Lyle Allen
@lyleallenchicago.bsky.social
St. Louis native, longtime Chicagoan. Love music, family, friends, the arts, our farmers and good food.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
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Doocy: "The new face of RealFood .gov is Mike Tyson. How did you settle on someone who was most famous for eating Evander Holyfield's ear?"
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
February 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Doocy: "The new face of RealFood .gov is Mike Tyson. How did you settle on someone who was most famous for eating Evander Holyfield's ear?"
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
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After Epstein fallout, UK leader Starmer faces hurdles and rivals as he battles to keep his job trib.al/dwjVxtE
After Epstein fallout, UK leader Starmer faces hurdles and rivals as he battles to keep his job
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing a battle to stay in post in the wake of the fallout of his decision in 2024 to appoint veteran Labour politician Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his ties to the pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
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February 7, 2026 at 6:04 AM
After Epstein fallout, UK leader Starmer faces hurdles and rivals as he battles to keep his job trib.al/dwjVxtE
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Your suspicion was right.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
February 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Your suspicion was right.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
Trump shut down the Kennedy Center out of pure embarrassment after the cancellations.
He’s betting we forget in two years.
In 2023 the Kennedy Center was in the black, pulling in $286M in revenue. And it reopened from a $250M renovation in 2019.
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❌🧊 Marimar Martinez was shot by Border Patrol in Chicago and survived. Today she told her horrific story before Congress.
Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: ‘I am their voice’
In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...
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February 4, 2026 at 5:03 AM
❌🧊 Marimar Martinez was shot by Border Patrol in Chicago and survived. Today she told her horrific story before Congress.
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A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Penny bested six other finalists Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Doberman pinscher named Penny wins best in show at the 150th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Penny bested six other finalists Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 4:33 AM
A Doberman pinscher named Penny won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Penny bested six other finalists Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
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The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
February 4, 2026 at 2:44 AM
The people of Minneapolis have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. The first time a city's population has ever been nominated.
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Martin Daniel Rascon: “We didn't feel like we could leave our home or operate normally in the world. How do you move on from knowing someone tried to kill you and people you love for no reason?”
February 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Martin Daniel Rascon: “We didn't feel like we could leave our home or operate normally in the world. How do you move on from knowing someone tried to kill you and people you love for no reason?”
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
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“These encounters with federal agents are changing the community, and changing many lives, including ours, forever."
Renee Good's brothers, Luke and Brent Ganger, testify before Congress at a hearing on DHS's' use-of-force by federal agents.
WATCH MORE: www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
Renee Good's brothers, Luke and Brent Ganger, testify before Congress at a hearing on DHS's' use-of-force by federal agents.
WATCH MORE: www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
February 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM
“These encounters with federal agents are changing the community, and changing many lives, including ours, forever."
Renee Good's brothers, Luke and Brent Ganger, testify before Congress at a hearing on DHS's' use-of-force by federal agents.
WATCH MORE: www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
Renee Good's brothers, Luke and Brent Ganger, testify before Congress at a hearing on DHS's' use-of-force by federal agents.
WATCH MORE: www.ms.now/katy-tur/wat...
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Every cruelty and incompetence of the Trump regime coming together.
BREAKING: ICE has halted "all movement" at a Texas detention facility due to measles infections, DHS confirms.
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
cbsn.ws
February 2, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Every cruelty and incompetence of the Trump regime coming together.
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Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
The U.S. is on the verge of losing its measles elimination status
Last year, the CDC confirmed 2,144 measles cases across 44 states — the most since 1991 — and nearly 50 separate outbreaks.
www.pbs.org
February 1, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon follow Canada in losing the achievement of having eliminated it.
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
https://to.pbs.org/3NunWgA
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It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 AM
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
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And there it is. So predictable.
January 30, 2026 at 4:12 PM
And there it is. So predictable.
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"House Democrats should get themselves to Minneapolis. Immediately. They should be on the street themselves, cameras out and recording, observing and putting their bodies on the line."
Our Gettysburg Moment
The stakes in Minneapolis are higher than even the participants may realize.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 AM
"House Democrats should get themselves to Minneapolis. Immediately. They should be on the street themselves, cameras out and recording, observing and putting their bodies on the line."
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IL congresswoman Delia Ramirez addressing now the crowd as well, calling attendees freedom fighters.
Just to give a sense of scale for how many people are out here in the snow and cold, this is just the outer fringe of one half of a block of Congress Plaza, which is completely full.
Just to give a sense of scale for how many people are out here in the snow and cold, this is just the outer fringe of one half of a block of Congress Plaza, which is completely full.
January 25, 2026 at 7:45 PM
IL congresswoman Delia Ramirez addressing now the crowd as well, calling attendees freedom fighters.
Just to give a sense of scale for how many people are out here in the snow and cold, this is just the outer fringe of one half of a block of Congress Plaza, which is completely full.
Just to give a sense of scale for how many people are out here in the snow and cold, this is just the outer fringe of one half of a block of Congress Plaza, which is completely full.
"Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience."
Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman
January 25, 2026 at 9:35 PM
"Fear not those without papers, but those without conscience."
Amanda Gorman
Amanda Gorman
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There are about 100 protesters outside Schumer’s building in the middle of the blizzard urging him to whip Dem votes against any more ICE/CBP funding.
January 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM
There are about 100 protesters outside Schumer’s building in the middle of the blizzard urging him to whip Dem votes against any more ICE/CBP funding.
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Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
January 25, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Crowd is massive, now overflowing Congress Plaza and taking up a block-long stretch of Michigan Avenue.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
Reminder: this event was only announced yesterday.
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Keep calling! It's working. We don't want them to back down.
January 25, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Keep calling! It's working. We don't want them to back down.
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Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 attend Jack Smith hearing
Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 attend Jack Smith hearing
The former special counsel is appearing before the House Judiciary Committee to deliver a high-stakes testimony.
Several police officers who responded to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol are in the hearing room to watch former special counsel Jack Smith testify in public for the first time before the House Judiciary Committee.
They include Michael Fanone, Daniel Hodges, Aquilino Gonell and Harry Dunn. In an interview, Fanone — who was seated in the front row — said he was present to support Smith and hoped the former prosecutor would simply share the truth with the American public.
Smith led the criminal case around allegations that Trump sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election, culminating in a violent riot of his supporters at the Capitol the day lawmakers were gathered to certify the results for Joe Biden.
Gonell, asked whether he was concerned Republicans may try to incriminate Smith, said the GOP response was uncontrollable, but it was nevertheless important for the public to hear the case against President Donald Trump that Smith never got to make.
“Whatever they want to do, it’s not going to wash away what was done to us and to the Capitol,” Gonell said of Republicans. “It’s about accountability and what was the betrayal [that] was done to not only us, but to the American people.”
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January 22, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 attend Jack Smith hearing
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Garcia: "Trump is leading a WH coverup right now of the Epstein files, and we all know Epstein himself said Trump was his best friend for over 10 years. It is shameful, illegal & unconstitutional that the DOJ has released 1% of the files. Where is the pressure to get Pam Bondi to release the files?"
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Garcia: "Trump is leading a WH coverup right now of the Epstein files, and we all know Epstein himself said Trump was his best friend for over 10 years. It is shameful, illegal & unconstitutional that the DOJ has released 1% of the files. Where is the pressure to get Pam Bondi to release the files?"
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Such an incredible thing to see the Democratic defense squad adopt "Nobody can change anything, stop trying" as their actual literal argument.
The Great Man Theory of History is bullshit, actually, and yes that includes Will.
We have to get rid of Jeffries and Schumer. We have to. It’s unendurable that these men are the most prominent Democrats of the moment. They are two of the most broadly undistinguished men I could imagine in politics, zero fire, zero fight, zero zeal, machine politicians with sinecures.
January 21, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Such an incredible thing to see the Democratic defense squad adopt "Nobody can change anything, stop trying" as their actual literal argument.