Betsy Rubin
@betsyrubin.bsky.social
Chicago. Democracy. Various interests.
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
❌️🧊 While ICE goons were abducting & teargassing people in nearby Elgin IL, DHS Sec Kristi Noem came to Chicago to boost her image by showing up at a Coast Guard Christmas event.
🎤 Noem: "We were created to serve each other... physically, mentally, spiritually"
📣 Us: NOEM, GO HOME! NOEM, GO HOME!
🎤 Noem: "We were created to serve each other... physically, mentally, spiritually"
📣 Us: NOEM, GO HOME! NOEM, GO HOME!
December 7, 2025 at 5:12 AM
❌️🧊 While ICE goons were abducting & teargassing people in nearby Elgin IL, DHS Sec Kristi Noem came to Chicago to boost her image by showing up at a Coast Guard Christmas event.
🎤 Noem: "We were created to serve each other... physically, mentally, spiritually"
📣 Us: NOEM, GO HOME! NOEM, GO HOME!
🎤 Noem: "We were created to serve each other... physically, mentally, spiritually"
📣 Us: NOEM, GO HOME! NOEM, GO HOME!
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
While Kristi Noem was cosplaying as a caring, spiritual person during her appearance at a Coast Guard Christmas event in Chicago, here's what her violent agents were up to in Elgin, IL:
Federal agent involved in crash, 'chemical irritants' deployed in Elgin, police say
A federal agent was involved in a car crash in Elgin, and several people were later treated for exposure to "chemical irritants" deployed during an immigration enforcement operation, local police said...
abc7chicago.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:25 AM
While Kristi Noem was cosplaying as a caring, spiritual person during her appearance at a Coast Guard Christmas event in Chicago, here's what her violent agents were up to in Elgin, IL:
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
The future that RFK Jr. plans for us
#VaccinesSaveLives
#VaccinesSaveLives
December 6, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The future that RFK Jr. plans for us
#VaccinesSaveLives
#VaccinesSaveLives
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
We must unite across the South Side & across Chicagoland to protect our communities, our neighbors, our families & ourselves from ICE & other agents. Thank you State Sen @robertpeters.bsky.social for organizing the Lakefront Solidarity Training, & thanks Aisha Davis of ACLU of IL for the vital info!
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
We must unite across the South Side & across Chicagoland to protect our communities, our neighbors, our families & ourselves from ICE & other agents. Thank you State Sen @robertpeters.bsky.social for organizing the Lakefront Solidarity Training, & thanks Aisha Davis of ACLU of IL for the vital info!
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
CBP/ICE was supported by the FBI this morning in Little Village, with reports of plainclothes feds seen in vehicles across the area.
This also included using Chicago FBI HQ for staging. Bovino is seen here doing rock paper scissors with another agent for the DHS cameras, as people yell insults:
This also included using Chicago FBI HQ for staging. Bovino is seen here doing rock paper scissors with another agent for the DHS cameras, as people yell insults:
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
CBP/ICE was supported by the FBI this morning in Little Village, with reports of plainclothes feds seen in vehicles across the area.
This also included using Chicago FBI HQ for staging. Bovino is seen here doing rock paper scissors with another agent for the DHS cameras, as people yell insults:
This also included using Chicago FBI HQ for staging. Bovino is seen here doing rock paper scissors with another agent for the DHS cameras, as people yell insults:
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
It’s been nearly a year since an Illinois Appellate Court overturned Kevin Jackson’s murder conviction.
The final step in his process, which has been months in the making, is for Jackson to secure a certificate of innocence.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/kevi...
The final step in his process, which has been months in the making, is for Jackson to secure a certificate of innocence.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/kevi...
Kevin Jackson was falsely convicted, and now his innocence certificate is being opposed by a prosecutor whose past includes prosecutorial misconduct • The TRiiBE
A deeper look at Fabio Valentini, whose private practice has been tapped by Cook County for a number of post-conviction hearings.
thetriibe.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It’s been nearly a year since an Illinois Appellate Court overturned Kevin Jackson’s murder conviction.
The final step in his process, which has been months in the making, is for Jackson to secure a certificate of innocence.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/kevi...
The final step in his process, which has been months in the making, is for Jackson to secure a certificate of innocence.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/kevi...
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
🙏✊️ Thanks to all the folks who turned out today with Indivisible Chicago to spread the word:
❌️🧊 Stop ICE!
🍎🏥 Restore SNAP & ACA!
❌️🧊 Stop ICE!
🍎🏥 Restore SNAP & ACA!
Indivisble Chicago Alliance got lots of support today. 🫶💪💕Chicagoland will now bow, we will not back down. We will defend our neighbors and community. @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @indivisiblels.bsky.social @indivisiblechicagonw.org @indivisible.org @maddow.msnbc.com @meidastouch.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:52 AM
🙏✊️ Thanks to all the folks who turned out today with Indivisible Chicago to spread the word:
❌️🧊 Stop ICE!
🍎🏥 Restore SNAP & ACA!
❌️🧊 Stop ICE!
🍎🏥 Restore SNAP & ACA!
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
📢 This Veterans Day, join with veterans who say No ICE, No Cuts, No Occupation!
🗓 Tues Nov 11, 11:00 am
📍Chicago's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 24 E Wacker (on Riverwalk)
Stand with veterans to march, rally & refuse to allow growing fascism to be normalized! Organized by About Face Midwest.
🗓 Tues Nov 11, 11:00 am
📍Chicago's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 24 E Wacker (on Riverwalk)
Stand with veterans to march, rally & refuse to allow growing fascism to be normalized! Organized by About Face Midwest.
Vets Say No: Take Action to Say No War on Our Cities This Veteran’s Day · May Day Strong
Stand with Veterans as we march, rally, and refuse to allow growing fascism to be normalized. **Together we say NO this Veterans Day** - no to ICE, no to occupation, no to fascism, and no to cuts stri...
www.mobilize.us
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
📢 This Veterans Day, join with veterans who say No ICE, No Cuts, No Occupation!
🗓 Tues Nov 11, 11:00 am
📍Chicago's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 24 E Wacker (on Riverwalk)
Stand with veterans to march, rally & refuse to allow growing fascism to be normalized! Organized by About Face Midwest.
🗓 Tues Nov 11, 11:00 am
📍Chicago's Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 24 E Wacker (on Riverwalk)
Stand with veterans to march, rally & refuse to allow growing fascism to be normalized! Organized by About Face Midwest.
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
💛🍴 We all gotta eat. We're all GONNA eat. That's the Love Fridge's tagline. The Love Fridge is a mutual aid group working to ensure every Chicagoan has access to fresh food by maintaining free community fridges in neighborhoods across the city. Find food, donate food, donate $.
The Love Fridge Chicago
The Love Fridge is a mutual aid network that sets up community-run, free-food fridges across the city of Chicago.
www.thelovefridge.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
💛🍴 We all gotta eat. We're all GONNA eat. That's the Love Fridge's tagline. The Love Fridge is a mutual aid group working to ensure every Chicagoan has access to fresh food by maintaining free community fridges in neighborhoods across the city. Find food, donate food, donate $.
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Read about WHY Ketanji Brown Jackson stayed the SNAP order. Her move is probably the best solution for getting SNAP benefits approved quickly. open.substack.com/pub/stevevla...
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
The New York Times says federal agents‘ abduction of a toddler “alarmed immigrant rights groups.” How about “alarmed all decent human beings“?
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The New York Times says federal agents‘ abduction of a toddler “alarmed immigrant rights groups.” How about “alarmed all decent human beings“?
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
Yes the Roberts majority has destroyed SCOTUS’s legitimacy, yes Trump shoulda never gone to SCOTUS asking to starve people, but in the world we live in KBJ did the best she could to control the process and let CA1 put its reasoning on the record before her colleagues disregard it without explanation
KBJ threaded the needle thanks to CA1’s unfinished business.
-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.
-if she denied the admin stay, the full SCOTUS woulda stepped in to override her.
-if she immediately referred the case to the full Court, they coulda dragged feet.
-instead she boxed them in to act quickly once she does refer the case.
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Yes the Roberts majority has destroyed SCOTUS’s legitimacy, yes Trump shoulda never gone to SCOTUS asking to starve people, but in the world we live in KBJ did the best she could to control the process and let CA1 put its reasoning on the record before her colleagues disregard it without explanation
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
Why would Justice Jackson....? Ken White has an explanation:
This is actually a pretty standard and unremarkable move, as evidenced by Justice Jackson issuing it.
But most people won't believe that for several good reasons.
/1
But most people won't believe that for several good reasons.
/1
#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Why would Justice Jackson....? Ken White has an explanation:
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
ICE detention shatters family in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
ICE detention shatters local family
The last time Beatriz Pedrozo saw her husband, José, he had just finished lunch with her and their three daughters at their Hyde Park home. Moments later, as he stepped
www.hpherald.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:06 AM
ICE detention shatters family in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
☀️ It's a long fight, but it's the only way to go. AND WE ARE WINNING. ~Bea Lumpkin, age 107, at Chicago's Oct. 18 No Kings rally
✊ Like Bea, we're in it for the long fight. We're not giving up. Ever. Who’s ready to join us on the road to winning again next November?
➡️ Go to takeactionchicago.org
✊ Like Bea, we're in it for the long fight. We're not giving up. Ever. Who’s ready to join us on the road to winning again next November?
➡️ Go to takeactionchicago.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
☀️ It's a long fight, but it's the only way to go. AND WE ARE WINNING. ~Bea Lumpkin, age 107, at Chicago's Oct. 18 No Kings rally
✊ Like Bea, we're in it for the long fight. We're not giving up. Ever. Who’s ready to join us on the road to winning again next November?
➡️ Go to takeactionchicago.org
✊ Like Bea, we're in it for the long fight. We're not giving up. Ever. Who’s ready to join us on the road to winning again next November?
➡️ Go to takeactionchicago.org
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
❌👑 No Kings/Oct 18. Blowout victories/Nov 5. 🗳️💪
THEY'RE CONNECTED.
THEY'RE CONNECTED.
“There is a strong link that’s been found in political science research connecting peaceful protest to election outcomes.”
@ezralevin.bsky.social and @chrislhayes.bsky.social discuss the connection between No Kings Day and the surging turnout on Tuesday.
@ezralevin.bsky.social and @chrislhayes.bsky.social discuss the connection between No Kings Day and the surging turnout on Tuesday.
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
❌👑 No Kings/Oct 18. Blowout victories/Nov 5. 🗳️💪
THEY'RE CONNECTED.
THEY'RE CONNECTED.
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
A weekend read — Chicago is home to some of the world’s largest and richest corporations.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and the grassroots coalition of organizers who elected him say it’s time for the wealthy to pay their fair share.
Enter the corporate head tax.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
Mayor Brandon Johnson and the grassroots coalition of organizers who elected him say it’s time for the wealthy to pay their fair share.
Enter the corporate head tax.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
Emanuel killed it. Johnson wants it back. Chicago’s corporate head tax debate is about more than money • The TRiiBE
Proponents say former Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s removal of the corporate head tax left a hole in the city's budget that was never replaced; they want the rich to pay their fair share.
thetriibe.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A weekend read — Chicago is home to some of the world’s largest and richest corporations.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and the grassroots coalition of organizers who elected him say it’s time for the wealthy to pay their fair share.
Enter the corporate head tax.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
Mayor Brandon Johnson and the grassroots coalition of organizers who elected him say it’s time for the wealthy to pay their fair share.
Enter the corporate head tax.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/eman...
Why is everyone recording videos of themselves imparting their Very Serious wisdom and admonitions while striding rapidly down the street, holding their phone in selfie mode? Are they so busy and important that they can't sit down for two minutes to impart their insightful influencery?
October 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Why is everyone recording videos of themselves imparting their Very Serious wisdom and admonitions while striding rapidly down the street, holding their phone in selfie mode? Are they so busy and important that they can't sit down for two minutes to impart their insightful influencery?
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
❌👑 ARE YOU ALL READY TO DEFEND THIS DEMOCRACY? We will not bend. We will not bow. We will not cower. We will defend our humanity. We will tear down tyranny & we will do it TOGETHER. NO KINGS!!! ~Mayor Brandon Johnson @mayorofchicago.bsky.social Oct 18
✊ Chicago, JOIN WITH US ➡️ takeactionchicago.org
✊ Chicago, JOIN WITH US ➡️ takeactionchicago.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
❌👑 ARE YOU ALL READY TO DEFEND THIS DEMOCRACY? We will not bend. We will not bow. We will not cower. We will defend our humanity. We will tear down tyranny & we will do it TOGETHER. NO KINGS!!! ~Mayor Brandon Johnson @mayorofchicago.bsky.social Oct 18
✊ Chicago, JOIN WITH US ➡️ takeactionchicago.org
✊ Chicago, JOIN WITH US ➡️ takeactionchicago.org
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
♥️🤍💙 The United States of America has no king, no emperor, no potentate. We work to protect the people from dictatorship. We stand for democracy, justice, peace, and the ability for everyone here to thrive. Join us in Chicago on October 18th or find a rally & march near you: www.nokings.org #NoKings
October 17, 2025 at 2:43 AM
♥️🤍💙 The United States of America has no king, no emperor, no potentate. We work to protect the people from dictatorship. We stand for democracy, justice, peace, and the ability for everyone here to thrive. Join us in Chicago on October 18th or find a rally & march near you: www.nokings.org #NoKings
@wbez.org Love and support you - love all the local programming, including In the Loop & Say More. But could you please ditch Here and Now? I tune in to hear news and there's this treacly story about the Chicago "rat hole." WHO CARES? And it's typical of this show. Maybe bring back BBC News instead?
October 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
@wbez.org Love and support you - love all the local programming, including In the Loop & Say More. But could you please ditch Here and Now? I tune in to hear news and there's this treacly story about the Chicago "rat hole." WHO CARES? And it's typical of this show. Maybe bring back BBC News instead?
@11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social It is excruciating listening to the slippery, deceptive bloviating of the political opportunist Andrew Cuomo. Please never have him on again
October 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
@11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social It is excruciating listening to the slippery, deceptive bloviating of the political opportunist Andrew Cuomo. Please never have him on again
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
“Where in the world is this allowed to happen?”
From on the ground in Gaza, UNICEF Spokesman James Elder tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the worst things he’s seen — including children targeted by quadcopters and shot at American aid sites.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/unicef-gaz...
From on the ground in Gaza, UNICEF Spokesman James Elder tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the worst things he’s seen — including children targeted by quadcopters and shot at American aid sites.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/unicef-gaz...
October 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
“Where in the world is this allowed to happen?”
From on the ground in Gaza, UNICEF Spokesman James Elder tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the worst things he’s seen — including children targeted by quadcopters and shot at American aid sites.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/unicef-gaz...
From on the ground in Gaza, UNICEF Spokesman James Elder tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the worst things he’s seen — including children targeted by quadcopters and shot at American aid sites.
Watch: zeteo.com/p/unicef-gaz...
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
Out of interest: Do top Democrats still oppose abolishing ICE? Still think it can be ‘reformed’?
September 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Out of interest: Do top Democrats still oppose abolishing ICE? Still think it can be ‘reformed’?
Reposted by Betsy Rubin
ICE regularly held immigrants far beyond the hours they set for the Broadview processing center, data through July shows. Immigrants held there say there are no beds, limited food and toilets are out in the open with no soap or toothpaste.
trib.al/um8BERF
trib.al/um8BERF
ICE's Broadview facility has become a de facto detention center, minus the rules and oversight
ICE regularly held immigrants far beyond the hours they set for the Broadview processing center, data through July shows. Immigrants held there say there are no beds, limited food and toilets are out in the open.
trib.al
October 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
ICE regularly held immigrants far beyond the hours they set for the Broadview processing center, data through July shows. Immigrants held there say there are no beds, limited food and toilets are out in the open with no soap or toothpaste.
trib.al/um8BERF
trib.al/um8BERF