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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · Sep 16

icymi, customs and border protection brought two pickups, a handful of suvs, two armored trucks, dogs, and the secretary of homeland security to a residential street an hour away from chicago for a predawn raid where agents broke down a house's front door and detained a u.s. citizen.

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · Sep 16

during cbp's early-morning propaganda raid in elgin today, agents briefly detained a u.s. citizen along with 3 other people.

masked agents broke down their front door and smashed a glass patio door.

the photos in this @chicagotribune.com story are jarring:

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/16/e...

a broken front door lies inside a person's living room. splinters of wood can been seen on the floor next to the door.

a person in jeans and a t-shirt climbs through a broken glass patio door

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ClimateBook @climatebook.bsky.social · Sep 14

There's no easy way to say this. This article posted without comment. medium.com/@richard.bro...

Eerie Horrific Similarities Between ICE & Gestapo

Whenever anyone mentions either Hitler, Nazi Germany, the Gestapo and SS, etc., there are many people who claim to be outraged by the…

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Facts Matter @biostats69.bsky.social · Sep 14

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Man fatally shot by ICE in Franklin Park had just dropped off his child at school, Rep. Delia Ramirez says

Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez was formally identified Saturday by the Cook County medical examiner's office. Ramirez and others are demanding an investigation into what happened.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · Sep 12

I’m gonna keep a running thread called “Washington Post transforms into USA Today”

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · Sep 13

The reason affluent media people are such suckers for “civility” is that the actual content of most politics has no real stakes for them personally. If you want to find these people’s true political feelings, mess with their money.

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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · Sep 13

Willian Gimenez was abducted by ICE yesterday in Chicago. He had been part of a lawsuit against off-duty police and Home Depot employees for abusing day laborers. Latino Union says he was targeted for advocating for his rights as a worker. @bloomekatz.bsky.social and I report.

ICE Abducts Man Suing Off-Duty Police for Abusing Day Laborers

“The Department of Homeland Security has become the department of state terror,” said Rep. Delia Ramirez.

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · Sep 14

"Climbing out of the hole that we are in will require shifting that underlying balance of power away from the oligarchs and their allies, and back towards the rest of us."

Read @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social's latest assessment of the struggle.

3 Crises Facing the Labor Movement

The slogan "Organize or Die" has become uncomfortably relevant.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · Sep 15

The right wing will attempt to address this issue by funneling immigrants, prisoners, snd/ or other oppressed groups into forced labor. Watch

Politico @politico.com · Sep 15

Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania are struggling to find workers. They're pushing lawmakers to move faster on a farm labor solution, even as Trump cracks down on immigration.

“We need people to do the jobs Americans are too spoiled to do," said one farmer and three-time Trump voter.

'The whole thing is screwed up': Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania struggle to find workers

They're pushing lawmakers to move faster on a farm labor solution, even as the president cracks down on immigration.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · Sep 15

Since 9/11 the main use of the word “terrorism” has been as a blanket justification for atrocities and the world would be a better place if we stopped using it.

www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/retire-the...

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Jeff Pearlman @jeffpearlman.bsky.social · Sep 16

Seriously, @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social is SO damn good.

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LoneWolff @lonewolffmcquade.bsky.social · Sep 17

Hell YES Frank!!!Frank Frazetta Painting Smashes Comic Art Record With $13.5 Million Sale share.google/yPnYiyno6V0y...

Frank Frazetta Painting Smashes Comic Art Record With $13.5 Million Sale

Frank Frazetta broke his own record for most expensive work of comic book/fantasy art with Conan the Barbarian painting at Heritage Auctions

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · Sep 16

Fun fact: Nancy Mace is trying to censure me over comments I never said.

Her res does not contain a single quote from me because she couldn’t find any.

Unlike her, I have routinely condemned political violence, no matter the political ideology.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · Sep 14

ICE claimed the father tried to hit them with his car or that he "dragged" one of the agents. Then bystander video was released showing this was completely false.

ICE executed a man on the street in broad daylight.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · Sep 14

Hi

ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday

Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere

If you have any national platform at all

Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us

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Heather Alexis🏳️‍⚧️ @heather-alexis.bsky.social · Sep 14

The spreading of the trans lover/roommate bs throughout mainstream media, even outlets considered liberal, with no fact-checking whatsoever is a scary escalation of the anti-trans propaganda machine.

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jackchancer.bsky.social @jackchancer.bsky.social · Sep 14

It's amazing, nothing you said here is right. Shooter was farther to the right than even Kirk was (and was a Nick Fuentes stan), and Kirk was outspokenly anti-trans, he just used phrases like "I'm not anti-LGBTQ, but..." and everyone knows nothing before the "but" matters.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · Sep 13

Any news organization with a shred of decency would fire Brian Kilmeade immediately. There is no gray area about this.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 13

In a shocking on-air moment, a “Fox and Friends” co-host said homeless people suffering from mental health issues who refuse help should be killed

'Just Kill 'Em': Fox Host Makes Shocking Comment On Homeless People

"Fox and Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade made a jaw-dropping remark while discussing homelessness and mental health.

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LoneWolff @lonewolffmcquade.bsky.social · Sep 15

Once again, Brian Kilmede ?????
GO F$CK YOURSELF!!!!!!!
TRY IT, ANY DAY, AROUND ME....
Psychopaths!

LoneWolff @lonewolffmcquade.bsky.social · Sep 15

I saw this as well on a hateful bitches little post....SAF

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Sep 14

Alt text: A four-panel meme of a man putting on clown makeup step by step. Each panel has text suggesting increasingly absurd attempts to link a shooter to being transgender. First panel: "The shooter was trans" (man applying white base). Second panel: "The bullet casing was trans" (man adding colorful face paint). Third panel: "His roommate was trans" (man putting on a rainbow wig). Fourth panel: "The shooter once saw a trans person on the internet" (man fully dressed as a clown). The meme mocks exaggerated or illogical associations.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Sep 14

The fact he wasn't fired for this shows exactly just how asymmetric everything in the media is right now. He was literally advocating mass murder and said "just kill them."

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 14

Brian Kilmeade apologized for his comments about homeless people getting lethal injections this morning on Fox & Friends, saying "so many homeless people deserve our empathy and compassion."

Here's the clip of his apology 👇

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · Sep 14

Murder is wrong.

Pogroms are wrong.

Using a murder to incite a pogrom against a small and vulnerable group in society is wrong.

(If I’m not mistaken, an assassination was the excuse for the wave of mob but state-sanctioned violence in Russia in 1881 that gave us the term “pogrom.”)

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Sep 14

It feels so fucking insane to be scolded about how leftists need to tone down our rhetoric while the world's richest man endorses this shit

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Sep 14

Elon, fresh off attempting to incite race riots in England is now trying to incite pogroms against trans people.

A screenshot of a tweet from Elon Musk (@elonmusk) with the caption “This is a massive problem.” It is a quote tweet of Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog), who wrote: “Anyone who’s been in the trenches fighting these trans militants knows that they are inherently violent. On a level far beyond any other political or ideological faction. Deranged, deeply hateful, angry at themselves and the world. Suicidal. The threat they pose is very serious. …”

A screenshot of a tweet from Elon Musk (@elonmusk) with the caption “Seems likely.” It is a quote tweet of Aesthetica (@Anc_Aesthetics), who wrote: “I am now 100% confident that Charlie’s assassination was carried out by a radical left wing transgender terror cell. Let’s get into the evidence…” Beneath that, a tweet from Brooke Singman (@BrookeSingman) is shown, saying: “EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson lived with his transgender partner, sources tell me. The individual, who is a male transitioning to a female, is fully cooperating with the FBI. Sources tell me the FBI had texts and other communications between Robinson and the individual that helped FBI authorities solidify that Robinson was indeed the shooter.”

A screenshot of a tweet from Elon Musk (@elonmusk) with the caption “Terrorist cell.” It is a quote tweet of End Wokeness (@EndWokeness), who wrote: “Multiple trans people in the area posted on September 9th that ‘something big will be happening to Charlie Kirk tomorrow.’” The tweet includes a short video clip featuring a man in a dark shirt turning to look back while standing among other people in what looks like an office or police station setting.

A screenshot of a tweet from Elon Musk (@elonmusk) with the caption “Disturbing.” It is a quote tweet of Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo), who wrote: “Unmasking ‘Luna’: How I found the evidence confirming that the Charlie Kirk assassin suspect’s alleged lover is trans, anti-Christian and on hormones. Suspect Tyler Robinson allegedly killed Charlie while he was answering a question about trans shooters.”

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Sep 14

A cis man murders someone and Elon is still blaming trans people and pathologizing our existence. He wants us all dead because he couldn't accept his trans daughter.

A screenshot of a tweet from Elon Musk (@elonmusk) saying “The truth is so awful that they murder to keep the lie.” It is a quote tweet of vittorio (@IterIntellectus), who wrote: “the reason we are seeing more trans-involved shootings is because their whole identity is built on deception and lies and truth is starting to be told. when someone is told a false story about who they are and the…” The tweet cuts off with “Show more.”

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