Got turned down on a piece about ICE in Chicago for an international news org because they believed I couldn’t be objective about my neighbors getting kidnapped. And well, guilty as charged I guess.

The key signature is expected from the newest member of the House, Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, who will be sworn into the House on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election for the seat held by her late father, former Rep. Raúl Grijalva.

Trailer | "The Beat Goes On: The Story of Baltimore Beat" baltimorebeat.com/trailer-the-...

A few mins ago: Let me see what’s happening with the Lions…

“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...

Ayyyyyyyeeeeeeeee

Silkk, my offbeat KING

Reporter Evan Ratliff creates an AI version of himself and then sets it loose on the world. (This was an excellent episode) www.thisamericanlife.org/about/tv

Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/c...

The House Is on Fire: White America’s Own Civil War open.substack.com/pub/pierresq...

A neighbor said she saw agents dragging residents, including children, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers, she said. “It was heartbreaking,” she said. ⁦‪@Suntimes‬⁩ ⁦‪@WBEZ‬⁩ www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

This is incredible news, both for local journalism and for the Ann Arbor community ❤️

Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Thank you to all who called or emailed to complain. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-off...

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

Journalist Held by ICE Faces ‘Imminent’ Deportation, His Lawyers Say www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/u...

This moment demands more revolutionary voices in journalism. We don’t have the biggest team or budget, but we continue to do the necessary work to reframe sensational and anti-Black narratives. Will you support our work? Send a monetary contribution today: buy.stripe.com/00w14n5ZRbhk...

Tomorrow!

I just got off a three hour flight that didn’t have Wi-Fi. Best three hours I’ve had in a very long time.

"I was the last remaining Black full-time opinion columnist at the Post, in one of the nation’s most diverse regions. Washington D.C. no longer has a paper that reflects the people it serves." open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

For many in Black and Brown communities, the news is more than background noise. It’s a direct reflection of lived realities. Headlines about racial violence, economic instability, and political unrest are not distant abstractions.

This makes me sofa king proud. This is what journalism is.

Publisher’s Note: Calling now for multi-racial unity against the militarization of America thetriibe.com/2025/09/publ...

“So in Chicago, we know all too well the outcomes of militarization of our communities, including the historically enhanced policing tactics by CPD and predominantly Black and brown communities on the South and West sides.” thetriibe.com/2025/09/live...

Right time, right place. -New Mexico

The Future Of Podcasting Is Here, And It Sucks - defector.com/the-future-o...

Things that made me cry inspired tears, this story. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

That’s right — Documenters can be in high school too! Autumn Jackson-Hines got a front-row seat to Detroit’s city government when she covered her first public meeting as a high schooler in 2023. Now, with more than 25 meetings under her belt, she’s headed to the University of Michigan.

The local news dilemma: Adapt to platforms or risk irrelevance www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/the-...

I have spent multiple weeks working on this story. We are not dropping it. I hope you will give this a read.

As an older Detroiter, each of these perspectives is enlightening, but this was striking: "Jawara is excited to see the first Black mayor in his adult life...." outliermedia.org/youth-voting...

The most fascinating part of the Luther Vandross documentary is learning that while he was teaching us what love could feel like he had never felt the kind of romantic love he sang about. I walked out of the theate heartbroken for him. I’ll never hear Any Love the same again.

This morning I had a daymare (a waking nightmare) in which the small rural public radio signals were sold to Amazon. I had to shake that thought out of my brain, quickly.

Idk if you've heard ... but there's a primary election coming up on Aug. 5! Outlier Media has a nonpartisan voter guide to help you with all your election questions. outliermedia.org/democracy/ Something not answered? Text REPORTER to 67485, and we'll try to answer it for you.*

Barack is so busy minding his business he had no clue ya’ll were minding it.

I am sitting in a sea of unknowns lately. I keep reminding myself: I’ve never been stranded forever without a lifeboat or a way back to shore. Not once. True then. True today. True for all my days, I pray.

For years I have taught to blend your personal and professional lives for your online presence. That changes. Also have three different emails 1) Personal 2) Professional 3) Commercial (like signing up with a company that might get hacked)

Black women’s unemployment is rising. Economists say it’s a warning sign. 19thnews.org/2025/07/blac... via @19thnews.org

This.

I’m about 75% sure I’m sitting across from Sisqo in this airport lounge. Should I mistakenly play the thong song out loud?

I just saw Jurassic: World Rebirth. The next movie (based on this storyline) should be Jurassic: Family Court.

outliermedia.org/newsletter/t... ⚖️ The masked men of the McNamara Building

Cuomo conceded the race — just now!! — before the final results of ranked-choice voting were clear. Assemblymember Zohrani Mamdani will be the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City. More from @gracepanetta.bsky.social: 19thnews.org/2025/06/zohr...

I’m staying at a friends home who is out of town. I just found myself locked on their rooftop porch for a couple of hours (didn’t have my phone). I finally found a hidden key. I come back to news. I’ll miss those two hours where I just lived on a rooftop forever.

Kids are protesting against I.C.E. in Roblox www.usermag.co/p/kids-are-p...

I’m certifiably bad at moving.