"WE TOOK THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AWAY"

Hell yes Tonika!!!!

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

I am so proud of the people of Chicago. The artists. The protestors. The organizers.

We are who we need right now.

This whole thread.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Since we know exactly how many police officers were gassed, has anyone been counting how many other people (folks just on the street, protestors, kids at nearby schools, etc) the feds have gassed? ...or no........
Using internationally banned chemical agents on anyone should not be tolerated.

It feels absolutely unreal to be getting ready for work as if it's a normal week. What are you all eating for breakfast during the constitutional crisis?

The government does not have the power to declare “free speech zones.” And the violent arrest of the rabbi should set off some alarm bells.

One of the things I took away from the 60s and Richard Nixon, first mentioned by Hunter Thompson, but I believe to be true, is the fact that we believed, at time, that all our protesting, marching and sign waving was futile and pointless when in fact, it drove Richard Nixon to alcohol fueled madness

I keep talking to people outside of Chicago who do not know what is happening here.

So much has changed so quickly. It is hard to comprehend, even when you see it yourself, or see it on social.

We cannot allow this to be normalized.

You.
Are.
Allowed.
To.
Insult.
The.
Police.

It’s a core First Amendment principle. This is utterly lawless behavior, for which there will be no (short-term) consequences.

That he does it so casually, as they are walking away, in front of cameras.

Rightly confident in his impunity.

Your state troopers participated in Friday's fascist photo op attack at Broadview. Get the false charges against protesters dropped immediately!

It's always the people taking consistent action who feel they aren't doing "enough." Let that shit go. You are doing more than 85% of others.

I am personally at more than capacity. What we need is for others to do their part(s) too.

"So angry the way I feel so often now. An unhelpful level of angry. Angry because of the impunity with which these masked bastards operate. But also angry because we've been left to fend for ourselves.
But.
But that's how it's always been, when change has to happen. There's nobody to do it but us."

Powerful speech that everyone should give a few moments towards listening.

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

The mood in Chicago.

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

They zip tied children.

Lots to say about this, but I keep coming back to: Why do we accept the minimum human decency? Everyone deserves healthcare. If you think some % of the population is getting better treatment than you are, why drag them down to your level rather than lift everyone else and yourself up?

Everything is dire but tonight we hosted a legal education program on issues that drag artists encounter in their work.
It was a bright spot.

I have generally been heartened by Pritzker's rhetoric, but we need more right now than him telling us to keep filming ICE. People have been detained for doing that. People across Chicagoland have been brave, and we need brave leadership. We need more of a plan than urging individual action.