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It’s been years since I tweeted about Ukrainian politics outside of the Orthodox split (thread below), so I’m starting fresh. A comedian & actor best known for playing a teacher that becomes president on tv could actually be Ukraine’s next president: economist.com/europe/2019/03…
Christianity faces one of its biggest splits in centuries this weekend: Ukraine moves to create its own Orthodox church out of Russia's orbit. nbcnews.com/news/world/ukrai…
The Ukrainian government has opened 5 boarding schools that are part grief counseling & part boot camp, where teens train to replace fallen fathers in war. washingtonpost.com/world/202…
Ukraine’s Exposure Grows as Satellite Use Is Restricted and Russia Escalates nytimes.com/2026/10/14/world… + Deets on Starlink & Starshield: p.dw.com/p/5OMwD?at_medium=S… + Musk ordered slowdown per WSJ: reuters.com/business/media-t… + EU pressure to plug the gap: politico.eu/article/eu-ukrai…
This feels a part of last year’s never ending budget, but new 🧵for FY27 City budget season. Day before speech & rollout is in full effect: Mayor talked to Fran about a lot of details chicago.suntimes.com/city-ha… And the Trib has info from aldermanic briefings: chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…
Me, trying to ensure the City actually has a budget come 12/31. xitter.cf/byaliceyin/status/2104…
There’s a major battle over the future of both parties taking place today in Ohio. Voters in two congressional districts will go to the polls for a pair of special primary elections that will effectively decide their next congresspeople: fivethirtyeight.com/features…
No. 2 US ICE official Madison Sheahan leaving agency to run for Congress: reuters.com/world/us/no-2-us… The path for a 28 yo to be that high up at an agency is to be the agency director’s former political director, in case you were wondering. Eff operational experience, I guess.
F**king yikes: An Ohio GOP ad features Amy Acton’s estranged mother calling her daughter a liar. The two have not spoken since 1978 when Dr. Acton’s mother backed her husband after his arrest on rape charges & her daughter testified in court against him. nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/po…
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… xitter.cf/SharoneMitchJr/status/…
Chicago mayoral race kicks off with the traditional hauling of the signatures: chicagotribune.com/2026/10/1…
Two SEIU locals endorse Alexi Giannoulias, calcifying rift in Chicago progressive labor movement: chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2… (Had to fix that headline because what is chapters?!?)
Mayor Brandon Johnson, 1 Year After Election: ‘Name one thing that I said I was gonna do that I haven’t done. You won’t be able to.’ blockclubchicago.org/2024/04…
This is a follow up article to the Mayor’s Vatican trip, & about the role of faith in his life, but this was too much not to include: chicagotribune.com/2026/05/3… There was more on his faith journey in the CST a few days ago: chicago.suntimes.com/pope-le…
ALT “He’s persecuted for righteousness’ sake,” Ald. William Hall, 6th, said. “That’s beyond politics, and for him to unapologetically live these tenets, chair meetings in which hate is being spewed, votes of bigotry and division are at the root of some of these ordinances, and there he is? The crossroads of our city was led, in my opinion, by Jesus’ work.”
This opinion piece by Ald. Yancy on the Pyrrhic victory debt ceiling veto & how
right before budget & election, it revealed just how many folks originally a part of the MBJ coalition, are willing to walk away. chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2… Here’s the veto board.
The state & a lot of gov’t entities have a higher vote threshold for borrowing, but when Council passed a measure requiring that for Chicago, the Mayor referred to it as the 3/5 compromise: news.wttw.com/2026/09/29/def… To my knowledge, the Mayor’s Office is only entity that opposed.
Many states have turned to both ballot measures and legislation to enact abortion policy in the event of a Supreme Court decision that changes Roe. politico.com/story/2018/07/1…
Organizers of a referendum to repeal an abortion ban in deep-red Idaho are far more focused on how the ban has broadly affected health care in the state: Longer waits, higher costs & less access to preventive care for all Idahoans, not just pregnant ppl. nytimes.com/2026/09/18/us/po…
ALT In the four years since Idaho criminalized doctors who perform the procedure, the number of obstetricians and gynecologists practicing in the state has fallen sharply. A study published last year found that Idaho had lost 94 of the 268 physicians who were practicing obstetrics when the ban took effect, a 35 percent decline in the first two years, even after accounting for doctors who arrived in the state. About half of Idaho’s 44 counties lack a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist.
Voters will weigh in on abortion in Missouri, and three other states, in the November general election. Missouri is also one of two states voting on it for the second time since 2024. Nevada will vote again, too. kffhealthnews.org/elections/…
When Idaho Banned Abortion, OB-GYNs Fled. From childbirth to miscarriages, women’s health care there is increasingly dangerous. 🎁 nytimes.com/2026/10/20/magaz… Since 2023, 3 rural hospitals shuttered L&D b/c of staffing shortages. ⚠️ On the nose description of stillbirth included.
Organizers of a referendum to repeal an abortion ban in deep-red Idaho are far more focused on how the ban has broadly affected health care in the state: Longer waits, higher costs & less access to preventive care for all Idahoans, not just pregnant ppl. nytimes.com/2026/09/18/us/po…
ALT In the four years since Idaho criminalized doctors who perform the procedure, the number of obstetricians and gynecologists practicing in the state has fallen sharply. A study published last year found that Idaho had lost 94 of the 268 physicians who were practicing obstetrics when the ban took effect, a 35 percent decline in the first two years, even after accounting for doctors who arrived in the state. About half of Idaho’s 44 counties lack a practicing obstetrician-gynecologist.
Amputee soccer team a game changer for Gaza wounded: reuters.com/article/us-israe… Players aged between 13 and 42 play eight-a-side intra-squad games. Most have only one leg and play on crutches.
From their homes, they watched ~20 Israeli settlers try to burn them alive: haaretz.com/israel-news/twil… + ~80 settlers, burn olive trees, injure WaPo journalist in West Bank attack: reuters.com/world/middle-eas… This is nearly 10 yrs old on dangers of olive harvest: xitter.cf/drixander/status/82037…
Israeli settlers race to reshape West Bank as election nears: Surging settler violence & gov’t-backed expansions are transforming the territory under PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. washingtonpost.com/world/202… Reminder the IDF drafted settlers for patrols: xitter.cf/drixander/status/17479…
Chotiner Q&A: Behind the Settler Attack on Palestinians & a WaPo Journalist newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/b… + BBC identified 254 incidents where the IDF was accused of killing or injuring people, Israel said it was investigating, but there is no public outcome. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c574…
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…
Across Farm Country, Economic Discontent Strains Repub Coalition: The war in Iran, tariffs & other administration policies have soured some on the GOP. nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/po… + Trump promised a swing district blitz. He's going to a lot of very red states: npr.org/2026/10/17/nx-s1-600…
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…
Across Farm Country, Economic Discontent Strains Repub Coalition: The war in Iran, tariffs & other administration policies have soured some on the GOP. nytimes.com/2026/10/18/us/po… + Trump promised a swing district blitz. He's going to a lot of very red states: npr.org/2026/10/17/nx-s1-600…
A quiet rise in unvaccinated children could put the U.S. at risk of outbreaks: pbs.org/newshour/health/a-qu… Wow, check out that map.
SCOTUS rejected a Catholic mother from New York's bid to send her son to kindergarten w/o state-mandated vaccines, a requirement she claimed infringed on her religious rights. washingtonpost.com/politics/… Justices Alito & Gorsuch noted they would have granted the mother’s request.
Some anti-vaccination parents cite religious exemptions. Measles outbreaks could change that as state legislatures propose eliminating that option. A look at what religious denominations do & don't say about vaccines: washingtonpost.com/religion/…
Amish Families Pushed to Undo a Vaccine Law. Then Measles Arrived. New York State eliminated religious exemptions for school immunizations, but some groups have been fighting that in court. 🎁 nytimes.com/2026/10/20/nyreg…
SCOTUS set aside a lower-court decision upholding NY’s school vaccine mandate despite its lack of a religious exemption: slate.com/news-and-politics/… Extending Mahmoud to immunization reqs revealed some justices are prepared to give parents a 1A right to send kids to school unvaxxed.
In first major policy move, Kim Foxx is dramatically raising the bar for charging shoplifters with a felony crime. chicagotribune.com/ct-kim-fo…
Felony case filings & prison admissions for shoplifters rising in Cook Co. amid Burke policy change, ‘outdated’ state law: chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2… Retail theft makes up a small % of ppl admitted to prisons, but the IL felony threshold of $300 is among the strictest in the nation.
Ahead of Elections, India's Cabinet Approves Food Security Prog nyti.ms/14stsAC If passed, likely world’s largest food subsidy system
In Delhi, thousands of young people tried to gather to protest a sweeping revision of their country’s voter roll. Security forces hauled many of them away. nytimes.com/2026/10/10/world… + India opposition parties march to Supreme Court against election chief: reuters.com/world/india/delh…
What Do India’s Gen Z Protests Mean for Modi? A movement of young people frustrated with India’s education system & economy has become the most serious challenge yet to an increasingly authoritarian gov’t. newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/w… Super informative.
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…
To join the EU, candidate countries such as Albania are prosecuting once-powerful politicians, showing that no one is above the law. Defendants see a witch hunt. washingtonpost.com/world/202…
EU blocks Albania and North Macedonia membership bids: bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-… France alone rejected North Macedonia.
7th day of violent clashes between Albanian protesters & police: Almost 300 have been injured, more than half of them police, as violent anti-gov’t demonstrations show no sign of easing. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy4… + The PM is refusing to step down: reuters.com/world/albanian-p…
Realizing just how little attention I’ve paid to Canada’s politics: Justin Trudeau’s Gloomy Re-election Prospects nytimes.com/2019/09/11/opini…
Separatists Are Set to Win Quebec’s Election. What Will It Mean for Independence? nytimes.com/2026/10/03/world…
Quebec Sovereigntists Are Back. This Time They’re All Young thewalrus.ca/quebec-young-so… Quebec has been having a minor cultural freakout over the apparent return of sovereignty in a generation that wasn’t alive for the 1995 referendum. From the 2024 election: xitter.cf/drixander/status/18448…
Alberta votes overwhelmingly to remain in Canada, but more interesting are the questions on tightening immigration & delivery of services that were successful: cbc.ca/news/politics/alberta…
‘A Dangerous Bluff’: Carney Likens Alberta Referendum to Brexit nytimes.com/2026/05/25/world… + More background on how the vote came to be: politico.com/news/2026/05/21…
Completely missed this: Haiti President Jovenel Moise refuses to quit. bbc.com/news/world-latin-ame… Anyone have suggestions on things to read to get caught up?
This is so freakin heavy: A Reckoning in Springfield. A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
A Casualty of a Cruel Immigration Policy: Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old TPS recipient living in Springfield, Ohio was fitted with an ankle monitor in July, which his family cites as being the source of his depression & subsequent suicide. prospect.org/2026/09/03/ice-…
Can This International Force Stop Haiti’s Gangs? nytimes.com/video/world/amer… + Haitian gangs target foreign troops in biggest attack since force began operations: pbs.org/newshour/world/haiti…
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.”
The expat voters who could help unseat Netanyahu: Large numbers of Israelis abroad are flying home to vote, many with an axe to grind. economist.com/middle-east-an…
The Overseas X Factor That Could Swing Israel’s Election: 🎁 nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/is… + On latest polling: timesofisrael.com/toi-poll-e…
Schools chief denounces NYC's admission policies: nyp.st/2kofeQd I cannot wait to see what types of policies he proposes, how many of them will actually be implemented & the impact. He’s going to face a loooot of pushback.
The constitutionality of a magnet school’s admissions policy among the 3 cert petitions SCOTUS is reconsidering following last year’s affirmative action ruling. scotusblog.com/2024/01/the-c…
How It Feels to Be an Asian Student in an Elite Public School: Stuyvesant, Brooklyn Tech & other schools across the US are under pressure to end entrance exams. Students have complicated feelings about that. nytimes.com/2022/01/25/us/se… I cannot imagine all that $, time for a HS exam.
Supreme Court takes up case that could change how schools select students for magnet programs: chalkbeat.org/2026/10/19/sup… The case involves magnet school admissions policies in Montgomery Co., MD being challenged by a group of mostly Asian American parents.
Conservatives Open New Front in Elite School Admission Wars: The Pacific Legal Foundation is behind lawsuits that challenge elite public high schools that are changing their admissions policies to diversify their student body. nytimes.com/2022/02/16/us/sc… Oh, hey, & Uihlein family.
AI encyclical & slavery apology in one!
apnews.com/article/pope-apol… apnews.com/article/pope-apol… Alright now, Pope Leo. Pentecost may have passed us by, but the Holy Ghost ain’t through! 🔥
AI at Catholic colleges: Institutions map policies guided by Magnifica Humanitas ewtnnews.com/world/us/ai-cat… This is obviously specifically Catholic, which is generally smaller schools but curious what the trends are in the types of policies different types of schools are adopting.
U.S. bishops name members of AI task force formed in response to encyclical ewtnnews.com/world/us/ai-tas…
Didn’t expect to kick off my 2027 aldermanic thread w/a bike lanes story, but here we are: chicagotribune.com/2026/05/2… 1st, 3rd & 12th ward cameos along w/Urban Center fingerprint. We’ll get a preview of their impact in school board races, they’ve been doing some targeted organizing.
I’m normally not all up in folks D-2s, but I couldn’t sleep, so I noticed more folks paying for AI subscriptions out of their accounts and I’d read a story about how campaigns are using AI. On the south side I’ve definitely noticed more AI campaign signs.
This played on the way to church: open.spotify.com/track/7qgqA… Appropriate for petition filing + City budget intro week.