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@thetriibe.com
2024 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow
made my granny’s dressing. i am so so so so so so proud of myself and fulfilled!
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I CANT PUT MY ARMS DOWN! put your arms down when you get to school. 😂😂😂😂😂 never fails lmaooo
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about 14 hours ago
It’s a great time to support
@thetriibe.com
and become a member. You’ll get access to bonus content like
@tiffany.thetriibe.com
’s Q&A with Asha Ransby-Sporn about politics and narrative change —>
thetriibe.com/newsletters/
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The TRiiBE
1 day ago
NEW — Chicago’s 2026 budget cycle ended today. This conversation between TRiiBE EIC Tiffany Walden and organizer Asha Ransby-Sporn helped us unpack some news gaps when it comes to covering grassroots organizing in Chicago. Join RESHAPE to read.
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Chicago budget wins and losses: insights from Asha Ransby-Sporn • The TRiiBE
Exclusive Q&A with an organizer at the center of Chicago’s budget battle.
https://thetriibe.com/reshape/chicago-budget-wins-and-losses-insights-from-asha-ransby-sporn/
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The TRiiBE
2 days ago
HAPPENING NOW — Mayor Brandon Johnson is scheduled to sign an executive order around establishing responsible debt collection after Chicago City Council passed an alternate budget that includes selling city debt. WATCH:
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LIVE: Mayor Brandon Johnson to sign executive order establishing responsible debt collection • The TRiiBE
This is a breaking news story. Come back for updates.
https://thetriibe.com/2025/12/mayor-brandon-johnson-to-sign-executive-order-establishing-responsible-debt-collection/
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@corli.thetriibe.com
has worked diligently covering the budget season. Read her latest about lessons learned by local organizers who were pushing alders to tax the rich during this budget cycle.
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Chicago organizers who rallied to tax the rich reflect on lessons learned after city council passes alternate budget • The TRiiBE
"I think trust needs to be built between these alders and their constituents, especially if they want to run again," one organizer said.
https://thetriibe.com/2025/12/chicago-organizers-who-rallied-to-tax-the-rich-reflect-on-lessons-learned-after-city-council-passes-alternate-budget/
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really thought i would have the laundry room in my building to myself this week…
3 days ago
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intention for winter solstice: returning to myself
3 days ago
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Coach said we needed 11 wins. Playoff bound, baybeeeee 🐻⬇️
3 days ago
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Big Lord Bunny
3 days ago
A completely drunk ass game and vv drunk ending but guess who TF is in playoffs?!?!?!??!
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idk what just happened at the end of this Lions-Steelers game but who even cares lol let’s go Bears!
3 days ago
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just put my Christmas menu together ☺️
4 days ago
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can’t tell yall how many times i’ve watched that Caleb-DJ winner. now Reddit has put the Titanic song to it 😩
4 days ago
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!!!!!!!
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4 days ago
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OMFGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
4 days ago
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now why they trying to fight. Commanders szn been washed lol
5 days ago
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what is this Eagles kicker on
5 days ago
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The TRiiBE
5 days ago
NEW — Ahead of tonight's game, we wanted to know how Black Chicagoans can somehow choose the Green Bay Packers over the Bears. These three men shared their origin stories with us. "The Packers have mostly been better than the Bears in my lifetime," one fan said.
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‘I don’t hate the Bears. I just tease the fans’: why some Chicagoans root for the Green Bay Packers • The TRiiBE
Chicagoans call them traitors. These Packers fans share their origin stories.
https://thetriibe.com/2025/12/i-dont-hate-the-bears-i-just-tease-the-fans-why-some-chicagoans-root-for-the-green-bay-packers/
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The TRiiBE
5 days ago
It's game day in Chicago. Part two of the Bears vs. Green Bay Packers matchup will take place at Soldier Field tonight at 7:20 p.m. Where will you be watching the game? Here's a story about a local Black-owned lounge that gets pretty lit on game day.
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A winning Chicago Bears season is driving crowds and dollars to this South Side Black-owned lounge • The TRiiBE
Even after falling to Green Bay, The Family Den Lounge buzzed with optimism, music and decades of tradition as Bears fans embrace a season that finally feels different.
https://thetriibe.com/2025/12/a-winning-chicago-bears-season-is-driving-crowds-and-dollars-to-this-south-side-black-owned-lounge/
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“if you keep retreating, your thoughts and feelings won’t be heard…”
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Sherrilyn Ifill
7 days ago
The Triibe is back Bluesky! To celebrate I just donated. You can do the same. Support local media.
@thetriibe.com
is why we know what’s going on in Chicago.
thetriibe.com
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ahh so that’s why TNT/TBS has played the Hunger Game series damn near every weekend this year. they were prepping everybody lol
7 days ago
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The TRiiBE
7 days ago
NEW — Organizers and progressive alders pushed back against the alternate budget, which includes plans to sell Chicagoans' unpaid debts. "It can be devastating, especially when you have high property taxes in South and West Side,” Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez said.
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Alternate alder bloc propose selling unpaid debts, critics warn Chicago’s working people will pay the price • The TRiiBE
“It can be the reason why people just sell their homes,” Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez said.
https://thetriibe.com/2025/12/alternate-alder-bloc-propose-selling-unpaid-debts-critics-warn-chicagos-working-people-will-pay-the-price/
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The TRiiBE
7 days ago
NEW — Community members decried local police in Chicago and suburban Evanston; both departments were accused of assisting Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino and his Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson calls Bovino a ‘liar,’ says Chicago police did not assist immigration agents • The TRiiBE
These accusations aren’t new. Organizers and community residents have accused Chicago police of assisting the feds in multiple instances this summer and fall.
https://thetriibe.com/2025/12/mayor-brandon-johnson-calls-bovino-a-liar-says-chicago-police-did-not-assist-immigration-agents/
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kevinwilliams
7 days ago
Another thing that he said he was going to do if elected. I'm still wondering what people thought was going to happen when they were screwing around last November.
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The TRiiBE
7 days ago
OK, y'all. We're back... Major thanks to
@rude1.blacksky.team
and the brilliant Blacksky platform he's built. We bypassed the "age assurance" hurdle by logging into Blacksky. Give Rudy all the things, y'all. All the things!
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7 days ago
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so, so glad i didn’t watch that speech
7 days ago
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the road to 2027 is off to an [insert word of choice] start
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8 days ago
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whet moser
8 days ago
"Vallas rarely takes responsibility for his failures, and that was the case here as well."
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The TRiiBE (backup account)
8 days ago
NEW — In a Facebook video, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss unpacks his confrontation with Border Patrol Cmdr Greg Bovino today in the Chicago suburb. Bovino, he said, “threatened us, said he’s going to continue the enforcement.”
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Evanston mayor confronts Bovino, community raises funds for detained Chicago street vendor • The TRiiBE
Community members are coming together today to support street vendor Don Federico, a man who was detained Tuesday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
https://thetriibe.com/2025/12/evanston-mayor-confronts-bovino-community-raises-funds-for-detained-chicago-street-vendor/
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The TRiiBE (backup account)
8 days ago
Day 6 of not having access to our
@thetriibe.com
account 🙃
@support.bsky.team
@esb.lol
was able to help us log in, but we were stopped — again — in our tracks by the "age assurance" message. We assure you. We're all adults over here.
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mixed signals
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my Pattern is so spot on this week
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The TRiiBE (backup account)
8 days ago
NEW — Multiple progressive alderpeople and Mayor Brandon Johnson allies raised red flags about the potential impact of the counter budget on vulnerable Chicago communities. The Chicago City Council’s Finance Committee voted 22-13 to advance it.
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Progressive alders and Johnson allies fear alternative budget’s impact on vulnerable Chicago communities • The TRiiBE
The City Council’s Finance Committee advanced a counter budget that removes the corporate head tax and tacks on fines and fees.
https://thetriibe.com/2025/12/progressive-alders-and-johnson-allies-fear-alternative-budgets-impact-on-vulnerable-chicago-communities/
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unraveled
9 days ago
@bsky.app
@support.bsky.team
This is Chicago's only Black owned media outlet and a crucial part of ICE/CBP reporting during an actual emergency. Unacceptable/please free
@thetriibe.com
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The TRiiBE (backup account)
9 days ago
So...
@support.bsky.team
still hasn't given any tangible help on how we can get access to our
@thetriibe.com
account again. It's going on a week now. Will be posting our stories from here in the meantime.
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Chicago and Illinois leaders confirm Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is back today. Gov. JB Pritzker tells reporters: “We don't know how long they'll stay.”
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Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is back in Chicago; reported sightings on Southwest Side and abduction at Walmart in Cicero • The TRiiBE
Gov. JB Pritzker: “We don't know how long they'll stay.”
https://thetriibe.com/2025/12/border-patrol-chief-greg-bovino-is-back-in-chicago-reported-sightings-on-southwest-side-and-abduction-at-walmart-in-cicero/
9 days ago
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plsssss respond to this now
@support.bsky.team
i’ve emailed and everything.
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9 days ago
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Will Chicago City Council make some progress on the 2026 budget today? Here’s where we left off yesterday:
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Alternative alder bloc backs off garbage fee hike and youth job freeze as Chicago organizers claim victory • The TRiiBE
"They don't got a plan. They stalling as much as they want to, and we wasting taxpayers' money and time," Ald. Jeanette Taylor told The TRiiBE
https://thetriibe.com/2025/12/alternative-alder-bloc-backs-off-garbage-fee-hike-and-youth-job-freeze-as-chicago-organizers-claim-victory/
9 days ago
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*people made a big deal about an Atlanta-based Black political group being interested in Chicago politics* oh… but look.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
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Hundreds of Chicagoans contributed campaign money in hotly contested mayoral election ... in New York City?
The Nov. 4 general election between NYC mayoral candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa drew national interest, including in Illinois, where more than 800 people contributed over $70,...
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/12/16/illinois-chicago-campaign-contributions-new-york-mayor-candidates-zohran-mamdani-andrew-cuomo-curtis-sliwa
9 days ago
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come close x common (ft. mjb)
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Read more books
9 days ago
Honestly, the Triibe has maybe the best coverage of all the Chicago City budget shenanigans.
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Allen Louis Linton II
14 days ago
You may want to check out this piece from The Triibe:
thetriibe.com/2025/07/crit...
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i still can’t get into
@thetriibe.com
’s Bluesky account because… glitchy Bluesky is glitchy Bluesky. so in the meantime, sharing our new stories here on my page. here’s today’s budget recap from
@corli.thetriibe.com
thetriibe.com/2025/12/alte...
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Alternative alder bloc backs off garbage fee hike and youth job freeze as Chicago organizers claim victory • The TRiiBE
"They don't got a plan. They stalling as much as they want to, and we wasting taxpayers' money and time," Ald. Jeanette Taylor told The TRiiBE
https://thetriibe.com/2025/12/alternative-alder-bloc-backs-off-garbage-fee-hike-and-youth-job-freeze-as-chicago-organizers-claim-victory/
10 days ago
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what Christmas movie is best for this cozy Friday evening?
13 days ago
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Bluesky says log in again. Bluesky says check your email for 2FA. Bluesky sends 2FA but says it’s “invalid” upon entry. Bluesky keeps saying log in again, but doesn’t send a new 2FA. this has been going on for 2 days now.
@support.bsky.team
pls lend actual login support
13 days ago
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got locked out of The TRiiBE’s bsky and it’s been hell trying to get back in
13 days ago
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neeeeeeeed! where are y’all finding this?
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13 days ago
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experienced the Fine Arts Building today. i love Chicago.
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