10/10, no notes.

Downtown Chicago, today. The little girl …

"Bystanders and passersby started following the officers, chanting: 'ICE, go home!' The agents stopped at the intersection with Oak Street. Several got in vans that drove away. For another 15 minutes, the crowd of protesters around them grew bigger, yelling 'shame,'" reports @chicagotribune.com

Empowered by SCOTUS.

Welp. Looks like I am prepping my kids for seeing American troops holding weapons in the streets as they walk to school and choir rehearsals.

Justice Kavanaugh: “If the person is a U. S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that individual will be free to go after the brief encounter.”

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City announced on Sunday that he would abandon his campaign for a second term, just five weeks before Election Day. His name will remain on November’s ballot because the deadline to change it has passed. nyti.ms/46YbvR8

Amid an ongoing wave of conspiracy theories and bogus claims about Jan 6, I’ll note this from our reporting: Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial 100%

“Steve Held, the journalist arrested tonight and taken to a so far undisclosed location, was part of the reporting team that exposed the falsity of ICE’s official narrative on the fatal shooting of Silverio Villegas González. His work speaks for itself.”

Spied this beauty late this afternoon.

Visited my favorite tree this afternoon. It’s been too long.

Anybody that commits as much crime as they have, has no intention of leaving office.

NEW: I arrived in the U.S. eight weeks ago to report on how the administration’s immigration crackdown was playing out from the front lines. What I saw Thursday was the culmination of ICE’s aggressive behavior. By @tilleckert.com

Started 20 months ago. Not easy, but no regrets.

What in the absolute FUCK. The only words I have right now are F-bombs.

JERUSALEM (AP) - In 'unprecedented operation,' Israeli army takes over mobile phones of Gaza residents to carry Netanyahu UN speech live. @apnews.com

Must read thread:

New cookie recipe alert. Pretty freaking delicious.

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

These mass firings the Trump admin is proposing in anticipation of the looming government shutdown feels like a win/win for the GOP. It’s a DOGE outcome without the bad press or effort. They can spin mass firings as a result of Dem actions. Tanking the government like this is a feature, not a bug.

Thanks, Boss: “We’re desperately in need of an effective alternative party, or for the Democratic Party to find someone who can speak to the majority of the nation. There is a problem with the language that they’re using and the way they’re trying to reach people.”

Ryan Walters is a scourge.

“For-profit” and “psychiatric care” have no business being together.

You cannot trust information coming from Kash Patel's FBI. You cannot trust information coming from ICE. You cannot trust information coming the Trump administration. You cannot trust information coming from Republicans.

From @theathletic.com: Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, who gained fame in her 90s as one of college basketball’s most recognizable fans, has officially retired from her public duties at age 106.

This is very true.

“I’m really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell.” To the people of the world who wonder if there are Americans who grasp how mad he is: There are. We can see it. We are working to mobilize our people to oppose him and his dangerous regime.

Critical thinking is a lost art. Folks just moving off outrage and vibes.

CHICAGO QUESTION: Are ICE personnel driving in cars with FP on the license plates?

This is a thing of beauty

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...

like i was saying

Well, my first #chicagohenge will not be my last. It was so lovely — like a mini-eclipse. Just a group of strangers gathered to marvel up at the sky.

I find myself in the loop tonight. Best place to catch #Chicagohenge?

A woman looking dapper in the Gustave Caillebotte exhibit at Chicago’s Art Institute. I love watching people look at art almost as much as I love looking at art.

Jesus Holy Christ.

In Naperville, IL on Wednesday, ICE surrounded a group of documented workers replacing a residential roof. ICE agents reportedly kicked over the ladders and forced the workers to jump. The episode involved a chase with guns drawn.

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

Finished Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld earlier this week and jumped right into James by Percival Everett. Thank you, Chicago Public Library.

Oh.

Got both my kids vaccinated yesterday for flu and COVID (2025-26 formula) and in this moment that feels like a win, so feeling grateful and lucky today.

This is an agent of the US federal government, armed for live-fire combat against a modern army, slamming a passive and nonviolent female candidate for the US Congress into asphalt. Then walking away without checking if she has injuries, with his identity concealed behind a black facemask.

Today, just outside Chicago. We might not have Texas National Guard troops policing our streets, but this exists, today, here in Chicago.

I can’t say I’m surprised, but I am certainly appalled. This is a dark day for public health. I believe it is most appropriate to refer to this committee as RFKJ’s ACIP. He handpicked all these members to get the result that he wanted.

So it turns out democracy also dies in broad daylight.

Oh.

i would like my government supervisors to know that i now think slim fit is good, dress sneakers are great, and "fun socks" are cool

Now Sinclair wants a Kirk tribute during the Kimmel time slot on ABC, and is calling on Kimmel to donate to turning point USA These are not normal times

generally speaking, and with the glaring exception of november 2024, the more directly democratic an institution has been, the better it has checked Trump (eg grand and petit juries); the more elite and insular, the less effective (the Senate, the Supreme Court, big business)

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining