It has been one week of the Republican shutdown. Notices about premium hikes started being mailed out last week. You might get one soon. I will never support a partisan plan that continues to ignore the healthcare crisis Republicans have created in this country.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

Durbin: "What's happening in Illinois is outrageous. To think they're going to federalize the Texas National Guard and send them into my state is not only necessary, it's almost criminal."

You need to fix this @cnn.com.

Please share this with federal workers who reside in Maryland and working without pay.

This Anacostia nonprofit is fighting displacement east of the river The Douglass Community Land Trust is creating permanent affordability and “pay-it-forward” homeownership to protect longtime D.C. residents.

The Douglass Community Land Trust was born from Ward 8 residents’ efforts to ensure D.C.’s first elevated public park would actually benefit existing residents and businesses.

Today, they're creating permanent affordability and “pay-it-forward” homeownership to protect longtime D.C. residents.

GOP-Backed SCOTUS Case Could Open Floodgates for More Post-Election Chaos GOP-Backed SCOTUS Case Could Open Floodgates for More Post-Election Chaos

NEW: SCOTUS will hear arguments in a GOP candidate's challenge to Illinois’ mail-in voting laws tomorrow. Lower courts tossed it for lack of standing. Now, the justices could redefine who can sue over state election laws, potentially opening the floodgates to legal challenges.

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

“People over Papers, a crowdsourcing project that maps sightings of US immigration agents, was taken offline yesterday by Padlet, the collaborative bulletin board platform on which it was built. It’s just the latest ICE-tracking initiative to be pulled by tech platforms in the past few days.”

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Federal agents shoot woman in Chicago neighborhood after allegedly being rammed, boxed in by cars, DHS says The woman, as well as a man whom authorities say was involved in the chaos, were facing charges Sunday morning.

ICE agents shot a U.S. citizen Saturday on Chicago’s South Side
They are creating chaos
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

There is massive incentive to play down the problem and no incentive to tell the truth How bad could it become in the United States?

Read this.

open.substack.com/pub/jasonint...

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

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YouTube video by Save America Movement Amazing Grace

All I ask is that you watch and listen for 2 mins.

youtu.be/AxZDE8PBhFk

The body slam seems to be the ICE preferred initial interaction.

A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o

🚨✊🏼ICE agents OUTNUMBERED by PEOPLE, forced to retreat! Share this! If Chicago can do this, we can ALL do this. 🚨1/2

YouTube video by TabithaSpeaksPolitics Black People… The Photo Is Fake!!

Gonna leave this here. Someone is trying to incite us to get into the streets. Don't fall for it. Verify EVERYTHING before you move.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r9r...

Thank you, @caolanrob.bsky.social
Please watch Caolan’s documentaries.

🧵 1/2 It’s not just busting windows anymore, it’s busting windows at gunpoint.

Under a 2020 Colorado law-ICE is not allowed to arrest people going to or from a courthouse-which is exactly where the family was coming from.

Jose Aguilera is currently being detained in an ICE facility in Aurora, CO

YouTube video by MSNBC ‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building

According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

PAWHUSKA, Okla. (AP) — Former Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris pleads guilty to charges of sexually abusing a girl in the 1980s.

Putin, during his speech at the "Valdai" forum, slipped and called himself the former head of the CIA:

"Well, no, after all, our opponents at that time — let’s call them that… What did I see as the CIA Director? Oh."

After the slip, he joked: "Future [Director]."

My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.

Screenshot from article linked below.

“The position of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine is to scrap Daylight Saving Time and permanently stick to Standard Time.” Remind your state and federal lawmakers!

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’ Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...