Gabe Malo
@sortaonline.bsky.social
Critical media studies. PhD candidate at ICR @ UIUC. He/him.
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I remain appalled by the librarians and archivists pushing to adopt generative AI in our work while ignoring the technology’s cost.
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I remain appalled by the librarians and archivists pushing to adopt generative AI in our work while ignoring the technology’s cost.
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1. The Trump administration has just quietly updated the State Department website to indicate that it may invalidate transgender people's passports.
This comes a week after a SCOTUS ruling blocking lower rulings allowing trans people to update them.
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Trump Admin Quietly Changes State Department Page To Indicate It May Invalidate Trans Passports
The change comes after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the administration and lifted a temporary injunction.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
1. The Trump administration has just quietly updated the State Department website to indicate that it may invalidate transgender people's passports.
This comes a week after a SCOTUS ruling blocking lower rulings allowing trans people to update them.
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This comes a week after a SCOTUS ruling blocking lower rulings allowing trans people to update them.
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It's insane that this even needs to be said.
“A free country does not dispatch police in the dead of night to pull people from their homes because a sheriff objects to their social media posts,” @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social speaking to @willoremus.com.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
“A free country does not dispatch police in the dead of night to pull people from their homes because a sheriff objects to their social media posts,” @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social speaking to @willoremus.com.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
A retired policeman posted a Charlie Kirk meme. He spent a month in jail.
The 61-year-old Tennessee man plans to sue after authorities dropped charges over a political Facebook post. Free-speech advocates say it’s a symptom of a wider crackdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It's insane that this even needs to be said.
“A free country does not dispatch police in the dead of night to pull people from their homes because a sheriff objects to their social media posts,” @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social speaking to @willoremus.com.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
“A free country does not dispatch police in the dead of night to pull people from their homes because a sheriff objects to their social media posts,” @adamsteinbaugh.bsky.social speaking to @willoremus.com.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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Broadview ICE isn't a symbol arbitrarily chosen by protesters.
People felt compelled to show up because of the poor treatment of detainees, the prevention of communication with families and lawyers, & bad medical care.
Detainees knew their people were outside. But protests are pushed far away now.
People felt compelled to show up because of the poor treatment of detainees, the prevention of communication with families and lawyers, & bad medical care.
Detainees knew their people were outside. But protests are pushed far away now.
NEWS: Sweeping lawsuit alleges inhumane conditions at Broadview. It alleges sleep deprivation, denial of medicine, detainees confined in cramped spaces “like a pile of fish,” filthy rooms, and “black box” where lawyer calls aren’t allowed. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/31/b...
Inhumane conditions and medical neglect alleged at Broadview ICE detention center
A sweeping class-action lawsuit filed on Friday against immigration officials, alleged dirty and unsafe conditions at the federal holding facility in Broadview where they say arrestees are being wa…
www.chicagotribune.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Broadview ICE isn't a symbol arbitrarily chosen by protesters.
People felt compelled to show up because of the poor treatment of detainees, the prevention of communication with families and lawyers, & bad medical care.
Detainees knew their people were outside. But protests are pushed far away now.
People felt compelled to show up because of the poor treatment of detainees, the prevention of communication with families and lawyers, & bad medical care.
Detainees knew their people were outside. But protests are pushed far away now.
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I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.
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If you see someone stealing food - no you didn't.
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
If you see someone stealing food - no you didn't.
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A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
October 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.
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More from the scene
October 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More from the scene
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Just going to work at my job as the masked guy in body armor on the roof of the kidnapping factory
October 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Just going to work at my job as the masked guy in body armor on the roof of the kidnapping factory
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State troopers are at it again:
A group of IL police just walked away from the facility as protestors heckled them. They began combing the parking area & grounds around the local Ironworkers office; wouldn't say what they were looking for.
Came back to see ISP and Cook County Sheriff's detaining someone.
Chants of "Let him go!"
Came back to see ISP and Cook County Sheriff's detaining someone.
Chants of "Let him go!"
October 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
State troopers are at it again:
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Love that we have somehow reclaimed cartoon frogs???????
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Love that we have somehow reclaimed cartoon frogs???????
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Yes, and let's also remember #YourSlipIsShowing, the Black women activists who predicted all of this first and received no credit.
"Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color... If only more people had paid attention."
"Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color... If only more people had paid attention."
October 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Yes, and let's also remember #YourSlipIsShowing, the Black women activists who predicted all of this first and received no credit.
"Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color... If only more people had paid attention."
"Before Gamergate, before the 2016 election, they launched a campaign against Twitter trolls masquerading as women of color... If only more people had paid attention."
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“They literally ushered us into the street to protest and immediately after started beating the shit out of us.”
This is 100% an accurate description of how this started.
Broadview PD mishandled the situation from the start, then unleashed ISP to beat the protesters they’d led into the street.
This is 100% an accurate description of how this started.
Broadview PD mishandled the situation from the start, then unleashed ISP to beat the protesters they’d led into the street.
State Police Led Broadview Protesters Into Street, Then Attacked Them, Demonstrators Say
Protesters have said state and local police officers have attacked them and tried to stifle their attempts to speak and protest freely outside the Broadview ICE facility.
blockclubchicago.org
October 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“They literally ushered us into the street to protest and immediately after started beating the shit out of us.”
This is 100% an accurate description of how this started.
Broadview PD mishandled the situation from the start, then unleashed ISP to beat the protesters they’d led into the street.
This is 100% an accurate description of how this started.
Broadview PD mishandled the situation from the start, then unleashed ISP to beat the protesters they’d led into the street.
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Police escalated the situation here in Broadview incredibly quickly. Saw multiple brutal arrests. ISP jabbing protesters with their batons like battering rams.
Here ISP lifts @katmabu.bsky.social by her feet to flip her over a concrete barrier.
Here ISP lifts @katmabu.bsky.social by her feet to flip her over a concrete barrier.
October 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Police escalated the situation here in Broadview incredibly quickly. Saw multiple brutal arrests. ISP jabbing protesters with their batons like battering rams.
Here ISP lifts @katmabu.bsky.social by her feet to flip her over a concrete barrier.
Here ISP lifts @katmabu.bsky.social by her feet to flip her over a concrete barrier.
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A FB live just ended in Carpentersville, where neighbors filmed more feds putting people in a van. This was in front of Village Hall adjacent to a Walmart. Elgin area RR has issued an ongoing alert: www.facebook.com/share/p/1CCm...
October 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A FB live just ended in Carpentersville, where neighbors filmed more feds putting people in a van. This was in front of Village Hall adjacent to a Walmart. Elgin area RR has issued an ongoing alert: www.facebook.com/share/p/1CCm...
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Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.
Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd
The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.
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Masked Federal Secret Police enter Walgreens in Chicago with guns drawn and arrest Black US citizen for "running"
October 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Masked Federal Secret Police enter Walgreens in Chicago with guns drawn and arrest Black US citizen for "running"
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The medication stockpile bill is the bill I had pegged this year as the most important kind of bill to pass given federal threats, with a short time window to make it happen. Washington passed the same bill earlier this year.
It's so shameful for Newsom to veto this bill.
It's so shameful for Newsom to veto this bill.
1. Yesterday, the press gave Gavin Newsom favorable coverage for signing pro-LGBTQ+ bills.
Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.
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Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.
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Gavin Newsom Vetoes Important HRT Stockpiling Bill For Trans Californians, Signs Other Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills
The bill would have allowed transgender people to maintain a safe supply of medication in the era of government crackdowns on care.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The medication stockpile bill is the bill I had pegged this year as the most important kind of bill to pass given federal threats, with a short time window to make it happen. Washington passed the same bill earlier this year.
It's so shameful for Newsom to veto this bill.
It's so shameful for Newsom to veto this bill.
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1. Yesterday, the press gave Gavin Newsom favorable coverage for signing pro-LGBTQ+ bills.
Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Gavin Newsom Vetoes Important HRT Stockpiling Bill For Trans Californians, Signs Other Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills
The bill would have allowed transgender people to maintain a safe supply of medication in the era of government crackdowns on care.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
1. Yesterday, the press gave Gavin Newsom favorable coverage for signing pro-LGBTQ+ bills.
Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.
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This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement.
At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week
At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week
Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement.
At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week
At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week
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Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.
October 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.
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I say this because the way user demographics skew on this site, it's more likely that somebody here's going to be closely connected to Rogers Park than to Gage Park or Brighton Park. I want you to know that Sunday's tactics are familiar to southwest siders and other highly targeted communities.
October 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I say this because the way user demographics skew on this site, it's more likely that somebody here's going to be closely connected to Rogers Park than to Gage Park or Brighton Park. I want you to know that Sunday's tactics are familiar to southwest siders and other highly targeted communities.
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I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I can’t help but think today about how many young people were savaged on social media, branded as anti-semites and abandoned by their schools for daring to call for a ceasefire. I remember saying that it was the first time I can remember that calling for ceasefire was regarded as a hostile demand.
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What assumptions had to be, pardon the pun, baked in to the query (the request for translation) such that that was the best choice of result? This is what @safiyanoble.bsky.social means by algorithms of oppression. These tools necessarily presuppose a much worse world than the one I want to inhabit.
October 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
What assumptions had to be, pardon the pun, baked in to the query (the request for translation) such that that was the best choice of result? This is what @safiyanoble.bsky.social means by algorithms of oppression. These tools necessarily presuppose a much worse world than the one I want to inhabit.