BREAKING — Samantha Stamps, a former resident of the South Shore apartment complex raided by ICE, has been reported missing. She was last seen walking to get on the Pink Line at Central Park, according to the Chicago Police Department. More info here: www.chicagopolice.org/news/missing...

CORRECTION ON OUR UPDATE 1/15/2026: South Shore resident Samantha Stamps has been located. According to a Facebook post by her son, Stamps is "currently at the hospital and is being well cared for." Her son asked for privacy and expressed his gratitude for the support he's received.

pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:

I will start to take our leader’s resolve seriously when they start shouldering the burden of courage they are demanding of us.

Quiet, piggy

THIS. A million times this.

I love watching Aaron Rodgers lose almost as much as I love watching the Packers lose.

BREAKING: Sen. Mark Kelly is suing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth

Jenna Nighswonger getting all the love she deserves at Villa Park 🤍 🏟️ 🎥: @avwfc-official.bsky.social

Breaking on MS NOW: Sen. Mark Kelly is suing Pete Hegseth.

It's time for Lindsey Heaps to come home 🏔️ 📸 Justin Tafoya/Clarkson Creative/ @denversummitfc.bsky.social

Skyline Sunrise Panorama. This past week in Chicago.

11 days ago I scribbled some disjointed thoughts about what a year of photographing the men of ICE felt like. Most of it isn't worth sharing, but these lines here—yeah. I guess. Yeah. All I can say this afternoon is God will know what to do with them.

He’s not wrong

Beyond a single month – a year-round celebration. Our Black History Celebration begins today, honoring the legacy, achievements and ongoing contributions of Black athletes, leaders and communities who shape the game on and off the ice.

Democrats are still busy trying to figure out how strongly to word a letter

One of the few silver linings that have come from this harsh year of deportations and ICE raids is that it has clarified which people and institutions will use their voices to push back and which will choose accommodation.

12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”

Merry Christmas! 🎅🏼🎄🎁

We do not get to opt out of one another. We do not get to disappear when things become unbearable. We stay. We face it. We carry each other through. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

Running against Tommy Tuberville may not seem like a major challenge, but it is in the deep-red South. If someone can pull it off, however, it's probably Doug Jones. @lauren-egan.bsky.social interviews him in the latest edition of The Opposition: lnk.thebulwark.com/4oYETfP

My 36th birthday is this coming Monday, Dec. 15, so I'm making ALL 7 episodes of my (unfinished) trans Magical girl novella series Magical Girl Dallas available for FREE on my website! mehgazone.com/magical-girl... And if you'd like to donate a buck or two you can do so here! mehgazone.com/donate/

Someone vandalized our anti-ICE #nativity, but we came back stronger than ever. It’s a piece of living art, and we’re not going to stop sharing our message of compassion and love. We get knocked down, but we get back up again - better and stronger. Love wins - never doubt it.

Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Digging what Iowa State is cooking but my favorite player coming out of that matchup was Chit-Chat Wright

"While many prominent athletes, including LeBron James and Stephen Curry, criticized the Trump administration during its first term, fewer have done so during its second. 'I feel like I’m sometimes screaming into the void,' Martina Navratilova said."

Thinking of Grant Wahl today & sending love to his family, former peers & those who loved his writing. Last night I found something I wrote after his passing, with help from @meglinehan.com & @jtannenwald.bsky.social. I published it today, as a small tribute. www.linkedin.com/pulse/grant-...

PTJ, the hero United deserve...A silent guardian... a watchful protector 🦇🧤 📸: @uwclbot.bsky.social

The whole stupid ceremony throbbed with the same delusional confidence as an out-of-business chiropractor awarding himself “Best Spine Wizard” because no one else bothered to show up. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

The SCORE Act is a direct threat to women athletes and the future of women’s sports. Professional women players associations agree. @nwslplayers.bsky.social @pwhlpa.bsky.social

OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them: Ford CEO Jim Farley Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa General Motors plant manager John Urbanic National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota Transportation Sec Sean Duffy Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury 1/2

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Go vote Tennessee!

It's ELECTION DAY in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District! It's a special election to replace former Republican Rep. Mark Green. Let's go @aftynbehn.bsky.social!!

This is what it’s all about ❤️ 🎥 @uswnt.ussoccer.com

6/ This morning at 10 EST, my colleague @rgoodlaw.bsky.social joins me for an in-depth Substack live discussion of the issues raised here. To get notified, subscribe to my newsletter (it’s free) & download the Substack app. Open it at 10 & you’ll get a notice we’re live. joycevance.substack.com

Earlier this week, students attended the Manchester United Foundation Eco Reds launch at Manchester Museum. They learned about sustainability, explored the museum, and took part in hands-on activities. A highlight was hearing from Phallon Tullis-Joyce, who shared her passion for the environment.

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping at Target, Amazon, and Home Depot during the holiday weekend over their support for Trump's authoritarian policies. I encourage you to join — and shop small. https://weaintbuyingit.com/

The BBC removed a line about Trump being the most openly corrupt president in American history...from a lecture about the cowardice of today's elites. I wonder if the BBC has heard of the Streisand Effect

I know that sometimes my Civ Pro dorkdom comes out in these moments, but this is lowkey HILARIOUS to me. These Evil Twerps can't even read the Local Rules when they're trying to get children's medical info from a hospital as part of their anti-trans tirade. Sorry. You lose!

3/ And whether they can reindict at all is questionable. Judge Currie suggest otherwise in dicta, writing that an "invalid indictment...cannot serve to block the door of limitations as it swings closed," relying on district court decisions in Maryland and Illinois.

you fire right back at them and you FIRE RIGHT AWAY.

That sold out, first-game, first-win feeling 😍 @pwhlgoldeneyes.bsky.social

Statement from Rep. Crockett on Threat at D.C. Office

Megyn Kelly can go fuck herself. open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

NEW — Starting next week, the Cook County Public Defender’s Freedom Defense Center of Roseland, in partnership with the Village Legal and Community Project, will offer free attorney office hours for community members. thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...

WITAOD hat spotted in the wild thelawfarestore.com/listing/4316...

Aguascalientes Carnicería y Taqueria released a statement expressing their rejection of ICE raids in Chicago after one of their own workers was taken 3 weeks ago. Bovino and federal agents also entered Aguascalientes last week but were denied service.