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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 4h

Four cemetery workers, all U.S. citizens, arrested during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation that crossed over onto the private Concordia Cemetery in the west suburban village of Forest Park.

Forest Park cemetery workers recount traumatic clash with ICE; mayor calls for crackdown to end

‘If this is happening to me, a U.S. citizen, what are they doing to the other individuals?’

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29 U.S.C. § 157 @organizingpower.bsky.social · 3h

Wait, are ICE agents complying with this order? I’m sure the answer is “no” but my follow-up is “where is the contempt motion”?
blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/10/i...

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.

blockclubchicago.org

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 5h

This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement.

At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @congressmanraja.bsky.social · 7h

Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 16h

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15h

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h

This is Antifa. Which, I guess, makes Republicans Profa.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4h

You need to see this:

“The show of force is the point. They want these images to be out…The Department of Homeland Security is walking around Chicago with a film crew.” @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 13h

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 8h

I know I could get into trouble for posting the Antifa battle flag, but I'm gonna do it anyway.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

Anyone saying they’re not racially profiling is unserious

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 2h

'Heart of the Dragon, Socotra, Yemen' by photographer Beth Moon on her fourteen-year quest to photograph ancient trees of the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa #WomensArt

Monochrome photograph featuring a close-up of a large ancient living tree in a flat landscape with other trees in the distance, the tree has many branches forming a rounded flat canopy viewed from underneath

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Pixels&AlchemyPhotography @pixelsandalchemy.bsky.social · 11h

Fireworks
I JUST got back from a LONG walk because the sun is out! 😎
I believe this is a #Sweetgum #Tree.
#FallColor #PNW #Photography

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 10h

Happy birthday to a wonderful son!

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The Onion @theonion.com · 10h

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 2d

His granddaughter was saying, “ ‘Oh my God. Why are the police talking to pop-pop?’”

www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/07/a...

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 4d

Armed agents in Florida showed up at the door of a 77-year-old anti-Trump protester who wrote a postcard to the state's finance chief that said only "You lack values" www.axios.com/local/tampa-...

Armed Florida agents visited Largo man over postcard critical of CFO Ingoglia

The situation raises questions about how Ingoglia's office is utilizing law enforcement.

www.axios.com

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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 15h

ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital.

"We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio

When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU"

www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 13d

If either of y'all in this thread ever wonder if it's worth it to keep posting about normal life right now, please know interactions like these give so many people reminders of the good shit we're fighting to maintain. Feeding each other and enjoying it is truly among the best things humanity does

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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 7h

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 7h

ICE is terrorizing people in the United States of America. Why would you call it anything else? That's exactly what it is.

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ennaliadon.bsky.social @ennaliadon.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks! “Integrity outranks loyalty. “ So grateful to the bureaucrats who stepped up.

Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 7h

If you’ve ever wondered whether quiet resistance still matters...this story will remind you why it does. The video got grounded...but something much bigger...took off.🔥👇

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 3h

Part 2

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 1d

The vaulted undercroft at Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire. The abbey was originally established by Benedictine monks from St Mary's Abbey in York in 1132 and became one of the largest Cistercian houses in England. 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday #FountainsAbbey #Yorkshire

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7h

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 4h

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

( ht: @tizzywoman.bsky.social )

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

organizingmythoughts.org

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