i’ve been thinking of what could even be said about such a tragedy. someone said it best that trans people are “born so late and die so young”. we uproot our lives and transition and live more life than anyone else ever does and society punishes us for it. we deserve better

Oh hey I did write about the Chinese working class the-haters-guide-to-international-politics.ghost.io/the-chinese-...

We are rapidly losing the outlets where new writers can learn to shape a voice, where they can cultivate skills beyond quick news hits and PR with the guidance and mentorship of strong editors and the benefit of a trusted name, and it’s such a loss for writers and readers alike.

New — I wrote about how journalists proudly using AI to help them write their stories obscures the deeply human process that makes journalism a societal necessity, and one that feeds the soul of those who create it. Hope you’ll give it a read. I promise I wrote the whole thing.

Ryan Grim blames Kat Abughazaleh's loss on... being pro-Taiwan. Which I guarantee is not in the top 25 most important issues according to district voters.

no one is ever leading. no one is gaining on another candidate. it’s just incomplete data until it’s counted and verified. this isn’t a football game. this isn’t the top of the seventh inning. it’s just counting.

good reminder that before the counting is over, election results don’t tighten. at no point is anyone trailing. nobody moves closer. they’re just tabulating the polls. it’s a fixed number that just isn’t done yet. to say otherwise is bad journalism but even worse math.

The ugliness being directed at Bushra Amiwala is disgusting. She was the first Gen Z candidate to become an elected official in the US, and the youngest Muslim elected official at the time. She’s been deeply involved in politics here since she was a teen.

People who were saying that Stratton was basically the same candidate as Krishnamoorthi were kidding themselves

If you're still confused about what a subcircuit is on the judicial portion of the Cook County ballot listen to this great piece @kellygarcia.bsky.social produced with @wbez.org's Marie Mendoza www.wbez.org/wbez-news/20... Don't forget to use the @injusticewatch.org guide to #CheckYourJudges today!

Jaime Andrade, who ran flagrantly untrue ads accusing his opponent Miguel Alvelo-Rivera of supporting ICE, is down big in his reelection bid. Andrade is one of the last vestiges of the Mell political machine

Where is everyone seeing accurate results for county-level seats? I'm refreshing the Chicago Board of Election results but I don't think those would be complete for districts not solely in the city...

Good Evening, “IL-9 Congressional Primary” was a 12 month sociological study conducted by Northwestern University. We are now complete with our study. Thank you for your time.

I know you nerds need these live Cook County judicial election results! 2026primary.injusticewatch.org/results

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas. "He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Why is the Cook County state’s attorney prosecuting nonviolent ICE protesters? blockclubchi.co/3ZXJS6K

A reflection on my path as a journalist - open.substack.com/pub/yourfirs...

When you hire a white man because they’re a white man that’s not identity politics. Identity politics is when you get hired and you’re not a white man. The anti wokeness hysteria was always a backlash to integration of white collar jobs bsky.app/profile/jami...

If 2010s consumerism was best documented by Jia Tolentino, then I think the 2020s belongs to @miasato.bsky.social www.theverge.com/cs/features/...

Iconic hire tbh!! Can't wait for this new era of the Chicago Reader

ICE and Border Patrol agents, while wearing face masks, randomly stop people on the street and demand they submit to facial-recognition technology for a citizenship check. Via @josephcox.bsky.social www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

Organized Communities Against Deportations has launched a new mutual aid fund to support immigrant families in Chicago impacted by ICE raids Link to donate: donorbox.org/mutualaid2025

Extraordinary NEW story: We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. @nicolefoy.bsky.social w/ photos by @sbmaneyphoto.bsky.social

it’s challenging being a Black-owned newsroom during this time of anti-DEI and political attacks, but we persevere. that’s what our ancestors did. if you can, consider making a contribution — big or small — to fuel our reporting on Chicago. if you know a $$$ person in your life, spread the word.

Probably 40+ border patrol some holding automatic weapons on South Michigan Avenue just now 12:20 pm. Fully masked. #NoIceInChicago. @icirr.bsky.social @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social

Chicago: Heads up, lCE is downtown. Just got this text alert from @icirr.bsky.social. Reminder that you have the right to film police activity, the right to remain silent (the right to say I do not wish to speak with you), the right to speak to an attorney, & the right to refuse to sign anything.

Yes, arresting a journalist for doing their job is a big flashing red light. But I don't want people to forget the whole reason everyone is out there. This is what I saw inside: Four holding rooms. Two smaller rooms were being used for holding protesters. Two larger rooms held ICE/CBP captives.

NEW — From our editor-in-chief: Over the past few weeks, I’ve been thinking about Anne Frank. She and her family went into hiding to avoid persecution. In Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, there are immigrants who are afraid to leave their homes. thetriibe.com/reshape/how-...

I’m out, I'm sore. I'll have more later, but right now I have to say a couple of things. First, walking out of there to learn about the kindness, support, and quick action from so many of you all has meant the world to me, my wife, and co-founder, Raven. Thank you.

Steve is fine/uninjured. Some neck pain from being tackled. His biggest concern while in custody was what was happening to people outside the facility since he couldn't hear any of the munitions from inside. In typical Steve fashion, he also made a number of new friends while detained.

"describes himself" is very disappointing language. freedom of the press is deeply at risk, we need our local media to stand together. he's a journalist just like the Sun Times visual journalist who was struck by munitions yesterday.

Journalists, who are either Palestinian, Arab, or Muslim, told Prism that they were shut out of covering Israel’s genocide in Gaza, while white, Jewish, or Israeli—even former soldiers—journalists took the lead. Read @laubast.bsky.social's report on how US media capitulates to the Israeli narrative.

I wrote a little blog about Radio Garden, an app that lets you listen to more than 40,000 radio stations around the world open.substack.com/pub/taylormo...

my brain filters out all Abundance-related posts, articles and discourse. that's none of my business

And here's how @nytimes.com covered Israel's accusation that Al-Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif was a "Hamas fighter posing as a reporter." The NYT is perfectly capable of calling out government propaganda and lies — but not when it comes to Israel.

Here's how @nytimes.com covered Russia's accusation (followed by a sham court conviction) that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was a spy:

has anyone figured out what protein is

To restate the obvious, this is not ultimately just about immigration. This is going to be a huge, well-armed, and often unidentified force under direct control of the president that can and has been drawn on for suppression of political speech and activity

I really appreciated this! At the Chicago Reader, where I edited the arts calendar for years (a “Goings On About Town” analog), we had a completist approach to listings that was integral to the health of the city’s artistic fringe. It wasn’t a job that won awards, but it was incredibly fulfilling.

only one thing can truly fix everything wrong with all of us: another massive and extravagant world’s fair in chicago

I wrote about the beauty (and virality) of Iranian brickwork

NEW: On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been taken away. These are their stories.

The #93 bus extension south to Logan Square might change my life. Good transit week for me www.transitchicago.com/cta-to-exten...

Our long national nightmare is over (All four Red Line stations finally open)

Several detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz,” Florida’s new immigrant detention center, described infrequent showers, little food, sleep deprivation and more. “It’s a tinderbox,” one detainee said in an interview. nyti.ms/3Gs68j2

Someday we need to have a convo about how "rest" as a concept has been commodified by woo-woo scam artists who, instead of using corporate buzzwords, charge $$$ for breathing exercises and talking circles focused on "healing" and "liberation" for "BIPOC"