Maryjane Osa
@mjosaphd.bsky.social
Political and historical sociologist writing about culture, democracy, and comparative politics (Ph.D., University of Chicago). Publishes "Grounded" on Substack. https://maryjaneosa.substack.com/
#exPostie Currently living under ICE occupation in Chicago.
#exPostie Currently living under ICE occupation in Chicago.
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Senator Padilla Walks Out On GOP Lies, Starbucks Workers Form A Blockade Against Corporate Greed, and Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigns—Signaling Massive Victories For The Resistance
See it all here:
See it all here:
Senator Padilla Walks Out On GOP Lies, Starbucks Workers Form A Blockade Against Corporate Greed, and Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigns—Signaling Massive Victories For The Resistance
Turning the tide
www.dworkinsubstack.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Senator Padilla Walks Out On GOP Lies, Starbucks Workers Form A Blockade Against Corporate Greed, and Marjorie Taylor Greene Resigns—Signaling Massive Victories For The Resistance
See it all here:
See it all here:
“How do you ask the public to trust that science on infant formula when another part of the agency is being forced to publish false information?”
CDC has flatlined. I look to YLE for guidance through the medical misinformation minefield.
CDC has flatlined. I look to YLE for guidance through the medical misinformation minefield.
One of CDC’s final blows. And what it means for you.
Where to find trusted health information now?
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
“How do you ask the public to trust that science on infant formula when another part of the agency is being forced to publish false information?”
CDC has flatlined. I look to YLE for guidance through the medical misinformation minefield.
CDC has flatlined. I look to YLE for guidance through the medical misinformation minefield.
Here is an email from my sister:
"I just came home from the grocery store, and the cashier in training did not know what a beet was and had to ask her supervisor. Shit you not. But, yeah, let's worry about DEI in schools."
"I just came home from the grocery store, and the cashier in training did not know what a beet was and had to ask her supervisor. Shit you not. But, yeah, let's worry about DEI in schools."
November 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Here is an email from my sister:
"I just came home from the grocery store, and the cashier in training did not know what a beet was and had to ask her supervisor. Shit you not. But, yeah, let's worry about DEI in schools."
"I just came home from the grocery store, and the cashier in training did not know what a beet was and had to ask her supervisor. Shit you not. But, yeah, let's worry about DEI in schools."
Bovino heading off to Charlotte NC next?
No! They should go to Philly after Chicago.
Yeah I’d like to see that.
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
No! They should go to Philly after Chicago.
Yeah I’d like to see that.
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents expected to leave Chicago soon
Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds' immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. However, one source said they could b...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Bovino heading off to Charlotte NC next?
No! They should go to Philly after Chicago.
Yeah I’d like to see that.
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
No! They should go to Philly after Chicago.
Yeah I’d like to see that.
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...
Does this mean Chicagoans with whistles beat ICE thugs with guns?
My guess is a combo: ICE is relentlessly tracked & abuses documented by the citizenry + they realized they’d lose in Appeals court so Judge Ellis’ order restricting teargas & requiring insignia would be enforced
We The People win
My guess is a combo: ICE is relentlessly tracked & abuses documented by the citizenry + they realized they’d lose in Appeals court so Judge Ellis’ order restricting teargas & requiring insignia would be enforced
We The People win
///BREAKING/// Controversial Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and a surge of agents appear to be leaving Chicago within days as "Operation Midway Blitz" winds down after two months, sources tell the Tribune.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Does this mean Chicagoans with whistles beat ICE thugs with guns?
My guess is a combo: ICE is relentlessly tracked & abuses documented by the citizenry + they realized they’d lose in Appeals court so Judge Ellis’ order restricting teargas & requiring insignia would be enforced
We The People win
My guess is a combo: ICE is relentlessly tracked & abuses documented by the citizenry + they realized they’d lose in Appeals court so Judge Ellis’ order restricting teargas & requiring insignia would be enforced
We The People win
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4) Hundreds of billions in tariff revenues likely disappear, and/or Congress will have to fund paying those back.
5) There will be almost as much pressure in January.
5) There will be almost as much pressure in January.
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
4) Hundreds of billions in tariff revenues likely disappear, and/or Congress will have to fund paying those back.
5) There will be almost as much pressure in January.
5) There will be almost as much pressure in January.
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Not defending deal, but here's how it MAY work.
1) It will rebuke Russ Vought on his unilateral firings. Will that be enough?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2) It will replace pressure of shutdown w/the pressure of ACA spikes, especially if and when GOP fail to support.
3) Tariff $$ like to disappear. 1/2
1) It will rebuke Russ Vought on his unilateral firings. Will that be enough?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2) It will replace pressure of shutdown w/the pressure of ACA spikes, especially if and when GOP fail to support.
3) Tariff $$ like to disappear. 1/2
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Not defending deal, but here's how it MAY work.
1) It will rebuke Russ Vought on his unilateral firings. Will that be enough?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2) It will replace pressure of shutdown w/the pressure of ACA spikes, especially if and when GOP fail to support.
3) Tariff $$ like to disappear. 1/2
1) It will rebuke Russ Vought on his unilateral firings. Will that be enough?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2) It will replace pressure of shutdown w/the pressure of ACA spikes, especially if and when GOP fail to support.
3) Tariff $$ like to disappear. 1/2
Evanston woman abducted by ICE on Halloween, driven around for 3 hours, dumped at FBI field office, released 15 mi from home. No arrest, no charges. FBI said "CPD detention." She: "For WHAT??" <crickets>
My husband: "Bet they're sorry. . . they kidnapped the WRONG LADY."
Worth a listen
My husband: "Bet they're sorry. . . they kidnapped the WRONG LADY."
Worth a listen
Fascism in Action in America: Jennifer Moriarty & Daniel Bliss Report from Chicago NorthShore
ICE in action in the MidWest: we are, right now, in big trouble. The only way out is through, via transparency and civic resistance…
braddelong.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Evanston woman abducted by ICE on Halloween, driven around for 3 hours, dumped at FBI field office, released 15 mi from home. No arrest, no charges. FBI said "CPD detention." She: "For WHAT??" <crickets>
My husband: "Bet they're sorry. . . they kidnapped the WRONG LADY."
Worth a listen
My husband: "Bet they're sorry. . . they kidnapped the WRONG LADY."
Worth a listen
Trump Is Not Magic
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/trump-is-n...
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/trump-is-n...
Trump Is Not Magic
Tuesday’s results suggest he underperformed in 2024.
www.everythingishorrible.net
November 9, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Trump Is Not Magic
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/trump-is-n...
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/trump-is-n...
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How will conditions improve without inspections??
“Judge Gettleman voiced concern about conditions that are unnecessarily cruel but did not want to interfere with the administration’s ability to enforce immigration laws or agree to the plaintiffs’ request for an inspection of the facility.”
“Judge Gettleman voiced concern about conditions that are unnecessarily cruel but did not want to interfere with the administration’s ability to enforce immigration laws or agree to the plaintiffs’ request for an inspection of the facility.”
Federal Judge Imposes Restrictions on ICE Facility at Center of Illinois Protests
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
How will conditions improve without inspections??
“Judge Gettleman voiced concern about conditions that are unnecessarily cruel but did not want to interfere with the administration’s ability to enforce immigration laws or agree to the plaintiffs’ request for an inspection of the facility.”
“Judge Gettleman voiced concern about conditions that are unnecessarily cruel but did not want to interfere with the administration’s ability to enforce immigration laws or agree to the plaintiffs’ request for an inspection of the facility.”
How will conditions improve without inspections??
“Judge Gettleman voiced concern about conditions that are unnecessarily cruel but did not want to interfere with the administration’s ability to enforce immigration laws or agree to the plaintiffs’ request for an inspection of the facility.”
“Judge Gettleman voiced concern about conditions that are unnecessarily cruel but did not want to interfere with the administration’s ability to enforce immigration laws or agree to the plaintiffs’ request for an inspection of the facility.”
Federal Judge Imposes Restrictions on ICE Facility at Center of Illinois Protests
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 AM
How will conditions improve without inspections??
“Judge Gettleman voiced concern about conditions that are unnecessarily cruel but did not want to interfere with the administration’s ability to enforce immigration laws or agree to the plaintiffs’ request for an inspection of the facility.”
“Judge Gettleman voiced concern about conditions that are unnecessarily cruel but did not want to interfere with the administration’s ability to enforce immigration laws or agree to the plaintiffs’ request for an inspection of the facility.”
Blumenthal:
He evidently views the separation of powers as a personal affront, unfairly stealing from him. Everything is a zero-sum game, not just international trade. “I’m the speaker and the president,” Trump has joked
He evidently views the separation of powers as a personal affront, unfairly stealing from him. Everything is a zero-sum game, not just international trade. “I’m the speaker and the president,” Trump has joked
The ghost of Ronald Reagan has spooked Trump over tariffs | Sidney Blumenthal
The president is lashing out before the supreme court’s impending decision on his absurd policy
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Blumenthal:
He evidently views the separation of powers as a personal affront, unfairly stealing from him. Everything is a zero-sum game, not just international trade. “I’m the speaker and the president,” Trump has joked
He evidently views the separation of powers as a personal affront, unfairly stealing from him. Everything is a zero-sum game, not just international trade. “I’m the speaker and the president,” Trump has joked
They have body armor, mace, batons, heavy boots, masks, radios, guns, pepper spray, rubber bullets, assault rifles and handcuffs.
We have whistles. And solidarity.
We have whistles. And solidarity.
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
November 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
They have body armor, mace, batons, heavy boots, masks, radios, guns, pepper spray, rubber bullets, assault rifles and handcuffs.
We have whistles. And solidarity.
We have whistles. And solidarity.
A tiny nugget of justice.
A heartfelt thanks to Judge Eva Saltzman! 🙏💐
A heartfelt thanks to Judge Eva Saltzman! 🙏💐
Judge Orders Release Of Cancer Patient's Father Arrested By ICE, Citing No Criminal Record
Ruben Torres Maldonado, whose teenage daughter has cancer, was granted a $2,000 bond during a hearing Thursday morning.
blockclubchicago.org
October 30, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A tiny nugget of justice.
A heartfelt thanks to Judge Eva Saltzman! 🙏💐
A heartfelt thanks to Judge Eva Saltzman! 🙏💐
“Kids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer,” Ellis told Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino during a Tuesday court hearing. “They just don’t. And you can’t use riot control weapons against them.”
#ICE #Chicago
#ICE #Chicago
After Halloween Parade Ruined By Federal Agents, Old Irving Park Neighbors Furious
Old Irving Park welcomes thousands of trick-or-treaters from across the city every Halloween. This year, neighbors are making plans to protect each other from federal agents after Saturday’s violent i...
blockclubchicago.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Gregory Bovino, report to the principal’s office!
Ellis tells Bovino she wants to see him, in person, every day at 4:30 p.m. until the preliminary injunction hearing set for 11/5.
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Gregory Bovino, report to the principal’s office!
Correction: they’re lazy *and* they don’t care
We're not crying for you, we're giving the money to Argentina - Lawyers, Guns & Money
The president is getting a tacky new ballroom, the inept Argentinian leadership gets a blank check, and if you need help to feed your family you’re out of luck: The Trump administration won’t tap emer...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Correction: they’re lazy *and* they don’t care
Sid Blumenthal:
Trump wages war on the “enemies within” with the eccentrics at his disposal. They represent the revenge of the second-rate or less, wreaking havoc on their meritorious betters in a wave of resentment. They reflect their damaged leader. That is the beating heart of Trumpism.
Trump wages war on the “enemies within” with the eccentrics at his disposal. They represent the revenge of the second-rate or less, wreaking havoc on their meritorious betters in a wave of resentment. They reflect their damaged leader. That is the beating heart of Trumpism.
Donald Trump has built a regime of retribution and reward | Sidney Blumenthal
The president’s purges and attacks on his enemies have developed into a system in which injustice is made routine
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Sid Blumenthal:
Trump wages war on the “enemies within” with the eccentrics at his disposal. They represent the revenge of the second-rate or less, wreaking havoc on their meritorious betters in a wave of resentment. They reflect their damaged leader. That is the beating heart of Trumpism.
Trump wages war on the “enemies within” with the eccentrics at his disposal. They represent the revenge of the second-rate or less, wreaking havoc on their meritorious betters in a wave of resentment. They reflect their damaged leader. That is the beating heart of Trumpism.
Invasion escalated
“They pushed him into the corner of a doorway, and they were beating him,” Safter said. “His face was bleeding. It was really disturbing. We were screaming at them to stop, to show their faces, to say their names. They just kept recording us and flashing badges.”
#ICE #Chicago
“They pushed him into the corner of a doorway, and they were beating him,” Safter said. “His face was bleeding. It was really disturbing. We were screaming at them to stop, to show their faces, to say their names. They just kept recording us and flashing badges.”
#ICE #Chicago
Lakeview Street Tear-Gassed By Agents Amid North Side Immigration Surge: 'It Hit Home'
Friday's detentions and standoff marked the most high-profile federal activity in Lakeview and Lincoln Park yet, leaving some neighbors shaken.
blockclubchicago.org
October 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Follow the effing money!
Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified
One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powe...
blockclubchicago.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Follow the effing money!
Investigations, hearings, and a written report. Create a public record of lawlessness and put the aggressors on notice.
Finally a step towards accountability—
Finally a step towards accountability—
Governor JB Pritzker signs an executive order aimed at addressing federal enforcement
YouTube video by CBS Chicago
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Investigations, hearings, and a written report. Create a public record of lawlessness and put the aggressors on notice.
Finally a step towards accountability—
Finally a step towards accountability—
Aggression, coercion, and extortion is the entire Trump game.
Today’s episode:
Aggression
#ICE #Chicago
Today’s episode:
Aggression
#ICE #Chicago
In ICE’s Expanding Chicago Blitz, Federal Authorities Turn Resistance Into A Crime
Federal authorities are increasingly using charges — or the threat of them — to counter resistance to the immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago.
blockclubchicago.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The unicorn makes some great points. 👍
We Interviewed an Anti-Trump Inflatable Frog. It Made Some Great Points.
Left Shark, an Among Us alien, and a unicorn also dispensed some real wisdom.
slate.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The unicorn makes some great points. 👍
Today’s best sign:
For the Epsteinth time,
RELEASE THE FILES!
For the Epsteinth time,
RELEASE THE FILES!
October 19, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Today’s best sign:
For the Epsteinth time,
RELEASE THE FILES!
For the Epsteinth time,
RELEASE THE FILES!