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Bom Tellino @bomtellino.bsky.social · 19h

It’s been said but it bears repeating: in addition to the people being abducted, all Chicagoans are being psychologically terrorized. Seeing feds driving/walking around and videos of violent attacks in places you know and love will fuck you up. Get ready, it’s coming to all of America soon.

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 14h

“Got ya, Darryl.” This is why we have to be here for each other. Also note she’s filming landscape and narrating. The training helps.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16h

Don’t dare record fascist goons! They’re kidnapping us citizens for doing so now in Chicago.

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 1d

There’s legitimately people out there who think all writing is a homework assignment and not a creative endeavor.

VeroOoOnica Wraith @veronicarothbooks.com · 1d

When people ask me what I think about using AI in writing I’m going to send them this screenshot

A screenshot of a post that reads David Simon, creator of *The Wire*, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro, NPR

And then a screenshot of a conversation that goes like this:

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 1d

Hell yeah

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, recent

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 2d

It’s horrible. They’re reshaping everyone’s daily lives, the toll feels so heavy.

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 2d

Well what we do hear about people on the other side is equally horrific. This man was kidnapped by a gang and extorted (this story is worth reading by the way): wacobridge.org/2025/10/06/d...

‘Why Sergio?’ Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef and family - The Waco Bridge

Sergio Garcia and his wife, Sandra, spent 36 years building a reputation for regional Mexican cuisine in Waco. It ended when ICE came to call.

wacobridge.org

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Monster Dan Kelly @mrdankelly.bsky.social · 2d

A civil war, needs two (or more) factions trying to kill each other. This is an authoritarian power grab. I usually don't worry about fine points, but "civil war" suggests both sides are involved in a violent conflict. We aren't. For now. Don't power their fantasies.

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 2d

These fuckers are evading legal orders and sure that means people in detention will have to be released but that doesn’t undo all the trauma they’re causing.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 3d

When reality is funny, interesting, and amusing as it is, why make fake shit? 😬

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 3d

This is fascinating!

The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · 6d

In 2024, social media posts about people going to "fake offices" to "pretend to work" went viral in China. Local news described these offices as ways to keep up appearances and avoid the stigma of being jobless. Lavender Au visited one to see if that was true, and what people did there all day.

What’s Going On at Beijing’s “Fake Offices”? — The Dial

Lavender Au reports on the rise of “pretend to work” offices.

www.thedial.world

Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 4d

Wowwwww - the proposed capital is Yreka where my parents grew up! The more you know…

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 4d

Any Coloradan will tell you the eastern part of the state is “Kansas” so this tracks. I don’t know how I feel about “Jefferson” for redwood country though - I’ve never heard that?

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 5d

(psst Dante is the name of the author and should not be italicized. Sorry but it was really bugging me while reading this but also lends fault to the writer for not following up on what works of Dante their New Yorker book club was reading- all of it?)

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 5d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 5d

“I think folks in Chicago want to feel free and safe to walk around and be able to visit and explore without fear of being attacked, assaulted or otherwise victimized,” says the man responsible for the people attacking, assaulting, and victimizing Chicagoans. 🥴

Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 5d

When will ICE leave Chicago? The field director says there's "no end date" for Operation Midway Blitz. blockclubchi.co/47dQfqH

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 5d

Ope, let me scooch past ya.

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 5d

My understanding is it’s a “double tap” - they think you’re passing your card to a friend. I mean, 18 minutes is excessive though!

Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 6d

I sincerely hate the framing ”majority of the electorate” and “public opinion.” Where does this info that almost all Americans hate trans people come from? How are polling questions worded? Are they based on phone polling ffs?? Why is this just being accepted as true?

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 7d

The Democratic party’s progressives seem determined to re-educate the public rather than compromise for their votes, Jonathan Chait argues:

Democrats Still Have No Idea What Went Wrong

The party’s progressives seem to think the problem is not with their platform but with voters.

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 6d

How is that Victorian on Wellington going to pass a building inspection? The upper deck and that second floor supported by porch columns have me going 😱

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 8d

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

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Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 7d

Could part of the problem be that this reality TV celebrity numb-nut doesn’t understand the difference between campaigning and governing? He’s always campaigning and never anticipated, learned or cared about the second part.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 7d

Trump, speaking to the U.S. Navy: "I wanna thank a group of women from North Carolina...This is number 151, you could call a 'rally.' This is sort of a rally. Let's face it, this is a rally."

Tamara Matthews @tamaramatthews.bsky.social · 7d

Listen, the five-hour train to Detroit sometimes gets stuck behind freight trains making it 6-7 hours. Sometimes you don’t want to deal with that.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 9d

I’m told ICE attacked us—despite us being off the street, courtesy of the state police—to create a spectacle because Kristi Noem was present today. Here’s some footage of her and her team on the roof of Broadview. Everything is content creation to these fascists.

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