Like… it's kind of right there, no?

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

I want to throw up.

Glamour Magazine with the harsh truth.

I am so ashamed of my country right now.

Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.

This isn’t Moscow or Beijing. It’s Chicago. Masked federal agents grabbed U.S. citizens protesting ICE and threw them into an unmarked van. “Who are you? Where are you taking them?” people shouted. “You are kidnapping them!” What has America become?

Great thread for all #Chicago people on Bluesky. #notroops

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with one of his own states. This is completely unhinged.

Today I suspended in-person work requirements for staff in our downtown Chicago office so we can prioritize their safety & security. The majority of our team are Black & Brown people & most take public transportation. We gain a lot from being together, but their safety is more important. #NoTroops

Our CEO, @andidurbin.bsky.social, was quoted in this thoughtful and cautious piece by @illinoisanswers.bsky.social about the state of Illinois' human services sector ten years after the budget impasse began.

Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all: “If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.” Israel just killed him.

NEW: Since giving NYT hacked info from a Nazi and sending a swastika push alert, Substack's extremism is in the spotlight again. An investigation finds Substack is a haven for newsletters dedicated to white supremacy—with the co-founders' blessing. A collab between @katz.theracket.news and me:

This is one of the most important essays you can read. Please make the time. It's urgent. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...

THIS PARADE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL 💀💀💀💀💀💀

I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

What a weirdo! #Caturday #timelinecleanse

This is not reassuring at all. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Got my first shingles vaccine yesterday so I was not feeling 100%, but neither is our democracy so I was out here today. #50501 #constitutionalCrisis

Pope Ghosts JD Vance at Vatican, Sends Top Cardinal to Lecture VP on Compassion https://www.europesays.com/2009702/ Pope Ghosts JD Vance at Vatican, Sends Top Cardinal to Lecture VP on Compassion Pope Ghosts JD Vance…

Once again, @amandamarcotte.bsky.social cuts through the bullshit to get right to the point. Distract the right's so-called Christians with petty feel-good pablum so they don't notice or care about the atrocities being done in their name, with their consent. www.salon.com/2025/04/18/a...

I saw advice to buy extra cans of food when you’re at the grocery store to donate to the food bank. I want to politely nudge you to give the money directly to food banks (or to mutual aid groups if you know of any). We can usually stretch a dollar farther than a dollar’s worth of canned goods

Appeasing a bully never works, example #infinity. @medillschool.bsky.social and the rest of the University capitulated in advance. Gained nothing. Lost integrity, respect, and other irreplaceable things. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...

Protest just getting started here in Chicago.

Well here's some more good news. Not surprising news at all, but good nonetheless. #twill chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...

I love this for them. I haven't stepped foot in 🎯since early January, nor have I ordered online from them. I am honestly surprised at how little I miss them. Of course I am fortunate to have other options in my community. Those of us who have options should be flexing our muscles right now.

"Experts say people will die." But billionaires and multinational corporations will get to avoid taxes. Question though: Who buys their products if everyone is dead or impoverished? Seems like a fundamental flaw in their reasoning here.

So this is unusual, to say the least.

every person involved in this needs to be in prison

Nearly 1000 Northwestern alumni stand up to tell the university to resist Trump bullying and stop this futile and debasing appeasement campaign. @medillschool.bsky.social stand up for your values and for the diverse community that makes us a beautiful community. dailynorthwestern.com/2025/03/21/o...

Not trans, not gay, not liberal.

Utah mormon church executive for 23 years & life coach, Douglas Richens, has been arrested for grooming and sexually abusing multiple children. www.ksl.com/article/5127...

Senate Democrats were offered nothing in exchange for voting for a GOP budget and decided it was a deal that was too good to pass up

Chuck Schumer must resign his leadership role.

UMASS IS RESCINDING ALL GRAD POSITIONS FOR THIS YEAR

If you need to do this much throat clearing before you can manage to say "Kidnapping people for political speech is very bad, actually" then it's time to step back, have a lozenge, and cede leadership to someone more suited to the moment.

Our letter to @medillschool.bsky.social and the rest of the University was published today. Since I wrote the original letter, the capitulation has continued. The Women's Center website has been taken down. Even the NU Office of Civil Rights has removed DEI. dailynorthwestern.com/2025/03/04/l...

Just so we're clear was it not a crisis when it was the other way around?

This is the second time USAID/State is punishing people revealing the truth that Marco is killing children. They're quite desperate to hide this fact, as if the reporters in Africa or court declarations are making it up.

So disappointed & angry to read about the ways in which my alma mater @medillschool.bsky.social -- & especially the Northwestern University library -- have bent the knee to Trump's DEI mind control threats. I've spent my free time today organizing alumni. 1/2 dailynorthwestern.com/2025/02/23/c...

Government employees: please download your performance reviews/personnel files. Word is that the system will be going offline tomorrow to possible amend those performance reviews for justification of firings. Source: American Federation of Govt Employees. *Please share to protect fed workers*

Indivisible's zoom tonight is maxed out. They are live-streaming on Youtube and recording the zoom. More than 40,000 people on the zoom. www.youtube.com/live/55yf3As...

When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

I got an email from Target "celebrating" Black History Month & encouraging me to buy Black-owned brands there. I would like to purchase from Black-owned brands, just not from Target. It's gross that they will promote BHM when it is convenient & ditch DEI when it is inconvenient. #DoBetter #DEI #BHM

This!!!

Last night, Musk's staff were stopped trying to enter USAID's HQ. They threatened to call U.S. Marshals. @cnn.com: Sources say they wanted access to security systems and personnel files and to access classified information. Today, the USAID Director of Security and his deputy were put on leave.

My latest:

Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.