Christopher Schroeder
@chrislschroed.bsky.social
an award-winning researcher who has published books, chapters, and articles and an emeritus professor who earned a PhD with distinction in rhetoric, linguistics, and US American literatures
"These videos, which falsely portrayed Ramaphosa as corrupt and incompetent, were not harmless political theater. They were an assault on truth and an affront to a nation that has stood as a beacon of democratic progress on the continent." @chicago.suntimes.com
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U.S. boycott of G20 shows contempt for international partnership, Africa
Showing up matters. It matters in our neighborhoods, and it matters on the world stage.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"These videos, which falsely portrayed Ramaphosa as corrupt and incompetent, were not harmless political theater. They were an assault on truth and an affront to a nation that has stood as a beacon of democratic progress on the continent." @chicago.suntimes.com
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"Sheridan’s run-in with Bovino is one of several occasions in which the Border Patrol boss appears to have invented facts, rearranged chronologies or distorted what happened. A string of similar cases has been dismissed. . . ." @chicago.suntimes.com
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‘His word means nothing’: Protester says dismissed assault case shows Border Patrol chief is dishonest
Cole Sheridan was charged with assaulting Gregory Bovino in Broadview, but prosecutors tossed the case after a video appeared to contradict Bovino’s account. Several similar cases have been dismissed ...
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November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Sheridan’s run-in with Bovino is one of several occasions in which the Border Patrol boss appears to have invented facts, rearranged chronologies or distorted what happened. A string of similar cases has been dismissed. . . ." @chicago.suntimes.com
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"One big problem with giving these sorts of gifts is that you're opting another person into a company's intrusive surveillance practice, likely without their full knowledge of what they're really signing up for." @eff.org
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Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
With the holidays upon us, it's easy to default to giving the tech gifts that retailers tend to push on us this time of year: smart speakers, video doorbells, bluetooth trackers, fitness trackers, and...
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November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"One big problem with giving these sorts of gifts is that you're opting another person into a company's intrusive surveillance practice, likely without their full knowledge of what they're really signing up for." @eff.org
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"The decision to protect neo-Nazis and pedophiles, just because it might benefit Trump in some way, is a precipice I never thought I’d see so-called conservatives walk up to. And yet, here they are, giddily leaping off of it." @chicago.suntimes.com
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How low can MAGA go to defend Trump?
The decision to protect neo-Nazis and pedophiles, just because it might benefit Donald Trump in some way, is a precipice I never thought I’d see so-called conservatives walk up to. And yet, here they ...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"The decision to protect neo-Nazis and pedophiles, just because it might benefit Trump in some way, is a precipice I never thought I’d see so-called conservatives walk up to. And yet, here they are, giddily leaping off of it." @chicago.suntimes.com
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"A federal judge has ordered over 400 people detained by immigration agents to be released by Friday as part of an ongoing lawsuit that accused agents of violating a consent decree governing warrantless immigration arrests." @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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400 Arrested By ICE In Chicago To Be Released Friday, But Feds' 'Risk' List Remains Murky
A judge denied the Department of Homeland Security's bid to delay releases, saying ICE failed to justify detentions or show it would win on appeal. Questions remain around how risk is calculated by th...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"A federal judge has ordered over 400 people detained by immigration agents to be released by Friday as part of an ongoing lawsuit that accused agents of violating a consent decree governing warrantless immigration arrests." @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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"It appeared to be a photo shoot for the latest photo op from the agency, which has repeatedly used photos and videos of agents posing in Chicago on social media."
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"It appeared to be a photo shoot for the latest photo op from the agency, which has repeatedly used photos and videos of agents posing in Chicago on social media."
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Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
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November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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"It appeared to be a photo shoot for the latest photo op from the agency, which has repeatedly used photos and videos of agents posing in Chicago on social media."
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"It appeared to be a photo shoot for the latest photo op from the agency, which has repeatedly used photos and videos of agents posing in Chicago on social media."
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"How can a nation full of the descendants of immigrants, on land stolen by foreign colonizers, be so opposed to the arrival of people seeking the same things their ancestors did years ago?" @chicago.suntimes.com
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Many anti-immigrant Americans once had ancestors in same situation as newcomers
It’s hard not to get swept up in the day-to-day, blow-by-blow happenings surrounding immigration enforcement. But when you get a chance to reflect, during those few quiet moments between news headline...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"How can a nation full of the descendants of immigrants, on land stolen by foreign colonizers, be so opposed to the arrival of people seeking the same things their ancestors did years ago?" @chicago.suntimes.com
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"For those of us who love Chicago, this isn’t the middle or end of our resistance story. We’re just getting started." @chicagotribune.com
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Sen. Graciela Guzmán and Gabe Gonzalez: There is something deeper at work in Chicago than residents blowing whistles
In Chicago a trifecta has emerged to fight ICE: grassroots mobilization, judicial accountability and united local governments.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"For those of us who love Chicago, this isn’t the middle or end of our resistance story. We’re just getting started." @chicagotribune.com
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"The challenge we face is to move from being passive users of AI to engaged citizens who can verify AI responses that, as a common expression goes, are 'frequently wrong but never in doubt.'" @chicagotribune.com
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Nadav Ziv and Sam Wineburg: How to save Wikipedia from AI
AI amputates information from its source, so internet users must continue to look for citations and click through to original sources.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"The challenge we face is to move from being passive users of AI to engaged citizens who can verify AI responses that, as a common expression goes, are 'frequently wrong but never in doubt.'" @chicagotribune.com
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"The modern Republican Party was always an uneasy marriage between business interests . . . and the racist Dixiecrats and religious traditionalists who wanted to get rid of equal rights for racial minorities and women." @hcrichardson.bsky.social heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-2...
November 2, 2025
Last Monday, October 27, right-wing personality Tucker Carlson interviewed white nationalist Nick Fuentes for more than two hours, mainstreaming the podcaster whose praise for Hitler, vows to kill Jew...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"The modern Republican Party was always an uneasy marriage between business interests . . . and the racist Dixiecrats and religious traditionalists who wanted to get rid of equal rights for racial minorities and women." @hcrichardson.bsky.social heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-2...
"The Democrats’ message to Americans must be clear: They did this to you. We tried our best to protect you from this obscene attack on the health care system, but they wouldn’t even talk to us. There is nothing more we can do."
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Elliott Gorn: Regarding the shutdown, Democrats, it’s time to let Republicans wear it
Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries tried to protect the American people from MAGA, but they refused to negotiate.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"The Democrats’ message to Americans must be clear: They did this to you. We tried our best to protect you from this obscene attack on the health care system, but they wouldn’t even talk to us. There is nothing more we can do."
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"It is not just a policy failure — it’s a moral one. Denying food assistance to millions of Americans in the dead of winter, during a time of economic uncertainty, is unconscionable." @chicago.suntimes.com
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Government shutdown is a humanitarian crisis
What makes this moment especially egregious is the Trump administration’s unprecedented decision to deny SNAP benefits during a government shutdown.
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November 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"It is not just a policy failure — it’s a moral one. Denying food assistance to millions of Americans in the dead of winter, during a time of economic uncertainty, is unconscionable." @chicago.suntimes.com
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"You might think that an attack of this magnitude would cause the American left to make a full-throated defense of free and open expression. But you’d be wrong." @chicagotribune.com
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Jonathan Zimmerman: On free speech, hypocrisy now rules
For years, conservatives have complained about cancel culture, but they now embrace it following the murder of Charlie Kirk.
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October 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"You might think that an attack of this magnitude would cause the American left to make a full-throated defense of free and open expression. But you’d be wrong." @chicagotribune.com
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"There has to be a moratorium on these kinds of un-American tactics and there has to be one now. This . . . is outrage over kids seeing things that are impossible to forget. And over American kids suddenly having a parent swept away." @chicagotribune.com
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Editorial: Kristi Noem needs to halt the ICE terrorizing of Chicago neighborhoods
ICE and Border Patrol agents wreaking havoc in Chicago neighborhoods can’t go on.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"There has to be a moratorium on these kinds of un-American tactics and there has to be one now. This . . . is outrage over kids seeing things that are impossible to forget. And over American kids suddenly having a parent swept away." @chicagotribune.com
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"The United States hasn’t seen anything resembling a general strike since the 1940s, and a few key legal changes have been made since then."
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Mayor Brandon Johnson's Call For A General Strike Went Viral — But Could It Actually Happen?
Johnson clarified that he's calling for a nationwide strike in an interview with Block Club. Other progressive leaders are on board, but critics say the country isn't ready.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"The United States hasn’t seen anything resembling a general strike since the 1940s, and a few key legal changes have been made since then."
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The right-wing's attempts to label peaceful protesters as violent extremists is a classic authoritarian strategy to justify crackdowns: @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social on the historic No Kings Day of peaceful protest – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/48CM3SF #NoKings
October 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The right-wing's attempts to label peaceful protesters as violent extremists is a classic authoritarian strategy to justify crackdowns: @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social on the historic No Kings Day of peaceful protest – on @thenation.com podcast bit.ly/48CM3SF #NoKings
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Faculty leaders call the decision "voluntary capitulation" to the #Trump administration: “UIC’s mission is to increase access at the highest levels of excellence and this, to me, sends a message that essentially says, 'We don’t actually care about access.'"
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University of Illinois Chicago drops race, gender as factors in financial aid and faculty hiring
Some faculty see the changes as “voluntary capitulation” to the Trump administration. UIC leaders say they align with “current legal standards” and new University of Illinois System policy.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Faculty leaders call the decision "voluntary capitulation" to the #Trump administration: “UIC’s mission is to increase access at the highest levels of excellence and this, to me, sends a message that essentially says, 'We don’t actually care about access.'"
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"People are searching for grown-ups willing to step up and lead on both sides, but especially on the left." @chicagotribune.com
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Editorial: Most Americans don’t think either Democrats or Republicans care about them
People are searching for grown-ups willing to step up and lead on both sides, but especially on the left.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"People are searching for grown-ups willing to step up and lead on both sides, but especially on the left." @chicagotribune.com
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"The idea that leaders must attract voters with reasoned arguments to win power and must concede power when their opponents win has been the central premise of American government since 1800." @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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October 19, 2025
All last week, Republican leaders tried to portray the No Kings protests scheduled for Saturday, October 18, as “Hate America” rallies.
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October 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"The idea that leaders must attract voters with reasoned arguments to win power and must concede power when their opponents win has been the central premise of American government since 1800." @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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October 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
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October 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight.
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"What occurred on Chicago’s streets . . . was emblematic not only of the deep fissures in America over the Vietnam War but of the willingness of a police state, which included the National Guard, to silence dissent in America." @chicago.suntimes.com
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What's unfolding in cities is 'terrifying escalation' of what we saw in 1968 Chicago
The action of federal government agents at Donald Trump’s direction demonstrates all too clearly that what his administration really wants is to intimidate American cities.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"What occurred on Chicago’s streets . . . was emblematic not only of the deep fissures in America over the Vietnam War but of the willingness of a police state, which included the National Guard, to silence dissent in America." @chicago.suntimes.com
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"Trump’s assumption of power over the government’s purse is a profound attack on the principles on which the Founders justified independence from King George III in 1776."
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October 16, 2025
Yesterday the Trump administration announced it would pay furloughed troops by using funds Congress appropriated for research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDTE) for fiscal year 2026.
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October 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Trump’s assumption of power over the government’s purse is a profound attack on the principles on which the Founders justified independence from King George III in 1776."
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"Loomer, the far-right activist, has also taken credit for prompting Apple and Google to remove two popular ICE-sighting apps — ICEBlock and Red Dot — from their app stores."
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Facebook suspends popular Chicago ICE-sightings group at Trump administration’s request
The group ICE Sighting-Chicagoland has been increasingly used in the last five weeks of President Donald Trump’s intense deportation campaign to warn neighbors that federal agents are nearby.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"Loomer, the far-right activist, has also taken credit for prompting Apple and Google to remove two popular ICE-sighting apps — ICEBlock and Red Dot — from their app stores."
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"The danger is that we will drift — disoriented, unmoored, bewildered — into the iron cage of tyranny."
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Jamie Kalven: The president is using a civil rights-era tactic to suppress free speech
The federal government is using the threat of disorder in Chicago as a rationale for suppressing protests.
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October 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"The danger is that we will drift — disoriented, unmoored, bewildered — into the iron cage of tyranny."
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