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Deputy Managing Editor, News @ Chicago Sun-Times
âFamily separation is considered one of the biggest adversities that kids can experience,â according to Colleen Cicchetti, a pediatric psychologist at Lurie Childrenâs Hospital. Read:
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Operation Midway Blitz will leave lasting mark on children of detained parents, experts say
Families told the Sun-Times they saw immediate changes in their children when their parents were detained, ranging from physical changes to emotional outbursts.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/02/operation-midway-blitz-parents-children-immigration-detention-mental-health
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I'm late, but this from
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www.theverge.com/policy/84960...
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The year politics became brainrot
You donât bring a persuasive argument to a gunfight.
https://www.theverge.com/policy/849609/charlie-kirk-shooting-ideology-literacy-politics
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The Verge
4 days ago
Killing in the name of⊠nothing
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The year politics became brainrot
You donât bring a persuasive argument to a gunfight.
https://buff.ly/6xg9aOe
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The Upshot
12 days ago
On DOGEâs watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/us/politics/doge-musk-trump-analysis.html
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ProPublica
12 days ago
Looking for the truth about what it was like inside CECOT? Earlier this year, we spoke to the men the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. Hear about what they endured, in their own words:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ
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Tim Carvell
13 days ago
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lku5h9xjrqc
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Chris Morran
13 days ago
CBS didn't air the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but
@propublica.org
talked earlier this year to those who Trump had sent to the maximum-security prison in El Salvador:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8IN...
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Venezuelans deported to CECOT and their families speak about their ordeal
YouTube video by ProPublica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8INs141xeQ
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nilay patel
13 days ago
Sometimes the no comment is the entire story!
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I'm sorry, but this doesn't make sense. And it seems like every effort was made to get the *principals* on the record. It should shock no one that they either ignored the requests or declined.
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People really need to understand this. If you needed to get every single voice who can speak on a topic to weigh in, 90% of stories would never run. ESPECIALLY if you're trying to get people to respond to anything negative. This doesn't just apply to investigations. Interns deal with this.
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Bill Grueskin
13 days ago
Reporter: We have 3 videos, 2 breathalyzers, 4 bartenders, and a minivan full of nuns attesting to how the driver was drunk and reckless when he hit the school bus. Weiss; What did the driver say. Reporter: He and his lawyer wonât talk. We asked them 5 times. Weiss: Iâm killing your story.
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Chicago Sun-Times
13 days ago
In an interview with WBEZ radio, Anthony Vazquez talks about what it was like when he was in the middle of a tense standoff between federal agents and residents on the Southeast Side.
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A photojournalist and former Marine talks about doing his job in combat-like conditions
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/12/22/a-photojournalist-and-former-marine-talks-about-doing-his-job-in-combat-like-conditions?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&mrfcid=202512226949568d1582c9532c18f028
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Chris Geidner
13 days ago
Again, from Michael Grynbaum, here is Sharyn Alfonsi's full email. It must be read:
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Dammit. A lot of y'all hated season 2 of The Wire and you've always been wrong. And what Ransone brought to Ziggy was as essential as any other performance in that show. RIP.
variety.com/2025/tv/obit...
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James Ransone, Who Played Ziggy Sobotka on âThe Wire,â Dies at 46
James Ransone, an American actor best known for playing Ziggy Sobotka in 'The Wire' died on Friday in an apparent suicide. He was 46.
https://variety.com/2025/tv/obituaries-people-news/james-ransone-dead-ziggy-sobotka-the-wire-it-chapter-two-1236613869/
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ProPublica
14 days ago
Amid soaring starvation in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, one young mother of two said she had considered taking her own life to save her children, âbecause I heard the U.N. takes care of the kids when the parents are gone.â
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After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
âBrutal and traumatizingâ: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kenya-trump-usaid-world-food-program-starvation-children-deaths?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1766289607&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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I've been rewatching Game of Thrones, and I just made it to the final season. It's so depressing to see the writers room give up. No interest in the common folk. No interest in the magic of the world, despite the army of the dead marching on the country. Just callbacks to season 1 and dick jokes.
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Sean Casten
22 days ago
This is really solid investigative reporting from the Sun-Times. And a brutal expose of Greg Bovino, the cosplaying tough guy who has terrorized so many immigrants in Chicago. Read it all.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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Greg Bovinoâs the star of Trumpâs deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie âThe Border" set the course for his life. He couldnât believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that heâs in charge of deportation efforts caus...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/12/12/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-deportation-elcentro-california-blowing-rock-boone-north-carolina-migrants-immigration
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Adam Weinstein
22 days ago
Pardon me, but *holy shit*
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Excellent piece
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Lauren FitzPatrick
23 days ago
Greg Bovino's the star of Trumpâs deportation show. We trace his roots.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
By me and
@dmihalopoulos.bsky.social
who traveled to both coasts to find out more.
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Greg Bovino's the star of Trumpâs deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie âThe Border" set the course for his life. He couldnât believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that heâs in charge of deportation efforts caus...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/12/12/gregory-bovino-border-patrol-deportation-elcentro-california-blowing-rock-boone-north-carolina-migrants-immigration?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=12122025%20Morning%20Edition&utm_content=12122025%20Morning%20Edition+CID_14194dceee40c1980c345381fce1370b&utm_source=cst_campaign_monitor&utm_term=READ%20MORE&tpcc=cst_cm
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Getting a very strong Guardians of the Galaxy vibe from this. Not a bad thing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqdA...
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Supergirl | Official Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by DC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqdAEdkHrwo
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Jon Seidel
24 days ago
NOW: In a hearing about conditions at the ICE Broadview facility, DOJ lawyer Jana Brady insists, "Broadview is back to being just a processing center." "Nobody's staying overnight," she says. Lawyers who brought the case disagree and say there are up to 40 people there daily.
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âBroken bones, abscesses, diabetes and a host of other injuries and maladies routinely go without examination, much less medically effective treatment,â according to one complaint. That's from just one suit
@kwashburn.bsky.social
read for this investigation.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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Ignored, misdiagnosed, left to die: Illinois' new prison health care provider has a history of poor care
A Sun-Times review of more than 100 lawsuits against Centurion Health shows a recurring pattern: People in prison repeatedly complain about a health issue, are ignored by correctional and medical staf...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/12/10/prison-health-care-illinois-centurion
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Anyway, hi. It's me. Drinking egg nog and watching Die Hard, as is tradition.
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Oh good. What does anyone who works in audio journalism -- talent, editors, engineers -- think about this?
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I'm back on parental leave. So I'm hanging out with the baby and catching up on pop culture. I feel like more of the world should be watching Interview with the Vampire. The series is flawless, but y'all just wanna watch messy Mormons.
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So it comes to this
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Itâs a Bidding War: Paramount Attempts Hostile Offer for Warner Bros.
David Ellison calls Netflix's $82.7 billion deal value an "inferior proposal" and tells Warners shareholders that his coalition (which includes Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds) promises $18 bill...
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/paramount-launches-hostile-bid-for-warner-bros-1236444601/
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Follow along at 3 p.m. CT today
www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...
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WBEZ
about 1 month ago
Amid the federal deportation campaign, Spanish-speaking mental health providers are creating therapy groups and community workshops while others offer yoga, meditation and other support.
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Panic attacks, anxiety high among immigrants as capacity to help is limited
https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/12/04/panic-attacks-anxiety-high-immigrants-federal-deportation-campaign-operation-midway-blitz-trump-ice-border-patrol?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-wbez.org&mrfcid=2025120469319ae17dc91f798de64ddb
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Jon Seidel
about 1 month ago
Broadview conspiracy defendants want to see if White House played a role in their case From
@chicago.suntimes.com
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Broadview conspiracy defendants want to see if White House played a role in their case
A significant legal battle appears to be brewing in the case of six people facing federal charges tied to protests outside an immigration facility in Broadview.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/12/04/broadview-conspiracy-defendants-want-to-see-if-white-house-played-a-role-in-their-case
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I guess I need to play Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, if only because I want to understand how Silksong has next to no chance of besting it at the Game Awards
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Chicago Sun-Times
about 1 month ago
Dr. Carrie Soloway, the Chicago psychiatrist whose gender journey was the inspiration for the Amazon show âTransparent,â has died.
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Dr. Carrie Soloway, Chicago psychiatrist who was inspiration for Amazon show 'Transparent,' dies at 88
https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2025/11/26/carrie-soloway-psychiatrist-transparent-obituary?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&mrfcid=2025112769285cb6ddb8cc0d695f7b43
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It sucks that Van Der Beek can't focus on his treatment and has to raise money for it. Also, go watch Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23. Underrated sitcom.
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Chicago Sun-Times
about 1 month ago
West Garfield Park residents are expected to live on average until 67 years old, compared to 87 in the Loop. This is the widest death gap in Chicago.
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As they live Chicagoâs âDeath Gap,â a three-generation West Side family fights to end it
https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/11/20/death-gap-racial-life-expectancy-gap-west-garfield-park-heart-disease-cancer-homicide-opioid-overdose-chicago-west-side-loop?utm_campaign=mrf-bluesky-chicago.suntimes.com&mrfcid=20251120691f11fe60da66006f2dc120
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Peter Baker
about 2 months ago
Hosting a man who (per the CIA) ordered the murder of a journalist, Trump berates a journalist who dares to "embarrass our guest" by asking about it and later threatens to take away her network's license for asking about Epstein files.
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Jon Seidel
about 2 months ago
Broadview ICE facility population dwindling as feds shift focus from Chicago:
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Broadview ICE facility population dwindling as feds shift focus from Chicago
A Justice Department lawyer told a judge Tuesday that only four people were being held inside the suburban immigration holding facility; last week 20 people were there.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/18/broadview-ice-facility-population-dwindling-as-feds-shift-focus-from-chicago
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Patrick Monahan
about 1 year ago
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There is entirely too much Paw Patrol
about 2 months ago
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Rachel Maddow
about 2 months ago
Don't be evil? "Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while simultaneously removing apps designed to warn local communities about the presence of ICE officers..."
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
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Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
https://www.404media.co/google-has-chosen-a-side-in-trumps-mass-deportation-effort/
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Tom Schuba
about 2 months ago
Trump's Chicago deportation blitz has hinged on aggressive and forceful policing tactics: Shootings, takedowns, chokeholds, car chases, chemical munitions, etc. To get a better sense of the scope and the impact, we mapped incidents, spoke to those affected and analyzed policy.
tinyurl.com/3nrkaw55
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Tear gas, car crashes, rubber bullets: Risky tactics have driven Trumpâs Chicago deportation âblitzâ
Law enforcement experts say federal agents have displayed a lack of training and restraint. âTheyâre out of control,â ex-police Supt. Garry McCarthy says.
https://tinyurl.com/3nrkaw55
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Melissa Sanchez
about 2 months ago
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants. We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the governmentâs claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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âI Lost Everythingâ: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua âterroristsâ had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the governmentâs claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
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Damn. Ugh. WTF. Sigh.
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There Are No Weird Blogs Anymore Cause Itâs More Fruitful to Drive Them Out of Business
I learned many surprising lessons from my 20 months as editor-in-chief of...
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/private-equity-killed-media
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AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-toys-danger
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Jon Seidel
about 2 months ago
Kat Abughazaleh is sitting in a 10th floor courtroom at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse ahead of the arraignment of her in others in this case. Waiting on U.S. Magistrate Judge Heather McShain.
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Block Club Chicago
about 2 months ago
Avondale neighbors are rallying to help a family buy an ADA van for 2 boys with special needs.
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Apropos of nothing on a busy news day, but my brain is broken and I just want to post about Star Wars. I don't think Darth Vader was redeemed at the end of ROTJ. What's remarkable -- at least to me -- is that he was transformed, opening the possibility of redemption as a spirit one with the Force.
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"What's the point of standards?"
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While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, âEveryone say, âLittle Village!ââ Little Village is a famous Mexican-American enclave on Chicago's Southwest Side. Agents tear-gassed a Little Village street this weekend.
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Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/border-patrol-agents-pose-at-the-bean-for-apparent-photo-op/
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
From
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: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
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He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2025/11/10/deportation-immigration-mexico-indiana-parents-fathers-ice-vanessa-lopez
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Federal agents pepper-sprayed a 1-year-old in Cicero
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1-year-old, pepper sprayed by federal agent in Cicero: 'My daughter didn't have to go through this'
Video shows federal agents spraying chemical irritants from a moving vehicle at a line of cars waiting to leave a Cicero Sam's Club on Saturday morning. The action appears to violate a judge's restric...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/11/09/1-year-old-pepper-sprayed-by-federal-agent-in-cicero
about 2 months ago
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