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Sam 🎃’Rama

@samorama.bsky.social

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Antifascist Champagne Socialist. Chicago gay he/him. I watch a lot of tv and listen to tapes.

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Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · Sep 1

Yes. I’m posting my own birthday Gofundme. Hooray. 😰

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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 9h

A million historical markers and statues and monuments to Casimir Pulaksi yet only one dares mention his most important attribute:

Pulaski runs on Dunkin’ — sign at the Dunkin’ near Midway Airport on Pulaski Avenue in Chicago.

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Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 16h

FYI the dispensary in Lincoln Square is 50% off all flower.

Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 1d

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Keep RFK outta my

A sign that reads

CVS
PRIVATE
VACCINATION
ROOM

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Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 1d

When yr friends play a bowling alley show up.

The 4 member band minivan playing live music

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

This is AI.

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Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 1d

I think I’ve won some terrible Chicago headline bingo. I thought “friend found a body while kayaking” was the winner…

Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 1d

I was told Claudio THE tamale guy (we love all our vendors but Claudio is officially THE tamale guy) was detained and released but I don’t see anything about it? Any reliable info?

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder how many ICE dudes read Anne Frank’s diary in high school and thought, “I’d have gotten her sooner.”

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 1d

DHS default is to lie about every encounter. Which is why they’re trying to criminalize recording them.

CHICAGO (WGN) - A WGN creative services department employee was detained by two
Border Patrol officers and later released after federal agents swarmed a busy intersection on Chicago's North Side Friday morning, at the height of rush hour.
WGN is not naming the employee, as station policy requires blurring faces and not identifying those who have not been charged with a crime.
Witnesses on site who captured the incident on video spoke to WGN about the moments leading up to the staffer's detainment.

Thomas added that when he made his way down to the scene, around 8:30 Friday morning, he realized there was another person already detained inside the minivan being used by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
"I didn't get his name, although I asked for his name," Thomas said. "He didn't speak very good English. They claimed that the WGN employee was obstructing justice, even though she was, like all of us, just standing there, taking video.'
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Tricia McLaughlin ®
@TriciaOhio
X.com
She was arrested for throwing objects at law enforcement.
Heartland Signal D @HeartlandSignal • 3h
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 1d

A judge pointed out yesterday how their accounts aren't credible soooooo

CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATE: In emailed statement to me / @reason.com, DHS alleges that WGN-TV producer Debbie Brockman "threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer."

Screencap of email from DHS public affairs: Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin:

“U.S. Border Patrol was conducting immigration enforcement operations and when several violent agitators used their vehicles to block in agents in an effort to impede and assault federal officers. In fear of public safety and of law enforcement, officers used their service vehicle to strike a suspect’s vehicle and create an opening. As agents were driving, Deborah Brockman, a U.S. citizen, threw objects at Border Patrol’s car and she was placed under arrest for assault on a federal law enforcement officer.

“This incident is not isolated and reflects a growing and dangerous trend of illegal aliens violently resisting arrest and agitators and criminals ramming cars into our law enforcement officers. These attacks highlight the dangers our law enforcement officers face daily—all while receiving no pay thanks to the Democrats’ government shutdown.”

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 1d

More signs. Per 1st sign, many Illinoisans would like to know why @govpritzker.illinois.gov has not demanded access to Broadview ICE, not come here & has deployed IL state troopers all over the Chi metro area incldg Broadview. ISP are helping ICE/DHS. Where are you, JB? Why are staties helping ICE??

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Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 1d

Screen shot from Facebook

Debbie Brockman
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I am ok.

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Congresswoman Stephanie @dragmestephanie.bsky.social · 1d

🧊 has opened a new website to trick ppl into giving up their personal info - please spread to your networks that stopice.org is an insidious scam made by 🧊 in order to further their harm

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Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 1d

Friend is going to pick her up. Thanks so much. ✊🩷

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Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 1d

DEBBIE HAS BEEN RELEASED. friend going to pick her up. I have no other details!

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Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks. Absolutely. A mutual friend is working on locating where they took her.

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Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 1d

Another friend trying to find out where she is. Anyone who has experience in this please DM me so I can get you in touch with her if possible?

Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 1d

Not fun to wake up & see your friend in the news instead of making news.

Kyla @boysek.bsky.social · 1d

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 2d

Surely that makes her eligible for a promotion?

ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

www.propublica.org

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Will BOO-rows 🖖🍞🥀 @reforest-kelley.bsky.social · 2d

Have you ever seen Bruce Springsteen or Bob Dylan sitting under a bush eating cake with their bare hands? No you fucking haven't.

Johnny Cash sitting cross-legged under a bush with a whole cake in one hand, a fistful of cake in the other hand, icing smeared across his face, and a pleased expression.

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Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 2d

Found a photo of Johnny Cash and the WSJ writer.

Oscar the Grouch in a trash can,
Johnny Cash not wearing black and playing a black acoustic guitar.

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Will BOO-rows 🖖🍞🥀 @reforest-kelley.bsky.social · 2d

Johnny Cash didn't switch costumes with Elton John on SNL just to have some asshat call him "deeply uncool." I hate to even share this but the ratio is nice.

Left: Johnny Cash wearing a pink feather boa, a sparkly gold ascot, and gold glasses with pink feathers at the temples.

Right: Elton John in a black cowboy hat and leather jacket over a plaid shirt.

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Riker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 2d

pelvic thrust risk of going insane

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Sam 🎃’Rama @samorama.bsky.social · 2d

Sharing Chicago information from non-Chicago based citizens/reporters (like uh, The Tennessee Holler?) is probably not helpful.

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 2d

There’s a viral video reposted by a lot of news people nationally about an abduction at West Loop Elementary School, but there is no school with that name. The video seems to be of ICE detaining people near UIC yesterday. Details matter. We need to try to get them right before sharing.

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