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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 3h

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 4h

This seems like a persistent problem--it feels like what really happened to LA and DC never fully got through, is already in the process of being forgotten, and now lots of people seem only vaguely aware of Chicago's situation. How do we get more people to care before it shows up at their doorsteps?

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 4h

So many people i talk to mention that their out-of-state friends or family have heard little to nothing about what’s going on in Chicago.

Some viral stories like the South Shore apartments raid or Rev. Black getting shot break through but the persistent Fed violence in the streets in lost.

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NPR @npr.org · 6h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Perri @neonperri.bsky.social · 1h

I am astounded that not one single person in this thread even mentions Madonna kicking torch song butt as Breathless. 🤔

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

you know what. DICK TRACY is good. a perfectly fine time at the movies. i’d rather watch it again than most blockbusters these days.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 4h

Also she’s not reliable on anything, it is clear that 1 reason she is acting the way she is, not just on Israel, these days is because she was not given the blessings or the job offers from the trump White House in the past year that she wanted

Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 6h

saw someone arguing that MTG's anti Israel noises suggest that she's a more reliable moral voice longterm than most centrist Ds, and...like, people really need to acknowledge just how antisemitic she is and what role that plays in her approach to Israel policy. 1

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 10h

No. No. No.

(Nothing against Steven, I used to do this too until I learned that it was a bad idea.)

Swim goggles hit by a projectile (like a tear gas canister or pepper ball) can direct force to the area around your eyeball and pop it out of your skull.

NOT desirable.

Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 11h

Pro tip to reporters and protesters: always have swim goggles in your pockets or bags. They’re small, $10 and if tear gas is used, slip them on & no matter how much you cough, you’ll still be able to SEE without burning eyes.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 3d

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum:

"Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

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Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 4h

ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) is the “gold standard” of “treatment” for Autism, and was created by the person as “Conversion therapy” (see Lovaas) with similar techniques and goals. It’s torture that continues to have widespread support and acceptance.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 5h

"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

Thinking this is wrong and untenable isn’t radical.

Thinking it isn’t, is.

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paul @paulcope.land · 3h

I walked from Uptown through Edgewater up to Devon this afternoon and there was someone with a whistle every few blocks. Cyclists with whistles were patrolling alleys.

Former Brundlefly @thatguywasfly.bsky.social · 5h

One thing I want you to take from videos like this is the absolute cacophony of whistles and screams of "GET THE FUCK OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD" from people in the streets and in buildings. And more and more people are at that point every day.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 6h

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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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h

Translation: they gave him a plane and filled his family’s pockets

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 2h

I do not want to see a Supreme Court justice’s face on cable news, period

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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svart flagg @svartflagg.bsky.social · 2h

Today in Portland, a fed shooting pepper balls from the roof of the ICE facility was so eager to aim for people’s heads, that after shooting one photographer in the head and another in the upper arm, they accidentally shot a DHS agent in the head. This photo shows the moment of impact;

Riot cops standing a street with less-lethal weapons, and one in a gas mask has a cloud of pepper dust around his helmet.

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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 4h

On the one hand I feel really bad for the people who were mocked for their appearance. They don't deserve that. On the other hand I am very happy for them that they got to go back home, because they also don't deserve being deployed to fucking Chicago.

🎃 Trick or Pete 🎃 Lucier @peterlucier.bsky.social · 5h

After commenters deriding the appearance of TX NG troops made photos of their deployment to Chicago go viral, the Texas Military Department quietly recalled and replaced them

For their appearance.

They didn’t send the Guard to serve.
They sent them to be seen.

taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...

Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards

An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 5h

A federal judge ordered federal agents last week to issue two warnings before using tear gas.

Witnesses said they heard no warnings and none can be heard on videos, @chicago.suntimes.com reports

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 5h

Federal agents deployed tear gas after Albany Park residents protested to their attempts to detain a resident of the Northwest Side neighborhood, @vimiller.bsky.social reports for the @chicago.suntimes.com

Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses says they didn't get any warning.

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The Sidewalk School @thesidewalkschool.bsky.social · 10h

Keep Resisting Chicago! At Wilson and Sawyer -an hour ago. 10/12/25

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Mary Kenney @marykgames.com · 5h

I have never, ever heard a reader say their problem is too few books on the market.

I’ve heard MANY say there are so many that it’s hard to find *quality* reads, which is why they’re loyal to certain authors + publishers.

This “business” is solving a problem that doesn’t exist, using stolen work

Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social · Nov 25

Why? Who is this meant to be good for? Nobody wants your shit AI books, never mind 8,000 in a year. Just a terrible idea and a horrible road the publishing industry is heading down.

Bookseller article with the headline "New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone" 🤮🤮🤮

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J.M. Berger @jmberger.com · 4h

The ineligible in-group is the key to understanding a lot of what's happening in this country and the world right now.

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 4h

The US Jewish right is a 30% minority of the community that tries to draw boundaries that exclude most American Jews, so as to portray themselves as the majority. They’d rather rule over a smaller community than work for influence in a larger one.

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j-salvo.bsky.social @j-salvo.bsky.social · 4h

Word to the wise: do not fly internationally into Logan. All of the major public detainments of Legal Residents and Citizens at airports have been out of Logan.

Kat Stuart @luckykatstuart.bsky.social · 4h

Anyone in Boston an immigration lawyer or know one who can help this woman? Her husband is detained at Logan over a dismissed misdemeanor from 2017. He’s a legal resident of the US. She just asked for help an hour ago.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 5h

Fierce, unruly joy in Portland at the emergency naked bike ride

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 8h

Murders per 100k residents:
* Houston 19.0
* Dallas 16.6
* San Antonio 15.9
* Ft. Worth 10.8
* NYC 4.6

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Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

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Perri @neonperri.bsky.social · 3h

Make it look good.

Cranky McCrankymom @marag.bsky.social · 6h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Just import the data!

Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 7h

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

The drives were clicking.

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 3h

Ditto to ABA 'therapy' for autistic kids. It's abuse and only teaches them to mask which will have highly negative mental health impacts later, like suicide.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 5h

"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 3h

Street art in LA:
Guardians of Pedophiles

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