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Is Zohran Mamdani a Communist? According to Communists, No | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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Forbes
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The Trump administration previously announced plans to require companies to pay $100,000 fees for H-1B visas.
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Walmart Pausing Job Offers For Candidates Requiring H-1B Visas, Report Says
The Trump administration previously announced plans to require companies to pay $100,000 fees for H-1B visas.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2025/10/21/walmart-pausing-job-offers-for-candidates-requiring-h-1b-visas-report-says/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Chicago Tribune
about 4 hours ago
Oak Park is poised to follow in the footsteps of Chicago and Evanston in adopting an ordinance or executive order prohibiting federal agents from using village property to help conduct immigration related law enforcement activity.
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Oak Park leaders debate official response to federal immigration enforcement activity
Oak Park is considering prohibiting federal agents from using village property to help conduct immigration enforcement activity.
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Chicago Tribune
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Riders may need to find an alternative route around downtown on Saturday, as service along CTA elevated rail lines through the Loop will be halted for the weekend while crews conduct track repairs.
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Service on Loop ‘L’ lines to halt through the weekend amid track work, CTA says
From early Saturday to Monday, Brown, Green, Orange and Pink lines will be suspended downtown while CTA crews replace “critical track switching equipment.”
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Aaron Rupar
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Jeffries: "The reason why they continue to unlawfully block the swearing in of Adelita Grijalva is because they are actively hiding the Epstein files from the American people. And they're protecting someone, clearly -- the wealthy, the well off, the privileged, and the well-connected."
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Eunice Cho
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Pregnant women detained by ICE report horrifying treatment: shackling, solitary confinement, no prenatal vitamins, inadequate food. ICE's own directives and regulations require the agency to avoid detention of pregnant people in the first place.
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Pregnant women describe miscarrying and bleeding out while in ICE custody, advocates say
The ACLU and other groups are pressing for ICE to identify and release all pregnant women in custody and to stop detaining anyone known to be pregnant, postpartum or nursing.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pregnant-women-describe-miscarrying-bleeding-ice-custody-advocates-say-rcna238849
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Reuters
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New York attorney general urges public to report ICE activity after raid targets vendors
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New York attorney general urges public to report ICE activity after raid targets vendors
New York State's attorney general on Wednesday urged the public to submit photos, videos and other documentation of federal immigration operations to her office for review, a day after a high-profile raid targeted Manhattan street vendors.
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Reuters
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University of Virginia to roll back DEI programs in deal with White House
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University of Virginia to roll back DEI programs in deal with White House
President Donald Trump's administration said on Wednesday it struck a deal with the University of Virginia to pause civil rights investigations and keep it eligible for federal funding in exchange for the school rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
https://reut.rs/48JchmC
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My kind of town...
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Lying Trump, GOP create their own reality. Which one do you choose to live in? | Opinion
There's nothing wrong with not trusting everything the government says or does, but we can't trust anything this one says.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/10/19/trump-republican-lies-no-kings-protest/86734549007/
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When you're a star, they let you do it...
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Meanwhile, along with the 40 mil:
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He has to raise our taxes...for "reasons"....
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This is hell.
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We're paying more taxes so he can pretend he did something about international conflict bc he's jealous of Obama. Cool.
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Aaron Cynic
about 9 hours ago
The feds driving around and terrorizing our neighborhoods like they're playing Grand Theft Auto is now a daily/regular occurrence and I keep wondering how we're supposed to live like this
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Border Patrol Agents Descend On Little Village, Sparking Fury, Fear In Neighborhood
Federal agents detained at least four people — including two U.S. citizens — plus caused at least two car crashes and pepper-sprayed a man Wednesday near the border of Little Village and suburban Cice...
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/22/border-patrol-agents-descend-on-little-village-sparking-fury-fear-in-neighborhood/
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He should GET NOTHING. But Trump is Putin's puppet, so...
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WIRED
about 6 hours ago
Tinder's new mandatory Face Check will scan new members’ faces to ensure they don’t match existing profiles. The move comes as romance scams continue to proliferate, with billions lost over the last decade.
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Tinder Launches Mandatory Facial Verification to Weed Out Bots and Scammers
Face Check will scan new members’ faces to ensure they don’t match existing profiles. The move comes as romance scams continue to proliferate, with billions lost over the last decade.
https://www.wired.com/story/tinder-launches-mandatory-facial-verification-to-weed-out-bots-and-scammers/
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Forbes
about 8 hours ago
The first missed paycheck was an inflection point in previous government shutdowns and TSA workers expect the same this time around.
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TSA Screeners Face First Missed Paycheck Friday—Expect Longer Airport Lines Starting This Weekend
The first missed paycheck was an inflection point in previous government shutdowns and TSA workers expect the same this time around.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/suzannerowankelleher/2025/10/22/tsa-screeners-missed-paycheck-longer-airport-lines/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Joshua Holland
about 6 hours ago
We are retroactively losing the Civil War, WWII and the Cold War thanks to white identity politics.
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If you just imagine the same weird imaginary future Trump does, it all sorta makes a little sense, kinda.
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Radley Balko
about 7 hours ago
This is not a joke. It actually happened.
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Trump is a fat nazi chode dictator wannabe.
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Brett Meiselas
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The same people who lost their minds over renovations to Cracker Barrel are totally fine with the White House getting bulldozed
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The new f-word and n-word.
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Nick
about 8 hours ago
It’s wild that our country is in full on collapse right now but most of the media just uses the same formula as usual for describing events
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WIRED
about 6 hours ago
A federal contracting database lists an ICE payment for $61,218 with the payment code “guided missile warheads and explosive components.” But it appears ICE simply entered the wrong code.
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No, ICE (Probably) Didn't Buy Guided Missile Warheads
A federal contracting database lists an ICE payment for $61,218 with the payment code “guided missile warheads and explosive components.” But it appears ICE simply entered the wrong code.
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Lynda Lopez
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“I have zero tolerance for this type of illegal activity,” Giannoulias said in the video. “We are investigating these allegations as we speak. Flipping license plates or altering them in any way to avoid detection is strictly prohibited in Illinois."
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Illinois aims to crack down on ICE cars with illegal license plates after Sun-Times report
Two weeks after the Sun-Times first requested information about federal immigration vehicles with questionable plates, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has launched a hotline to report license pla...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/22/illinois-crack-down-ice-immigration-cars-illegal-license-plates-hotline-swapping-broadview-deportation-campaign
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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez
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For 46 minutes, I couldn’t reach my father. My first, terrifying thought: what if ICE detained him just because of the color of his skin? Thankfully, my father came home. So many have not. The terror of separation is the reality for too many families in our communities. We must defund ICE.
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Chicago Sun-Times
about 7 hours ago
Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino and federal immigration agents were seen at multiple locations in Little Village Wednesday morning, including along West 26th Street, where at least one person was detained.
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Top Border Patrol boss joins in Little Village raids that spark protest
Federal immigration agents were seen at multiple locations in the neighborhood Wednesday morning, including along West 26th Street, where at least one person was detained. Dozens of protesters quickly...
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Doctor Dan
about 9 hours ago
The president is just bombing boats in the water arbitrarily because brown people are on them
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Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
about 9 hours ago
The White House has provided neither facts nor legal justification for the extrajudicial killings of men on boats in the Caribbean. It is escalating tensions with Venezuela, Colombia, and other countries in the region.
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The Ass is the father of the legs
about 7 hours ago
Everyone who carefully constructed obfuscations in politics over the last hundred years must feel like a real dummy. Actually you can call it The Department of Murder. You can post a video of yourself dumping diarrhea on the public. You can go on TV and say "I am stealing from you lol"
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Aaron Rupar
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Q: Has Speaker Johnson reached out to you since the January 6er made a threat on your life? HAKEEM JEFFRIES: No
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Reuters
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Global warming is pushing the planet to the brink, says UN Secretary General
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Global warming is pushing the planet to the brink, says UN Secretary General
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned on Wednesday that global warming is pushing the planet to the brink and urged countries to implement disaster warning systems to protect people against extreme weather.
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ProPublica
about 14 hours ago
Why is Vought’s role as Trump’s budget director so key to the president’s plans? “Every goddam thing in the executive branch goes through OMB,” a former official explained. The agency is the choke point for $7 trillion in federal spending.
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What You Should Know About Russ Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who ...
https://www.propublica.org/article/about-russell-vought-trump-shadow-president?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1761138032&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Chicago Tribune
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The Illinois secretary of state’s office is reminding everyone — including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — to refrain from swapping or altering state license plates amid concerns of plate tampering.
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Secretary of state warns ICE agents against plate tampering while in Illinois
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ office cautioned against the illegal practice of flipping and modifying state-issued license plates amid reports that agency vehicles may have changed pl…
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Mother Jones
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Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans.
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Is this the most dangerous man in the US Senate?
Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri is pushing a tribalistic ideology suggesting only descendants of white Christian pioneers are true Americans.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/eric-schmitt-missouri-republican-most-dangerous-man-us-senate/
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WilsonvilleDemocrats.com
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Block Club Chicago
about 13 hours ago
In ICE’s expanding Chicago blitz, federal authorities are turning resistance into a crime.
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WIRED
about 9 hours ago
A new study shows that feeding large language models low-quality, high-engagement content from social media lowers their cognitive abilities.
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AI Models Get Brain Rot, Too
A new study shows that feeding large language models low-quality, high-engagement content from social media lowers their cognitive abilities.
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-models-social-media-cognitive-decline-study/
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Chicago Tribune
about 13 hours ago
Here are some things to know about legal efforts to block, or deploy, National Guard troops in various cities.
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What to know about efforts to block National Guard deployments in Chicago, Portland and other US cities
President Donald Trump’s attempts to deploy the military in Democratic-led cities has brought a head-spinning array of court challenges and overlapping rulings.
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Jeremy Glover
about 13 hours ago
This is a verbatim Nazi argument.
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Peter Sagal
about 13 hours ago
WBEZ/Sun-Times are crowd-sourcing a map of ICE raids. Put aside what they’re doing and to whom and why. The fact that the people of an American city, including the mayor and governor, have to guess where Federal agents are operating, is itself insane.
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Reuters
about 12 hours ago
US health insurance premiums rose to $27,000 for families in 2025
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US health insurance premiums rose to $27,000 for families in 2025
Annual premiums for U.S. families with employer-sponsored health insurance in 2025 rose 6% to nearly $27,000, reflecting higher spending on popular weight-loss treatments and other prescription drugs, according to a survey by health-policy organization KFF.
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Reuters
about 12 hours ago
Hungary to start talks on buying nuclear fuel from United States
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Hungary to start talks on buying nuclear fuel from United States
Hungary will start talks on buying nuclear fuel from the United States to diversify its supply, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Wednesday in an interview with state news channel M1.
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MSNBC
about 9 hours ago
BREAKING: North Carolina GOP passes new Congressional maps redrawn in its favor
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Reuters
about 11 hours ago
Musk, NASA chief Duffy jostle over space agency leadership
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Musk, NASA chief Duffy jostle over space agency leadership
Acting NASA chief Sean Duffy and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday traded barbs online over who should lead the space agency, a day after Duffy invited companies to compete with Musk's SpaceX for a moon landing mission.
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Block Club Chicago
about 9 hours ago
Weeks after being detained by ICE, a Chicago father is electing to leave the country voluntarily.
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