Thomas Edwards
@thedwards.bsky.social
Dad, Attorney, Democratic Socialist, former: Bernie 2016, NHDems, & others
He/Him🌹views my own Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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This is a very good sign about his understanding of what good governance involves
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team | TechCrunch
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
techcrunch.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This is a very good sign about his understanding of what good governance involves
@govpritzker.illinois.gov and the Illinois state police str are doing ICE’s dirty work.
“They literally ushered us into the street to protest and immediately after started beating the shit out of us.”
This is 100% an accurate description of how this started.
Broadview PD mishandled the situation from the start, then unleashed ISP to beat the protesters they’d led into the street.
This is 100% an accurate description of how this started.
Broadview PD mishandled the situation from the start, then unleashed ISP to beat the protesters they’d led into the street.
State Police Led Broadview Protesters Into Street, Then Attacked Them, Demonstrators Say
Protesters have said state and local police officers have attacked them and tried to stifle their attempts to speak and protest freely outside the Broadview ICE facility.
blockclubchicago.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov and the Illinois state police str are doing ICE’s dirty work.
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Once again, @govpritzker.illinois.gov's state police have attacked protesters while doing crowd control for ICE in Broadview. Pritzker positions himself as a Trump opponent, but he's doing ICE's dirty work in Broadview. It has to stop.
October 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Once again, @govpritzker.illinois.gov's state police have attacked protesters while doing crowd control for ICE in Broadview. Pritzker positions himself as a Trump opponent, but he's doing ICE's dirty work in Broadview. It has to stop.
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In advance of #NoKingsDayOct18th, I beg you: don't leave out Trump's attacks on homeless ppl as part of his authoritarian takeover.
Trump openly talks about rounding up homeless folks and forcing them into detention camps. This threat is now backed up by policies and budgets.
Trump openly talks about rounding up homeless folks and forcing them into detention camps. This threat is now backed up by policies and budgets.
October 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In advance of #NoKingsDayOct18th, I beg you: don't leave out Trump's attacks on homeless ppl as part of his authoritarian takeover.
Trump openly talks about rounding up homeless folks and forcing them into detention camps. This threat is now backed up by policies and budgets.
Trump openly talks about rounding up homeless folks and forcing them into detention camps. This threat is now backed up by policies and budgets.
“Multiple NLG Legal Observers were also hit in the heads with large clubs….. Legal Observers who are clearly marked with bright neon green caps.”
Why is our governor using the Illinois State Police to do the bidding of ICE/ Trump by cracking down on free speech with the use of excessive force?
Why is our governor using the Illinois State Police to do the bidding of ICE/ Trump by cracking down on free speech with the use of excessive force?
NLG Chicago Responds to Attacks on Free Speech at the Broadview Detention Center: nlgchicago.org/2025/10/14/n...
October 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“Multiple NLG Legal Observers were also hit in the heads with large clubs….. Legal Observers who are clearly marked with bright neon green caps.”
Why is our governor using the Illinois State Police to do the bidding of ICE/ Trump by cracking down on free speech with the use of excessive force?
Why is our governor using the Illinois State Police to do the bidding of ICE/ Trump by cracking down on free speech with the use of excessive force?
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Sucks that our own Governor, who talks a good game for the cameras, has committed his muscle to supporting ICE.
October 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Sucks that our own Governor, who talks a good game for the cameras, has committed his muscle to supporting ICE.
I called the called @govpritzker.illinois.gov office to ask why he was sending ISP officers to assist ice at the protests in Broadview and was yelled at by the person who answered the phone for asking the question and then they hung up on me.
Super fun
Super fun
October 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I called the called @govpritzker.illinois.gov office to ask why he was sending ISP officers to assist ice at the protests in Broadview and was yelled at by the person who answered the phone for asking the question and then they hung up on me.
Super fun
Super fun
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As everyone is aware, many federal agencies are active in Chicago right now. It is as important as ever to Know Your Rights. Call the NLG Chicago Mass Defense Hotline at 872-4-NLG-CHI (872-465-4244).
October 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
As everyone is aware, many federal agencies are active in Chicago right now. It is as important as ever to Know Your Rights. Call the NLG Chicago Mass Defense Hotline at 872-4-NLG-CHI (872-465-4244).
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CALL PRITZKER TO DEMAND HE REMOVE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE FROM BROADVIEW:
(Chicago) 312-814-2121 or 312-814-2122
(Springfield) 217-782-6830 or 217-782-6831
Hearing impaired (TTY): 888-261-3336
I called and talked about how the state cops joined ICE in brutalizing protesters today.
(Chicago) 312-814-2121 or 312-814-2122
(Springfield) 217-782-6830 or 217-782-6831
Hearing impaired (TTY): 888-261-3336
I called and talked about how the state cops joined ICE in brutalizing protesters today.
October 3, 2025 at 7:44 PM
CALL PRITZKER TO DEMAND HE REMOVE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE FROM BROADVIEW:
(Chicago) 312-814-2121 or 312-814-2122
(Springfield) 217-782-6830 or 217-782-6831
Hearing impaired (TTY): 888-261-3336
I called and talked about how the state cops joined ICE in brutalizing protesters today.
(Chicago) 312-814-2121 or 312-814-2122
(Springfield) 217-782-6830 or 217-782-6831
Hearing impaired (TTY): 888-261-3336
I called and talked about how the state cops joined ICE in brutalizing protesters today.
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We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
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U.S. intelligence has removed "T" from "LGBT" in their reports - including those intended to warn of threats to the community.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-disap...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-disap...
Feds Disappear Trans People from “LGBT”
Intel reports on threats to Pride events reveal campaign to stamp out the word “transgender”
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
U.S. intelligence has removed "T" from "LGBT" in their reports - including those intended to warn of threats to the community.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-disap...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-disap...
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"I watched Snow White when I was a kid and I ain't gave a bitch a poison apple yet." is an all time bar
August 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"I watched Snow White when I was a kid and I ain't gave a bitch a poison apple yet." is an all time bar
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Trump is spending over $1 MILLION per day to have the National Guard harass homeless people. In contrast, providing housing to every homeless person in DC would cost ~ $255k.
The solution to homelessness is housing and supports, not handcuffs and jails. buff.ly/pMYtwCE
The solution to homelessness is housing and supports, not handcuffs and jails. buff.ly/pMYtwCE
Trump's DC Occupation Costs 4 Times More Than It Would Take to House City's Entire Homeless Population | Common Dreams
Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, DC costs more than 4 times as much as it would cost to simply house every homeless person in the city, according to researcher Hanna Homestead.
www.commondreams.org
August 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Trump is spending over $1 MILLION per day to have the National Guard harass homeless people. In contrast, providing housing to every homeless person in DC would cost ~ $255k.
The solution to homelessness is housing and supports, not handcuffs and jails. buff.ly/pMYtwCE
The solution to homelessness is housing and supports, not handcuffs and jails. buff.ly/pMYtwCE
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We are aware of reports that the Trump Administration may deploy federal troops to Chicago soon. We know that this may directly impact Chicagoans experiencing homelessness and many people—including us—are concerned and afraid of what might happen.
Pentagon planning military deployment to Chicago in coming weeks, report says
The Washington Post reported Saturday that Defense Department officials have been planning for weeks to deploy federal troops to Chicago.
chicago.suntimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
We are aware of reports that the Trump Administration may deploy federal troops to Chicago soon. We know that this may directly impact Chicagoans experiencing homelessness and many people—including us—are concerned and afraid of what might happen.
It’s one of those days where I’m holding back my tears when talking to my clients.
August 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It’s one of those days where I’m holding back my tears when talking to my clients.
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Why we need more journalists to think critically about policing. Cuz according to this, the travesty is that the military isn't in the racially coded "high crime" areas.
REPORTER: Why are troops stationed here at Union Station and at the National Mall instead of areas where crime is higher?
JD VANCE: Crime is actually extremely high here at Union Station. You have vagrants.
JD VANCE: Crime is actually extremely high here at Union Station. You have vagrants.
August 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Why we need more journalists to think critically about policing. Cuz according to this, the travesty is that the military isn't in the racially coded "high crime" areas.
Ohhh....So we are at this point of fascism.
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina, Ohio also sending National Guard troops to DC in further escalation of federal intervention in Dem city.
August 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Ohhh....So we are at this point of fascism.
Having an identity crisis, while simultaneously not wanting to spend a lot of money on clothes and not having a lot of time to thrift, is a very frustrating place to exist.
August 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Having an identity crisis, while simultaneously not wanting to spend a lot of money on clothes and not having a lot of time to thrift, is a very frustrating place to exist.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad Sen Durbin and Rep Danny Davis are retiring…. But now they’re even worse than normal at responding and reacting to constituent calls.
I just want my Dem Sen and Rep to do something…anything… to end the genocide in Gaza and actually fight Trump’s fascist takeover.
I just want my Dem Sen and Rep to do something…anything… to end the genocide in Gaza and actually fight Trump’s fascist takeover.
August 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad Sen Durbin and Rep Danny Davis are retiring…. But now they’re even worse than normal at responding and reacting to constituent calls.
I just want my Dem Sen and Rep to do something…anything… to end the genocide in Gaza and actually fight Trump’s fascist takeover.
I just want my Dem Sen and Rep to do something…anything… to end the genocide in Gaza and actually fight Trump’s fascist takeover.
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Cutting Medicaid can seem like an easy way to slash the budget. But, the costs can spread to all of us.
The hidden costs of cutting Medicaid
Cutting Medicaid can seem like an easy way to slash the budget. But, the costs can spread to all of us.
n.pr
August 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Cutting Medicaid can seem like an easy way to slash the budget. But, the costs can spread to all of us.
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Presumably you've seen this, but I do like this line re: senior Biden admin people: "Unlike more junior officials, whose candor might provide an eventual pathway back to government service, those most responsible for the catastrophe shouldn’t have a role in any future administration."
Biden’s Team Lied About Gaza. It’s Time to Hold Them Accountable.
Impunity for abetting war crimes weakens U.S. democracy.
foreignpolicy.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Presumably you've seen this, but I do like this line re: senior Biden admin people: "Unlike more junior officials, whose candor might provide an eventual pathway back to government service, those most responsible for the catastrophe shouldn’t have a role in any future administration."
The Trump administration’s EO encouraging the criminalization of homelessness is nothing short of cruel and fascistic. And… Dems like Gaven Newsom celebrate and champion the policies of the Trump admin.
Standing up to Trump, necessitates standing with our unhoused neighbors.
Standing up to Trump, necessitates standing with our unhoused neighbors.
July 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The Trump administration’s EO encouraging the criminalization of homelessness is nothing short of cruel and fascistic. And… Dems like Gaven Newsom celebrate and champion the policies of the Trump admin.
Standing up to Trump, necessitates standing with our unhoused neighbors.
Standing up to Trump, necessitates standing with our unhoused neighbors.
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🚨Trump is pushing states to forcibly institutionalize people for experiencing homelessness.
“The safest communities are those with the most housing and resources, not those that make it a crime to be poor or sick," @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social
buff.ly/SmtsxzC
“The safest communities are those with the most housing and resources, not those that make it a crime to be poor or sick," @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social
buff.ly/SmtsxzC
www.washingtonpost.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🚨Trump is pushing states to forcibly institutionalize people for experiencing homelessness.
“The safest communities are those with the most housing and resources, not those that make it a crime to be poor or sick," @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social
buff.ly/SmtsxzC
“The safest communities are those with the most housing and resources, not those that make it a crime to be poor or sick," @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social
buff.ly/SmtsxzC
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Buttigieg said parents have legitimate concerns.
To be clear: If you cannot be relied on to unequivocally defend transgender kids, you can’t be relied on to defend anyone or anything.
www.advocate.com/news/pete-bu...
To be clear: If you cannot be relied on to unequivocally defend transgender kids, you can’t be relied on to defend anyone or anything.
www.advocate.com/news/pete-bu...
Pete Buttigieg weighs in on ‘fairness’ of transgender kids playing girls’ sports
He said he rejected blanket policies about trans participation in sports.
www.advocate.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Buttigieg said parents have legitimate concerns.
To be clear: If you cannot be relied on to unequivocally defend transgender kids, you can’t be relied on to defend anyone or anything.
www.advocate.com/news/pete-bu...
To be clear: If you cannot be relied on to unequivocally defend transgender kids, you can’t be relied on to defend anyone or anything.
www.advocate.com/news/pete-bu...
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Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 93 reported killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food
Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 73 reported killed while waiting for food
Pontiff also speaks of anguish over Israeli strike on territory’s only Catholic church, which killed three people
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 93 reported killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food