In a rare move, members of the press have organized a rally in protest against rising repression following the arrest of *yet another* NY-based photojournalist for documenting the aftermath of a protest event. 3pm - Foley Square - 10/1 #JournalismIsNotACrime

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First time this guy has ever made me laugh

Y’all they’re bringing back Reading Rainbow with Mychal the librarian!!!!

Happy monday, friends.

Imagine these dozens of political donation and scam texts per day happening back when we had to pay per text message

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This store is really great and I laughed so hard when they posted this. I appreciate it being clear, firm, focused on capacity and non-shaming. Pro-glory hole just not here bbs!

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At the Broadview ICE "processing facility" outside Chicago this morning. Protesters here for this morning's action are gathering off 25th now that Beach has been fenced off. A pair of men peering through the fence at ICE vehicles shout, "Get the fuck out of Chicago, you terrorists!"

Protesters tried to stop an ICE vehicle. ICE opened fire with pepper balls. I got hit a few times.

There are a bunch of people rallying outside the fence at Broadview as well, but there are way more people there than at the nearby intersection that may prove more strategic. I’m headed back to the intersection.

I looked into the group and the guy pushing the FBI to create a new designation of “transgender ideology–inspired violence and extremism”—itself a political project, meant to conflate the fact of trans people’s existence with extremism.

These demons have come against the house of Chastain!!!

People complain about resting bitch face but my problem is I normally look very happy and smiley so when I’m NOT happy and smiley it’s very obvious something is amiss with me. No poker face.

Fan art: that’s illegal Us governement agency using the theme to one of your biggest franchises since the 90s in footage of brutalizing people: I sleep Nintendo is just another corporation man. Nobody is truly shocked, except for a few.

1. The Trump administration has filed an emergency motion with the Supreme Court to reinstate its transgender passport restrictions. The filing in the much-criticized shadow docket could cast trans travelers into chaos, with a decision likely soon. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Video shows Israeli forces dropping evacuation leaflets over Gaza City, ordering the forced evacuation of Palestinians in the al-Sabra and Rimal neighbourhoods to the south of Gaza.

Bought a vintage My Little Pony thermos on FB marketplace & the older guy selling it said he always looks at people’s profiles b4 selling & he wanted to chat about my books 😆 It was kind of sweet in a world where I never know what to expect when an older white guy says he looked at my social media

"history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happen—whether it was for money, convenience, or just comfort. Use ... the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: F**k you. Make me.”" www.pajiba.com/news/john-ol...

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"'I killed a baby,' [Lt. Nick] Goc whispered ... 'You're alright, you're OK,' Lieutenant Investigator Todd Tedrow said. 'We're gonna take care of this.'"

We had safety pin discourse. Now we gotta have paper clip discourse. I'm so tired.

It’s very interesting how upset white moderate men are getting about being told it’s dangerous to sign up for counter regime actions under fascism. It’s Even more interesting how some of them have decided that they need to discount all of it as fake news and hysteria in their minds.

This is how things kicked off at Broadview this morning.

tear gas and more pepper balls deployed outside the broadview ice facility. agents detained two more people. protesters were blocking the driveway so agents, including border patrol’s bortac team, violently pushed protesters and allowed one vehicle to leave and another to enter.

This number one tip on this advisory is to set public online profiles to private when facing harassment, which bsky does not allow, and which really should’ve been a feature implemented on day 1.

I gave my heart and soul to that place. Built entire sections for journalists pushed out of their home countries. When the writer I hired, Jamal Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi Arabia, they paraded me around as a symbol for press freedom. I put MY LIFE on the line to defend journalism and WaPo.

Black women protect your peace at all costs, even from you if necessary.

Just a friendly Friday afternoon reminder from your friendly neighborhood lawyer to keep your doors phones & computers locked don’t let anyone in you don’t know & ask anyone who claims to have a warrant to slide it under the door first! Make sure address is correct & it is dated & signed by a judge

I don’t have a lot of sympathy for very wealthy, privileged people who are capitulating to fascism and/or staying silent because they’re “scared.” People are being dragged out of their homes and people who could be next are *still* speaking up. Silence won’t protect you but it emboldens them

It’s going to break your heart how many people you know, love, and respect will turn out to be cowards. Prepare yourself as best you can. You are not alone, but you are your own center. Be a strong center.

I wonder if those that don’t experience generational trauma can possibly understand the psychic terror happening right now for those of us that do. I think that we are probably living in two very different realities.

Today I demanded my friend send me evidence that they actually ate because they’ve been forgetting to do that lately. Sexual top? Could never. Care top? Absolutely 🤨

Gonna be another long ass four years of people try to make conservatives feel shame and embarrassment about their naked hypocrisy. Conservatives do not give a fuck about being hypocrites. They do not have any shame. Their supporters do not give a single fuck.

A Dane County detox center that’s served the community for decades could close at the end of the year.

Every major talent that works for ABC and Disney should refuse to show up for work until Jimmy Kimmel is reinstated. Marvel movies need to shutdown. Ditto the sitcoms. Collective boycott. Corporations love money more than anything,& this will harm them and force them to do the right thing.

Here’s what a Ball State University employee said that led to their termination:

Man, people who complained about cancel culture really love cancelling people, huh?

Gifting your child a high-powered rifle is also an ideology. We just refuse to speak of it as such.

State terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione, the defendant in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive last year, were dismissed on Tuesday, including one that had accused him of first-degree murder. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/n...

A second mass shooting of a homeless encampment in Minneapolis. Five more people died. Meanwhile, congress is working on passing the ability to jail homeless people for up to 30 days or charge them $500. It bans camping on public property. abcnews.go.com/US/people-hu...

Karina Villa protecting her constituents by literally running ICE off the streets in West Chicago and yelling to residents to stay inside their homes.

A Black man and a homeless man were found hanging from trees in Mississippi yesterday, for those who haven’t seen yet because it’s barely made it out of local news.

I made it through a whole workday without crying which was definitely not the case yesterday nor most days last week. So…winning?

BREAKING: Justice Gregory Carro has dismissed the first degree murder charge against Luigi Mangione in his state case, finding the DA put legally insufficient evidence before the grand jury. More TK.

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide. As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire. End the genocide. Ceasefire now.