Alicia
@abocha.bsky.social
Kids deserve clean air in schools.
Housing is a basic human need.
We keep us safe.
Housing is a basic human need.
We keep us safe.
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Frank Lloyd Wright in the snow. Forest Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois
![For the exterior of his home, Wright adapted the picturesque Shingle style, fashionable for the vacation homes of wealthy East Coast families and favored by his previous employer, Silsbee. The stamp of Sullivan’s influence is apparent in the simplification and abstraction of the building and its plan. In contrast to what Wright described as “candle-snuffer roofs, turnip domes [and] corkscrew spires” of the surrounding houses, his home’s façade is defined by bold geometric shapes—a substantial triangular gable set upon a rectangular base, polygonal window bays, and the circular wall of the wide veranda. (Frank Lloyd Wright Trust)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hdeqiu7y5xvcr7uy77hxo5ck/bafkreigr67boiny2twzz4fy2ar7p57vl2ypotysfck66lm7vbpiuglqowm@jpeg)
December 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Frank Lloyd Wright in the snow. Forest Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois
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Fusion Centers are a core infrastructure driving the growth of the surveillance industry & apparatus across the US.
The recommendation here misunderstands the problem. The issue isn't federal access to Fusion Center data. The problem is the existence of Fusion Centers.
The recommendation here misunderstands the problem. The issue isn't federal access to Fusion Center data. The problem is the existence of Fusion Centers.
“You may have never heard of a Fusion Center, but a Fusion Center has likely heard about you.”
The state surveillance centers feeding info to the federal government | Opinion
State fusion centers, including two in Sacramento, collect and share mass surveillance data with federal agencies, risking civil liberties.
www.sacbee.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Fusion Centers are a core infrastructure driving the growth of the surveillance industry & apparatus across the US.
The recommendation here misunderstands the problem. The issue isn't federal access to Fusion Center data. The problem is the existence of Fusion Centers.
The recommendation here misunderstands the problem. The issue isn't federal access to Fusion Center data. The problem is the existence of Fusion Centers.
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Why shut down Flock? A thread 🧵⬇️ Message your Council member and show up at City Council next Tuesday, Dec 9!
Flock prioritizes getting investors rich by building creepy AI and people profiling tools using our tax dollars.
www.aclu.org/news/nationa...
Flock prioritizes getting investors rich by building creepy AI and people profiling tools using our tax dollars.
www.aclu.org/news/nationa...
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Why shut down Flock? A thread 🧵⬇️ Message your Council member and show up at City Council next Tuesday, Dec 9!
Flock prioritizes getting investors rich by building creepy AI and people profiling tools using our tax dollars.
www.aclu.org/news/nationa...
Flock prioritizes getting investors rich by building creepy AI and people profiling tools using our tax dollars.
www.aclu.org/news/nationa...
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This point came up on 11/5 in a court hearing before District Judge Robert Gettleman. An attorney for the plaintiff class indicated there's lost footage from Oct. 19 to Oct. 31.
The missing footage is relevant to the 2 class reps, who were brought to the Broadview facility on Oct. 29 and 30.
The missing footage is relevant to the 2 class reps, who were brought to the Broadview facility on Oct. 29 and 30.
The government claims two weeks of surveillance footage from Broadview ICE Detention Center has been "irretrievably destroyed" and won’t be produced as evidence in a lawsuit against the government over abhorrent conditions there:
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
Two Weeks of Surveillance Footage From ICE Detention Center ‘Irretrievably Destroyed’
"Defendants have indicated that some video between October 19, 2025 and October 31, 2025 has been irretrievably destroyed and therefore cannot be produced on an expedited basis or at all."
www.404media.co
November 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This point came up on 11/5 in a court hearing before District Judge Robert Gettleman. An attorney for the plaintiff class indicated there's lost footage from Oct. 19 to Oct. 31.
The missing footage is relevant to the 2 class reps, who were brought to the Broadview facility on Oct. 29 and 30.
The missing footage is relevant to the 2 class reps, who were brought to the Broadview facility on Oct. 29 and 30.
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
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A Berwyn family was driving with their 1-year-old child Saturday when they were pepper-sprayed by federal agents, a video taken by the family shows. The action appears to violate a judge’s restriction on use of force.
1-year-old pepper-sprayed by federal agent in Cicero: 'My daughter didn't have to go through this'
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
A Berwyn family was driving with their 1-year-old child Saturday when they were pepper-sprayed by federal agents, a video taken by the family shows. The action appears to violate a judge’s restriction on use of force.
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Low-intensity warfare is uncanny. We continue to go to work, bring kids to school, shop for groceries, etc. But our everyday routines are punctuated by random episodes of spectacular violence; war as a way of life.
Scenes From the Occupation
As the feds cracked down on immigration in Chicago this fall, filmmaker Carlos Javier Ortiz’s camera was rolling. These stills and footage show a city in crisis — and a city defiant.
www.chicagomag.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Low-intensity warfare is uncanny. We continue to go to work, bring kids to school, shop for groceries, etc. But our everyday routines are punctuated by random episodes of spectacular violence; war as a way of life.
When does "arresting without a warrant" become an abduction? When does "deportation" become human trafficking?
www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
Could ICE have 'lost' 3,000 immigrant arrestees in Chicago?
At least 3,000 jailed immigrants have vanished from federal records, according to human rights attorneys and organizations.
www.nbcchicago.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
When does "arresting without a warrant" become an abduction? When does "deportation" become human trafficking?
www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
www.nbcchicago.com/investigatio...
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Kershaw tried so hard to choke away a bases loaded walk and Lukes was like no sir you are a base ball legend I will not let you do this to yourself again
October 28, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Kershaw tried so hard to choke away a bases loaded walk and Lukes was like no sir you are a base ball legend I will not let you do this to yourself again
Reading this from occupied Chicagoland and wondering if what I’m feeling is what folks in LA were feeling when they read similar headlines about Chicago.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie delivered on Wednesday his harshest condemnation yet of Trump in anticipation of the administration’s deployment of more than 100 federal agents in the Bay Area.
S.F. Mayor Lurie punches back at Trump’s surge of federal officers in the Bay Area
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie delivered on Wednesday his harshest condemnation yet of Trump in anticipation of the administration’s deployment of more than 100 federal agents in the Bay Area.
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Reading this from occupied Chicagoland and wondering if what I’m feeling is what folks in LA were feeling when they read similar headlines about Chicago.
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Vic Mensa, an American rapper born and raised in Chicago, breaks down ICE raids and the politics of division.
October 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Vic Mensa, an American rapper born and raised in Chicago, breaks down ICE raids and the politics of division.
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Remember that all of this is in defense of a detention center where people are being held in horrible conditions after being kidnapped off the street for no reason.
Again today, local police outside Broadview just aggressively arrested more protesters. Tough to tell exactly how many, but looks like 3-4 people were just detained.
October 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Remember that all of this is in defense of a detention center where people are being held in horrible conditions after being kidnapped off the street for no reason.
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Today so far feds in Chicagoland have:
Attacked & arrested protesters at the Broadview detention center w/the help of the ISP other agencies
Tear gassed a street in Logan Square that has a grocery store & elementary school on it, among other things
Violently handcuffed an Alderperson
It's 3pm
Attacked & arrested protesters at the Broadview detention center w/the help of the ISP other agencies
Tear gassed a street in Logan Square that has a grocery store & elementary school on it, among other things
Violently handcuffed an Alderperson
It's 3pm
October 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Today so far feds in Chicagoland have:
Attacked & arrested protesters at the Broadview detention center w/the help of the ISP other agencies
Tear gassed a street in Logan Square that has a grocery store & elementary school on it, among other things
Violently handcuffed an Alderperson
It's 3pm
Attacked & arrested protesters at the Broadview detention center w/the help of the ISP other agencies
Tear gassed a street in Logan Square that has a grocery store & elementary school on it, among other things
Violently handcuffed an Alderperson
It's 3pm
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We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.
“Keep Our Name Out Your Mouth”
-Reverend Otis Moss III, Trinity United Church of Christ
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-Reverend Otis Moss III, Trinity United Church of Christ
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#Chicago Tell KEEP OUR NAME OUT YOUR MOUTH! #trinityunitedchurchofchrist #fyp @REV. DR. OTIS MOSS, III
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October 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“Keep Our Name Out Your Mouth”
-Reverend Otis Moss III, Trinity United Church of Christ
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-Reverend Otis Moss III, Trinity United Church of Christ
www.tiktok.com/@stillpettyj...
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New, w/ @mulchy.bsky.social & @djbyrnes1.bsky.social:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
What happened to Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez
Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.
unraveledpress.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
New, w/ @mulchy.bsky.social & @djbyrnes1.bsky.social:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
Unraveled has some of the best on-the-ground coverage in Chicagoland. Read this thread covering what is happening outside of the suburban detention site today, give them a follow, and fund their work.
unraveledpress.com/support-unra...
unraveledpress.com/support-unra...
September 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Unraveled has some of the best on-the-ground coverage in Chicagoland. Read this thread covering what is happening outside of the suburban detention site today, give them a follow, and fund their work.
unraveledpress.com/support-unra...
unraveledpress.com/support-unra...
Seen on opposite sides of an intersection on my walk this evening.
September 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Seen on opposite sides of an intersection on my walk this evening.
"your hands are too small
your arms are too short
to box with Chicago gods
Our solidarity is spoken
In over 100 different tongues
Black Free Man Founded
Welcoming
Sanctuary
Humanity
keep your tiny hands away
from my city
and keep Chicago’s name
Out your mouth"
~ Leslé Honoré
your arms are too short
to box with Chicago gods
Our solidarity is spoken
In over 100 different tongues
Black Free Man Founded
Welcoming
Sanctuary
Humanity
keep your tiny hands away
from my city
and keep Chicago’s name
Out your mouth"
~ Leslé Honoré
August 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"your hands are too small
your arms are too short
to box with Chicago gods
Our solidarity is spoken
In over 100 different tongues
Black Free Man Founded
Welcoming
Sanctuary
Humanity
keep your tiny hands away
from my city
and keep Chicago’s name
Out your mouth"
~ Leslé Honoré
your arms are too short
to box with Chicago gods
Our solidarity is spoken
In over 100 different tongues
Black Free Man Founded
Welcoming
Sanctuary
Humanity
keep your tiny hands away
from my city
and keep Chicago’s name
Out your mouth"
~ Leslé Honoré
Another Illinois agency has cancelled its Flock contract. My this trend continue. Let's get these cameras down!
August 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Another Illinois agency has cancelled its Flock contract. My this trend continue. Let's get these cameras down!
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Defiant Illinois leaders are blasting Trump’s troop plan: "If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me." blockclubchi.co/41Kj1wj
August 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Defiant Illinois leaders are blasting Trump’s troop plan: "If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me." blockclubchi.co/41Kj1wj
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If you care about protecting your fellow residents from oppression from the Trump admin, you should urge your local electeds to cancel your contract with Flock Safety, as we did in Oak Park, IL.
Here's why: derekeder.com/blog/why-i-v...
Here's why: derekeder.com/blog/why-i-v...
Why I voted to cancel Oak Park's contract with Flock (and so should you)
On August 5th, 2025, I voted along with the 5-2 majority on the Oak Park Village Board to cancel our contract with Flock Safety, Inc and deactivate the 8 Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras ...
derekeder.com
August 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you care about protecting your fellow residents from oppression from the Trump admin, you should urge your local electeds to cancel your contract with Flock Safety, as we did in Oak Park, IL.
Here's why: derekeder.com/blog/why-i-v...
Here's why: derekeder.com/blog/why-i-v...
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It is a global, species-wide tragedy that humans didn’t take Covid as a push to clean indoor air the way we clean water. Air will only get worse as the climate heats up. It could take many more millions dying to change indoor air filtration. I don’t want to be among the dead or to contribute to them
August 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
It is a global, species-wide tragedy that humans didn’t take Covid as a push to clean indoor air the way we clean water. Air will only get worse as the climate heats up. It could take many more millions dying to change indoor air filtration. I don’t want to be among the dead or to contribute to them