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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18h

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

www.propublica.org

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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 17h

Took my students to see STRANGE CARGO: THE DOOM OF THE DEMETER coproduction btw Black Button Eyes and City Lit. Well done, all. Good Halloween fare! #theatresky #chicagotheatre #newplays

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 1d

Church of Norway apologizes to LGBTQ+ community

The presiding bishop of the Church of Norway visited the London Pub in Oslo, a prominent gay venue, to apologize on Thursday for the 'shame, serious harm and pain' the church had inflicted on gay peop...

www.lemonde.fr

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 1d

Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants

Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates

www.gelliottmorris.com

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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 2d

Saw JABRIL’S CHAINS with Mud Theatre at Fourth Presbyterian Church. Important stuff. #chicagotheatre #theatresky

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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 2d

Took my students to REVOLUTION(S) at the Goodman. They loved it. The show and the pizza.

Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 7d

Tallbarrel: ‘what did you want me to do? The Photarch of the Candescent creed comes in and you want me to say ‘how do you like these lightning bolts? And just shoot her in the face? In the face? Ka-Plow?!’ Oh thank you, Brennan. I needed that giggle. #criticalrole #criticalrolespoilers

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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 7d

Thankies!

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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 7d

#theatresky

Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 7d

#tennesseewilliams #chicagotheater @citylittheater.bsky.social

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Edgewater Presbyterian Church @edgewaterpcusa.bsky.social · 7d

#tennesseewilliams #chicagotheater @citylittheater.bsky.social

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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 7d

Went to Elston Electric to see one of the arcade games I helped to voice. #actorlife #voiceover #videogames

The author sits smiling in the cabinet of GODZILLA VR arcade games at Elston Electric.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 9d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 10d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Portland Mercury @portlandmercury.com · 11d

From our sister paper @chicagoreader.com, a trio of stories about how the incursion of ICE and federal agents in Chicago makes life extremely difficult for the unhoused, immigrants, and anyone who believes in free speech.

ICE Targets Chicago’s Homeless Community

[This roundup of news about ICE and the incursion of federal agents and troops in Chicago comes from our sister paper, the Chicago Reader—eds.] Feds target unhoused Chicagoans Since September, at leas...

www.portlandmercury.com

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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 17d

“Dol-Makjar is Chicago and this is Malort.” Thanks for the shout out, Brennan!! #criticalrolespoilers #criticalroleC4

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The Drama Guru @dramaguru.bsky.social · 21d

Drama Guru training enriches more than the individual. It reinforces the wider curriculum and deepens understanding across subjects.

#actingtips #dramaguru #actorsky #TheatreSky

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 19d

You gotta put down the ducky if you wanna play the saxophone

(honored to be quoted)

To atone this Yom Kippur, you must drop your lizard

(RNS) — The idea of dragging a scaly reptile into holy waters — a ridiculous image paired with a moral imperative — makes one wonder what their lizard might be. And how do you let it go?

religionnews.com

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 19d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 19d

I had the opportunity today to speak with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about Gaza, AIPAC, and what Democrats need to do better.

An easy first step? No AIPAC money. Ever.

AIPAC is supporting my opponent but I’m on the right side of history.

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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 20d

Got to see the premiere of a horror short film I was in tonight at Landmark. #actorlife I’m a screamer! Congrats to Sam Locke & Underhanded Productions on MIDNIGHT SNACK! Proud to be on your team.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 22d

Poster advertising the Yorkshire coast for LNER, 1929, by Derbyshire-born Laura Knight (1877-1970), her generation's most popular painter. #WomensArt

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Carolina Forward @carolinaforward.bsky.social · 22d

Something that a lot of people don't know is that the number of all immigrants in the United States, regardless of legal category, is just pretty small.

Credit: @statisticurban.bsky.social

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 21d

A silent, inter-faith march near the ICE detention center in Portland, Oregon.

The marchers held flowers. 💐

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Kat Evans @katevans.bsky.social · 22d

Beer for them. Cherry liqueur for me.

A half pint glass of beer on the left and a cordial glass with cherry liqueur on the right. Water glasses in the background. Red and white checkered table cloth. Blue leatherette menu on the table.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 22d

Same-sex partnership systems now cover 92% of Japan’s population, 530 municipalities across 33 prefectures now offer them, reaching 92.5% of the population. In parallel, high courts in 2024 and 2025 have unanimously ruled the marriage ban unconstitutional. buff.ly/WUr51qq
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