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hey folks, this is the 60 minutes CECOT episode. save & share widely
December 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
hey folks, this is the 60 minutes CECOT episode. save & share widely
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From a focus group of Gen Z Republicans. (www.city-journal.org/article/manh...)
Tell me again about how Zohran Mamdani is the big threat to Jewish thriving in the US today.
Tell me again about how Zohran Mamdani is the big threat to Jewish thriving in the US today.
December 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
From a focus group of Gen Z Republicans. (www.city-journal.org/article/manh...)
Tell me again about how Zohran Mamdani is the big threat to Jewish thriving in the US today.
Tell me again about how Zohran Mamdani is the big threat to Jewish thriving in the US today.
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His name is Ahmad Al-Ahmad and we can all choose to highlight him instead of the murderers who committed a massacre
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7News Australia reports that the hero who jumped and disarmed one of the terrorist shooters
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
His name is Ahmed el-Ahmed
A 43 year old married father of two
He owns a fruit shop in Sutherland
No experience with guns
He was walking past
He has two bullets in his arm
December 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
His name is Ahmad Al-Ahmad and we can all choose to highlight him instead of the murderers who committed a massacre
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May be posting these slides a lot in the next few weeks/months...
Tax increment financing (TAD/TIF) is *not* designed for places where property values are already rising fast. It will likely DIVERT already rising revenue from schools & citywide services to development projects in TAD/TIFs. 1/2
Tax increment financing (TAD/TIF) is *not* designed for places where property values are already rising fast. It will likely DIVERT already rising revenue from schools & citywide services to development projects in TAD/TIFs. 1/2
December 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
May be posting these slides a lot in the next few weeks/months...
Tax increment financing (TAD/TIF) is *not* designed for places where property values are already rising fast. It will likely DIVERT already rising revenue from schools & citywide services to development projects in TAD/TIFs. 1/2
Tax increment financing (TAD/TIF) is *not* designed for places where property values are already rising fast. It will likely DIVERT already rising revenue from schools & citywide services to development projects in TAD/TIFs. 1/2
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new: i read the 2026 cook county budget so you don't have to.
spoiler: more money for police and prosecutors (plus a lot of other stuff).
spoiler: more money for police and prosecutors (plus a lot of other stuff).
Cook County law enforcement agencies get more money in 2026
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved large investments in policing and prosecutions, over objections from advocates.
chicagoreader.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
new: i read the 2026 cook county budget so you don't have to.
spoiler: more money for police and prosecutors (plus a lot of other stuff).
spoiler: more money for police and prosecutors (plus a lot of other stuff).
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At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
One thing that is tough about rapid response/patrols, besides constantly being threatened by armed secret police, is that for the most part they see the defeats. There are exceptions, but you’ll never know how many people were saved by slowing feds down, whistles, community alerts, etc.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
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Adam Kelly, who goes by the stage name Adamn Killa, was handcuffed and briefly held in a squad car after interrupting a traffic stop for one of his social media videos. After he was released, he went right back to making more videos.
Chicago rapper Adamn Killa tells cops to 'arrest me, daddy.' Getting arrested won't stop him.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Adam Kelly, who goes by the stage name Adamn Killa, was handcuffed and briefly held in a squad car after interrupting a traffic stop for one of his social media videos. After he was released, he went right back to making more videos.
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So far only 3 NYC Council Members are on record supporting our 0.5% demand for public libraries. That's pathetic. nycplan.org/scorecards/l... - If you don't see your Council member on the list, then you should be giving them a call this week.
Library Funding Stances by City Council Members
nycplan.org
November 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
So far only 3 NYC Council Members are on record supporting our 0.5% demand for public libraries. That's pathetic. nycplan.org/scorecards/l... - If you don't see your Council member on the list, then you should be giving them a call this week.
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The Federal government, along with the state of Texas, continue their crusade against the Prairieland Defendants. Des is only one of the 18 protesters that the Trump administration is attempting to paint as an “antifa” terrorist group.
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The Federal government, along with the state of Texas, continue their crusade against the Prairieland Defendants. Des is only one of the 18 protesters that the Trump administration is attempting to paint as an “antifa” terrorist group.
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Private prison executives casually discussed the "3,000 arrests per day" quota in earnings calls—despite the Department of Justice previously denying any quota exists. This is fueling immigration raids nationwide while companies rake in record profits.
In Earnings Calls, Private Prison Executives Revel in Profiting Off ICE Arrests
“Our business is perfectly aligned with the demands of this moment,” CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger said on the call.
truthout.org
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Private prison executives casually discussed the "3,000 arrests per day" quota in earnings calls—despite the Department of Justice previously denying any quota exists. This is fueling immigration raids nationwide while companies rake in record profits.
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The flag from the video above is now a trophy on the DHS wall in PDX ICE. We are just a handful of Indigenous Land Defenders/ Water Protectors with no nonprofit support standing up for family at ICE the best we can. We are nobody doing nothing and our flag lives inside DHS ICE in Portland, OR.
October 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The flag from the video above is now a trophy on the DHS wall in PDX ICE. We are just a handful of Indigenous Land Defenders/ Water Protectors with no nonprofit support standing up for family at ICE the best we can. We are nobody doing nothing and our flag lives inside DHS ICE in Portland, OR.
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literally no need for this
the protesters were just standing there, not causing any problems. then here come the police, causing problems.
I need @govpritzker.illinois.gov to tell these goons to go home. And if he can't or won't do so, I need to know that, too.
the protesters were just standing there, not causing any problems. then here come the police, causing problems.
I need @govpritzker.illinois.gov to tell these goons to go home. And if he can't or won't do so, I need to know that, too.
State troopers in riot gear just plowed into the crowd, started arresting protesters and clergy.
October 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
literally no need for this
the protesters were just standing there, not causing any problems. then here come the police, causing problems.
I need @govpritzker.illinois.gov to tell these goons to go home. And if he can't or won't do so, I need to know that, too.
the protesters were just standing there, not causing any problems. then here come the police, causing problems.
I need @govpritzker.illinois.gov to tell these goons to go home. And if he can't or won't do so, I need to know that, too.
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A Spanish-language journalist who lived and worked in Georgia has been deported to El Salvador.
Spanish-language journalist arrested while covering protest near Atlanta deported to El Salvador
A Spanish-language journalist who lived and worked in Georgia has been deported to El Salvador. Mario Guevara was detained in June while covering a protest near Atlanta.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A Spanish-language journalist who lived and worked in Georgia has been deported to El Salvador.
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So much to mourn here. ICE shot and killed a single father just after he has dropped his two kids off at daycare. Their justification for stopping him was traffic violations form 12 years ago. Their justification for shooting him was that he was driving away.
A completely needless tragedy.
A completely needless tragedy.
ICE lied about the person it shot, claiming he was a "criminal," but NBC finds that he had no criminal history whatsoever. Not even traffic tickets in 12 years! It also lied about the extent of the injuries to its agents....
October 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM
So much to mourn here. ICE shot and killed a single father just after he has dropped his two kids off at daycare. Their justification for stopping him was traffic violations form 12 years ago. Their justification for shooting him was that he was driving away.
A completely needless tragedy.
A completely needless tragedy.
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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.
"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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.
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HAPPENING NOW — Video obtained by The TRiiBE shows a federal agent with his hands around the neck of a Black man following an apparent car crash on the West Side near California Avenue and Congress Parkway.
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Video shows feds ‘choking’ a Black man in East Garfield Park • The TRiiBE
“Why is you choking him, man? Why is he choking him, man?” a man says at the scene.
thetriibe.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
HAPPENING NOW — Video obtained by The TRiiBE shows a federal agent with his hands around the neck of a Black man following an apparent car crash on the West Side near California Avenue and Congress Parkway.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/vide...
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Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, HBCUs received terroristic threats. Black students have been expelled or forced to withdraw. Black professors and teachers have been fired and placed on leave. A Black firefighter was placed on leave. A Black journalist was fired
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thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/26/f...
The Free Speech Crisis for Black Americans Is Worse Than You Think
Don’t let Jimmy Kimmel’s return fool you: Black academics are more frightened of talking to the press than I’ve ever seen.
thebarbedwire.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, HBCUs received terroristic threats. Black students have been expelled or forced to withdraw. Black professors and teachers have been fired and placed on leave. A Black firefighter was placed on leave. A Black journalist was fired
thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/26/f...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/26/f...
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Mario Guevara faces imminent deportation after being detained by ICE for over 100 days.
His crime? Livestreaming a “No Kings” protest.
If you were outraged about Jimmy Kimmel, you should be more outraged about Guevara.
It’s time to #FreeMario now!
His crime? Livestreaming a “No Kings” protest.
If you were outraged about Jimmy Kimmel, you should be more outraged about Guevara.
It’s time to #FreeMario now!
September 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Mario Guevara faces imminent deportation after being detained by ICE for over 100 days.
His crime? Livestreaming a “No Kings” protest.
If you were outraged about Jimmy Kimmel, you should be more outraged about Guevara.
It’s time to #FreeMario now!
His crime? Livestreaming a “No Kings” protest.
If you were outraged about Jimmy Kimmel, you should be more outraged about Guevara.
It’s time to #FreeMario now!
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Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago. Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojournalists, or get in touch via email [email protected].
September 5, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago. Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojournalists, or get in touch via email [email protected].
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The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
September 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The president is sending the military to control American cities and if you're a reporter who's framing that illegal power grab as "pushing the boundaries of constitutionality" or "acting boldly to fight crime" or whatever, please go find another line of work where you won't get us all killed.
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Been thinking a lot about Fort Sheridan, north of Chicago. It was built on land donated by Chicago's wealthy elite to have a nearby army base so troops would be around to break strikes and respond to labor unrest. Sheridan Road existed in large part to transport troops to Chicago's south side.
September 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Been thinking a lot about Fort Sheridan, north of Chicago. It was built on land donated by Chicago's wealthy elite to have a nearby army base so troops would be around to break strikes and respond to labor unrest. Sheridan Road existed in large part to transport troops to Chicago's south side.
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People keep telling me to wait for the next election & I genuinely think this reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of what’s happening. What we are experiencing is fascist state capture by a fascist political party, one destroying institutions, civil liberties, & the rule of law.
Oh look, it's the thing every fascist government says about the opposition party before they dissolve them and turn the country into a one party state.
August 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
People keep telling me to wait for the next election & I genuinely think this reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of what’s happening. What we are experiencing is fascist state capture by a fascist political party, one destroying institutions, civil liberties, & the rule of law.
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Mario Guevara is now No. 5 for US’s longest-jailed journalists
Guevara is unique in the US history of imprisoning news reporters
Guevara is unique in the US history of imprisoning news reporters
Mario Guevara is now No. 5 for US’s longest-jailed journalists
Guevara is unique in the US history of imprisoning news reporters
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July 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Mario Guevara is now No. 5 for US’s longest-jailed journalists
Guevara is unique in the US history of imprisoning news reporters
Guevara is unique in the US history of imprisoning news reporters