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The Trib claims that most people would probably support deportation without the "bureaucratic hoops of obtaining a judicial warrant."
Politico's source says warrants are "the key operational thing that [deputy chief of staff] Stephen Miller and the crew do not want to budge on."
Yikes 😬
Politico's source says warrants are "the key operational thing that [deputy chief of staff] Stephen Miller and the crew do not want to budge on."
Yikes 😬
Editorial: Illinois should consider pragmatic tweaks to its sanctuary law
In Minnesota, Democratic politicians are negotiating pragmatic policy changes regarding their sanctuary policies. Illinois should do the same.
www.chicagotribune.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:20 AM
The Trib claims that most people would probably support deportation without the "bureaucratic hoops of obtaining a judicial warrant."
Politico's source says warrants are "the key operational thing that [deputy chief of staff] Stephen Miller and the crew do not want to budge on."
Yikes 😬
Politico's source says warrants are "the key operational thing that [deputy chief of staff] Stephen Miller and the crew do not want to budge on."
Yikes 😬
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Just in case you were wondering the Tribune editorial board is now laundering talking points directly from Noem et Al:
"Last week, DHS issued a news release defending the use of administrative warrants, which are warrants issued by the executive branch itself, to conduct arrests."
"Last week, DHS issued a news release defending the use of administrative warrants, which are warrants issued by the executive branch itself, to conduct arrests."
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Just in case you were wondering the Tribune editorial board is now laundering talking points directly from Noem et Al:
"Last week, DHS issued a news release defending the use of administrative warrants, which are warrants issued by the executive branch itself, to conduct arrests."
"Last week, DHS issued a news release defending the use of administrative warrants, which are warrants issued by the executive branch itself, to conduct arrests."
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Illinois residents, please tell your legislators to cosponsor the Passenger Rail Planning Act! It would direct IDOT to plan for hourly service as a minimum along important routes.
www.hsrail.org/blog/tell-yo...
www.hsrail.org/blog/tell-yo...
Tell Your Illinois Legislators: Cosponsor the Passenger Rail Planning Act | High Speed Rail Alliance
The Passenger Rail Planning Act directs IDOT to plan for hourly service in several strategic corridors. Ask your reps to cosponsor the bill.
www.hsrail.org
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Illinois residents, please tell your legislators to cosponsor the Passenger Rail Planning Act! It would direct IDOT to plan for hourly service as a minimum along important routes.
www.hsrail.org/blog/tell-yo...
www.hsrail.org/blog/tell-yo...
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Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) convinced the City Council's Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety he chairs to let Chicagoans use their cell phones to essentially become "snitches" and provide the city with recorded evidence of bus, bike lane and crosswalk parking violations.
Despite business community concerns, Council committee backs parking enforcement by citizens
chicago.suntimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Ald. Daniel La Spata (1st) convinced the City Council's Committee on Pedestrian and Traffic Safety he chairs to let Chicagoans use their cell phones to essentially become "snitches" and provide the city with recorded evidence of bus, bike lane and crosswalk parking violations.
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If the Tribune’s editorial standards apparently include publishing AI slop letters to the editors, maybe bike advocates should start flooding the zone with their own prompts— er, “articles”
Commentary: On one side lay the new concrete bike-lane barriers installed by the Chicago Department of Transportation. On the other, plastered across storefronts, was the anger: signs demanding “Give Us Back Our Parking” and clear traces of political discontent.
Yunus Emre Tozal: Why concrete barriers alone cannot fix Chicago’s Archer Avenue
On Chicago’s South and West sides, a bike lane is often read as the harbinger of gentrification.
trib.al
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 PM
If the Tribune’s editorial standards apparently include publishing AI slop letters to the editors, maybe bike advocates should start flooding the zone with their own prompts— er, “articles”
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When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Still laughing that the NFL was like nah we still need to sell internationally sorry dipshits and put Bad Bunny on at halftime
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Still laughing that the NFL was like nah we still need to sell internationally sorry dipshits and put Bad Bunny on at halftime
this song rules
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxP5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxP5...
Daisy Grenade: How To Hide A Body [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]
YouTube video by Fueled By Ramen
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
this song rules
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxP5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxP5...
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Zero input from the biggest city in the state on a *high speed rail plan* because @brandon4chicago.bsky.social is incapable of appointing leaders, much less good ones.
IL High Speed Rail Commission will finalize its final report to the legislature by July without the input from Chicago. The city is not officially involved in the commission because the appointed seat for the city on the board is vacant and can only be appointed by the Mayor's Office.
February 8, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Zero input from the biggest city in the state on a *high speed rail plan* because @brandon4chicago.bsky.social is incapable of appointing leaders, much less good ones.
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Champaign-Urbana and McLean County have representation.
But Chicago — the economic engine of the entire state and arguably the Midwest — does not. And it’s literally just self-inflicted. Just didn’t get around to appointing anyone.
But Chicago — the economic engine of the entire state and arguably the Midwest — does not. And it’s literally just self-inflicted. Just didn’t get around to appointing anyone.
Zero input from the biggest city in the state on a *high speed rail plan* because @brandon4chicago.bsky.social is incapable of appointing leaders, much less good ones.
IL High Speed Rail Commission will finalize its final report to the legislature by July without the input from Chicago. The city is not officially involved in the commission because the appointed seat for the city on the board is vacant and can only be appointed by the Mayor's Office.
February 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Champaign-Urbana and McLean County have representation.
But Chicago — the economic engine of the entire state and arguably the Midwest — does not. And it’s literally just self-inflicted. Just didn’t get around to appointing anyone.
But Chicago — the economic engine of the entire state and arguably the Midwest — does not. And it’s literally just self-inflicted. Just didn’t get around to appointing anyone.
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Every time cops aren't forced to back up their statements about "violence" from protesters, it's a smear on the people who showed up. It undermines their message. It takes away from the real crisis – mass abductions.
It gives police authority they shouldn't have when they lie through their teeth.
It gives police authority they shouldn't have when they lie through their teeth.
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Every time cops aren't forced to back up their statements about "violence" from protesters, it's a smear on the people who showed up. It undermines their message. It takes away from the real crisis – mass abductions.
It gives police authority they shouldn't have when they lie through their teeth.
It gives police authority they shouldn't have when they lie through their teeth.
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I feel like this truly is an article about scammers masquerading as an article about romance novels
February 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
I feel like this truly is an article about scammers masquerading as an article about romance novels
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Buried in this piece is a throwaway line about how actually her real hustle is selling online courses to aspiring AI hacks, marking an extraordinary symbiosis of my two most hated internet poisons
“If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” God this is bleak
The New Fabio Is Claude
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Buried in this piece is a throwaway line about how actually her real hustle is selling online courses to aspiring AI hacks, marking an extraordinary symbiosis of my two most hated internet poisons
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One of the most sickening realizations I've ever had came when it hit me that six hundred years from now historians will be writing things like "while technically illegal, intercourse with minors was broadly accepted as normal among the American ruling class, and even a marker of status"
February 8, 2026 at 7:30 AM
One of the most sickening realizations I've ever had came when it hit me that six hundred years from now historians will be writing things like "while technically illegal, intercourse with minors was broadly accepted as normal among the American ruling class, and even a marker of status"
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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crain’s greg hinz discussing governor j.b. pritzker’s presidential ambitions on npr illinois’s state week:
“he doesn’t look like a president. he’s a little lumpy, although he’s lost some weight, to his credit.”
the kind of expert political analysis you can only get from crain’s.
“he doesn’t look like a president. he’s a little lumpy, although he’s lost some weight, to his credit.”
the kind of expert political analysis you can only get from crain’s.
State Week: Pritzker's pension push
The governor is looking ahead on the state's pension debt as he prepares to present his next budget proposal.
www.nprillinois.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:27 PM
crain’s greg hinz discussing governor j.b. pritzker’s presidential ambitions on npr illinois’s state week:
“he doesn’t look like a president. he’s a little lumpy, although he’s lost some weight, to his credit.”
the kind of expert political analysis you can only get from crain’s.
“he doesn’t look like a president. he’s a little lumpy, although he’s lost some weight, to his credit.”
the kind of expert political analysis you can only get from crain’s.
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ACAB includes the guy who invented the Fleshlight
February 8, 2026 at 12:45 AM
ACAB includes the guy who invented the Fleshlight
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Minneapolis police are now showing up with riot cops to stop peaceful potluck protests now. All in service to protecting fascist death squads.
Minneapolis police are fully pro fascist violence and against protestors
Minneapolis police are fully pro fascist violence and against protestors
February 7, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Minneapolis police are now showing up with riot cops to stop peaceful potluck protests now. All in service to protecting fascist death squads.
Minneapolis police are fully pro fascist violence and against protestors
Minneapolis police are fully pro fascist violence and against protestors
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Fondly remembering the months of weirdness/unhinged comments we got from Pritzker fiends on this app and others for simply (and accurately!) covering state police attacks on protesters outside Broadview. Godspeed to everyone in Minnesota facing the same from the Walz fan club
🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Fondly remembering the months of weirdness/unhinged comments we got from Pritzker fiends on this app and others for simply (and accurately!) covering state police attacks on protesters outside Broadview. Godspeed to everyone in Minnesota facing the same from the Walz fan club
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“When it comes to the Chicago Police Department, there’s always going to be this trust factor. So the question is, would anybody in here believe that it’s a fair investigation if the Bureau of Internal Affairs is doing that work? I would think not.” @wttw.bsky.social
Top Cop: COPA Should Probe Chicago Police Conduct During Immigration Raids Because No One Would ‘Trust’ Internal Affairs
“When it comes to the Chicago Police Department, there’s always going to be this trust factor,” Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said.
news.wttw.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
“When it comes to the Chicago Police Department, there’s always going to be this trust factor. So the question is, would anybody in here believe that it’s a fair investigation if the Bureau of Internal Affairs is doing that work? I would think not.” @wttw.bsky.social
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Chicago Police Dept leaders knew cop proposed hiring hitman to kill fellow detective, new federal lawsuit alleges
I missed this when it was initially reported by @unraveledpress.com in Dec ... just wow
I missed this when it was initially reported by @unraveledpress.com in Dec ... just wow
CPD leaders knew cop proposed hiring hitman to kill fellow detective, new federal lawsuit alleges
The lawsuit alleges an officer faced years of violent abuse and threats at the hands of another detective while top brass and city officials have refused to investigate or discipline him.
unraveledpress.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Chicago Police Dept leaders knew cop proposed hiring hitman to kill fellow detective, new federal lawsuit alleges
I missed this when it was initially reported by @unraveledpress.com in Dec ... just wow
I missed this when it was initially reported by @unraveledpress.com in Dec ... just wow
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"Even on the worst day of my life
I am still alive—a fact that some despise so much they hope to change it.
Just before the night consumes me, I survive out of spite."
Our poetry corner is back! Read the latest poem and prompt in The Exchange ⬇️
https://southsideweekly.com/the-exchange-roach/
I am still alive—a fact that some despise so much they hope to change it.
Just before the night consumes me, I survive out of spite."
Our poetry corner is back! Read the latest poem and prompt in The Exchange ⬇️
https://southsideweekly.com/the-exchange-roach/
The Exchange: Roach
The Exchange, the Weekly’s poetry corner, offers our thoughts in exchange for yours.
southsideweekly.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"Even on the worst day of my life
I am still alive—a fact that some despise so much they hope to change it.
Just before the night consumes me, I survive out of spite."
Our poetry corner is back! Read the latest poem and prompt in The Exchange ⬇️
https://southsideweekly.com/the-exchange-roach/
I am still alive—a fact that some despise so much they hope to change it.
Just before the night consumes me, I survive out of spite."
Our poetry corner is back! Read the latest poem and prompt in The Exchange ⬇️
https://southsideweekly.com/the-exchange-roach/
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"No I meant that shit" -- and he won't lose a single supporter because that's what we are as a country now. Dumb and racist
BREAKING: Trump says he 'didn't make a mistake' with his racist video post.
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
February 7, 2026 at 1:49 AM
"No I meant that shit" -- and he won't lose a single supporter because that's what we are as a country now. Dumb and racist