Josiah Bates

The season from hell

I’ll never get over the death of the midrange

They tossed the case and basically said “btw that track is straight fire”

Sources: “just trust me bro”

Chicago’s Black Immigrants Face New Wave of ICE Arrests and Uncertainty Nearly 70,000 immigrants from African countries live in the city, making up 5.2% of the population, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

"The raid underscores why many Black Chicago residents were wary of Trump’s threat of a federal takeover and the presence of ICE agents."

Looks like martial law is off…for now.

Jeffries: In that Oval Office meeting, which lasted over an hour, the amount of time spent talking about health insurance for undocumented immigrants was less than 10 seconds. You know why? Because they know it’s a lie. They didn’t even bother to bring it up—because the cameras weren’t rolling.

Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025.

Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan.

Legacy media failed the country.

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

“Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, women and children from their apartments, some of them naked, residents and witnesses said.”

This “both sides” ish ain’t gonna cut it. You either for democracy or not

A Timeline of High-Profile Shootings at Houses of Worship The attack on a Mormon church in Michigan was one of many similar shootings over the past 20 years, according to an analysis by The Trace.

@thetrace.org mapped two decades of high-profile shootings at Houses of Worship. It's a sobering timeline carefully reported by @jenmascia.bsky.social and @bychipbrownlee.com

New study finds more than 400 pregnancy-related prosecutions after Roe's fall Most of the cases involved allegations of substance use during pregnancy, a nonprofit legal group found.

Over a two-year period, prosecutors across 16 states charged more than 400 people with pregnancy-related crimes, with most of the charges originating in states with near or total abortion bans, according to a new report released Tuesday.

Brandon Scott Pushed Baltimore Shootings to Historic Lows. Now Comes the Hard Part In his first term, Mayor Scott went all in on violence reduction. Will his political foes topple the peace?

Baltimore's homicides have fallen to historic lows under Mayor Brandon Scott. Now comes the test of sustaining it. J. Brian Charles explains what's working and what's at stake.

The following statement can be attributed to Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills: “The Village of Broadview Police Department has launched a criminal investigation into an allegedly unprovoked attack on a CBS Chicago TV news reporter’s vehicle on Sunday by a chemical munition fired from the direction of U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement detention facility. The victim declined medical attention. The Broadview Police Department expects the full cooperation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security into our criminal investigation.”

Broadview Police have opened an investigation into an attack from federal agents on a CBS crew at Broadview, per BPD Chief Mills.

Random thought but Task on HBO should not be sharing Sunday nights with the NFL

Not anymore

Penn State game puttin me to sleep

Trump’s Big Crime Lies As the president prepares to send federal troops into Memphis and Chicago, we debunk a few of his most mendacious talking points.

Trump's claims about crime and immigrants aren't exaggerations. They're lies. @jenmascia.bsky.social breaks down the facts for @thetrace.org

If you're making the GOAT argument for LeBron you really gotta explain the 2010 playoffs and the 2011 Finals

Please just take the season off. No point in rushing back in April when they’re fighting for an 8th seed

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The Quiet Crisis: What’s Driving Gun Suicides Among Older Americans? More and more older Americans are dying by firearm suicide, a new analysis from The Trace and GQ reveals. Older white men and those in rural areas experience alarmingly high rates.

Older Americans have the highest rates of gun suicide of any age group. Not by a little — by a lot.

Why? I spent months exploring this question through data, field reporting, and interviews with experts. Our story is up today on @thetrace.org

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Tweet From Obama mentioning my firing from the Washington post. Wirh a photo of me

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.

His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.

Now he is tweeting in support of me.

This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.

Or used to work.

Why the Political Blame Game Starts Moments After a Shooting The aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing has devolved into a national guessing game over the shooter’s politics. Experts say that’s missing the point.

After Charlie Kirk’s killing, the loudest voices rushed to assign blame. @jenmascia.bsky.social shows why that reaction is predictable, what it distracts us from, and why it matters.

Lordt have mercy

DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.

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Bluesky gotta step up cause I'm not seeing any reactions to this Dame Dash interview and I know that other app is going off

Damn, RIP