Heather in Chicago
@heatherk.bsky.social
“Wild and wise—a perfect paradox of a woman”—my friend Amanda. Also posting here as ibikedinthis.bsky.social
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Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
The TikTok stuff is depressing bc the platform has been really useful in spreading info and radicalizing people. I know there's some not good stuff in there but overall I think it's been a useful tool. Hence why the new owners want to control it.
January 27, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The TikTok stuff is depressing bc the platform has been really useful in spreading info and radicalizing people. I know there's some not good stuff in there but overall I think it's been a useful tool. Hence why the new owners want to control it.
They're gonna ban whistles before guns.
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 PM
They're gonna ban whistles before guns.
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Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
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Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Here's what ICE is up to in Northeast Minneapolis today. Absolutely heartbreaking.
Warning: video is hard to watch
Warning: video is hard to watch
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Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
1/27/2026 - Minneapolis
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
ICE just attempted an illegal entry into the ECUADORIAN CONSULATE to abduct someone
They did not have a warrant
January 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Uh. So ICE just technically tried to invade Ecuador. Cool new international incident dropping.
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🚨 CBP agents have just shot another person in Arizona.
If you work in the government, are involved in organizing spaces, or simply live in Arizona, please text me on Signal premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected
If you work in the government, are involved in organizing spaces, or simply live in Arizona, please text me on Signal premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected
One person in critical condition after being shot in incident involving Border Patrol in Arizona
The individual is in custody and receiving care, according to law enforcement.
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:29 PM
🚨 CBP agents have just shot another person in Arizona.
If you work in the government, are involved in organizing spaces, or simply live in Arizona, please text me on Signal premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected
If you work in the government, are involved in organizing spaces, or simply live in Arizona, please text me on Signal premthakker.35
Your anonymity will be protected
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Ahh so this was premeditated murder as well as extrajudicial
CNN is reporting that federal authorities may have been collecting information and "documenting details" about Alex Pretti before killing him on Saturday, and that officers tackled him a week earlier. www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...
Alex Pretti was in earlier confrontation with federal agents who tackled him, broke his rib, sources say | CNN
Federal immigration officials have been collecting information on protesters and agitators, sources told CNN.
www.cnn.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Ahh so this was premeditated murder as well as extrajudicial
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Odd how when people like Bari Weiss go on about 'merit-based hiring', what they mean is hiring nice-looking white boys from elite schools regardless of their experience.
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
January 27, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Odd how when people like Bari Weiss go on about 'merit-based hiring', what they mean is hiring nice-looking white boys from elite schools regardless of their experience.
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
Here's CBS's new Ukraine correspondent. Graduated college less than a year ago. Yale Rugby. Only job: 7 months freelancing. 1/
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January 27, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Depressing call with my financial guy today. Anyone got a line on part-time jobs?
January 27, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Depressing call with my financial guy today. Anyone got a line on part-time jobs?
WE KNOW
‘Doomsday clock’ scientists give terrifying update about future of humanity
‘Doomsday clock’ scientists give terrifying update about future of humanity
‘Doomsday clock’ scientists give terrifying update about future of humanity
www.independent.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
WE KNOW
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FYI northwest side diners
Owner of Avondale eatery Warlord accused of sharing sexual images of co-worker
Trevor Fleming, 41, is charged with felony nonconsensual dissemination of a sexual image. He was served with his second order of protection in about a year after a second co-worker reported him to aut...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:36 AM
FYI northwest side diners
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you’re all making jokes but the reason Greg Bovino was removed from duty is a safety issue we all need to take seriously
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 AM
you’re all making jokes but the reason Greg Bovino was removed from duty is a safety issue we all need to take seriously
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with total sincerity, reverence, and understanding of the severity of the moment:
we have won the milf mandate of heaven
we have won the milf mandate of heaven
Meanwhile a reason they are rapidly shutting it down.
January 26, 2026 at 9:17 PM
with total sincerity, reverence, and understanding of the severity of the moment:
we have won the milf mandate of heaven
we have won the milf mandate of heaven
Yeah, I am definitely getting a tronc vibe here. For those who are not familiar: m.youtube.com/watch?v=OD_P...
January 27, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Yeah, I am definitely getting a tronc vibe here. For those who are not familiar: m.youtube.com/watch?v=OD_P...
No shit
Bari Weiss to CBS News staff during this morning’s meeting unveiling the network’s new strategy: “We are not producing a product enough people want.”
January 27, 2026 at 5:32 PM
No shit
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Body cams are definitely going to fix this.
January 27, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Body cams are definitely going to fix this.
To be clear we are talking about an American city and state
NEWSMAX: Are you among the Republicans who are concerned about how things are being handled in MN?
REP. RICH McCORMICK: When things went wrong in the military, when I was in the Marines, people died sometimes, and sometimes it was through no fault of anymore. Just bad circumstance. Mistakes happen
REP. RICH McCORMICK: When things went wrong in the military, when I was in the Marines, people died sometimes, and sometimes it was through no fault of anymore. Just bad circumstance. Mistakes happen
January 27, 2026 at 2:54 PM
To be clear we are talking about an American city and state
But I was told they trusted the American public to draw their own conclusions!
The Bari Weiss plan is for CBS News to employ fewer reporters charged with finding things out and more (right-skewing) commentators charged with telling them what to think. Same playbook Wash Post is using. www.npr.org/2026/01/27/n...
After rocky start, Bari Weiss to cut staff, add commentators at CBS News
CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss came in with a mandate to reshape coverage. She is set to announce plans for newsroom cuts and the hiring of many new commentators.
www.npr.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:52 PM
But I was told they trusted the American public to draw their own conclusions!
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"we're going to bring back merit-based hiring for prestige jobs"
*opens the box*
oops, all nepotism
*opens the box*
oops, all nepotism
January 27, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"we're going to bring back merit-based hiring for prestige jobs"
*opens the box*
oops, all nepotism
*opens the box*
oops, all nepotism
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brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
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Everything they learned in Minnesota they’re applying in Maine from day one. They started off doing fast-moving snatch and grabs on the street, recording and using facial id on observers, and threatening observers directly. They’ll do it all where you live too.
Why is the msm outside of Maine not covering this? It seems like a huge and very troubling story to me. ICE coming to observers houses or calling them on the phone warning them to back off??!! www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Everything they learned in Minnesota they’re applying in Maine from day one. They started off doing fast-moving snatch and grabs on the street, recording and using facial id on observers, and threatening observers directly. They’ll do it all where you live too.