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PhD, BBall coach. Co-founder of Small Schools Workshop. Host of Hitting Left Radio. https://facebook.com/HittingLeft/ michaelklonsky.substack.com

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Feds Used Chemical Weapons On Chicagoans At Least 49 Times β€” Even After Judge Said To Stop This investigation was co-produced by Block Club Chicago, Cicero Independiente, the Investigative Project on Race and Equity, Invisible Institute, South

Feds Used Chemical Weapons On Chicagoans At Least 49 Times β€” Even After Judge Said To Stop blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/f...

19.11.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Starbucks workers are on strike. x.com/i/broadcasts...

19.11.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beyond the Monroe Doctrine: Cuba could be the real target The logic is that regime change in Caracas would sever Havana’s lifeline.

'Trump’s squeeze of Venezuela goes beyond the Monroe Doctrine – in ideology, intent, and scale, it’s unprecedented.' Cuba could be the real target open.substack.com/pub/michaelk...

19.11.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Weekend Quotables Epstein's Ghost: Facing Mass Desertions, Trump gives his minions 'permission' to vote for release of the files.

Weekend Quotables @MikeKlonsky open.substack.com/pub/klonsky/...

17.11.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The House of MAGA is in Disarray. Is there still a path to Democratic victories in '26? I think so.

The House of MAGA is in Disarray.
The Democrats' brand may be in the toilet. But there's still a pathway to victory in '26, and Bubba has only just entered the picture.

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Judge rules detention of woman taken from North Center day care 'unlawful' The judged ordered the government hold a bond hearing for Diana Santillana Galeano within the next week. She was pulled by armed federal agents from inside Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learni...

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Trump has now openly embraced Project 2025, after previously disavowing it during his 2024 campaign. In 2025.. β€” USA Today

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More Americans are unhappy with the way Trump is managing the government, AP-NORC poll shows A new AP-NORC poll finds U.S. adults’ opinions of how President Donald Trump is managing the federal government have dropped sharply since early in his second term, highlighting the risks posed by the...

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13.11.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Horrific’ video of incident at Chicago’s juvenile jail raises questions about recent trial, experts say Former Juvenile Temporary Detention Center employee Kevin Walker was acquitted last month of charges related to the incident, which left a 15-year-old boy bruised and unconscious.

Judge Wadas obviously not fit to serve www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...

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Chicago Dad Says His 1-Year-Old Daughter Was Hit by Pepper Spray During Border Patrol Raid: 'Struggling to Breathe' A dad in Chicago claims his daughter was hit by pepper spray after the family was caught up in a Border Patrol raid on Saturday, Nov. 8. The DHS has denied all of the claims.

β€œMy first thought was my daughter,” Veraza told the Chicago Tribune. β€œI didn’t even care if it got to me,” he added. people.com/chicago-dad-...

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Officials Gather In Little Village For Show Of 'Strength' After Border Chief's Threat To Return To Area Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino heckled Gov. JB Pritzker on social media for having his speech in Little Village Tuesday interrupted by protesters β€” but Bovino did not follow through on a threat to sh...

Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino heckled Gov. JB Pritzker on social media for having his speech in Little Village Tuesday interrupted by protesters β€” but Bovino did not follow through on a threat to show up in the neighborhood himself. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/11/o...

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Bovino’s Chicago exit after the city pushes back and temperatures drop Was it something we said?

Bovino and his agents are reportedly being redeployed to Charlotte, New Orleans, and possibly elsewhere. The official line? β€œIntelligence-driven rotation.
The real story? Chicago got organized and stood tall. open.substack.com/pub/michaelk...

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β€œMeanwhile, last night, Trump attended the Washington Commanders home game against the Detroit Lions. And before the game, Air Force One did a flyover above the stadium. Yeah, it was historic ’cause that was the only plane that took off yesterday.” β€” JIMMY FALLON

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Trump Escalates Tyranny in Chicago Having a common enemy sometimes unifies people, whether an unhoused Venezuelan migrant in Bronzeville or a mother in a South Shore apartment.

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From Chicago To LA, Neighborly Solidarity Fuels Resistance To ICE Volunteer patrols, mutual aid efforts and immigrant defenders are driving the anti-fascist movement against ICE and countering the β€œcrime-ridden” fear narratives about their cities.

From Chicago To LA, Neighborly Solidarity Fuels Resistance To ICE blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/05/f...

10.11.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Sound of Breaking Glass: From Kristallnacht to ICE On this day in 1938

The Sound of Breaking Glass: From Kristallnacht to ICE
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10.11.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My night with Sliwa superfans At the Republican watch party, there was one point of political agreement: Andrew Cuomo sucks.

The number one thing everyone at the Curtis Sliwa election night watch party could agree on was loving Curtis Sliwa. The number two thing was hating Andrew Cuomo.

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Death Squad wannabees.

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Chicago judge says Border Patrol official lied about threats before restricting agents' use force A federal judge in Chicago will issue an extensive injunction restricting federal agents’ use of force, saying Thursday that a top Border Patrol official leading an immigration crackdown repeatedly li...

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Chicago judge says Border Patrol official lied about threats before restricting agents' use of force.

06.11.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No Banker Left Behind The great flight of the fragile elite. Real or imagined?

No Banker Left Behind.
Anyone fleeing NY? Ackman? Dershowitz? Anyone?
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05.11.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

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Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela

Trump is weighing aggressive military options against Venezuela, including airstrikes targeting NicolΓ‘s Maduro and his security forces, as well as a potential operation to seize the country’s oil fields. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/u...

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Relief Could Come Soon For ICE Detainees Facing β€˜Cruel’ Conditions In Broadview, Judge Says A federal judge is considering ordering the government to reduce the population at the ICE processing center. Detainees say there's a lack of water, little food, overflowing toilets, broken showers an...

DOWNTOWN β€” A federal judge called the alleged conditions at ICE’s processing center in Broadview β€œdisgusting” as he plans to issue a temporary restraining order to force improvements and possibly reduce the population at the facility. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/04/d...

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Arne Duncan's back in the mix, pushing school vouchers and praising Republicans for their school reform efforts. Is he fronting for a Rahm Emanuel run for president in '28?

Arne Duncan's back in the mix, pushing school vouchers and praising Republicans for their school reform efforts.

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04.11.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BladeoftheSun on X: "In the USA in 1943 they produced a film 'Don't be a Sucker' about fascism. It perfectly explains Nigel Farage, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the entire Right. https://t.co/Qggn0W0enh" / X In the USA in 1943 they produced a film 'Don't be a Sucker' about fascism. It perfectly explains Nigel Farage, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the entire Right. https://t.co/Qggn0W0enh

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03.11.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo. 

At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25

Then beneath it

TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO

Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo. At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25 Then beneath it TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO

Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!

I know how hard you worked for this.

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A good day yesterday... Protesting ICE in the morning and cheering on the Dodgers last night.

A good day yesterday...
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Immigration Agents Detained A Schizophrenic Man β€” Then Dropped Him Miles From Home The arrest of the legal U.S. resident sent his family scrambling for two weeks. And they say immigration authorities refused to answer any questions about where he was. Community members on social med...

Immigration Agents Detained A Schizophrenic Man β€” Then Dropped Him Miles From Home blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/31/i...

02.11.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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URGENT: Get Out The Vote for Zohran TOMORROW β€” Sunday! Anyone within driving distance of New York City, we need you for a few hours tomorrow (Sunday)!

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02.11.2025 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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United: Arriving flight at LaGuardia grazed parked plane, worsening Friday delays No one was injured, officials said

The Federal Aviation Administration said nearly 80% of air traffic controllers were absent at New York–area facilities Friday amid a nationwide staffing shortage tied to the government shutdown.

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