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This is tremendous reporting, i highly recommend reading the thread and following Heather. The judge says federal agents have lied under oath and one hopes she’s in her windup now to throw the goddamn book at them
Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis has just taken the bench to rule on federal agents actions' during a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
Judge Set to Rule Thursday in Case Centering on Federal Immigration Agents’ Use of Force: ‘I Could See Inside the Barrel’
Protesters, clergy members and others who say they’ve been directly impacted by a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs will testify before a federal judge weighing wh...
news.wttw.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This is tremendous reporting, i highly recommend reading the thread and following Heather. The judge says federal agents have lied under oath and one hopes she’s in her windup now to throw the goddamn book at them
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This judge may be the angriest person in America. This thread blew my hair back.
Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis has just taken the bench to rule on federal agents actions' during a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
Judge Set to Rule Thursday in Case Centering on Federal Immigration Agents’ Use of Force: ‘I Could See Inside the Barrel’
Protesters, clergy members and others who say they’ve been directly impacted by a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs will testify before a federal judge weighing wh...
news.wttw.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This judge may be the angriest person in America. This thread blew my hair back.
It’s 10pm and the sky is still light; the western edge of the time zone is crazy
July 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
It’s 10pm and the sky is still light; the western edge of the time zone is crazy
I just got carded at the grocery store & I’m honestly shocked to learn that pointing to your prominent gray streak “isn’t an acceptable form of ID”???
June 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I just got carded at the grocery store & I’m honestly shocked to learn that pointing to your prominent gray streak “isn’t an acceptable form of ID”???
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you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"
May 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god"
Happy Blerthday, @blairbraverman.bsky.social!
a dog is standing in front of a sign that says " happy birthday " .
Alt: Gif of a golden retriever spinning around in excitement with the caption “Happy Birthday”
media.tenor.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Happy Blerthday, @blairbraverman.bsky.social!
Coworker: Did you ever hear about the woman who couldn’t understand how small dogs & big dogs could be the same species until she realized they all had the same nose? Dog noses are unique.
Me: What about bears?
Coworker: What?
Me: Bears have dog noses.
Coworker: *googles*
Coworker: Dammit Molly.
Me: What about bears?
Coworker: What?
Me: Bears have dog noses.
Coworker: *googles*
Coworker: Dammit Molly.
May 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Coworker: Did you ever hear about the woman who couldn’t understand how small dogs & big dogs could be the same species until she realized they all had the same nose? Dog noses are unique.
Me: What about bears?
Coworker: What?
Me: Bears have dog noses.
Coworker: *googles*
Coworker: Dammit Molly.
Me: What about bears?
Coworker: What?
Me: Bears have dog noses.
Coworker: *googles*
Coworker: Dammit Molly.
Raven is a beloved member of the #UglyDogs community and a lovely soul. Please help if you can. 💜
I know everyone is struggling but I need help. Due to my loss of income, dad & I are at risk of losing the house from debt. Any help/reskeet you can give me to hold onto this house until we're better situated to sell it vs losing it would be greatly appreciated.
gofund.me/fa508967
gofund.me/fa508967
Donate to Help RavenMae Save Her Home from Bankruptcy, organized by Jane Powers
I haven’t been able to work due to my failing health. My dad, who lives with m… Jane Powers needs your support for Help RavenMae Save Her Home from Bankruptcy
gofund.me
May 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Raven is a beloved member of the #UglyDogs community and a lovely soul. Please help if you can. 💜
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Attention: Musk’s staffers are now seeking access to a sensitive Medicare database as part of their crackdown on undocumented immigrants. DOGE was never about saving the U.S. money—it’s about building a government-run machine to weaponize personal data.
April 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Attention: Musk’s staffers are now seeking access to a sensitive Medicare database as part of their crackdown on undocumented immigrants. DOGE was never about saving the U.S. money—it’s about building a government-run machine to weaponize personal data.
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We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
April 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
We've reached the point in our descent into fascism where the Jewish governor's house getting firebombed on Passover by a guy trying to bash his head in with a sledgehammer is overshadowed by the story of the President saying he wants to build foreign gulags for US citizens.
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My friend @kenbrosky.bsky.social who lives and teaches in Wisconsin, made a film about the dismantling of the community colleges (by state GOP) there, mostly affecting rural areas. This is well worth your time, and possibly a test case for other states.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GIc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GIc...
CLOSURE: The Dismantling of Wisconsin's Colleges
YouTube video by Delavan Films
www.youtube.com
April 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
My friend @kenbrosky.bsky.social who lives and teaches in Wisconsin, made a film about the dismantling of the community colleges (by state GOP) there, mostly affecting rural areas. This is well worth your time, and possibly a test case for other states.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GIc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GIc...
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Just read the whole thread.
The thing about ACT UP, as Sarah Schulman notes, is that there wasn’t time for protracted disagreements over strategy; people were dying of AIDS left and right.
SO, if some folks want to do X strategy for a protest but you wanted to do Y, ACT UP’s approach was to say “you do X and I’ll do Y.”
SO, if some folks want to do X strategy for a protest but you wanted to do Y, ACT UP’s approach was to say “you do X and I’ll do Y.”
April 8, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Just read the whole thread.
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"We are the guardrails now" – the Raging Grannies (including my mom!) - at Hands Off protest in Madison
April 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"We are the guardrails now" – the Raging Grannies (including my mom!) - at Hands Off protest in Madison
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April 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
RIP, National Endowment for the Humanities
April 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
RIP, National Endowment for the Humanities
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Today, all staff at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) were placed on administrative leave, raising questions about how the agency will disperse congressionally appropriated funds to museums and libraries across the US.
Just how much of the federal budget goes to IMLS?
0.0046%
Just how much of the federal budget goes to IMLS?
0.0046%
AAM Statement on the Placing of IMLS Staff on Administrative Leave
For Immediate Release On March 31, the entire Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) staff was placed on administrative leave. Placing the entire staff on administrative leave raises quest…
www.aam-us.org
March 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Today, all staff at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) were placed on administrative leave, raising questions about how the agency will disperse congressionally appropriated funds to museums and libraries across the US.
Just how much of the federal budget goes to IMLS?
0.0046%
Just how much of the federal budget goes to IMLS?
0.0046%
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Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
March 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, let’s steal some of their policies.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
In Denmark:
- Health care and college are free.
- The starting wage is $22/hr.
- Paid parental leave is 1 year.
- Paid vacation is 6 weeks.
- All workers get pensions.
@darthbluesky.bsky.social Hi Darth, we missed you!
March 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
@darthbluesky.bsky.social Hi Darth, we missed you!
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Do you value your library?
Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries.
Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.
Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries.
Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.
Trump Orders Gutting of 7 Agencies, Including Voice of America’s Parent
The order targeting the agencies, largely obscure entities that address issues like labor mediation and homelessness prevention, appeared to test the bounds of the president’s power.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Do you value your library?
Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries.
Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.
Trump just ordered the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the key source of federal support for libraries.
Libraries are vital social infrastructure, the foundations of an open, democratic society. Gutting them means gutting our own communities.
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The real Best Picture winner in our hearts...
March 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The real Best Picture winner in our hearts...
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These are brown shirts, and this is Nazi behavior.
We are not in a fight between right and left anymore. This is a fight between Americans and those who would bend the knee to a king. If you care about the soul of this country, we have to stand for each other.
We are not in a fight between right and left anymore. This is a fight between Americans and those who would bend the knee to a king. If you care about the soul of this country, we have to stand for each other.
There's going to be news about a woman illegally detained and being forcely removed from a Coeur d'Alene Idaho Town Hall meeting taking place at the high school by men that would not identify themselves wearing plain clothes because she opposed the republican viewpoints.
youtube.com/shorts/hhJdH...
youtube.com/shorts/hhJdH...
KCRCC Town Hall in Coeur d'Alene Idaho woman illegally detained
YouTube video by Devin Prewett
youtube.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
These are brown shirts, and this is Nazi behavior.
We are not in a fight between right and left anymore. This is a fight between Americans and those who would bend the knee to a king. If you care about the soul of this country, we have to stand for each other.
We are not in a fight between right and left anymore. This is a fight between Americans and those who would bend the knee to a king. If you care about the soul of this country, we have to stand for each other.