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John Keilman

@johnkeilman.bsky.social

I am a reporter with the Wall Street Journal

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Zeb Larson@zeblarson.bsky.social · 11h ago

A friend of mine, Prexy Nesbitt, was one of King's bodyguards that day. When the rock hit King, King turned to Prexy and told him "I thought you were this great football player!" (I met very interesting people doing my dissertation research, in some ways it was the best part of doing it)

Always in Movement | Antioch College Alumni Association

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Robert Loerzel@robertloerzel.bsky.social · 14h ago

Sixty years ago today, someone threw a rock at Martin Luther King Jr., hitting him in the neck, during a march in Marquette Park. Here’s a Tribune story by @chicagorumormill.bsky.social looking back at the history: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/30/v...

Aides shield the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. after he was struck by a rock in Marquette Park during an Aug. 5, 1966, march in Chicago. (Chicago Tribune archive)
Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros insisted he and his team have "fixed" an office "that was doing less than even the bare minimum" before he arrived. That's despite the conviction of one of Illinois' most powerful Democrats two months before he took office: chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump...

Trump's acting attorney general backs Boutros amid fallout from botched ‘Broadview 6’ case

A chorus of local Democrats has called on Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros to resign, including U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, U.S. Reps. Mike Quigley and Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, and for...

chicago.suntimes.com

Jason Meisner@jmetr22b.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“I’m sick to my stomach as a former prosecuor. I’m sick to my stomach as a U.S. citizen who has to live in this country with this Department of Justice that is acting this recklessly.” Grand jury improprieties tank 'Broadview Six' case UPDATE: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/p...

Grand jury improprieties revealed in court as ‘Broadview Six’ case unravels

Just five days before a jury trial was set to begin, federal prosecutors have dismissed all remaining counts in the “Broadview Six” case.

chicagotribune.com

Rich Raho@richraho.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Pope:”Reading nourishes the mind, helps cultivate a conscious and well-formed critical sense, guards against fundamentalisms and ideological shortcuts.” Reading is “an antidote to closed-mindedness which manifests in rigid attitudes and reductive views of reality.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

Pope Leo: Literature must be a 'school of fraternity and peace' - Vatican News

Pope Leo XIV sends a message to the Turin International Book Fair, taking place this week in the northern Italian city, reiterating that literature ...

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Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 3mo ago

Sam Sianis, a Greek immigrant who became one of the most successful saloonkeepers and a popular figure in the sports and media worlds, died in Chicago early Friday morning. He was 91.

Sam Sianis of the Billy Goat, Chicago’s most famous saloonkeeper, dies at 91

Sam Sianis, a Greek immigrant who became one of the most successful saloonkeepers and a popular figure in the sports and media worlds, died in Chicago early Friday morning. He was 91.

chicagotribune.com

Duaa Eldeib@deldeib.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...

Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth

A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.

propublica.org

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 3mo ago

Stanley Black & Decker says fewer buyers want the Connecticut plant’s single-sided tape measures, preferring double-sided ones made abroad. on.wsj.com/4u0SJSA

The Stanley factories in New Britain, Conn., made millions of screwdrivers, drills and other tools over the past two centuries. The last remaining plant made tape measures. Now, it’s closing, too.

Stanley Black & Decker says fewer buyers want the Connecticut plant’s single-sided tape measures, preferring double-sided ones made abroad.

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Christopher Mims@mims.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Who's going to buy into the gigantic IPOs of companies with no profits and questionable paths to profitability, such as SpaceX and OpenAI? You will, through your employer's retirement plan, writes @jmackin2.bsky.social www.wsj.com/finance/stoc...

Stock Indexes Are Contorting Themselves to Include SpaceX and OpenAI

Index funds holding trillions of dollars of 401(k)s and other investments are rushing to change their rules as the IPOs of SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic draw closer.

wsj.com

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 3mo ago

A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate employees just to replace them with artificial intelligence systems, as authorities juggle the need to stabilize the domestic labor market with a global race to develop AI technologies

Chinese Court Rules Firms Can’t Lay Off Workers on AI Grounds

A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate employees just to replace them with artificial intelligence systems, as authorities juggle the need to stabilize the domestic labor market with a global race to develop AI technologies.

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