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This photo was taken by @chicagotribune.com photog @mandophotos.bsky.social this past Saturday in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. Chicago's local news journalists are doing a helluva job capturing the aggressive tactics CPB & ICE are using here.
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This is cowardice, Senator!

My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.

We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.

We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.

you can see why fascism is so popular when the other option is The Loser Party That Loves Losing

Three rings for the elven kings under the sky in the style of Mamdani for Mayor

This entire piece is very, very good and well worth your time to read — but this bit had me rolling

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I hate the term “luxury apartment”

Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh…

"American inspections of foreign food facilities — which produce everything from crawfish to cookies for the U.S. market — have plummeted to historic lows this year."

"[B]lame the [..] deep staffing cuts under the Trump administration."

"It's only a matter of time before people die."
#USA #Food

Let’s hear more of the dangers of democratic socialism under Mamdani

What a queen

Parody of Times headline "Did Humans Going to Work Ruin Everything?" Dek: That wasn't enough wet food, I'm STARVING

Look I get publishing a broad spectrum of opinions but I already fed them this morning

Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.

New from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: The Texas Department of Public Safety and ICE recently signed a pair of agreements that will authorize some state police within DPS’s Criminal Investigations and Highway Patrol divisions to effectively operate as ICE agents, on a statewide basis.

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It’s almost like pissing off everyone who works/worked in the federal govt (and also being batshit insane and a bigot while being a minority) is bad electoral strategy in Virginia.

Abduction of Proserpina, by Giambologna, 1579 (from the @NortonSimon Museum in Pasadena), 📸 by @nturchiarophoto

Wtf is this

15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.

My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

as a bird artist, in honor of tonight’s game i have attempted to draw the gorgeous blue jay as accurately as possible. as always please let me know if you have any constructive criticism

Ah I see

Thank you!

Where can I find the gospel reading for your liturgical calendar?

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

Union members are in Haltom City knocking doors for labor leader Taylor Rehmet!

Taylor is an experienced labor organizer committed to fighting for legislation that uplifts and improves the lives of Texas workers and their families.

Early voting is happening NOW through 10/31!

Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.

It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.

It corrupts our political system every day.

I’ve been thinking about how hard the founding fathers cooked with the Third Amendment.

Imagine being forced to house ICE. I can’t imagine they wash their hands. They’ve never done laundry in their lives. They’d break your stuff if you didn’t cut the crusts off their sandwiches.

Do not worry I am back in my room

Moved on to doing shots with the owner

I don’t drink with coworkers

The title to my memoir is “eating chili with attachment issues”