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KpopGrrl @kpopgrrl.bsky.social · 23h

😂

onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

i’ll never get over this

KpopGrrl @kpopgrrl.bsky.social · 23h

This is Chicago

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

I donated some copies of Let This Radicalize You for distribution at an ICE watch training for folks who want to join school patrols in a nearby neighborhood. Not everyone got a copy, because 120 people showed up for that training tonight. I am endlessly proud of Chicago.

A display of copies of Let This Radicalize You on a table in front of a sign that reads: "Let This Radicalize You offers stories, strategy and heart for the kind of collective care and resistance we're building together today. It helps us move from reacting to organizing. Showing how ordinary people protect each other, build power, and keep hope alive. Take a copy. Read it. Stay connected."

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scary tall bart @tallbart.com · 1d

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KpopGrrl @kpopgrrl.bsky.social · 23h

R.I.P 🙏

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 23h

BREAKING: Sister Jean Dolores Bertha Schmidt, chaplain of the Loyola University Chicago men’s basketball team during its Cinderella run to the 2018 NCAA Final Four — has died.

Sister Jean, Loyola University hoops chaplain who captured nation's heart during Cinderella run, dies at 106

Sister Jean emanated a certain love and grit that sunk into students on and off the court — and made for great TV.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2d

I was going to ask if he passed through Turkey on his way to Albania but it appears he has a new grift.

I know what you're saying - He's right. New Yorkers long for direct flights to Tirana.

Mayor Eric Adams pushes for direct flight from NYC to Albania as ambassador rumors swirl

Political insiders have been whispering for weeks that Adams was up for an ambassadorship in the Trump administration.

nypost.com

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Felina @felinablanc.bsky.social · 1d

Seeing those armed ICE goons backing away from polar bears and sharks on like high danger alert is the most pathetic hilarious thing ever.

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Nekrởtzar @nekrotzar.bsky.social · 1d

ICE wasn’t prepared to face amphibious units.

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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 1d

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slowhed @slowhed-comics.bsky.social · 1d

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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ɴᴏᴇ @noesym.bsky.social · 1d

There’s no hellscape I’d rather be in Governor

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KpopGrrl @kpopgrrl.bsky.social · 23h

Ouch 😢

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

the one admirable trait trump has is he wants to bleed his entire fanbase dry of all of their money

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax

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Alex Wayne @aawayne.bsky.social · 1d

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

www.nytimes.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Please note: as of 11:30AM today, agents have restrictions on chemical weapons / "less lethal" munitions they are *supposed* to follow (🫠). This isn't limited to preplanned protests, it also applies to neighbors and rapid responders. If you see pepper balls fired...note it

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Laur-eeeeee😱 (spooky scream) @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · Sep 6

stand for the flag / kneel for the cross

The flag of the City of Chicago with three white stripes, two light blue stripes, and four red six pointed stars in the middle

The Chicago municipal device in black and white, a shape of the letter Y inside a circle, with a wave pattern inside it

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 4d

“Partly funded” is doing a lot of work here. Vought’s ex-wife (because of course he is divorced) has publicly stated they would not have even had access to the drug without federal funding of clinical trials (how his daughter receives the expensive drug) in addition to its development funded by NIH.

Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 4d

And yet he deprives other children of future medical care and innovation

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onion person @junlper.beer · 6d

this is a state sponsored terrorist operation being laid out on an american and every one in ICE needs to be treated as if they are terrorists after trumps regime is over

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6d

ICE reportedly opened fire on rapid responders on the southwest side this afternoon.

There are *very few* details on this available at this time. Treat all rumors with caution until verified.

This Sun-Times article cites a DHS statement that should be treated, as always, with extreme skepticism:

Shooting involving federal agents in Brighton Park under investigation

According to the Department of Homeland Security, a woman allegedly "boxed in" federal authorities, who opened fire.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Kanna Banana 🏳️‍⚧️🇧🇷 @kanna-banana.bsky.social · 6d

people don't understand that a lot of protests are basically baiting horrible people into making horrible things so the societal pressure that happens afterwards will cause meaningful change

you don't have to literally convince the cop to give you rights

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KpopGrrl @kpopgrrl.bsky.social · 6d

*ding ding*

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KpopGrrl @kpopgrrl.bsky.social · 6d

Correction: Battery

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 6d

Alderman Raymond Lopez right now

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KpopGrrl @kpopgrrl.bsky.social · 6d

Assault

Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 6d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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regulators1788.bsky.social @regulators1788.bsky.social · 6d

@mayorofchicago.bsky.social and @govpritzker.illinois.gov should call a joint press conference immediately and announce that ICE assaulted countless police officers and peaceful demonstrators. The should demand ICE immediately surrender every agent who gassed police officers.

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