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nb_alorakid @alorakid.bsky.social · 4h

from Trump all the way down to the lowliest mustachioed twerp cop, imagine where we'd be if even of a fraction of the ink spilled over "absent black fathers" over the past 30 years had been spent discussing emotionally abusive white fathers

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 5h

I’m sick of pointing this out but JB Pritzker, governor of Illinois, put these cops here and bragged about it and wants to be president @govpritzker.illinois.gov

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5h

Troopers just violently attacked protesters, tackled several, several arrests, shoving activists and press with batons.

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austin @bainard.bsky.social · 4h

Hey @jbpritzker.bsky.social your jackboots are brutalizing people who voted for you

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 5h

At least a few arrests. ISP getting violent and issued dispersal orders.

They just said we may be subject to dispersal of chemical agents.

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T. Greg "Antifa General Counsel (Retired)" Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 9h

Guillotines

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 13h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 10h

it would probably be sorta hard for just anyone to do it *this well* because it requires you to actually be normal about trans people, but still it feels important to state for the record that WE ARE NOT HARD TO STAND UP FOR AND ANY OF THEM COULD DO IT.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Al Shipley @alshipley.bsky.social · 10h

what ice is doing in chicago right now...is what they'll be doing in every city all the time once that huge budget increase from the 'big beautiful bill' kicks in. very bleak.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 11h

More vehicles with masked Border Patrol agents inside departing. It's a busy, busy morning for the secret police.

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nb_alorakid @alorakid.bsky.social · 12h

I know they're corny af, but if we were able to make anti-Elon stickers on Teslas a thing, we could probably get some buy-in for "Not ICE, just a normal douche" stickers for the big truck guys

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 13h

seattle vs toronto in the AL, los angeles vs either milwaukee or chicago in the NL... this is shaping into the most Libbed Up postseason in recent memory

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nb_alorakid @alorakid.bsky.social · 13h

all of this is true and it sucks shit but I'm also confused as to how someone as astute and usually-ahead-of-the-curve as Adam is still on twitter

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h

“This is not sustainable”

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nb_alorakid @alorakid.bsky.social · 13h

man I dig this piece so much.. baseball rules and the regular season is so damn cool

Kelsey McKinney @mckinneykelsey.bsky.social · 1d

i loved the 2025 philadelphia phillies. no playoffs can make me hate them. defector.com/what-ill-rem...

What I'll Remember About The Phillies | Defector

At the Phillies’ 2025 home opener, we decided that it was our year. As my friend Dana and I stood next to the giant balloon arch and let someone take our photo, people around us were feeling optimisti...

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nb_alorakid @alorakid.bsky.social · 1d

Let's do this again, all weekend long.

nb_alorakid @alorakid.bsky.social · 8d

if you're in Chicago and need a break from all the everything, DM me w/ name + email address before 8 PM and I'll comp you for the Infinite Wrench

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Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · 3d

As you fight ICE in your neighborhoods, always look for potentially positive outcomes to counterbalance your anger and despair. For me this continues to be meeting more neighbors, talking to more neighbors, and finding that others close by have also been fighting in ways I was unaware of.

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nb_alorakid @alorakid.bsky.social · 1d

Let's do this again, all weekend long.

nb_alorakid @alorakid.bsky.social · 8d

if you're in Chicago and need a break from all the everything, DM me w/ name + email address before 8 PM and I'll comp you for the Infinite Wrench

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Patrick Monaghan @pkmonaghan.bsky.social · 1d

Somehow a dead nun who liked basketball is more important than a super station journalist being assaulted and detained by federal secret police for no reason on ABC Evening News @davidmuir-abc.bsky.social

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Em, spookily 👻 @lefttheprairie.bsky.social · 4d

We’re doing it again! This Friday at Nighthawk (4744 N Kimball)

www.instagram.com/p/DPffxcRjRA...

Whistle Zine Folding Party
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Nighthawk
Friday 10/10 5:30 pm

We're back for another round of folding and whistle/zine distribution. This time we have 900 whistles to warn neighbors of ICE.

What we need: volunteers to print zines.
Connections with community organizers to distribute whistles. Hands to help fold.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

I wish lying wasn't just accepted and allowed because there's no way that happened. Sorry but no producer is ever doing that. Ever. Just not something that happens. And I'm referring to real producers like Ms. Brockman here and not a "producer" on Timcast

CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE: In emailed statement to me / @reason.com, DHS alleges that WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman "threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer."

Screencap of email from DHS public affairs: Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin:

“U.S. Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations and when several violent agitators used their vehicles to block in agents in an effort to impede and assault federal officers. In fear of public safety and of law enforcement, officers used their service vehicle to strike a suspect’s vehicle and create an opening. As agents were driving, Deborah Brockman, a U.S. citizen, threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer.

“This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of illegal aliens violently resisting arrest and agitators and criminals ramming cars into our law enforcement officers. These attacks highlight the dangers our law enforcement officers face daily—all while receiving no pay thanks to the Democrats’ government shutdown.”

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 1d

ICE went after rideshare drivers at O’Hare today, according to statement from Illinois Drivers Alliance

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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 1d

“Progressives don’t care about the issues facing men today.”

We do. It’s why we’re socialists. Ya dinguses.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

This is fascism. It’s fascism every damn day here. Grotesque.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 2d

Trump forming an anti Christian crime investigation task force to distract from the fact that he is a pedophile

The guys in true detective season one who did exactly that

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

A man was just abducted by ICE on Clark and Lunt, feet away from our campaign office.

Now our community is showing up and patrolling for ICE. Join us by getting involved in Protect RP: www.facebook.com/share/1DQqPQ...

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Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 2d

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Federal judge issues a TRO in the Northern District of Illinois (including Chicago and the Broadview ICE facility), providing protections for protesters and journalists covering the protests.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Some of the key elements:

1. It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless
Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.
Defendants may order a Journalist to change location to avoid disrupting law enforcement,
' President Trump, one of the named Defendants, is not included in this Order.
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as long as the Journalist has an objectively reasonable time to comply and an objectively
reasonable opportunity to report and observe;

b. Issuing a crowd dispersal order requiring any person to leave a public place
that they lawfully have a right to be, unless dispersal is justified by exigent circumstances as defined by Department of Homeland Security Use of Force Policy (updated Feb. 6,
2023), Sections III.F and XII.E;
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For purposes of this Order, a crowd dispersal order is a lawful command
given by a Federal Agent for all persons to leave a designated area when three or more persons are committing acts of disorderly conduct that are likely to cause substantial harm in the immediate vicinity;
d. Using riot control weapons including kinetic impact projectiles (KIPs), Compressed Air Launchers (e.g., PIS and FN303), Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Spray, CS gas, CN gas, or other chemical irritants, 40 mm Munitions Launchers, less-lethal shotguns,
Less-Lethal Specialty Impact-Chemical Munitions (LLSI-CM), Controlled Noise and Light Distraction Devices (CNLDDs), Electronic Control Weapons (ECWs) - on members of the press, protesters, or religious practitioners who are not posing an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer or others;

To facilitate the Defendants' identification of Journalists protected under
this Order, the following are examples of indicia of being a Journalist: visual identification as a member of the press, such as by carrying a professional press pass, badge or credentials; wearing distinctive clothing or patches that identify the wearer as a member of the press; or carrying professional gear such as professional photographic or videography
equipment. Other indicia of being a Journalist under this Order include that the person is standing off to the side of a protest, not engaging in chanting, sign holding, shouting slogans, or otherwise protesting, and documenting protest activities, although these are not
requirements. These indicia are illustrative, and a person need not exhibit every indicium
to be considered a Journalist under this Order. Defendants shall not be liable for unintentional violations of this Order in the case of an individual who does not wear a press pass, badge, or other official press credential, professional gear, or distinctive clothing that identifies the person as a member of the press.

It is further ORDERED that all Federal Agents, excepting those who do not wear a
uniform or other distinguishing clothing or equipment in the regular performance of their official
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duties or are engaged in undercover operations in the regular performance of their official duties, must have visible identification (for which a unique recognizable alphanumeric identifier sequence
will suffice) affixed to their uniforms or helmets and prominently displayed, including when
wearing riot gear.

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