The Curious Fish
@thecuriousfish.bsky.social
Public relations and communications pro turned public educator. I teach English and journalism at a Title 1 school — it gives me purpose and allows me to live out this mantra: Always learn something.
Little Greg’s Operation Midlife Crisis continues to inflict terror on Illinois residents.
Is it too soon to chant “Lock him up” to Judge Ellis?
@govpritzker.illinois.gov this is what you have ISP protecting while you give soundbites. Withdraw the IL State Police from Broadview.
#WhatAreWeDoing?
Is it too soon to chant “Lock him up” to Judge Ellis?
@govpritzker.illinois.gov this is what you have ISP protecting while you give soundbites. Withdraw the IL State Police from Broadview.
#WhatAreWeDoing?
November 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Little Greg’s Operation Midlife Crisis continues to inflict terror on Illinois residents.
Is it too soon to chant “Lock him up” to Judge Ellis?
@govpritzker.illinois.gov this is what you have ISP protecting while you give soundbites. Withdraw the IL State Police from Broadview.
#WhatAreWeDoing?
Is it too soon to chant “Lock him up” to Judge Ellis?
@govpritzker.illinois.gov this is what you have ISP protecting while you give soundbites. Withdraw the IL State Police from Broadview.
#WhatAreWeDoing?
“ … the anonymous [Federal] representative told a group of faith leaders and activists that ‘There is no more prayer in front of building or inside the building because this is the state and it’s not [of a] religious background.’”
What is we brought in Nigerian Christians?
What is we brought in Nigerian Christians?
November 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“ … the anonymous [Federal] representative told a group of faith leaders and activists that ‘There is no more prayer in front of building or inside the building because this is the state and it’s not [of a] religious background.’”
What is we brought in Nigerian Christians?
What is we brought in Nigerian Christians?
Thank you for this coverage, @readingthepictures.bsky.social
Can I repost your photo of the Illinois State Police on here (with credit)? So many people do not know the full story of ISP’s complicity in this.
Can I repost your photo of the Illinois State Police on here (with credit)? So many people do not know the full story of ISP’s complicity in this.
Federal agents as militias. Home Depot parking lots as killing fields. The People's House demolished. These photos defy sanitized language and show us what American fascism looks like.
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Images of American Fascism
Federal agents as militias. Home Depot parking lots as killing fields. The People's House demolished. These photos defy sanitized language and show us what American fascism looks like.
readingthepictures.media
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thank you for this coverage, @readingthepictures.bsky.social
Can I repost your photo of the Illinois State Police on here (with credit)? So many people do not know the full story of ISP’s complicity in this.
Can I repost your photo of the Illinois State Police on here (with credit)? So many people do not know the full story of ISP’s complicity in this.
Moms rock. That’s all. Moms rock.
Fourteen suburban mothers formed a silent circle outside the Broadview ICE facility, refusing to move until the deputies forcibly removed them.
11/07/2025
11/07/2025
November 8, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Moms rock. That’s all. Moms rock.
Week 2 … Thank you for the brief respite from the world, @deardean22.bsky.social !
Friday night race 2, marble boogaloo!
This time it’s personal! 😂😂😂
This time it’s personal! 😂😂😂
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Week 2 … Thank you for the brief respite from the world, @deardean22.bsky.social !
Illinois continues to illustrate taxation without representation. IL-15’s Trump Republican House Rep Mary Miller is declining to attend Meet the Candidate events.
Refuses to work. Refuses to bring money back to IL-15. Refuses to meet with constituents.
#EmptyChair #NoShowGOP #AfraidToMeet
Refuses to work. Refuses to bring money back to IL-15. Refuses to meet with constituents.
#EmptyChair #NoShowGOP #AfraidToMeet
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Illinois continues to illustrate taxation without representation. IL-15’s Trump Republican House Rep Mary Miller is declining to attend Meet the Candidate events.
Refuses to work. Refuses to bring money back to IL-15. Refuses to meet with constituents.
#EmptyChair #NoShowGOP #AfraidToMeet
Refuses to work. Refuses to bring money back to IL-15. Refuses to meet with constituents.
#EmptyChair #NoShowGOP #AfraidToMeet
“Proposition MM aims to permanently fund the full program by further limiting tax deductions for filers earning over $300,000 a year. About 194,000 Coloradans in that high-income category would pay an average of $486 more in income taxes yearly, according to nonpartisan state fiscal analysts.”
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 AM
“Proposition MM aims to permanently fund the full program by further limiting tax deductions for filers earning over $300,000 a year. About 194,000 Coloradans in that high-income category would pay an average of $486 more in income taxes yearly, according to nonpartisan state fiscal analysts.”
Remembrance …
As of this week, Yad Vashem has identified the names of five million out of six million Jewish Holocaust victims. www.nbcnews.com/world/israel...
Names of 5 million Holocaust victims identified, Israel's Yad Vashem says
Israel’s Holocaust memorial says it has now identified 5 million of the 6 million Jewish victims killed by the Nazis — a milestone made possible through decades of research.
www.nbcnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Remembrance …
Typically used in the utility industry, the term blackout is “a complete loss of power.”
It takes all of us. Make it happen. Let’s take it back.
It takes all of us. Make it happen. Let’s take it back.
November 6, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Typically used in the utility industry, the term blackout is “a complete loss of power.”
It takes all of us. Make it happen. Let’s take it back.
It takes all of us. Make it happen. Let’s take it back.
“[B]y early October, state, county and local law enforcement officers took a larger role in policing the protests … made 68 arrests in connection with Broadview protests…”
From Oct. 3 - 28.
No arrests of agents committing violence on IL residents.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
#WhatAreWeDoing?
From Oct. 3 - 28.
No arrests of agents committing violence on IL residents.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
#WhatAreWeDoing?
They were arrested at an ICE protest outside of Chicago. Here’s what happened to them next. | CNN
As demonstrations outside an immigration enforcement facility near Chicago have ramped up, so has the number of protesters being led away in restraints. Here are the stories of three of them.
www.cnn.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:07 AM
“[B]y early October, state, county and local law enforcement officers took a larger role in policing the protests … made 68 arrests in connection with Broadview protests…”
From Oct. 3 - 28.
No arrests of agents committing violence on IL residents.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
#WhatAreWeDoing?
From Oct. 3 - 28.
No arrests of agents committing violence on IL residents.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
#WhatAreWeDoing?
Would you rather … help feed a local family in need OR help provide “donations” to the Trump slush fund?
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Would you rather … help feed a local family in need OR help provide “donations” to the Trump slush fund?
Nothing like marble racing to cleanse the mental palette.
5 marbles. Bad blood. No fear. Winner take all.
Let’s go!
Let’s go!
November 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Nothing like marble racing to cleanse the mental palette.
Amazing coverage …
November 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Amazing coverage …
Halloween, English teacher style. Love it.
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Halloween, English teacher style. Love it.
So … even the Burger King is saying the government of the Wannabe King has no sense, er, cents.
October 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
So … even the Burger King is saying the government of the Wannabe King has no sense, er, cents.
It makes a teacher proud when they got to a protest planning meeting, and a former student is one of the leaders. Just sayin’.
October 15, 2025 at 3:25 AM
It makes a teacher proud when they got to a protest planning meeting, and a former student is one of the leaders. Just sayin’.
From 1830 to 1850, 4,000 indigenous people died on the Trail of Tears due to the greed of the US government. 60,000 people were declared “not American”, forcefully rounded up, locked up, and displaced. The survivors were forced to new lands they were not born in and did not know.
History repeats.
History repeats.
I Learned About It After High School, Obviously Not During….
October 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
From 1830 to 1850, 4,000 indigenous people died on the Trail of Tears due to the greed of the US government. 60,000 people were declared “not American”, forcefully rounded up, locked up, and displaced. The survivors were forced to new lands they were not born in and did not know.
History repeats.
History repeats.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
#WhatAreWeDoing?
Lawful execution of a warrant? What are we doing to protect Illinois residents from fascism?
#WhatAreWeDoing?
Lawful execution of a warrant? What are we doing to protect Illinois residents from fascism?
ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago
October 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov
#WhatAreWeDoing?
Lawful execution of a warrant? What are we doing to protect Illinois residents from fascism?
#WhatAreWeDoing?
Lawful execution of a warrant? What are we doing to protect Illinois residents from fascism?
@govpritzker.illinois.gov #WhatAreWeDoing?
Batons. Face shields. A tactical line aimed at civilians. This is protection?
You are telling the press one thing and then showing your people a different face. How many arrests of violent ICE thugs have been made? How many charges have been filed?
Batons. Face shields. A tactical line aimed at civilians. This is protection?
You are telling the press one thing and then showing your people a different face. How many arrests of violent ICE thugs have been made? How many charges have been filed?
Citizens demanding transparency and lawfulness from their public servants.
📢This is the way.
#ChicagoStrong
📢This is the way.
#ChicagoStrong
October 12, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov #WhatAreWeDoing?
Batons. Face shields. A tactical line aimed at civilians. This is protection?
You are telling the press one thing and then showing your people a different face. How many arrests of violent ICE thugs have been made? How many charges have been filed?
Batons. Face shields. A tactical line aimed at civilians. This is protection?
You are telling the press one thing and then showing your people a different face. How many arrests of violent ICE thugs have been made? How many charges have been filed?
“… a separate lawsuit she has filed against three individuals who contested the books will continue.”
The suits against the individuals will be interesting to follow.
Per the ALA, 72% of demands to censor books in school/public libraries came from organized movements (not authentic individuals).
The suits against the individuals will be interesting to follow.
Per the ALA, 72% of demands to censor books in school/public libraries came from organized movements (not authentic individuals).
Librarian fired after refusing to censor 2SLGBTQ+ books wins $700K US settlement | CBC Radio
A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and 2SLGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for young readers will be paid $700,000...
www.cbc.ca
October 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
“… a separate lawsuit she has filed against three individuals who contested the books will continue.”
The suits against the individuals will be interesting to follow.
Per the ALA, 72% of demands to censor books in school/public libraries came from organized movements (not authentic individuals).
The suits against the individuals will be interesting to follow.
Per the ALA, 72% of demands to censor books in school/public libraries came from organized movements (not authentic individuals).
Portland Cop Confronts ICE GOON
Threatens Arrest After Attempt to Drive Through Protest Crowd. ICE Worker Dismisses Safety Concerns, Says 'Not Many Protesters, It Won't Be Messy’.
Threatens Arrest After Attempt to Drive Through Protest Crowd. ICE Worker Dismisses Safety Concerns, Says 'Not Many Protesters, It Won't Be Messy’.
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This is the way.
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...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
This is the way.
I grew up during the Traffic War on I-74 (just never ending road construction) around Central Illinois in the 80s and 90s.
That trauma didn’t leave me with a phobia of orange and white barrels like these cowards have.
That trauma didn’t leave me with a phobia of orange and white barrels like these cowards have.
From the illinois community on Reddit: ICE ramming a civilian car, then shooting them. They claimed 10 cars surround the agents. Where are they?
Explore this post and more from the illinois community
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October 5, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I grew up during the Traffic War on I-74 (just never ending road construction) around Central Illinois in the 80s and 90s.
That trauma didn’t leave me with a phobia of orange and white barrels like these cowards have.
That trauma didn’t leave me with a phobia of orange and white barrels like these cowards have.
Turns out what we thought was a spree of ICEholes shooting Illinois residents in Chicago is actually just a movie production …
October 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Turns out what we thought was a spree of ICEholes shooting Illinois residents in Chicago is actually just a movie production …