Chicago Restaurants Offering Free, Discounted Meals During SNAP Freeze blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/03/t...
Chicago Restaurants Offering Free, Discounted Meals During SNAP Freeze
Food pantries are increasing their efforts to help — and Chicago restaurants are offering completely free or discounted meals to people in need.
blockclubchicago.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Chicago Restaurants Offering Free, Discounted Meals During SNAP Freeze blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/03/t...
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Feds Drop Case Against Man Accused of Injuring Greg Bovino’s Groin talkingpointsmemo.com/news/feds-dr...
Feds Drop Case Against Man Accused of Injuring Greg Bovino’s Groin
The man who federal agents accused of dealing Greg Bovino a groin...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Feds Drop Case Against Man Accused of Injuring Greg Bovino’s Groin talkingpointsmemo.com/news/feds-dr...
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.@heathercherone.bsky.social is a great source for what's happening on the ground in and around Chicago.
A partial list of what Bovino does not have to tell a federal judge happened today:
*An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park
*Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston
*Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston
*An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston
*An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park
*Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston
*Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston
*An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston
BREAKING: Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who led a series of raids across Chicago, Evanston and Skokie on Friday, does not have to report every weekday at 6 p.m. in person to the federal judge who has tried to rein in federal agents’ use of force, an appeals court ruled. @wttw.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM
.@heathercherone.bsky.social is a great source for what's happening on the ground in and around Chicago.
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The Public Defender’s Office is pushing to ban ICE arrests at courthouses. blockclubchi.co/4mH4N6N
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Public Defender’s Office is pushing to ban ICE arrests at courthouses. blockclubchi.co/4mH4N6N
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September 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Momentarily unquiet knitter: slate.com/business/202...
Trump’s Tariffs Are Destroying Something You’d Never Expect
Not even your favorite sweater is safe from the trade war.
slate.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Momentarily unquiet knitter: slate.com/business/202...
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PRO PUBLICA: “.. at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages.
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
September 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
PRO PUBLICA: “.. at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages.
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
* Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer ..
* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ..
* EPA administrator Lee Zeldin
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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🚨 Trump is the biggest union-buster in US history 🚨
In March, Trump stripped union protections from more than 1M federal workers.
Last week, leading up to Labor Day, Trump expanded his order to additional federal agencies.
Learn more about Trump's attacks on workers: www.epi.org/blog/trump-i...
In March, Trump stripped union protections from more than 1M federal workers.
Last week, leading up to Labor Day, Trump expanded his order to additional federal agencies.
Learn more about Trump's attacks on workers: www.epi.org/blog/trump-i...
Trump is the biggest union-buster in U.S. history: More than 1 million federal workers’ collective bargaining rights are at risk
Since Inauguration Day, the Trump administration has taken a flurry of actions that have put our federal agencies, economy, and democracy at risk. One alarming line of attack that directly threatens w...
www.epi.org
September 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
🚨 Trump is the biggest union-buster in US history 🚨
In March, Trump stripped union protections from more than 1M federal workers.
Last week, leading up to Labor Day, Trump expanded his order to additional federal agencies.
Learn more about Trump's attacks on workers: www.epi.org/blog/trump-i...
In March, Trump stripped union protections from more than 1M federal workers.
Last week, leading up to Labor Day, Trump expanded his order to additional federal agencies.
Learn more about Trump's attacks on workers: www.epi.org/blog/trump-i...
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In the coming days, we expect to see what's playing out in LA and DC happen in Chicago.
These efforts are not about fighting crime or making communities safer.
This is about Donald Trump testing his power and producing political drama to cover up his own corruption.
These efforts are not about fighting crime or making communities safer.
This is about Donald Trump testing his power and producing political drama to cover up his own corruption.
September 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
In the coming days, we expect to see what's playing out in LA and DC happen in Chicago.
These efforts are not about fighting crime or making communities safer.
This is about Donald Trump testing his power and producing political drama to cover up his own corruption.
These efforts are not about fighting crime or making communities safer.
This is about Donald Trump testing his power and producing political drama to cover up his own corruption.
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Medical debt shouldn’t ever be a thing in a developed country. No other Western industrialized nation has it.
July 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Medical debt shouldn’t ever be a thing in a developed country. No other Western industrialized nation has it.
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"Hair has always been as political as the rest of one’s body and skin" -- read "Unruly: Hair, Politics, and Memorial" dilettantearmy.com/articles/unr...
Unruly: Hair, Politics and Memorial
remembrance and the body in Victorian hair wreaths…
dilettantearmy.com
July 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"Hair has always been as political as the rest of one’s body and skin" -- read "Unruly: Hair, Politics, and Memorial" dilettantearmy.com/articles/unr...
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Never before in the history of this nation has such a large redistribution of income been directed upward, for no reason at all
July 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Never before in the history of this nation has such a large redistribution of income been directed upward, for no reason at all
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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If you have a Republican representative in Congress, here's a list and a script to get them to vote against the budget bill. Thanks @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov Maybe you could make some calls too...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
@schumer.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov Maybe you could make some calls too...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
OPPOSE HR1 - HOUSE OF REPS SHEET
docs.google.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
If you have a Republican representative in Congress, here's a list and a script to get them to vote against the budget bill. Thanks @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov Maybe you could make some calls too...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
@schumer.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov Maybe you could make some calls too...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Katherine Clark: "At the end of the day, it is denial of healthcare for women in this country. And at the same time, we have a White House lamenting, 'Why aren't women having children? Maybe we'll give them $5k' ... the American family is put last."
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Katherine Clark: "At the end of the day, it is denial of healthcare for women in this country. And at the same time, we have a White House lamenting, 'Why aren't women having children? Maybe we'll give them $5k' ... the American family is put last."
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No surprise, given it was just revealed that Attorney General Pam Bondi sold up to $5 million in Trump media stock the same day he announced sweeping tariffs that tanked the market.
May 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
No surprise, given it was just revealed that Attorney General Pam Bondi sold up to $5 million in Trump media stock the same day he announced sweeping tariffs that tanked the market.
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Exclusive: A series of internal government messages obtained by The Post reveal how U.S. embassies and the State Department have pushed nations to clear hurdles for U.S. satellite companies, often mentioning Starlink by name.
U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show
Some countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in preparation for trade talks, State Department staffers wrote. The U.S. has a strategic interest in countering Chinese internet providers, b...
wapo.st
May 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Exclusive: A series of internal government messages obtained by The Post reveal how U.S. embassies and the State Department have pushed nations to clear hurdles for U.S. satellite companies, often mentioning Starlink by name.
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Crockett debuts a new game called "Trump or trans," then displays a gigantic placard of Trump golfing
May 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Crockett debuts a new game called "Trump or trans," then displays a gigantic placard of Trump golfing
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A cool thing for Dems to do would be to list conservative organizations they would revoke tax-exempt status for (on the entirely reasonable line that many are not real social welfare orgs and are not nonpartisan).
Might concentrate the minds of some Federalist Society (501c3) members.
Might concentrate the minds of some Federalist Society (501c3) members.
Trump says Harvard University will be stripped of its tax-exempt status, the latest move in a fight over free speech, politics and federal funding
Trump says government will revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status | CNN
President Donald Trump says Harvard University will be stripped of its tax-exempt status, an extraordinary move amid a broader chess match over free speech, political ideology and federal funding at t...
www.cnn.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A cool thing for Dems to do would be to list conservative organizations they would revoke tax-exempt status for (on the entirely reasonable line that many are not real social welfare orgs and are not nonpartisan).
Might concentrate the minds of some Federalist Society (501c3) members.
Might concentrate the minds of some Federalist Society (501c3) members.
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Undocumented mothers and their U.S. born children were deported. Attorneys for the families say federal immigration agents planned everything.
"She was trying to get ahold of a phone to try to call her family and her attorney. But she wasn’t being allowed.”
"She was trying to get ahold of a phone to try to call her family and her attorney. But she wasn’t being allowed.”
ICE Lied About Everything on Deported U.S. Citizen Kids, Lawyers Say
Attorneys for the families of the deported U.S. citizen children say federal immigration agents planned everything.
newrepublic.com
May 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Undocumented mothers and their U.S. born children were deported. Attorneys for the families say federal immigration agents planned everything.
"She was trying to get ahold of a phone to try to call her family and her attorney. But she wasn’t being allowed.”
"She was trying to get ahold of a phone to try to call her family and her attorney. But she wasn’t being allowed.”
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Was it over when the Germans bombed Article 1 of the Constitution?
ROBERTS: Critics will say this is the government expanding the powers of Article 1 of the Constitution, now they're arresting judges. How do you respond?
BONDI: Nobody is above the law
BONDI: Nobody is above the law
April 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Was it over when the Germans bombed Article 1 of the Constitution?
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USPS workers sound alarm over Trump efforts to dismantle service: ‘The hounds are at the door.’
The United States Postal Service is now facing off with Trump and Elon Musk’s Doge over privatization.
#MomSky
#Voices4Victory
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The United States Postal Service is now facing off with Trump and Elon Musk’s Doge over privatization.
#MomSky
#Voices4Victory
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
USPS workers sound alarm over Trump efforts to dismantle service: ‘The hounds are at the door
The United States Postal Service is now facing off with Trump and Elon Musk’s Doge over privatization
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
USPS workers sound alarm over Trump efforts to dismantle service: ‘The hounds are at the door.’
The United States Postal Service is now facing off with Trump and Elon Musk’s Doge over privatization.
#MomSky
#Voices4Victory
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The United States Postal Service is now facing off with Trump and Elon Musk’s Doge over privatization.
#MomSky
#Voices4Victory
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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No one should be above the law, most especially the President.
Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional.
They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.
Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional.
They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.
Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
April 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No one should be above the law, most especially the President.
Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional.
They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.
Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional.
They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.