Elected office is not an entitlement and having members die of old age in office is failure of party discipline.

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Baltimore food pantry is experiencing critically-low supply, seeks donations

Timeline of ICE activity in Chicagoland today. Kidnappings across the city and burbs, a protester/content creator arrested outside Broadview late last night, and landscapers taken from their work vehicle in Downers Grove:

Flock around, find out: Flock apparently decided to reinstall all of the ALPRs they recently took down in Evanston. One problem though: they didn't consult Evanston about it. The city sent a cease & desist letter, and Flock has "committed to promptly removing the cameras." Full story here ⬇️

Chilling dispatch from Mario Guevara, the journalist trapped in ICE detention for...doing his job.

They want you thinking about Tylenol so you don't realize that yet another right-wing billionaire is about to acquire yet another media platform.

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If you want to stop being called a Nazi, stop acting like Nazis. Easy peasy.

it will never not be wild to me that there are actual human people walking around our neighborhood streets dressed just like this I think we need to continue to remind our brains that this is extremely not normal

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Earlier this morning around 10:15, ICE agents were spotted near Howard and Greenview in Rogers Park. It doesn't appear they arrested anyone, and they quickly left the area.

Friday: a prosecutor is forced to resign bc he concludes there's not enough evidence to go after Trump's perceived enemies Saturday: Trump makes public post asking Attorney General why she hasn't gone after his enemies Wednesday: DOJ says enemy indictment coming right up sir do I have that right?

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"Van Hollen’s frustration with his party began to emerge more than a year ago, when he confronted President Joe Biden over the Israel-Gaza war in the midst of a tightly contested presidential election."

Here’s the reporting @chrislhayes.bsky.social graciously referenced:

I can’t sleep and have found it.

Current* conditions near Winthrop Harbor, IL:

that time when the escalator is doing more to deter Trump than the U.S. Congress is

Release the files and impeach him.

If you need an unambiguous thirst trap Lincoln, may I introduce you to this statue in Chicago's Senn Park.

Marisa Kabas is a scoop machine.

A 12-foot statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein frolicking and holding hands appeared on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Tuesday, September 23. A plaque under the statue states that it has been erected “In Honor of Friendship Month."

Broadview Fire Department said the village was reaching out to the DHS “to demand the fence be removed immediately” because it was installed “illegally” without a permit. “In case of fire or other emergencies… Broadview fire apparatus would be unable to use the road to accesss these businesses.”

Good luck to Illinois' very own Leo Catholic High School tonight at the America's Got Talent finals!

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From yesterday and today: it certainly appears ICE in Chicago are wearing the Meta AI Ray-Ban glasses.

People are dunking on this, but having worked in the field of police oversight for the last four years, listening to residents from every part of a major U.S. city, it doesn't surprise me at all. A few points 🧵

i think america would be a better place if everyone just stopped paying attention to politico til they went out of business. there’s no “autism problem” just like there’s no “trans debate.” both of those things are eugenics. both questions are really “should these subhumans be allowed to exist?”

I'm sorry this shit is fucking ghoulish and these people act like there are literally no consequences to their "savvy" takes

Four reporters to come up with this absolutely unhinged framing. People with autism are not a "problem to be solved." They are human beings who should be supported. Polio debilitating and killing thousands of kids annually was a "problem to be solved," and Jonas Salk did that... with a vaccine.

Gov. JB Pritzker says cuts are needed because of the impact of Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which included tax breaks for billionaires, cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and anticipated reductions in federal Medicaid funding.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

TWO THIRDS????????????????

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No evidence. No science. No solutions.   Just Trump peddling another dangerous lie — this time about Tylenol and autism — that sows chaos, scares parents, and puts our health at risk.

The history of the "white gloves" in cartoons. As usual the answer is racism.

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In a photo posted to Facebook, someone spotted ICE in the Wal-Mart parking lot at Diversey and Cicero this morning. SW Rapid Response also confirms several fed sightings across their area. A video shared to social media shows an arrest at 48th & Racine.

Pope Leo is said to have accepted Cardinal Dolan's resignation and to have picked his successor as New York archbishop. Will Dolan serve in retirement as spiritual advisor to Turning Point USA? In any event, his adherence to the GOP is far stronger than his adherence to the Catholic Church.

While I agree there are other fired/prosecuted/kidnapped people who deserve all the support Kimmel got and more, think it’s relevant that a huge number of American households had a “not happy with this to the tune of $160/year” button to push on that one

It's amazing how well "congressional primary candidate plays Hades and Balatro" works on me. Now I understand all the people who said they thought George W Bush was a guy they could have a beer with.

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Hmm, this looks like municipal law enforcement closing off a street and setting up a perimeter in aid of civil immigration enforcement

Hey @govpritzker.illinois.gov so is it illegal in Illinois for PDs to assist ICE or not?

Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"

It’s looking more and more like this will be the term that the SCOTUS effectively coronates Trump.

A small group of protesters has gathered here at 25th and Harvard in Broadview. The location is much higher visibility because it’s on such a busy street, and cars are honking in support as they drive past.

You’ve gotta fight for your right to COMPOOOOOST! Proposed amendment would prohibit HOAs and landlords from adopting rules that keep people from subscribing to compost services. news.wttw.com/2025/09/22/c...