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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 15h

My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.

Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books

A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.

www.pilsencommunitybooks.com

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago Teachers Union
@ctulocal1.bsky.social

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Keeley Sorokti @sorokti.bsky.social · 4h

Keeping Portland weird!! Love it.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5h

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Keeley Sorokti @sorokti.bsky.social · 4h

I made this one while camping last month. It is so soothing.

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Keeley Sorokti @sorokti.bsky.social · 5h

Started cutting up cloth strips to make a braided rug to try to calm my nerves.

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Monica Carmean @monicacarmean.com · 5h

Amazon prime frog costumes are sold out. Good job, America.

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Keeley Sorokti @sorokti.bsky.social · 5h

$157,079 raised of 300K - keep it going for #Chicago street vendors who have lost so much income due to #ICE

www.gofundme.com/f/chicago-st...

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 7h

Broadview.

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Status Coup News @statuscoupnews.bsky.social · 7h

🚨 BREAKING: Illinois police attack & arrest ICE protesters outside Broadview Detention Center near Chicago. This occurred after a protest curfew imposed by city of Broadview passed. LIVE LINK ⬇️

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 7h

More violent arrests for seemingly no reason. Seeing at least two, sorry don't have exact total.

The crowd here has kept moving backward/everyone is following orders. This is absurd.

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 12h

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 12h

People are SHOWING OUT for today’s Protect Rogers Park ICE protest at Clark and Lunt!

There are a lot of great resources here:
- sign making
- school watch group chats
- ICE Watch newsletters
- KYR posters
- and more!

Drop by before 3!!

A perspective of a crowd that is at least 150 that is protesting ICE.

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auntchile.bsky.social @auntchile.bsky.social · 8h

I was in Chicago in April for C2E2 comicon. It was beautiful! I was a woman traveling alone, I even walked back to my hotel at dusk down Michigan Ave. No one bothered me, nor did I get harassed. I felt safe.
Stay strong Chicago, sending love from another "trump hellhole" in the PNW!
#Chicago

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14h

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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Keeley Sorokti @sorokti.bsky.social · 7h

So. Many. Helicopters. #Chicago

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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 9h

Back at Broadview where ISP and CCSO are sitting with zip ties at the ready as protesters shout down passing ICE vehicles, yelling at them to show their faces, etc. Some shout at officers about taking orders from Trump as ISP vans arrive for shift change.

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Keeley Sorokti @sorokti.bsky.social · 8h

$156,204 raised of 300K

Let’s keep it going to help #Chicago street vendors

Keeley Sorokti @sorokti.bsky.social · 14h

Let’s help the #Chicago street vendors who can’t earn an income because our city is under siege.

$151,608 raised of 300K goal.

Your donation will help families feel supported and bring relief during this crisis.

www.gofundme.com/f/chicago-st...

Donate to Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund, organized by Street Vendors Association of Chicago

Support Chicago’s Street Vendors We are the Street Vendor… Street Vendors Association of Chicago needs your support for Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund

www.gofundme.com

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 9h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Keeley Sorokti @sorokti.bsky.social · 9h

As a sister of someone with a rare genetic syndrome, you don’t want to mess with our families. Bad call.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13h

I know Trump and his minions all have sneering contempt for kids with special needs, but trust me when I say that their parents will absolutely fucking destroy anyone who messes with the special education supports to which they are entitled by law.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 13h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 10h

Without ACA tax credits, a 64-year-old couple making $90K would face an extra $26,000 a year in premiums.

Democrats are working to protect families—Republicans are ready to let these credits expire.

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Robyn R. Sadoon, MPP, MPH @ralsadoon.bsky.social · 1d

These are not simply employees, they are the scientists, field epidemiologists, and outbreak responders who form the backbone of our nation’s public health defense.

The damage being done tonight will echo far beyond what you are reading. These are the people who protect this nation #CDCMassacre

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 13h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov · 12h

Journalists play a critical role in protecting our democracy and uncovering the abuses of the Trump administration.

The attacks against the Chicago press are clear evidence that ICE is a terror force used for Trump’s authoritarian agenda.

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov · 12h

The greatest threat to public safety in our communities right now is ICE.

Recklessly driving and dragging women at gun point out of cars is not making anyone safer. They are putting all of us in harms way. ICE is a terror force. I am working to defund it.

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 12h

Video: Suzie rizzio via X (@Suzierizzo1)

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Keeley Sorokti @sorokti.bsky.social · 13h

And while you are at it, donate to other street vendors in #Chicago who have lost their income due to our city being under siege

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Keeley Sorokti @sorokti.bsky.social · 14h

Let’s help the #Chicago street vendors who can’t earn an income because our city is under siege.

$151,608 raised of 300K goal.

Your donation will help families feel supported and bring relief during this crisis.

www.gofundme.com/f/chicago-st...

Donate to Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund, organized by Street Vendors Association of Chicago

Support Chicago’s Street Vendors We are the Street Vendor… Street Vendors Association of Chicago needs your support for Chicago Street Vendor Relief Fund

www.gofundme.com

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