Meha Ahmad

Marching Northbound on Michigan Ave.

"We believe that in the near future half the people on the planet will be Al, and we are the company that's bringing those people to life” girl WHAT

Amid all the other news, it's easy to become inured to the basic facts here. Öztürk:

-Is not accused of committing any crime

-Is nonviolent

-Was in this country legally

-Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to

-Has been locked up for six weeks

Hundreds Dying Slow Deaths Under Rubble In Gaza

Sky News reports that 15 members of one man’s family — including children — were trapped beneath rubble in Gaza, alive and making phone calls pleading for rescue for three days after the attack.

a good rule: do not mistake commentary for journalism

It’s not just tariffs: Rising tensions with Canada leave the Great Lakes in jeopardy The U.S. and Canada have co-managed the Great Lakes for over a century. Rising political tensions between the two nations might change that.

Listen: The Great Lakes make up the largest freshwater ecosystem on the planet. The U.S. and Canada have a longstanding history of co-managing the bodies of water. With rising political tensions between the two nations, the future of the Great Lakes hangs in the balance.
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these are the material consequences of the adl and other major pro-israel institutions working to tie groups like sjp and jvp to terrorism: non-violent activists get treated by law enforcement as though they’re hiding bombs and AKs at home for doing basic misdemeanors

I certainly am glad we have determined the single most important piece of information: who is winning at the moment

Soooooo weird

Idc what anyone says, he was my favorite Batman

He was my favorite Batman :dodges tomatoes:

In Wisconsin, Elon Musk Is on the Ballot His spending has shifted focus of the Supreme Court vote. Plus: 10 companies to watch this quarter.

Wisconsin result really highlights how Elon Musk has emerged as the chief motivator and fundraising engine for Trump-weary Democrats.

His disapproval rating among WI Dems is a staggering 97%: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

BREAKING: Voters in the second biggest city in Illinois have ousted their Trump-aligned mayor.

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, who ran for governor as a Republican in 2022, has lost to challenger John Laesch.

(Another one of my races to watch: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...)

The Arab residents in Orland park were not playing around

HE'S STILL GOING

‘Left Behind to Die’: Last Men Incarcerated at Stateville Prison Allege Neglect in Lawsuit Disability rights group Equip for Equality filed a lawsuit alleging the men still incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center are living in “unduly restrictive and isolating conditions compared to ...

In September, most men were transferred out of the derelict conditions at Stateville prison due to a court order.

But one group wasn't included in that order: the health care unit.

Now, the 21 last men at Stateville say they've been "left behind to die."

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Every accusation is and always was a confession

Dr Assal Rad—

"What a convoluted way to say Israel killed 173 Palestinian children. This looks more like a haiku than a headline."

Dr Assal Rad—

"What an insane (and actually accurate) headline."

The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.

The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations

Via ProPublica

This is how Jeffrey Goldberg responded when Deepa Fernandes asked him on NPR about the 53 people the US killed in Yemen. www.npr.org/2025/03/26/1...

Exhibit 4673 on why Jeffrey Goldberg is an evil little bitch t.co/8G4oZuL0lI

"Rumeysa has not been accused of committing any crime and DHS has not produced any evidence that she was engaged in any unlawful activities. Meanwhile, there is plenty of evidence of U.S. supplied bombs being dropped on Gaza killing over 1,000 people, including over 250 children in the last week."

Israel releases Oscar-winning Palestinian director after he was attacked by West Bank settlers An Oscar-winning Palestinian director and two others have been released by Israel, a day after he was badly beaten by Jewish settlers and detained by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli authorities released a Palestinian director of the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land." Hamdan Ballal tells the AP he was beaten by three Israeli settlers in the West Bank while another filmed the attack, and has bruises on his face and blood on his clothes.

‘Flatly authoritarian’: New video shows masked agents arresting Tufts student YouTube video by MSNBC

"A terrified young student, snatched off the street by a masked police force taken thousands of miles across the country without anyone knowing. It is as flatly authoritarian as anything we have ever seen in this country," says Chris Hayes on Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk's detention.

Trump Administration goes after Chicago, Deerfield schools A look at what’s at stake.

Thank you to @mehaahmad.bsky.social and Sasha for having me on Reset yesterday!

We talked about what federal investigations over accommodations for trans students actually means for Illinois residents, and what the legal landscape around anti-trans EOs looks like now.

Find it here on @wbez.org: