ICE has arrested Iranian national Alireza Doroudi, a doctoral candidate studying mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama. He was arrested at home at 5 a.m. Tuesday. As with some of the others who've been disappeared, unclear why he was detained. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Is there Academic decathlon but for adults? I want to be competitively nerdy again

Idea: Gun ownership crisis centers. Before you leap into life changing gun ownership, we have counseling available and 60 minutes long graphic videos of the harms of owning a gun.

"Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is seeking access to a heavily-guarded Internal Revenue Service system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country, according to two people familiar with the activities, sparking alarm within the tax agency"

Pop quiz: People are saying the kid says “you’re not the president you need to go away” — do y’all hear it too?

@blockclubchi.bsky.social Ray Lopez (15th Ward) is using his office's Google reviews page to give out personally identifiable information about residents. I would imagine there are some ethical concerns about using city databases to do this.

I wish Elon was brave enough to take up deep sea submarine exploration.

Trump has empowered Musk to be a "civil officer" of the US government. That makes him subject to the impeachment clause of the Constitution. Introduce Articles today, make him testify. "...all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed...on Impeachment for, and Conviction of..."

Classic red vs blue argument.

Crowd keeps growing outside Treasury as Members who were DENIED entry speak

Here's a realistic plan. Until Musk is banned by the federal government: 1. Talking filibuster (the real kind) 2. Block every nominee for everything 3. No budget talks at all 4. Stunt pressers daily Better than staff tweets. I like Chuck but this is a national emergency. Lie across the tracks.

Anyone interested in a revolutionary movie club?

Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Elon Musk's mother moved to South Africa in the year Apartheid was created, and she and Elon left the year it ended. The last Apartheid Prime Minister, a man who refused to testify at the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, was a family friend who stayed at their home. This is not a crazy theory.

NEW: Sources tell my office that Treasury Secretary Bessent has granted DOGE *full* access to this system. Social Security and Medicare benefits, grants, payments to government contractors, including those that compete directly with Musk's own companies. All of it.

enough is enough. democratic leadership in congress needs to act now and text me saying they need five to ten dollars

Bounty Hunter in WA state reporting that ICE will start paying them.

“I will not give into the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too.” ~ Jim Acosta

oh what could the salute has possibly been

For those saying it wasn't a Nazi salute. Keep posting it. Keep sharing it.

Companies Scaling Back or Denouncing DEI Amazon Boeing Brown-Forman Caterpillar Ford Harley-Davidson John Deere Lowe’s Molson Coors McDonald’s Meta Nissan Stanley Black & Decker Target Tractor Supply Toyota Walmart Support who supports you ✨✊

No person is illegal. #ICEraids

We've finally defeated cancel culture. Now people only get fired for criticizing the government

If you’re a federal govt employee targeted for leave or termination on the basis of your DEI work, please file an EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) complaint & retain legal counsel. I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times! Pls repost 🙏❤️

As people are visiting RedNote and questioning what they know about communism/Mao lets not forget how the British empire was responsible for over 100 million deaths in India. www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...

First they came for the editors...

Scoop: I obtained a confidential presentation outlining how a major conservative think tanks plans to go after volunteer editors on Wikipedia who it says are "abusing their position" and promoting antisemitism forward.com/news/686797/...

Chicago - please fill out this survey to tell CDOT how they should plan transportation in our city. I've seen anti-transit and anti-bike advocates broadcasting this as a chance to continue car-centric planning. Please drown them out. ✍️ www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...

Show the cynics “footage of what happened on January 6th...It is the most documented crime in American history... People are beating the hell out of police...Michael Fanone got dragged out in the crowd, got a taser drove in his neck. It's on video." Harry Dunn told me, calling out Jan 6 liars.

Today is *not* a “peaceful transfer of power.” It’s the completion of a violent coup attempt that began this morning four years ago. Yes, Trump won the ‘24 election; but he was only able to run because we failed to fully confront the fact of that violent coup attempt.

Eating the peanuts that the parties have tossed you In the back seat of your father's new Ford You believe in the ballot, you believe in reform You have faith in the elephant and jackass and to you solidarity's a four-letter word

One failed attempt at a shoe bomb 23 years ago and we all still take our shoes off at the airport. One failed attempt at violently overthrowing our country 4 years ago and we allow the guy who orchestrated it to be certified as President so he can do it again. Disgraceful.

Betrayed: I stepped on my colleagues spilled blood, then I was covered on my own after repeatedly being assaulted by the same fkers who claim to support the police and the rule of law. Trump/GOP have sided with the attackers/defend these criminals, while calling us “thugs”.

From @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social's reflection on January 6. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/o...

On January 6, 2021 Donald Trump attempted a coup He lied about the election Ginned up a “fake electors” scheme Tried to coerce election officials into saying he won Threatened his own VP And dispatched MAGA thugs to attack the Capitol 140 Capitol Police were maimed Several died Never Forget

An internet unicorn! Someone conceded a point! Maybe miracles do exist.

I was driving behind Chicago PDs Stingray today. 🕵️‍♀️ @aclu.bsky.social

Breaking: Elon Musk renames United States to X

Just to save you some time, Grok AI image creator will not accept the prompt, "Elon Musk in a gimp suit standing over Mike Johnson on all fours with a ball gag."

Over 9️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ individuals have signed our petition urging Chicago City Council to end parking minimums citywide! actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...

We're not just fighting for gun control, we're fighting for a culture shift. We need to teach empathy, kindness, and conflict resolution in our schools to prevent violence before it starts. #EndGunViolenceNow

Hey has anyone tried to scapegoat socialism/ communism for the CEO shooting? Politico - "hold my beer" www.politico.com/news/magazin...

I found kids versions of some great books I own this weekend at a local bookshop. Can we get more of this please? If only to act as primers on complex subjects for adults too. Does anyone know of other adult/ youth pairings that I can co-read with my kid?

A lonely hill to die on, but I think folks should call it anticonstitutional. It's not that what he is planning happens to run past a constitutional line; it's that he's taking aim at the constitutional bedrock itself

Since the world is spinning too fast recently, I took a little time to slow down and enjoy decorating my Christmas tree. Kitschy Christmas is the coziest kind.🎄

He works in the shadows to serve the light. He is the claims adjuster

The overheardsky feed is over now that people are using it to boost their own posts. It should have a feature that another user has to tag it with overheard

Somehow, weeks ago, spouse and I were discussing wanting an Indiana Jones / DaVinci Code/ National Treasure crossover. Y'all... I guess manifestation works. #greatcircle