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omg The Chicks just brought out James Talarico on stage 👀

#OnThisDay in 1961, after Boston Celtics' Black players were refused service in Lexington, the Celtics’ five Black players, including Bill Russell, sat the game out in protest. They were joined by the Hawks’ Black players. He later joined the March on Washington. mississippitoday.org/2024/10/17/1...

www.oakpark.com/2026/06/15/p... Important to Oak Park

Federal judge in Miami makes a striking turnabout, reopening Trump’s $10 billion case against the IRS and saying that she wanted to investigate “grievous allegations” that the hasty deal to resolve it was “premised on deception.” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/u...

You heard Jasmine Crockett endorsed Becerra for governor. I asked what advice she’d give a future Gov Becerra (inheriting Prop 50) as gerrymandering spreads across the South and shows no signs of stopping after 2026. Her answer was bigger than just what a governor can do. We all can help.

@propublica.org doesn't usually publish on a Sunday afternoon, but when we do, it's for a good reason. Case in point, the latest from @davidmcswane.bsky.social

PEN America was among several press freedom and journalism organizations that signed a letter from the National Association of Black Journalists in support of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who were arrested by federal agents for doing their jobs. nabjonline.org/blog/nabjout...

Katherine Jacobsen of the Committee to Protect Journalists said the arrest of reporter Don Lemon ”should alarm all Americans."

Breaking NYT: The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter. The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status. That is a war crime called "perfidy."

He isn’t just embarking on a dangerous new adventure in South America, nor even merely adding to the string of U.S.-backed coup attempts in Venezuela. Trump is turning the clock back to a long-dormant era of U.S. imperialism—and it may similarly lead to global catastrophe. trib.al/4FKMTA7

This could wind up being the most-watched newsmagazine segment in television history!! Congratulations to the Ellisons and Bari Weiss!!!

Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders. What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."

It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...

Remember Jamal Khashoggi.

And this monster is welcome at the WH? Argh

Excellent reporting that we need to know, depressing and maddening as it is. Gifted 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

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.

In light of today's trial in United States of America I decided to finish the lyrics to this 👉

Thank you to 2 brave women - Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger- who have been running and winning since 2018. It takes so much courage and strength and sacrifice to run for office — especially for women. As moms and as public servants, they are inspiring and the future of the Democratic party.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGJz... Classic

Bummer

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Press Secretary, Shutdown Day 23: The ballroom is really Donald Trump’s main priority

As Donald tears down the White House, remember what he did to the Rose Garden

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it. Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

Canada vs. America

Cartoon from @anntelnaes.bsky.social 😞

NEW: Sinclair, the far-right broadcasting company, says it's ending its pre-emption of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!".

This ought to be engraved somewhere.

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

“The 47th President of the United States is a malevolent and unhinged menace to humanity who must be removed from power as soon as humanly possible.”

Know your rights, Illinois. Stay safe and stay informed.

Every accusation is a confession www.reuters.com/world/us/bil...

BREAKING: Six GOP-led states are sending a total of 1,200 National Guard troops to assist Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown. But the states those troops came from have higher crime rates than the nation’s capital. The New Republic has investigated the numbers: trib.al/T87rByh

A recent filing from the president’s lawyer presents the court with faulty economic calculations, dubious legal theories, and the distinct scent of desperation. trib.al/9X9ofeP

Greystar was using rent-setting algorithms from software company RealPage, the subject of a 2022 ProPublica investigation that showed the firm was helping landlords decide prices in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior. By @heathervogell.bsky.social

The worst single-day crime spree in modern Washington history, of course, took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued no order to the National Guard to intervene -- Mike Pence did -- and later pardoned the perpetrators.

Just putting this here for no particular reason.

Gevalt

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BREAKING: Illinois just beat the Trump Administration in federal court. Their case challenging the bipartisan TRUST Act was dismissed — unlike the President, we follow the law and listen to the courts.

But not the Epstein files - geez

What a great idea

Cool

I don’t always agree w @rweingarten.bsky.social but she is absolutely right to distance the AFT from the NEA resolution to drop the ADL “Engagement and dialogue – rather than isolation – especially in this current time, is the best way forward." 🎯🎯🎯 www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...