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📢 Join the CCPSA for a special hearing to examine the impacts of pretextual traffic stops on public safety. Date: Tuesday- Aug. 27th Location: DuSable Museum (740 E 56th Pl) Time: 6:30pm Virtual Link: shorturl.at/qhrJC

My personal observation on this: There was a lot of cheering and applauding during speeches from credentialed content creators seated in the press section at the United Center.

DNC: "The pandemic taught us a contagious airborne disease means that I have a personal stake in the health of my neighbor." DNC attendees one week later "I got COVID from going to the DNC convention LOL. Worth it. WOMP WOMP."

Breaking news from the ER: Everyone has COVID again

That’s quite the headline. No mincing words.

BREAKING: Palestinian officials say Israeli raids across the occupied West Bank have killed at least 9 Palestinians apnews.com/article/israel…

Israel has launched its biggest operation in the occupied West Bank in close to two decades, with troops raiding multiple towns and villages backed by armored vehicles, bulldozers, fighter jets and drones. Politician Mustafa Barghouti @Mustafa_Barghouti says Israel is "trying to repeat the Nakba."

“There are no billionaire teachers buying governorship and presidencies. What the teachers did was get organized. Teachers are good at organization.” chicagomag.com/news/whos-afra…

NEW — Local organizations are calling for Chicago police to end the practice of pre-textual stops. These calls were sparked by the police killing of Dexter Reed during a traffic stop in March on the West Side. thetriibe.com/2024/08/ccpsa-…

NEW: Photojournalist Josh Pacheco (they/them)’s credentials were “violently” ripped off by CPD News Affairs AD Tom Ahern during an arrest, tearing out some of the journalist’s hair in the process. Read Max Blaisdell’s complete protest recap for South Side Weekly here: southsideweekly.com/dnc-palestine-…

New from me: Carlos Ramirez-Rosa 🇵🇸 has put forth an ordinance to expand the CCPSA_Chicago into a mostly elected 11-person board and give it more direct control over crafting the police budget and hiring and firing the Supt., police board members and COPA chief. thedailyline.com/ordinance-civi…

Trips to Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Puerto Rico weren't uncommon in President Dorval Carter's schedule. How common? A yearlong snapshot of his schedule shows he was away from Chicago nearly 100 days while just conducting 9 field visits. blockclubchicago.org/2024/08/28/cta…

The CTA is starting to monitor passengers with AI-powered video surveillance to detect guns. Other transit systems have used the tech. Another policing tech — the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system — is a hot Chicago political issue. From Sarah Freishtat: chicagotribune.com/2024/08/28/cta…

As Democrats celebrated in the convention center, protesters flooded the streets, demanding an arms embargo and an end to U.S. aid to Israel. In our latest issue, we dive deep into every angle of the 2024 DNC ⬇️ issuu.com/southsideweekl…

Cell blocks, prison grounds, kitchens, laundry rooms, libraries, medical centers — these are the common spaces that make up America’s vast carceral architecture. Hundreds of people documented their experiences of prison slavery. Visit: EndTheException.com/letters

🚨 ANOTHER attack on aid workers in #Gaza: Israeli air strike today on an NGO convoy of Anera killed 5 people. The convoy was carrying medicine & food to a field hospital. It’s the 4th attack on aid workers this week.

New: Israel strikes aid convoy organized by U.S. humanitarian group, killing 5

reading this note about the lead author of a new study in the Lancet -- just gutting -- whereabouts currently unknown because the Israelis are holding him in detention.

This Day in History, August 30th: The Birth of Fred Hampton dlvr.it/TCZ7VV

During my reporting, I documented cases of explicit photos, Grindr chats, sex tapes, etc. used by Israeli intelligence to force queer Palestinians into collaboration. My latest in Drop Site dropsitenews.com/p/how-israels-…