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Dr. Tom Frieden @drtomfrieden.bsky.social · 4h

CDC is not a Democratic or Republican agency. It's an American agency. One in three employees have been lost in recent months. This is dismantling of our health protections, not reform.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 4h

NEW: Here, via Washington Post, is the up to date list of which media outlets have signed the Pentagon’s new press policy and which haven’t.

Resistance matters.

Where news outlets stand on the Pentagon's new media rules
Signed:
• One America News

Refusing to sign:
• ABC News
• AL-Monitor
• Associated Press
• The Atlantic
• Aviation Week
• Axios
• Bloomberg News
• Breaking Defense
• C4ISRNET
• CBS News
• CNN
• Defense Daily
• Defense News
• Defense One

Continuing the list of those who have refused to sign are:

- The Economist
• Federal Times
• The Financial Times
• Fox News
• The Guardian
• The Hill
• HuffPost
• Military Times
• MSNBC
• NBC News
• The New York Times
• Newsmax
• NPR
• PBS Newshour
• Politico
• RealClearPolitics
• Reuters
• Task & Purpose
• The Wall Street Journal
• The Washington Examiner
• The Washington Post
• The Washington Times
• WTOP

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 5h

there's a lot we still don't know and details about breaking news change very quickly, so take this with a grain of salt:

abc7 reports federal agents had previously been chasing a vehicle "before a crash in the area."

unclear who they were chasing, who was involved in the crash, or what caused it.

Federal agents involved in chase before East Side crash, resident says; crowd tear gassed in area

A chase involving federal agents led to a crash Tuesday afternoon on Chicago's East Side, a neighborhood resident said. After the crash, a crowd gathered around agents on the scene.

abc7chicago.com

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 4h

In an interesting turn of events, MAGA is now in favor of the government pressuring Big Tech platforms to censor users’ speech.

On Tuesday, AG Bondi revealed the DOJ got Facebook to remove a group page where users shared information about ICE operations in the Chicago area. trib.al/kpUJoNz

Pam Bondi Announces Facebook Caved and Removed ICE-Tracking Page

The Trump administration is getting social media platforms to bend to its will on content moderation.

trib.al

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 21h

This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement.

At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @congressmanraja.bsky.social · 23h

Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 9h

"Everyday Chicagoans are proving that they’re the first line of defense against this extraordinary federal incursion into this city," Edward McClelland writes for @chicagomag.com: www.chicagomag.com/news/chicago...

Chicago Is Organizing for All

Everyday Chicagoans are proving to be the first line of defense against the federal incursion into their city.

www.chicagomag.com

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 5h

Update #Chicago 👇👇
WGN producer
#democracy free press

Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 8h

NEW: The People’s Law Office is representing Debbie Brockman, the WGN producer who was detained by feds.

“Ms. Brockman and her legal team adamantly deny any allegation that she assaulted anyone. Rather, Ms. Brockman was the one who was violently assaulted by federal agents on her way to work.”

Statement on Behalf of Debbie Brockman, WGN
Employee Assaulted by Federal Agents

Debbie Brockman, the WGN employee who was physically attacked and arrested in Chicago, Illinois by federal agents on October 10, 2025, would like to provide the following information to clarify any misunderstandings or misrepresentations that have been previously reported.

First off, Ms. Brockman wishes to clarify that at the time of this incident she was not acting in any professional capacity as an employee of WGN. During the morning hours this past Friday, Ms. Brockman was walking to the bus stop as part of her morning commute when she was attacked by Border Patrol agents.
Ms. Brockman, who is a U.S. citizen born in this country, was violently detained on Foster Avenue, on the north side of Chicago. As this occurred, individuals on the street began recording the incident and asked Ms. Brockman her name. In addition to providing her name, Ms. Brockman stated that she worked for WGN. She added this information because she hoped someone would notify her employer so her coworkers would know that she would not be arriving at work that day.
Ms. Brockman was detained and held in federal custody for approximately 7 hours before being released. She has not been charged with any crimes and she intends to pursue all legal avenues available to her to vindicate her rights and hold the federal authorities accountable for their actions.
Ms. Brockman is being represented by attorneys from the People’s Law Office in Chicago. Ms. Brockman and her legal team adamantly deny any allegation that she assaulted anyone. Rather, Ms. Brockman was the one who was violently assaulted by federal agents on her way to work. Ms. Brockman feared for her life multiple times throughout this terrifying experience.
“This incident should be alarming and horrifying to every single person in this country,” said Brad Thomson, one of Ms. Brockman’s attorneys at People’s Law Office. “If armed, masked, federal agents are sn…

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6h

Developing: per photographer Matthew Kaplan and others on scene, neighbors are currently facing dozens of Border Patrol agents on the east side. Feds have been all over the area, some kidnappings confirmed. Saw one gas canister deployed on FB live earlier.

Militarized federal agents in street at 105th and N

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 6h

It now appears the federal agents have left the intersection, after deploying more gas into the crowd. Still working to sort more details.

Feels almost trite at this point to bring up the federal court's restraining order, which included language meant to rein in agents' use of chemical weapons.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 6h

A confrontation between community members and militarized federal agents appears to be unfolding on Chicago's southeast side, near the intersection of E. 105th St and S. Ave. N.

Details still emerging. From what I've seen federal agents have deployed at least one can of some kind of gas.

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 5h

masked federal agents used multiple canisters of tear gas + other chemical munitions on a crowd of residents in chicago's southeast side around 12:40 p.m.

neighbors had gathered on a residential intersection following a morning during which dozens of border patrol agents terrorized the community.

tear gas billows from canisters in a residential intersection, at 105th street and south avenue north, on chicago's southeast side.

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FiveToePhil @fivetoephil.bsky.social · 5h

The same suppression the GOP cried about so loudly.

“Today following outreach from [the Justice Department], Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target [ICE] agents in Chicago.”

newrepublic.com/post/201754/...

Pam Bondi Announces Facebook Caved and Removed ICE-Tracking Page

The Trump administration is getting social media platforms to bend to its will on content moderation.

newrepublic.com

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 5h

Social media is being impacted
👇👇👇

Share widely.
Time for wide spread creativity
#democracy

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 9h

Statement from AG Pam Bondi:

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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 8h

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 8h

JUST IN: The 3rd Circuit *denies* a push by national GOP to reconsider ruling on misdated mail ballots in Pa.

Judge Emil Bove may have cast his first vote here in dissent of the decision -- and plans to write about it later. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 10h

Great promotion 👇

Well done @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

( @democrats.org take 🗒️)

Share widely, please!

Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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Miranda 🖤🤍💜 @doomscroling.bsky.social · 1d

Friendly reminder: "I was just following orders" didn't protect those who faced the Nuremberg trials who had once dragged crying women and children from their homes from the consequences of their actions.

#Pinks

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 12h

The questions remain. Why did White House border czar Tom Homan accept a bag with $50,000 cash? Who was it from? What was promised in exchange? Why did the DOJ close the investigation? How does bribery and corruption make America great? www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Pressed on Tom Homan controversy, JD Vance and Pam Bondi struggle to answer

The attorney general and the vice president confronted straightforward questions about the scandal surrounding the border czar. Both Republicans struggled.

www.msnbc.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 13h

"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system"
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark

For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.

www.theatlantic.com

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 19h

Indeed !
Always stronger together !!

Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 19h

Many many not signing 👇👇👇

Resistance is growing
& the cracks are showing

Always stronger together
#democracy first amendment !

Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 20h

"News organizations including The New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative Newsmax television network said Monday they will not sign a Defense Department document about its new press rules, making it likely the Trump administration will evict their reporters from the Pentagon."

Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 21h

Solidarity is the only way

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 20h

Well done @theatlantic.com

Standing for #democracy !!

The Atlantic Communications @theatlanticpr.bsky.social · 1d

The Atlantic’s journalists will not sign the Pentagon’s press policy. Statement here from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg:

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

Big roar for AG Letitia James at the ZOHRAN rally👇🏽

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 20h

& take some 📝 from MIT (can’t believe I’m saying that & yet)

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Great LakesQ @qglpolicywonk.bsky.social · 20h

I worked in partnership with the Fenway policy team starting in the early ‘90s well into 2010s Demanding $ & resources for LGBTQ health care & AIDS funding. I am outraged!

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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