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Rissa Montañez

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Voice Actress, Writer - Chicago, IL Showrunner: The Dead Podcast 🧟‍♂️ by BloodyFM & The George A. Romero Foundation 🧟‍♀️ LISTEN HERE: bit.ly/TheDeadPod #Survivor #Thriver #SurvivorAdvocate I love my cafecito con demònios. ☕️🇵🇷

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Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 15h

✨️Manifesting our mayor and governor be left alone and that a certain bearer of a cheap toupé and ugly spray tan start minding their own damn business.✨️

Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 16h

Yep!

www.choosechicago.com/blog/special...

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row

Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

www.choosechicago.com

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G @monkeyes2.bsky.social · 1d

Shout out to the Chicago local news! @blockclubchi.bsky.social @thetriibe.com @southsideweekly.bsky.social
@unraveledpress.com
@borderlessmag.bsky.social

Follow the locals!

And the strong reporting hasn’t come only from legacy outlets such as the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune but also from newer independent media such as Block Club Chicago, the TRiiBE, Borderless, Unraveled, and South Side Weekly.

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Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 2d

I'm eager for the soundtrack 🎶

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Faith K. Falkner @faithfalkner.com · 3d

Sometimes I sit down and it do be like that.

Brennan Lee Mulligan on Make Some Noise: "Have you ever tried to write? It's the saddest, hardest, worst thing in the world."

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Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 2d

Some of the comments left on this thread have me doing a double-take.

Play with Legos or yourself, don't play with me.

Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

"Why don't you just move?!"

Do YOU have the means to start over elsewhere?

Do you have a passport?

Do you have the money to pay bills for a year?

Do you have housing and guaranteed employment??

No. OKAY. That's not what this is about so please for anyone spreading this rhetoric, STOP IT.

Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 2d

GOOD.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 2d

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 2d

✨️timeline blessing✨️

Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

Do you work for a company that's sent out any correspondence about what to do if ICE is in the general vicinity or enters your place of employment?

Asking because the place I work at, hasn't, and I'm curious to know if anyone has and what's being suggested as any standard operating procedure.

Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

Or the experiences of the marginalized in general and it's horrible.

Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

And it's atrocious.

Tons of chips are stacked against trans/disabled/marginalized and us as people of color.

But people don't seem to understand that.

I recognize my privilege every single day in few things but I also realize many people also don't give a fuck about Hispanics or Latinas.

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Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

Unless your commentary comes with a set of instructions and empathy, not interested in what you have to say, because if you had any at all THAT is what you should be sharing instead of completely dismissing what the fuck I actually said.

Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah, please go on, since you're here to try to flex on me with a scenario you've never had to consider? Or do you usually pop off with rhetorical questions because you think you're doing something cool and you think it's a clapback?

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Ashleigh Taylor-Martínez 🇵🇷 🇺🇸 @ashleigh-taylor.bsky.social · 3d

“Stop believing the lies they are putting out there. The only person that is harming you right now is the old white nepo baby that is sitting in the White House that is causing all the destruction, pain, and problems you are enduring."
- Jasmine Crockett.

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Rep. Frederica Wilson @repwilson.bsky.social · 3d

Domestic violence impacts millions of Americans each year. It is never too late to ask for help. If you or a loved one is a victim of domestic violence, call the 24-hour National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE

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Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

Or maybe stop victim-blaming and ask how you can be a helper.

And unless you've been living under a rock, people have been fighting back the best way they know how.

Bullies are definitely cowards and unfortunately, more make themselves known in person and on social media every day.

Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

People have been fighting in the ways they are able to and I don't know one person who's just been sitting around hoping for the best.

Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

Point to where I said it's impossible to get one.

Can't? Yeah. Because I didn't fucking say that. It's ONE element of being able to leave elsewhere. Go be a piece of shit somewhere else.

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Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

That isn't what I'm saying. Kindly fuck off and find someone else to troll.

Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

I'm so tired.

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 3d

TONIGHT — Just after 8:30pm tonight, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker shared that the Texas National Guard is being deployed to Chicago.

“This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States.”

CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement after the Illinois National Guard was informed that the Texas National Guard is preparing deployments to Illinois:

“This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

“We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

“I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.

“The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness."

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Morgan Elise J @morganelisej.thetriibe.com · 3d

Black-owned businesses need direct support. Defund billionaires and put your dollars where your heart is 💛

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 3d

We’re so thankful to everyone who is spreading the word about our work at The TRiiBE.

This moment demands more revolutionary voices in journalism. Support independent, Black-owned journalism today.

Make a monetary contribution: buy.stripe.com/00w14n5ZRbhk...

The TRiiBE is independent, Black-owned media.

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Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

via voteinorout at Instagram

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Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

Horror is knowing major news coverage isn't happening for these situations.

Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 3d

Two people, including the woman shot by an agent, were charged with driving their cars into a Border Patrol car, federal prosecutors announced Sunday.

blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/05/f...

Federal Agent Shoots Woman In Brighton Park, Causing Tense Scene With Protesters

The woman "rammed" her car into a car being used by agents, the Department of Homeland Security said. But a watchdog group said it was federal agents who caused a car crash and used "brutal tactics."

blockclubchicago.org

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Rissa Montañez @rissavoices.bsky.social · 3d

Is ANYONE paying attention?

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 3d

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

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