Pat Cavanaugh
@pscavanaugh.com
Writer. Sellout. Chicago.
Narrative @ Monoblue Games
Follow for Hazel updates.
https://pscavanaugh.com/writing-portfolio/
Narrative @ Monoblue Games
Follow for Hazel updates.
https://pscavanaugh.com/writing-portfolio/
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One of the reasons I push back as hard as I do on "cities are scary" nonsense is that I do not accept the view that we should treat unfounded fears as legitimate, and we have too long indulged the unfounded, racist fears of conservatives. And that in turn is leading to a moment...
January 10, 2026 at 12:12 PM
One of the reasons I push back as hard as I do on "cities are scary" nonsense is that I do not accept the view that we should treat unfounded fears as legitimate, and we have too long indulged the unfounded, racist fears of conservatives. And that in turn is leading to a moment...
Obvs ICE is bad and should be abolished but it should not be lost that some of the worst stuff happening is from CBP, which is also bad and should be abolished.
The federal government Friday agreed to pay $125,000 after a judge found a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent liable for civil assault for pointing a gun at a hotel maintenance man who came to the agent’s room to unclog a toilet.
Feds pay $125K after Border Patrol agent pointed gun at Portland hotel worker
The payout amount was finalized during a settlement conference Friday after a judge found the officer civilly liable for assault.
www.oregonlive.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Obvs ICE is bad and should be abolished but it should not be lost that some of the worst stuff happening is from CBP, which is also bad and should be abolished.
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i think these absolutely deranged right-wingers have convinced themselves that the average American believes that it's acceptable to publicly execute nice white mothers because they have pronouns in their bios
i also think this is a gross misrreading of actual public opinion
i also think this is a gross misrreading of actual public opinion
they really do think that "she had PRONOUNS" and "She was A LESBIAN" will cause people to suddenly go "hm yes, it was justified, what a disgusting person she was, she deserved it" don't they
January 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
i think these absolutely deranged right-wingers have convinced themselves that the average American believes that it's acceptable to publicly execute nice white mothers because they have pronouns in their bios
i also think this is a gross misrreading of actual public opinion
i also think this is a gross misrreading of actual public opinion
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Love to support the redundant offshore website of a police-aligned charlatan and her unnamed private investors
Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot returned to a podium Thursday to launch a project as a “private citizen” to collect and publish videos of alleged abuses by federal agents. blockclubchi.co/49KI86h
January 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Love to support the redundant offshore website of a police-aligned charlatan and her unnamed private investors
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This is an easy one: don't send Lori Lightfoot any videos of the cops fucking you up.
Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot returned to a podium Thursday to launch a project as a “private citizen” to collect and publish videos of alleged abuses by federal agents. blockclubchi.co/49KI86h
January 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
This is an easy one: don't send Lori Lightfoot any videos of the cops fucking you up.
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To wit, they thought that video was exculpatory because of gender
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
To wit, they thought that video was exculpatory because of gender
Blocking all doomers in 2026. Lacking the imaginative ability to envision a better world and a drive to create it is a moral failing imo.
January 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Blocking all doomers in 2026. Lacking the imaginative ability to envision a better world and a drive to create it is a moral failing imo.
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The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.
We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.
Should probably throw a binder at whoever wrote this
January 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Should probably throw a binder at whoever wrote this
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chicago, 1/9
January 8, 2026 at 3:56 AM
chicago, 1/9
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"I'm calling to demand the immediate dismantling of ICE for the murder of a woman in Minneapolis today and the impeachment of the President for his support of that murder" is the easiest call to my senators and representative I've ever made
January 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
"I'm calling to demand the immediate dismantling of ICE for the murder of a woman in Minneapolis today and the impeachment of the President for his support of that murder" is the easiest call to my senators and representative I've ever made
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As news breaks in Minneapolis, we’re uplifting this story by our friends @unraveledpress.com during the Chicago surge.
Agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father in Sept —and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by witness videos.
unraveledpress.com/what-happene...
Agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father in Sept —and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by witness videos.
unraveledpress.com/what-happene...
What happened to Silverio Villegas González
Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.
unraveledpress.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
As news breaks in Minneapolis, we’re uplifting this story by our friends @unraveledpress.com during the Chicago surge.
Agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father in Sept —and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by witness videos.
unraveledpress.com/what-happene...
Agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father in Sept —and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by witness videos.
unraveledpress.com/what-happene...
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Denny is completely correct here. I'll even go a step further and say that strictly from a craven political ambition standpoint, if you're the person who stands up to this murder and takes ICE to task and doesn't back down, you become the 2028 Dem frontrunner overnight. People yearn for a leader
There's just no choice. If the state backs down from this it is *over* over.
Gov Walz vows justice
January 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Denny is completely correct here. I'll even go a step further and say that strictly from a craven political ambition standpoint, if you're the person who stands up to this murder and takes ICE to task and doesn't back down, you become the 2028 Dem frontrunner overnight. People yearn for a leader
Hey man they’re shooting people
January 7, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Hey man they’re shooting people
“ICE related shooting”
Shame on you!! They murdered someone!!!
Shame on you!! They murdered someone!!!
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
“ICE related shooting”
Shame on you!! They murdered someone!!!
Shame on you!! They murdered someone!!!
“ICE-related shooting” are you serious??
They murdered one of your constituents!
They murdered one of your constituents!
January 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
“ICE-related shooting” are you serious??
They murdered one of your constituents!
They murdered one of your constituents!
Sick of the “remain calm” shit. Fuck that. Be furious.
"My public safety team is working to gather information on an ICE related shooting this morning" near Portland Avenue and 34th Street in Minneapolis, says Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
"We will share information as we learn more. In the meantime, I ask folks to remain calm."
"We will share information as we learn more. In the meantime, I ask folks to remain calm."
January 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Sick of the “remain calm” shit. Fuck that. Be furious.
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my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
January 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
Also liked No Other Choice! Can’t go wrong imo
January 5, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Also liked No Other Choice! Can’t go wrong imo
Still got some others from 2025 to catch up on, but gonna be pretty tough to dislodge these three!
Feel like which one of these takes the number one slot is gonna vary by the day.
Feel like which one of these takes the number one slot is gonna vary by the day.
January 4, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Still got some others from 2025 to catch up on, but gonna be pretty tough to dislodge these three!
Feel like which one of these takes the number one slot is gonna vary by the day.
Feel like which one of these takes the number one slot is gonna vary by the day.
2025 was a really good year for movies, huh
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
2025 was a really good year for movies, huh
January 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM