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Reconstructed exPat

@panarmstrong.bsky.social

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"Ravenswood" is a Dungeons & Dragons sounding name for a neighborhood. Chicago based individual, but still New Orleans related. Georgia raised via UGA & SSI.

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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · Jan 28

If you've got time to post, you've got time to send an email to your senators and House rep and tell them to fight loudly against this madness.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 4h

BREAKING: Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 reut.rs/42uh3Aw

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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 1h

I wonder which American right-wing institution is going to step up to create a new "World Peace Award" this weekend?

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 14h

Perry: The federal government is "temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois."

That's it. Thanks again for following.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 19h

There has been a lot of ICE activity in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago today. There has also been a lot of ICE watch and rapid response activity. We love our community, and we are showing up for each other.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 21h

Greetings from U.S. District Court Judge April Perry’s courtroom in the Dirksen Federal Courthouse. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is present, waiting for the high stakes hearing to begin. @wttw.bsky.social

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 22h

FULL STORY: As lawyers for the Trump administration defended the president’s unprecedented decision to send National Guard troops to Chicago despite the objections of Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson, officials acknowledged that California troops had also been sent to Illinois. @wttw.bsky.social

Judge to Decide Whether to Block National Guard Deployment as Trump Sends California Troops to Illinois

Lawyers for the Department of Justice told U.S. District Court Judge April Perry the president deployed the National Guard because “levels of violence against federal law enforcement executing their l...

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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 23h

"Americans are being led, willingly, applaudingly, into the crime of complicity, a callous ruthlessness, an implacable lust for punishment that portends — or demonstrates — the dying of the nation’s soul."

@charlesmblow.bsky.social in @bittersouth.bsky.social

bittersoutherner.com/issue-no-12/...

Story cover image for Charles M. Blow's piece "The Heritage of American Terror" in The Bitter Southerner. Illustration by Mark Harris shows the Statue of Liberty wearing a red face mask similar to that of a Federal immigration agent.

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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

It finally broke into the algorithm? I saw it on FB sometime early this week, tied to the Religion News post, and then multiple times every day since.

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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

I've only seen communities self organize together like this on the Gulf Coast after a hurricane or flood.

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

Chicago neighbors are forming watches near schools to protect students and guardians from ICE. blockclubchi.co/42v94TN

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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

Too many folks think "it could never happen to me" because they've paid all their taxes & followed all the rules...or at least they think they have.

Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

I should have already known about several of those ways, growing up where I did, but that wasn't something the locals of my demographic liked to talk about.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

Can't wait for him to try and show the Bahamian government his credentials.

(From his debate with Rev. Warnock.)

Herschel Walker holding up an "honorary" badge.

Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

Every protest should have a brass band:

Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 3d

Photo: Richard Cahan evanstonroundtable.com/2025/10/04/b...

Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

I used to think this was tin foil hat stuff from the left, but then I lived in New Orleans for 16 years and learned how many "legal" ways there are to steal people's homes from them.

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2d

This South Side Weekly report on the Chicago building raid is well worth reading. Most striking to me are the indications of collusion between federal authorities and the building owner and management to effect a mass eviction at the blighted property. southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 1d

this was really hard to read. my son is almost exactly the same age as the kid in here that Trump and Musk deliberately starved to death apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 1d

Our American Staatssicherheit.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

(shared with permission) ICE/CBP has been active on Chicago's northwest side this morning—and also met with rapid responders.

Agents reportedly abducted one man from this Dunkin at Belmont and Milwaukee around 9:30am before speeding off.

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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

One of the most important things we can do as citizens is ensure the police & state have followed the law & have the appropriate justification whenever they try to incarcerate someone.

Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

One small thing I try to do everyday is post news stories about Chicago (like this one) over on Facebook. Most of my conservative family only get their news from that platform and TV.

Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 1d

Serve on juries, if you're able to do so. Serve on juries.

Feds dropping charges against couple who lawfully carried guns outside ICE facility

A defense attorney says a grand jury refused to indict in the high-profile case.

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 2d

Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.

The Case for the Forever Shutdown

Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.

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Em, spookily 👻 @lefttheprairie.bsky.social · 2d

If you’re particularly despairing tonight, remember that you can always choose to show up tomorrow and help people. Narrow your capacity for concern to a specific person or place through volunteering. It feels good. Call your local school or aldercritter’s office to ask about opportunities.

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Laur-eeeeee😱 (spooky scream) @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · 3d

A three panel meme from The Simpsons. First panel is Bart's classmates and teacher all looking at him expectantly, second panel is Bart looking defeated saying "we really needed this rain", third panel is the classroom rejoicing

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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 3d

Do you live in Chicago's Far Northside & want to learn about the Chicago Police Department's budget?

Come hear @geoffreycubbage.bsky.social explain the details on October 29.

Public meeting notice. Chicago Police Department Budget Engagement is Wednesday October 29 at 6PM. Swedish Hospital - Anderson Pavilion, 5145 N. California Ave. Hosted by District Councils for CPD districts 17, 19, 20, & 24.

Meeting will also be on zoom url: http://bit.ly/2025NSCPDbudget

RSVP at: http://bit.ly/19thDCMeeting

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 3d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 3d

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Reconstructed exPat @panarmstrong.bsky.social · 3d

My CTA bus just had some weird issue, so the bus driver turned it off & turned it back on like an old Nintendo.

Worked just the same.

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