Steve Held

@peoplesfabric

Except the serious things, don’t take life too seriously. Chicago journalist. Formerly The People’s Fabric. Co-founder @UnraveledPress.com. Got a tip? Signal is @sheld.01. Email:steve@unraveledpress.com

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Steve Held@peoplesfabric· 2d

think we all know the process he’ll use

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· 2d

lawyers in 2026 learning that words sent to a website are discoverable

Beyond this being a highly interesting case on its own merits, it shows that ChatGPT transcripts can be obtained by opposing lawyers in discovery or during depositions. Moye said
"every lawyer needs to make sure their own experts aren't generating work product in a way that's insincere, and then knowing you can subpoena the prompts [.] I've got lawyers all over the place saying, 1) 'Holy shit, man. How did you get the prompts?, and 2) 'How many cases do I have where this is happening to us?'"'

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· 10d

idk how long they’ve been in use but they have firearm detection systems at the two entrances. it beats navigating metal detectors but it’s a funny choice to deploy a thing that triggers off metal cylindrical shapes at a venue where every other person is carrying bags w small foldable chairs

One of several CEIA OpenGate devices in use wearing customized Millennium Park koozies.

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· 10d

it’s cool that we have this for perfect summer nights

Jay Pritzker Pavilion lit in pink-purple lights with the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus performing

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· 14d

If this helps: Mendoza endorsed MAGA former Chicago Police lieutenant John Garrido when he ran for judge as a Dem in 2020 after losing two non-partisan races and one as a Republican (he lost this one too.) He’s already endorsed her for mayor this cycle.

An announcement that Susana Mendoza endorsed John Garrido as a Dem in the county’s 10th subcircuit in 2020.

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· 14d

This law firm was just awarded a $150 million/year contract to lead representation of unaccompanied minors through immigration proceedings. Seems really bad!

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Steve Held@peoplesfabric· 15d

This is agent #7880, who we've become quite familiar with in immigration court & other videos like this around the Chicago area. He was also the agent giving orders at Broadview on Sept 26 last year, when his agents shot my reporting partner in the face w/a pepperball.

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· 25d

touching grass

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jul 18

symbolism

America 250 buckets used to collect poop bags at Mondog beach

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jul 16

Putting this page in a time capsule

Wired homepage with two explosive diarrhea stories with a kaleidoscope smiling poop 💩 emoji style graphic and a wildfire smoke story.

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jul 16

Scenic drive down DSLSD today.

The normally bright red CNA building seen through wildfire smoke with Sears Towet barely visible in background.

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jul 5

Arm wrestling meme

FIFA v SCOTUS meet at “lol ‘rules’”

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jul 2

Reminded me—spotted one of your shirts at Broadview Saturday.

Person in Spiderman mask wearing a Migrants melt the ICE shirt in style of the Morton’s Salt girl with umbrella, with Kermit the Frog on their arm

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 28

It’s just Bovino with a filter

Trump says he will nominate Lance Schroyer as next ICE director

Photo: middle-aged white man with short-cropped hair. Looks like Bovino with a somewhat less misshapen head.

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 26

Also got Mamdani. Getting a tee shirt “89% chud free”

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Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 24

Jason Isbell
@Jason|sbell • Aug 4
If you're on here arguing the definition of "assault weapon" today you are part of the problem. You know what an assault weapon is, and you know you don't need one.

William McNabb @WillieMcNabb
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Replying to @Jasonisbell
Legit question for rural Americans - How do I kill the 30-50 feral hogs that run into my yard within 3-5 mins while my small kids play?
12:01 PM • Aug 4, 2019

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 15

for reals this time

NYT headline: U.S. and Iran Reach Cease-Fire
Agreement

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 14

this is getting ridiculous www.wired.com/story/securi...

As difficult as digital anonymity has become in the modern world, obtaining a phone number without revealing almost any identifying information-whether by buying a temporary burner phone or registering an account with a privacy-preserving phone carrier-has remained entirely legal in the US. Now the Federal Communications Commission wants to change that.

Late last month, the FCC released a proposal for a new rule that would implement know-your-customer requirements for cellular networks, requiring that cellular providers "at a minimum, obtain and retain the name, physical address, government issued identification number, and an alternate telephone number of any new and renewing customer before granting access to its services." The proposal is described as a measure akin to money-laundering laws designed to make it more difficult for scammers to exploit the phone networks. But privacy advocates argue it also threatens a last conduit of anonymity for those seeking to evade phone surveillance-whether that's journalists, whistleblowers, activists, or simply people seeking to avoid mass data collection in yet another facet of their communications.

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 14

spotted in the wild

“ACAB” scrawled into some recently poured sidewalk concrete

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 13

10/10 CST no notes

Back-to-back headlines about Boutros being MIA in court and 40th anniversary of Ferris Buehler’s day off.

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 12

but I think you only have to do six in total, and it’s setup so you can’t just do all books or all programs since there are five slots for each.

Log as you read and attend programs
Log the books you're reading and programs you're attending this summer. Once you've filled in six pages, bring your log into your library branch to earn a baseball cap and be entered to win a raffle prize*

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 12

Boutros? Boutros?

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 10

Villegas *could* simply write this ordinance to not apply to people who smoke in public, but instead he points to police and prosecutorial discretion to sort it out, who will use that discretion in biased ways.

"I don't think there will be a judge that says, I'm going to throw the book at you because you're smoking weed in a park," Villegas said.

Asked about the possibility of people who use marijuana in public being hit with the heightened penalties, Villegas said enforcement would be "at the discretion of a police officer." It is more likely that police would ask rule-breakers to move along or stop it, but officers would gain a much-needed tool if smokers — or sellers -— refuse to, he said.

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 9

Fox News described this as a “mixed reaction” with “some cheering.”

As the national anthem was being sung, Trump was shown on the MSG big screen above the court, and a mixed reaction from the crowd ensued.

While there was some cheering, as Trump saluted the crowd from his suite, the boos from those in attendance rang louder before the video panned back to NYPD officers holding flags on the court.

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 6

I mean… is he really dead?

Yellow Banana's annual report filed to the Illinois Secretary of State on May 3 listed Canfield as the company's only manager, three weeks after his death. Businesses are required to file an annual report with the state, confirming or updating company information, and pay required fees in order to maintain good standing.

His name is signed below a promise that
"managers confirm their existence," and that the document is "true, correct and complete."

A Secretary of State spokesman says the company didn't notify the office of Canfield's death. The office is now reviewing the case.

No obituary for Canfield or social posts from family members could be found. His podcast's Linkedin page made a post advertising the skills of "my producer James," nearly a month after Canfield's death.

Canfield's mother, Kathy Middleton, and wife, Sharin, didn't respond to requests for comment.
A search of Guyahoga County, Ohio, court records show no probate case has been opened, nor does Canfield's name appear in the county’s online database of deaths.

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 1

Tomorrow will be exactly 3 months since a reporter angered Trump by suggesting he might bore of his new war. Trump claimed he “never gets bored” before meandering into talking about his ballroom. Now he says negotiations are “very boring.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"We projected four to five weeks but we have capability to go far longer than that. We'll do it ...
Somebody actually said, from the media, I think you'll get bored after about a week or two. No, we don't get bored. I never get bored, if I got bored, I wouldn't be standing here right now. I guarantee you that. To go through what I had to go through."

The ceremony bestowed the Medal of Honor to three service members, including staff sergeant Michael Ollis, who died in Afghanistan. But it was Trump's ballroom comments that caused a stir on social media.

Susan Glasser, a staff writer at the New Yorker, posted on X: "Bragging about his 'beautiful ballroom' while he's supposed to be explaining the somber decision to go to war. It's one of the most politically tone deaf things I've ever seen from a POTUS, including this one..."

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· Jun 1

here’s a recent example: remember the car crash into City News @ Six Corners a few weeks ago? this is what cpd told media. In reality, cops pursued this car for about a mile, and the car had not been reported stolen at all. Cops woke up the car owner after the crash and then it was reported stolen.

Police said officers were on patrol when they saw a black Kia blowing through red lights in the area. The car matched the description of a vehicle that had been reported stolen earlier.

Officers turned on their sirens and tried to pull the car over, but the driver sped away, police said.
The driver then lost control of the car and crashed into City News Cafe, officials said. Two of the people in the car were arrested at the scene and two others fled on foot, but were
quickly taken into custody.

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· May 30

spiderman or his agent left messages

Spiderman loves you, chalked onto a tree stump

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· May 30

saw this little one too

Steve Held@peoplesfabric· May 30

your moment of zen (bunch of baby geese come ashore and shake, shake it off at LaBagh Woods)