NWChiFiets
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Salty AF. Safe streets & sound climate policy = social justice. Enjoy biking, travel, beer and cats. Content likely to randomly touch on all of the above. All content is my personal opinion. She/Her.
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A federal magistrate judge has ordered OpenAI to turn over 20 million anonymized user logs to news outlets that claim the artificial intelligence company made improper use of their copyrighted content. www.law360.com/artic...
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A federal magistrate judge has ordered OpenAI to turn over 20 million anonymized user logs to news outlets that claim the artificial intelligence company made improper use of their copyrighted content. www.law360.com/artic...
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The owner of a troubled South Shore building at the center of a high-profile federal raid lost control of it Friday when a judge ordered its remaining residents to be cleared out and the property locked up. blockclubchi.co/49GM7Bd
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The owner of a troubled South Shore building at the center of a high-profile federal raid lost control of it Friday when a judge ordered its remaining residents to be cleared out and the property locked up. blockclubchi.co/49GM7Bd
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At the FedSoc’s National Lawyers Convention last week, high-ranking DOJ officials spoke very openly about their weaponization of civil rights laws and their prioritization of helping those who feel victimized by equality. I listened so you didn’t have to: nominationnotes.substack.com/p/doj-offici...
DOJ Officials Hype Up Ongoing Efforts to Weaponize Civil Rights Laws
If you feel victimized by equality and fairness, this DOJ is working for you.
nominationnotes.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
At the FedSoc’s National Lawyers Convention last week, high-ranking DOJ officials spoke very openly about their weaponization of civil rights laws and their prioritization of helping those who feel victimized by equality. I listened so you didn’t have to: nominationnotes.substack.com/p/doj-offici...
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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join us for a ride & bonfire ❤️🔥
November 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
join us for a ride & bonfire ❤️🔥
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Hey everyone,
I see a LOT of people so furious at Dems they're registering as Independents.
I get it. I really do.
Just be aware that most states have closed primaries so you won't be able to vote in those. And as you smart folks know, primaries are critical to weed out wackos and bad bills.
I see a LOT of people so furious at Dems they're registering as Independents.
I get it. I really do.
Just be aware that most states have closed primaries so you won't be able to vote in those. And as you smart folks know, primaries are critical to weed out wackos and bad bills.
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Hey everyone,
I see a LOT of people so furious at Dems they're registering as Independents.
I get it. I really do.
Just be aware that most states have closed primaries so you won't be able to vote in those. And as you smart folks know, primaries are critical to weed out wackos and bad bills.
I see a LOT of people so furious at Dems they're registering as Independents.
I get it. I really do.
Just be aware that most states have closed primaries so you won't be able to vote in those. And as you smart folks know, primaries are critical to weed out wackos and bad bills.
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GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s experiment as a model for the federal Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in 2027.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says
Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s experiment as a model for the federal Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in 2027.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
Spouse and I went for a walk around 4:30pm. An entire half of a block on our route had sidewalks covered in snow & ice. These homeowners are making it difficult for people to get around on foot.
Plow the sidewalks.
Plow the sidewalks.
Fuck every alder who voted against plowing the sidewalks in chicago. I hope you don't slip and fall and break some bones.
Special fuck you to the alder who did some terrible "back of the napkin" math. Stop ruining our lives!!!!
Photos from a two block stretch of a busy commercial corridor.
Special fuck you to the alder who did some terrible "back of the napkin" math. Stop ruining our lives!!!!
Photos from a two block stretch of a busy commercial corridor.
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Spouse and I went for a walk around 4:30pm. An entire half of a block on our route had sidewalks covered in snow & ice. These homeowners are making it difficult for people to get around on foot.
Plow the sidewalks.
Plow the sidewalks.
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Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult.
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates.
When will party leadership learn this lesson?
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We're officially live. It's incredibly important to have a real record of how our public servants are behaving and this database will be a powerful tool for researchers, reporters, and ordinary Americans.
1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability
The Government Lawyers Database
glowlaw.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
We're officially live. It's incredibly important to have a real record of how our public servants are behaving and this database will be a powerful tool for researchers, reporters, and ordinary Americans.
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Dem caving on the government shutdown deal would end the hemp loophole on THC:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
The government shutdown may last longer because of a fight over hemp
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he will not support speedy passage of a deal to reopen the government because of a provision that would make some THC products illegal.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Dem caving on the government shutdown deal would end the hemp loophole on THC:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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‘We Ain’t Buying It’ is a nationwide economic pressure campaign taking action against corporations that have colluded with this administration.
Read our full release: blackvotersmatterfund.org/black-voters...
Read our full release: blackvotersmatterfund.org/black-voters...
BLACK VOTERS MATTER, INDIVISIBLE AND UNTIL FREEDOM LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO PUT ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON CORPORATIONS TO DEFEND DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM — Black Voters Matter
‘We Ain't Buying It’ joins a growing, powerful collective of groups and individuals, including the Working Families Party and 50501, demanding corporations stand for democracy and DEI by hitting them ...
blackvotersmatterfund.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
‘We Ain’t Buying It’ is a nationwide economic pressure campaign taking action against corporations that have colluded with this administration.
Read our full release: blackvotersmatterfund.org/black-voters...
Read our full release: blackvotersmatterfund.org/black-voters...
Neither Duckworth nor Durbin on this list.
The shutdown deal includes a ban on hemp products that none of its negotiators debated in public.
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Neither Duckworth nor Durbin on this list.
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Hemp is defined as <0.3% delta-9 THC in dry weight. The minibus adds a ban on “any intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid products which are marketed or sold as a final product or directly to an end consumer for personal or household use,” and sets a limit of 0.4 mg THC per container.
The shutdown deal includes a ban on hemp products that none of its negotiators debated in public.
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
Disappointing that only 24 senators voted against killing an amendment to strike that ban.
www.senate.gov/legislative/...
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Hemp is defined as <0.3% delta-9 THC in dry weight. The minibus adds a ban on “any intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid products which are marketed or sold as a final product or directly to an end consumer for personal or household use,” and sets a limit of 0.4 mg THC per container.
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BTW if you heard any immigration lawyers quietly celebrating the end of Chevron deference last year the complete and total disrespect the federal circuit courts are now permitted to show the Trump-shaped rubber stamp that is the Board of Immigration Appeals was why. It is such a delight to see
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
BTW if you heard any immigration lawyers quietly celebrating the end of Chevron deference last year the complete and total disrespect the federal circuit courts are now permitted to show the Trump-shaped rubber stamp that is the Board of Immigration Appeals was why. It is such a delight to see
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Senator @RandPaul says he’s holding up the spending bill over an attack on the Help industry.
Between this and the @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty money grab over Jack Smith’s investigation — what else did they slip in? thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Between this and the @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty money grab over Jack Smith’s investigation — what else did they slip in? thehill.com/homenews/sen...
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Senator @RandPaul says he’s holding up the spending bill over an attack on the Help industry.
Between this and the @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty money grab over Jack Smith’s investigation — what else did they slip in? thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Between this and the @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty money grab over Jack Smith’s investigation — what else did they slip in? thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Vought holds one of the most powerful jobs in D.C., and he’s used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government.
Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president.
Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president.
What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who ...
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Vought holds one of the most powerful jobs in D.C., and he’s used his position to wage a quiet war to change the shape of the entire U.S. government.
Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president.
Here's what you should know about Trump’s shadow president.
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WHAT DID SCHUMER & THE JUDAS'S THINK WAS GOING TO HAPPEN?!?!?
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 AM
WHAT DID SCHUMER & THE JUDAS'S THINK WAS GOING TO HAPPEN?!?!?
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By a vote of 60-40, the Senate passed H.R.5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, as amended.
Democrats/Independent voting in favor: Senators Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen & Shaheen
Republican voting no: Senator Paul
Democrats/Independent voting in favor: Senators Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen & Shaheen
Republican voting no: Senator Paul
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
By a vote of 60-40, the Senate passed H.R.5371, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, as amended.
Democrats/Independent voting in favor: Senators Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen & Shaheen
Republican voting no: Senator Paul
Democrats/Independent voting in favor: Senators Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen & Shaheen
Republican voting no: Senator Paul
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"...Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling on the United Nations to investigate the U.S. federal government over its “abusive immigration crackdowns” in the city. Johnson addressed members of the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday."
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Calls on UN to Probe U.S. Gov’t Over Immigration Crackdown
In related news, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling on the United Nations to investigate the U.S. federal government over its “abusive immigration crackdowns” in the city. Johnson addressed memb...
www.democracynow.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"...Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is calling on the United Nations to investigate the U.S. federal government over its “abusive immigration crackdowns” in the city. Johnson addressed members of the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday."
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One CEO called the idea a “disgusting insult” and “economic genocide against the Gen Z generation.” 👀
@newsweek.com $XHB
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November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
One CEO called the idea a “disgusting insult” and “economic genocide against the Gen Z generation.” 👀
@newsweek.com $XHB
www.newsweek.com/50-year-mort...
@newsweek.com $XHB
www.newsweek.com/50-year-mort...
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The War on Cars, welcome to Portland, OR.
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The War on Cars, welcome to Portland, OR.
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In populous Bucks County, PA, where my family lived for several generations, the MAGA sheriff signed a pledge to use his resources to support ICE. And the voters removed him from office because of it. boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In populous Bucks County, PA, where my family lived for several generations, the MAGA sheriff signed a pledge to use his resources to support ICE. And the voters removed him from office because of it. boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
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"When the car line is wrapping around the block, just gliding past in our little flotilla of cargo bikes. There's no way, as a parent, not to be like, 'maybe we should do that.'" www.npr.org/2025/10/18/n...
Why more parents are riding cargo bikes, skipping the minivan
Many parents are now are forgoing minivans for greener alternatives: cargo bikes. They have been around for decades, but the advent of the electric bike motor has made them much more popular.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"When the car line is wrapping around the block, just gliding past in our little flotilla of cargo bikes. There's no way, as a parent, not to be like, 'maybe we should do that.'" www.npr.org/2025/10/18/n...
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