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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 5h

It’d be difficult but not impossible to create an online community that people can trust.

Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 6h

I think we’re gonna have to create a social space that is institutionally and socially against the use of AI.

In such spaces, people can reasonably expect to see news, videos and images that are NOT AI generated.

A digital safe ground from the wave of misinformation is needed.

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 7h

Paramount says no and to stand on the X printed on the floor please

a drag queen says cue the sniper in front of her face

ALT: a drag queen says cue the sniper in front of her face

media.tenor.com

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 7h

Ya gotta BE royalty first.

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 7h

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 7h

Thank you! 😊 felt quite productive today with my meal prepping

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 10h

Mushroom Carbonara, hot honey chicken with sweet potatoes and broccoli, and then chicken pesto quinoa bowl.

Close up of mushroom carbonara still in the deep pan it was made in.

Bento box of breaded chicken, diced sweet potatoes and steamed broccoli.

Chicken and pesto quinoa bowl in a bento box. Chicken is separated from the pesto quinoa mix.

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 10h

Is soup lingo for something else? I’m starting to question my reality 😭

a cartoon of a unicorn with a bow tie and the word sus above it

ALT: a cartoon of a unicorn with a bow tie and the word sus above it

media.tenor.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10h

ICE in Chicago detained two people (that we know of) for filming them today, a cyclist and a neighborhood rapid responder. This in addition to tear gassing another neighborhood and brandishing weapons at rapid response—both things that have also already been going on for weeks.

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 11h

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 12h

People are spontaneously posting up near any laborers or street vendors they spot. Just saw a rapid responder guarding a man working on a building exterior. Many things are terrible today but lord, this stuff matters.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14h

There are a tremendous number of ICE watchers out in Rogers Park this afternoon after some early morning abductions.

People are guarding churches and patrolling alleyways. Ran into Alderperson Hadden. First timers tell us they're primed and ready to use their whistles.

Know your rights flyer in Spanish on street pole

Alderperson Maria Hadden on street corner

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 11h

All this word garbage she’s spewing just means that she likes being able to rule with anonymity and at any time on any issue Mae her ever changing opinion the rule of law that is common folk just wouldn’t under if she explained it.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 15h

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 19h

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 1d

“F**k ICE forever.”

— Chappell Roan at her show in Pasadena

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 21h

No institutional design can overcome a lawbreaking president, a Congress defending lawbreaking and forfeiting its own power, a Supreme Court that pretends legal text doesn’t count to facilitate lawbreaking, and a citizenry that votes for all that.
Need at least one that wants rule of law. Maybe two.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 1d

No money in the red kettles. Mutual aid instead.
(And no, I'm not taking questions about this.)

kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 1d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 20h

a brown dog is sitting on a blanket and looking at the camera with the words `` wait what ? ''

ALT: a brown dog is sitting on a blanket and looking at the camera with the words `` wait what ? ''

media.tenor.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 1d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 1d

Oh wait are you talking about Ares?

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 1d

Well ur lame then. 😪

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 1d

This gay is gonna watch The First Wives Club. Gonna miss you, Diane.

three women are dancing in a room and one of them is saying you don t own me .

ALT: three women are dancing in a room and one of them is saying you don t own me .

media.tenor.com

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Brandon M @beemooney.bsky.social · 1d

NO.

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 1d

Diane Keaton, who won an Academy Award for best actress for her portrayal of the titular quirky character in Annie Hall and portrayed Kay Adams in the three Godfather films, has died. She was 79. Read about her life and legacy: bit.ly/47kDP0j

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