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James Felix Black @tft.io · 56m

Ritual has power. Ritual grounded in the two thousand year tradition of the Church had even more power. It’s nice to see.

rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 1h

Because boy, howdy, nobody knows ritual and symbolism like the Catholic Church, and having it turned squarely back on the Very Bad Catholics who have been the public standard-bearers of wielding it for evil for so long is really good to see.

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Keeley Sorokti @sorokti.bsky.social · 1h

So. Many. Helicopters. #Chicago

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 7h

The museums are being shutdown.
Are we great yet?
Everyone’s being fired.
Are we great yet?
Food is rotting in our fields.
Are we great yet?
The market’s crashing greatly.
Diseases are now running rampant.
At what point aren’t we great?
Our military’s in line at food banks.
So super great.

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 1h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 2h

the crowd outside the broadview ice detention center continues to grow just about an hour before “free speech hours” end at 6 p.m.

they’re chanting, “who do you protect? who do you serve?”

quite a few vans and suvs driven by masked feds arriving back at the facility.

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 1h

Is this impeachable?

(Is this a pigeon meme)

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 21h

If this reminds you of an extremely famous book you might have read in high school… yes.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 2h

ICE drag girl out of car & body slam her to ground—then pin her face down & kneel on her neck.

"I'm 15!" she cries out. "I'm not resisting!"

Agents have now asked multiple area housing associations to unlock main doors—so they can go door to door.

Hoffman Estates, Illinois

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Gary Gehman @glgehman.bsky.social · 3h

All you peacenik liberals wringing hands over what to do: Yes, of course, vote. It's your primary responsibility as a citizen.

But now more than ever, fulfill your second civic responsibility: Serve on juries. Never has it been more imperative to thwart rogue injustice.

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 2h

Walking home saw sooo many fliers everywhere for reporting ice.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 9h

I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.

Informational flyer about Rogers Park Whistle Protocols, explaining how to use whistles to alert neighbors of emergencies, with color-coded alerts, steps for use, and encouragement to form a crowd and stay loud for safety.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6h

Music now.

Grim reminder: people held inside the detention center have reported it's impossible to hear much coming from outside.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 7h

A group of hundreds of faith in coalition who started at a Maywood church just arrived at the detention center for a eucharistic procession.

They want to offer communion to detainees inside, but won't be able to get past the barricades and fence on Beach Street.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 8h

In Broadview, IL this morning outside the Chicago area ICE detention center—

Just rolled up, immediately saw ISP/CCSO arresting a protester w/ a guitar (he appears to be in good spirits over it).

ICE vehicles have been coming and going, including a large bus driven by a masked agent seen earlier.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6h

Religious leaders here are not mincing words. They have repeatedly used the word "evil."

"Detention and deportation are acts that wound the body of Christ, and deny the dignity of God's people."

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 2h

I actually had to look it up because I couldn't remember.

Red Line
Howard, Loyola, Granville, Bryn Mawr, Berwyn, Argyle, Lawrence, Wilson, Addison, Belmont, Fullerton, Clark/Division, Chicago, Grand, Lake, Jackson, Roosevelt, Chinatown, Sox-35th, 47th, Garfield, 63rd, 69th, 79th, 87th, 95th.

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 2h

Howard and Loyola.

I hate Loyola because it's soooo narrow.

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 2h

Yall. The typos. They are terrible. This is what I get for multi tasking.

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 9h

6. highest overall score (& only A) AOC scored highly across the board - end ice, calls the admin fascist, pro-trans, pro-court reform/ expansion, procedurally aggressive

she'd need to more openly call for the arrest of admin officials to move to the higher A

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 6h

⚠️ USAToday reporter confirms the office in charge of special education funding has been “decimated”:

Zach Schermele
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NEW: The Education Dept. layoffs continued overnight, w/ the main office in charge of special ed funding being
"decimated," as one person described.
"They cut just about everyone that works with IDEA funding," said another.
"I'm not sure how these programs exist moving forward."
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dvdnvl @dvdnvl.bsky.social · 3h

Suggestion if you happen to have an extra Chicago flag sitting around

Chicago flag with “ICE GTFO” painted on it in dark red, layer out on a kitchen counter, mid-painting project

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Craig @galadin.bsky.social · 6h

Rogers Park Chicaho protecting our own.

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 5h

Rogers park rn
Will repost later with better alt-text

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 6h

People are SHOWING OUT for today’s Protect Rogers Park ICE protest at Clark and Lunt!

There are a lot of great resources here:
- sign making
- school watch group chats
- ICE Watch newsletters
- KYR posters
- and more!

Drop by before 3!!

A perspective of a crowd that is at least 150 that is protesting ICE.

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