Beachwood Reporter
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A Chicago-centric news and culture review.
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I'm a Chicago-based reporter, editor, media critic, political analyst and digital media evangelist who has worked at the ChiTrib, Newsweek, Chicagomag and founded the pioneering Beachwood Reporter. I have an independently designed master's in newsroom mgt/worked at NU'sNewspaper Management Center.
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âA Pretty Ugly Historyâ: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
https://www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a-pretty-ugly-history-how-exxon-exported-climate-denial-to-the-global-south/
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The Truth About IFS, the Therapy That Can Break You
Internal Family Systems is a widely popular trauma treatment. Some patients say itâs destroyed their lives.
https://www.thecut.com/article/truth-about-ifs-therapy-internal-family-systems-trauma-treatment.html?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email_acq&utm_campaign=tst_rup_walled_20251111&ueid=0a2e3abe7e0e5ad53afb86f14ec99027&utm_term=Registration%20Wall%202025%20Hightouch%20-%20Control
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'We need to get out of here': Trump's immigration crackdown is quietly reshaping where immigrants live in America
The Trump administration says that more than 1.6 million immigrants have self-deported. But there's also evidence of an internal migration from target cities and states and into quieter areas that fee...
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/13/nx-s1-5592335/we-need-to-get-out-of-here-trumps-immigration-crackdown-is-quietly-reshaping-where-immigrants-live-in-america
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"A
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As deportation fears rise, immigrant parents ask: Who cares for my kids?
More parents â from the undocumented to U.S. citizens â are rushing to make temporary guardianship arrangements, lawyers said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/11/11/parents-deportation-guardianship-plans/
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1988 called, they want their segment back.
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Jameel Jaffer
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MAGAâs ongoing war on academic freedom, reflected in headlines from the last 24 hours.
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Sasha Chavkin
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Buried in the spending bill that reopened the government are food industry-backed provisions that zero out funding for: - Recordkeeping to track outbreaks of foodborne illness - Preventing contamination of produce - Rules to reduce sodium that target UPFs Strong work from
@thelever.bsky.social
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Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
https://www.levernews.com/shutdown-deal-kills-food-safety-rules/
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Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
https://www.404media.co/google-has-chosen-a-side-in-trumps-mass-deportation-effort/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter
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The AP puts the release of primary documents from a primary source that implicates the president of the United States in child trafficking on par with an falsifiable reply by a deeply dishonest White House. Way to go,
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Epstein email says Trump 'knew about the girls' as White House calls its release a Democratic smear
Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2019 email to a journalist that Donald Trump âknew about the girls,â according to documents made public Wednesday.
https://apnews.com/article/epstein-emails-trump-house-democrats-db7df1042a73e610fb5deddf2f90bd3a
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"The records originated in a private exchange between DHS analysts and
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police, a test of how local intelligence might feed federal government watchlists ... The experiment collapsed amid what government reports describe as a chain of mismanagement and oversight failures."
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DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasnât deleted.
https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-kept-chicago-police-records-for-months-in-violation-of-domestic-espionage-rules/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_111325_PAID&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WIR_Daily_111325_PAID&bxid=60b8ee721be3462e7a7cb5ef&cndid=65328454&hasha=0a2e3abe7e0e5ad53afb86f14ec99027&hashc=99def15eccd52923e886121abec738e05f0518f42175ac254215b5b509d717bd&esrc=MARTECH_ORDERFORM&utm_term=WIR_DAILY_PAID
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404 Media
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The person behind this account does not seem to actually have any sort of vested interest in the US or in immigration. But they are nonetheless spamming horrific videos because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for that type of content, and because Facebook directly makes payments for it.
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AI-Generated Videos of ICE Raids Are Wildly Viral on Facebook
An account is spamming horrific, dehumanizing videos of immigration enforcement because the Facebook algorithm is rewarding them for it.
https://www.404media.co/ai-generated-videos-of-ice-raids-are-wildly-viral-on-facebook/
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Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants.
@evystadium.bsky.social
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@josephcox.bsky.social
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www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
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Joseph Cox
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The 404 Media Podcast is up! This week: - inside a town's fight against a $1.2 billion AI data center - how people are 3D-printing whistles to fight ICE - subscribers: AI's war on knowledge YouTube here. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, etc too
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHk5...
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Inside a Small Town's Fight Against a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter
YouTube video by 404 Media
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHk580uKwHw
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ICE Mulls Hiring Marketing Partner
ICE is gathering information from firms interested in supporting its marketing and recruiting initiatives.
https://www.odwyerpr.com/story/public/23880/2025-11-10/ice-mulls-hiring-marketing-partner.html?vgo_ee=d8pMYgcPD1eFoRlg8r%2BQBM98SIwYa5N9oOppBRS0kp3B1QKC%3A77kLvrXCU8fZjxn606sqMGEczJ1OZRcn
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'The Homeland Security Information Network is a hub for myriad law enforcement agencies involved with security at big events; at least 11 different departments were on the ground at the Ole Miss-Georgia game from campus police to a military rapid-response team.' Originally reported by FOIAball.
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DHS Is Deploying a Powerful Surveillance Tool at College Football Games
Public records show DHS is deploying the "Homeland Security Information Network" at college protests and football games.
https://www.404media.co/dhs-is-deploying-a-powerful-surveillance-tool-at-college-football-games/?ref=daily-stories-newsletter
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I'm having flashbacks:
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I endorse his message.
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Matthew Chapman
4 days ago
An influential Greek cardiologist who has helped shaped the global debate on vaping was paid thousands of euros from ecig giant Juul via an offshore company he co-owns, myself,
@ebersi.bsky.social
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www.theexamination.org/articles/juu...
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âIndependentâ expert who helped shape global vaping debate was paid thousands by Juul
A Greek physician who has extensively studied nicotine was paid by Juul to lobby against Israeli vaping regulations. He didnât disclose the payment in his research.
https://www.theexamination.org/articles/juul-paid-nicotine-expert-to-lobby-israel-against-vape-ban
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404 Media
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Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to âprevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.â
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The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to âprevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.â
https://www.404media.co/the-latest-defense-against-ice-3d-printed-whistles/
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Anne Applebaum
7 days ago
âThese are people who did everything by the book, paid taxes, had no criminal records, opened businesses and contributed to their communities...now they have become collateral damage in this cruel, unjust and inhumane political game.â
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Venezuelans begin fleeing U.S. as protections end and threat of war looms
TPS expired for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans on Friday. Many are shuttering business, selling homes and boarding planes, or scrambling to find a way to stay.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/11/08/venezuelans-begin-fleeing-us-protections-end-threat-war-looms/
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
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Not ICE. Border Patrol. Theyâre wearing Border Patrol uniforms with clear Border Patrol patches on them. There are many videos of ICE officers doing outrageous stuff but a lot of the absolute worst videos are of Border Patrol, who are basically Bovino and Millerâs most aggressive tool right now.
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From the Music community on Reddit: Olivia Rodrigo warned by feds to be 'grateful' after singer's message to ICE
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/s/uvRLoMjoad
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From the skeptic community on Reddit: Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
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https://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/s/uaSNYcc7kO
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National Lawyers Guild Chicago
7 days ago
Today, community members across Cook County monitored and protested the Trump administrationâs assault on migrant communities. In total, 15 people were arrested by multiple law enforcement agencies. Read our full statement here:
nlgchicago.org/2025/11/08/i...
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From the skeptic community on Reddit: Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
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https://www.reddit.com/r/skeptic/s/uaSNYcc7kO
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From the Music community on Reddit: Olivia Rodrigo warned by feds to be 'grateful' after singer's message to ICE
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/s/uvRLoMjoad
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From the CringeTikToks community on Reddit: Masked ICE/CBP agents kidnapped a visibly distraught mentally disabled person in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago (11/6/2025)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/CringeTikToks/s/CVRhrGz5ZC
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Google, Microsoft, and Meta Have Stopped Publishing Workforce Diversity Data
Other big tech companies including Amazon, Apple, and Nvidia have continued their annual disclosures this year even as the Trump administration cracks down on DEI.
https://www.wired.com/story/google-microsoft-and-meta-have-stopped-publishing-workforce-diversity-data/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_110725_PAID&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WIR_Daily_110725_PAID&bxid=60b8ee721be3462e7a7cb5ef&cndid=65328454&hasha=0a2e3abe7e0e5ad53afb86f14ec99027&hashc=99def15eccd52923e886121abec738e05f0518f42175ac254215b5b509d717bd&esrc=MARTECH_ORDERFORM&utm_term=WIR_DAILY_PAID
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amanda moore đą
8 days ago
CBP has been hitting Skokie, outside of Chicago, hard today. At 10:45 today, they jumped out of their vehicles and arrested a man on Lincoln Ave.
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From the CringeTikToks community on Reddit: ICE beats and grabs father by the neck, sending him into violent seizures while his arms lock up around his toddler. Fitchburg, MA PD acts as crowd control ...
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https://www.reddit.com/r/CringeTikToks/s/BjrMG9eQZO
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Anne Applebaum
8 days ago
"Clearly echoing Erwin Rommelâs Nazi force, the Africa Corps is the Kremlinâs new expeditionary formation in Africa. ...Like Wagner before it, it is still laden with neo-Nazi and white supremacist symbology." on Russian neo-colonialism in Africa:
ecfr.eu/publication/...
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The bear and the bot farm: Countering Russian hybrid warfare in Africa
Russia has many quiet enemies in Africa. Working together, like-minded Africans and Europeans can roll back its troublesome influence.
https://ecfr.eu/publication/the-bear-and-the-bot-farm-countering-russian-hybrid-warfare-in-africa/
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Lynda Lopez
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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From the CringeTikToks community on Reddit: ICE beats and grabs father by the neck, sending him into violent seizures while his arms lock up around his toddler. Fitchburg, MA PD acts as crowd control ...
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https://www.reddit.com/r/CringeTikToks/s/BjrMG9eQZO
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Anne Applebaum
8 days ago
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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From the wisconsin community on Reddit: Menards: MAGA-friendly firm fires worker for filming 'brutal' DHS raid
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https://www.reddit.com/r/wisconsin/s/OKb07FR0jI
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Oh, so *this* will be the one that gets through to people, not the lying, the racism, the mental illness, the sexual assaults, the corruption. This photo is the one, please share!
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From the Jewish community on Reddit: At the Aston Villa x Maccabi Tel Aviv football match on the 6th of November, Jews were forced into a "Jew Pen" for their "own safety"
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Jewish/s/4ln936L18g
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From the CringeTikToks community on Reddit: ICE enters office in Bensonville IL 11.5.25
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https://www.reddit.com/r/CringeTikToks/s/GU2hlCfjF7
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Post-Left Watch
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Cheryl Hines was once one of the most prolific environmental activists in Hollywood. Look how far she's fallen:
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From the illinois community on Reddit: Chicago: Evidence Shown in Court Reveals CBP Agent Bragged About Shooting Marimar Martinez After Car Accident
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https://www.reddit.com/r/illinois/s/ojHkTXk189
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Jeff Horwitz
9 days ago
Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion âhigher legal riskâ scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state. That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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https://www.reuters.com/investigations/meta-is-earning-fortune-deluge-fraudulent-ads-documents-show-2025-11-06/
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Patricia Zengerle
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The documents further note that users who click on scam ads are likely to see more of them because of Metaâs ad-personalization system, which tries to deliver ads based on a userâs interests.
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BrianKrebs
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Meta, Meta, Meta. So Meta. This Reuters report is đ„ "Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show" "Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show. And the social media giant internally estimates [âŠ]
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Federal Judge Blasts Border Patrol Boss For Lying, Extends Order Restricting Use Of Force
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis called the Trump administration's depiction of Chicago as besieged by violence "untrue" and "simply not credible."
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/06/hold-federal-judge-blasts-border-patrol-boss-for-lying-extends-order-restricting-use-of-force/
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Taking anything the known, deeply-reported on pathologically lying Trump as credible is absolutely insane. Treating his "promises" to keep costs down is even more so - as if he was making legitimate policy claims. WTF is wrong with you, everybody in media. You have failed humanity.
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Gas to groceries: Has Trump kept his promise to tackle rising prices?
President Trump promised to bring down inflation. One year on from his victory, BBC Verify revisits some of his claims.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgkl25734go
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They really oughta call it PelosiCare, for better and worse. She's the one that got it through, not Obama (and probably despite Obama).
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Trump's decimation of the FDA has resulted in plunging inspections of foreign food imports, ProPublica finds âItâs only a matter of time before people die,â one expert said
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404 Media
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The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of
archive.today
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FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
https://www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to-unmask-owner-of-infamous-archive-is-site/
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