Paul
@basspaulplayer.bsky.social
Musician. Teacher. Bicycles. Books. Chicago. Solidarity. He/him.
I saw a photo of my great grandpa for the first time this week. Immigrated from Italy in about 1893, settled in Chicago. My dad, grandpa, and great grandpa grew up in Chicago. Now I live in Chicago. I can’t stop thinking about this photo.
January 1, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I saw a photo of my great grandpa for the first time this week. Immigrated from Italy in about 1893, settled in Chicago. My dad, grandpa, and great grandpa grew up in Chicago. Now I live in Chicago. I can’t stop thinking about this photo.
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Anti-ICE & anti-Trump stickers seen along Sheridan Rd in Rogers Park, Chicago
December 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Anti-ICE & anti-Trump stickers seen along Sheridan Rd in Rogers Park, Chicago
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"Fuck ICE"
Seen in Chicago, Illinois
Seen in Chicago, Illinois
December 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"Fuck ICE"
Seen in Chicago, Illinois
Seen in Chicago, Illinois
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For non-locals: TikTok was absolutely wild in the aftermath of this shooting. People knew the details didn't add up.
The mother of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera asked a question Thursday as she announced a wrongful death lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department and the officer who fatally shot her daughter shortly after they broke up.
“Where is justice for Krystal?”
tinyurl.com/3axr73wf
“Where is justice for Krystal?”
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‘Where is justice for Krystal?’ Mom of cop asks after suing Chicago Police Department, partner who shot her
The lawsuit filed by Officer Krystal Rivera's family says Officer Carlos Baker failed to call for an ambulance after he shot her in the back during a chase and then engaged in a “cover-up.”
tinyurl.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
For non-locals: TikTok was absolutely wild in the aftermath of this shooting. People knew the details didn't add up.
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“I rode my bike here.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“I rode my bike here.”
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guys i dont think i defrosted my turkey right
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
guys i dont think i defrosted my turkey right
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It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
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Federal immigration agents have deployed gas in Little Village, on 26th between Komensky and Pulaski, per videos shared online after 11 am this morning.
November 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Federal immigration agents have deployed gas in Little Village, on 26th between Komensky and Pulaski, per videos shared online after 11 am this morning.
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That fourth photo…
Members of the community argue with federal officers during an immigration enforcement action in the Little Village neighborhood Saturday in Chicago.
November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
That fourth photo…
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In Belmont Cragin on Chicago's northwest side this morning, a rally is opening in support of day laborers outside the Armitage/Cicero Home Depot.
Activists are calling out the corporation for continuing to allow ICE and Border Patrol to stalk and attack immigrants in their parking lots.
Activists are calling out the corporation for continuing to allow ICE and Border Patrol to stalk and attack immigrants in their parking lots.
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
In Belmont Cragin on Chicago's northwest side this morning, a rally is opening in support of day laborers outside the Armitage/Cicero Home Depot.
Activists are calling out the corporation for continuing to allow ICE and Border Patrol to stalk and attack immigrants in their parking lots.
Activists are calling out the corporation for continuing to allow ICE and Border Patrol to stalk and attack immigrants in their parking lots.
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Border Patrol grabbed workers from the front yard of a home in Edison Park this afternoon then took them behind an office building in Niles and passed them off to a prisoner van. Woman came out to MF them and said "you're in the most conservative neighborhood in the city and nobody wants you here."
October 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Border Patrol grabbed workers from the front yard of a home in Edison Park this afternoon then took them behind an office building in Niles and passed them off to a prisoner van. Woman came out to MF them and said "you're in the most conservative neighborhood in the city and nobody wants you here."
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Federal agents have tear gassed Chicago neighborhoods three days in a row. Confirmed gassings during recent immigration raids in: Logan Square, Brighton Park, Albany Park, Little Village, East Side, Lakeview, Irving Park and Avondale.
October 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Federal agents have tear gassed Chicago neighborhoods three days in a row. Confirmed gassings during recent immigration raids in: Logan Square, Brighton Park, Albany Park, Little Village, East Side, Lakeview, Irving Park and Avondale.
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My friend told me that her 14 year old son started doing laundry on Sundays for some of his elderly neighbors. He doesn't charge for the labor. And now he is the most popular person in the building and has non stop pies, cookies, and cake. The 14 year old should be our model of modern masculinity.
October 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
My friend told me that her 14 year old son started doing laundry on Sundays for some of his elderly neighbors. He doesn't charge for the labor. And now he is the most popular person in the building and has non stop pies, cookies, and cake. The 14 year old should be our model of modern masculinity.
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Portland ICE Facility 7:30PM: Tons of gas and flashbangs shot/thrown out, including right by me. Feds fired through a thick cloud of teargas. Hard to believe they could see through it when they were shooting stuff out.
October 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Portland ICE Facility 7:30PM: Tons of gas and flashbangs shot/thrown out, including right by me. Feds fired through a thick cloud of teargas. Hard to believe they could see through it when they were shooting stuff out.
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Los Angeles tonight
Video from earlier when horses ran through the crowd. Cops were swinging batons randomly at the crowd as well.
October 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Los Angeles tonight
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This is real. Chicago today.
Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby
October 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This is real. Chicago today.
Ice invaded and tear-gassed my family’s neighborhood this afternoon.
It appears ICE/CBP chased a vehicle, conducted a dangerous maneuver to intentionally cause a crash, then later tear-gassed bystanders.
Feds tear-gas crowd after car chase leads to crash on Chicago's East Side
The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Ice invaded and tear-gassed my family’s neighborhood this afternoon.
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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
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I heard that Trump was going to get his image on some US Currency and I’d like to propose an alternative.
October 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I heard that Trump was going to get his image on some US Currency and I’d like to propose an alternative.
The new Taylor Swift album sounds like AI.
October 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The new Taylor Swift album sounds like AI.
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Kind of feels like feds occupying our city for a month, killing one person and shooting another while attacking neighborhoods with chemical weapons and kidnapping hundreds of people already counts as a civil war whether the Guard arrives or not, but what do we know?
October 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Kind of feels like feds occupying our city for a month, killing one person and shooting another while attacking neighborhoods with chemical weapons and kidnapping hundreds of people already counts as a civil war whether the Guard arrives or not, but what do we know?