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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 6h

Four cemetery workers, all U.S. citizens, arrested during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation that crossed over onto the private Concordia Cemetery in the west suburban village of Forest Park.

Forest Park cemetery workers recount traumatic clash with ICE; mayor calls for crackdown to end

‘If this is happening to me, a U.S. citizen, what are they doing to the other individuals?’

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6h

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

Maria Greeley, 44, had just finished working a double shift at the Beach Bar on Ohio Street
earlier this month when she said she was surrounded by three federal agents who grabbed her, forced her hands behind her back and zip tied her.
Headphones in, Greeley had been focused on getting home to her two dogs for a walk.
Instead, she said she was detained by masked agents who did not answer when she asked for names. They questioned her for an hour, she said.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 8h

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 9h

Among the most hideous & ubiquitous historical fables taught in this country are about the “discovery” of America and the “settling” of North America by pioneers. But there’s even more.

This Indigenous People’s Day,decide to learn.Ned Blackhawk & @rebeccanagle.bsky.social’s works are extraordinary.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 14h

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 15h

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

windycitytimes.com

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Jodi Jacobson @jljacobson.bsky.social · 9h

George Stephanopolous did what every anchor and host should have been doing since Bush 2000: Rejecting the bullshit, gaslighting, and rude, evasive filibustering the GOP has perfected to hide their lies.

NO MORE BULLSHIT.

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.bsky.social · 20h

Congress better hurry up and settle the shutdown before everyone figures out they’re nonessential personnel.

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 12h

Another good time to remind people that “tear gas” is a term of copaganda that police, the military, and its manufacturers use to obscure that it is a dangerous chemical weapon internationally banned for use even in warfare.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

THIS IS NOTHING LESS THAN A SAVAGE REBELLION AGAINST MODESTY.

THE PRESIDENT MUST INVOKE THE INSURRECTION ACT IMMEDIATELY!!

THANK YOU FOR AVERTING YOUR EYES FROM THIS MATTER

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Asclepias354 @jenieset.bsky.social · 10h

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests

Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting Ice sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent

www.theguardian.com

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🍂k a r e n @andthenisleep.bsky.social · 1d

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 20h

The US federal attack on Portland has resulted in the best advertisement for a city that I have ever seen. Round-the-clock joy, community solidarity and silliness that much of the West has lost and longs for.

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 16h

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says ICE and DHS are repeatedly lying about their arrests in Chicagoland:

"They lie every time it seems like, so we can't believe it when they say it. We have to do our own investigations. That's why it's so vital that people are pulling out their phones and filming."

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 17h

On Indigenous Peoples Day, we honor the Native lands and contributions of Native American and Indigenous communities. Today, that legacy continues as Native American voters defend a key tool used for decades to fight racially discriminatory voting laws. Learn more below👇

Supreme Court Asked to Decide If Citizens Can Still Enforce Voting Rights Act

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 16h

José Andrés really is one of the absolute best Americans.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 15h

Footage from the battle of Portland where musicians came to give a musical support to the war-torn population. May the power of the frog be with them.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16h

Soon it will be show us your papers. This must stop.

A tweet by James Surowiecki replying to David J. Bier. Surowiecki asks, “Where in the Immigration and Nationality Act does it say that US citizens have to prove that they're citizens or else be arrested?” The quoted tweet by Bier reads, “ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog,” accompanied by a photo of a man wearing a face mask and standing near vehicles at night.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.

Here’s what experts say you need to know.

How to Fight Your Health Insurance Denial with an External Appeal

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

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Damien Marie AtHope Ⓐ 🚩🏴🌍 @damienmarieathope.bsky.social · 1d

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

This is how you’re supposed to treat fascists and their lies.

Media pay attention.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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gracepeace @gracepeace.bsky.social · 2d

STEVE BENEN

The one thing the Letitia James and James Comey indictments have in common

Both cases are brazenly and transparently corrupt, for the sake of brazen and transparent corruption.

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🍂k a r e n @andthenisleep.bsky.social · 2d

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

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