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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 14h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 16h

This is not new in Chicago and it is how you spot the real ones among all these groups: they are serious people and do stuff. Back during the Gulf War some of the most admirable activists were priests and radical Catholics.

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 18h

I'm sorry, I can't keep my promise to provide better alt-text. I was working on a reposted version with those images, spent about 40 minutes on it, and then the draft disappeared.

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 18h

While I was there, the numbers varied from about 100 to 175 people, no speeches, but pretty constant chanting with rhythm section and positive response from drivers who would often honk or wave.

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 19h

Frog arrived about 2:30. We also had this other thing

About 10 protestors on a corner in front of a taco place (sign above door: TACOS / TORTAS in yellow letters on red). One sign reads "undocumented hands feed you". There is also a person in a fog suit with a sign on a pink background reading "1 horchata sin " followed by ice cubes.

Two people are animating a Chinese dragon costume thing. The back end (at left) is pale pink and feathery. The head is sort of rounded cubical, two feet across, whitish with red round eyes, ears and mouth.

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 21h

Rogers park rn
Will repost later with better alt-text

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22h

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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Michael Zapata @michaelzapata.bsky.social · 1d

If you have a moment, please consider donating to ICIRR, who are working hard to protect those most impacted by federal oversight and the ICE occupation in Chicago, and beyond.

www.icirr.org

Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights

ICIRR is dedicated to promoting the rights of immigrants and refugees to full and equal participation in the civic, cultural, social, and political life of our diverse society.

www.icirr.org

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 1d

Do I have documentary evidence of this? Am I best buds with "Mikhail"? No. But I think it's much more likely that someone wrote this hilarious Pythonesque text on purpose than that somebody produced it by accident. I "just know".

@emilypeck.bsky.social
@espiers.bsky.social

Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 1d

... you ended up using the $1400 that "Mikhail" supposedly spent on tickets for "Waiting for Godot" on Broadway before writing the "review" appended below.

Well, that was a **bit**.

Call it parody or satire or burlesque, it was a successful piece of comic writing. /2

bsky.app/profile/luxa...

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 3d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 1d

@felixsalmon.com

I'm sad 😔 First.. When you were stuck for a number because Emily poached yours, you could have used the $20 decillion fine levied by a Russian court against Google. As I pointed out a week ago.

And second - 1/

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 1d

This is actually a cause for hope. Because why is Thune not excited about eliminating the filibuster and just shoving through their whole program with 218 votes in the House and 50 in the Senate? Because he knows the people would HATE IT and they would split over it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 2d

They're paying attention.

They don't want us to protest on October 18.

It will make them unhappy and nervous.

SO - get out the markers and posterboard!! 😃

Matthew Beckman @daphsci.bsky.social · 2d

Today US Rep Tom Emmer called anyone who is going to protest on October 18 anti-American. This is a great day to call Tom Emmer‘s phone lines with some patriotic messages. Tom Emmer is the house, majority whip, a second place finisher. He has done nothing for Minnesota, but collect a huge salary.

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 2d

Read how Uber/Lift treat their contracting partners - no, WORKERS! Also this is an example of why we need independent press

Illinois rideshare drivers organize for labor rights chicagoreader.com/news/labor/l...

Illinois rideshare drivers organize for labor rights - Chicago Reader

Uber and Lyft drivers are joining together to fight for better working conditions.

chicagoreader.com

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 2d

Will anyone around him notice, and dare to try to convince him, and actually succeed in doing so, that she's a "good" (anti-Maduro) Venezuelan?

I think Rubio for example would notice but not dare to say so

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 2d

This lady has pancreatic cancer and is about to be evicted unless she can raise a few hundred more :(

gofund.me/f2ccaebad

Donate to Shawn's Urgent Need for Housing Stability, organized by Shawn Kellum

Hi, my name is Shawn. First, please let me apologize for needing to create a n… Shawn Kellum needs your support for Shawn's Urgent Need for Housing Stability

gofund.me

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Transgender Masterchief @notglupshitto.bsky.social · 3d

The existence of one ex-christian dismantles the central lie of Christianity, that it is an inmate characteristic from birth and therefore should have human rights awarded to it.

I can do it too Chloe!

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 2d

(Gov't counsel falls into a water-filled cylinder like in The Prestige)

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 3d

It's probably only me, but I SO hate those Slice soda commercials that feature a horrible loud ringtone being blasted at us - twice - for no reason. Nothing makes me grab at the mute button like that.

Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 3d

In addition, throughout the 2000's the feds carried out a lot of operations where undercover agents roped people into discussing violent activities. And it wasn't a new strategy then. We should all be especially wary of the eager person who just shows up and wants to do really edgy stuff.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 4d

8. The use of undercover agents against civil rights groups and anti-fascist activists has a long and troubling history in the United States. In the 1950s and ’60s, the FBI’s COINTELPRO operation spied on civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

‘Discredit, disrupt, and destroy’: FBI records acquired by the Library reveal violent surveillance of Black leaders, civil rights organizations

It was the late 1960s, and J. Edgar Hoover smelled trouble. The status quo — hallowed by hate, sanctioned by Jim Crow — was beginning to crack.Behind the scenes, Hoover’s Federal Bureau of Investigati...

www.lib.berkeley.edu

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 4d

9. Civil rights leaders, orgs, and individuals can practice steps to keep themselves safer from domestic surveillance. Such individuals and orgs should practice digital hygiene, use password managers, two factor authentication, keep apps upgraded, and use tools like Signal. Find EFF's guide here:

Surveillance Self-Defense

We’re the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a member-supported non-profit working to protect online privacy for over thirty-five years. This is Surveillance Self-Defense: our expert guide to protecting ...

ssd.eff.org

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O'Neill of Chicago @brianoneill.bsky.social · 4d

Everyone is making fun of these guys, and rightfully so, but these aren't the guys who signed up for ICE. That doesn't make them sympathetic or good, but they aren't by default enthusiastic fascists. We'll see how they act.

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 4d

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 4d

That diagram really does like a weird species or group of symbionts tho

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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos @tdelphos.bsky.social · 4d

no. on purpose.

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