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President, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
We all owe Judge Wolf a major debt of gratitude for his willingness to resign his lifetime tenure as a federal judge in order to stand up for the Rule of Law with his full voice. Judge Wolf was appointed by President Reagan.
#RuleofLaw
#CourageIsContagious
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/federal-judge-resignation-trump/684845/?gift=u5FopXcqpmjjbGZPtLro69_BYBuaqDHHeuvFoMf35oM&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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Catherine Rampell
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I asked Georgetown law prof David Super wtf is going on with this latest demand for states to claw back benefits already sent out. He says the law doesn't allow for this, and if the USDA is mad that states already sent out SNAP money, too badâthey were following USDA's own guidance. Full comments:
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Joanne Freeman
about 5 hours ago
Yesterday at the farmerâs market I saw a vendor quietly give food to someone whose EBT (SNAP) card didnât have enough money on it. People helping people because the president and his administration refuse to. Even when court-ordered.
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âLiberty once lost is lost forever.â - John Adams
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/is-the-aut...
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Weâre starting to see how this ends
Trump is running out of options
https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/is-the-authoritarian-project-faltering?r=e19la&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
about 4 hours ago
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In the category of "things that will not age well" when this cruelty chapter comes to a close.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States âUndoâ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11/09/us/trump-news
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How To Find Food â Or Help Neighbors In Need â While SNAP Is Paused
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/h...
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How To Find Food â Or Help Neighbors In Need â While SNAP Is Paused
Block Club put together a list of resources for anyone who needs assistance or for people looking for ways to help amid the pause in food assistance benefits.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/how-to-find-food-or-help-neighbors-in-need-while-snap-is-paused/
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An idea: what if Members of Congress who are being paid taxpayer dollars *not to show up to work* were to give their pay -- or a chunk of it -- to food banks to help feed people being denied federal benefits during their shutdown? Could be a nice non-partisan way for Members to come together.
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Asking the Supreme Court for permission not to give people the chance to eat. As Thanksgiving approaches.
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Chicago business, civic and faith leaders join together to call for end to immigration raids
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Chicago business, civic and faith leaders join together to call for end to immigration raids
For the first time since Operation Midway Blitz began, a large group of Chicago's business, civic and faith leaders jointed together to call for an end to the ICE raids. They say it's having a big imp...
https://abc7chicago.com/post/united-chicago-group-business-civic-faith-leaders-join-together-call-end-immigration-raids-downtown-event/18126988/
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"The use of force shocks the conscience." Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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Judge Criticizes Immigration Agents in Chicago: âUse of Force Shocks the Conscienceâ
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/us/sara-ellis-gregory-bovino-tear-gas-illinois.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zE8.vwJj.v-BiKPaJrlTQ&smid=bs-share
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đŻ. And on top of that, courts saying it needs to get done. People should not be going hungry *as a choice* in America. Food benefits should run out just in time for Thanksgiving?
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"There is yet life kicking in this broken democracy." - Sherrilyn Ifill
@sifill.bsky.social
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Takeaways From Election 2025
Keep Fighting
https://open.substack.com/pub/sherrilyn/p/takeaways-from-election-2025?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Cindy đđšđŠâąđłïžâđ
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Leo underlined that scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world: âHow did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening.â
#Pinks
apnews.com/article/vati...
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Pope Leo calls for 'deep reflection' about treatment of detained migrants in the United States
Pope Leo XIV has called for deep reflection in the United States regarding the treatment of detained migrants.
https://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-migrants-us-441229638a27420cad3de1e07f73a494
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Rick Hasen
5 days ago
Elections (still) matter. We need to keep it that way, with free and fair elections, in 2026.
SafeguardingDemocracyProject.org
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Safeguarding Democracy Project
The Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law promotes research, collaboration, and advocacy aimed at ensuring continued free and fair elections in the United States, conducted in accordance with dem...
https://SafeguardingDemocracyProject.org
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Happy Election Day, America!
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5 days ago
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PBS News
6 days ago
Setti Warren, the director of Harvard University's Institute of Politics and former mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, has died. He was 55. Warrenâs death was announced on Sunday by Harvard. He was also an adjunct lecturer in public policy at the university's Kennedy School.
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Rebuild Local News
6 days ago
The closer the source, the stronger the trust. 70 percent of Americans say they trust local news compared to just 56 percent for national news. via
@pewresearch.org
Learn more:
www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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How Americansâ trust in information from news organizations and social media sites has changed over time
Overall, 56% of U.S. adults now say they have a lot of or some trust in the information they get from national news organizations â down 11 percentage points since March 2025.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/10/29/how-americans-trust-in-information-from-news-organizations-and-social-media-sites-has-changed-over-time/
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The cruelty is astonishing. Setting aside everything else, I refuse to believe straight up cruelty to other humans is good politics in the long run.
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7 days ago
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Thank you to
@economist.com
for the chance to write this week about philanthropic freedoms -- the freedom of expression, the freedom to give, the freedom to invest. These rights are enshrined in the First Amendment. They have been bedrock for more than 2 centuries. And they are now under attack.
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Barack Obama
9 days ago
More than 47 million Americans â including one in five children â donât have reliable, affordable access to nutritious food. And as the cost of living skyrockets, more families are depending on SNAP benefits, or food stamps, to put food on the table.
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Steve Vladeck
11 days ago
#BREAKING
: In the Illinois National Guard case,
#SCOTUS
is asking for additional briefing on one of the key substantive questions (and one flagged by my Georgetown colleague
@martylederman.bsky.social
in an amicus brief): Among other things, this means no ruling until *at least* the week of 11/17.
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âKids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer,â U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis told Bovino during a court hearing Tuesday morning. âThey just donât.â
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/28/j...
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Judge Blasts Border Patrol Boss Greg Bovino For Violating Excessive Force Order
âKids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer,â U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis told Bovino during a court hearing Tuesday morning. âThey just don't."
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/28/judge-blasts-border-patrol-boss-greg-bovino-for-violating-excessive-force-order/
12 days ago
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Timothy Snyder
12 days ago
The paperback edition of
#OnFreedom
is out today. It preserves a positive argument about how to build a better country and has been updated to account for what has happened in 2025.
timothysnyder.org/on-freedom
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âWhy do I have to explain to my 4-year-old why he canât play baseball in the backyard?"
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/28/a...
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After Halloween Parade Ruined By Federal Agents, Old Irving Park Neighbors Furious
Old Irving Park welcomes thousands of trick-or-treaters from across the city every Halloween. This year, neighbors are making plans to protect each other from federal agents after Saturdayâs violent i...
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/28/after-halloween-parade-ruined-by-federal-agents-old-irving-park-neighbors-furious/
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Robert Reich
13 days ago
The disappearance of Americaâs leadership class at a time like this means that the rest of us have to be leaders. We can no longer wait to be led by those with the power and authority to lead. You must lead, I must lead, all of us must lead. We are the leaders weâve been waiting for.
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"American citizens are living in fear of a government that is sworn to protect their liberties and keep them safe. They have reason to fear."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/o...
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Opinion | Being Latino in the United States Should Not Be a Crime
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/opinion/immigration-enforcement-latino-discrimination.html
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"It is, quaintly and truly, the people's house, paid for by taxpayers and enduring over centuries."
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Bill Kristol
15 days ago
An embarrassingly obvious point, but... This. Is. Illegal. If anything like the rule of law were in force, Trump couldn't arbitrarily increase a tariff because he is annoyed. In important and increasing ways, the rule of law in the US no longer exists.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/b...
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Trump says heâs increasing tariffs on Canada by 10% after Ontarioâs Reagan ad | CNN Business
President Donald Trump said Saturday he is increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% over current levels, further escalating trade tensions over what he called a âfakeâ ad that featured parts of an anti-...
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/25/business/trump-tariffs-canada-reagan
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Sherrilyn Ifill
15 days ago
Praying for the Jamaican people tonight.
www.nbcnews.com/weather/stor...
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Hurricane Melissa could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history
âThere is nowhere that will escape the wrath of this storm,â said Evan Thompson of Jamaicaâs Meteorological Service. Melissa is already blamed for four deaths.
https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/storms/tropical-storm-melissa-hurricane-updates-rcna239732
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PBS News
17 days ago
Misty Copeland took her final bow as an American Ballet Theatre principal dancer on Wednesday, a role she's had for the past 10 years.
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Jack Jenkins
19 days ago
NEW: 200+ Chicago-area clergy â Protestants, Catholics, and evangelicals â have signed a letter decrying ICE's efforts and voicing a willingness to put their "bodies on the line" for migrants. "What Kristi Noem and her ICE agents are doing is immoral," they write.
religionnews.com/2025/10/21/a...
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François Diaz-Maurin
20 days ago
I talked with Sébastien Philippe (
@sebphilippe.bsky.social
) about winning the MacArthur 'genius' grant, nuclear war, and academic freedom for
@thebulletin.org
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#MacFellow
#NuclearPolicy
#ArmsControl
#nukesky
@uwmadison.bsky.social
@princeton.edu
@palfrey.org
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Sébastien Philippe on winning the MacArthur 'genius' grant, nuclear war and academic freedom
Nuclear security specialist Sébastien Philippe, one of the 22 recipients of this year's prestigious MacArthur fellowship, explains the importance of bridging science, engineering, policy analysis, and...
https://thebulletin.org/2025/10/sebastien-philippe-on-winning-the-macarthur-genius-grant-nuclear-war-and-academic-freedom/
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Molly Jong-Fast
21 days ago
Oh wow
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James Fallows
21 days ago
Those with sharp eyes might detect a subtle difference in NYT play last month of an event in one city, w 100,000+ attendees, versus play this morning of some 2500+ events w many millions of attendees, in all 50 states. See if you can spot it! /s Then you can find today's story on p A23
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There is a lot of Chicago Pride right now despite the onslaught. People are standing up, speaking out, coming together.
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I have the idea that some news outlets that have underplayed what may prove to be the largest peaceful protests in American history -- or surely among the very largest in any event -- may come to rue their editorial decision making in the last few days. Will see.
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Photos: 'No Kings' protest in downtown Chicago
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/18/p...
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Photos: âNo Kingsâ protest in downtown Chicago
Photos from Chicagoâs âNo Kingsâ protest on Oct. 18, 2026.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/18/photos-no-kings-protest-in-downtown-chicago/
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I am marveling that in my paid-up news apps, ranging from the Chicago Sun-Times to the Wall Street Journal, the peaceful demonstrations across America are the lead story--whereas in my New York Times app, the same story is running 5th today and has not risen higher at any point in the day.
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We in philanthropy have also found that the only way forward is together.
#FreedomtoGive
#FreedomtoInvest
#CourageIsContagious
#UniteInAdvance
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In the "creative response" category.
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PS22 Chorus "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution" Tracy Chapman
YouTube video by PS22 Chorus
https://youtu.be/uysaLibdBeQ?si=gDXYpR6AgKwbAE67
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A growing number of people and institutions standing up, speaking out. Not a moment too soon.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
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Universities Are Standing Up to Trump
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Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE
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Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE
Cycling x Solidarity's latest mutual aid effort takes cyclists on group rides through Pilsen and other neighborhoods to buy out tamale vendors so they can stay home as ICE agents swarm the city. They ...
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/chicago-cyclists-are-buying-out-tamale-carts-to-keep-vendors-home-and-safe-from-ice/
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Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment
With the decision, Penn becomes the third university to decline the offer.
https://www.thedp.com/article/2025/10/penn-rejects-white-house-compact
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"Only 24% of Americans â including 47% of Republicans and 4% of Democrats â say Trump would be justified in directing the Justice Department to go after his political enemies"
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
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The shutdown, Donald Trump approval, ICE, the economy, the DOJ, and conversion therapy: October 10 - 13, 2025 Economist/YouGov Poll | YouGov
This weekâs Economist/YouGov poll covers who's being blamed for the shutdown, Trump approval, ICE, economic sentiment, the DOJ, and conversion therapy
https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/53161-government-shutdown-donald-trump-approval-ice-immigration-economy-doj-justice-department-conversion-therapy-october-10-13-2025-economist-yougov-poll
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Rebuild Local News
25 days ago
Tulsaâs local news ecosystem recently lost 7 reporters, but itâs more than jobs. Local news is a bridge, turning neighbors into a community. Without those who produce local news, community identity fades. But, we can still turn this around. Learn more:
thepickup.com/tulsa-doesnt...
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Tulsa Doesnât Exist Without Local News - The Pickup
Local news is essential for communities, but itâs declining nearly everywhere. We can all be part of turning that around.
https://thepickup.com/tulsa-doesnt-exist-without-local-news
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Rachel Maddow
25 days ago
"In unison." Amen.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules
After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/15/reporters-leave-pentagon-en-masse-after-refusing-sign-new-rules/
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The Associated Press
26 days ago
Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.
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News organizations, including Hegseth's former employer Fox, reject new Pentagon reporting rules
Fox News, the former employer of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has joined a near-unanimous outpouring of news organizations rejecting new rules for journalists based in the Pentagon.
https://bit.ly/4qilusr
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Humans created AI, and we can still shape its future. That is why @macfound joined a broad coalition of our peers to launch Humanity AI, a new initiative to keep people at the center of our AI future. Learn more:
humanityai.ai
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Home - Humanity AI
Our future with AI can and will be what we make it. Humanity AI is uniting philanthropy in a broad [âŠ]
https://humanityai.ai/
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Robert Reich
27 days ago
Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
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Protect Democracy
27 days ago
Instead of manipulating his way to popular support, Trump could be pivoting to consolidating power by force alone. In this weekâs
IfYouCanKeep.It
briefing, we dive into our 3 theories for the administrationâs endgame.
https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/whats-the-endgame-here
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Whatâs the endgame here?
The White House does not care how bad this looks
https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/whats-the-endgame-here
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