Chumbawampus
@c-zilla.bsky.social
Align your money with your morals.
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The plan here seems pretty clear: Deputize the right and turn right-wing cultural warriors into an occupying army.
Exclusive: ICE officials plan to spend $100 million to recruit gun-rights supporters and military enthusiasts through online influencers and a geo-targeted ad campaign, part of what the agency called a “wartime recruitment” strategy to hire thousands of officers, according to an internal document.
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The plan here seems pretty clear: Deputize the right and turn right-wing cultural warriors into an occupying army.
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My body hurts and will probably hurt way more tomorrow.
But it’s a lot less pain than what our neighbors are enduring inside the Broadview ICE facility.
But it’s a lot less pain than what our neighbors are enduring inside the Broadview ICE facility.
@katmabu.bsky.social how are you doing after being thrown on the ground like that?
September 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
My body hurts and will probably hurt way more tomorrow.
But it’s a lot less pain than what our neighbors are enduring inside the Broadview ICE facility.
But it’s a lot less pain than what our neighbors are enduring inside the Broadview ICE facility.
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"Family members said that the man was released from the hospital after he said he was tased in the face while being taken into federal custody."
U.S. citizen tased and detained during ICE operation in Des Plaines, Illinois
Edgar Ruiz said he was tased in the face during an ICE operation outside a 7-Eleven store in Des Plaines on Tuesday morning.
www.cbsnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Family members said that the man was released from the hospital after he said he was tased in the face while being taken into federal custody."
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Trump's administration is surging federal officers in Chicago — not to improve public safety, but to create chaos.
Officials came here for a few hours for publicity, then left without providing any answers or information.
I'm asking you to join me in demanding answers.
Officials came here for a few hours for publicity, then left without providing any answers or information.
I'm asking you to join me in demanding answers.
September 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Trump's administration is surging federal officers in Chicago — not to improve public safety, but to create chaos.
Officials came here for a few hours for publicity, then left without providing any answers or information.
I'm asking you to join me in demanding answers.
Officials came here for a few hours for publicity, then left without providing any answers or information.
I'm asking you to join me in demanding answers.
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A car with a masked immigration agent inside was seen cicrling a Home Depot / Sam's Club lot near 31st and Cicero in Cicero, IL, around 6:31 a.m. Sighting corroborated by local rapid response.
September 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A car with a masked immigration agent inside was seen cicrling a Home Depot / Sam's Club lot near 31st and Cicero in Cicero, IL, around 6:31 a.m. Sighting corroborated by local rapid response.
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CONFIRMED: ICE activity in Maplewood and North in Chicago’s Wicker Park / Humboldt neighborhood. Just saw a neighbor kidnapped.
September 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
CONFIRMED: ICE activity in Maplewood and North in Chicago’s Wicker Park / Humboldt neighborhood. Just saw a neighbor kidnapped.
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Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"
September 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"
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This is why they’re deleting studies
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is why they’re deleting studies
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WH has struck another vessel, killing three in Intl. waters, claiming it was transporting illegal drugs to the U.S.
If the U.S. can blow up boats in Intl. waters claiming they “might” be drug traffickers, then other nations (China, Russia..) could claim the same to attack vessels they don’t like.
If the U.S. can blow up boats in Intl. waters claiming they “might” be drug traffickers, then other nations (China, Russia..) could claim the same to attack vessels they don’t like.
September 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
WH has struck another vessel, killing three in Intl. waters, claiming it was transporting illegal drugs to the U.S.
If the U.S. can blow up boats in Intl. waters claiming they “might” be drug traffickers, then other nations (China, Russia..) could claim the same to attack vessels they don’t like.
If the U.S. can blow up boats in Intl. waters claiming they “might” be drug traffickers, then other nations (China, Russia..) could claim the same to attack vessels they don’t like.
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Pam Bondi deleted a government study showing that right-wingers commit more terrorism. The right cannot think coherently so instead of making their own studies, they censor legitimate ones.
But don't worry Pam, I saved it for you web.archive.org/web/20250911...
But don't worry Pam, I saved it for you web.archive.org/web/20250911...
web.archive.org
September 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Pam Bondi deleted a government study showing that right-wingers commit more terrorism. The right cannot think coherently so instead of making their own studies, they censor legitimate ones.
But don't worry Pam, I saved it for you web.archive.org/web/20250911...
But don't worry Pam, I saved it for you web.archive.org/web/20250911...
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Karina Villa protecting her constituents by literally running ICE off the streets in West Chicago and yelling to residents to stay inside their homes.
September 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Karina Villa protecting her constituents by literally running ICE off the streets in West Chicago and yelling to residents to stay inside their homes.
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📢 If you or someone you know — friends, family members, neighbors — have been or could be affected by ICE raids in Chicago, we want to hear from you.
You can reach our reporter @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
You can reach our reporter @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
September 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📢 If you or someone you know — friends, family members, neighbors — have been or could be affected by ICE raids in Chicago, we want to hear from you.
You can reach our reporter @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
You can reach our reporter @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social on Signal or WhatsApp at 872-444-0011.
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As I told @19thnews.org: if you plot Democratic candidates on two axes, fight versus fold and transform versus return, in terms of the direction of the party, it’s the people in the fight and transform quadrant that are breaking thru. 19thnews.org/2025/09/kat-...
Kat Abughazaleh’s punk-rock House bid
The 26-year-old Chicagoan is betting that empathy and righteous anger can remake Democratic politics.
19thnews.org
September 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
As I told @19thnews.org: if you plot Democratic candidates on two axes, fight versus fold and transform versus return, in terms of the direction of the party, it’s the people in the fight and transform quadrant that are breaking thru. 19thnews.org/2025/09/kat-...
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It is absolutely insane to me that we're having a debate over whether or not the rightwing deploys violent rhetoric within days of a Fox News personality calling for homeless people to be killed by lethal injection. There is no excuse for this obliviousness. It's unacceptable.
September 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It is absolutely insane to me that we're having a debate over whether or not the rightwing deploys violent rhetoric within days of a Fox News personality calling for homeless people to be killed by lethal injection. There is no excuse for this obliviousness. It's unacceptable.
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DHS has had their main chopper, TROY in the area for awhile but it looks like CBP may be using TROY210 for ops now. It just arrived on Sunday from WV. Both operate from DuPage airport.
Early this a.m. it was spotted circling Elgin during arrests (first image). Also check out Monday’s flight path.
Early this a.m. it was spotted circling Elgin during arrests (first image). Also check out Monday’s flight path.
September 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
DHS has had their main chopper, TROY in the area for awhile but it looks like CBP may be using TROY210 for ops now. It just arrived on Sunday from WV. Both operate from DuPage airport.
Early this a.m. it was spotted circling Elgin during arrests (first image). Also check out Monday’s flight path.
Early this a.m. it was spotted circling Elgin during arrests (first image). Also check out Monday’s flight path.
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A Black man and a homeless man were found hanging from trees in Mississippi yesterday, for those who haven’t seen yet because it’s barely made it out of local news.
September 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A Black man and a homeless man were found hanging from trees in Mississippi yesterday, for those who haven’t seen yet because it’s barely made it out of local news.
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ICE killed a Chicago area man last week. His name was Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez. He wasn't "the worst of the worst." He was a cook. ICE hopes we'll forget about him. We won't.
Pritzker slams feds' silence on fatal ICE shooting in Franklin Park
"This is the most unusual situation I've seen in my entire lifetime," the governor said Monday of what appears to be the first fatal shooting by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent this y...
chicago.suntimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
ICE killed a Chicago area man last week. His name was Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez. He wasn't "the worst of the worst." He was a cook. ICE hopes we'll forget about him. We won't.
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been very hard to watch a bunch of 50-year-old podcasters come to terms with having a job.
September 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
been very hard to watch a bunch of 50-year-old podcasters come to terms with having a job.
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Hi
ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday
Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere
If you have any national platform at all
Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us
ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday
Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere
If you have any national platform at all
Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us
September 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Hi
ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday
Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere
If you have any national platform at all
Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us
ICE killed a single dad at a traffic stop here on Friday
Today they are disappearing people again in broad daylight, they are everywhere
If you have any national platform at all
Chicago is fucking begging you, please help us
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five ice vehicles pulled over a white passenger van in the suburb of west chicago this morning around 6:30 am.
video posted to facebook just after 10 am shows the van still parked on the side of the street—engine on, but now empty.
video posted to facebook just after 10 am shows the van still parked on the side of the street—engine on, but now empty.
September 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
five ice vehicles pulled over a white passenger van in the suburb of west chicago this morning around 6:30 am.
video posted to facebook just after 10 am shows the van still parked on the side of the street—engine on, but now empty.
video posted to facebook just after 10 am shows the van still parked on the side of the street—engine on, but now empty.
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this eerie video shows a team of masked agents stalking a residential street in west chicago this morning.
you can see a person on a walk with their dog in the background who appears to film the agents.
you can see a person on a walk with their dog in the background who appears to film the agents.
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
this eerie video shows a team of masked agents stalking a residential street in west chicago this morning.
you can see a person on a walk with their dog in the background who appears to film the agents.
you can see a person on a walk with their dog in the background who appears to film the agents.
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It may be distasteful but it is not illegal to mock someone's death and it should not warrant arrest, ever. The 1st Amendment exists specifically to protect disfavored speech and what is happening now is one of the greatest threats to free speech in the United States.
September 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It may be distasteful but it is not illegal to mock someone's death and it should not warrant arrest, ever. The 1st Amendment exists specifically to protect disfavored speech and what is happening now is one of the greatest threats to free speech in the United States.
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With the right folks in charge, it doesn't take long to get from a US economy that is "the envy of the world" to this:
"The long-term unemployment number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
"The long-term unemployment number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Long-term unemployment at post-pandemic high, straining workers and economy
The US economy is seeing a rise in long-term unemployment, with over 1.9 million Americans out of work for 27 weeks or more, sparking concerns about the labor market.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
With the right folks in charge, it doesn't take long to get from a US economy that is "the envy of the world" to this:
"The long-term unemployment number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
"The long-term unemployment number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil..."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...