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It's terrible to feel like your kids are unsafe. Imagine if there was a vanload of 'roid-raging gun-wielding thugs in riot gear tear-gassing their Halloween parade and raiding schools and daycares and dragging teachers and parents away in front of them. Do you feel bad for those kids, Katie Miller?
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 AM
It's terrible to feel like your kids are unsafe. Imagine if there was a vanload of 'roid-raging gun-wielding thugs in riot gear tear-gassing their Halloween parade and raiding schools and daycares and dragging teachers and parents away in front of them. Do you feel bad for those kids, Katie Miller?
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One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
December 6, 2024 at 6:38 PM
One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
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Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
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It’s the all caps that convince me.
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
It’s the all caps that convince me.
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Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
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God I want to see a million “Dems demanding new leadership” articles today, I want it to be a narrative Schumer can’t escape
Democrats are demanding new leadership after Schumer failed to stop a GOP-backed funding deal that doesn't guarantee continued health care subsidies. Progressives like Ro Khanna blasted him for giving in and warned premiums could soar as a result.
Democrats Call for New Leadership After Schumer Caves on “Terrible” GOP Deal
“If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing … what will you fight for?” said Ro Khanna.
truthout.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
God I want to see a million “Dems demanding new leadership” articles today, I want it to be a narrative Schumer can’t escape
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
The caucus meeting was just to orchestrate who would fall on the sword but not be up for a vote in 2026.
so currently defectors are:
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.
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When there is no ballistic evidence, no damage from gunfire, no injuries, & DHS isn’t providing video evidence of the claim from their agents that someone fired shots, then I am going to call bullshit based on the 2 months of fabricated stories by federal officials that have been debunked by videos.
This is the most comprehensive reporting released on the DHS-alleged shooting so far. Read the entire story (reminder: reporters don't usually choose headlines).
For folks asking if it's true an ICE agent was shot: no, that is a verifiably false rumor. No injuries. A lot else remains in question.
For folks asking if it's true an ICE agent was shot: no, that is a verifiably false rumor. No injuries. A lot else remains in question.
November 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
When there is no ballistic evidence, no damage from gunfire, no injuries, & DHS isn’t providing video evidence of the claim from their agents that someone fired shots, then I am going to call bullshit based on the 2 months of fabricated stories by federal officials that have been debunked by videos.
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If the pattern follows B-18 here in LA, DHS is clearing out Broadview to hide the human rights abuses.
The magistrate will visit an empty facility.
And three days later DHS will have it packed again.
The magistrate will visit an empty facility.
And three days later DHS will have it packed again.
ANOTHER UPDATE: Photo sent to me from a faith leader on the ground outside the Broadview ICE detention center this morning shows several buses now parked outside the facility.
This, the leader says, is an unusual occurrence.
Also: a magistrate is set to visit the facility next week.
This, the leader says, is an unusual occurrence.
Also: a magistrate is set to visit the facility next week.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If the pattern follows B-18 here in LA, DHS is clearing out Broadview to hide the human rights abuses.
The magistrate will visit an empty facility.
And three days later DHS will have it packed again.
The magistrate will visit an empty facility.
And three days later DHS will have it packed again.
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ICE is retaliating against Oak Park right now, where most of the moms who were arrested for protesting at Broadview yesterday are from.
This is my sister, who's on the ground. ABOLISH ICE. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzuhMO...
This is my sister, who's on the ground. ABOLISH ICE. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzuhMO...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
ICE is retaliating against Oak Park right now, where most of the moms who were arrested for protesting at Broadview yesterday are from.
This is my sister, who's on the ground. ABOLISH ICE. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzuhMO...
This is my sister, who's on the ground. ABOLISH ICE. www.instagram.com/reel/DQzuhMO...
It's here! The new issue of the Watsonian
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It's here! The new issue of the Watsonian
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As best as we can tell this morning—after terrorizing Back of the Yards, Border Patrol rolled through Cicero again (reports of potential abductions at the Metra station there, unclear on time, also vehicles seen at Cermak & Cicero) and then quickly up to this Home Depot at Cicero and Armitage:
a large border patrol presence around 10 a.m. outside a home depot in chicago's belmont cragin neighborhood.
photo + video posted to social media show multiple masked agents approaching a person on a street corner and later forcing someone to the ground.
looks like at least 2 people were detained.
photo + video posted to social media show multiple masked agents approaching a person on a street corner and later forcing someone to the ground.
looks like at least 2 people were detained.
September 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
As best as we can tell this morning—after terrorizing Back of the Yards, Border Patrol rolled through Cicero again (reports of potential abductions at the Metra station there, unclear on time, also vehicles seen at Cermak & Cicero) and then quickly up to this Home Depot at Cicero and Armitage:
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"In Chicago, everyone is bearing witness to violent federal overreach that now includes unwarranted, unannounced attacks with tear gas." The latest by @newsjennifer.bsky.social.
Trump's ICE agents ramp up tear gas attacks in Chicago
Journalists & citizens are documenting the ICE overreach. That evidence could help hold federal agents accountable in court.
jenniferschulze.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"In Chicago, everyone is bearing witness to violent federal overreach that now includes unwarranted, unannounced attacks with tear gas." The latest by @newsjennifer.bsky.social.
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jesus christ man, we can’t ever get used to this and normalize it.
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.
trib.al
October 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
jesus christ man, we can’t ever get used to this and normalize it.
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I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
October 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
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“The video of the incident does not show protesters throwing rocks or fireworks at agents, nor can agents be heard warning protesters before Bovino throws the canister at the crowd.”
“A video — captured by an onlooker and shared by attorneys — shows Bovino tossing a canister toward the crowd. Bovino is considered the top immigration official overseeing Operation Midway Blitz.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/24/b...
Border Patrol Boss Bovino Tear-Gasses Chicago Crowd, Violating Judge’s Order, Lawyers Say
New video shows Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino tossing a tear gas canister toward people in Little Village Thursday. Attorneys in an ongoing lawsuit over force against peaceful protesters say Bovino ...
blockclubchicago.org
October 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“The video of the incident does not show protesters throwing rocks or fireworks at agents, nor can agents be heard warning protesters before Bovino throws the canister at the crowd.”
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Still not liveposting this hearing b/c it's dense, largely administrative issues, but this was worth highlighting:
District Judge Jeff Cummings just asked a govt atty if he can certify relevant immigration detainees are being held in "safe and sanitary" conditions.
"I cannot," a govt atty replied.
District Judge Jeff Cummings just asked a govt atty if he can certify relevant immigration detainees are being held in "safe and sanitary" conditions.
"I cannot," a govt atty replied.
Good afternoon from Chicago's Dirksen federal courthouse. Now sitting in on a hearing in the Castañon-Nava settlement case, which limits immigration agents' aurhority to conduct warrantless arrests.
October 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Still not liveposting this hearing b/c it's dense, largely administrative issues, but this was worth highlighting:
District Judge Jeff Cummings just asked a govt atty if he can certify relevant immigration detainees are being held in "safe and sanitary" conditions.
"I cannot," a govt atty replied.
District Judge Jeff Cummings just asked a govt atty if he can certify relevant immigration detainees are being held in "safe and sanitary" conditions.
"I cannot," a govt atty replied.
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STORY HERE — Video footage obtained by The TRiiBE shows federal agents pulling Laugh Factory Night Manager Nate Griffin as he holds on to a scaffold.
Bystanders screamed at the agents, saying "Show your face," as they detained Griffin.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/laug...
Bystanders screamed at the agents, saying "Show your face," as they detained Griffin.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/laug...
Laugh Factory worker detained by federal agents on Chicago’s North Side • The TRiiBE
Two people were detained by federal agents Friday morning at Broadway and Belmont Avenue on Chicago’s North Side.
thetriibe.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
STORY HERE — Video footage obtained by The TRiiBE shows federal agents pulling Laugh Factory Night Manager Nate Griffin as he holds on to a scaffold.
Bystanders screamed at the agents, saying "Show your face," as they detained Griffin.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/laug...
Bystanders screamed at the agents, saying "Show your face," as they detained Griffin.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/laug...
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"...a part-time custodian... saw a laborer — a Hispanic man... being detained...as he had 'blood coming out [of] his nose and down his mouth.'
...Griffin, who lives in the same building...was leaving his home with his mother when agents pulled up in a white SUV...and attacked him and his mother."
...Griffin, who lives in the same building...was leaving his home with his mother when agents pulled up in a white SUV...and attacked him and his mother."
STORY HERE — Video footage obtained by The TRiiBE shows federal agents pulling Laugh Factory Night Manager Nate Griffin as he holds on to a scaffold.
Bystanders screamed at the agents, saying "Show your face," as they detained Griffin.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/laug...
Bystanders screamed at the agents, saying "Show your face," as they detained Griffin.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/laug...
Laugh Factory worker detained by federal agents on Chicago’s North Side • The TRiiBE
Two people were detained by federal agents Friday morning at Broadway and Belmont Avenue on Chicago’s North Side.
thetriibe.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"...a part-time custodian... saw a laborer — a Hispanic man... being detained...as he had 'blood coming out [of] his nose and down his mouth.'
...Griffin, who lives in the same building...was leaving his home with his mother when agents pulled up in a white SUV...and attacked him and his mother."
...Griffin, who lives in the same building...was leaving his home with his mother when agents pulled up in a white SUV...and attacked him and his mother."
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“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
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Just s little over a week left to get those submissions in for #221BCon
Procrastination is a great motivator.
www.221bcon.com
Procrastination is a great motivator.
www.221bcon.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Just s little over a week left to get those submissions in for #221BCon
Procrastination is a great motivator.
www.221bcon.com
Procrastination is a great motivator.
www.221bcon.com