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‘An impossible situation’ - Chicago Reader
Beginning January 1, the City of Chicago will ban unhoused people on the sex offense registry from seeking shelter on public transit.
chicagoreader.com
NEW: beginning january 1, chicago will ban unhoused people on the sex offense registry from seeking shelter on public transit.
it’s the latest in a concerted effort by mayor johnson’s admin to criminalize homelessness on cta trains + buses and in public parks during the coldest months of the year.
it’s the latest in a concerted effort by mayor johnson’s admin to criminalize homelessness on cta trains + buses and in public parks during the coldest months of the year.
brb teaching the foia officer how to add requests to govqa
January 16, 2026 at 8:17 PM
brb teaching the foia officer how to add requests to govqa
the way justices have been ruling of late, sure seems like they might keep on hacking away the fourth amendment. but who knows. either way this is 👀
Adam Unikowsky is counsel of record in the geofence warrant case (Okello v. US).
Here was the question presented in the petition (which was limited to question 1): www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
Here was the question presented in the petition (which was limited to question 1): www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...
January 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
the way justices have been ruling of late, sure seems like they might keep on hacking away the fourth amendment. but who knows. either way this is 👀
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why is every company trying to make nonconsensual porn of my family. i just want food.
January 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
why is every company trying to make nonconsensual porn of my family. i just want food.
me in high school giving a presentation i frantically threw together an hour ago:
Melania is delivering a speech on AI that sounds like it was written by AI
January 16, 2026 at 7:23 PM
me in high school giving a presentation i frantically threw together an hour ago:
three months after governor j.b. pritzker formed the illinois accountability commission, the panel has just released a public form to collect evidence of "misconduct by federal agents." a draft report is due by 1/30.
a press release notes submissions are subject to foia.
important to keep in mind:
a press release notes submissions are subject to foia.
important to keep in mind:
January 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
three months after governor j.b. pritzker formed the illinois accountability commission, the panel has just released a public form to collect evidence of "misconduct by federal agents." a draft report is due by 1/30.
a press release notes submissions are subject to foia.
important to keep in mind:
a press release notes submissions are subject to foia.
important to keep in mind:
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On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
Guild member detained by ICE in Minnesota | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
newsguild.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:44 PM
On Friday, January 9, ICE arrested a member of our union, the Minnesota Newspaper and Communications Guild, as part of Operation Metro Surge.
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
He has been transferred to a detention facility in Texas, where he is awaiting action on his petition for habeas corpus.
newsguild.org/guild-member...
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It's really important that members of the public understand that anything they report to AGs or any other entity that is not their personal attorney, in order to try to hold ICE, etc. accountable
Could be given to Kash Patel and Pam Bondi and/or local police and prosecutors.
Could be given to Kash Patel and Pam Bondi and/or local police and prosecutors.
AGs have a lot of resources and are in a position to sue the federal government
But they do not represent individuals who are harmed by federal authorities
They also 1) prosecute crimes and 2) hand off information they collect to a) county and b) federal investigators and prosecutors
But they do not represent individuals who are harmed by federal authorities
They also 1) prosecute crimes and 2) hand off information they collect to a) county and b) federal investigators and prosecutors
The Minnesota Attorney General's Office is asking residents to share information about the actions of federal agents in Minnesota, including those from the Department of Homeland Security, that have affected them or someone close to them.
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 PM
It's really important that members of the public understand that anything they report to AGs or any other entity that is not their personal attorney, in order to try to hold ICE, etc. accountable
Could be given to Kash Patel and Pam Bondi and/or local police and prosecutors.
Could be given to Kash Patel and Pam Bondi and/or local police and prosecutors.
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Another thing we saw in Chicago. They terrorize neighborhoods but pretend no one actually lives there. A man in my neighborhood just happened to be coming home during a CBP kidnapping and ended up with six broken ribs.
The 6-month-old that DHS is tweeting about here lived in the neighborhood and the baby’s father was just trying to evacuate his family after federal agents had shot someone.
January 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Another thing we saw in Chicago. They terrorize neighborhoods but pretend no one actually lives there. A man in my neighborhood just happened to be coming home during a CBP kidnapping and ended up with six broken ribs.
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In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
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The problem, of course, is that one of our two political parties has organized itself around a world of “alternative facts” in which the meaning of words and independently-verifiable evidence are irrelevant. If J6 can be a “day of love,” then lots of swearing at Bovino can be an Insurrection.
The Insurrection Act does require an actual insurrection. The violence in Minneapolis is almost exclusively one-sided. People yelling at you, calling you names, and recording you on a cell phone isn’t violence. And if the courts let Trump say it is, we’re in a lot of trouble.
January 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The problem, of course, is that one of our two political parties has organized itself around a world of “alternative facts” in which the meaning of words and independently-verifiable evidence are irrelevant. If J6 can be a “day of love,” then lots of swearing at Bovino can be an Insurrection.
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What if we told you cars don't have feelings and aren't equivalent to babies being rocked by flash grenades, more news at 11
January 16, 2026 at 3:36 AM
What if we told you cars don't have feelings and aren't equivalent to babies being rocked by flash grenades, more news at 11
no guys it’s gonna pay off i promise
The temporary casino at Medinah Temple in River North opened its doors in September 2023, with revenue falling short of projections.
Bally’s Chicago pushes back opening to 2027, seeks 12-month extension on temporary casino
State Rep. Kam Buckner introduced a bill Thursday to add up to another 12 months to the temporary license. That would give Bally’s Chicago until September 2027 to open its new $1.7 billion casino, …
trib.al
January 16, 2026 at 1:03 AM
no guys it’s gonna pay off i promise
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🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
January 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
🚨WHOA. The El Paso Medical Examiner says it will rule the death of a 55-year-old Cuban man at ICE's "Camp East Montana" tent camp as a homicide.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
He was allegedly choked to death by a guard during a "struggle" after he refused to enter a housing unit without his medications.
checking in on mike quigley. he’s … polling constituents on whether trump should invade venezuela?
January 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM
checking in on mike quigley. he’s … polling constituents on whether trump should invade venezuela?
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So ~1 week after they killed Renee Good, ICE chased a man, shot and injured him reportedly through the door of a home, then blanketed a majority Black neighborhood in a tremendous amount of chemical weapons and flash grenades in the middle of the night. That's where we're at.
January 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
So ~1 week after they killed Renee Good, ICE chased a man, shot and injured him reportedly through the door of a home, then blanketed a majority Black neighborhood in a tremendous amount of chemical weapons and flash grenades in the middle of the night. That's where we're at.
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illinoisanswers.org/2026/01/15/c... My latest with @schuba.bsky.social and Peter Nickeas about the tac team cop who shot and killed his partner. After Carlos Baker's initial rejection, Baker's district commander approved his promotion even after Baker disobeyed orders and cussed out his sergeant
Chicago Police Brass Had Rejected Troubled Cop's Move to Elite Unit Before He Fatally Shot Partner
The chief of patrol approved Officer Carlos Baker’s transfer despite denying his request for the move less than a year earlier because of “discipline’ problems.
illinoisanswers.org
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
illinoisanswers.org/2026/01/15/c... My latest with @schuba.bsky.social and Peter Nickeas about the tac team cop who shot and killed his partner. After Carlos Baker's initial rejection, Baker's district commander approved his promotion even after Baker disobeyed orders and cussed out his sergeant
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Doomerism is a fear-based excuse to do nothing. You don't have to do anything grand, but do something, if for no other reason than you'll feel better.
"But I'm exhausted."
Real activists def need to be careful about burn out. If that isn't you, I guarantee you'll be *less* tired if you do *more*
"But I'm exhausted."
Real activists def need to be careful about burn out. If that isn't you, I guarantee you'll be *less* tired if you do *more*
Fuck off with your posturing doomerism. Go live in the woods if you don’t think anything matters.
January 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Doomerism is a fear-based excuse to do nothing. You don't have to do anything grand, but do something, if for no other reason than you'll feel better.
"But I'm exhausted."
Real activists def need to be careful about burn out. If that isn't you, I guarantee you'll be *less* tired if you do *more*
"But I'm exhausted."
Real activists def need to be careful about burn out. If that isn't you, I guarantee you'll be *less* tired if you do *more*
the eugenics of ranking people based on their “criminality” and race
January 15, 2026 at 2:21 PM
the eugenics of ranking people based on their “criminality” and race
the unchecked proliferation of ai is going great it seems
Exclusive | Matthew McConaughey Trademarks Himself to Fight AI Misuse
Actor plans to use trademarks of himself saying ‘Alright, alright, alright’ and staring at a camera to combat AI fakes in court.
www.wsj.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:08 PM
the unchecked proliferation of ai is going great it seems
thinking back to last june when a reader sent me an angry email arguing that ice wasn’t kidnapping or disappearing people. feels like forever ago.
January 15, 2026 at 2:40 AM
thinking back to last june when a reader sent me an angry email arguing that ice wasn’t kidnapping or disappearing people. feels like forever ago.
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Lewiston, ME is also an interesting choice because this is where Blood Tribe leader Chris Pohlhaus and members of other neo-Nazi groups went to harass brown and Black people they assumed were migrants. Now essentially, DHS agents are going to do the same thing but with state power.
January 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Lewiston, ME is also an interesting choice because this is where Blood Tribe leader Chris Pohlhaus and members of other neo-Nazi groups went to harass brown and Black people they assumed were migrants. Now essentially, DHS agents are going to do the same thing but with state power.
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A man was shot in the leg during a foot chase amid a federal immigration enforcement operation on the north side of Minneapolis, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. bit.ly/3MMvefi
Reports of a shooting involving federal agents in north Minneapolis
During a federal immigration enforcement operation on the north side of Minneapolis, a man was shot in the leg, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 2:08 AM
A man was shot in the leg during a foot chase amid a federal immigration enforcement operation on the north side of Minneapolis, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. bit.ly/3MMvefi
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Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Near Lyndale and 24th Ave in Minneapolis tonight, feds have reportedly shot another person.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
Preliminary info is shaky for now, hearing two people injured.
BORTAC just rolled up in an armored vehicle. A crowd is gathering outside the police tape—MPD presence as well.
the jewel osco o'hare international airport
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration is testing the waters on the idea of selling naming rights and sponsorships at Chicago’s two major airports.
O'Hare, Midway exploring sale of naming rights and sponsorships
chicago.suntimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:02 AM
the jewel osco o'hare international airport