BREAKING: Immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras after the use of tear gas and other actions against protesters, a judge rules.

My 2 year old when I tell him he can’t wear one of his 3 Gravedigger shirts to a nice restaurant

I am less offended at the money to Argentina to bail out their terrible, corrupt government than by the fact that there’s no public argument about sending money to Argentina, the pros and cons of it, and what exactly it’s supposed to do for US interests. Congress exists for a goddamn reason!

I am convinced that Microsoft is run by people who do not interact with digital devices. Somebody holds up a computer and uses it for Satya Nadella, he just sits and scratches his chin and says “make it do more”

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more. Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Public health should never be politicized.   In the wake of the federal government abandoning science for conspiracy theories, it's up to governors to step up.   Proud to join my colleagues in the Governors Public Health Alliance to keep communities safe and put our people first.

Sagappa Joe, the mascot of Sagami Women’s University, is a kappa who lives in the pond in the school garden, despite not being able to swim. He is renowned for his shapely buttocks.

Remember, according to the Republican Justices, it's okay to gerrymander for party advantage, not racial advantage. It's an unknowable distinction, but one that allows the Republicans to okay racist gerrymandering under the guise of political gerrymandering.

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

Trump says a lot of weird and concerning stuff that people just kind of shrug at but right now I’m stuck on how he keeps insisting he’s going to hell

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform? Is it...requesting content moderation?

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents? MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

apparently “bari weiss doesn’t actually know what journalism is” extends to getting basic facts like the name of a subject right

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States. Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

"The World of the Dark Crystal" documentary (1983, 1 hour) is available for free on Youtube. >> www.catsuka.com/breves/2025-...

I’m not trying to give @pbs.org ideas for raising money—but I am. I would buy women’s fit T-shirts of all my favorite childhood shows. Reading rainbow, 321 contact, square one, zoobiliee zoo. I feel like two generations will run to donate even more money for shirts with Levar Burton on them…

Somehow this person also has the voice of an anthropomorphic frog which makes it so much better, like this is what the frog should sound like

an incontestable fact of the second trump administration is it is actively trying to sicken and kill as many americans as it can

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live. And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

UPDATE: Judge Perry issued an opinion explaining why she blocked the Texas National Guard deployment in Chicago. She begins with Alexander Hamilton’s rejection of a “preposterous” idea that the Constitution lets a President deploy a State’s militia to a different State for political retribution. 🧵

cry havoc and let slip the frogs of war

School performance, graduation rates, and proficiency are all making strides in Illinois. We know that here we can’t abandon the pursuit of academic excellence.

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

The random people who called into this C-SPAN session had better questions for Mike Johnson than most corporate media outlets

After Pritzker and Newsom threatened to leave the NGA, the Republican Chair breaks with Trump. Pressure works. Keep it up!

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight. Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law. Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois. And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Thursday froze President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in and around Chicago, saying the president lacked the authority to do so. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Just 'cause it has to be said every now and then. GOP Senators and Representatives are obviously okay with...everything...that's happening.

Perry: "Chicago's history of strained policing community relations is extremely well documented, but also fairly nuanced. It's something I think state and local authorities understand extremely well, and it can be hard for federal authorities, and certainly those from Texas, to appreciate."

Perry: "I have seen no credible evidence that there is danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois."

Sounds like Perry will want the lawyers back in court at 4:30. "I am going to say 4:30, and I'm going to do my best to be back at 4:30."

Perry cites the claims of "slashed tires" and "keyed cars." "Some of this frankly sounds like a Carrie Underwood song."

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

as the person who kicked off a lot of the modern "civil war 2" discourse i don't think we're past the point where that can be avoided. i do think we are already in a state of mass civil conflict. but many nations (see: Italy) have been through similar upheavals without war.

I've just learned that Hobby Horse Dressage exists and I don't know what to do with this information so here, you have it

This really makes it sound like a Border Patrol agent tried to kill an anti-ICE activist in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE Truth: No cars rammed ICE Claim: She boxed ICE in Truth: ICE boxed her in Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE Truth: She did not have a rifle Claim: ICE returned fire Truth: Only ICE fired Claim: She drove herself to the hospital Truth: Paramedics found her

The entire country is walking on eggshells because a madman is hallucinating about crime sprees and burning cities.

I’m so old I remember when The Onion’s articles were completely distinguishable from reality.