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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 21h

When I talked to bystanders they said agents accused Brockman of “obstruction,” which sure sounds a lot different than this DHS claim

CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 23h

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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A Coyote Having It All In Chicago @amberchicago.bsky.social · 23h

It's about time to take the ACs out of the windows, so it's time to get #knitting 🧶

If you're sick of scarves but scared of sweaters

Or if you just want a tasty one-day dopamine hit

May I suggest bike helmet ear warmers?

Makes fall/winter cycling more pleasant!

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

A WGN staffer was detained by Border Patrol agents in Lincoln Square, neighbors say. blockclubchi.co/3KHHYCJ

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A Coyote Having It All In Chicago @amberchicago.bsky.social · 23h

📌 links to how to file a complaint about police activity, which makes the bodycam footage available for FOIA
Chicago
Cook County
State of Illinois

Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 1d

Pass it on: If you FILE A COMPLAINT about police activity, it flags the body-worn camera video so reporters can obtain it later via FOIA requests.

City: www.chicagocopa.org/complaints/i...
County: apps.cookcountyil.gov/oiig/
State: oeig.illinois.gov/complaints/o...

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1d

State troopers just dragged three people out of the crowd.

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 1d

Pass it on: If you FILE A COMPLAINT about police activity, it flags the body-worn camera video so reporters can obtain it later via FOIA requests.

City: www.chicagocopa.org/complaints/i...
County: apps.cookcountyil.gov/oiig/
State: oeig.illinois.gov/complaints/o...

The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 1d

State troopers just dragged three people out of the crowd.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 23h

Gift link for those who want it: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 23h

As long as ICE exists, there are no good options here.

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Rebecca @rebeccakell.bsky.social · 1d

Call 855-435-7693 and remember to SALUTE

SALUTE means:

Size: How many officers are visible?

Activity: What is visibly happening? Are people being questioned ? Biometrics gathered? Detained?

Location: Be precise with a subway station; intersection or address, versus an entire neighborhood (too vague, not easy to substantiate or respond to).

Units/Uniforms: What letters, names, acronyms are visible on uniforms or vehicles? Many spotted units are confused with local NYPD units or other agencies (like National Guard) and are not ICE.

Time: Be precise with date and time so you are not reposting hours or days old report info.

Equipment: What is being used - flexicuffs? Weapons drawn? Door breakers? Thumbprint biometric scanners? Are there vehicles present, what kind, what is written on them or plates?

Clear photos /videos are crucial in also assessing situations, especially when a real emergency exists. Clear photos/videos make ICE uniforms/units easier to recognize and distinguish from other agencies or local NYPD enforcement and National Guard, which are also being deployed en masse in subways and public spaces right now and who are also creating checkpoints and detaining people.

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 1d

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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Liz Ard @macrophyllum.bsky.social · 1d

I just got through to @govpritzker.illinois.gov office phone to yell about this and you should too. What the fuck

gov.illinois.gov/contact-us/c...

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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 1d

Phenomenal on Friday. This morning's start in Chicago.

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A Coyote Having It All In Chicago @amberchicago.bsky.social · 1d

I never thought that the variety of grocery store frozen vegetables would peak in the early 2000s, but maybe it did?

I used to be able to find frozen broccoli, spinach, pearl onions, and zucchini coins almost everywhere.

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sjoiner.bsky.social @sjoiner.bsky.social · 2d

Blue state loses revenue to red state due to President Trump’s targeting of Democrat-run cities

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A Coyote Having It All In Chicago @amberchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Epstein Island felon, known for domestic violence and sexual assault, has cabinet meeting to discuss baby dicks and to aim hate and fear at autistic people? I hate this timeline

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 3d

I’ve been circling a cursed thought for a while and it’s time to let it out: These guys are Disney Adults for fascism.

the corgi from cowboy bebop @realqrampage.fightins.online · 4d

LMAO LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
EVERY TIME I DO IT MAKES ME LAUGH

Kash Patel in his own merch looking fucking embarrassing as hell lmao

he’s so fucking ugly

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 4d

One of the fundamental truths we need to acknowledge in this moment is that domestic violence is where fascists learned how to get away with their violence.

“What did you do to provoke him?” is exactly what victims hear when they try to seek help in an abusive relationship.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 4d

Y'all who keep lecturing protesters to "not give them an excuse" need to pause for a minute. Imagine yourself telling a DV victim, "Be sure not to mouth off or make any mistakes so he won't hit you. Don't give him an excuse! It's what he wants!" That's what you fools sound like.

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A Coyote Having It All In Chicago @amberchicago.bsky.social · 3d

Reminder: It's OK to criticize someone's CHOICES, like deciding to go on TV in just the stupidest fucking clothing.

Examples include using scotch tape instead of a tie bar, or pulling up the lining of your pocket to sorta kinda look like a pocket square.

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A Coyote Having It All In Chicago @amberchicago.bsky.social · 3d

Reminder: it's not OK to criticize someone' BODY. Everyone is assigned an electric meat prison, no one chose theirs.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

this is the jacket's breast pocket lining pulled up to make it look like a pocket square

Stephen Miller in a gray suit, white shirt, and gray tie.

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P @intothejunction.bsky.social · 3d

Give them a bucket of rib tips from an aquarium smoker on the South Side and they'll be getting Chicago flag coverup tattoos before the night is done

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Second Great Bisexual Awakening @suesswassersee.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago welcomes newcomers like no other city on earth, all you have to do is 1) tell us how much you love our food and 2) hate fascists

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Bobby Wise @bobewise.bsky.social · 4d

UBI isn't a handout. It's an investment in your republic.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 4d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 4d

FRIDAY: CPD denies my FOIA for bodycam footage from 7500 South Shore because footage is only flagged if, among other things, an arrest was made.

SUNDAY: CPD spox acknowledges that they made at least one arrest at 7500 South Shore in an on-the-record statement provided for this story.

Letter on CPD Letterhead in response to FOIA request:

"The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is in receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1, et seq.,
request for the following:
All body-worn camera and in-car camera video associated with the CPD response to 7500 block of S. South Shore Dr
(and/or 2700 block of E. 75th St) the morning of September 30, 2025, during which at least five people were arrested by

federal immigration agents. (For context please see: https://www.wbez.org/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-
immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated)

In regard to your request for Body Worn Camera video, please be advised that any available Body Worn Camera video is
denied pursuant to the Sec 7(1)(a), which exempts from inspection and copying the following: "Information specifically
prohibited from disclosure by federal or State law or rules and regulations adopted under federal or State law.” See 5
ILCS 140/7(1)(a). Section 10-20(b) of the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act states that officer-worn body
camera recordings are not subject to disclosure under FOIA, except where a recording has been “flagged” because of
“the filing of a complaint, discharge of a firearm, use of force, arrest or detention, or resulting death or bodily harm,” or
the requester is the subject of the video footage. 50 ILCS 706/10-20(b)(1)-(3). Moreover, where the requester is not a
subject of the video, and the subject has a reasonable expectation of privacy at the time of the recording, disclosure
pursuant to FOIA is only permissible where the subject is either a victim and/or witness, and has consented to disclosure
in writing. 50 ILCS 706/10-20(b)(2). Accordingly, FOIA is not applicable to your request for body-worn camera video."

Email from CPD spokesperson:

"Hello,
The Chicago Police Department responded to the 7500 block of S. South Shore Drive on
September 30, 2025 at approximately 2:00 a.m. after being notified by federal authorities that
they had detained an individual with an active criminal warrant. After responding to the scene
and verifying the active criminal warrant, arresting officers placed a 46-year-old male offender
into custody. This individual has been charged with an Issuance of Warrant. Please refer to the
Cook County Sheriff's Office for additional information related to the warrant.
To be clear, the Chicago Police Department only responded to the scene for criminal
enforcement related to the offender's active criminal warrant. We did not participate in or assist
with any immigration enforcement.
In accordance with the City of Chicago’s Municipal Code, which includes the Welcoming
City Ordinance, the Chicago Police Department does not assist federal immigration authorities
with enforcement action solely based on immigration status.
Additionally, CPD does not document immigration status and does not share such information
with federal authorities.

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A Coyote Having It All In Chicago @amberchicago.bsky.social · 4d

Smelling rain, looking out the window, seeing a complete absence of rain, checking the weather app and seeing that rain is 9 minutes away.

Human perception is astonishing and I'm tired of being online where human perception barely works, if at all.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 5d

i don’t really understand why this made me start bawling i just really love seeing people try to help each other in creative ways and that this shit is necessary

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