Kevin Howley
@khowley.bsky.social
Veteran academic, sometime columnist, part-time broadcaster
Lawless "law enforcement" in Chicago doesn't begin or end with Operation Midway Blitz.
The process for meting out discipline in the most serious cases of misconduct by Chicago police officers has been largely at a standstill for more than two years.
Number of unresolved CPD discipline cases crawls toward 500 during court fight
As of mid-December, CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling still must decide whether or not to bring administrative charges in 490 cases in which the Civilian Office of Police Accountability sustained a…
trib.al
December 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Lawless "law enforcement" in Chicago doesn't begin or end with Operation Midway Blitz.
The Takeaway: Don't give up on public interest journalism.
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Editor’s Note | I Almost Gave Up on Journalism Until the Free Press Found Me
News Editor Ashton Pittman writes about why he almost gave up on a career in journalism before he began working for the Free Press.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The Takeaway: Don't give up on public interest journalism.
www.mississippifreepress.org/editors-note...
www.mississippifreepress.org/editors-note...
Turn Your Radio On!!
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Turn Your Radio On!!
The tyrant is rigging the 2026 midterms in plain sight.
Meet Brittany Bennett, the DOJ’s new voting lawyer with a record of promoting false conspiracy theories. And she was a key player behind a 2024 GOP effort to ban Georgia from using Dominion voting machines.
New DOJ Voting Lawyer Spread Conspiracy Theory About Dominion Voting Machines
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The tyrant is rigging the 2026 midterms in plain sight.
A year ago, President Trump visited this site to make the point that he was attuned to everyday people who felt overlooked in the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris economy. These days, it’s Trump who’s in danger of appearing out of touch.
Trump served McDonald's to connect with voters. Now, many feel they can't afford it.
Trump's dilemma ahead of the midterm elections: Sympathizing with voters who face financial pressures while persuading them that his policies are working.
nbcnews.to
December 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Reposted by Kevin Howley
Outside an entrance to the Second Avenue subway station in the East Village, street artist Doug Groupp has spray-painted an artwork portraying ICE officers detaining the statue of Liberty.
New York Graffiti Shows ICE Arresting the Statue of Liberty
The artist says he drew inspiration from the subway art of Keith Haring.
hyperallergic.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Outside an entrance to the Second Avenue subway station in the East Village, street artist Doug Groupp has spray-painted an artwork portraying ICE officers detaining the statue of Liberty.
Culture warriors Pussy Riot join a suspect list of "extremist organizations" along with Britain's Palestine Action and the US variant of Anitfa.
Russia declared the punk band Pussy Riot an extremist organization on Monday, according to a lawyer for the group.
Russia Outlaws Pussy Riot Group as Crackdown on Critics Deepens
Russia declared the punk band Pussy Riot an extremist organization on Monday, according to a lawyer for the group, as the Kremlin continues a deepening crackdown on critics of President Vladimir Putin.
bloom.bg
December 15, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Culture warriors Pussy Riot join a suspect list of "extremist organizations" along with Britain's Palestine Action and the US variant of Anitfa.
I'm guessing it has nothing to do with the Barrel's new logo.
This cracker barrel is full of sad Chiefs fans.
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I'm guessing it has nothing to do with the Barrel's new logo.
NATO suckered Ukraine. The tyrant aims to do the same.
Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory
BERLIN (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday voiced readiness to drop his country’s bid to join NATO in exchange for Western security guarantees, but rejected the U.S. push for cedi...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
NATO suckered Ukraine. The tyrant aims to do the same.
Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees but rejects US push to cede territory
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Making it "virtually impossible" to address discrimination complaints is the whole point.
#DOE #CivilRights
#DOE #CivilRights
Massive Layoffs at the Dept of #Education Erode Its #CivilRights Division
Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve #discrimination complaints.
www.propublica.org/article/educ...
Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve #discrimination complaints.
www.propublica.org/article/educ...
Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division
Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Making it "virtually impossible" to address discrimination complaints is the whole point.
#DOE #CivilRights
#DOE #CivilRights
Amen!
"No mainstream reporter has the stomach to say, 'By the way, this administration lies all the time and we should assume this is a lie too' after every unsupported statement." They should, because it's true.
Donald Trump and the Power of the Little Lie
The war against Venezuela isn’t about drugs. It’s about the destruction of regular order.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Amen!
Looking forward to this new doc on the historic WTO protests.
A new documentary, “WTO/99,” places audiences in the line of fire, with stomach-churning images of police brutality as thousands took to Seattle streets in 1999 to protest the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference. Watching “WTO/99” is part awe, part déjà vu, writes @glentalk.bsky.social.
“WTO/99” protests offers lessons on resistance and police violence
“WTO/99” takes viewers to the 1999 WTO protests in Seattle, which faced a brutal police response echoed in the Black Lives Matter protests
prismreports.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Looking forward to this new doc on the historic WTO protests.
Noem must GO!
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Kristi Noem must go!
Kristi Noem was an unqualified choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security, and her time in office has confirmed it. As DHS Secretary, Noem has lied to Congress, denied well-documented deportat...
sign.moveon.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Noem must GO!
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'Stop Arming Israel,' Jewish-Led Groups Tell DNC Leaders at Party Summit www.commondreams.org/news/jewish-...
'Stop Arming Israel,' Jewish-Led Groups Tell DNC Leaders at Party Summit | Common Dreams
Jewish Voice for Peace Action demands Democrats stop arming Israel. Join the coalition to end US complicity in Israeli war crimes.
www.commondreams.org
December 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
'Stop Arming Israel,' Jewish-Led Groups Tell DNC Leaders at Party Summit www.commondreams.org/news/jewish-...
Park served the USA honorably and continues to do so from self-deportation in Korea.
Noem does a disservice to veterans, and the entire nation, with every lying breath she takes.
#ImpeachNoem #HonorVeterans #AbolishICE
Noem does a disservice to veterans, and the entire nation, with every lying breath she takes.
#ImpeachNoem #HonorVeterans #AbolishICE
"I just feel that this is unfair for those who fought for our country to be treated this way," Sae Joon Park told USA TODAY in an exclusive interview.
'Unfair for those who fought': Self-deported US Army vet speaks out
"I just feel that this is unfair for those who fought for our country to be treated this way," Sae Joon Park told USA TODAY in an exclusive interview.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Park served the USA honorably and continues to do so from self-deportation in Korea.
Noem does a disservice to veterans, and the entire nation, with every lying breath she takes.
#ImpeachNoem #HonorVeterans #AbolishICE
Noem does a disservice to veterans, and the entire nation, with every lying breath she takes.
#ImpeachNoem #HonorVeterans #AbolishICE
As temperatures likely dip below zero this weekend, the city’s largest no-kill shelter is hoping 125 of its animals will soon be in warm, forever homes just in time for the holiday.
Adopt a pet? PAWS Chicago hopes to find homes for 125 animals for the holidays
chicago.suntimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In other news, Israeli impunity for war crimes continues unchecked and goes largely unnoticed.
#BDS #FreePalestine #Gaza
#BDS #FreePalestine #Gaza
At least 16 people had died in the last 24 hours in Gaza, including three children who died from exposure to the cold, as a winter storm batters the territory.
Heavy rain from Storm Byron has flooded tents and temporary shelters across the Gaza Strip since late Wednesday.
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Heavy rain from Storm Byron has flooded tents and temporary shelters across the Gaza Strip since late Wednesday.
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Three children die from exposure to the cold in Gaza as winter storm batters the territory
According to a UN report, 761 displacement sites hosting about 850,000 people are at high risk of flooding.
jrnl.ie
December 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In other news, Israeli impunity for war crimes continues unchecked and goes largely unnoticed.
#BDS #FreePalestine #Gaza
#BDS #FreePalestine #Gaza
JD Vance pressured IN Republicans to support the tyrant's power grab. The Veep failed miserably. Doesn't bode well for his 2028 aspirations.
#Gerrymander #Indiana #LameDuck #NoKings
#Gerrymander #Indiana #LameDuck #NoKings
December 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
JD Vance pressured IN Republicans to support the tyrant's power grab. The Veep failed miserably. Doesn't bode well for his 2028 aspirations.
#Gerrymander #Indiana #LameDuck #NoKings
#Gerrymander #Indiana #LameDuck #NoKings
Trump's redistricting power grab just took a major hit.
Indiana lawmakers blocked his push to rig congressional maps—another reminder that he can't bully his way into stealing elections. Public pressure matters.
Indiana lawmakers blocked his push to rig congressional maps—another reminder that he can't bully his way into stealing elections. Public pressure matters.
Indiana Republicans defy Trump and reject his House redistricting push in the state
In a resounding rejection of a pressure campaign from the White House, Indiana Republican Senators voted down a new congressional map created to give the GOP an advantage in the upcoming 2026 election...
apnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The tyrant's threats and intimidation FAIL in the ruby Red State of Indiana. Congratulations Hoosier GOP for ushering in Trump's lame duck presidency.
#NoKings #Redistricting #TrumpTariffs #TrumpRecession
#NoKings #Redistricting #TrumpTariffs #TrumpRecession
December 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The tyrant's threats and intimidation FAIL in the ruby Red State of Indiana. Congratulations Hoosier GOP for ushering in Trump's lame duck presidency.
#NoKings #Redistricting #TrumpTariffs #TrumpRecession
#NoKings #Redistricting #TrumpTariffs #TrumpRecession
If local officials were truly "stunned" by this display they haven't been paying attention to the normalization of right wing extremism from the schoolyard to the Supreme Court.
'Disturbing and unacceptable': Students form human swastika at California high school
‘Disturbing and unacceptable’: Students form human swastika at California high school
Local leaders, students and others in San Jose, California, were stunned when a photograph of high school students forming a human swastika went viral on social media last week.
myfox8.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If local officials were truly "stunned" by this display they haven't been paying attention to the normalization of right wing extremism from the schoolyard to the Supreme Court.
"A year of embarrassment and chaos" at the Kennedy Center pales in comparison to a year of fear, intimidation, and cruelty in the streets of America. #NoKings
Donld Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center has led to a year of embarrassment and chaos for the once venerable art institution.
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How the Kennedy Center Has Been Transformed by Trumpism
The President was drawn to the institution for its cultural prestige. He and his allies made it radioactive.
www.newyorker.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"A year of embarrassment and chaos" at the Kennedy Center pales in comparison to a year of fear, intimidation, and cruelty in the streets of America. #NoKings
President Trump says consumers have a lot to be thankful for as his first year in office wraps up.
But a look at polling reveals that Americans feel very differently than the president about their economic situation.
But a look at polling reveals that Americans feel very differently than the president about their economic situation.
How voters really feel about affordability
Trump brushes it off, but the evidence is piling up that Americans are unhappy with their economist situations.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Cultists trying sound like apologists.
‘Never going to be pitch perfect’: Trump loyalists see an imperfect messenger
‘Never going to be pitch perfect’: Trump loyalists see an imperfect messenger
Trump's Pennsylvania speech demonstrated that his return to the trail is a gamble: It’s just as likely to provide Democrats campaign fodder as it is to motivate his MAGA base heading into the midterm elections.
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Cultists trying sound like apologists.
Overheard a conversation about this the other evening while I was getting a haircut. I assumed the 44 year-old player was a FG kicker. LOL
Gotta wonder who's more desperate with this move: Rivers or Colts.
Gotta wonder who's more desperate with this move: Rivers or Colts.
Philip Rivers is coming out of retirement at age 44 for a shot at playing for the Indianapolis Colts, who are struggling to make the playoffs. He last played in the NFL in 2021. n.pr/3KKpLVm
Philip Rivers' return to the NFL, by the numbers
Philip Rivers is coming out of retirement at age 44 for a shot at playing for the Indianapolis Colts, who are struggling to make the playoffs. He last played in the NFL in 2021.
n.pr
December 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Overheard a conversation about this the other evening while I was getting a haircut. I assumed the 44 year-old player was a FG kicker. LOL
Gotta wonder who's more desperate with this move: Rivers or Colts.
Gotta wonder who's more desperate with this move: Rivers or Colts.