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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 14h

What could go wrong?

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16h

NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting

The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...

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Alejandra Cancino @writeralejandra.bsky.social · 13h

Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified

Among the awards: A suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5M in 2 weeks for pepper balls + air-powered guns

@blockclubchi.bsky.social @mannyramos.bsky.social

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Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified

One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powe...

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Alejandra Cancino @writeralejandra.bsky.social · 2d

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‘Chiraq Team 2’: Oak Park attorney catches glimpse of federal agents’ group chat during arrest • The TRiiBE

Scott Sakiyama supported a neighboring Black family while federal prosecutors accused their son of assaulting a Border Patrol agent. Ten days later, federal agents arrested Sakiyama himself.

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

Look for the helpers: Here's how Chicagoans are supporting their neighbors amid ICE raids.

In collaboration w/ @city_bureau: blockclubchi.co/3WcaPl8

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Alejandra Cancino @writeralejandra.bsky.social · 5d

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6d

State police and Broadview cops just arrested two more protesters. They violently yanked this person over the cement barricades (clipped bc they also then had this person's pants yanked down briefly).

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6d

State troopers in riot gear just plowed into the crowd, started arresting protesters and clergy.

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 6d

Low-key brilliant.

I’ve been in newsrooms for decades as people gnashed teeth over crowd estimates. Trump’s first week as president was entirely focused that.

These guys may solve it by applying The Wisdom Of Crowds to the social media age. 🤯

Now if only James Surowiecki would come over to Bsky…

The Xylom @thexylom.com · 10d

Attending a "No Kings" protest Saturday? The Xylom's @alexip718.com and Strength in Numbers' @gelliottmorris.com are joining forces to conduct a nationwide, unofficial, crowdsourced attendance estimate.

We need your help to be our eyes and ears across 2,100+ locations and on the Internet.

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 7d

"Cook County will now prohibit the use of county owned property, resources, and personnel for civil immigration enforcement."

Preckwinkle issues executive order to create 'ICE-free zones' in Cook County

It's the latest in local efforts to establish "ICE-free zones." The Chief Judge of Cook County has already barred civil arrests at Cook County courthouses and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed a si...

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 7d

If anyone's wondering how this is possible, the answer is these strike teams are moving terrifyingly fast. Grab first, ask questions later. We were about 8-15 minutes behind them today for several hours. They're jumping out of vans, chasing people across lawns, taking them from bus stops, etc

maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 7d

30 people disappeared in this shaded area today.

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 7d

Alderwoman Julia Ramirez of the 12th Ward which spans part of the southwest side posted a video statement on social media. She says that her office can confirm there have been 30 detainments/kidnappings throughout the ward. She says that 15 people were taken at Swap-O-Rama in Back of the Yards.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 6d

At the Chicago area ICE detention center in Broadview this morning.

These aren't detention vans—they're vehicles full of Illinois State Police. Local cops are staging for a morning of protest.

Supposedly, demonstrators will be banned from 25th St today. Fence on Beach came down a few days ago.

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Alex V. Hernandez @avhndz.bsky.social · 7d

Many of the clips in the video showing the supposed “chaos” in Chicago were recorded in other states: Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska — all places that voted for Trump in the 2024 election. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/16/t... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Trump Video Claiming 'Chaos' In Chicago Is Mostly Old Footage From Other States

Many of the clips in the video showing the supposed "chaos" in Chicago were recorded in other states: Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska — all places that voted for Trump in the 2024 election...

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Tiffany W @tiffany.thetriibe.com · 8d

i’m really sad about D’Angelo. i’m really sad about this world we live in.

i wrote my feelings in today’s free newsletter for @thetriibe.com.

are you subscribed?

Read a snippet below & then click the link in this thread to subscribe.

D’Angelo died yesterday. He was an R&B giant. A Neo-Soul pioneer. All of the things are being said about his earlier albums, 1995’s Brown Sugar and 2000’s Voodoo. Both deserve monumental praise in their own rights. But let’s talk about his surprise 2014 record, Black Messiah; the one that succinctly captured a revolutionary moment.

The Black community was in the thick of despair. Our people were being taken from us left and right. Trayvon Martin was brutally killed at 17 years old, and justice was not served in court. Michael Brown killed in Ferguson, Missouri. Eric Garner violently choked to death in Staten Island. We couldn’t breathe. The violence against Black people was suffocating and inescapable.

Then, D’Angelo dropped Black Messiah in the midnight hours of one December night in 2014. He demanded our attention. The album cover, Black fists and open palms raised in protest and favor, placed us in the middle of the liberation movement. Funk has historically been the genre of Black resistance and freedom. D’Angelo, mostly known throughout his career as an innovative and sexy R&B crooner, returned from his hiatus because he had pain, love and revolution in his heart — just as we all did.

We could barely grieve D’Angelo’s death Tuesday before we learned that our reporter Tonia Hill had been tear gassed. She went out to cover the unrest taking place on the Southeast Side, where militarized federal agents had detained young Black people, been involved in a car crash and deployed tear gas in a residential neighborhood.

President Donald Trump’s federal agents use tear gas as if it’s magic dust. Toss it out and then poof! They disappear into the thick of smoke, off to transport detainees and wreak havoc on another unsuspecting community.

Tonia is OK and resting today. She interviewed people at the scene, and freelance contributor Dave Byrnes jumped in to help her get the story out. (Dave’s been going hard with his reporting for us this past month. Please send a few dollars his way, if you’re able).

We’ve been covering Trump’s militarized occupation of Chicago for more than a month now. I’m now calling it an occupation because we shouldn’t have to wait for the National Guard troops, or any other military force, to arrive on our streets before we call a spade a spade. Masked federal agents, dressed in military camouflage and deploying toxic weapons on residents, is an occupation. They are capturing people — U.S. citizens and all — without any hesitation or pause.

I’ve never stopped listening to D’Angelo’s Black Messiah, because police violence in America has never stopped. Now, communities who were otherwise unaffected by police violence are witnessing and experiencing what Black Americans have for centuries. This time around, under an escalating authoritarian regime, I hope people will forever be moved to end the unchecked powers of the police state.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 9d

NEW — For the second time in less than a week, militarized federal agents deployed tear gas in a Chicago residential area.

Members of the media, Chicago police officers on the scene for crowd control, and the broader nearby community were also exposed to the tear gas.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/fede...

Federal agents gas Chicago’s East Side • The TRiiBE

For the second time in less than a week, militarized federal agents deployed tear gas in Chicago residential neighborhoods.

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Alex Han @alexhan.bsky.social · 9d

Grateful to have outlets like @thetriibe.com on the ground and reporting the facts. ICE and federal agents are not deploying tear gas at "protesters" in Chicago. They are wantonly tear gassing entire neighborhoods and communities.

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 9d

NEW — For the second time in less than a week, militarized federal agents deployed tear gas in a Chicago residential area.

Members of the media, Chicago police officers on the scene for crowd control, and the broader nearby community were also exposed to the tear gas.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/fede...

Federal agents gas Chicago’s East Side • The TRiiBE

For the second time in less than a week, militarized federal agents deployed tear gas in Chicago residential neighborhoods.

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 9d

The WGN-TV employee who was tackled and detained by federal immigration agents in Lincoln Square last week has denied that she assaulted anyone on scene and intends to “pursue all legal avenues available to her.”

https://to.wttw.com/4nQr3wp

WGN-TV Employee Detained by Federal Agents Denies Wrongdoing, Plans to Pursue ‘All Legal Avenues’

Attorneys for Debbie Brockman said she has not been charged with any crimes after federal authorities including Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino accused her of throwing items at agents last Friday.

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Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 9d

ICE officers deployed multiple canisters of tear gas on the Far South Side to quell a clash with residents who demanded the officers leave the neighborhood.

At least 100 neighbors flocked to the intersection of 105th Street and Avenue N following a vehicle crash involving at least one ICE vehicle.

ICE agents deploys tear gas following East Side traffic crash

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers deployed tear gas on the Far South Side Tuesday to quell a clash with residents who demanded the enforcement officers leave the neighborhood, witnesses …

www.chicagotribune.com

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 13d

ICE went after rideshare drivers at O’Hare today, according to statement from Illinois Drivers Alliance

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Alex V. Hernandez @avhndz.bsky.social · 13d

by @minabloom.bsky.social. Federal immigration agents who aren’t working undercover are now required to have visible identification anytime they’re on the job in Chicago and surrounding areas. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/10/i... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

ICE Agents In Chicago Area Who Aren't Undercover Must Wear Badges Or IDs, Federal Judge Rules

Agents have been concealing their identities by wearing masks and hats without badges or name tags. Advocates say the ruling is a step toward accountability.

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 13d

‘Member when ‘28 presidential hopeful/then-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel picked Musk to tunnel from downtown to ORD?

Never happened, of course, and judging by this story from out West, it’s probably a good thing it didn’t happen

Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 13d

Nevada state regulators have accused Elon Musk’s Boring Co. of digging without approval, releasing untreated water onto city streets and spilling muck from its trucks, according to a new document obtained by @citycastvegas.bsky.social and @propublica.org.

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project

Nevada could’ve fined the company more than $3 million, but regulators are seeking a reduced penalty of $242,800, citing an “extraordinary number of violations.”

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 13d

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 13d

NEW — Federal judges in Chicago handed the Trump administration two major defeats on Thursday, but the week isn’t done yet.

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Trump’s bad week in court • The TRiiBE

Federal judges in Chicago handed the Trump administration two major defeats on Thursday, but the week isn’t done yet.

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 14d

Perry says the order will say defendants are "temporarily enjoined from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois."

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Alejandra Cancino @writeralejandra.bsky.social · 14d

“In issuing the temporary restraining order, Ellis barred federal agents from using riot control weapons including pepper-spray bullets and tear gas against journalists and protesters who don’t pose a serious threat to law enforcement officers or others.”

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Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue

Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray...

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