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Jocelyn Leitzinger

@jocelynl.bsky.social

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Researcher studying movements and markets (renewables, urban ag, river conservation in Ireland) & corporate disinformation campaigns. UF & UW alum Also: rock climber, forager, ceramicist, gardener, ADHD hobby collector https://linktr.ee/leitzinger

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · Jun 2

This past semester was the most stressful of my academic career. I had 180 students and about half cheated at some point in the semester

They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar

SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · Jun 2

I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives:

www.404media.co/teachers-are...

Teachers Are Not OK

AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."

www.404media.co

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 5h

What lies? This is downtown Portland

A dirt road meanders through a ghost town of abandoned wooden buildings

Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 6h

It's in Chicago. We did have that structure, we've just been eroding it for decades and then elected someone who was keen on destroying what was left. And the ones that have a duty to stop it are facilitating instead of hampering. Good times

Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 6h

I don't know who the woman is, but searched Reddit and found this comment pictured below. As far as where it was filmed, what type of info are you looking for? I have the address and cross street in the post

Reddit post by Successful_Hawk_8774:

THIS IS MY COUSIN. She’s a US citizen and was in the process of parking to go to WORK. She had surgery last month and once these assholes finally released her she called an ambulance for medical attention. She’s currently in the ER.

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 12h

This happened earlier today (10/10). Bystanders in the video are yelling that ICE hit her car when they did a U-turn in the middle of the street in front of 1638 W Hubbard by Ashland

ICE's response to causing an accident is dystopian - just exchange insurance cards

OP: Erubiel Espinoza on FB

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 11h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 14h

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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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 12h

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 12h

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 12h

ICE abducted a WGN News video producer for *checks notes* videoing them? Which is legal

It's surreal having masked bandits roving our streets and violently abducting people every single day

No front license plate is a sign it could be ICE, along with dark tint - saw one in the wild Mon, be careful

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 17h

There's a real disconnect between what we hear from @govpritzker.illinois.gov & other elected leaders about how we won't stand for ICE abducting people & Trump's delpoyment of the National Guard

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what we see from local and state police as their treatment of protestors looks increasingly like ICE

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 19h

Troopers with batons aggressively shoving crowd back.

Just saw two demonstrators arrested.

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 19h

It's good to see them protesting. UIC students don't always protest things they should, and they don't protest as much as I've seen from students at other schools I've taught at. Still being largely a commuter school probably plays a role in that. Plus, post-COVID lack of community

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 19h

Oh, it's absolutely a threat. UIC has been pretty vocal about not letting ICE on campus. But if abductions like this keep happening, I do wonder how long students will keep showing up.

I already had students telling me they didn't feel safe coming to class last semester

Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 19h

I had to drive by that area today, so took a look - red marker is where the event happened, a little bit down the street from the school

Not a good look to have folks being abducted right behind the UIC Visitor Center

Map of where a woman andnone other person were abducted by ICE on October 8th. The abduction happened right behind the UIC Visitor Center and close to a school

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 19h

It's a good day - i've never been so pleased that somebody did not win an award

Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 20h

Generally, when legitimate candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize lose, entire countries don't have to worry about revenge

They also aren't usually trolled so hard:

"Peace prizes are earned through sustained commitment, not through social media tantrums and not from intimidation" - Arild Hermstad

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact: the Portland Antifa chapter developed its combat tactics after watching old footage of Hezbollah fighters doing the electric slide while wearing their traditional inflatable taco garb

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 1d

I also saw a comment on a Reddit post last night that she had been released and was home. I couldn't corroborate it, so did not include, but seems now they were correct. Thankfully

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 1d

Students havd been doing a fairly good job on the UIC subreddit of posting campus ICE updates

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the update! I posted last night, so it was still "today" to me - I should have used the actual date

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! I used to drive by there all the time when I was UIC faculty

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 1d

Let's credit the brave people filming these atrocities. Erynfreepress on IG, a Black woman who works at the school, risked herself to film this and make sure that Jocelyne is ok

This is her original post text

Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 2d

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At least 10 ICE agents - most masked and wearing technical/bullet proof vests - swarm a blue car in front of an elementary school in the West Loop of Chicago on October 8th. They violently drag a screaming woman in a hot pink long-sleeved top and gray sweat pants from the car.

Text from @erynfreepress original posting of the video:

"In front of the West Loop elementary school I work at.... my Uber had just passed by the line where parents pick up their kids and it just looked like cars so I didn't think anything of it. So I wouldn't have even known what was happening if I hadn't heard kids from the school yelling "ITS ICE!" and running away scared. I got out the Uber and was the only person to get a video so I'm posting this to raise attention and add to the multitude of videos demanding justice for these victims. NO WAY they're doing this in front of a school and right at the time where school lets out. I thought they were parents of the school but were not I don't know what to say and have zero coherent thoughts right now. Please pray or do what you can. #abolishice #ice #deportations #iceawareness"

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 2d

Armed, masked thugs are kidnapping our neighbors and terrorizing our communities

This was in front of an elementary school in the West Loop in Chicago today. Sharing because everyone needs to see what is happening here daily

Originally posted by @erynfreepress on IG. Her story is in the alt text

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 2d

As a Seattleite I can tell you we won’t bow to Trump’s invasion of our beautiful city. Stay the fuck out of Seattle. You have no authority here #DefundICE #Voices4victory #ProudBlue

www.king5.com/article/news...

Washington leaders preparing for possibility that Trump deploys National Guard to Seattle

"Stay out of Seattle," said Mayor Bruce Harrell in a message to President Donald Trump.

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Jocelyn Leitzinger @jocelynl.bsky.social · 2d

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