I'm deeply sorry to the people of Venezuela. There is no opposition party in the United States to counter the fascist regime's actions and the population is easily demagogued.

People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.

What makes Trump's bombing of Venezuela especially cruel is we already know how his administration treats Venezuelans who are displaced. Here in Chicago, masked federal agents have been kidnapping them from the streets, abducting them from barbershops, hiring sites, their homes.

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OK, y'all. We're back...

Major thanks to @rude1.blacksky.team and the brilliant Blacksky platform he's built. We bypassed the "age assurance" hurdle by logging into Blacksky.

Give Rudy all the things, y'all.
All the things!

To put this in scale, Elon Musk's salary from Tesla alone could fund the SNAP program for the entire country into 2034.

It’s been a pleasure working with Lex and everyone in the politics vertical at Teen Vogue. I’m heartbroken that my column, Disability Visibility, is gone. Teen Vogue was one of the few places that published disabled journalists regularly. I just spent the last 2 months working on my next column

So not only does the massive transit package passed last night fill the funding gap, it *boosts* ops funding by roughly the size of the gap, eliminates parking minimums within a half mile of rail stations, and gives the new regional transit board sweeping powers to do public development

U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...

(Miami Herald) - The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald ..

@miamiherald.com
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

A Black Trans woman who’s the sole care-taker of her Autistic brother is asking for help with bills after losing her job. She’ll be able to bounce back but behind on water and electric bills. If we each give $1 she’ll reach her goal. We’ve helped 166 people so far let’s keep going.

🧵Thread of cafes, restaurants, bars, bagel joints, etc offering free meals to SNAP recipients, for those who might need it, & so those who don't can give 'em their business.

If you know of such offers in your area & don't see them here, please tell us in @'s.

Here's one! toastedseattle.com

“In Tuesday’s remarks, Soyinka reaffirmed that he no longer has his green card. “Unfortunately, when I was looking at my green card, it fell between the fingers of a pair of scissors, and it got cut into a couple of pieces.”

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Haymarket Ebooks on sale for $2! At Haymarket, our mission is to publish books that contribute to struggles for social and economic justice. We strive to make our books a vibrant and organic part of social movements, and we believe t...

All of Haymarket’s ebooks are 80% off until 7th November!

Brilliant books on resistance and social and economic justice, including Angela Davis’s Freedom is a Constant Struggle. 📚💙

www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/230-ha...

This is a really good illustration of why speaking from values is MUCH better than trying to fact-check bigots *even when the facts are on your side*

People with advanced lung or skin cancer who were taking certain immunotherapy drugs lived substantially longer if they also got a Pfizer or Moderna shot within 100 days of starting treatment, according to preliminary research being reported in the journal Nature. https://cnn.it/4nZbrqx

I just emailed Cuomo’s press person to clarify that he believes Mamdani would cheer for a 9/11-style terrorist attack. Stay tuned!

A photo of Terry Rozier wearing a black Miami Heat jersey, holding a basketball

NEW YORK (AP) — The Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier has been arrested in connection with a federal sports betting probe, sources tell AP.

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the Portland Fire - OFFICIALLY BORE ME!
#WNBA #PORTLANDFIRE #welcometothew

Driven by arts and culture, pedestrian traffic in Downtown Chicago exceeds pre-pandemic levels, report finds Chicagoans and tourists are flocking to the Loop in record numbers with arts, culture and dining as the main attractions, as the area recovers post-pandemic. Several new housing developments indicate ...

I love the Loop— but having been there pre- and post-pandemic, this is really hard to believe. www.wbez.org/economy/2025...

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t. Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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WNBA's Engelbert under fire — but the NBA's power looms larger Engelbert faces blazing criticism from WNBA players, but the NBA's ownership and influence remain the central challenge to the league's future.

Engelbert deserves the criticism she is getting. But Adam Silver and the NBA are the biggest obstacle in WNBA labor fights. My latest for @cbssports.bsky.social:

www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/ge...

Just witnessed Chicagoans following this undercover ICE vehicle (Black pick-up truck) heading south on Ashland honking their horns incessantly and alerting everyone that ICE was coming.

It’s been surreal watching Chappelle become the joke he was so terrified of being

Gifted classes in the early years are just higher expectations and more investment. Give that same energy to all kids!