Laura Conaway
@oleta.bsky.social
Maddow/MSNBC. (↖️ In this picture, I'm the cyclist. http://nyti.ms/3f8MIPR)
"Federal law says they have every legal right to be in the United States, and that ICE should never have put them in a detention center. "
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Three young immigrants ordered freed as Virginia lawsuit tests ICE detention policy
In a decisive rebuke of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an immigration judge on Wednesday ordered the agency to release a young immigrant held at a Virginia detention center — one day after the s...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
"Federal law says they have every legal right to be in the United States, and that ICE should never have put them in a detention center. "
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www.newsfromthestates.com/article/thre...
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We are big fans of this book and it was a valuable source for our own. Highly recommended!
Publication day for the expanded paperback edition of THE DESIGN OF CHILDHOOD, with a new intro and my Pulitzer-winning essays up front geni.us/designofchil...
Plus a brand new audiobook www.audible.com/pd/The-Desig...
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Plus a brand new audiobook www.audible.com/pd/The-Desig...
@bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
We are big fans of this book and it was a valuable source for our own. Highly recommended!
In the smaller towns of Washington State, they're still counting up the Democratic wins -- a lot of council seats, a lot of legislative seats.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
In the smaller towns of Washington State, they're still counting up the Democratic wins -- a lot of council seats, a lot of legislative seats.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Kentucky Hemp Association is ripping McConnell for inserting language again in the CR that they say will devastate the hemp and CBD industries. They are siding with Sen. Rand Paul & other KY delegation on this issue. Background at link: www.lpm.org/news/2025-09...
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Kentucky Hemp Association is ripping McConnell for inserting language again in the CR that they say will devastate the hemp and CBD industries. They are siding with Sen. Rand Paul & other KY delegation on this issue. Background at link: www.lpm.org/news/2025-09...
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And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Back when it was food stamps, I relied on this program. At the time, I was starting my work life and caring for a younger family member. At some point in my future, I might need this program again. I might, you might, millions of people already do.
NEW: The Trump admin told states it must immediately "undo" the work to provide full food stamp benefits, or face penalties. The feds sent this in a late-night memo, only adding to the chaos and confusion around SNAP. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Back when it was food stamps, I relied on this program. At the time, I was starting my work life and caring for a younger family member. At some point in my future, I might need this program again. I might, you might, millions of people already do.
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The @chicagotribune.com has updated its story to clarify that the baby was exposed to pepper spray, not tear gas
Shots fired at immigration agents in Little Village as residents confront Bovino, Border Patrol, authorities say
Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The @chicagotribune.com has updated its story to clarify that the baby was exposed to pepper spray, not tear gas
Friday in Waukegan:
“It was a rifle. He said, ‘Put your hands up or I’ll blow your f—–g face off.’ I told him four or five times, ‘I’m the alderman.'”
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/07/w...
“It was a rifle. He said, ‘Put your hands up or I’ll blow your f—–g face off.’ I told him four or five times, ‘I’m the alderman.'”
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/07/w...
Waukegan alderman says federal agents pulled guns on him: ‘There were four barrels pointed at me’
As soon as he felt he felt he was safe, Martinez said his first call was to Waukegan Mayor Sam Cunningham.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Friday in Waukegan:
“It was a rifle. He said, ‘Put your hands up or I’ll blow your f—–g face off.’ I told him four or five times, ‘I’m the alderman.'”
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/07/w...
“It was a rifle. He said, ‘Put your hands up or I’ll blow your f—–g face off.’ I told him four or five times, ‘I’m the alderman.'”
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/07/w...
This morning in Chicago:
"The man and the baby had both been tear gassed."
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"The man and the baby had both been tear gassed."
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November 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This morning in Chicago:
"The man and the baby had both been tear gassed."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
"The man and the baby had both been tear gassed."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
Heard in Chicagoland (Mount Prospect):
“They came and took my dad 10 minutes ago.”
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
“They came and took my dad 10 minutes ago.”
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
November 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Heard in Chicagoland (Mount Prospect):
“They came and took my dad 10 minutes ago.”
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
“They came and took my dad 10 minutes ago.”
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
"CBP-operated helicopters have continued surveillance-like behavior over Evanston with ADS-B Out — the technology that lets the public see an aircraft’s location — turned off."
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Federal immigration helicopters surveil off the grid over Evanston
Third Ward resident Maria Bratsolias cannot escape the helicopters. In her Southeast Evanston home — the top floor of a flat-roofed building constructed in the 1910s — she can hear Sikorsky UH-60 Blac...
dailynorthwestern.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"CBP-operated helicopters have continued surveillance-like behavior over Evanston with ADS-B Out — the technology that lets the public see an aircraft’s location — turned off."
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/07/t...
dailynorthwestern.com/2025/11/07/t...
North Side of Chicago.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
North Side of Chicago.
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In my election preview, I'd identified 6 Connecticut towns to watch: I flagged that Democrats were defending the mayorship of Danbury and Norwalk, and hoping to flip Bristol, Milford, New Britain, & Stratford.
Dems won all 6 mayor's races (so 4 flips).
They flipped others too.
Dems won all 6 mayor's races (so 4 flips).
They flipped others too.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
In my election preview, I'd identified 6 Connecticut towns to watch: I flagged that Democrats were defending the mayorship of Danbury and Norwalk, and hoping to flip Bristol, Milford, New Britain, & Stratford.
Dems won all 6 mayor's races (so 4 flips).
They flipped others too.
Dems won all 6 mayor's races (so 4 flips).
They flipped others too.
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From an Evanston resident filming an arrest at Oakton/Asbury ~an hour ago:
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
October 31, 2025 at 6:28 PM
From an Evanston resident filming an arrest at Oakton/Asbury ~an hour ago:
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
"He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”
Health insurance stories like this one from Maine, times all 50 states:
"her premiums would jump from $478 to $1,262 per month...
"more than $15,000...of her $65,000...income as a self-employed mental health counselor."
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/31/h...
"her premiums would jump from $478 to $1,262 per month...
"more than $15,000...of her $65,000...income as a self-employed mental health counselor."
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/31/h...
October 31, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Health insurance stories like this one from Maine, times all 50 states:
"her premiums would jump from $478 to $1,262 per month...
"more than $15,000...of her $65,000...income as a self-employed mental health counselor."
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/31/h...
"her premiums would jump from $478 to $1,262 per month...
"more than $15,000...of her $65,000...income as a self-employed mental health counselor."
www.pressherald.com/2025/10/31/h...
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Pritzker: "Imagine it. Children who woke up that morning, expectant with joy & excitement to put on their costumes & celebrate with their neighbors in what they thought was a safe place at their homes. Armed, masked agents, terrorizing innocent people, especially children, is unconscionable."
October 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Pritzker: "Imagine it. Children who woke up that morning, expectant with joy & excitement to put on their costumes & celebrate with their neighbors in what they thought was a safe place at their homes. Armed, masked agents, terrorizing innocent people, especially children, is unconscionable."
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Hey, I'm in this @npr.org story about the hidden costs of car ownership! www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
Cost of Living: The hidden price of car ownership
The cost of both new and used cars has soared in the last four years, and insurance, maintenance and the invisible costs like damage to our health add up to a much higher price tag.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hey, I'm in this @npr.org story about the hidden costs of car ownership! www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...
More from Indiana vs young reporters:
“Administrators don’t want alumni to see what’s up, apparently. They only wanted fluff pieces about homecoming in the edition. And when student journalists pushed back, IU canceled the entire thing with no notice.”
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“Administrators don’t want alumni to see what’s up, apparently. They only wanted fluff pieces about homecoming in the edition. And when student journalists pushed back, IU canceled the entire thing with no notice.”
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IU's student journalism decisions deserve criticism • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Watching what is happening in student journalism in Indiana is devastating. Moves at both IU and Purdue show that college media is in jeopardy
indianacapitalchronicle.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
More from Indiana vs young reporters:
“Administrators don’t want alumni to see what’s up, apparently. They only wanted fluff pieces about homecoming in the edition. And when student journalists pushed back, IU canceled the entire thing with no notice.”
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/24/i...
“Administrators don’t want alumni to see what’s up, apparently. They only wanted fluff pieces about homecoming in the edition. And when student journalists pushed back, IU canceled the entire thing with no notice.”
indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/10/24/i...
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Just bought a copy of Life After Cars by @douggordon.bsky.social and @sarahgoodyear.bsky.social for my mom as a Christmas present. I find I get too worked up when talking about cars to communicate as effectively as I want. But with the book you can get it all across with Doug and Sarah’s help!
October 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Just bought a copy of Life After Cars by @douggordon.bsky.social and @sarahgoodyear.bsky.social for my mom as a Christmas present. I find I get too worked up when talking about cars to communicate as effectively as I want. But with the book you can get it all across with Doug and Sarah’s help!
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Kendra Sullivan knew that she’d attend a “No Kings” event on Saturday, but had no idea until she woke up that morning that it would be a one-woman stand.
She's received an outpouring of support from people in other conservative areas who "feel like a tiny blue speck in a red state."
She's received an outpouring of support from people in other conservative areas who "feel like a tiny blue speck in a red state."
The lone woman who staged a ‘No Kings’ protest in small-town West Virginia
Kendra Sullivan's one-woman stand received an outpouring of support from people in other conservative areas who "feel like a tiny blue speck in a red state."
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October 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Kendra Sullivan knew that she’d attend a “No Kings” event on Saturday, but had no idea until she woke up that morning that it would be a one-woman stand.
She's received an outpouring of support from people in other conservative areas who "feel like a tiny blue speck in a red state."
She's received an outpouring of support from people in other conservative areas who "feel like a tiny blue speck in a red state."
When you make voting harder, more people lose out.
Montana added a new requirement for absentee ballots. Now Missoula County reports:
"We’ve got about a 4% rate of rejected ballots, up from just fractions of a percent we normally see.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/hund...
Montana added a new requirement for absentee ballots. Now Missoula County reports:
"We’ve got about a 4% rate of rejected ballots, up from just fractions of a percent we normally see.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/hund...
Hundreds of ballots rejected following new law requiring voters write birth year on ballot envelopes
A new Montana law requiring a voter’s birth year has led to county election officials rejecting an abnormal number of ballots for this year’s local elections.Ballots sent to Montana voters this electi...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
When you make voting harder, more people lose out.
Montana added a new requirement for absentee ballots. Now Missoula County reports:
"We’ve got about a 4% rate of rejected ballots, up from just fractions of a percent we normally see.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/hund...
Montana added a new requirement for absentee ballots. Now Missoula County reports:
"We’ve got about a 4% rate of rejected ballots, up from just fractions of a percent we normally see.”
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/hund...