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Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 1h

It was never just "violent criminals", this is the reality of immigrant life in this country: we mistreat you and take advantage of you for being desperate to find a better life, then use violence against you for having the gall to try.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1h

Hundreds of Haitians came to Greeley, Colorado, looking for a place to stay and a good job at JBS, the largest meat producer in the world. Instead, they found squalid housing and an unsafe workplace. Now, they’re being deported.

Immigrants on the line

Haitian immigrants moved to Colorado on the promise of a good job and a place to stay—only to be mistreated. Now, they could be deported.

www.motherjones.com

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 1h

But how will I remind you that Trump is in the Epstein files for the 10000th time? How will I make funny memes where it's "X but with Elon's face"? How will Gavin Newsom lead the resistance without AI memes?

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Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 3h

Cops kill dogs. All. The. Time. #ACAB

Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 16h

Know the phrase "I do not consent to any search". Without probable cause, they cannot search your person. Also, if there are NLG legal observers (green hats) present, make sure they are observing.

Note: "probable cause" is different from "reasonable suspicion", it is a higher legal standard.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

A federal judge has ordered the fence outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview to be taken down immediately.
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Judge orders Friday removal of fence at Broadview ICE facility

U.S. District Court Judge LaShonda A. Hunt issued the temporary restraining order Thursday ordering the fence be taken down immediately.

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Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 1d

People have already been shot. A man is dead.

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Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like attack of the clones. Seriously, where'd they find all of these guys, Indiana?

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Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 1d

We can't afford to wait until it affects us personally. White supremacy is the enemy, it is the reason for all of this, and it thrives when we fight amongst ourselves. This is what they want, they've been sowing these seeds of black vs. Latino for decades

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Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 1d

We need solidarity! Seeing the same garbage race politics in my city. It doesn't matter if you're black or brown, they're coming for you. We stand up and fight together or we stay fractured and get overrun

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 1d

Keep your corrupt, grubby, abusive hands off Tish James, Donald Trump.

Your cowardice is showing — weak men seek revenge on powerful women who hold them to account.

But NY’rs don’t play. Our AG has been a fierce warrior for our rights, time & again. You better believe we’ll be there for hers.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

The Attorney General of New York was just indicted by our tinpot dictator

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

Big win for Chicago & Democracy today: Partial TRO against Texas Natl Guard deployment here.

"U.S. District Judge: “I simply cannot credit declarations to the extent they contradict state and local law enforcement. … DHS’ perception of events are unreliable.”

chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/10...

‪Jon Seidel‬
‪@jonseidel.bsky.social‬
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Perry: "I have seen no credible evidence that there is danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois."
‪Jon Seidel‬
‪@jonseidel.bsky.social‬
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Perry: "Deportations are up. Arrests are up. … The courthouse remains open and always has. Federal laws are being executed. They're also being broken, as they have been since the beginning of time."
‪Jon Seidel‬
‪@jonseidel.bsky.social‬
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Perry: "There is no evidence that the president is unable, with the regular forces, to execute the laws of the United States."
‪Jon Seidel‬
‪@jonseidel.bsky.social‬
· 10m
Perry goes on to say the deployment of the National Guard is "likely to lead to civil unrest."
‪Jon Seidel‬
‪@jonseidel.bsky.social‬
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Perry: "Chicago's history of strained policing community relations is extremely well documented, but also fairly nuanced. It's something I think state and local authorities understand extremely well, and it can be hard for federal authorities, and certainly those from Texas, to appreciate."

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: A federal judge has partially blocked the Trump administration's efforts to mobilize the National Guard in Chicago.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/09/j...

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Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 1d

Although it is crazy that for the prequels they made walking metal death machines that are as tall as people into a gag for the kids.

Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 1d

I always wished there were more Imperial Army regulars in the OT to emphasize the role of Stormtroopers. Solo did something right by showing the trenches. That being said, it is nice to know that they're all still fascist meatheads who sometimes bonk their heads on blast doors.

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Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 1d

But is it "auntie fuh" or "auntie fa"? "Ann tifa"? "Ant ifa"?

Important for getting the prose and flows right

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Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 1d

Great news! Thanks for fighting this!

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Stephanie Lulay @slulay2.bsky.social · 1d

NEWS: Today, a judge banned federal agents from using riot control weapons against reporters in Chicago.

It comes after 4 of our journalists were tear-gassed and shot w/ pepper-spray bullets and our nonprofit newsroom @blockclubchi.bsky.social and others sued.

This judgement protects us all:

Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue

Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray...

blockclubchicago.org

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‎Synapsid (Scary) @synapsid.bsky.social · Aug 14

We need your help again, I really really really hoped our housing problems were finally over and we had a home. The harassment from our new landlord just does not let up whenever either of us set foot in there.
Now completely broke from all this and effectively homeless, again

gofund.me/a94607fc

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 2d

Bonus, quick view of pronouns that people choose for themselves

Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah. I like labelers for this reason. Blocklists are too easy to get personal. I'm not going to block anyone blindly. It can be a good indicator though. Like some journalists I like follow Yglesias and Vance, not red flags it's part of the job. But chuds with bad opinions? Makes it easier to spot.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 2d

New: Apple banned an app that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. Rather than other apps that record ICE official's real-time location, Eyes Up is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." Videos from TikTok etc. Every submission manually reviewed

www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Jackson @json95.bsky.social · 2d

Posobiec is an out and proud Nazi. Like literal "heil Hitler" 88 14 Nazi. He knows what it stands for and means it when he says they're his enemy.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 3d

Chicago Ald. Gregory Mitchell oversees the 7th Ward, which is home to the South Shore apartment building at the center of last week’s ICE raid.

He didn’t sign the letter.

Mitchell has not yet publicly issued a statement on the raid.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/so-a...

So, about that letter of support for Chicago Ald. Jessie Fuentes: 13 alderpeople didn’t sign it • The TRiiBE

The letter describes what the agents did to Fuentes as an “abuse of power.” Mayor Brandon Johnson, City Clerk, Anna Valencia and City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin also signed it.

thetriibe.com

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