I hadn't realized that Durbin has been the Democratic whip since 2005 (!!). That's just too long to be in that position (or any leadership position), his caucus should vote him out (the resulting Aaron Sorkin movie will have him receiving the news on a blue slip)

We built a team of young Black, Asian, queer, and trans staffers at Teen Vogue, and they deserve the world. They are passionate, whip smart, and incredibly talented. Many of them are now without jobs — please consider donating to their GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/help-laido...

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

When the Conservative Party in Korea declared martial law, the Korean Democrats knew if they didn’t send them to hell there would be no opposition afterwards. And look at them. They’re taking the ex conservative president and ensuring he never breathes free ever again.

Notice how they also have fuck all to say about immigrants who are being terrorized by ICE/CBP

Looks like I'm going to be calling Durbin's office again. 😑

Rafael Veraza was trying to leave a Sam’s Club parking lot when a federal agent drove alongside a line of cars, spraying chemical irritants occupants of the vehicles through open windows — including his 1-year-old daughter, Ariana. “My daughter didn’t have to go through this."

i think about those people often, and how much they detest now in their lives what is a very small amount of the regular experiences of palestinians face from israel, black american face from police, even immigrants face from ICE / CBP (but just quieter, before). would they change the past?

Programmers at Microsoft Hate This One Trick to Get Good at that Code The Clickbait Headline Programming Language: https://tabloid.vercel.app/

I did my PhD in molecular and cell biology, with a specialization in genomics and computational biology. As a result, I met many women, postdocs and junior faculty, who had encountered James Watson in person at CSHL. Their accounts all unanimously mentioned having to deal with him hitting on them.

particularly all of the people who *left science* because they were not treated the way you have been treated. How many of those contributions have been destroyed by the coddling of men like Watson? We can only imagine. But I was there as a *friend*, not a famous scientist, so I know at least some.

pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.

Attendance has dropped at Chicago schools in communities with increased immigration enforcement. Chalkbeat Chicago reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr

Trump "has expressed such outrage at attacks on Christians in Nigeria that he has threatened military intervention there... but here’s the awkwardness: Trump’s aid cuts are killing far more Nigerian Christians than Islamic terrorists are." @nickkristof.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/o...

Happening now in Broadview—outside Chicago: A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility. “Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

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.

Pilot had a massive ad spread in a jp newspaper with "make AI jealous" and "write what AI can't touch" written on it Anyway I think everyone should own a Pilot kakuno pen

Additionally, the hunger for impeachment and removal is real. Elected officials don't even have to wait for the next elections. If they are already in office, they can go hard on impeachment and get popular *now.*

👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead. IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained. IRS Direct File: 2023-2025. (Story from when the pilot launched.)

The guy who got famous betting against the housing market in 2007 just before that bubble burst - played by Christian Bale jn “The Big Short” - just wagered $1 billion on the collapse of the AI boom. www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

Most importantly, the Chinese names are homophonous with "Zohran Kwame" when pronounced in both Cantonese (the spoken language used by first-wave Chinese immigrants from the South) and Mandarin (the spoken language used by new-wave Chinese immigrants from the North). What an absolute masterstroke.

Ooh, I want to try.

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

Note: while not unprecedented, it’s actually pretty rare for a sitting Catholic bishop to participate in a demonstration. It’s just not generally what Catholic bishops do. Thus: Getting the hierarchy involved in this protest outside an ICE facility is no small thing.

tech bros keep promising self-aware ai when they haven't even cracked making self-aware tech bros

Very happy to have lived long enough to see people finally grapple with the harm that self-important little bastard has inflicted on the world... and find out, end of the day, he's just a scared man-child, like all the rest.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be cut off Nov. 1 unless Congress acts. Here’s a list of food pantries across Chicago and the suburbs. trib.al/rka2BUp

:) Zines were a thing a couple of decades ago and have become a thing again in response to the rising authoritarianism in the US. These are how to report ICE - @meganpiont.bsky.social has designed them for about 30 different cities/areas; 16 of them have been translated into Spanish.

Sharing for awareness: For those able and willing to help, the Embassy of Jamaica in DC is coordinating disaster relief in the U.S. They have asked folks to reach out to them at [email protected] to coordinate support. The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm

Useful info for those in the CA Bay Area www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...

If you would like to support some of the families of people who have been abducted by ICE in my area during the recent federal attacks on our community that I've written about, local organizers have put together this trusted list of crowd funds.

My friend, National Guard Staff Sergeant, and Illinois House District-13 candidate, @demiforillinois.bsky.social has gone on record with CBS News saying she will refuse to deploy to Chicago if ordered. www.cbsnews.com/video/illino...

I find the false dichotomy established here extra insulting because I am both an extremely verbal _and_ extremely visual thinker. 😑 www.vice.com/en/article/o...

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation. Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

Let's all review who gets SNAP. Depending on how you count race, white people are 40 - 63%, 37% are kids, 88% are native born. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

I wrote a little bit about what it feels like to live in Chicago right now lauriemerrell.com/posts/dispat...

Feeding America has a page where you can input your zip code and it'll show you all of the food banks near you overlaid on a map. If you need it, it's there. If you don't need it, think about donating money if you have it and your time if you don't. www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

한국어를 쓰며 영어와 다른 언어 하나를 배우고 사는 사람들과, 유럽어를 쓰며 영어와 다른 유럽어 하나를 배우고 사는 사람들이 "언어"에 관해 지니는 상상력이 아주 다르다고 생각한다. 유럽어 외의 언어를 접해 보지 않은 사람들은 "언어"에 관해 상상하는 범위가 굉장히 제한적이다.

It's hard to overstate how fully engaged Chicago and the surrounding suburbs are in this ICE madness. There are neighborhood watch alerts, spontaneous crowds gathering outside schools at pick up & drop off plus madly blowing whistles and honking car horns, this city is fighting back and hard.

This site offers "Know your rights" printable cards if you want to distribute to your community. www.cfiaus.com/rights/know-...

Families were making their way to the neighborhood Halloween parade being held two blocks away from this tear gassing. This is life in Chicago these days

Reposting my reply since it occurred to me that others might benefit from this recommendation from our local immigration organizations.

It's not even 11am yet, and federal agents have gassed the northwest side of Chicago twice this morning. Just before 10, NWSRR reports they detained two people in Irving Park, one of them known to be a US citizen: www.instagram.com/p/DQPKhmDEd4W/

Immigraton agents today spotted in Avondale, Irving Park, Belmont Craigin. Again, tear gassing residents that gather to demand they leave, and follow them to alert neighbors they’re in the area. Developing.

One of the @blockclubchi.bsky.social stories from today as federal agents continue to conduct immigration raids in and around Chicago: Feds Detain At Least 2 People During Random Stops In Wicker Park, West Town blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/24/f...

🙋🏿‍♂️I have some words! It's easier to see the destruction of physical institutions than organizational ones. If you picture the whole building being bulldozed, that's what we did to the USAID org. We've also destroyed our relationships with our allies, our foreign trade position, and the rule of law

One of the important aspects of defending against ICE is canvassing businesses, letting them know their rights, including that they can lock their doors and not let ICE in without a *judicial* warrant, signed by a judge. (They have other "administrative" warrants that don't mean squat)

There have been confirmed ICE sightings near my children's school. One parent said an ICE officer knocked on their car window during pick-up and questioned them about their citizenship. PTO is busy organizing safe passage and printing out whistle zines.

We are doing this again tomorrow if you can join us.