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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 11h

antifa descending en masse upon (Communist) Party City

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 14h

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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Lauren (STT) She/Her @lobo92345.bsky.social · 11h

I think I mentioned this a few days ago but holy hell I'm reading The Grapes of Wrath for a first time and it is just hitting so hard. Very much of the times right now.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 12h

Hey Portland friends, is ICE snatching people in your neighborhoods or is all the action just costumes at the main facility?

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 15h

Live from the Emergency Naked Bike Ride 🚲 where the crowd hase just erupted in cheers with the arrival of the Unipipier

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 15h

ICE in Chicago detained two people (that we know of) for filming them today, a cyclist and a neighborhood rapid responder. This in addition to tear gassing another neighborhood and brandishing weapons at rapid response—both things that have also already been going on for weeks.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 18h

This is why the work of community watch groups is so important. It's not just capturing the faces of ICE agents, but also their vehicles. In Massachusetts we are already seeing them adapt and change their tactics in response to the work of community groups.

Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 18h

One of the things that I think the internal politics of ICE/CBP is probably grappling with and didn't quite get when all this kicked off is that the fact that the surveillance state could be turned back on the secret police in a way that makes it very hard for anything they do to be ignored.

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Lauren (STT) She/Her @lobo92345.bsky.social · 19h

I love that we now get to play the "is it news or feds in the helicopter" game when we hear one going overhead. Chicago didn't feel dangerous until this occupation started.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 20h

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

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Lauren (STT) She/Her @lobo92345.bsky.social · 20h

I processed this as tortoise and was very confused

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Lauren (STT) She/Her @lobo92345.bsky.social · 23h

"studies performed in conjunction with the visit were exceptional"... That's weird language too right?

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Glennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 4d

Antifa doesn’t exist but the Epstein files do.

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 1d

ICE Whistles packed and ready to go.

If you want to make your own kits, the Pisen Arts & Community House has PDFs you can download and links to whistles (though often sold out, so get creative) linktr.ee/pilsenartsco...

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

Joy is actually a shared experience if you let it be. It’s infectious and that makes it motivating. Even if it’s not happening directly to you, it’s a sign of possibility and hope.

And also, just, like, it’s nice when people are happy! That’s a state we should wish on everyone!

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

A big thing about people who think like this is that they don’t realize: learning how to be happy for other people is a HUGE step in the direction of learning how to be happy for yourself.

How that would help me? Because I already do that but the fact that I have nothing to celebrate myself make me just bitter in return
It's like clapping and be happy toward people about having cake without having ourself cake

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 1d

Future historians: As their computers ate and destroyed all their languages we can only assume that what happened was magic became real and that's how they defeated global genocidal fascism

On the left, the German Mud Wizard in their druid cloak pushes a German riot cops who is already stuck in the mud. On the left are 3 Portland Antifa frogs in green inflatable cartoonish costumes and one black frog with white frog bones on him like the antifa frog skeleton.

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Pattrick @pattrick11.bsky.social · 1d

We are out here for our community, thanks for being a leader in it. #Kat4Congress #IL09

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 1d

Some local Latino running clubs and their members plan to take extra precautions ahead of the Chicago Marathon to mitigate mounting dread that the heightened federal presence pervading the city will be felt from the 26.2-mile course.

Federal activity has some Chicago Marathon runners taking extra precautions

With the Texas National Guard arriving in the city just days ahead of marathon weekend, some local Latino running clubs plan to take extra precautions ahead of the 26.2-mile marathon course.

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Lauren (STT) She/Her @lobo92345.bsky.social · 1d

I just rewatched yesterday and this all holds so true.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

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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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

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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Kim D @kimilatad.bsky.social · 1d

"...people know what moment we’re in in history. They want to be on the right side of it."

Chicago mag @chicagomag.com · 2d

Everyday Chicagoans are proving that they’re the first line of defense against this extraordinary federal incursion into this city. They're organizing against it, not just for the benefit of our city, but for the entire country.

Chicago Is Organizing for All

Everyday Chicagoans are proving to be the first line of defense against the federal incursion into their city.

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Lauren (STT) She/Her @lobo92345.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago! This org has some great resources for using whistles in neighborhoods to warn of ice activity! I'm going to be printing these fliers out and distributing them. (Under Resources for Whistle Warriors).

Pilsen Arts & Community House | Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree

Providing space, resources and community engagement through arts and culture.

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Lauren (STT) She/Her @lobo92345.bsky.social · 2d

Bought ours today since ice is in uptown.

ChicagoDomDaddy™️ @chicagodomdaddy.bsky.social · 2d

Want to help out if you can?
Get a whistle

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