AnneC
@annecw.bsky.social
Proud Chicagoan now living in Appalachia. Word nerd and documentary filmmaker. Focused the stories we tell.
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AnneC
@annecw.bsky.social
· Aug 24
Journalists reporting on Trump's plans to engage in a military invasion of Chicago need to note that Chicago is a world-class city that tops "best city" lists both nationally and globally. The anti-crime narrative is easily disproved with context.
And with reporting, context matters.
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a fun fact is that ostensibly reputable people in journalism treat hanania like he's a serious person with views worth taking seriously
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
a fun fact is that ostensibly reputable people in journalism treat hanania like he's a serious person with views worth taking seriously
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🚨BREAKING: Federal prosecutors admitted Wednesday that the grand jury handling the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey never reviewed or voted on the final indictment used to charge him — a virtually unprecedented revelation that could topple the entire case.
In Stunning Admission, DOJ Says Grand Jury Never Saw Indictment Against Comey
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal prosecutors admitted Wednesday that the grand jury handling the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey never reviewed or voted on the final indictment used to charge him — a virtually unprecedented revelation that could topple the entire case.
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In case anyone has forgotten how horrific this murder was.
‘I can’t breathe.’ Jamal Khashoggi’s last words disclosed in transcript, source says | CNN
The final words uttered by Jamal Khashoggi after he was set upon at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul are captured in a transcript circulated to Turkish allies, a source says.
edition.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In case anyone has forgotten how horrific this murder was.
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Texas' abortion ban has killed yet another woman. Here's exactly what the anti-abortion response will be:
They’ll claim doctors were legally allowed to “intervene” or “treat” Tierra Walker with "care." They won't say she could have had an abortion because they don’t believe in life-saving abortions
They’ll claim doctors were legally allowed to “intervene” or “treat” Tierra Walker with "care." They won't say she could have had an abortion because they don’t believe in life-saving abortions
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Texas' abortion ban has killed yet another woman. Here's exactly what the anti-abortion response will be:
They’ll claim doctors were legally allowed to “intervene” or “treat” Tierra Walker with "care." They won't say she could have had an abortion because they don’t believe in life-saving abortions
They’ll claim doctors were legally allowed to “intervene” or “treat” Tierra Walker with "care." They won't say she could have had an abortion because they don’t believe in life-saving abortions
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The White House dinner last night for MBS was a coterie of corruption & back channel access that has become synonymous with the #Trump regime—
Notable Attendees: Elon Musk, Tim Cook, David Ellison, Marc Benioff, Michael Dell, David Sacks, Charles Schwab, Stephen Wynn and many more..
Notable Attendees: Elon Musk, Tim Cook, David Ellison, Marc Benioff, Michael Dell, David Sacks, Charles Schwab, Stephen Wynn and many more..
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The White House dinner last night for MBS was a coterie of corruption & back channel access that has become synonymous with the #Trump regime—
Notable Attendees: Elon Musk, Tim Cook, David Ellison, Marc Benioff, Michael Dell, David Sacks, Charles Schwab, Stephen Wynn and many more..
Notable Attendees: Elon Musk, Tim Cook, David Ellison, Marc Benioff, Michael Dell, David Sacks, Charles Schwab, Stephen Wynn and many more..
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“LAURA” (1944) dir. Otto Preminger
Gene Tierney #BOTD (1920)
Clifton Webb #BOTD (1889)
Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson
🎬 20th Century-Fox
🎞 #Noirvember
Gene Tierney #BOTD (1920)
Clifton Webb #BOTD (1889)
Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson
🎬 20th Century-Fox
🎞 #Noirvember
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
“LAURA” (1944) dir. Otto Preminger
Gene Tierney #BOTD (1920)
Clifton Webb #BOTD (1889)
Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson
🎬 20th Century-Fox
🎞 #Noirvember
Gene Tierney #BOTD (1920)
Clifton Webb #BOTD (1889)
Dana Andrews, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson
🎬 20th Century-Fox
🎞 #Noirvember
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Higher education in a blue state with a pro-higher ed Democratic Governor vs. in one of the most MAGA states in America with one of the most anti-higher ed laws in the country. Students & their parents are voting with their decisions of where to go to college.
November 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Higher education in a blue state with a pro-higher ed Democratic Governor vs. in one of the most MAGA states in America with one of the most anti-higher ed laws in the country. Students & their parents are voting with their decisions of where to go to college.
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Have the Democratic Party, the Center for American Progress, and the architects of Project 2029 disavowed Larry Summers?
He's advising all of them and is a major liberal power player.
He was also used by the Dem establishment to attack Mamdani.
If they have, great; if not, why not?
He's advising all of them and is a major liberal power player.
He was also used by the Dem establishment to attack Mamdani.
If they have, great; if not, why not?
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Have the Democratic Party, the Center for American Progress, and the architects of Project 2029 disavowed Larry Summers?
He's advising all of them and is a major liberal power player.
He was also used by the Dem establishment to attack Mamdani.
If they have, great; if not, why not?
He's advising all of them and is a major liberal power player.
He was also used by the Dem establishment to attack Mamdani.
If they have, great; if not, why not?
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Who made this? 🤣🤣🤣
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Who made this? 🤣🤣🤣
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Pritzker Shares Beers, Books and Well-Wishes With Pope Leo XIV in Vatican Visit
Pritzker Shares Beers, Books and Well-Wishes With Pope Leo XIV in Vatican Visit
Sharing art, books and local beer, Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday called it an “honor” to meet with the pope in the Vatican to express “the pride and reverence of the people of this great state.”
news.wttw.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Pritzker Shares Beers, Books and Well-Wishes With Pope Leo XIV in Vatican Visit
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Presenting to the court an indictment the grand jury didn't actually approve or even see might be the most flabbergasting thing that's ever happened in a federal criminal case.
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Presenting to the court an indictment the grand jury didn't actually approve or even see might be the most flabbergasting thing that's ever happened in a federal criminal case.
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HAYES: “2 female reporters asking obviously totally newsworthy Q’s — one gets called ‘PIGGY’ the other gets called ‘INSUBORDINATE’ because she didn’t bow and scrape to the Saudi King.”
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
HAYES: “2 female reporters asking obviously totally newsworthy Q’s — one gets called ‘PIGGY’ the other gets called ‘INSUBORDINATE’ because she didn’t bow and scrape to the Saudi King.”
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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NEW: We filed a FOIA request demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security about their pattern of targeting journalists, advocates, and other bystanders who film ICE and CBP activity in public.
The First Amendment protects our right to record.
The First Amendment protects our right to record.
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
NEW: We filed a FOIA request demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security about their pattern of targeting journalists, advocates, and other bystanders who film ICE and CBP activity in public.
The First Amendment protects our right to record.
The First Amendment protects our right to record.
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Keep the
Border Patrol
at the border.
A law enforcement
agency
out of control.
Border Patrol
at the border.
A law enforcement
agency
out of control.
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Keep the
Border Patrol
at the border.
A law enforcement
agency
out of control.
Border Patrol
at the border.
A law enforcement
agency
out of control.
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"As he addressed Halligan, the judge declared he 'just wanted to make sure' that indictment had never been seen by the full grand jury.
"Halligan confirmed that it had not. She then sat down after speaking for less than a minute."
"Halligan confirmed that it had not. She then sat down after speaking for less than a minute."
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"As he addressed Halligan, the judge declared he 'just wanted to make sure' that indictment had never been seen by the full grand jury.
"Halligan confirmed that it had not. She then sat down after speaking for less than a minute."
"Halligan confirmed that it had not. She then sat down after speaking for less than a minute."
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NEW: We released a report exposing how death penalty cases are often plagued with errors and misconduct that lead to wrongful convictions.
Black defendants are more likely to be sentenced to death for a crime they didn’t commit because of the systemic racism baked into the death penalty.
Black defendants are more likely to be sentenced to death for a crime they didn’t commit because of the systemic racism baked into the death penalty.
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
NEW: We released a report exposing how death penalty cases are often plagued with errors and misconduct that lead to wrongful convictions.
Black defendants are more likely to be sentenced to death for a crime they didn’t commit because of the systemic racism baked into the death penalty.
Black defendants are more likely to be sentenced to death for a crime they didn’t commit because of the systemic racism baked into the death penalty.
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NEW: Former U.N. investigator who wrote the report on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi tells NBC News that she's “shocked and angry” at President Trump’s dismissal of intel saying Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing.
Ex-U.N. investigator 'shocked and angry' at Trump's defense of Saudi crown prince over Jamal Khashoggi murder
Agnès Callamard, now the secretary general of Amnesty International, wrote arguably the most detailed and authoritative report on Khashoggi's killing.
nbcnews.to
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
NEW: Former U.N. investigator who wrote the report on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi tells NBC News that she's “shocked and angry” at President Trump’s dismissal of intel saying Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the killing.
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I went home to Southeast L.A. to cover the immigration raids there. And this week I've covered the raids in my adopted home of NC. Nothing--and I mean NOTHING--will give you hope like speaking to immigrant organizers and locals fighting back.
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I went home to Southeast L.A. to cover the immigration raids there. And this week I've covered the raids in my adopted home of NC. Nothing--and I mean NOTHING--will give you hope like speaking to immigrant organizers and locals fighting back.
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This *entire* episode is all of the evidence anyone should ever need, regardless of their politics, for why it's important to have experienced career officials in key government positions (like U.S. Attorney), rather than partisan cronies (unlawfully) appointed solely to do the President's bidding.
The facts are complicated, but here’s a summary of what appears to have happened based on the filings and today’s hearing:
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This *entire* episode is all of the evidence anyone should ever need, regardless of their politics, for why it's important to have experienced career officials in key government positions (like U.S. Attorney), rather than partisan cronies (unlawfully) appointed solely to do the President's bidding.