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Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

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Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

On this day in 1991 Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. Few believed her claims then, not enough people believed Hillary Clinton in 2016 and too few listened to Kamala Harris in 2024. See a pattern? Believe women, burn the patriarchy.

#BelieveWomen

The biggest news story of the week that you may have missed is the real possibility that TikTok will go MAGA. Subscribe now to have all of Democracy Docket's premium content, including my exclusive newsletters, sent straight to your inbox. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

Democrats are fighting for healthcare, education, and lower costs. House Republicans won’t even come back to DC to reopen the government.

RFK Jr. just gutted America’s disease defense—firing over 1,000 CDC staff overnight. Outbreak tracking, data collection, and response teams—gone. This isn’t reform, it’s sabotage. The next pandemic won’t need to start abroad—it’ll start right here, thanks to him.

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A 15 year old boy with autism went missing earlier this week

He was selling fruit with his family in Springbranch when he disappeared

They filed a missing person’s report & begged the public to help find him

Turns out he was in a Houston ICE detention facility

They kidnapped a disabled child!

🚨No need to wonder what you would have done when people were being rounded up by the Gestapo in 1930’s Germany. It is here, 2025 in the USA. Plan for what you will do in the case that you have such an opportunity. It isn’t heroic; it is decent, honorable. 1/2

Citizens demanding transparency and lawfulness from their public servants.

📢This is the way.
#ChicagoStrong

A Letter to America’s Discarded Public Servants We appreciate what you did for America

A Letter to America’s Discarded Public Servants: You Deserved Better

Reese Witherspoon on Diane Keaton hiring her as a fresh-faced girl from Nashville. #RIP

Taps the “this administration is full of eugenicists so yes, they do want people to die” sign so hard it snaps and shards go scattering everywhere.

And yes, we saw it coming.

After 10 long days, the hearing challenging Texas' gerrymandering ended. By the end, all of legacy media had vanished. But Democracy Docket stayed to keep you informed about just how far Republicans went to manipulate the state’s maps.

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Portland councilwoman: You know I never thought that renown puppy killer Kristi Noem would be so afraid of protesters wearing frog costumes and chicken costumes but here we are…

The RIFs that began Friday will reportedly cut 65% of CISA’s 2,540 employees, one of the dumbest and most dangerous moves imaginable. CISA defends the nation’s cyber and critical infrastructure. Destroying it now only makes sense if you’re afraid of election integrity.

"A future president, even dumber than you, will allow Qatar, the country that harbored Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the plane attacks in NY, PA, and DC today, and whose royal family will help him escape capture by the US, to build a military base on US soil to train Qataris to fly jets."

This isn’t about politics; it’s about ownership of the scoreboard. When the scoreboard changes owners, the game changes. The sale no one voted on...and why you should care.🔥👇
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Hello Idaho, we’re here to keep your potatoes safe from Antifa.

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:

The Washington Post and CBS News are dying. The Bulwark is the future. We drink their milkshake.

"In an authoritarian context, all journalism will tend toward propaganda unless it is explicitly formulated as anti-authoritarian. Unless an institution is explicitly designed to counter authoritarianism, it will end up aiding the authoritarians."

Mississippi school homecoming celebrations turn deadly as 8 people are killed in separate shootings High school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended with two separate shootings on Friday night.

When is TRASHY trump going to send in the National Guard?
Shootings at a Homecoming with multiple fatalities. At least we'll get thoughts and prayers from lawmakers 🙏🏿
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This Week in Democracy – Week 38: Bombing Boats, Deploying Troops, Targeting Democrats Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.

“This Week in Democracy – Week 38: Bombing Boats, Deploying Troops, Targeting Democrats”

Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.

Angus: Who else are you going to give military bases to? When’s Vladimir Putin getting his rocket bases in the United States?

Here is a tip. When picking a secondary shade to go with your main colour, for example a feature wall, or woodwork. You are best looking above, below, left or right directly of the colour you’ve picked. They are almost certainly going go to go together perfectly.

🐀 Mike Johnson caught lying using the receipts he directed us to use. Jen Psaki for the 🎯

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.