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Jamie Ludwig

@jamieludwig.bsky.social

Indulging my many sound fixations. Writing. Coffee. Music. Projects Editor @chicago_reader. Freelance everywhere. (Illustration by @berhuff.)

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Jamie Ludwig@jamieludwig.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thanks to everyone who has supported the Reader Union’s fight for a fair contract. There’s still time to share your voice with Noisy Creek if you haven’t yet. We appreciate each and every one of you. 💜

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

July 16, 2026 union rat's log TELL NOISY CREEK WE DESERVE BETTER. Noisy Creek management wants us to ... -Work longer hours -Take fewer sick days -And work in-office all while offering us lower wages than other newspapers they own. Join us in demanding a fair contract!
Mike Masnick@masnick.com · 2w ago

Remember multiple large cities including both Chicago & NY found that ShotSpotter sent them so many false positives it made it harder for them to do their jobs, not easier. It was so bad the company changed its name to SoundThinking hoping to get away from the tarnished name.

Philip Bump@pbump.com · 2w ago

A point worth elevating about The Post’s pivot to video shorts is that video is necessarily far less information dense than text. They are *opting* to provide worse, less rigorous arguments, even assuming they had valuable arguments to make. (Oh, is that what police say?)

Jamie Ludwig@jamieludwig.bsky.social · 3w ago

Last year, the Reader Union helped the paper survive a crisis that nearly shut us down, taking paycuts, furloughs, and working long hours and outside gigs. Now, management is proposing a contract that would cut longstanding benefits and pay us less than workers at its other papers.

Chicago Reader Union@chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

July 16, 2026 union rat's log TELL NOISY CREEK WE DESERVE BETTER. Noisy Creek management wants us to ... -Work longer hours -Take fewer sick days -And work in-office all while offering us lower wages than other newspapers they own. Join us in demanding a fair contract!
Colorado Newsline@coloradonewsline.com · 3w ago

Commentary: The version of the natural world that younger generations consider normal may be worse compared to that of their parents, and significantly worse than that of their grandparents. That could lead to unambitious conservation policies and programs. By @sammyherdman.bsky.social

The experience of climate change captures dangerous shift better than numbers | Colorado Newsline

A potential consequence of climate change is lowered expectations for environmental quality that lead to unambitious conservation programs.

coloradonewsline.com

Laura Jedeed@laurajedeed.bsky.social · last mo.

Hi hello I was going to do a full thread on the Great American State Fair later but it seems I'm starting early: why in the fuck are PragerU, Patriot Academy, and other far right groups the ENTIRETY of the Department of Education booth

Two banners First banner reads: Welcome to the Great Experiment 250 years of American invention - a story still in the making Two hundred and fifty years ago, America made a bet: that ordinary people with extraordinary ideas could build a nation unlike any before. That bet is still paying off. The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention presents this exhibit in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Commerce - home of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the institution that turned creative freedom into economic fuel. At the Cade, we believe so deeply in thinking and acting like an inventor that we gave it a name: Inventivity.® This exhibit is brimming with it. The race is well underway, but it's never too late to jump in. So gear up, strap in, and take a lap GEORGE WASHINGTON April 30, 1789 - March 4, 1797 Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefito, and humbly to implore his protection and favor SERVICE "Let me serve voluntarily; then I will, with the greatest pleasure in life, devote my services to the expedition without any other reward, than the satisfaction of serving my country" RELIGION "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports." CHARACTER "To the distinguished Character of Patriot, it should be our highest Glory to add the more distinguished Character of Christian."the journey continues from here" with QR codes to Wallbuilders, the American Journey Experience, Patriot Academy, PragerU, and AmericanMinute.comStickers with a QR code to sign up to be a constitution coach with Patriot Academy
Jon Buckland@pacificbeliefs.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Fancy a cheap as chips subscription? You'll help the good ship @thequietus.com keep going and receive serious doses of culture and criticism in return. Tap 'em up here: thequietus.com/opinion-and-...

The Quietus Spring Sale is Here! Help us Fight the AI-pocalypse | The Quietus

SUBSCRIBE NOW HERE WITH 35% OFF! There’s something appallingly physical about the language that’s used to describe the radical changes that are affecting every aspect of our culture. AI slop. Enshitti...

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Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · 3mo ago

This is a cool series that @damemagazine.bsky.social has been working on. My contribution to it will be out sometime in the next couple of weeks. 🫡

DAME Magazine@damemagazine.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🧵 Every day in America feels like something fundamental is breaking. People can’t afford housing, healthcare, or childcare. Rights? Disappearing. Our government? Broken. Billionaires move freely between private wealth and public power. Yet, somehow we’re all expected to keep functioning normally.

Tom Joscelyn@tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This is an important report by the Illinois Accountability Commission on the Trump Regime’s Operation Midway Blitz - summarizing the lies told, the harsh tactics used, and the human toll of the regime’s invasion of Chicago: ilac.illinois.gov/2026-04-iac-...

Illinois Accountability Commission | Final Report | April 2026

On April 30, 2026, the Illinois Accountability Commission (IAC) released its Final Report, as outlined in Executive Order 2025-06. Access the Commission's Final Report, Timeline of Significant Events,...

ilac.illinois.gov

Josh Zingher@zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Congressional maps are going to look completely unrecognizable in 2028, and not just in the South. I would imagine NY/NY are going to implement near unanimous D maps, as they should. This is democracy unraveling before our eyes.

Josh Zingher@zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The only avenue that SCOTUS left open to curb gerrymanders is a non-partisan commission, but as the big Blue states are realizing, you're a sucker if you adopt a neutral map when the other side gerrymanders. The only alternatives are 1.) national gerrymandering ban, or 2.) maximum gerrymandering.

Daisy Gardner@daisygardner.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Senator Wyden can’t say it plainly without losing his security clearance, but this raises the alarm that Kash & crew have decided they can illegally surveil Americans without a warrant.

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · 4mo ago

I sent a classified letter to House and Senate colleagues about a secret interpretation of surveillance law that every American should be concerned about. Representative Massie is right. The Constitution requires EVERY member to vote against a clean reauthorization.

A tweet from Representative Thomas Massie that reads: I just viewed 2 Top Secret FISA docs. 1) FISA Court opinion that raises serious concerns about FBI implementation of FISA 702. 2) letter by Senator Wyden describing a secret government interpretation of FISA law. The Constitution requires I vote No on FISA 702 reauthorization.
Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Netanyahu sucks, AIPAC sucks, but "we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby" is just code for "blame Jews." Trump wasn't forced to do this. Trump's supporters—like Kent—weren't forced to elect him and embolden him. They're not absolved of any responsibility.

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigns over Iran war. x.com/joekent16jan...

Joe Kent ~ @joekent16jan19 X.com After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC. May God bless America.
Joel S.@joelhs.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The fact that this stuff just instantly starts going around from accounts on social media with tens of thousands of followers is so disturbing.

Tweet from Aysha: "A man drove his car deliberately into the Temple Israel Synagogue in Michigan? Smells like a false flag to push “Jews aren’t safe” and antisemitism is rising narrative."
Erin Biba@erinbiba.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A guy rammed his car through a door at Detroit’s largest synagogue and got out with a gun and was shot by security before he could massacre everyone inside. And yes all synagogues that can afford it have security. And yes it’s exactly because of situations like this that they do.

Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was fatally shot by security, AP source says

A man armed with a rifle rammed a vehicle into a major synagogue in a Detroit suburb and was fatally shot by security.

apnews.com

Jamie Ludwig@jamieludwig.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Following @mulchy.bsky.social’s report on a local REIT’s plans to rent a CO property to an ICE contractor, we took a closer look at REITs and what to do if you discover your investments conflict w/ your values.

shawn@mulchy.bsky.social · 5mo ago

real estate investment trusts, or reits, have been crucial to the expansion of u.s. private prisons and immigration jails. but what actually is a reit? and how can you make sure your retirement savings aren't invested in one that owns prisons? check out this guide from @jamieludwig.bsky.social:

unraveled@unraveledpress.com · 5mo ago

It's the middle of the night in Chicago. Reporters and electeds are trying to figure out why a US citizen was detained by CBP, why her phone was inside an ICE detention center tonight, and where she is now. Also unclear what happened to the other five people she was detained with at O'Hare airport.

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