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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 16h

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Feds Had 'Less Evidence Than A Ham Sandwich' In Dismissed Armed Protester Case, Lawyer Says

In a rare move, a federal grand jury refused to indict a couple arrested while legally carrying firearms in Broadview. Prosecutors also abandoned charges against a third protester arrested on Sept. 27...

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 16h

Yeah, remember the 2 “armed and deranged” persons Gregory Bovino claimed “assaulted” ICE agents in Broadview last week? That couple? A grand jury of their peers thought otherwise. The GJ ‘no billed’ the indictment. Case dismissed!

So much for the poor ‘ICE agents endangered by protesters’ BS

In unusual move, federal grand jury refuses to indict couple found with guns outside Broadview ICE facility

Prosecutors moved to dismiss a criminal complaint against the couple but have not ruled out new charges.

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 17h

We don’t want ICE here!!

Our community resists invasion & predation.

These signs are appearing on restaurants and local businesses.

#ICE #Chicago

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khwalz @khwalz.bsky.social · 20h

Shitler's answer to anyone who opposes him is to have them arrested. Well, Fuckface, you're going to have to arrest millions. And you keep pissing off governors, other elected officials, and no doubt the military brass. I'd dial it back if I were you, you vicious, demented Nazi.

Trump calls for jailing of Chicago mayor and Illinois governor as national guard arrives in city

President accused Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker of failing to protect Ice officers as troops deploy to Chicago

www.theguardian.com

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 20h

The whole story is even worse than the part you heard.

#ICE #Chicago

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 1d

I tried to listen to this with the sound on. I truly did. But listening to smug and condescending liars. Lie and lie and lie is not good for my mental health. Just read the close captioning.

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

WATCH — @whitehouse.senate.gov : “What became of the $50,000 in cash in that Cava bag? Did the FBI get it back from Homan?”

AG PAM BONDI: *LASHES OUT aggressively, avoids answering entirely* 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 2d

Those agents are just f****** liars

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 2d

You don't say

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

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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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 3d

We’ve got armored vehicles and masked federal agents marching downtown and grabbing people off the streets— but at least our neighbors aren’t fire bombing our homes.

Maybe send the troops to South Carolina?

Judge’s $1.5m home destroyed in huge fire as her family is rushed to hospital

Circuit court justice Diane Goodstein, who ruled against Trump administration last month, was out walking when mansion erupted into flames

www.independent.co.uk

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 3d

OMG my heart hurts so much.

How much trauma is created through this senseless persecution of people and their families?????

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 3d

On second thought, no need to bother Mr. Trump. Steven Miller’s got the key to the autopen.

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 3d

It’s the weekend. Ya think Orange Fatso is in the office?

What fun! Steven Miller’s got the key to the autopen!

Meritocracy!

Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 3d

Lawlessness on top of lawlessness. A judge denied Trump’s deployment of Oregon’s Natl Guard to Portland, so the White House sends California troops instead.

Way to go, President Steven Miller! From his golf cart, Orange Fatso took a moment to sign Miller’s memo, I speculate.

Kotek: California National Guard arrives in Oregon, on Trump’s orders

Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Trump deployed California troops to Oregon after a federal judge temporarily blocked his use of Oregon troops.

www.oregonlive.com

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 3d

Another Kavanaugh stop, another family harmed.

#ICE #Chicago #occupiedcities

Family And Friends Rally To Free Man Taken By ICE On Chicago Skyway

What was supposed to be a routine work trip for a North Side father turned into a nightmare when he was detained by ICE. Now, his family is fighting to get him home.

blockclubchicago.org

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 3d

We need tactics to resist oppression to deal with present harms. *And* a strategy for the long term— a roadmap, where to go, the future that we want. The US Constitution has failed. That’s going to be a hard reality for many to accept. And then what? Gotta plan for a better future if we want one.

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 3d

This is the only actual strategy I’ve seen articulated so far. Not reactive.

Proactive and forward looking. A blueprint for a future that is positive, the kind of world we want to live in.

Blue states should come together to declare an emergency. Here’s how | Thomas Geoghegan

States opposed to Trump can create a compact – a new prototype for American government – even if it’s perceived as political theater

www.theguardian.com

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 6d

The famous have no talent

And the talented have no fame

It’s the era of social media

Thanks?

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 6d

Me, too, actually. I didn’t know that’s *a thing*

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 8d

My valentine to public health:

If remaining disease-free were an individual responsibility, most of us would already be dead. Microbes would rule the earth.

@pestilence4all.bsky.social
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Filth, Poverty, and Pestilence!

Demodernizing America, Part One

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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 10d

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

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Maryjane Osa @mjosaphd.bsky.social · 10d

This is distressing. It’s a beautiful day and then …

Some of the officers crowded on a Gold Coast intersection were greeted with chants of “shame” from neighbors, video shows.

“I think it’s horrifying,” Danielle Rabie said. “We should not have armed militias walking down the street with guns.”