(((Steve Chapman)))
@stevechapman.bsky.social
Contributing columnist, Chicago Tribune, and freelance journalist. I always heed my doubts.
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So, if I'm following all this correctly, a bunch of internet shitposters who spent years screaming "don't tread on me" and warning about federal agents stomping out people's rights... have been hired as ICE agents to go around breaking into people's homes, kidnapping & shooting them
January 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
So, if I'm following all this correctly, a bunch of internet shitposters who spent years screaming "don't tread on me" and warning about federal agents stomping out people's rights... have been hired as ICE agents to go around breaking into people's homes, kidnapping & shooting them
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"This is my Rick Santelli moment, this guy. We need to track him down."
@timmiller.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social on an everyday protestor in Minneapolis who gets itL
@timmiller.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social on an everyday protestor in Minneapolis who gets itL
January 16, 2026 at 12:45 AM
"This is my Rick Santelli moment, this guy. We need to track him down."
@timmiller.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social on an everyday protestor in Minneapolis who gets itL
@timmiller.bsky.social and @samsteindc.bsky.social on an everyday protestor in Minneapolis who gets itL
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Trump’s plan has been clear: terrorize Americans, attack them, shoot them in the face, and create as much chaos as possible — whatever it takes. Then use the chaos he manufactured to invoke the Insurrection Act.
January 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Trump’s plan has been clear: terrorize Americans, attack them, shoot them in the face, and create as much chaos as possible — whatever it takes. Then use the chaos he manufactured to invoke the Insurrection Act.
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Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.
They are getting creative!
They are getting creative!
ETHICS IS NOW CANCELED AT TEXAS A&M
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
January 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.
They are getting creative!
They are getting creative!
My latest for @theunpopulist.net Trump's Offensive Against the Fed Chair Is About Acquiring Limitless Power for Retribution open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
Trump's Offensive Against the Fed Chair Is About Acquiring Limitless Power for Retribution
He wants to be the king of America who can do anything to anyone who dares to challenge him
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January 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
My latest for @theunpopulist.net Trump's Offensive Against the Fed Chair Is About Acquiring Limitless Power for Retribution open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
“There is genuine fear that indeed ICE’s heavy handedness and the rhetoric from Washington is more creating a condition where the officers’ lives are in danger rather than the other way around.”
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Immigration Agents Terrified of ICE Backlash After Shooting
Leaked documents show Border Patrol needs volunteers for Minneapolis surge
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January 13, 2026 at 3:24 AM
“There is genuine fear that indeed ICE’s heavy handedness and the rhetoric from Washington is more creating a condition where the officers’ lives are in danger rather than the other way around.”
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This video is the perfect encapsulation of the illegal, thuggish, unprovoked, violent conduct of ICE. Rep. @benniethompson.bsky.social, I trust that you and the House Homeland Security Committee will have interest in this.
January 13, 2026 at 2:19 AM
This video is the perfect encapsulation of the illegal, thuggish, unprovoked, violent conduct of ICE. Rep. @benniethompson.bsky.social, I trust that you and the House Homeland Security Committee will have interest in this.
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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“There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find it out when the time comes.”
― Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
― Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
January 11, 2026 at 2:46 PM
“There are many who do not know they are fascists but will find it out when the time comes.”
― Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
― Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls
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My “Hey don’t kill people” brand is really breaking people’s brains it seems
You have a brand. Congratulations!
January 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
My “Hey don’t kill people” brand is really breaking people’s brains it seems
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He has sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people
He has kept among us Standing Armies without Consent of our legislatures
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us
For protecting them from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
He has kept among us Standing Armies without Consent of our legislatures
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us
For protecting them from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
January 9, 2026 at 11:40 AM
He has sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people
He has kept among us Standing Armies without Consent of our legislatures
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us
For protecting them from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
He has kept among us Standing Armies without Consent of our legislatures
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us
For protecting them from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States
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one very obvious best-practice for living with people who are different from you is: do not shoot them in the face
New CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil closing the broadcast from MN last night.
January 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
one very obvious best-practice for living with people who are different from you is: do not shoot them in the face
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The Free Press: Both sides are at fault. Yes, ICE shot a woman to death. But the mayor of Minneapolis used the word "fuck." www.thefp.com/p/the-right-...
The Right Response to the Minneapolis ICE Shooting
Kristi Noem and Jacob Frey react to a shooting with the speed and logic of the internet. Americans deserve better.
www.thefp.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The Free Press: Both sides are at fault. Yes, ICE shot a woman to death. But the mayor of Minneapolis used the word "fuck." www.thefp.com/p/the-right-...
Walz is right. Trump and MAGA are not worried that violent protests may erupt. They want to see violent protest erupt so they can escalate their lethal tactics.
January 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Walz is right. Trump and MAGA are not worried that violent protests may erupt. They want to see violent protest erupt so they can escalate their lethal tactics.
Noem and Trump don't care if the officer had cause to shoot. They want us to be terrified of ICE. The murder of Renee Good suits that purpose, and they will do everything to see that the officer goes unpunished, so that other officers are encouraged to use lethal force.
January 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Noem and Trump don't care if the officer had cause to shoot. They want us to be terrified of ICE. The murder of Renee Good suits that purpose, and they will do everything to see that the officer goes unpunished, so that other officers are encouraged to use lethal force.
Kristi Noem says the ICE officer followed his training. Will she show us the page of the training manual that instructs agents to fire into moving vehicles to prevent escape?
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Kristi Noem says the ICE officer followed his training. Will she show us the page of the training manual that instructs agents to fire into moving vehicles to prevent escape?
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Abolish ICE. Really.
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Abolish ICE. Really.
Have I mentioned that @cathyreisenwitz.com is a national treasure? I subscribed to her Substack, and you will not regret it if you do.
"What the bottom-half is doing instead of forming new families" open.substack.com/pub/cathyrei...
"What the bottom-half is doing instead of forming new families" open.substack.com/pub/cathyrei...
What the bottom-half is doing instead of forming new families
Daddy and Daddy ( Freddie deBoer and Dylan Matthews) are fighting about whether and to what extent life is worse for poor Americans.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Have I mentioned that @cathyreisenwitz.com is a national treasure? I subscribed to her Substack, and you will not regret it if you do.
"What the bottom-half is doing instead of forming new families" open.substack.com/pub/cathyrei...
"What the bottom-half is doing instead of forming new families" open.substack.com/pub/cathyrei...
My latest for the Chicago Tribune (gift article) www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/c...
Steve Chapman: The lawless president launches a lawless war
What sets Donald Trump’s second presidency apart is his refusal to let any laws, domestic or international, stand in his way.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
My latest for the Chicago Tribune (gift article) www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/07/c...
If you don't assume that people inside and outside the administration are contemplating the next Jan. 6 -- how to overturn the next presidential election, and how to keep Trump in office another term -- you're not paying attention.
January 7, 2026 at 12:11 AM
If you don't assume that people inside and outside the administration are contemplating the next Jan. 6 -- how to overturn the next presidential election, and how to keep Trump in office another term -- you're not paying attention.
Trump’s Bogus Rationale for Invading Venezuela Is an Impeachable Offense
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Trump’s Bogus Rationale for Invading Venezuela Is an Impeachable Offense
The Framers would have regarded this president as an out-of-control lunatic in desperate need of reining in by Congress
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January 6, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Trump’s Bogus Rationale for Invading Venezuela Is an Impeachable Offense
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