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I missed this awful detail in the Senate deal: helping politicians who conspired against America as part of Trump's coup hide their phone records.
That's right, as ICE brutally violates rights in ways that leave people with no recourse, the Senate found time to protect their colleagues from justice.
That's right, as ICE brutally violates rights in ways that leave people with no recourse, the Senate found time to protect their colleagues from justice.
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I missed this awful detail in the Senate deal: helping politicians who conspired against America as part of Trump's coup hide their phone records.
That's right, as ICE brutally violates rights in ways that leave people with no recourse, the Senate found time to protect their colleagues from justice.
That's right, as ICE brutally violates rights in ways that leave people with no recourse, the Senate found time to protect their colleagues from justice.
Reposted by Kim D
Understand that he's talking about distances of ~50 miles apart here.
feds have also been seen at or abducted people from bensenville, blue island, glendale heights, and mount prospect.
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Understand that he's talking about distances of ~50 miles apart here.
<subskeet>Using historical and literally heinous monsters in promo material is a decision I will never be pissed enough to accept as a legitimate alternative. </subskeet>
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
<subskeet>Using historical and literally heinous monsters in promo material is a decision I will never be pissed enough to accept as a legitimate alternative. </subskeet>
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A good reminder that the winter or bad weather will not necessarily stop the attacks on immigrants. One person taken near Laramie and Ohio this morning after being pulled over by federal agents.
Winter weather may just mean different tactics.
Winter weather may just mean different tactics.
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A good reminder that the winter or bad weather will not necessarily stop the attacks on immigrants. One person taken near Laramie and Ohio this morning after being pulled over by federal agents.
Winter weather may just mean different tactics.
Winter weather may just mean different tactics.
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Sadistic, marauding fascist monsters having a tourist moment. “The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, ‘Everyone say, “Little Village!”’”
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sadistic, marauding fascist monsters having a tourist moment. “The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, ‘Everyone say, “Little Village!”’”
Reposted by Kim D
This is my favorite part of this cycle we've been repeating for my entire adult life: when they sit backwards on the chair for some real talk and explain that you're a fucking peasant who doesn't understand how things work.
Durbin said critics of his vote “need to understand how the Senate works”
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is my favorite part of this cycle we've been repeating for my entire adult life: when they sit backwards on the chair for some real talk and explain that you're a fucking peasant who doesn't understand how things work.
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"We have a whole team set up so that if they see ICE, they can move in quickly, record everything, ask for warrants, and provide whatever support is needed to the folks getting detained and their families," said Lelo in his recent conversation with Hammer & Hope.
hammerandhope.org/article/farm...
hammerandhope.org/article/farm...
This Labor Leader Is Still Organizing After ICE Detention, But From Mexico
Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino, a farmworker union organizer from Washington State, decided to return to his family’s village in Guerrero, where he continues the fight across the border.
hammerandhope.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"We have a whole team set up so that if they see ICE, they can move in quickly, record everything, ask for warrants, and provide whatever support is needed to the folks getting detained and their families," said Lelo in his recent conversation with Hammer & Hope.
hammerandhope.org/article/farm...
hammerandhope.org/article/farm...
Reposted by Kim D
CAT OF CONFLICT:
Mariana’s cat, Simba, casually sleeps on the floor, as if he works night shifts to feed his 3 children (he is just too relaxed).
Mariana’s cat, Simba, casually sleeps on the floor, as if he works night shifts to feed his 3 children (he is just too relaxed).
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
CAT OF CONFLICT:
Mariana’s cat, Simba, casually sleeps on the floor, as if he works night shifts to feed his 3 children (he is just too relaxed).
Mariana’s cat, Simba, casually sleeps on the floor, as if he works night shifts to feed his 3 children (he is just too relaxed).
Reposted by Kim D
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
Requisite snow pic. We are reaching white out range here.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Requisite snow pic. We are reaching white out range here.
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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reminder to any ambitious Dems waiting in the wings: announcing a primary challenge right now to a squishy Democrat who’s up in 2026, whether they voted tonight to shine Trump’s shoes or not, will almost instantaneously be awash in cash. fortune—and a primary challenge—favors the bold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
reminder to any ambitious Dems waiting in the wings: announcing a primary challenge right now to a squishy Democrat who’s up in 2026, whether they voted tonight to shine Trump’s shoes or not, will almost instantaneously be awash in cash. fortune—and a primary challenge—favors the bold.
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But i swear we don’t do it just for the money.
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
But i swear we don’t do it just for the money.
Reposted by Kim D
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Reposted by Kim D
fuck them all
Deal has been reached, I’m told by multiple sources, and Kaine has announced his support
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
fuck them all
Reposted by Kim D
Trying to fly from Chi to NYC.
My first flight on AA at 6 was canceled. Along with every other AA flight.
Rebooked onto UA flight at 5:30. Delayed till 11.
I manage to grab the last seat on a 2:30 UA flight that had been delayed until 6:30.
Just got delayed another hour.
Sit down to have a drink…
My first flight on AA at 6 was canceled. Along with every other AA flight.
Rebooked onto UA flight at 5:30. Delayed till 11.
I manage to grab the last seat on a 2:30 UA flight that had been delayed until 6:30.
Just got delayed another hour.
Sit down to have a drink…
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Trying to fly from Chi to NYC.
My first flight on AA at 6 was canceled. Along with every other AA flight.
Rebooked onto UA flight at 5:30. Delayed till 11.
I manage to grab the last seat on a 2:30 UA flight that had been delayed until 6:30.
Just got delayed another hour.
Sit down to have a drink…
My first flight on AA at 6 was canceled. Along with every other AA flight.
Rebooked onto UA flight at 5:30. Delayed till 11.
I manage to grab the last seat on a 2:30 UA flight that had been delayed until 6:30.
Just got delayed another hour.
Sit down to have a drink…
Reposted by Kim D
How do so many democrats still not understand that the ACA *was* the compromise.
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
How do so many democrats still not understand that the ACA *was* the compromise.
Reposted by Kim D
“The slave catchers are here. Chicago is not safe.”
A must read.
Support @thetriibe.com their reporting has been spectacular!
thetriibe.com/2025/11/the-...
A must read.
Support @thetriibe.com their reporting has been spectacular!
thetriibe.com/2025/11/the-...
THE REVOLUTIONARY COLUMN: Racist police violence is always the common denominator • The TRiiBE
ICE violence does not exist within a vacuum. It didn’t come out of nowhere. This is how it feels to be Black and policed in this country.
thetriibe.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“The slave catchers are here. Chicago is not safe.”
A must read.
Support @thetriibe.com their reporting has been spectacular!
thetriibe.com/2025/11/the-...
A must read.
Support @thetriibe.com their reporting has been spectacular!
thetriibe.com/2025/11/the-...
Moderate dems are making it even more certain that they’ll be replaced in the midterms.
BREAKING: Deal to end government shutdown in reach
Deal to end government shutdown in reach
At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a key procedural motion.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Moderate dems are making it even more certain that they’ll be replaced in the midterms.
I love this kid lol
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I love this kid lol
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The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
Reposted by Kim D
Shutting it down for the night with this post from a comrade in Chicago:
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Shutting it down for the night with this post from a comrade in Chicago:
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
Reposted by Kim D
ICIRR posted this video on their IG of a man and a baby struggling after they’ve both been pepper sprayed by federal agents.
November 9, 2025 at 3:41 AM
ICIRR posted this video on their IG of a man and a baby struggling after they’ve both been pepper sprayed by federal agents.
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Our review of 700+ videos of the Portland protests shows a wide gap between the reality on the ground and the characterizations by Trump, Fox News and DHS, which said its office in the city was under “coordinated assault by violent groups.”
By @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo
By @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo
What Really Happened in Portland Before Trump Deployed the National Guard
In the two months before Trump’s decision, criminal charges were announced against only three people. On nights when physical conflict did erupt, it often came from police firing on, shoving, pepper-s...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Our review of 700+ videos of the Portland protests shows a wide gap between the reality on the ground and the characterizations by Trump, Fox News and DHS, which said its office in the city was under “coordinated assault by violent groups.”
By @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo
By @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo