L Forte
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Former Editorial Page Editor, Chicago Sun-Times. If journalists don’t stand up for democracy and working people, we’re shirking our duty as the Fourth Estate. | Contributor to @contrariannews.org | Support real writers, not AI | 🐈 🏀 🚴🏽♀️ 📚 🗞️ 🧳
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What the goddamn fuck??? 🤬🤬🤬
January 9, 2026 at 11:48 PM
What the goddamn fuck??? 🤬🤬🤬
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If you’re scared of a Honda Pilot driving less than 5 miles an hour, with its wheels pointing away from you, you should not be working in law-enforcement…
You shouldn’t have a gun. You shouldn’t have a badge. You should find a new line of work.
You shouldn’t have a gun. You shouldn’t have a badge. You should find a new line of work.
January 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
If you’re scared of a Honda Pilot driving less than 5 miles an hour, with its wheels pointing away from you, you should not be working in law-enforcement…
You shouldn’t have a gun. You shouldn’t have a badge. You should find a new line of work.
You shouldn’t have a gun. You shouldn’t have a badge. You should find a new line of work.
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MPR playing an eye witness account right now of ICE shooting directly through the windshield at her face and not giving her medical care for 10 minutes.
MPR News is live right now bringing you updates on this. mprnews.org/listen
ICE reportedly shot someone at Portland and 33/34. Mspt saying bullets, could be less lethal 20+ agents on site, MPD and ambulances responding. Helicopters overhead
January 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
MPR playing an eye witness account right now of ICE shooting directly through the windshield at her face and not giving her medical care for 10 minutes.
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JUST IN: A US federal agent was involved in a shooting in Minneapolis during a large-scale immigration surge, a city spokesperson said, in the latest violent incident during President Trump's crackdown on migrants reut.rs/4svyhsw
US federal agent fatally shoots driver in Minneapolis amid immigration enforcement surge
A U.S. immigration agent shot and killed a driver in Minneapolis on Wednesday amid an immigration enforcement surge, according to local and federal officials, the latest violent incident during Presid...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:55 PM
JUST IN: A US federal agent was involved in a shooting in Minneapolis during a large-scale immigration surge, a city spokesperson said, in the latest violent incident during President Trump's crackdown on migrants reut.rs/4svyhsw
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Any oil major considering an investment in Venezuela under illegal, coercive conditions knows that Trump will not be President by the time the investment is complete & they will not be liked by locals at that point. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Oil companies in talks with White House on how to drill in Venezuela, officials say
The president said Tuesday that some Venezuelan oil will be shipped to U.S. refineries. He faces challenges getting firms to put their money into the country’s shattered industry.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Any oil major considering an investment in Venezuela under illegal, coercive conditions knows that Trump will not be President by the time the investment is complete & they will not be liked by locals at that point. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump’s actions in Venezuela set a dangerous precedent. Acting without legitimacy weakens our credibility, divides us at home, and plays right into the hands of Putin and Xi. Clip with @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Trump’s actions in Venezuela set a dangerous precedent. Acting without legitimacy weakens our credibility, divides us at home, and plays right into the hands of Putin and Xi. Clip with @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social
So what in this indictment can be trusted?
The Trump admin indicted Maduro for leading a drug cartel, labeled it a terrorist organization, and it apparently never even existed? What can we trust at this point?
January 6, 2026 at 3:28 PM
So what in this indictment can be trusted?
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Many people (Machado, Rubio, European leaders, Graham, Zelenskyy) still think that praising and appeasing Trump will produce good outcomes. But the flattery strategy is not producing the results that they hope for. If I’m wrong, tell me of some examples. I have an open mind on this theory.
January 6, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Many people (Machado, Rubio, European leaders, Graham, Zelenskyy) still think that praising and appeasing Trump will produce good outcomes. But the flattery strategy is not producing the results that they hope for. If I’m wrong, tell me of some examples. I have an open mind on this theory.
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Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
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Roberts’ 2024 opinion without textual or historical legitimacy, granted Trump immunity for virtually all crimes ushered in reign of domestic terror, and now an unconstitutional and shameful war for oil. No one has done more to destroy the “rule of law” than Roberts. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
If We had a Functional Constitution, We Wouldn’t have an Illegal War
MAGA stooges destroyed the rule of law
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Roberts’ 2024 opinion without textual or historical legitimacy, granted Trump immunity for virtually all crimes ushered in reign of domestic terror, and now an unconstitutional and shameful war for oil. No one has done more to destroy the “rule of law” than Roberts. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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If ever there were a time you might want a separate but equal branch of the United States government to run a check on the president, it would be now ….
January 4, 2026 at 1:14 PM
If ever there were a time you might want a separate but equal branch of the United States government to run a check on the president, it would be now ….
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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum calls on the United Nations to step in to stop Trump. She says Trump broke article 2 of the charter of the United Nations.
January 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum calls on the United Nations to step in to stop Trump. She says Trump broke article 2 of the charter of the United Nations.
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
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From one of Illinois’ better members of #Congress
The legal justification the WH gave us for attacking Venezuelan boats in int’l waters without Congressional approval was weak, and exposes the WH and military staff to domestic and international criminal prosecution. They have not even sought to justify strikes within Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
From one of Illinois’ better members of #Congress
Whitewashing by #PBS Wanting more room is not nearly the same as tearing something down without proper review or approved plans for reconstruction
President Donald Trump is not the first president to want more room at the White House for entertaining, says the longest-serving top aide in the executive residence, offering some backup for the reason Trump has cited for his ballroom construction project. https://to.pbs.org/4qxXOiY
Trump not first president to want more room to entertain, White House usher says
"All the presidents that I had an opportunity to serve always talked about some possibility of an enlarged area" for entertaining, Walters said in an interview with The Associated Press about his recently published memoir.
www.pbs.org
December 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Whitewashing by #PBS Wanting more room is not nearly the same as tearing something down without proper review or approved plans for reconstruction
Just…wow…
This is the Sun-Times in a nutshell. On one hand, we were headed by this lipless smug asshat who we paid $900,000 to browbeat cringing underlings. On the other, we prominently laid out the whole story on a day the paper was rattling the cup extra hard. Whew.
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Ex-CEO of Chicago Public Media saw $900,000 payout in 2024, IRS filings show
Compensation for Matt Moog rose as the company slashed jobs at the Chicago Sun-Times and at WBEZ.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Just…wow…
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I’ve heard most journalists and politicians say that Trump hasn’t been directly accused of wrongdoing or implicated in the Epstein Files.
But, there are repeated instances of Trump being directly named as a perpetrator—by victims and by Epstein. It’s not circumstantial, it’s direct.
But, there are repeated instances of Trump being directly named as a perpetrator—by victims and by Epstein. It’s not circumstantial, it’s direct.
December 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I’ve heard most journalists and politicians say that Trump hasn’t been directly accused of wrongdoing or implicated in the Epstein Files.
But, there are repeated instances of Trump being directly named as a perpetrator—by victims and by Epstein. It’s not circumstantial, it’s direct.
But, there are repeated instances of Trump being directly named as a perpetrator—by victims and by Epstein. It’s not circumstantial, it’s direct.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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PEN America: Cancellation of 60 Minutes segment—reportedly because the Trump administration refused to be interviewed—represents an abandonment of "central principles of press freedom and independent news gathering."
Full statement: pen.org/press-releas... #60Minutes #Journalism #FreePress
Full statement: pen.org/press-releas... #60Minutes #Journalism #FreePress
After ‘60 Minutes’ Pulls Investigation on Deportations, PEN America Warns that Journalism Can’t Depend on Government Approval
The decision by Bari Weiss, the new CBS News editor in chief, to pull a “60 Minutes” segment on the deportation of Venezuelan migrants—reportedly because the Trump administration refused to be intervi...
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December 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
PEN America: Cancellation of 60 Minutes segment—reportedly because the Trump administration refused to be interviewed—represents an abandonment of "central principles of press freedom and independent news gathering."
Full statement: pen.org/press-releas... #60Minutes #Journalism #FreePress
Full statement: pen.org/press-releas... #60Minutes #Journalism #FreePress
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Woman comes to US at age 6. Graduates nursing school. Work permit. No criminal record. Snatched and imprisoned by ICE for 6 months now. About to be forced back to Honduras. A life destroyed and one less nurse. Merry Christmas.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Thanks to @contrariannews.org for asking me to bring the #Chicago experience with #ICE to their audience … contrarian.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
Dispatch From Chicago: ‘Standing up to the Worst’
Far from becoming “ground zero” for a Donald-Trump victory-lap on mass deportations, the Chicago region this year became the model for fighting back.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Thanks to @contrariannews.org for asking me to bring the #Chicago experience with #ICE to their audience … contrarian.substack.com/p/dispatch-f...
Remember when this happened? #WhiteHouse
December 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Remember when this happened? #WhiteHouse
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In Tennessee, ICE and local police abducted a pregnant woman who gave birth while in custody. They then kidnapped her newborn baby just 2½ days later.
December 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
In Tennessee, ICE and local police abducted a pregnant woman who gave birth while in custody. They then kidnapped her newborn baby just 2½ days later.