WIRED @wired.com · 5d

The CDC no longer broadly recommends the Covid-19 vaccine, but US residents will still be able to get one if they want. www.wired.com/story/covid-...

Covid Shots Are About to Be Widely Available Again

The CDC no longer broadly recommends the Covid-19 vaccine, but US residents will still be able to get one if they want.

www.wired.com

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Rachel Hands @rachelhands.com · 17d

gonna collect the various links into a thread I hope to never post to again :

Rachel Hands @rachelhands.com · 17d

regular-posting for those with reposts turned off: contribute for the Somerville neighbor who was kidnapped for “matching the description of the problem” gofund.me/fd3a45829

Donate to Fighting an Unlawful ICE Kidnapping in Somerville”, organized by Family And friends

On September 20th at 11:15am, Magdaleno Pineda Avelar(Walter ) … Family And friends needs your support for Fighting an Unlawful ICE Kidnapping in Somerville”

gofund.me

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 9d

I hope you'll take a moment for these beautiful parting words from the incomparable Jane Goodall.

(And she threw in a little salt for the evil ones, too)

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 9d

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

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Aram Sinnreich @aramsinn.bsky.social · 9d

As a former college radio DJ and Director (88.1 WESU-FM), I am delighted to hear this.

Emily White @emwhitenoise.bsky.social · 12d

College radio stations are seeing a surge in student interest.

Stations that once struggled to fill airtime are now overflowing with student DJs.

I spoke to 7 college radio stations across the U.S. to understand what is driving the revival:

emwhitenoise.substack.com/p/gen-zs-col...

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 11d

BREAKING: A federal judge says there is a realistic likelihood that the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driven by vindictive motives — reflected in the public statements of Bondi, Blanche, Noem et al.

He has ordered discovery on the question.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Jen Wang @jenwang.com · 11d

Yes & it's great--the ones I've had brown them all the way thewoksoflife.com/soy-scallion...

Shanghai Scallion Oil Noodles (Cong You Ban Mian)

Scallion oil noodles (葱油拌面) is one of the simplest and tastiest Chinese noodle dishes out there. Find out how to make it with our authentic Shanghai recipe.

thewoksoflife.com

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 12d

Bari leading CBS News is v bad in all kinds of ways, but what makes it even more galling is that I know so many fine reporters, editors & critics afraid of being fired, w/ a precarious income at best, out of the field or out of work. More thoughts on that general trend www.moryan.com/on-the-firin...

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 12d

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’

Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

www.404media.co

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Neil @realneilc.bsky.social · 12d

In an era where comedians who once whined abut "cancel culture" because "you can't joke about anything anymore" happily perform muzzled in Riyadh and ICE casually shoots journalists in LA and Chicago and assaults others in NYC, it's important to remember Jamal Khashoggi. Great work from Karen

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Josh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 12d

NEW: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has taken money directly from Chinese investors, according to newly unsealed testimony. It's the first time direct Chinese investment in the defense contractor has been disclosed. www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies

The newly unsealed testimony marks the first time direct Chinese investment in the company has been disclosed, raising new questions about foreign ownership interests in one of America’s most importan...

www.propublica.org

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