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Stephanie Willerton 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @stephwillerton.bsky.social · 36m

When I went to journalism school many moons ago, @kristenwelker.bsky.social we learned that the most important “W” question to ask was not who, what, where, or whether. It was WHY. Make them tell you WHY on record. Pretty basic stuff.

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Monica Carmean @monicacarmean.com · 20h

Amazon prime frog costumes are sold out. Good job, America.

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Stephanie Willerton 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @stephwillerton.bsky.social · 17h

We’re a big, diverse country. Let a thousand culturally appropriate protests bloom.

Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 19h

For those not fluent in Catholic: refusing the Monstrance is not denying prisoners the Eucharist, it is refusing Christ himself, since Christ is present in the Monstrance.

If Portland’s blow up animals are the right language for Portland, this is the right language for Chicago.

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 23h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Stephanie Willerton 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @stephwillerton.bsky.social · 17h

A friend of mine who worked at ED.gov was fired and rehired three times by early summer when she finally resigned and took another job elsewhere.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

While NYT reports on the triumphant Witkoff/Kushner rally in Israel, WSJ engages in actual journalism by ferreting out how they have used Middle East peacemaking as cover for securing immense sums in private investments from government-connected donors.

Jared Kushner Is Back, and His Imprint Is All Over the Gaza Deal

The man who had sworn off any formal role in President Trump’s second term has been at the center of every decision leading up to the breakthrough agreement between Israel and Hamas.

www.wsj.com

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🎃 public HELLth guy 🎃 @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 21h

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 21h

Seeing a lot of celebration of this as a win.

But at NIH we have seen this exact play before.

It looks like it is the Vought strategy -and to stop the lawless firings we have to see the bigger picture.
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Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc @rahallclifford.bsky.social · 20h

Our public health heroes don't deserve this rollercoaster of cruelty and incompetence

Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 20h

Update from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error. Gift link: nyti.ms/48JjSSf

Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

Friday’s layoffs swept up scientists involved in responding to the measles outbreak and running an influential journal. An official acknowledged the mistakes on Saturday.

nyti.ms

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21h

The government complains that Comey submitted a 19-page request for vindictive prosecution evidence.

Right.

$\the defendant has provided a 19-page letter that includes substantial and abnormal requests regarding the vindictive/selective prosecution allegation. These requests are for internal deliberative processes, attorney work product, and potentially privileged information. The government has asked for this material and will need to review it. We respectfully request the Court set the discovery deadline for this material for October 14, 2025.3$

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Stephanie Willerton 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @stephwillerton.bsky.social · 19h

it’s so brilliant

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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 22h

New reporting: many apparently fired at CDC in 'error'. This is a failure by design given that the admin does not care about fulfilling agency missions. This is the kind of error that should have political consequences.

Unserious people cause real-world harm.

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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Will Rehire Scores of Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 22h

ICE drag girl out of car & body slam her to ground—then pin her face down & kneel on her neck.

"I'm 15!" she cries out. "I'm not resisting!"

Agents have now asked multiple area housing associations to unlock main doors—so they can go door to door.

Hoffman Estates, Illinois

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 20h

Linguischick @cocchino.bsky.social · 1d

"UT is being dismantled piece by piece. Those who see higher education as a threat are intervening directly breaking norms...even constitutional protections — in an effort to suppress and punish controversial opinions among our students and faculty" www.statesman.com/opinion/colu... #AcademicBluesky

After 35 years at UT Austin, I hardly recognize my university | Opinion

What was once a beacon of access and discovery is now fighting for its soul and mission as political attacks upend norms, rules and rights, Lisa L. Moore writes.

www.statesman.com

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Pope to Chicago Labor Leaders: “Please know of my appreciation for your welcome of immigrants and refugees, especially your support of food pantries and shelters….I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 20h

Portland 🔥

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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Stephanie Willerton 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @stephwillerton.bsky.social · 1d

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

"The Labor Department warned in an obscure document filed with the Federal Register last week that 'the near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens' is threatening 'the stability of domestic food production and prices for U.S. consumers.'” This is the intended effect of these policies.

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Libertarianism, Millei style

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Stephanie Willerton 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @stephwillerton.bsky.social · 1d

ffs 🤦🏼‍♀️

Stephanie Willerton 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @stephwillerton.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, I love this so much. 💗

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.

findmeatherapist.org

Find Me A Therapist

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

Presented without comment, the current scene outside Union Station in DC as I got off the train.

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Stephanie Willerton 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @stephwillerton.bsky.social · 1d

I’m very interested to know!

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Mollie Katzen @molliekatzen.bsky.social · 1d

"President Trump continued to describe Portland as a city on fire Friday even as residents enjoyed the first fall rain and the lone demonstrator at the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building was dressed as a pink Care Bear."

Sometimes there is a good sentence or two in the NYT.

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Stephanie Willerton 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @stephwillerton.bsky.social · 1d

Can’t you stop this? @govpritzker.illinois.gov @ilattygeneral.bsky.social

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Terrorism. There’s no other word to describe what we’re witnessing.

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 1d

That sound you hear is plaintiff lawyers popping champagne corks and DOJ lawyers groaning.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized?

TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

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