Nancy Withbroe (she/her)

Screenshot of a 10/24/25 NewsNation article headline and bulleted subheads (text only): Chicago student journalists create map of ICE sightings • More than 2,700 arrests have been made during Operation Midway Blitz • The Phoenix is an independent newspaper covering Loyola University-Chicago • Sightings of federal officers have increased all over Chicago

Not all heroes wear capes. Please support local, independent, and student journalists.

“𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘧 13, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 @loyolachicago.bsky.social 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘊𝘌 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘱…”

www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immi...

Immigration Crackdown Spreads Through Chicago, Including Wealthy Neighborhoods

“What am I going to do, go back to my Zoom call when people across the street are being denied their constitutional rights?”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

We're going to win.

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Senator JD Vance warned against weaponizing the IRS.

Vice President JD Vance is getting ready to weaponize the IRS.

Trump’s illegal meddling is one of the many reasons why millions of Americans will take to the streets on Saturday. We hope to see you there: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

Trump's new layoffs hurt disabled kids "This is absolutely a violation of federal law."

“This is absolutely a violation of federal law.”

For @motherjones.com, I reported about how reduction-in-forces in the Office of Special Education Programs will lead to disabled kids' needs not being met, as funding may not be distributed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

"'They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van,' she said..."

abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

A Freeze on Medicaid Payments Is Forcing Cuts to Rural Health Care

There is no way to harm just part of the popilation. We're all connected. We rise and fall together. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

OK y'all. Democrats are holding strong and now IT'S OUR JOB TO HAVE THEIR BACKS and demand Republicans stop the Trump shutdown.

Start here:

indivisible.org/campaign/sto...

What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed

What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...

It’s not even just the mere willingness to discard women’s rights and dignity for the sake of expedience. It’s the blithe assumption that throwing women under the bus *must be* expedient—in contradiction to the facts—that reveals who Klein thinks his politics are for.

I know it's frustrating when lawyers point out when something the administration is doing is not legal. But responding with "the law doesn't matter anymore" is really unhelpful and defeatist. Clarifying the law is important because it reminds us not to comply in advance and to resist and take action

No, we do not. We have to actually stand for something. And communicate it effectively. Then go out and persuade non-voters to vote and to vote for the things we stand for.

They watched ICE detain their dad. Now D.C. neighbors escort them to school. Immigrant neighborhoods across the District have organized “walking school buses” to shuttle kids to classes during President Donald Trump’s federalization of D.C. police.

Some coverage of the federal takeover of DC would leave you thinking the main consequence is National Guardsmen laying mulch.

No. It is masked agents terrifying schoolchildren.

Please read this crucial article from @teoarmus.bsky.social on how DC communities are trying to protect families.

NWLC Statement on Political Violence - National Women's Law Center The following statement is from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, in response to the murder of Charlie Kirk in Utah today: “Political violence is never acceptable—it endangers all of us and undermines our democracy. Today’s fatal attack is a stark reminder of how aggression and hate are consuming […]

NWLC President and CEO Fatima Goss Graves in response to the murder of Charlie Kirk in Utah: “Political violence is never acceptable—it endangers all of us and undermines our democracy."

Read the full statement here:

Being kind boosts mental health more than seeking joy.

Evidence: Doing 3 random acts of kindness a week is enough to reduce depression, anxiety & loneliness. It's more beneficial than doing nice things for yourself.

Self-care feels good, but generosity builds lasting bonds.

The resistance is active in DC—you’re just not looking closely enough It's not massive protests on Pennsylvania Avenue, but happenstance hecklers and Nextdoor posts.

The DC resistance isn’t manifesting this week as recognizable members of Congress marching up and down Pennsylvania Avenue with CNN cameras in tow, but as an array of ordinary DC residents documenting what’s happening in their neighborhoods and mobilizing pop-up actions.

Huge respect to a National Guard soldier who is putting his career on the line to defend the American Constitution:

"Seeking refuge is not an act of violence. Locking people up for it is."

STOP conceding that Trump can legitimately expand grab by deploying baseless claims of “emergency.”

There was NO EMERGENCY to justify tariffs.
There was NO “INVASION” to justify this migrant crackdown.
And there is NO “EMERGENCY” that justifies military takeover of local law enforcement in D.C.

Don’t let this die. Keep elevating this.

U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’ Three Venezuelans, released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said they were repeatedly beaten and denied access to lawyers.

Sharing this GIFT LINK so people can’t say they didn’t know what’s been happening in our name.

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The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...

This is who Trump shipped to a Salvadoran dungeon:

An event planner
A coal miner
An Uber driver
Tortilla maker
Barber
DoorDashers
Soccer coaches
Furniture-maker
Car washers
Taxi drivers
HVAC techs
Auto parts worker
Tire plant worker

and 240 more...

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America’s child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it could collapse - The Hechinger Report ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Maggi’s home in a suburban neighborhood here is a haven for local families. It’s a place where after just a few weeks in Maggi’s family-run child care program this spring, one preschooler started calling Maggi “mama” and Maggi’s husband “papa.” Children who have graduated from Maggi’s program still beg their parents to […]

“Anti-immigrant policy can and will weaken our entire caregiving infrastructure.”

Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.

A reminder that after years of speaking out against Epstein and giving other survivors the courage to come forward, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41.

Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.

Survivors, we see you.

Birthright citizenship ensured formerly enslaved Africans citizenship in the country they helped to build and prosper. It also enshrined in our Constitution a broader principle that every child born in this land belongs and inherits the privilege & protection of citizenship. 2/4

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, in dissent, on the Court's ruling on universal injunctions and birthright citizenship:

"The Court’s decision to permit the Executive to violate the Constitution with respect to anyone who has not yet sued is an existential threat to the rule of law."

This story will hurt your heart.

Take the time to read about this brilliant strategist, who had a tremendous impact. A horrific loss for her family, for Minnesota, for our democracy.

Minnesota has exceptional local news. @mprnews.org and @startribune.com know their communities and will steer you right.