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Ennui @ennui-and-me.bsky.social · 12m

Made the call. Receptionist was very pleasant and sounded like others have already been calling.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 2m

Thank you!!

Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 2m

it's *especially* scary for the kids. It cuts down a lot on available parking &, you know, it's just scary. Most of the people in Back of the Yards are Hispanic & Latino, & it's as if the businesses & the property management want to tell folks they don't care about the community or its safety."

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 6m

What I said:
"Hi, I'm calling about a property you manage in Chicago, Yards Plaza. ICE has been using the parking lot there to stage its activities, & it's a big problem in so many ways. People are scared to use the businesses there now, so I can only guess that revenue has dropped, &>>

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 9m

🧵CHICAGO / SUBURBS

BACK OF THE YARDS / YARDS PLAZA

Friedman Real Estate: 888-848-1671
ext 2

I spoke with a lovely woman who took a msg & said she'd pass it on; she also transferred me to "one of" their CEOs, but I had to leave a VM.

If you do this: PLS BE POLITE, NO YELLING.

Sample script, next

Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1h

*10/8/2025 noncooperation thread*

Back of the Yards is a ~65% Hispanic/Latine neighborhood in Chicago - and hey now! Look what I found!

The website & phone number for Friedman Real Estate in Michigan: friedmanrealestate.com/property-sea...

888-848-1671

brb I have to make a phone call

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 19h

The feds have been using a Back of the Yards Plaza for staging and other operations. Activists are calling on out of town (Michigan) management Friedman Real Estate to block ICE operations on their property. A story from SW side. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/07/b...

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1h

*10/8/2025 noncooperation thread*

Back of the Yards is a ~65% Hispanic/Latine neighborhood in Chicago - and hey now! Look what I found!

The website & phone number for Friedman Real Estate in Michigan: friedmanrealestate.com/property-sea...

888-848-1671

brb I have to make a phone call

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 19h

The feds have been using a Back of the Yards Plaza for staging and other operations. Activists are calling on out of town (Michigan) management Friedman Real Estate to block ICE operations on their property. A story from SW side. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/07/b...

Back of the Yards activists call on shopping plaza to block ICE operations on their property

Activists said they have seen federal immigration agents repeatedly use the shopping center at 46th Street and Damen Avenue for staging, sometimes as early as 6 a.m.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1h

Nothing and no one motivates Donald J. Trump like his hatred for Barack Obama.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1h

I just really wish someone in the world of punditry would say, out loud, that Trump's obsession with the Nobel Peace Prize is entirely because That Black Man got one.

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1h

This is just a thing that happens, and I’ve yet to get a satisfying answer

Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 2h

Why are bad faith statements from white peoplethe defining feature of identity politics rather than the writers who actually wrote the theory being referenced?

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1h

*10/8/2025 noncooperation thread*

😂

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1h

Sometimes things happen!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

Gov. Pritzker after Trump calls for him to be jailed: “I will not back down… what else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1h

*10/8/2025 noncooperation thread*

The good people of Fairbanks, AK were busy yesterday!

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2h

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1h

good point!

Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1h

*10/8/2025 noncooperation thread*

Back of the Yards is a ~65% Hispanic/Latine neighborhood in Chicago - and hey now! Look what I found!

The website & phone number for Friedman Real Estate in Michigan: friedmanrealestate.com/property-sea...

888-848-1671

brb I have to make a phone call

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 19h

The feds have been using a Back of the Yards Plaza for staging and other operations. Activists are calling on out of town (Michigan) management Friedman Real Estate to block ICE operations on their property. A story from SW side. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/07/b...

Back of the Yards activists call on shopping plaza to block ICE operations on their property

Activists said they have seen federal immigration agents repeatedly use the shopping center at 46th Street and Damen Avenue for staging, sometimes as early as 6 a.m.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1h

Thank you so much for saying so - we'll all keep moving forward together ❤️

Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1h

you start to feel like you're kind of losing your mind when the simplest of things don't work...!

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 2h

🧵*10/8/2025 noncooperation thread*

A daily-ish thread of acts of noncooperation, noncompliance, defiance, & whatnot by individuals, communities, &/or institutions.

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The good people of Little Rock are busy today!

50501 Arkansas 🚫👑 @50501arkansas.bsky.social · 4h

10/8 - LITTLE ROCK

A day of action!☕️

Honk for justice on I-630 at Woodrow. 🏛️ Then, join the healthcare rally at Tom Cotton's office at 3:30 PM.

Tune into KABF 88.3 from 5-6pm for the latest.

Let's get LOUD,Little Rock! ✊️

#50501Arkansas #ThePeoplesProtestsAndMarchesAR #50501LittleRock

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 2h

Today is Wednesday, Oct 8
Good morning ❤️

eat
take your meds
hydrate
tell your people you love them
let them love you back

We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1d

Today is Tues, Oct 7

Two years ago today, my people were massacred. Two years ago today, Israel launched a genocide. I'm not sure I know how to be hopeful or helpful today.

The only liberation is a shared liberation. May we have courage enough to build it. May all their memories be a revolution.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1d

Also, good night

Rex The TV Terrier ™ And Spike! @rexthetvterrier.org · 1d

Goodnight everyone 💞. Dream of a better world ☮️. I know that's not easy right now. #Goodnighteveryone #KindnessMatters #WeMissYouRex #Dogsofbluesky #LoveYouRex #SweetDreamsSpike

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · 1d

One of the more incredible stories out of LA this year has been how a taco review blog became the best on-the-ground coverage of ICE raids in the city.

They do a dispatch every day, follow-up on the kidnapped people (which almost no media outlet has done), and fact-check government claims.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right #MedicareForAll @salaambhattiva.bsky.social

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 1d

I have a family member who is a VORACIOUS reader & one day I told them that they should try audiobooks because then they could read whilst doing other things & when I tell you that they were thrilled...!

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