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It must be so exhausting being a racist. They always seem so tired and out of breath, with bags under their eyes and those dry, chapped, paper thin lips. Clinging to their beloved stereotypes... Anyway, the new Akasha looks happy and hydrated and I can't wait to see her in action! 🖤🩸

This is a real video of a journalist in Chicago being arrested.

This is AI.

Democratic troop pay bill blocked in House amid shutdown GOP leaders are seeking to keep pressure on Democrats to reopen the whole government.

A Democratic effort to pass a bill paying active-duty military members during the shutdown was blocked on the House floor by the GOP.

7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes offshore from southern Philippines At least one person died after being hit by falling debris in the south, an official said without providing details

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake off the southern Philippines damaged buildings, knocked out power, killed at least one person and prompted evacuations of coastal areas nearby due to a possible tsunami.

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

"Peter Thiel warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of technology or artificial intelligence are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures on Christianity that connected gov oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future"

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Windows 10 support ends on October 14 and there's a link floating around with instructions to enroll for an additional year of security updates, but I'm not linking to that chatgpt article so here's what you do.

Settings
Update & Security
Windows Update
Initiate Enrollment

Trope graphic for Magically Generated by Jackie Lau. Text: neighbors to lovers, Christmas romance, festive snow animals, a little magic, opposites attract, holiday treats.

A jaded woman falls for her sunshine neighbor in this cozy Christmas romance with a touch of magic.

Magically Generated will be out in less than two weeks!

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Portland's anti-ICE protests have become a magnet for MAGA influencers Right-wing influencers and media figures have flocked to Portland, helping bring national and Trump administration attention to ICE protests in the city.

Right-wing influencers and media figures have flocked to Portland, bringing Trump administration attention to ICE protests in the city.

Trump threatens to use government shutdown to cut 'popular Democrat programs' President Donald Trump said his administration plans to use the government shutdown to permanently cut government programs popular with Democrats.

politicized doesn't begin to describe... www.cnbc.com/2025/10/09/t...
"President Donald Trump said his administration plans to use the government shutdown to permanently cut government programs popular with Democrats."

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

@mattpt55.bsky.social

Dominion, the voting tech company at the center of false 2020 claims, is sold Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote.

Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote. n.pr/3Wv0EIt

Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group dismissed Rapper had claimed UMG helped to damage his reputation by distributing Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us A federal judge has thrown out Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), ruling that the company cannot be held responsible for promoting Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track Not Like Us. US district judge Jeannette Vargas decided Thursday that the song’s lyrics express “nonactionable opinion” and therefore cannot be considered defamatory. Continue reading...

Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group dismissed

THIS is the energy we’ve been waiting for. Credit where credit is due.

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

This is statistically absolutely wild. Helicopters are death traps.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

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Photos: Texas National Guard troops arrive in Chicago area for Trump crackdown Despite Illinois suing the Trump administration, the National Guard arrived near Chicago today.

PHOTOS: Texas National Guard troops arrived in the Chicago area on today, as President Trump intensifies his crackdown on the city.

Democrats Are Winning the Shutdown Fight Turns out Republicans still haven’t figured out the politics of health care.

How can you tell Democrats have the upper hand in the week-old shutdown fight? Marjorie Taylor Greene just endorsed their key demand.
From the great @citizencohn.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/democrats-...

Dolly Parton ‘going to be just fine’, singer’s sister says as she calls for prayers amid health problems Freida Parton says she has been ‘up all night praying’ as singer continues to deal with unspecified ‘health challenges’ Dolly Parton’s sister says she has been “up all night praying” for the singer as she continues to deal with unspecified health problems. Freida Parton wrote that her 79-year-old sister “hasn’t been feeling her best lately”, two weeks after the singer postponed a Las Vegas residency scheduled for December, citing “health challenges”. Continue reading...

Dolly Parton ‘going to be just fine’, singer’s sister says as she calls for prayers amid health problems

Videos Appear To Show Chicago Cops Caught In ICE Tear Gas Cloud

Videos posted on social media appear to show Chicago Police officers getting caught in clouds of tear gas as ICE agents clashed with local protesters

Momence’s Baker & Taylor to close The book is being closed on a Momence employment fixture as book publisher Baker & Taylor informed workers Monday the site is being closed.

I toured B&T in library school. Good times. They were my main book vendor for 25 years. I’d switched to mainly Ingram at the end of 2024 but I’m still surprisingly sad about this. www.shawlocal.com/daily-journa...

Exclusive | CBS News taps Adam Rubenstein — once ostracized at NY Times for liking Chick-fil-A — as new deputy editor Sources expect Rubenstein will effectively run the Free Press now that Weiss will be busy steering the editorial direction of shows like “60 Minutes,” “Face The Nation” and …

crazy that one of the most storied institutions in american journalism is going to be run by two people with basically no experience to do it

With makeshift jump ropes and hide and seek, kids play to cope with crisis From Gaza to Ukraine to South Sudan, children play to deal with the stress — and find a moment of joy.

From Gaza to Ukraine to South Sudan, children play to deal with the stress — and find a moment of joy.

Why we can’t allow Trump to ban that other f-word | Will Bunch The column the Trump regime wants to ban: America has to call out surging fascism in order to defeat it.

Please read. @willbunch.bsky.social gets it right (Gift article) share.inquirer.com/qlZ3Ej

Every time I look at the lineup for this event, I get excited all over again. @oliviawaite.com @clpolk.blacksky.app @kitrocha.com @stephanieburgis.bsky.social @evaleigh.bsky.social @jessiemihalik.com & #LeslyePenelope talking magic. 11/1/25 @ 3PM ET on Zoom.
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Referring to the abuse visited upon over a thousand girls as a “red herring” is nasty work, you asshole.

It turns out that there are plenty of Americans who are willing, even eager, to wear the brown shirts.

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The image is an X post by user Joshua Reed Eakle from 20 hours ago, stating: "The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens. Few understand this." The post includes a profile picture and a verified badge.

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.