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NYC Passes Law To Protect Pregnant Wkrs From Discrimination thinkprogress.org.feedsporta… 1/5 of EEOC discrimination charges related to pregnancy.
It’s embarrassing this story about a law school student not having flexibility around an exam to deliver her baby takes place at a Catholic university: pillarcatholic.com/p/after-e…
Trump Admin Said to Plan Rolling Back Pregnancy-Related Job Protections: The Biden era law was meant to help women stay in the workplace, but some conservatives say rules went too far with coverage for abortion & fertility treatment. nytimes.com/2026/11/02/busin… Background below.
Federal judge issues preliminary injunction against employee abortion, IVF protections at thousands of Catholic employers nationwide in lawsuit around the EEOC rule for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: lawdork.com/p/federal-judge-… It’s more expansive than the previous in USCCB case.
Alright, all these headlines demand I start a 2026 thread for the million & one IL races on the ballot. Online ‘influencer’ challenging Rep. Jan Schakowsky: capitolfax.com/2025/03/25/on… I expect to have plenty of good options when she retires.
Cook County Dems trying for blue sweep in board races: chicagotribune.com/2026/10/3… Hear this loud & clear in my head with Madame President’s precise, matter of fact delivery:
ALT “This is a moment in time where party affiliation in my view is paramount,” Preckwinkle told the Tribune last week. “We’ve got a president of the United States who’s behaving in incredibly cruel and disgraceful ways, and unless you’re a Republican who’s prepared to disassociate yourself from him, I question your good judgment, not to mention your values.” The county’s budget is particularly threatened by cuts to Medicare passed by President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, but whether a possible midterm “blue wave” comes to pass — let alone makes it down far enough on the ballot to touch Cook County Board races — is an open question.
Fine, I'll make a mayoral candidate thread even though it's too early. On Mendoza, I'll just say no one should be surprised about the places she's willing to go on crime. youtu.be/yLe6DtXmGeA?si=dgEc… nitter.cf/SharoneMitchJr/status/…
For the first time, Chicago’s challenge season might include an incumbent mayor: nbcchicago.com/news/local/ex… His campaign called the process, which requires 12,500 valid signatures, “archaic and anti-democratic.”
Block Club has info on mayoral challenges, but I’m still refreshing waiting for the Board of Elections update on all the aldermanic challenges: blockclubchicago.org/2026/11…
“Twitter’s significance is not about revenue or advertising platforms or new features. It is about communities that create ideas. The real Twitter lives in the practices of people who can migrate at any time.” Only Twitter + Elon Musk piece I’m posting: nytimes.com/2022/05/03/opini…
Grok & the AI P0-n Problem: newyorker.com/culture/infini…
Elon Musk Tests What Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Can Buy in the Midterms: Never before has a single ultrawealthy person who was not running for office spent this much during a single election cycle. nytimes.com/2026/11/02/us/po… Only Bloomberg spent more when he ran for prez in 2020.
Most comprehensive look at all of last night’s elections, includes statewides, municipals & referendums: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ba… + Victories in NYC, NJ, VA & elsewhere were decisive, but new political tests loom for a party still rebuilding its brand: nytimes.com/2025/11/05/us/po…
In the midterms’ most competitive races, Democratic candidates are reviving an old party message: that the Republicans are selling out to the highest bidder. How Democrats Are Reclaiming the Politics of Populism: newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…
Between the coasts, populist Democrats see room to reclaim lost ground in red states: In parts of the Great Plains & Midwest, Dems are betting anger at corporate power & both parties might succeed when voters believe the economy & gov’t aren’t working. npr.org/2026/10/19/nx-s1-598…
Talk of diversity had gone quiet. This year’s midterms show class politics are back in. 🎁 nytimes.com/2026/11/02/magaz… So long as we don’t forget this: Even as Trump has decried liberal identity politics, the result of his 2nd term has been a de facto promotion of white identity.
In the midterms’ most competitive races, Democratic candidates are reviving an old party message: that the Republicans are selling out to the highest bidder. How Democrats Are Reclaiming the Politics of Populism: newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…
Ahead of Elections, India's Cabinet Approves Food Security Prog nyti.ms/14stsAC If passed, likely world’s largest food subsidy system
Is This the Beginning of the End of Indian Democracy? The Modi gov’t has removed >100M people from voter rolls & is cracking down on a vigorous protest movement. newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/i… + Modi faces unprecedented challenge to power: washingtonpost.com/world/202…
Citizenship law that excludes Muslims sparked lethal riots when it was passed. Now, after 4-year delay, it has come into force on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election campaign. nytimes.com/2024/03/12/world… + Free read from AP: apnews.com/article/india-cit…
A Michigan primary that wasn’t on my radar until a few days ago: A state senator running for the House against some intense personal funding: nytimes.com/2022/08/01/us/po… + AIPAC is spending there as well: haaretz.com/us-news/2022-08-… Busy day in Michigan today!
GOP Feuding & Chaos Endanger the Party’s Chances in Michigan:
nytimes.com/2022/07/30/us/po… I’d lost track of the Trump v. DeVos beef. Few more deets from an article earlier this week: politico.com/news/2022/07/26…
A few days ago, I argued Haley Stevens needed to drop her man if he, no one we know, couldn’t silently let her support Abdul. Fast forward, & she reveals she’s a Mike Rogers supporter. The Dems dodged a bullet. May these trash folks be happy together & forever out of our lives.
😱 Staff was literally waiting for [Haley Stevens] at this morning’s Clyburn unity event thinking she was about to arrive. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog…
Much bigger than these particulars, do other CPS parents feel concerned the OIG seems to be implying that two concrete instances aren’t concerning if they weren’t preceded or followed by other concerning behavior? When I get some free time, I want to dig into their standards…
Great article from the Trib: Tangle with Springfield forms crux of school board president debate on CPS finances. chicagotribune.com/2026/10/3… Was genuinely surprised to see one of the main revenue sources to fund his members referred to as “wickedness.”
In the last stretch of school board races, a push to get out the vote: chicagotribune.com/2026/11/0…
Spending in Chicago school board election tops $9 million as election nears chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/1… ⭐️ Scroll down for a helpful graphic by district to see who is spending for/against in each. Really shows how little direct campaign spending there is across the city.
Reupping this for those that may have missed the news on the most recent version of COINTELPRO. nitter.cf/drixander/status/91638…
ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations is engaged in far-reaching spying against left-wing activists that rivals the FBI and CIA crackdowns on the Civil Rights and anti-war movements. wired.com/story/ice-is-runni…
ICE previously issued a blanket denial about having a protester database. A letter to Congress sheds more light: What they meant was they don’t have a "separate, standalone database" but they absolutely collect & maintain info on ppl not arrested. npr.org/2026/06/10/nx-s1-584…
For the third time this year, Netanyahu is accused of corruption. But this time, his governing coalition is already teetering. Israeli Police Urge Bribery and Fraud Charges: nyti.ms/2zzwmdC
If Gaza Brings Down Netanyahu’s Government, Can He Rise Again? nyti.ms/2DnEaSu “He’s got no competition. He’s running against himself.”
Netanyahu, at risk of losing power, steps up attacks on Israel's Arab parties: reuters.com/world/middle-eas… Reminder that Arabs make up 21% of Israel’s population. Nuanced look at navigating the electoral deadlock + deciding what to prioritize vs. renege on: timesofisrael.com/to-become-…
Party meetings w/Israel’s Prez begin Wed. ahead of 1st attempt at forming gov’t. Yest Eisenkot signaled openness to working w/Arab MKs that accept principles: timesofisrael.com/eisenkot-v… Rally for gov’t w/Arab parties: apnews.com/video/thousands-r… Tough road ahead: theweek.in/news/middle-east/…
Netanyahu, at risk of losing power, steps up attacks on Israel's Arab parties: reuters.com/world/middle-eas… Reminder that Arabs make up 21% of Israel’s population. Nuanced look at navigating the electoral deadlock + deciding what to prioritize vs. renege on: timesofisrael.com/to-become-…
New 🧵 on disenfranchisement of folks w/felony convictions: Youngkin is ending predecessors’ policy of automatically restoring voting rgts. boltsmag.org/virginia-govern… Virigina is only state where someone convicted of felony is barred from voting FOR LIFE, unless Gov. gives clemency.
Virginia has been one of the toughest places for someone convicted of a felony to get their voting rights back. An amendment to the state constitution -- on November's ballot -- would change that. npr.org/2026/10/05/nx-s1-591…
Virginia Democrats Advance a Measure to End Lifetime Voting Ban. Now It Gets Complicated: boltsmag.org/virginia-advanc…
Virginia voters will decide whether to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions. Some advocates in Mississippi are watching closely. themarshallproject.org/2026/…
Missed this completely: Anti-govt protests resume against Serbia's populist leader. Protesters marched through downtown Belgrade demanding more democracy & media freedom in Serbia. Such marches have been held every Saturday since last December. pbs.org/newshour/world/anti-…
Serbia’s strongman leader Vucic concedes defeat to student-led movement in seismic political shift: apnews.com/article/serbia-el…
How the downfall of Serbia's Vučiċ mirrored that of Hungary's Orbán bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c893…
Foreign Policy on why Viktor Orban’s Fidesz Party lost: foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/12…
Why Are Poland’s Nationalists So Popular? Ask a Local Librarian. nytimes.com/2018/03/03/world… Most of the articles I’ve read on Law & Justice focus entirely on the ways they’re curbing democracy, they’ve delivered some very concrete benefits which result in them polling btwn 40-45%.
Poland’s parliament votes to ease abortion ban by removing some penalties for those helping women access abortion, but faces likely veto from president: theguardian.com/world/2026/o… + Pro-choice women took to the streets in >20 Polish cities: apnews.com/article/poland-ab…
I knew about the pregnancy registry, but it’s news to me that the Polish government is using laboratory tests to detect abortion drugs: nytimes.com/2023/09/14/opini…
Tusk-Nawrocki battle escalates as chief judge is ousted from Poland’s top court: politico.eu/article/tusk-naw… + Protesters clash with police over sacked court chief: amp.dw.com/en/poland-protest… You have to scroll way up the 🧵for the very intense fight over the judiciary some years back.
Poland’s dispute with the E.U. over how it treats its judges heats up with new rulings: washingtonpost.com/world/eur… More background on the actual reforms from this older article: nitter.cf/drixander/status/12207…
A War on Women at the US Border. The White House is seeking to overturn a longstanding legal principle in immigration law providing asylum protection for victims of domestic abuse + splitting migrant families at the border. thenation.com/article/a-war-…
Maryland has passed some of the strictest data privacy provisions in the country, a coalition filed a complaint alleging data brokers were violating the law by selling info to ICE: npr.org/2026/08/20/nx-s1-593… MD's law is unique b/c it bars assisting with immigration enforcement.
ICE Is Using Data Broker Tools to ‘Identify Unaccompanied Minors’ and ‘Fraud’ wired.com/story/ice-unaccomp… A newly renewed, $25M/year contract with a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters further expands the power of ICE under the Trump administration.
Judge blocks Trump policies designed to fast-track the deportations of unaccompanied children seeking asylum: reuters.com/legal/government… One policy eliminated a 21-day notice requirement for asylum interviews & provided minors sometimes fewer than 24 hours notice of interviews.
How Trump Is Trying to Weaken Migrant Children’s Legal Defense: After failing to eliminate funding for unaccompanied minors’ lawyers altogether, the Admin is pushing cases toward entities that lack both immigration expertise & the capacity to take them on. newyorker.com/news/the-lede/…
In Thailand, thousands of students call on the military (& ‘death eaters’) to get out of politics. nytimes.com/2020/08/11/world… Protesters raised their hands in a “Hunger Games” inspired three-fingered salute, a gesture that was forbidden by the junta that orchestrated the last coup.
Thailand's Parliament was dissolved for elections early next year: npr.org/2025/12/12/nx-s1-564… The PM won a September vote in Parliament w/a promise to dissolve Parliament w/in 4 months & organize a referendum on the drafting of a new constitution by an elected constituent assembly.
He questioned Thailand's monarchy dressed as Harry Potter. Now he's in jail for 34 years: bbc.com/news/articles/cmjwep… The past 6 years have seen the most extensive use of lèse majesté in Thai history, in response to unprecedented student protests in 2020. Scroll 👆🏾for background.
