Pam
@pam1965.bsky.social
Database geek, enjoys reading, writing, crafting, dancing, movies, music, games & occasionally doing nothing. My cat allows me 2 serve her needs.
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The hero who grabbed the gun away is Ahmed el Ahmed
He's been identified. He was shot twice in the arm and hand, but it is doing well and expected to recover fine. His name is Ahmed al Ahmed
www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/bon...
www.perthnow.com.au/news/nsw/bon...
Bondi hero who tackled shooter suffered two gunshot wounds
The hero who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters has been identified as a father-of-two.
www.perthnow.com.au
December 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The hero who grabbed the gun away is Ahmed el Ahmed
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So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
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A partial list of what Bovino does not have to tell a federal judge happened today:
*An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park
*Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston
*Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston
*An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston
*An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park
*Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston
*Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston
*An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston
BREAKING: Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who led a series of raids across Chicago, Evanston and Skokie on Friday, does not have to report every weekday at 6 p.m. in person to the federal judge who has tried to rein in federal agents’ use of force, an appeals court ruled. @wttw.bsky.social
Appeals Court Rules Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino Does Not Have to Check In Every Day With Federal Judge
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who led a series of raids across Chicago, Evanston and Skokie on Friday, does not have to report every weekday at 6 p.m. in person to the federal judge who has tried t...
news.wttw.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A partial list of what Bovino does not have to tell a federal judge happened today:
*An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park
*Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston
*Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston
*An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston
*An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park
*Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston
*Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston
*An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston
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Love this….Manny’s Deli in Chicago will be feeding the community that needs help starting Monday….this is the way 💪 since our government/MAGAs want people to starve
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Love this….Manny’s Deli in Chicago will be feeding the community that needs help starting Monday….this is the way 💪 since our government/MAGAs want people to starve
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Popok: The blue states and cities effectively brought the cases. The red states are suffering, and their AGs are sitting on the sidelines. There’s no red state that brought a case. Think about that: not one red state attorney general brought a case to help prevent starvation and suffering. None.
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Popok: The blue states and cities effectively brought the cases. The red states are suffering, and their AGs are sitting on the sidelines. There’s no red state that brought a case. Think about that: not one red state attorney general brought a case to help prevent starvation and suffering. None.
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If you care about this lost opportunity then share. @froomkin.bsky.social @normornstein.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @gregsargent.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com
New York Times editorial board has compiled "a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
This is what "not the odds, but the stakes" was all about.
During the 2024 campaign, those 12 markers could have been in place and operating to guide news coverage everywhere.
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If you care about this lost opportunity then share. @froomkin.bsky.social @normornstein.bsky.social @kevinmkruse.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @gregsargent.bsky.social @mollyjongfast.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com
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Have you checked to see what your Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium will be for 2026? Did you get sticker shock? Help us spread the word that we’re facing a health care crisis. Post a picture of your increase on Open Enrollment Day tomorrow for #PostYourPremium Day!
November 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Have you checked to see what your Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium will be for 2026? Did you get sticker shock? Help us spread the word that we’re facing a health care crisis. Post a picture of your increase on Open Enrollment Day tomorrow for #PostYourPremium Day!
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Donald Trump is demolishing part of the White House—the People’s House—to build his own grand ballroom and put his billionaire friends’ names all over it.
@robertgarcia.house.gov, @repyassansari.bsky.social, and @naturalresources.bsky.social's @rephuffman.bsky.social are demanding answers.
@robertgarcia.house.gov, @repyassansari.bsky.social, and @naturalresources.bsky.social's @rephuffman.bsky.social are demanding answers.
October 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Donald Trump is demolishing part of the White House—the People’s House—to build his own grand ballroom and put his billionaire friends’ names all over it.
@robertgarcia.house.gov, @repyassansari.bsky.social, and @naturalresources.bsky.social's @rephuffman.bsky.social are demanding answers.
@robertgarcia.house.gov, @repyassansari.bsky.social, and @naturalresources.bsky.social's @rephuffman.bsky.social are demanding answers.
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“Although I spent many of my formative years living in the White House, I always knew it wasn’t my house. It was my home, absolutely, but not my house. The White House belongs to the American people, and that’s why we call it the People’s House.” www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Chelsea Clinton: Trump is wrecking the People's House | Exclusive
President Trump has authority over the White House and the right to turn the East Wing into a ballroom. But authority is not the same as stewardship.
www.usatoday.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“Although I spent many of my formative years living in the White House, I always knew it wasn’t my house. It was my home, absolutely, but not my house. The White House belongs to the American people, and that’s why we call it the People’s House.” www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Want to know why health insurance in America is so damned expensive, and unreliable when you actually need it? Read this interview. Educated me, for sure.
October 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Want to know why health insurance in America is so damned expensive, and unreliable when you actually need it? Read this interview. Educated me, for sure.
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@govpritzker.illinois.gov and Mayor Brandon Johnson need to channel the ghost of Richard Daley.
At 3am in the morning, have 30 dump trucks of sand dumped around that ICE facility, and declare the streets under construction.
At 3am in the morning, have 30 dump trucks of sand dumped around that ICE facility, and declare the streets under construction.
October 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov and Mayor Brandon Johnson need to channel the ghost of Richard Daley.
At 3am in the morning, have 30 dump trucks of sand dumped around that ICE facility, and declare the streets under construction.
At 3am in the morning, have 30 dump trucks of sand dumped around that ICE facility, and declare the streets under construction.
Sometimes, when reading these headlines, I feel like I've been dropped into a weird math/grammar combo class.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear Missouri's bid to revive a Republican-backed law intended to prevent enforcement of several federal gun laws in the state.
US Supreme Court rejects Missouri bid to revive law negating federal gun curbs
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear Missouri's bid to revive a Republican-backed law intended to prevent enforcement of several federal gun laws in the state.
reut.rs
October 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Sometimes, when reading these headlines, I feel like I've been dropped into a weird math/grammar combo class.
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Trump's Truth Social posts might doom his invasion of Chicago just like they did in Portland.
From a just-filed lawsuit.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
From a just-filed lawsuit.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Trump's Truth Social posts might doom his invasion of Chicago just like they did in Portland.
From a just-filed lawsuit.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
From a just-filed lawsuit.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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A group of tenants with rent debt are refusing to pay Equity Residential, one of the largest corporate landlords. The campaign’s goals are to win debt cancellation and spur regulatory action to hold corporate landlords accountable. Michael Friedrich reports:
prospect.org/infrastructu...
prospect.org/infrastructu...
Rent Debtors Strike Against Abusive Corporate Landlord
The Debt Collective is leading the charge against the real estate behemoth Equity Residential.
prospect.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A group of tenants with rent debt are refusing to pay Equity Residential, one of the largest corporate landlords. The campaign’s goals are to win debt cancellation and spur regulatory action to hold corporate landlords accountable. Michael Friedrich reports:
prospect.org/infrastructu...
prospect.org/infrastructu...
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ICE abducts people and then immediately moves them around to prevent access to lawyers and habeas corpus petitions. @emmarjanssen.bsky.social has the story on this consistent game being played to frustrate due process.
prospect.org/justice/2025...
prospect.org/justice/2025...
How ICE Hides Detainees From Their Lawyers
‘It seems like cruelty is the point,’ one attorney said.
prospect.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
ICE abducts people and then immediately moves them around to prevent access to lawyers and habeas corpus petitions. @emmarjanssen.bsky.social has the story on this consistent game being played to frustrate due process.
prospect.org/justice/2025...
prospect.org/justice/2025...
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Corporate media could learn a thing or two from the Stanford Daily about fighting back.
With the help of @thefireorg.bsky.social, the Daily is suing over Trump’s anti-speech deportation tactics.
Read more about why, in our interview with Editor-in-Chief Greta Reich.
With the help of @thefireorg.bsky.social, the Daily is suing over Trump’s anti-speech deportation tactics.
Read more about why, in our interview with Editor-in-Chief Greta Reich.
Student journalists fight Trump’s anti-speech deportations
‘Whether working for or speaking to our newspaper, no one should fear deportation for what they have to say,’ said The Stanford Daily Editor-in-Chief Greta Reich
freedom.press
October 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Corporate media could learn a thing or two from the Stanford Daily about fighting back.
With the help of @thefireorg.bsky.social, the Daily is suing over Trump’s anti-speech deportation tactics.
Read more about why, in our interview with Editor-in-Chief Greta Reich.
With the help of @thefireorg.bsky.social, the Daily is suing over Trump’s anti-speech deportation tactics.
Read more about why, in our interview with Editor-in-Chief Greta Reich.
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If FIFA won't ban Israel for committing genocide in Gaza, then other countries should boycott all FIFA tournaments.
Russia rightly gets banned for starting an unprovoked war. But somehow, it's okay for Israel to reduce the entirety of Gaza to rubble?
Russia rightly gets banned for starting an unprovoked war. But somehow, it's okay for Israel to reduce the entirety of Gaza to rubble?
October 4, 2025 at 6:33 AM
If FIFA won't ban Israel for committing genocide in Gaza, then other countries should boycott all FIFA tournaments.
Russia rightly gets banned for starting an unprovoked war. But somehow, it's okay for Israel to reduce the entirety of Gaza to rubble?
Russia rightly gets banned for starting an unprovoked war. But somehow, it's okay for Israel to reduce the entirety of Gaza to rubble?
Illinois State Police have been documented aiding ICE at the Broadview, Illinois facility. While state law (the Illinois TRUST Act) bars troopers from directly enforcing immigration law, they have joined ICE
October 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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LOOK. AT. THIS.
78 % of U.S. adults say Congress should extend the ACA subsidies.
Only 22 % favor letting them expire. 
- Support spans party lines:
• 92 % of Democrats
• 82 % of independents
• 59 % of Republicans (including MAGA-aligned Republicans!!!) - Kaiser
78 % of U.S. adults say Congress should extend the ACA subsidies.
Only 22 % favor letting them expire. 
- Support spans party lines:
• 92 % of Democrats
• 82 % of independents
• 59 % of Republicans (including MAGA-aligned Republicans!!!) - Kaiser
October 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
LOOK. AT. THIS.
78 % of U.S. adults say Congress should extend the ACA subsidies.
Only 22 % favor letting them expire. 
- Support spans party lines:
• 92 % of Democrats
• 82 % of independents
• 59 % of Republicans (including MAGA-aligned Republicans!!!) - Kaiser
78 % of U.S. adults say Congress should extend the ACA subsidies.
Only 22 % favor letting them expire. 
- Support spans party lines:
• 92 % of Democrats
• 82 % of independents
• 59 % of Republicans (including MAGA-aligned Republicans!!!) - Kaiser
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"A majority of Brazil’s supreme court judges have voted to convict the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a military coup, leaving the far-right populist facing a decades-long sentence for leading the criminal conspiracy."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Brazil’s supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup
Former president faces decades-long jail sentence for seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing 2022 election
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"A majority of Brazil’s supreme court judges have voted to convict the country’s former president Jair Bolsonaro of plotting a military coup, leaving the far-right populist facing a decades-long sentence for leading the criminal conspiracy."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Trump has thrown sand into the gears of the American economy.
September 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Trump has thrown sand into the gears of the American economy.
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Blumenthal: They’ve exhausted the 120 days for Alina Habba, and so they’ve tried to make her acting US Attorney. But the statutes simply don’t authorize that. A judge has concluded she is without authority for any of the actions she’s taken. Everything she’s done could be challenged.
September 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Blumenthal: They’ve exhausted the 120 days for Alina Habba, and so they’ve tried to make her acting US Attorney. But the statutes simply don’t authorize that. A judge has concluded she is without authority for any of the actions she’s taken. Everything she’s done could be challenged.
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“Reality has a well-known liberal bias” – a phrase Stephen Colbert, in character as a conservative pundit, coined in 2006 – really captures a general sentiment that has always been a core element of modern conservatism’s political identity.
Now these guys are leaving reality behind entirely.
Now these guys are leaving reality behind entirely.
CNN: When the jobs report comes out, are you going to believe the numbers?
REP. RANDY FINE: Um, I'm going to look at the numbers. Look, the people who put these numbers together are human & fallible and make mistakes
C: It wasn't that they make mistakes
F: Numbers always tend to benefit the left
REP. RANDY FINE: Um, I'm going to look at the numbers. Look, the people who put these numbers together are human & fallible and make mistakes
C: It wasn't that they make mistakes
F: Numbers always tend to benefit the left
September 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Reality has a well-known liberal bias” – a phrase Stephen Colbert, in character as a conservative pundit, coined in 2006 – really captures a general sentiment that has always been a core element of modern conservatism’s political identity.
Now these guys are leaving reality behind entirely.
Now these guys are leaving reality behind entirely.
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Hell yes, in a stunning upset tonight, Democratic candidate Catelin Drey has won the special election for Iowa State Senate and has flipped the seat from red to blue thus ending the Iowa fascist GOP supermajority in the state senate. Let’s keep this going. 💙👊👏
August 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Hell yes, in a stunning upset tonight, Democratic candidate Catelin Drey has won the special election for Iowa State Senate and has flipped the seat from red to blue thus ending the Iowa fascist GOP supermajority in the state senate. Let’s keep this going. 💙👊👏
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A National Guard Member Running for Office Is Asking His Colleagues to Disobey Illegal Orders
Captain Dylan Blaha is asking his colleagues to disobey Trump's illegal order, & he's running for office as a progressive Democrat to reform the Democratic Party.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Captain Dylan Blaha is asking his colleagues to disobey Trump's illegal order, & he's running for office as a progressive Democrat to reform the Democratic Party.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
August 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A National Guard Member Running for Office Is Asking His Colleagues to Disobey Illegal Orders
Captain Dylan Blaha is asking his colleagues to disobey Trump's illegal order, & he's running for office as a progressive Democrat to reform the Democratic Party.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Captain Dylan Blaha is asking his colleagues to disobey Trump's illegal order, & he's running for office as a progressive Democrat to reform the Democratic Party.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...