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Ellis repeatedly accuses multiple CBP and ICE officials of lying (under oath) and says their "widespread misrepresentations call into question everything" they "say they are doing in their characterization of what is happening." She broadly discredits their testimony as objectively false.
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just handed down the written opinion version of her preliminary injunction order, regarding use of force by federal agents in Chicago.
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Ellis repeatedly accuses multiple CBP and ICE officials of lying (under oath) and says their "widespread misrepresentations call into question everything" they "say they are doing in their characterization of what is happening." She broadly discredits their testimony as objectively false.
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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knowing you served the public well when it hits is one of the greatest feelings I know and you should always leap at the opportunity if you get it because they’re a lot rarer than they should be.
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 AM
knowing you served the public well when it hits is one of the greatest feelings I know and you should always leap at the opportunity if you get it because they’re a lot rarer than they should be.
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I love that the ruling is “Chicago fucking rules, fuck the liars and the haters”
After reading Carl Sandburg's "Chicago' poem in full in open court this morning, Federal Judge Sarah Ellis says this about our city:
It should go without saying that is she correct & Donald Trump is lying. #chicago
It should go without saying that is she correct & Donald Trump is lying. #chicago
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I love that the ruling is “Chicago fucking rules, fuck the liars and the haters”
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if i were running for office i would absolutely call my volunteers “the wide awakes,” i would hand out wide awake pins and stickers and hats for people to wear and campaign events would have wide awake banners
THEY USED TO CALL US WOKE
NOW THEY CAN CALL US WIDE AWAKES
NOW THEY CAN CALL US WIDE AWAKES
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
if i were running for office i would absolutely call my volunteers “the wide awakes,” i would hand out wide awake pins and stickers and hats for people to wear and campaign events would have wide awake banners
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Woke 2 is gonna hit like Earl Thomas
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Woke 2 is gonna hit like Earl Thomas
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the way Trump and his administration keep going on livestreams and tv to laugh about this, I can’t really compare it to anything political that comes to mind, only thing that comes to mind rn is a serial killer who writes letter taunting family of their victim.
Trump’s victims are now washing up in Trinidad:
“The U.S. campaign targeting what it says is drug trafficking from Venezuela has exposed Trinidad to the fallout: unidentified bodies with burn marks and missing limbs showing up in its territory.“
“The U.S. campaign targeting what it says is drug trafficking from Venezuela has exposed Trinidad to the fallout: unidentified bodies with burn marks and missing limbs showing up in its territory.“
A Mystery in Trinidad as Bodies Wash Ashore After U.S. Strikes
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
the way Trump and his administration keep going on livestreams and tv to laugh about this, I can’t really compare it to anything political that comes to mind, only thing that comes to mind rn is a serial killer who writes letter taunting family of their victim.
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Federal agents tear gassing the Lake View neighborhood.
October 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Federal agents tear gassing the Lake View neighborhood.
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Immigration agents took a man at Racine and Schubert, video from a source as the Feds raid Lincoln Park area
October 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Immigration agents took a man at Racine and Schubert, video from a source as the Feds raid Lincoln Park area
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Michelle Wu’s address at No Kings was basically “We are actually awesome, cities like this and LA and Chicago are what make America great and that bothers some people” lol
October 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Michelle Wu’s address at No Kings was basically “We are actually awesome, cities like this and LA and Chicago are what make America great and that bothers some people” lol
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![On September 6, 2024, Laura Loomer posts a video, where she eats dog food. She writes on Twitter: "I just ate dog food. It's human grade. Which means you and your dog can share a taste, nutrient dense treat together. Order yours today at [link]"
I post a screenshot of this tweet and write: "i setup a fake dog food company last month, bought purina at the pet store, and paid laura loomer $100 for this post."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreihsmjuml7n6odhpqrf553ysc6v7k23lrbxcwlgoylnxalahojrmgy@jpeg)
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Check out Justice Eddins’ complete repudiation of the Roberts Court here. It’s worth reading in full. It’s quite brave—and exceedingly rare—for a sitting judge to speak so candidly and scathingly about SCOTUS’ partisan contortions of law, history, and fact.
www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/u...
www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/u...
September 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Check out Justice Eddins’ complete repudiation of the Roberts Court here. It’s worth reading in full. It’s quite brave—and exceedingly rare—for a sitting judge to speak so candidly and scathingly about SCOTUS’ partisan contortions of law, history, and fact.
www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/u...
www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/u...
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Robot meets bollard. Nothing beats the #WorldBollardAssociation
August 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Robot meets bollard. Nothing beats the #WorldBollardAssociation
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Job cuts, resignations and internal turmoil are striking the CFTC even as the crypto industry it oversees booms.
Staff Cuts and Turmoil Hit the CFTC While the Crypto It Oversees Booms
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is poised to take on vast new responsibilities. Staff describe chaos, cutbacks and an atmosphere of resentment and paranoia.
bloom.bg
August 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Job cuts, resignations and internal turmoil are striking the CFTC even as the crypto industry it oversees booms.
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Idea: take the Wolverine from Chicago to Kalamazoo. Bike the Kal-Haven from Kalamazoo to South Haven, then roads up to Holland via Saugatuck, about 70 miles. Stay overnight in Holland and take the Pere Marquette back to Chicago the next morning. 🚲🚂🥊
The Kal-Haven State Trail, running from South Haven to Kalamazoo, is absolutely gorgeous. 12/10, would ride again.
August 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Idea: take the Wolverine from Chicago to Kalamazoo. Bike the Kal-Haven from Kalamazoo to South Haven, then roads up to Holland via Saugatuck, about 70 miles. Stay overnight in Holland and take the Pere Marquette back to Chicago the next morning. 🚲🚂🥊
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one of my tiktok followers made this
April 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
one of my tiktok followers made this
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insomniac thoughts from last night
June 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
insomniac thoughts from last night
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Biking Is Therapy. “It demands so much of your attention that you have no option but to live in the present. There’s no time to worry. It’s like meditation while moving.” [kottke.org]
Biking Is Therapy
Derek Bolz made a video about what biking does for his mental health. A partial transcript (boldface mine):
Life has been rough lately. I don’t want to air my dirty laundry on the internet, so I won’t go into detail.
kottke.org
May 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Biking Is Therapy. “It demands so much of your attention that you have no option but to live in the present. There’s no time to worry. It’s like meditation while moving.” [kottke.org]
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"No kings, more trains."
- overheard on an overstuffed Brown Line car on Chicago CTA.
- overheard on an overstuffed Brown Line car on Chicago CTA.
June 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"No kings, more trains."
- overheard on an overstuffed Brown Line car on Chicago CTA.
- overheard on an overstuffed Brown Line car on Chicago CTA.
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W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
June 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”
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“.. these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“.. these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year. That is what Musk’s foray into politics accomplished.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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Pope Leo spotted on the 2005 World Series broadcast
May 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Pope Leo spotted on the 2005 World Series broadcast
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You mean to tell me that Chicago gets to claim Michael Jordan, the first Black President AND the first American Pope? Good lord you ain't going to be able to tell them NOTHING.
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
You mean to tell me that Chicago gets to claim Michael Jordan, the first Black President AND the first American Pope? Good lord you ain't going to be able to tell them NOTHING.