November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Reposted by Michael Arndt
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
Reposted by Michael Arndt
Did you hear about the Trump administration campaign calling for "civility" and telling people to "dress with respect" when they travel?
Well, I fixed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's ad...
Well, I fixed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's ad...
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Did you hear about the Trump administration campaign calling for "civility" and telling people to "dress with respect" when they travel?
Well, I fixed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's ad...
Well, I fixed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's ad...
Reposted by Michael Arndt
While reporting this, we came across this ProPublica story from 2019 about a Border Patrol Facebook group.
Hardly any differences between this and other cop pages we've reported on. It's all the same dehumanization and racism, just different targets (w/ Chicago cops—usually it's Black people).
Hardly any differences between this and other cop pages we've reported on. It's all the same dehumanization and racism, just different targets (w/ Chicago cops—usually it's Black people).
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
While reporting this, we came across this ProPublica story from 2019 about a Border Patrol Facebook group.
Hardly any differences between this and other cop pages we've reported on. It's all the same dehumanization and racism, just different targets (w/ Chicago cops—usually it's Black people).
Hardly any differences between this and other cop pages we've reported on. It's all the same dehumanization and racism, just different targets (w/ Chicago cops—usually it's Black people).
Good God! 'Brutal and vicious' attack on Chicago's Blue Line leads to terrorism charge after woman set on fire; the accused had been arrested at least 40 times before.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/1...
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/1...
'Brutal and vicious' Blue Line attack leads to terrorism charge after woman set on fire
Federal authorities say 50-year-old Lawrence Reed, who was arrested at least 40 times, had “no business being on the streets," but now is charged with setting woman on fire on the Blue Line.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Good God! 'Brutal and vicious' attack on Chicago's Blue Line leads to terrorism charge after woman set on fire; the accused had been arrested at least 40 times before.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/1...
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/1...
The writer doesn't explicitly name Chicago as a city that could use this option, but... Opinion: Illinois doesn't allow municipal bankruptcy — but it should www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illi... via @crainschicago
Opinion: Illinois doesn't allow municipal bankruptcy — but it should
Why can’t financially strapped Illinois municipalities with scant hope of saving themselves be allowed to declare bankruptcy, just as any deeply ailing private sector company would?
www.chicagobusiness.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The writer doesn't explicitly name Chicago as a city that could use this option, but... Opinion: Illinois doesn't allow municipal bankruptcy — but it should www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illi... via @crainschicago
Reposted by Michael Arndt
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
– FDR
"Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country"
– JFK
“When one of us falters, we all falter. When one of us rises, we all rise.”
– Barack Obama
"Quiet, piggy!"
– Trump
– FDR
"Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country"
– JFK
“When one of us falters, we all falter. When one of us rises, we all rise.”
– Barack Obama
"Quiet, piggy!"
– Trump
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
– FDR
"Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country"
– JFK
“When one of us falters, we all falter. When one of us rises, we all rise.”
– Barack Obama
"Quiet, piggy!"
– Trump
– FDR
"Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country"
– JFK
“When one of us falters, we all falter. When one of us rises, we all rise.”
– Barack Obama
"Quiet, piggy!"
– Trump
Northwestern University names new Kellogg center after largest-ever donation to its business school www.chicagobusiness.com/education/no... via @crainschicago
Northwestern names new Kellogg center after largest-ever donation to biz school
Shipping tycoon Ann McIlrath Drake recently topped off years of philanthropy to her business school alma mater with a huge financial gift.
www.chicagobusiness.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Northwestern University names new Kellogg center after largest-ever donation to its business school www.chicagobusiness.com/education/no... via @crainschicago
Reposted by Michael Arndt
*stares at my Canadian passport*
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
*stares at my Canadian passport*
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
theintercept.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
theintercept.com/2025/11/11/c...
Looking for someone trying to buy their first home in metro Chicago to be quoted in a commentary on the Chicago housing market. Message me
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Looking for someone trying to buy their first home in metro Chicago to be quoted in a commentary on the Chicago housing market. Message me
That's his spin? Easier to rationalize his capitulation rather than acknowledging he caved and got nothing in return
Sen. Dick Durbin said the fight proved “Republicans are not sensitive to health care insurance premiums and we are.” That won’t keep costs down.
Top Senate Dem Says Party Caved on Shutdown to Make a Symbolic Point About the GOP
Sen. Dick Durbin said the fight proved “Republicans are not sensitive to health care insurance premiums and we are.” That won’t keep costs down.
interc.pt
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
That's his spin? Easier to rationalize his capitulation rather than acknowledging he caved and got nothing in return
Reposted by Michael Arndt
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
The last ride of the season, perhaps. Except for an ominous large black helicopter that flew past for a few minutes, the Chicago lakefront was as serene and reinvigorating as ever. Ahhh
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The last ride of the season, perhaps. Except for an ominous large black helicopter that flew past for a few minutes, the Chicago lakefront was as serene and reinvigorating as ever. Ahhh
Federal Judge in Chicago Blasts Border Patrol Boss Bovino For Lying, Extends Order Restricting Use Of Force blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/06/h...
Federal Judge Blasts Border Patrol Boss For Lying, Extends Order Restricting Use Of Force
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis called the Trump administration's depiction of Chicago as besieged by violence "untrue" and "simply not credible."
blockclubchicago.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Federal Judge in Chicago Blasts Border Patrol Boss Bovino For Lying, Extends Order Restricting Use Of Force blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/06/h...
Among the Chicago elected officials getting harassed is Ald. Timmy Knudsen of Lincoln Park.
Local officials are facing harassment and doxxing after sharing ICE alerts with residents. blockclubchi.co/3X9LMj4
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Among the Chicago elected officials getting harassed is Ald. Timmy Knudsen of Lincoln Park.
Detainees Describe Filthy, Inhumane Conditions At Broadview ICE Facility in Suburban Chicago: 'It Was Too Much' blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/04/d...
Detainees Describe Filthy, Inhumane Conditions At Broadview ICE Facility: 'It Was Too Much'
A federal judge is considering ordering the government to reduce the population at the ICE processing center. Detainees say there's a lack of water, little food, overflowing toilets, broken showers an...
blockclubchicago.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Detainees Describe Filthy, Inhumane Conditions At Broadview ICE Facility in Suburban Chicago: 'It Was Too Much' blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/04/d...
Reposted by Michael Arndt
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability (gift link)
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability (gift link)
November 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Reposted by Michael Arndt
The school that produced Milton Friedman and 34 other Nobel Prize-winning economists is struggling to manage its pocketbook. University of Chicago spent billions chasing the Ivies. Now it’s facing a financial reckoning. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @WSJ
Colleges Face a Financial Reckoning. The University of Chicago Is Exhibit A.
The university ran budget deficits for 14 years straight, spending big to raise its profile and enrollment. The plan worked, but now the bill’s come due and cuts are under way.
www.wsj.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The school that produced Milton Friedman and 34 other Nobel Prize-winning economists is struggling to manage its pocketbook. University of Chicago spent billions chasing the Ivies. Now it’s facing a financial reckoning. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... via @WSJ
Reposted by Michael Arndt
A judge ordered agents involved in the Chicago deportation blitz to have "visible identification … prominently displayed."
But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.
From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.
From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
IDs are mismatched, illegible or still missing 3 weeks after judge’s order to immigration officers
In dozens of photographs at four locations, Chicago Sun-Times photojournalists documented federal officers failing to wear the “visible identification” needed to hold individuals accountable during th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A judge ordered agents involved in the Chicago deportation blitz to have "visible identification … prominently displayed."
But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.
From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.
From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Hello, Big Brother
New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
October 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hello, Big Brother
Reposted by Michael Arndt
Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy
Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job
US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board
www.telegraph.co.uk
October 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy