Shelby Koenig
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Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt
37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.
www.cnn.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt
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I’m so struck by this video. A regular day in Logan Square in front of a grocery store and ICE pulls up and tear gassed people. Funston Elementary School is right across the street as well. This is a major corridor in Logan Sq. No concern for human safety
Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...
Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...
October 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m so struck by this video. A regular day in Logan Square in front of a grocery store and ICE pulls up and tear gassed people. Funston Elementary School is right across the street as well. This is a major corridor in Logan Sq. No concern for human safety
Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...
Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...
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The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.
October 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The conversation between Klein and Coates showed me that a lot of people who screech about “infighting” on the left aren’t aware of the fact that marginalized people have been forced to learn how to regulate their emotions during conflict, and so, are better able to hear what’s actually being said.
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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. announced that the FDA will issue a physician’s notice about the risk of acetaminophen use during pregnancy and begin the process of initiating a safety label change. The drug is one of the few pregnant people can safely use to relieve pain or fever.
Linking Tylenol to autism could harm pregnant people’s health, doctors warn
Acetaminophen is one of the few drugs that pregnant people can safely use to relieve pain or fever — conditions that, if left untreated, can increase the risk of birth defects and premature delivery.
bit.ly
September 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. announced that the FDA will issue a physician’s notice about the risk of acetaminophen use during pregnancy and begin the process of initiating a safety label change. The drug is one of the few pregnant people can safely use to relieve pain or fever.
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I genuinely cannot believe that Ezra Klein said we should run pro-life candidates in Kansas, Ohio, and Missouri; three states that recently held abortion referendums where the pro-choice side won!
![Issue 1
November 7, 2023
Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety(1]
Results
Choice
Votes
%
& Yes
2,227,384
56.78%
No
1,695,480
43.22%
Total votes
3,922,864
100.00%](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gouysuoxatjdb5bjcqe4sfh7/bafkreielbywjkgthjrsgp5s7na3nxbcn3wrdpwegj7vtrqswh6goqydgra@jpeg)
September 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I genuinely cannot believe that Ezra Klein said we should run pro-life candidates in Kansas, Ohio, and Missouri; three states that recently held abortion referendums where the pro-choice side won!
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Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
August 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong.
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:
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If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
August 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
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RFK Jr. has now officially stated that he will dismantle the United States Preventive ServicesTask Force (USPSTF).
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
Exclusive | RFK Jr. to Oust Advisory Panel on Cancer Screenings, HIV Prevention Drugs
The task force determines which preventive services insurers must cover at no cost to patients.
www.wsj.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
RFK Jr. has now officially stated that he will dismantle the United States Preventive ServicesTask Force (USPSTF).
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
This is an independent body of expert scientists who volunteer their time to review data and provide guidance to Americans on important things like cancer screenings.
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FDA panel on the use of antidepressants during pregnancy is alarming experts
FDA panel on the use of antidepressants during pregnancy is alarming experts
Panelists misinterpreted studies and ignored evidence of benefits, doctors say
www.latimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
FDA panel on the use of antidepressants during pregnancy is alarming experts
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It's not hyperbole to call this case the death of meaningful constitutional rights in the United States. If you do not have an attorney that can litigate against the government, you no longer have rights. This will go down in history as the gutting of the constitutional order.
June 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's not hyperbole to call this case the death of meaningful constitutional rights in the United States. If you do not have an attorney that can litigate against the government, you no longer have rights. This will go down in history as the gutting of the constitutional order.
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Liberals fear that if people act unruly, Trump will be able to impose totalitarian control.
That gets things backwards. Trump is already imposing totalitarian control. That's what is driving people into the streets.
It's too late to avoid this fight.
We can be passive and lose—or give it our all.
That gets things backwards. Trump is already imposing totalitarian control. That's what is driving people into the streets.
It's too late to avoid this fight.
We can be passive and lose—or give it our all.
It's Safer in the Front
Faced with intensifying repression and state violence, there is an understandable inclination to seek safety by avoiding confrontation. But this is not always the most effective strategy.
crimethinc.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Liberals fear that if people act unruly, Trump will be able to impose totalitarian control.
That gets things backwards. Trump is already imposing totalitarian control. That's what is driving people into the streets.
It's too late to avoid this fight.
We can be passive and lose—or give it our all.
That gets things backwards. Trump is already imposing totalitarian control. That's what is driving people into the streets.
It's too late to avoid this fight.
We can be passive and lose—or give it our all.
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The caprices of the ultra-elite are a fickle foundation for good work, with funds often yanked on short or no notice as the attention of the billionaires bounces elsewhere or cowardice rears its curly head.
‘Devastating:’ Chan Zuckerberg charity slashes funding for more Bay Area nonprofits
‘Devastating:’ Chan Zuckerberg charity slashes funding for more Bay Area nonprofits
“They are making sure to cut anything that would sound or even be construed as DEI-esque,” one former employee said.
sfstandard.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The caprices of the ultra-elite are a fickle foundation for good work, with funds often yanked on short or no notice as the attention of the billionaires bounces elsewhere or cowardice rears its curly head.
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Just deranged. This was a *solved* problem.
May 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Just deranged. This was a *solved* problem.
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Reminder that words matter. You can’t “deport” a US citizen. You might be kidnapping, disappearing, exiling, expelling, illegally removing, etc., but you’re not “deporting” a US citizen.
ACLU says another three US citizen children were disappeared from their own country today: www.aclu.org/press-releas...
ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation | American Civil Liberties Union
Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well
www.aclu.org
April 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Reminder that words matter. You can’t “deport” a US citizen. You might be kidnapping, disappearing, exiling, expelling, illegally removing, etc., but you’re not “deporting” a US citizen.
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This administration is illegitimate. It is not bound by the law. Those who defy its violence will sometimes have to break the law. Sometimes, they will be falsely accused. The administration will try to conjure boogeymen to justify their actions when, in reality, the boogeymen are in the White House
March 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
This administration is illegitimate. It is not bound by the law. Those who defy its violence will sometimes have to break the law. Sometimes, they will be falsely accused. The administration will try to conjure boogeymen to justify their actions when, in reality, the boogeymen are in the White House
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It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It's critical for everyone to remember what an Executive Order is. It is the President communicating orders to members of the executive branch. Policies to pursue, actions to take, etc. They are not laws. They are not close to being laws. They are formalized memos to employees. That's all.
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The saddest and most pathetic thing about American fascism is that we’re losing control of our society to a group of men who do not understand or appreciate what makes life worth living.
They are not only anti-American—in that that refuse all of our core principles—but anti-human. They are husks.
They are not only anti-American—in that that refuse all of our core principles—but anti-human. They are husks.
March 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The saddest and most pathetic thing about American fascism is that we’re losing control of our society to a group of men who do not understand or appreciate what makes life worth living.
They are not only anti-American—in that that refuse all of our core principles—but anti-human. They are husks.
They are not only anti-American—in that that refuse all of our core principles—but anti-human. They are husks.
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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
March 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
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There is a common misconception among doctors, who are most frequently oldest children and very rule-oriented, that they have a duty to report patients and colleagues for illegal activity (eg, undocumented status). We do not, and one's duty to care is incompatible with thinking or acting like a cop.
January 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
There is a common misconception among doctors, who are most frequently oldest children and very rule-oriented, that they have a duty to report patients and colleagues for illegal activity (eg, undocumented status). We do not, and one's duty to care is incompatible with thinking or acting like a cop.
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These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
January 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.