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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

The Sun-Times *is reporting these were live rounds* fired at a vehicle.

There's been much confusion in the immediate aftermath of this about whether whether they were that or pepper balls, and whether person in vehicle was hit by them. This is the most current info we have *at this time.*

Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities on Chicago's South Side

Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. One of the drivers "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 4d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 4d

NEW — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker just announced today that “In the coming hours, the Trump Administration intends to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard.”

This comes about a week after Pritzker first mentioned plans to deploy 100 troops. We wrote about that in the article below.

CHICAGO – Today, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement following a request the Illinois National Guard received from the Trump Administration’s Department of War:

“This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.

“In the coming hours, the Trump Administration intends to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard. They will pull hardworking Americans out of their regular jobs and away from their families all to participate in a manufactured performance -- not a serious effort the protect public safety. For Donald Trump, this has never been about safety. This is about control.

This demand follows unprecedented escalations of aggression against Illinois citizens and residents. Yesterday, Kristi Noem’s and Greg Bovino’s masked agents threw chemical agents near an elementary school, arrested elected officials exercising their First Amendment rights, and raided a Wal-Mart. None of it was in pursuit of justice, but all of it was in pursuit of social media videos.

“I want to be clear: there is no need for military troops on the ground in the State of Illinois. State, county, and local law enforcement have been working together and coordinating to ensure public safety around the Broadview ICE facility, and to protect people’s ability to peacefully exercise their constitutional rights. I will not call up our National Guard to further Trump’s acts of aggression against our people.

“In Illinois, we will do everything within our power to look out for our neighbors, uphold the Constitution, and defend the rule of law.”

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

More feds and protesters have arrived. Maybe 100 neighbors here now. Close to 50 Feds. Agents appear armed with a full assortment of chemical munitions.

Protesters moved 30+ feet back as agents with tear gas launchers moved to the front line.

It’s also 86° in Chicago rn.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

Happening now: at Kedzie and 40th, where Border Patrol agents just opened fire on rapid response this afternoon. A woman CFD says they found after the incident is reported in fair condition.

A growing number of outraged neighbors have gathered across from ICE/CBP agents who have closed Kedzie.

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Kim Bellware @bellwak.bsky.social · 4d

Scene at 40th and Kedzie where armed federal agents have blocked the street after a reported shooting

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 4d

Broadview, Illinois, is not in Chicago

Broadview is whole separate municipality

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 4d

WHOA: DHS says that their officers were “rammed and blocked in” in Chicago and got out of their cars and shot an U.S. citizen who reportedly also had a gun and who had been tracking ICE raids. They are blaming the shooting on her, and say they were already tracking her socials. More details to come.

Tricia McLaughlin • @TriciaOhio
X.com
This morning, during routine patrolling in Broadview, in the same area of Chicago that law enforcement were assaulted yesterday, our brave law enforcement officers were rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars.
Agents were unable to move their vehicles and exited the car. One of the drivers who rammed the law enforcement vehicle was armed with a semi-automatic weapon. Law enforcement was forced to deploy their weapons and fire defensive shots at an armed US citizen who drove herself to the hospital to get care for wounds.
The armed woman was named in a @CBP intelligence bulletin last week for doxing agents and posting online 'Hey to all my gang let's fuck those mother fuckers up, don't let them take anyone.'

Thankfully, no law enforcement officers were seriously injured in this attack.
Pritzker's Chicago Police Department is leaving the shooting scene and refuses to assist us in securing the area. There is a growing crowd and we are deploying special operations to control the scene.
This is an evolving situation and we will give more information as soon as it becomes available.
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Anjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · 7d

My god.

“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”

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

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Maia McDonald 💫✌🏽 @maiamcdonald.me · 6d

Thanks for letting me know and sharing this link! I hadn't seen this! We've updated the story to mention Bushra as well.

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Maia McDonald 💫✌🏽 @maiamcdonald.me · 8d

Thank you!!

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 8d

new @teenvogue.com: @maiamcdonald.me covers the latest w/ Chicago protests. outside an ICE facility that's come under national focus, protesters and journalists have been arrested and teargassed.

@katmabu.bsky.social was shoved to the ground; she says more politicians should be on the frontlines.

Inside Gen Z Candidate Kat Abughazaleh's Viral ICE Rally Tear-Gassing: "Fascism 101"

“If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.”

www.teenvogue.com

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Maia McDonald 💫✌🏽 @maiamcdonald.me · 8d

In my @teenvogue.com debut, I spoke with congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social about the incident involving her and an ICE agent at the Broadview ICE facility earlier this month, where protests against the Trump administration's aggressive immigration policies are ongoing daily.

Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 8d

Earlier this month, U.S. House candidate @katmabu.bsky.social, 26, was involved in a confrontation at an ICE rally that went viral.

“If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.”

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Inside Gen Z Candidate Kat Abughazaleh's Viral ICE Rally Tear-Gassing: "Fascism 101"

“If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.”

www.teenvogue.com

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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 8d

Earlier this month, U.S. House candidate @katmabu.bsky.social, 26, was involved in a confrontation at an ICE rally that went viral.

“If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.”

Read more ⤵️

Inside Gen Z Candidate Kat Abughazaleh's Viral ICE Rally Tear-Gassing: "Fascism 101"

“If they are willing to do this to a congressional candidate in front of a bunch of press, imagine what they're doing behind boarded-up windows.”

www.teenvogue.com

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 27d

Instead of a public retraction, the Wall Street Journal quietly adjusted its headline.

Neither Emma Tucker, the editor-in-chief, nor the two reporters who wrote the original piece responded to my requests for comment.

www.advocate.com/news/wall-st...

Wall Street Journal quietly walks back false claim Charlie Kirk shooter had pro-trans messages on his bullets

The paper had falsely claimed that the alleged shooter engraved messages consistent with “transgender ideology” on bullets recovered by law enforcement officials.

www.advocate.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 26d

ICE just released their official statement.

A man is dead.

DHS claims an officer was seriously injured.

Some details in their statement do not align with what we've learned here from eyewitnesses, who also provided photo and video evidence to us.

We'll say more when possible.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · Sep 6

“Violent crime rates in America’s big cities have been falling over the last two years, and at an even greater rate over the last six months. The decrease in violence in America is unprecedented.”

Trump claims Chicago is ‘world’s most dangerous city’. The four most violent ones are all in red states

Jackson, Birmingham, St Louis and Memphis had the highest murder rates in 2024 – all are Republican-led states

www.theguardian.com

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Maia McDonald 💫✌🏽 @maiamcdonald.me · 26d

Sending the Guard to Memphis, a majority Black city with a Black mayor, in the aftermath of the assassination of a right-wing political activist that happened in mostly white Utah by a white man...🤔

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Maia McDonald 💫✌🏽 @maiamcdonald.me · 26d

Looks like it's official that Trump's National Guard Deployment will be skipping Chicago, at least for now. That's definitely a relief, though I know the news almost certainly has communities all over Memphis on edge.

MSNBC @msnbc.com · 27d

BREAKING: Trump sidesteps Chicago, says National Guard will go to Memphis next

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 27d

‘Booty’ and ‘butt’ are synonyms.

‘Call’ and ‘dial’ are synonyms.

But, a ‘booty call’ and a ‘butt dial’ are VERY different things.

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 27d

good morning from outside the ice detention/processing facility in broadview, illinois.

protesters are gathering here to oppose president trump’s mass-deportation blitz.

about a dozen camouflaged ice agents, some with with less lethal weapons, one with a rifle, are standing in the street.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 27d

Happening now: it's a tense scene at the Broadview ICE processing facility outside Chicago this morning where a large protest is planned.

ICE operations continue to ramp up across the city and burbs.

Ten Chicago SRT agents out here with pepper ball dispensers, one long gun.

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Tony Ho Tran @tonyhotran.bsky.social · 28d

The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...

At least 2 students shot at a Denver-area high school, authorities say | CNN

At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

www.cnn.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 28d

OREM, Utah (AP) — Authorities are still searching for suspect in the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, mayor says.

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