JD
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📍Chicago, IL. LPs, fuzz boxes, conspiracy of the good. 🇵🇭🇺🇸
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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They were never going to negotiate in good faith.
They were never going to negotiate in good faith.
They were never going to negotiate in good faith.
Also, they clearly want a nationwide abortion ban.
Dems should have held the line.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
They were never going to negotiate in good faith.
They were never going to negotiate in good faith.
Also, they clearly want a nationwide abortion ban.
Dems should have held the line.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:33 PM
They were never going to negotiate in good faith.
They were never going to negotiate in good faith.
They were never going to negotiate in good faith.
Also, they clearly want a nationwide abortion ban.
Dems should have held the line.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
They were never going to negotiate in good faith.
They were never going to negotiate in good faith.
Also, they clearly want a nationwide abortion ban.
Dems should have held the line.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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*stares off into the distance*
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
*stares off into the distance*
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The Chicago Abortion Fund is celebrating a milestone as the state expands reproductive health efforts.https://blockclubchi.co/4p2DTrw
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Chicago Abortion Fund is celebrating a milestone as the state expands reproductive health efforts.https://blockclubchi.co/4p2DTrw
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This is a great piece
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This is a great piece
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Lame-duck Durbin faces backlash in state he’s represented forever chicago.suntimes.com/us-senate/20...
Sen. Dick Durbin facing backlash once again for joining GOP in measure to end government shutdown
Three candidates vying for Durbin's seat had strong words, including Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who directly criticized the senator's vote. "We need fighters in D.C.," she said, "not folders."
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Lame-duck Durbin faces backlash in state he’s represented forever chicago.suntimes.com/us-senate/20...
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From me in the @thenation.com: The left needs to think beyond just winning the next election and build the kind of connective tissue that will allow us to win the next ten. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
The Left Must Build Its Infrastructure
We need to look not at what it will take to win the next election, but what it’ll take to win the next 10 elections.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
From me in the @thenation.com: The left needs to think beyond just winning the next election and build the kind of connective tissue that will allow us to win the next ten. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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I hadn't realized that Durbin has been the Democratic whip since 2005 (!!). That's just too long to be in that position (or any leadership position), his caucus should vote him out (the resulting Aaron Sorkin movie will have him receiving the news on a blue slip)
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I hadn't realized that Durbin has been the Democratic whip since 2005 (!!). That's just too long to be in that position (or any leadership position), his caucus should vote him out (the resulting Aaron Sorkin movie will have him receiving the news on a blue slip)
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Turning off replies because I'm not interested in debate.
I'm right.
Also, don't tell me that the state cops protect us from ICE when I was personally brutalized by ICE in the presence of a mob of state cops. Police do not protect protesters. That's simply not how they exist in relation to us.
I'm right.
Also, don't tell me that the state cops protect us from ICE when I was personally brutalized by ICE in the presence of a mob of state cops. Police do not protect protesters. That's simply not how they exist in relation to us.
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Turning off replies because I'm not interested in debate.
I'm right.
Also, don't tell me that the state cops protect us from ICE when I was personally brutalized by ICE in the presence of a mob of state cops. Police do not protect protesters. That's simply not how they exist in relation to us.
I'm right.
Also, don't tell me that the state cops protect us from ICE when I was personally brutalized by ICE in the presence of a mob of state cops. Police do not protect protesters. That's simply not how they exist in relation to us.
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I realize that it's part of the governor's strategy to keep the National Guard at bay, but facilitating a violent, occupying force to keep another arm of the occupation at bay is not the only strategy, and it's one worthy of critique. Also, all state charges against protesters should be dropped NOW.
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I realize that it's part of the governor's strategy to keep the National Guard at bay, but facilitating a violent, occupying force to keep another arm of the occupation at bay is not the only strategy, and it's one worthy of critique. Also, all state charges against protesters should be dropped NOW.
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Alderman Sigcho-Lopez was right to call out Pritzker today about the state police arresting protesters. Pritzker responded that the state police are protecting protesters, and that just isn't true. State cops have arrested and brutalized protesters to facilitate ICE operations. That's reality.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Alderman Sigcho-Lopez was right to call out Pritzker today about the state police arresting protesters. Pritzker responded that the state police are protecting protesters, and that just isn't true. State cops have arrested and brutalized protesters to facilitate ICE operations. That's reality.
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Just moments ago, detainees transported from ICE’s Broadview facility this morning were loaded onto an Avelo Airlines plane in Gary, Indiana.
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Just moments ago, detainees transported from ICE’s Broadview facility this morning were loaded onto an Avelo Airlines plane in Gary, Indiana.
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Fullerton police stop man pointing gun at female driver, only to learn he is ICE GOON
posted by @izzymirez on instagram
posted by @izzymirez on instagram
November 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Fullerton police stop man pointing gun at female driver, only to learn he is ICE GOON
posted by @izzymirez on instagram
posted by @izzymirez on instagram
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Instead of folding like cheap chairs, Democrats should have forced the GOP to end the shutdown by killing the filibuster. Holding onto the archaic, antidemocratic tradition doesn't help them stop fascism, it makes them complicit to it.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Democrats Should Have Let Republicans Kill the Filibuster
Instead of caving on the shutdown, Democrats should have waited for the GOP to cave on Trump’s demand to scotch this antidemocratic tactic.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Instead of folding like cheap chairs, Democrats should have forced the GOP to end the shutdown by killing the filibuster. Holding onto the archaic, antidemocratic tradition doesn't help them stop fascism, it makes them complicit to it.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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It was snowing yesterday in Chicago. Yet the folks who are part of the Tiny Kitchen Project were outside offering food to their community. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/04/a... - people are in motion everywhere and we should focus on those folks...
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It was snowing yesterday in Chicago. Yet the folks who are part of the Tiny Kitchen Project were outside offering food to their community. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/04/a... - people are in motion everywhere and we should focus on those folks...
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Well. If anyone needed extra convincing to support Mayor’s Protect Chicago budget, Business PAC is against it, so it has to be a good deal for the people!
Business PAC One Future Illinois sent out texts to constituents urging them to call Ald. Desmon Yancy to say thanks for speaking out against Mayor Johnson’s “irresponsible budget.”
Yancy did not immediately respond to questions about his position on the head tax.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
Yancy did not immediately respond to questions about his position on the head tax.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
Emanuel killed it. Johnson wants it back. Chicago’s corporate head tax debate is about more than money • The TRiiBE
Proponents say former Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s removal of the corporate head tax left a hole in the city's budget that was never replaced; they want the rich to pay their fair share.
thetriibe.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Well. If anyone needed extra convincing to support Mayor’s Protect Chicago budget, Business PAC is against it, so it has to be a good deal for the people!
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11/10/25 Colfax and Schiller near an elementary school: Neighbor filmed 20+ ICE GOONS driving onto her neighbors lawn and abducting a landscaper, then Tasing him while he was in the car. No warrants, no names, no faces.
Palatine, Illinois
11/10/25
Palatine, Illinois
11/10/25
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Palatine, IL. 11/10/25 Keep Speaking Out!
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Palatine, IL. 11/10/25 Keep Speaking Out!
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If I had even 1/10,000th the money that Musk has I would never be on this website, or working, I would be reading books and hiking in mountain hamlets or on beaches (flying commercial, first class, but commercial) the rest of my life, pick up guitar or piano or something
(She made a point about Musk that way too often goes without saying: He is a totally joyless man, so miserable he can hardly tolerate himself)
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If I had even 1/10,000th the money that Musk has I would never be on this website, or working, I would be reading books and hiking in mountain hamlets or on beaches (flying commercial, first class, but commercial) the rest of my life, pick up guitar or piano or something
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it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
it's not that i ever doubted that being a barista was a skilled position, but my year-long effort to try to produce a half-decent latte at home has convinced me that a good barista is easily more skilled than virtually every c-suite executive on the planet
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Tortoise's TOUCH is a cinematic record that is profoundly human and entirely spectral. It’s a world unto itself, filled with beautiful landmarks and perplexing questions.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Tortoise's TOUCH is a cinematic record that is profoundly human and entirely spectral. It’s a world unto itself, filled with beautiful landmarks and perplexing questions.
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it snowed one time and they’re packing it in
News: Feds are said to be on their way out of Chicago in the near future. Via @jmetr22b.bsky.social and me www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
it snowed one time and they’re packing it in
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
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After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
After yesterday’s surrender, we’re launching the largest Democratic primary program that we’ve ever run.
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇
We will not back any Senate primary candidate unless they call for Schumer to step down as Minority Leader.
If you’re as pissed as we are, join this campaign to rebuild the Democratic Party. 👇