JT Cestkowski
@jtcestkowski.bsky.social
📹 Freelance video journalist
💰 Covering economic justice
🧀 Stoughton, Wisconsin
💰 Covering economic justice
🧀 Stoughton, Wisconsin
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JT Cestkowski
@jtcestkowski.bsky.social
· Oct 21
PERSONAL NEWS
I’m @statuscoupnews.bsky.social’s new on-the-ground reporter! I’ve already been tear-gassed in Chicago and interviewed an inflatable pink shark at the Omaha No Kings protest. And I’m working on a lot more.
I’m @statuscoupnews.bsky.social’s new on-the-ground reporter! I’ve already been tear-gassed in Chicago and interviewed an inflatable pink shark at the Omaha No Kings protest. And I’m working on a lot more.
The law firm that sued the Trump administration for its excessive use of force in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz is dropping the case and declaring victory.
December 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
The law firm that sued the Trump administration for its excessive use of force in Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz is dropping the case and declaring victory.
Hourly wages grew 4.1% from Sept 2024 to Sept 2025. But inflation went up by 3%. So, your wages only went up by 1.1%. And you were already way behind on costs because of when inflation was at its worst.
People are working harder than ever and still in an affordability hole.
People are working harder than ever and still in an affordability hole.
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Hourly wages grew 4.1% from Sept 2024 to Sept 2025. But inflation went up by 3%. So, your wages only went up by 1.1%. And you were already way behind on costs because of when inflation was at its worst.
People are working harder than ever and still in an affordability hole.
People are working harder than ever and still in an affordability hole.
Reposted by JT Cestkowski
“It’s all about arresting people,” Trump's border chief Greg Bovino was captured saying on body cam video—instructing agents to randomly arrest peaceful ICE protesters in Broadview, IL
Our @jtcestkowski.bsky.social reports other revelations from body cam www.statuscoupsubstack.com/p/teach-em-a...
Our @jtcestkowski.bsky.social reports other revelations from body cam www.statuscoupsubstack.com/p/teach-em-a...
"Teach ‘Em A Lesson": Shocking Body Cam Video Exposes Trump Border Chief’s Illegal Arrests
“It’s all about arresting people,” Trump border chief Greg Bovino says in explosive new video revealing the cruelty— and incompetence—of DHS agents during "Operation Midway Blitz" in Chicago
www.statuscoupsubstack.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“It’s all about arresting people,” Trump's border chief Greg Bovino was captured saying on body cam video—instructing agents to randomly arrest peaceful ICE protesters in Broadview, IL
Our @jtcestkowski.bsky.social reports other revelations from body cam www.statuscoupsubstack.com/p/teach-em-a...
Our @jtcestkowski.bsky.social reports other revelations from body cam www.statuscoupsubstack.com/p/teach-em-a...
INBOX:
FedEx pilots are warning that online shopping orders combined with the company’s “aggressive cost-optimization” may “impact the ability to meet peak-season service demands.”
Translation: Your gifts might come late because a shipping company is looking to save pennies.
FedEx pilots are warning that online shopping orders combined with the company’s “aggressive cost-optimization” may “impact the ability to meet peak-season service demands.”
Translation: Your gifts might come late because a shipping company is looking to save pennies.
December 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
INBOX:
FedEx pilots are warning that online shopping orders combined with the company’s “aggressive cost-optimization” may “impact the ability to meet peak-season service demands.”
Translation: Your gifts might come late because a shipping company is looking to save pennies.
FedEx pilots are warning that online shopping orders combined with the company’s “aggressive cost-optimization” may “impact the ability to meet peak-season service demands.”
Translation: Your gifts might come late because a shipping company is looking to save pennies.
"Fucking Nazi little shit."
After crashing, this agent sprints into a nearby Walgreens with his gun out, pointing it at people in the store as he looks for the passenger of the vehicle he and fellow agents hit.
The customers berate the agents.
After crashing, this agent sprints into a nearby Walgreens with his gun out, pointing it at people in the store as he looks for the passenger of the vehicle he and fellow agents hit.
The customers berate the agents.
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"Fucking Nazi little shit."
After crashing, this agent sprints into a nearby Walgreens with his gun out, pointing it at people in the store as he looks for the passenger of the vehicle he and fellow agents hit.
The customers berate the agents.
After crashing, this agent sprints into a nearby Walgreens with his gun out, pointing it at people in the store as he looks for the passenger of the vehicle he and fellow agents hit.
The customers berate the agents.
New body camera video from the Trump admin's immigration crackdown in Chicago includes scenes from a car chase and crash in a residential neighborhood.
Agents smash into the back of another car so hard their airbags go off. They immediately jump out with guns drawn.
Agents smash into the back of another car so hard their airbags go off. They immediately jump out with guns drawn.
November 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
New body camera video from the Trump admin's immigration crackdown in Chicago includes scenes from a car chase and crash in a residential neighborhood.
Agents smash into the back of another car so hard their airbags go off. They immediately jump out with guns drawn.
Agents smash into the back of another car so hard their airbags go off. They immediately jump out with guns drawn.
Incompetence from immigration agents comes up several times in this newly released Midway Blitz body camera video, like in this clip where an agent struggles for the better part of a minute to pull the pin on a stinger grenade before giving up.
November 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Incompetence from immigration agents comes up several times in this newly released Midway Blitz body camera video, like in this clip where an agent struggles for the better part of a minute to pull the pin on a stinger grenade before giving up.
"It's all about arresting people."
Newly released body camera video from immigration agents in Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago shows Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino ordering a crackdown on peaceful protesters outside of the Broadview, IL, ICE detention facility on Sept 27.
Newly released body camera video from immigration agents in Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago shows Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino ordering a crackdown on peaceful protesters outside of the Broadview, IL, ICE detention facility on Sept 27.
November 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"It's all about arresting people."
Newly released body camera video from immigration agents in Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago shows Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino ordering a crackdown on peaceful protesters outside of the Broadview, IL, ICE detention facility on Sept 27.
Newly released body camera video from immigration agents in Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago shows Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino ordering a crackdown on peaceful protesters outside of the Broadview, IL, ICE detention facility on Sept 27.
Home Depot protests are happening across the country this weekend. I’m live at the one in Cicero, IL. Demonstrators are calling the company to resist ICE’s abductions.
November 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Home Depot protests are happening across the country this weekend. I’m live at the one in Cicero, IL. Demonstrators are calling the company to resist ICE’s abductions.
Reposted by JT Cestkowski
LIVE STOP TRUMP'S ICE Protest at Home Depot in Chicago
YouTube video by Status Coup News
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November 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
HAPPENING NOW
Dozens of volunteers are preparing to protect families out trick-or-treating in Chicago’s heavily Hispanic Little Village neighborhood from ICE agents. @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
Dozens of volunteers are preparing to protect families out trick-or-treating in Chicago’s heavily Hispanic Little Village neighborhood from ICE agents. @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
HAPPENING NOW
Dozens of volunteers are preparing to protect families out trick-or-treating in Chicago’s heavily Hispanic Little Village neighborhood from ICE agents. @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
Dozens of volunteers are preparing to protect families out trick-or-treating in Chicago’s heavily Hispanic Little Village neighborhood from ICE agents. @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Six people, including congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, have been indicted on charges of "Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees" and "Conspiracy to impede or injure officer," in connection w ICE protests at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
BREAKING: Six people, including congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh, have been indicted on charges of "Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees" and "Conspiracy to impede or injure officer," in connection w ICE protests at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.
EXCLUSIVE
Families of those abducted by ICE around Chicago will have one less resource because the Village of Broadview has ordered the mutual aid tent near the ICE detention facility be torn down. The tent connected families with lawyers and other help.
Families of those abducted by ICE around Chicago will have one less resource because the Village of Broadview has ordered the mutual aid tent near the ICE detention facility be torn down. The tent connected families with lawyers and other help.
October 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
EXCLUSIVE
Families of those abducted by ICE around Chicago will have one less resource because the Village of Broadview has ordered the mutual aid tent near the ICE detention facility be torn down. The tent connected families with lawyers and other help.
Families of those abducted by ICE around Chicago will have one less resource because the Village of Broadview has ordered the mutual aid tent near the ICE detention facility be torn down. The tent connected families with lawyers and other help.
JUST NOW
Border Patrol agents boxed in and arrested this woman on Chicago’s west side. Agents told me she was arrested for “impeding” but would not say how.
Audio removed where she yells her mom’s full name and phone number to protesters nearby. Story to come for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
Border Patrol agents boxed in and arrested this woman on Chicago’s west side. Agents told me she was arrested for “impeding” but would not say how.
Audio removed where she yells her mom’s full name and phone number to protesters nearby. Story to come for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
JUST NOW
Border Patrol agents boxed in and arrested this woman on Chicago’s west side. Agents told me she was arrested for “impeding” but would not say how.
Audio removed where she yells her mom’s full name and phone number to protesters nearby. Story to come for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
Border Patrol agents boxed in and arrested this woman on Chicago’s west side. Agents told me she was arrested for “impeding” but would not say how.
Audio removed where she yells her mom’s full name and phone number to protesters nearby. Story to come for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
JUST NOW
Boarder Patrol agents boxed in and arrested this woman on Chicago’s west side. Agents told me she was arrested for “impeding” but would not say how.
Audio removed where she yells her mom’s full name and phone number to protesters nearby. Story to come for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
Boarder Patrol agents boxed in and arrested this woman on Chicago’s west side. Agents told me she was arrested for “impeding” but would not say how.
Audio removed where she yells her mom’s full name and phone number to protesters nearby. Story to come for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
JUST NOW
Boarder Patrol agents boxed in and arrested this woman on Chicago’s west side. Agents told me she was arrested for “impeding” but would not say how.
Audio removed where she yells her mom’s full name and phone number to protesters nearby. Story to come for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
Boarder Patrol agents boxed in and arrested this woman on Chicago’s west side. Agents told me she was arrested for “impeding” but would not say how.
Audio removed where she yells her mom’s full name and phone number to protesters nearby. Story to come for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
Today I interviewed Sergio Martinez in a Chicago suburb. He says he voted for Donald Trump.
And then last week ... his brother was abducted by federal agents.
Story to come for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
And then last week ... his brother was abducted by federal agents.
Story to come for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Today I interviewed Sergio Martinez in a Chicago suburb. He says he voted for Donald Trump.
And then last week ... his brother was abducted by federal agents.
Story to come for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
And then last week ... his brother was abducted by federal agents.
Story to come for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
Spotted outside of the Broadview, IL ICE detention facility: At least one ant Tifa.
October 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Spotted outside of the Broadview, IL ICE detention facility: At least one ant Tifa.
This morning in Addison, IL, masked federal agents broke a car window. Witnesses said the agents never showed a warrant, handcuffed three people, and took a husband and wife. The couple’s family say they have lived here for decades. Story coming soon for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This morning in Addison, IL, masked federal agents broke a car window. Witnesses said the agents never showed a warrant, handcuffed three people, and took a husband and wife. The couple’s family say they have lived here for decades. Story coming soon for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
PERSONAL NEWS
I’m @statuscoupnews.bsky.social’s new on-the-ground reporter! I’ve already been tear-gassed in Chicago and interviewed an inflatable pink shark at the Omaha No Kings protest. And I’m working on a lot more.
I’m @statuscoupnews.bsky.social’s new on-the-ground reporter! I’ve already been tear-gassed in Chicago and interviewed an inflatable pink shark at the Omaha No Kings protest. And I’m working on a lot more.
October 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
PERSONAL NEWS
I’m @statuscoupnews.bsky.social’s new on-the-ground reporter! I’ve already been tear-gassed in Chicago and interviewed an inflatable pink shark at the Omaha No Kings protest. And I’m working on a lot more.
I’m @statuscoupnews.bsky.social’s new on-the-ground reporter! I’ve already been tear-gassed in Chicago and interviewed an inflatable pink shark at the Omaha No Kings protest. And I’m working on a lot more.
Today a lot of vote-blue-no-matter-who people in Omaha told me they would be down for a general strike.
It’s really on Dem leadership to harness this energy.
It’s really on Dem leadership to harness this energy.
October 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Today a lot of vote-blue-no-matter-who people in Omaha told me they would be down for a general strike.
It’s really on Dem leadership to harness this energy.
It’s really on Dem leadership to harness this energy.
Hundreds of people have already gathered for the No Kings protest in Omaha, Nebraska.
October 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Hundreds of people have already gathered for the No Kings protest in Omaha, Nebraska.
After a couple of weeks juggling a newborn and covering the occupation of Chicago, I let myself touch grass today. Highly recommend.
October 14, 2025 at 2:12 AM
After a couple of weeks juggling a newborn and covering the occupation of Chicago, I let myself touch grass today. Highly recommend.
A bus with bars in the windows just left the ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois. People were inside.
October 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A bus with bars in the windows just left the ICE detention facility in Broadview, Illinois. People were inside.
Broadview’s protest curfew is now in effect. Protests in the village of the ICE facility are not allowed until tomorrow at 9 am. Police just warned protesters that if they attempt to cross the street they will be arrested.
October 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Broadview’s protest curfew is now in effect. Protests in the village of the ICE facility are not allowed until tomorrow at 9 am. Police just warned protesters that if they attempt to cross the street they will be arrested.
A group of around 100 protesters defied police and entered the protest area outside the Broadview ICE facility more than an hour before protests are allowed to start.
October 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A group of around 100 protesters defied police and entered the protest area outside the Broadview ICE facility more than an hour before protests are allowed to start.