Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

"In the summer of 1835 northern abolitionists mailed over 100,000 anti-slavery newspapers to slaveholders in the South, which led slaveholders to violently prevent the abolitionist sentiment from circulating in their local communities." oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/items/1d0cff...

Sixty-five years ago today, four first-graders desegregated New Orleans's public schools: Ruby Bridges at William Frantz Elementary School, and Leona Tate, Tessie Provost, and Gail Etienne at McDonogh 19 Elementary School. They faced violent mobs and threats to their lives. They were 6 years old. 🗃

If you have tenure at Texas A&M and aren't maliciously emailing the president a dozen times every day to ask if you can say this or you can say that, then what's the point in having tenure?

📢 NEW BOOK ALERT! The housing crisis is global, but so is the resistance. A thread to introduce “Rent Strikes”, edited together with @hannesrolf.bsky.social, and published open access by @uclpress.bsky.social and @iisg-amsterdam.bsky.social uclpress.co.uk/book/rent-st... 🧵(1/10)

The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.

The Aurora Borealis are showing up this evening. Not nearly as vibrant as yesterday. #auroraborealis #northernlights #MBwx

Dems: "It's over Anakin, I have the public support and the high ground. But if you pinky swear promise to give up this dark side thing, allow the senate to vote on making Palpatine emperor for life and creating a galactic empire, I'll reopen the government."

Since January, Trump's Treasury has quietly gutted enforcement of the corporate alternative minimum tax — a huge boon for big business and wealthy investors. Meanwhile, he's led an all-out assault on Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs that help the poor. Reverse Robin Hood.

New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers. hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...

Senate Democrats voting to dismantle the ACA to avoid any problems with their Thanksgiving travel is tragically on brand.

I hear Dems might vote for a bill with no guarantee of a vote on health care subsidies, just a promise from Thune. Cool. He wouldn't try to trick anyone on a traditional holiday. Unrelated to anything, here some Thanksgiving cheer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmFf...

My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

Cornell agreed to pay $30m, hand over admissions data with demographic breakdowns, produce annual "campus climate" surveys to check on antisemitism and changes "since October of 2023," and—here's the dumbest part they agreed to—that the govt can open new investigations whenever it wants. Appeasers.

BREAKING: Cornell caved. Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...

The goddamn nerve of Jeff Bezos' newspaper to talk shit about raising the minimum wage at a moment when workers at Jeff Bezos' online superstore -- who are paid so little half of them in one study were on SNAP benefits -- are going hungry. The fucking arrogance.

“The destruction of U.S.A.I.D. [caused] public man-made death. And the cruelty and lethality will only grow as the Administration expands its rollback of public-health advances to the homeland.” www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

A legend www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

The Social Security Administration used to have an incredible communications arm, including even a film unit. This was crucial in helping people understand the program, and how it would work. From 1936, 1939. www.ssa.gov/history/puba...

One of us has been rejected multiple times by the NYT Opinion pages

“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’” @reuters.com #Chicago www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...

NYT opinion: Did women ruin the workplace?

I’ve been interested in political speeches for as long as I can remember. I’ve listened to nearly every inaugural and major address, and I’ve given tons of public speeches myself. Zohran’s talent in this arena ranks among the best. He’s damn good. Hella good. Remarkably good. Crazy to watch.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

Goodnight everyone. Congrats to NYC, you done good. And congrats to Zohran Mamdani, America's mayor!

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist whose meteoric rise captivated NewYorkCity, beat out former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to become city's next mayor, NBC News projects.

You did it, NYC. ❤️ Sending so much love from Chicago.

BREAKING: Democrat Aftab Pureval wins Cincinnati mayoral election over Cory Bowman, half-brother of Vice President JD Vance. Follow AP for live updates.

BREAKING: @maynivar.com just FLIPPED Virginia’s HD-57! May is ready to get to work building an economy that uplifts working families, winning funding for public schools, and expanding access to quality health care.

BREAKING: @kimadamsforva.bsky.social just FLIPPED Virginia’s HD-82! She’s committed to fighting to ensure every taxpayer has a voice in Richmond and that every working family has the economic stability they need to thrive.

Young people in NYC absolutely showed out and there should be 1000 articles and profiles about this. Because we have had to put up with 1000 MAGA diner stories for years now.

New Jersey, it is the honor of my life to earn your trust to become this great state’s 57th Governor. I promise to listen, lead with courage, and never forget who I serve.

The only thing I have to say about Dick Cheney dying is that everyone should read Spencer Ackerman's Reign of Terror, if you have not yet. Great book that traces how we got from Bush/Cheney to Trump

The magic word here is “unrestricted” — which is to say, the donor isn’t setting an agenda or making a big fancy monument to themselves, but letting the institution use the funds for the actual, practical needs.

It can often feel like there's a whole lot outside our control. But if there's any kind of election in your town today, that's a way to make a meaningful difference in your state or local affairs.

Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo! I know how hard you worked for this.

There isn’t really a gap between Fuentes and MAGA. It’s like the Klan and the White Citizen’s Councils. They are part of the same white supremacist movement and largely disagree over tactics.

Finishing Task. These small town police procedures are entertaining I admit. I correctly called out the rat on my first try.

From an Evanston resident filming an arrest at Oakton/Asbury ~an hour ago: "He was being very violent with her, I said ‘You got to stop that,’ and he said, ‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘ I step back, and then I continue to record, at which point he turned around and pointed a gun at me.”

this is the in the most conservative neighborhood in chicago

"That's my hometown!" #Chicago

One fact I didn't know until just now is that Michael Bloomberg's net worth increased from $55.5 billion in 2019 to $106 billion in 2025. Doubled.

Hard to overstate the lifeline this ruling offers in the face of Trump's calculated cruelty. It will not only keep tens of millions—half of them kids—fed this month, but will also prevent the evictions and shutoffs that would have resulted from families being forced to pay for food out of pocket.

My kids’ school is on lockdown. Because of ICE. On fucking Halloween.

Just so we're clear: This administration's blatant, unapologetic choice to deny food to 42 million people—to have the money sitting there and say, "No, we'll let them go hungry"—is simply a more overt display of why homelessness and poverty keep worsening in this country. Because it's *decided.*

South Carolina schools recently sent home unvaccinated kids to stem a growing measles outbreak. It turned out 5 of them were infected and, if they'd been at school, could've unwittingly spread it to their classmates for days. That kind of precaution is now illegal in Idaho.

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social