Sue Stephens
@suestephens.bsky.social
A pursuer of pawpaws, a superfan of nature, and a voice on your local public radio station. Northern Illinoisan with a southeast Michigan soul.
The casual way the agent on the roof fires on an unprotected minister is chilling. What in the world could provoke such a response? I want to hear an agent explain this to his mother. No, his grandmother.
Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area ICE facility and began to pray.
The masked ICE agents on the roof responded by firing pepper balls, with one striking him in the head
religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
The masked ICE agents on the roof responded by firing pepper balls, with one striking him in the head
religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
October 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The casual way the agent on the roof fires on an unprotected minister is chilling. What in the world could provoke such a response? I want to hear an agent explain this to his mother. No, his grandmother.
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JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:
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October 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:
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The first public media station to go dark thanks to Trump’s cutoff of federal funding to public media is a 70 year old station in Pennsylvania. https://loom.ly/IjOHdzI
‘The news devastated me’: Pennsylvania NPR station will be first in the US to go dark following Trump’s cuts
A public media organization in a university town just a few hours northwest of Philadelphia is set to be the first in the country to go dark after the Trump administration stripped away federal funding for NPR and PBS.
www.spokesman.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Out of all the shocking news stories of the day, this is the one that made me gasp out loud.
Owners Ryan Jude Tanner, a Quincy native, businessman and philanthropist, Jay Leland Krottinger and cornerstone investor Patricia Chernicky are developing a musical about the iconic British synth-pop band duo Erasure.
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Quincy native takes on iconic 80's soundtrack for "Oh l'amour-The Erasure Musical" – Muddy River News
Tanninger Entertainment going for more than ‘a little respect’ with latest project QUINCY–Tanninger Entertainment is at it again. Owners Ryan Jude Tanner, a Quincy native, businessman and philanthropi...
muddyrivernews.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Out of all the shocking news stories of the day, this is the one that made me gasp out loud.
Look at that beautiful face. Too many torties? I don't think so!
August 31, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Look at that beautiful face. Too many torties? I don't think so!
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The AUSL is far from the first women’s pro softball league to captivate audiences. Before the current women’s sports boom, before Title IX, women stepped up to the plate in the 1940s and ‘50s. Curious City finds: https://trib.al/byidigi
A league of Chicago’s own: The other women’s pro league of the 1940s
There was the Rockford Peaches, women’s pro baseball team of the 1940s. But a pro softball league also had fans going wild.
trib.al
July 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The AUSL is far from the first women’s pro softball league to captivate audiences. Before the current women’s sports boom, before Title IX, women stepped up to the plate in the 1940s and ‘50s. Curious City finds: https://trib.al/byidigi
As someone who used to love flying... Heck yeah, Amtrak!
June 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
As someone who used to love flying... Heck yeah, Amtrak!
Go, team!
Public broadcasting officials from across the country plan to descend on Capitol Hill today in hopes of convincing lawmakers to preserve their federal funding despite pressure from President Trump and his allies.
Under attack, public media makes its case to Congress and the courts
Nearly 200 officials from public radio stations across the country are descending on Capitol Hill to seek to convince lawmakers to maintain funding for public broadcasting despite President Trump's ca...
www.npr.org
May 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Go, team!
April 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
She did it. She took the leap and adopted us at TAILS in DeKalb. Her name was Zola, but I think it's Zelda the Great now.
April 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
She did it. She took the leap and adopted us at TAILS in DeKalb. Her name was Zola, but I think it's Zelda the Great now.
Shame.
60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5
April 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Shame.
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Hm I wonder if something called "Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the heads of NPR and PBS Accountable" is trap or what? current.org/2025/03/npr-...
NPR, PBS CEOs to testify before congressional subcommittee March 26 - Current
The Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency announced Wednesday details of the hearing.
current.org
March 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Hm I wonder if something called "Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the heads of NPR and PBS Accountable" is trap or what? current.org/2025/03/npr-...
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This investigation by @carriejohnson.bsky.social into abuse and bullying within the federal judiciary is absolutely damning and horrifying. Worth a read, and I hope it helps change things. www.npr.org/2025/03/01/n...
In the federal court system, law clerks find little recourse for bullying and abuse
An NPR investigation finds federal judges have enormous influence with few checks on their power. Law clerks and other judicial employees are vulnerable to mistreatment and have few job protections.
www.npr.org
March 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This investigation by @carriejohnson.bsky.social into abuse and bullying within the federal judiciary is absolutely damning and horrifying. Worth a read, and I hope it helps change things. www.npr.org/2025/03/01/n...
Wow. I'm just gonna go out on a limb here and say AI counterpoints are for search engines, not newspapers. While I'm out on this limb, I am going to risk my journalistic integrity and say the KKK and Nazis? Bad.
Earlier today the LA Times had AI-generated counterpoints to a column from @gustavoarellano.bsky.social. His piece argued that Anaheim, the city he grew up in, should not forget its KKK past.
The AI "well, actually"-ed the KKK. It has since been taken off the piece.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
The AI "well, actually"-ed the KKK. It has since been taken off the piece.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
March 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Wow. I'm just gonna go out on a limb here and say AI counterpoints are for search engines, not newspapers. While I'm out on this limb, I am going to risk my journalistic integrity and say the KKK and Nazis? Bad.
At what temperature does blood boil? 'Cause that's my temperature.
From White House to Pentagon to Voice of America, Trump administration seeks tighter grip on message with new limits on press
My analysis for NPR
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My analysis for NPR
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Trump White House seeks tighter grip on message with new limits on press
In the White House briefing room Tuesday, the Trump administration announced its latest steps to tighten its grip on the message it sends out and the news coverage it receives.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:49 PM
At what temperature does blood boil? 'Cause that's my temperature.
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Something to remind you
It's a world worth saving
It's a world worth saving
February 23, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Something to remind you
It's a world worth saving
It's a world worth saving
It's soul-crushing to see how quickly we've hit the racist reset button. What the heck is the point of this?
Disney is removing warning labels from old films like Dumbo — a movie that’s so racist one of the characters is named Jim Crow.
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Disney scales back content warnings on classic films amid DEI shift
Classic films including “Dumbo” and “Peter Pan” will no longer autoplay warnings about racial stereotypes. It comes as Trump cracks down on diversity initiatives.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
It's soul-crushing to see how quickly we've hit the racist reset button. What the heck is the point of this?
Feb. 14th is your last chance to vote on the Illinois flag! Make an informed choice by listening to this magnificent 51 minute discussion.
Important Vexillological update. The very good people at #UnderRocks podcast/WNIU sat me down for a full discussion of the IL flag controversy. We get into much more detail than this puny platform allows. Please give it a listen with your family tonight!
Vexed! The Illinois Enthusiast vs. The Illinois Flag Commission | Under Rocks podcast
Does Illinois really need a new flag? Or is the old "seal on a bedsheet" good enough? In this Under Rocks Extra, we call on our favorite expert, self-proclaimed state symbologist and Illinois Enthusia...
www.northernpublicradio.org
February 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Feb. 14th is your last chance to vote on the Illinois flag! Make an informed choice by listening to this magnificent 51 minute discussion.
On a day when Blagojevich gets pardoned and Abe Lincoln gets canceled, what you really need is a good long chat about the absurdity of the choices in the Illinois new flag contest! #UnderRocks
Vexed! The Illinois Enthusiast vs. The Illinois Flag Commission | Under Rocks podcast
Does Illinois really need a new flag? Or is the old "seal on a bedsheet" good enough? In this Under Rocks Extra, we call on our favorite expert, self-proclaimed state symbologist and Illinois Enthusia...
www.northernpublicradio.org
February 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
On a day when Blagojevich gets pardoned and Abe Lincoln gets canceled, what you really need is a good long chat about the absurdity of the choices in the Illinois new flag contest! #UnderRocks
Saving this for a rainy day.
Need to relax? Go on a stoned journey with Paul www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUNt...
Paul McCartney Stoned Out Of His Mind In Interview
YouTube video by elvis316
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February 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Saving this for a rainy day.
Ope. Journalism! This is a punch in the stomach/ call to action.
"Gen Z’s misunderstanding of journalism is a nationwide — if not global — epidemic." www.poynter.org/commentary/2...
I’m a Gen Z journalist. My generation doesn’t know what that means. - Poynter
The issue with younger generations is deeper than media mistrust. It’s that no one knows what a journalist is.
www.poynter.org
February 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Ope. Journalism! This is a punch in the stomach/ call to action.