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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 8h

Beat your Ring camera to death with a bat

Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 1d

techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/a... yeeeeeah

Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch

Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."

techcrunch.com

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Brendan Gutenschwager @bgonthescene.bsky.social · 8h

A look at part of the crowd of tens of thousands out this afternoon for the “No Kings” protest in downtown Chicago

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Adam Rogers @jetjocko.bsky.social · 8h

“The Purdue student newspaper owns its own presses” is the sound of engines revving

Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 11h

Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!

Sara Whitmer
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I'm sure many of you have heard by now that earlier this week, IU k*lled the print edition of its student paper, the IDS. The issue that was supposed to print this week contained criticism of the Whitten regime and IUs further slide into scist control, and they couldn't allow that to happen during Homecoming, when all the rich alumni are in town.
Enter Purdue! The Purdue student paper, The Exponent, owns its own presses. Yesterday, in an act of tremendous solidarity with their biggest rival school, they printed the forbidden issue of the IDS. They then drove it to Bloomington overnight and stocked all of the IDS boxes on campus, just in time for Homecoming.
Solidarity is what makes us stronger, and solidarity will be what ultimately allows us to triumph, if we can ever truly get it together. I hope everyone has a fun, safe day if they're going out today, and I hope we can think about what acts of solidarity we can begin taking to really make this movement MOVE - beyond a permitted expression of upset into more active resistance.
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A Rogue Monster @aroguemonster.bsky.social · 6h

Everything for Everyone broke my brain in the most beautiful and wonderful ways. This project is amazing and I'm here for everything about it.

M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · Jun 30

We’re launching a website of revolutionary speculative fiction, art and poetry set in the world of Everything for Everyone! We’re calling it Project 2052. To support author honoraria, subscribe as a sustainer, make a one-time donation, or pitch a story here: www.commonnotions.org/project2052.

Project 2052 — Common Notions Press

Project 2052 is a website of revolutionary speculative short fiction, visual art and poetry, set in the world of Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052–2072.

www.commonnotions.org

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girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa @gochujung.bsky.social · 15h

ICE credits the presence of Illinois State Police with their ability to work on the weekend of October 4, during which they handcuffed an alder, shot a rapid responder, unleashed CS gas in two residential neighborhoods, & kidnapped dozens of community members.

chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Unraveled screenshot of a Sun-Times story that reads:

“His email didn't brag about soldiers, border agents or any branch of federal law enforcement. Instead, the official wrote that the Department of Homeland Security "did not have to intervene with any protesters" the weekend of Oct. 4 - after the Illinois State Police showed up outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.

"It's clear that ISP is the difference maker in this scenario, and we are grateful for their leadership," Peter Sukmanowski, assistant director of ICE's Chicago field office, wrote. "Hopefully, we can keep it up for the long-haul."”

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H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 15h

Cities should tax concentration, not participation.

Concentrated wealth

Concentrated land value

Concentrated digital infrastructure

Concentrated payroll power

That’s how you fund public services without punishing individuals.

A head tax is a small, targeted way to do exactly that.

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A Rogue Monster @aroguemonster.bsky.social · 1d

"BOSS, THE FASCISM" is on loop in my head

text based Tumblr post by nitewrighter

Me: I don't get it. I thought I was doing a lot better than I was a few years ago. I'm like 10 times more on top of things than I used to be. How does everything feel terrible now?

The Tiny Me in OSHA-approved Hi-Vis Gear Who lives in my brain and pulls all the levers: Boss, it's the fascism. You're completely gunked up with cortisol due to the fact that your entire daily life is now underscored with a haunting awareness of the rapid erosion of your rights, dignity, and any and all social safety nets, and you're also bearing witness to the most vulnerable people immediately being persecuted. This creates a natural stress response that basically means you're going to continue having memory and organizational problems, as well as emotional imbalances.

Me: BUT I HAVE A BULLET JOURNAL AND I MEDITATE NOW.

Tiny OSHA Me: BOSS, THE FASCISM.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

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 · 2d

30 people disappeared in this shaded area today.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 1d

It is absolutely maddening to see IL police brutalize people who protest against the modern day gestapo disapearing their families and neighbors,

Only for the state to use this police brutality in federal court and argue it's why the Texas national guard isn't needed here.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Everything that just happened was both brutal and expected given how we've seen ISP behave these last few weeks.

Saw troopers striking people with batons, dragging protesters. They're currently cuffing someone marked as a medic. Approximately nine people we see in state custody now.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Despite the early police violence, protesters are still rallying in their free speech area.

Singing, "this is for the people who are locked inside. Together, we can abolish ICE!"

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A Rogue Monster @aroguemonster.bsky.social · 1d

JB thought if he sent in ISP, the president wouldn't send in the NG.

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A Rogue Monster @aroguemonster.bsky.social · 1d

They do

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A Rogue Monster @aroguemonster.bsky.social · 1d

Flames Pissed GIF

Alt: the scene from clue where Miss Scarlet says "Flames ... on the side of my face" while describing how angry she was

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A Rogue Monster @aroguemonster.bsky.social · 2d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov - These words would mean more if you weren't using IL State Police to protect ICE facilities in Broadview and detain protestors.

MSNBC @msnbc.com · 2d

"Illinois is not a place you can conquer and our people are not your subjects. Period."

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker denounces the Trump admin.'s continued effort to police Chicago and it's surrounding areas with federal agents and National Guard members.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

This is one of the significant fault lines between the Left(s) and the Right. On the Left(s) [in general], we believe that everyone deserves public goods and to live in dignity. Period.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

Q: “Most hospitals + people who will lose insurance are in rural areas. If Trump & Republicans are so intent on sticking it to their own voters, why not let them?”

@aoc.bsky.social : “That’s the difference between us & Trump. I don’t care if you voted for me, I want you to have health care.”

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 2d

the world in general would be in a far better place if more people simply read Pratchett and internalised what "just because it's funny doesn't mean it isn't serious" actually means

Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 3d

I think Talia generally has a lot of good things to say. I don't agree with this though. 1

talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 4d

as charming and whimsical as some will view this, it bears noting that absurdity—not militancy or might—are what people have chosen to repeat from the portland standoffs against ICE.

why is that?

what purpose does this serve?

a mini 🧵:

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 4d

I would have bet they’d ignore the order, but I had wondered if this was even a battle worth fighting for them.

With all the cops there now protecting the facility, they don’t need the fence.

Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere @tylerplariviere.bsky.social · 4d

Crews are starting to remove panels from the fence on Beach Street.

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 3d

Knock knock
Who's there?
Jason Lee
Jason Lee who
I AM A SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE MAYOR HOW DARE YOU

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago IG recommended that top Brandon Johnson advisor Jason Lee be fired for failure to cooperate. The mayor’s office disagreed. This stems from investigation into Bill Conway complaint that they improperly leveraged homeless camp removal for political purposes. A mess:

8 | Failure to Cooperate (C2023-000000357)
An OIG investigation established that a senior staff member in the Mayor's Office failed to cooperate with an OIG investigation. OIG was investigating allegations that the subject had conditioned the approval of public safety services in a particular ward upon the affirmative votes of the ward alderperson on particular Mayoral-backed legislation.
During its investigation, OlG attempted to interview two other senior staff members in the Mayor's Office, Witness A and Witness B. Both Witness A and Witness B reported that an attorney from DOL would attend their interviews. OlG declined to conduct those confidential investigative interviews with a DOL attorney present and issued written interrogatories in lieu of those interviews.
Both witnesses answered the interrogatories. In the case of Witness A, OIG agreed at their request to two separate extension requests (totaling over a month of extended time) of its deadline to answer the interrogatories. When OIG denied a third extension request and told Witness A that a failure to respond by the extended deadline would be considered a failure to cooperate, Witness A complied and responded.
As for the subject of the investigation, OIG originally reached out by phone in October 2024 and spoke with the subject about scheduling a subject interview. The subject stated they would call OlG back. OIG did not hear back and sent an email to the subject days later suggesting an interview date later in November 2024. The subject responded, stating that a DOL attorney would attend the interview; the DOL attorney told OIG that the subject might also retain private counsel. Consistent with its position on the witness interviews in this investigation, in which Witness A and Witness B fulfilled their duty to cooperate by responding the written interrogatories, OlG declined to interview the subject with a DOL attorney present and sent them written interrogatories on February 11, 2025. OIG's initial tr…

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 3d

1. This is a cool local business selling original designs.

2. Proceeds go to a good cause.

3. This makes me wonder if Abolish ICE will finally make a serious run in the city’s snowplow naming contest this year.

Harebrained @harebrained.bsky.social · 8d

Preorder now! $8 per screenprinted shirt is going to the ICIRR (Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights)

www.harebraineddesign.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 5d

Yes, you should be surprised and horrified by secret federal police running around our city kidnapping immigrants, crashing cars, launching chemical weapons and shooting and killing people. This is a thing you should be *perpetually* shocked by. We lose when we become numb to it.

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A Rogue Monster @aroguemonster.bsky.social · 4d

This man gets off on gaslighting the press.
"the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet was the naked bicyclers in Portland who were protesting ICE down there."

really? REALLY? 🤨

A Rogue Monster @aroguemonster.bsky.social · 4d

Joining the swoletariat so I can help lift the working class while crushing the fash

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A Rogue Monster @aroguemonster.bsky.social · 4d

Joining the Stronger by the Day app on week 10 of a 12 week cycle that is all about STRENGTH means that my first session was AMRAPs of Squats and Hip Thrusts.

Walking ups stairs today was ... rough

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 5d

ALSO. ALSO. Needing us to find Europeans who condemned him for his actions at the time--and there are many! So many! My God so many!--is also some white supremacist bullshit, because the TAINO PEOPLE HE WAS MURDERING CERTAINLY CONDEMNED HIM FOR IT AND THEY WERE HUMAN BEINGS OF HIS TIME TOO.

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 5d

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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A Rogue Monster @aroguemonster.bsky.social · 5d

"We're definitely concerned about the safety of protesters"
Because of ICE?
"oh nonono. TRAFFIC"

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