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A prominent Texas Republican is running for Railroad Commission in order to fight the "Islamic invasion." He's vying for a seat vacated by a former commissioner, who is now running for Texas Comptroller on a vow to protect girls' sports.
The latest on Texas' (increasingly Islamophobic) primaries:
The latest on Texas' (increasingly Islamophobic) primaries:
What Does the Railroad Commision Have to Do With “Radical Islam”? Everything, One Candidate Says
Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French, known for his incendiary online presence, recently tendered his resignation to seek a position on the regulatory body that oversees the oil-and-gas industry.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A prominent Texas Republican is running for Railroad Commission in order to fight the "Islamic invasion." He's vying for a seat vacated by a former commissioner, who is now running for Texas Comptroller on a vow to protect girls' sports.
The latest on Texas' (increasingly Islamophobic) primaries:
The latest on Texas' (increasingly Islamophobic) primaries:
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NEW: Earlier this month, I spent the day with the Luhmanns — a family rooted in theologically conservative Christianity.
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
How one conservative Christian family is pushing back against ICE
A coalition of activists, everyday citizens and people of faith — including theologically conservative Christians — who have pooled resources and learned new technologies to mount an effort they say i...
religionnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
NEW: Earlier this month, I spent the day with the Luhmanns — a family rooted in theologically conservative Christianity.
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
In the morning, the homeschooled teenage sons tracked ICE.
In the afternoon, the mother aided an immigrant mother whose partner was deported. religionnews.com/2025/11/25/h...
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How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
The Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership says its members have been blocked from ministering at an ICE detention center near Chicago. The Catholic group is suing the Trump administration for access. (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Catholic Group Sues Trump Administration for Access to Immigration Facility
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
The Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership says its members have been blocked from ministering at an ICE detention center near Chicago. The Catholic group is suing the Trump administration for access. (gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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She has a point
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for 6 years for. I gave him my loyalty for free. I've never owed him anything. Let me tell you what a traitor is -- a traitor is an American that serves foreign countries."
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
She has a point
Tiny Kansas town stands by Mexico-born mayor amid voter fraud charges. (gift link)
wapo.st/4oLe1AH
wapo.st/4oLe1AH
Tiny Kansas town stands by Mexico-born mayor amid voter fraud charges
A tiny town Kansas town is grappling with what it means to be American after its popular mayor was charged with voter fraud, allegations that could land him in prison or see him deported.
wapo.st
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Tiny Kansas town stands by Mexico-born mayor amid voter fraud charges. (gift link)
wapo.st/4oLe1AH
wapo.st/4oLe1AH
Indiana homeowner charged in fatal shooting of house cleaner who showed up at the wrong door.
apnews.com/article/hous...
apnews.com/article/hous...
Indiana homeowner charged in fatal shooting of house cleaner who showed up at the wrong door
Prosecutors have filed a voluntary manslaughter charge against an Indiana homeowner accused of killing a house cleaner after she showed up at a house by mistake.
apnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Indiana homeowner charged in fatal shooting of house cleaner who showed up at the wrong door.
apnews.com/article/hous...
apnews.com/article/hous...
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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Terrific column
This week’s newsletter:
Celebrities are meeting the moment with a mixture of self-interest and evasion. Celebrities will not save us
Read! Subscribe! It’s free!
Celebrities are meeting the moment with a mixture of self-interest and evasion. Celebrities will not save us
Read! Subscribe! It’s free!
Celebrities will not save us
Celebrities are meeting the moment with a mixture of self-interest and evasion
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Terrific column
Finally
More than 30 business and civic leaders gathered on Friday to denounce the federal government’s aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago.
Business and civic leaders say ICE actions harm Chicago’s economy
chicago.suntimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Finally
More Onion stuff (I wish)
DHS spokespersons consistently give petulant, amateurish, deeply unserious responses to inquiries about extremely serious matters.
After @mandophotos.bsky.social photographed federal agents pointing rifles at 26th/Lawndale yesterday, I inquired with DHS about what threat had prompted them to pull weapons on a busy commercial strip (pictured). This is the response I got from a representative of the United States government.
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
More Onion stuff (I wish)
Sounds like something out of The Onion
Hegseth, in tone shift, talks nice to defense industry
Hegseth, in tone shift, talks nice to defense industry
The Pentagon chief offered a rare message of unity in a Friday speech to executives.
dlvr.it
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Sounds like something out of The Onion
During Covid, businesses could count on government to help with loans, grants. Now, government is inflicting the harm.
As ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts continue across the Chicago region, some businesses report that sales are as bad as they were during the COVID-19 pandemic. news.wttw.com/2025/11/06/c...
In Chicago, Some Businesses Report Pandemic-Era Drop in Sales Amid Immigration Raids
“I thought after COVID, like, alright, we’re in the clear,” said Adrian Zamudio, owner of Angelo’s Stuffed Pizza in Archer Heights. “We don’t have to think of anything spontaneous or something to surv...
news.wttw.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
During Covid, businesses could count on government to help with loans, grants. Now, government is inflicting the harm.
Curious. Per capita numbers?
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin this week called Chicago a “failed city-state” from his company’s new home in Miami.
If Chicago had Miami’s murder rate, we’d have 136 homicides year-to-date. Instead, we’ve had 360.
cwbchicago.com/2025/11/bill...
If Chicago had Miami’s murder rate, we’d have 136 homicides year-to-date. Instead, we’ve had 360.
cwbchicago.com/2025/11/bill...
Billionaire hedge fund manager calls Chicago 'a failed city-state' from new home in Miami - CWB Chicago
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin took aim at Chicago again on Wednesday, calling it “a failed city-state” during a business conference in Miami.
cwbchicago.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Curious. Per capita numbers?
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Washington Post vs Democracy Docket.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Washington Post vs Democracy Docket.
The news you pay for is the news you value. Become a Democracy Docket premium subscriber. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
The news you pay for is the news you value. Become a Democracy Docket premium subscriber. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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Trump launched Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago in honor of a young suburban woman who was killed by a man accused of driving drunk while being in the country without the legal paperwork. Last month, one of his ICE agents working Midway Blitz was charged with drunken driving.
‘Doesn’t look good’: ICE agent charged with drunken driving after shift at Broadview detention center
An Immigration and Enforcement agent has been charged with drunken driving after his car crashed after a shift at the Broadview detention center.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Trump launched Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago in honor of a young suburban woman who was killed by a man accused of driving drunk while being in the country without the legal paperwork. Last month, one of his ICE agents working Midway Blitz was charged with drunken driving.
The headline floored me. What the …..?
the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The headline floored me. What the …..?
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Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is pressing charges against a man who she said was “drunk” and harassed her, calling the incident “an assault on all women.”
Mexico’s President Sheinbaum takes legal action after groping incident | CNN
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is pressing charges against a man who she said was “drunk” and harassed her on Tuesday, calling the incident “an assault on all women.”
www.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is pressing charges against a man who she said was “drunk” and harassed her, calling the incident “an assault on all women.”
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Border Patrol grabbed workers from the front yard of a home in Edison Park this afternoon then took them behind an office building in Niles and passed them off to a prisoner van. Woman came out to MF them and said "you're in the most conservative neighborhood in the city and nobody wants you here."
October 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Border Patrol grabbed workers from the front yard of a home in Edison Park this afternoon then took them behind an office building in Niles and passed them off to a prisoner van. Woman came out to MF them and said "you're in the most conservative neighborhood in the city and nobody wants you here."
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ICE is struggling to quickly hire 10,000 qualified agents for mass deportations. One issue: fitness standards.
"I mean, if you can't run a mile and a half, you probably shouldn't be a federal law enforcement officer," border czar Tom Homan told Axios.
"I mean, if you can't run a mile and a half, you probably shouldn't be a federal law enforcement officer," border czar Tom Homan told Axios.
Hiring 10,000 ICE agents is easier said than done
Border czar Tom Homan acknowledges a "high fail rate" on the agency's physical standards for recruits.
www.axios.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
ICE is struggling to quickly hire 10,000 qualified agents for mass deportations. One issue: fitness standards.
"I mean, if you can't run a mile and a half, you probably shouldn't be a federal law enforcement officer," border czar Tom Homan told Axios.
"I mean, if you can't run a mile and a half, you probably shouldn't be a federal law enforcement officer," border czar Tom Homan told Axios.
Picking on the little guy is what Trump does best
The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in the region.
US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military firepower
A Pentagon spokesman said Friday that the USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group would deploy to the U.S. Southern Command region.
trib.al
October 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Picking on the little guy is what Trump does best