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in wheaton, illinois, this morning— it appears bystanders helped chase off this crew of ice agents, who had boxed in a person's car outside a convenience store. multiple people showed up and recorded the interaction. after a brief back-and-forth with agents, the feds got in their cars and left.
Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc
I'm glad Obama is speaking up. I have a lot of negative feelings about him, but it can only be a net positive for him to criticize media institutions for caving to Trump and explicitly call First Amendment violations out.
The family of Trey Reed is seeking an independent autopsy following the Delta State University student’s death on Monday, when his body was found hanging in a tree on campus.
A great piece from Tanehisi Coates. Short, to the point, and greater than the sum of its parts. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
Currently, University Police are saying that "no foul play is suspected" and that the broken bones are a social media rumor (the article you link to doesn't even mention broken bones). People are already justifiably terrified. Can we wait for more info? www.mississippifreepress.org/delta-state-...
The Republican Party does not intend to lose an election ever again. That's the threat to democracy. Retaliatory blue state gerrymandering is an emergency measure. apnews.com/article/arno...
We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff.
Posting twins! bsky.app/profile/mark...
Do you think Joe Biden was going to win the election? Delusional.
Multiple improv legends in that photo.
I missed it live, but this is a lovely moment- Jeff Hiller's name is announced, and Colman Domingo, Michael Urie and Bowen Yang all look as excited as they would be if they had won.
Buddy, I have bad news about William F. Buckley, who explicitly supported segregation on white supremacist grounds in the 1950s when he was around the age Kirk was when he died. Even after softening that stance in the US, in the 80s he defended Apartheid and called for AIDS victims to be tattooed.
There are a lot of dead people you're not supposed to quote, it turns out.
He simply makes no sense as a politician at this point.
If it's cynical political posturing and he doesn't care whether National Guard deployments can actually lower a city's murder rate- would he not be concerned, purely from a strategic standpoint, how Philadelphia voters feel hearing him talk out of his ass about another big city?
I really can't get over this. These are the 10th through 12th cities in unofficial murder rates in 2025 so far. If he really thought the National Guard would be of help to Chicago, would he not also be calling on Shapiro to send troops to Philly?
Wildly irresponsible for someone who owes his seat to Philadelphia voters to speak this flippantly and ignorantly about urban crime challenges.
It turns out that he was not shot in self-defense by an agent being dragged by the deceased's vehicle.
Who is missing this point? This is just a description of what's happening. The political version of viral "movie ending explained" articles.
They usually give their co-workers a pass.
📍 Royal Albert Hall, London Israeli conductor Ilan Volkov halted a BBC Proms concert to call out Israel’s genocide. To hecklers he said: “Let me finish and then you can curse me all your life, no problem.”
Are you from 2010?
One would think that the economic collapse of their profession would mean that the few remaining journalists with a full-time gig would be exceptional survivors, tough and frighteningly smart. One would be wrong. (It's me. I'm One)
I don't think you're familiar with the details. They retracted it over factual issues and the revelation she had encouraged a source to lie to a fact-checker. She sued them for defamation over the editor's note. The settlement has not required them to change the retraction status.
How many relationships did that man from Utah end?
There is an irresponsible post circulating that (FALSELY) suggests that live rounds may have been fired at protesters at a Chicago-area ICE processing center. I am in communication with people who were on-site. The shots were pepper balls. Still terrible, but not live rounds. Pls don't spread panic.
I feel like I've spent today sorting through accusations of this guy being a groyper, only to find that those aren't based on anything. There isn't an indictment yet. The cops haven't handled this better, but seriously—posting without verification makes you no better than the right yelling "antifa."
The narrative from ICE about their Franklin Park shooting makes no sense. Normal cop stuff, really. I sm eager to learn what actually happened.
Rubio is a mediocre man, but he is not a clown like the others, and as long as he focuses his narrow talents on making his boss's every whim a real world policy, he is the most dangerous Trump appointee. And he was confirmed unanimously.
After her hearing at 26 Federal Plaza, a woman was detained and escorted toward the stairwell. Her husband, confused and in shock, was guided toward the exit. Minutes later, he broke down in the elevator. They entered together, but he left alone. This happens here daily. #ICE
I am genuinely curious about the assassin, who is apparently very skilled at this. It would actually help a lot to navigate the current moment if we knew of what his fucking deal is. But we don't even know his name, or he would want to do next.
I'm glad to read about the persistence if these students, but dear lord, these vague and unconstitutional "anti-woke" laws are a plague. playbill.com/article/thei...
More toys were purchased for all adults (18-???) than "preschool children" (0-5). And a significant portion of that preschool demographic can amuse themselves with a random household object better than whatever toys they are given. I'm calling this one overblown.
If I were a person who experiences severe distress at images of violence, I wonder how I would feel by my timeline being consumed out of nowhere by "DO NOT WATCH THAT VIDEO" posts. Wouldn't that also be distressing? I suspect these posts would be better if delivered drily.
Why is your middle initial on the order? Do you give Paul F as your first name? That's dedication!
I'm watching the Lester episode of "Only Murders," and the age of the actor cast as Young Lester relative to the dates portrayed is driving me batty. The actor is 35, and the character would have been 45 when he started (if the year of the show is current). And they keep him into the character's 50s
the results so far on congestion pricing in new york have been so outrageously good that opposition to it works as a convenient identifier of unserious buffoons www.reuters.com/world/us/new...
I'm glad they're doing this. It's going to be awful and only delusional AI boosters will be able to say otherwise.
I obviously don't want to see anyone get hurt, but moments like this make me feel like we're winning.
It's giving crabs in a barrel.
What really irked me, is that I had just a euphoric experience at said institution (Marie's Crisis, a showtune singalong piano bar in the Village.) I had googled the name of the place afterward just to get a sense of what others say, and this year-old thread of another autistic man being warned off.
...and the disclosure that they hated their experience and left in a hurry. But what kind if neurodivergence and which set of symptoms is relevant here? Did the place mess with their OCD? ADHD? Are they also autistic, but use the umbrella term?
As an autistic person (admittedly self-diagnosed), I am growing frustrated with the use of "neurodivergent" in some cases that call for more specificity. An example: Autistic person asks about how a NYC institution functions to best prepare for a visit. Response: "I am also neurodivergent..."
What is a strategist's job, if not to tell policymakers how to neutralize "issue advantages"? Why do our strategists think it's their job instead to tell elected officials what issues to prioritize?
I do want more elected officials to react like him, but let's not discount the people power effect if massive protests at even the hint of an occupation attempt.
God forbid they try advocating a stance forcefully and frequently until voters come around- better to muddle that stance beyond recognition.
A lot of people should be embarrassed about speaking up for this aggressive bigot, as if he were being prosecuted only for his opinions. I don't know if they will be.
5. Hannah Kreager, a 22-year-old trans woman from Arizona, filed a groundbreaking asylum claim in Canada earlier this year; if granted, it would mark the first time a trans person from the United States would be given asylum in another country due to their LGBT status.
The rate at which some of the richest and best equipped to fight this admin have folded is astounding. Every privilege and opportunity on the planet, and they're all sniveling cowards.
Not true. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
I took the bait and engaged with an unsourced post about Chelsea Clinton consider a run for Nadler's seat. Whoops. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
"Pro-Israel" jumpscare on Feeld. You don't see much of that anymore.
"Gosh darn it, we just can't the dang old media to cover us fairly." Loser shit. If it's true, build your own media. Have some ambition. The outlets you whine to are reaching a tiny audience!
Why the fuck are relying on the traditional news media, which a shrinking number of people see, to get your message across? If NBC News is really your biggest obstacle, you are navigating the wrong course.
I was able to spare something for this relatively low goal, maybe someone who follows me can do the same. #MutualAid
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I have an extra reason for enjoying this exchange, since I am currently in rehearsals as Duncan.
doing this shit to children is just incomprehensible on so many levels. may we someday know the names of everyone involved right down to the people physically grabbing these kids.
I got arrested yesterday! (real drop off from being a corporate law firm associate five months ago. or upgrade.) I was blocking vehicles leaving from ICE’s Broadview, IL, staging ground and de facto detention center at 1930 Beach St. full statement (for now) below.
I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset. In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia. In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
States' rights would be the South's motivation for Lost Causers, but I assume the correct answer here for Lincoln is "preserving the Union," which is true, and not at all a point in favor of their classic "it wasn't about slavery" argument. I've had this debate in person with randos in Oklahoma!
Did Murdoch eat the heart of the last specimen of a magical species or something?
My actual assumption moving forward is that unexplained Trump absences are due to life-prolonging medical procedures.
The voice actors in Little Mermaid were credited. They just weren't big names.
This is a fascinating poll. Trump voters are more likely to say "no" than than non-voters. I think what they are saying is less, "of course it would be wrong for me to do that" than it "of course it would be wrong for anyone to do that to me."
I keep saying this, but... ...punishing the homeless is how big-city and blue state liberals do fascism.
So many bigger things today. But I am still seething about the RFK thing about fluoride. It’s not new or remotely the worst thing today. But I have pretty great and functional teeth despite growing up low income with no insurance thanks to fluoride and I swear his ilk just want people to suffer.
If you're going big tits seeing, L Cup Stepsister Sakaya And remember me to one who lives there...
Cities have become ruled by homeowner cartels which want to use their homes as piggy banks. Localist soft kleptocracy, if you will.
Thank God. The next 3 years are going to suck no matter what, but the years following depend on how hard or easy we make things for the regime.
Absurdly irresponsible to interview this kid live on air in the immediate aftermath of a traumatic event.
Maybe his trick of dunking his face in ice water to prevent bloating in his face really worked?
Fair.
She does not have English teacher energy. Maybe a foreign language or choir.
Why are we still allowing Taylor Swift to tell us what American high school is like? She spent significantly less time in one than most of us.
It's going to be hard to pull off, but I am glad he and Pritzker are talking like this. Even unsuccessful prosecutions of these goons could gum up the works enough for us to get our country back in 3 years.
Half of all US counties have only 1 local news source or none at all. But she has a secure gig. bsky.app/profile/poli...
Jack Antonoff: and I guess that's how we sorta landed on the bedroom pop feel of Midnights Andy Reid: [wiping blue cheese dressing from his mustache]
We would be better off if university presidents and so many others had this strong of a spine.
"Do you need me to do any research about the claims in your column?" "Re-whatnow?"
Neither of the Chicago daily papers have a film critic anymore, but I guess The Times has enough Spelling Bee money lying around to pay median NYC household income for an assistant to 1 writer that doesn't even do any reporting. Bizarre industry.
I read something of Stella's where she refers to her father simply as "Adler," and it's one of those single word quirks that evokes an entire universe.
Who said it, though?
I was 50% kidding, but... declined to comment? Won't confirm the numbers? That is how you react when reporters are contacting you about a bad thing!
But I am too much on the fringes of that world to really butt in. I am happy for a high school junior who knows they want that. If I could go back to when I was applying to colleges and enjoying theater as a brand new hobby, I would absolutely have majored in drama at a state school.
I want to tell this kid that there is no theater industry worth mentioning in the US, and that the value of a related BFA is that it is a bachelor's degree you get for something you like, and that people making <5kyr in the "industry" usually have a better day job than college dropouts like me have.
RIP Jerry Adler, a veteran stage manager (including for the original Broadway production of My Fair Lady!) who switched to acting when he was 65 and soon became an indelible character guy (Hesh!) I interviewed him for my Mike Nichols bio; as you'd imagine, he was a bottomless treasure chest of lore.
Imagining an exec looking over the returns and absolutely seething Monday morning.
Netflix is making money in theaters with a KPop Demon Hunters sing-along, which is probably bad news to them somehow.
Journalists writing about Trump's plans to send the National Guard to cities in blue states have to think carefully about how to frame it. The federal government (including the National Guard) call it an anti-crime narrative. But it increasingly feels like that's a pretext for military occupation.
Right! All the polling about this represents the success or right wing amplification propaganda. Big picture thinking would be to undergo the work of combatting it, rather than allowing it to be led by the nose.
I'm not a politician, and I will speak as I please.
one might gingerly ask about her particular definition of “appropriate”
He looks like shit. I really hope that heaven talk really was about bad health news.
we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light
So thrilled about this! I saw the 2021 remount and it honestly influenced the trajectory of my life towards deepening my acting studies and doing/seeing a lot more theater.
This production was incredible at Steppenwolf! Letts wrote this exploration of paranoia and conspiracism in response to the OKC bombings, and it has only gotten more relevant in subsequent decades. playbill.com/article/trac...
The evils of the ongoing genocide in Gaza are so obvious that they cross a line even for some very stupid people, and you don't need to follow time-wasting nincompoops just because of a watermelon emoji.
You can gauge the health of an institution by how many meetings it insists on holding. Healthy institutions don’t change policies and move goalposts every few months, resulting in new meetings about information that is fated to expire in a few months later (at another, future meeting).