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H Kapp-Klote

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H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · Apr 25

Illinois handled 25% of ALL out-of-state abortions last year.

That’s 35,000+ people crossing state lines just to get care.

The Chicago Abortion Fund fielded 16,000+ calls and no one was turned away.

That's holding the line.

Nearly 25% of All Out-of-State Abortions Took Place in Illinois Last Year: Study

About 35,000 out-of-state patients traveled to Illinois for an abortion last year, accounting for 39% of all abortions provided in the state, according to a recent study.

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H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 1h

There’s a weird aversion to media and ego on the left, but if you’re not willing to show up and be seen, you’re ceding the narrative to someone else

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 18h

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sevedge @sevedge.bsky.social · 1d

photo of a Do Not Enter traffic sign on a Chicago street, but someone has altered it to say Do Not -Let ICE- Enter

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 9h

Extremely funny that people think this is now a Pritzker hate account when all we've been doing is documenting the same police violence we've been documenting well before this ICE surge

Sorry for disrupting your worldview. Welcome to what cops are!!!

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H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 7h

Greg Bovino's the chief patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol — one of the top federal immigration enforcement officers in the country.

He runs Chicago''s CBP right now, so he’s in charge of going on right wing TV and saying “Chicago is lawless" to justify the National Guard.

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H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 1d

Whoever occupies it first governs the story that shapes the next policy meeting, the next headline, and the next election.

H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 1d

Each framing battle decides which actor the public perceives as the protagonist — and therefore, who policymakers must respond to.

Especially in a moment that's (wait for it) *unprecedented*

Media space is political space.

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H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 1d

Which Trump saying about trans people makes for the best merch

Transgender for Everybody. (comment)

Transgender Death Cult (heart)

H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 2d

I don't want this on my 'for you' page man!

H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 2d

Have you ever fallen for the outrage cycle?

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 3d

As y'all have probably heard, there has been a lot of ICE activity on the North Side of Chicago today. At least four people were kidnapped by ICE in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Folks mobilized throughout the day to do ICE Watch and Rapid Response work.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 CAMPAIGN STREAM TONIGHT 🚨

I’m not sick anymore! And I’m going live with @denims.bsky.social in 45 min.

(Also I’m knitting another hat for one of our viewers tonight ☺️)

See ya on YouTube and Twitch at 7 CT!

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Tiffany W @tiffany.thetriibe.com · 2d

830p feels like 11p in these times

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Chi Urbanist @chiurbanist.bsky.social · 2d

A lion does not concern itself with the opinion of downstate

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

A man was just abducted by ICE on Clark and Lunt, feet away from our campaign office.

Now our community is showing up and patrolling for ICE. Join us by getting involved in Protect RP: www.facebook.com/share/1DQqPQ...

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H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 3d

It does matter, maybe more than usual, what Fox News is saying to manufactures chaos in Chicago right now.

And if we don't address it, the Right will.

H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 3d

And it does matter, maybe more than usual, what Fox News is saying to manufactures chaos right now.

And if we don't address it, the right will.

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H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago’s organizers are protecting their neighbors, building rapid response, and it's FUCKED. UP.

But as we descend into manufactured consent for fascism, there is still a fight over who defines reality.

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H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 3d

Donald Trump sent the Texas National Guard here to “help clean it up.”
It's a test run for martial law (duh)

What the Right Says About Chicago Right Now and WHY

Donald Trump just sent the Texas National Guard here to “help clean it up.” It's a test run for martial law (duh) Chicago’s organizers are doing what the state won’t: protecting their neighbors,…

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H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 4d

They'll stick to their narrative no matter what -- and I know so many people are doing everything they can on the ground + facing truly vile things on the ground.

But still I think it matters that right now that they're losing control.

This shit is not hopeless.

More above.

H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 4d

Chicago really could be the place where they lose control of their chaos and psin.

And if they weren’t worried about it, they wouldn’t have to lie this much anymore.

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H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 4d

“who cares what Fox says?"

usually, not me. But yesterday ICE commander Greg Bovino was on Sean Hannity making up the same frame they love to use. And it didn't hit, even the same WELL WORN racist talking points they've been using since before I was born.

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H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 4d

Tim this is too smart :/

H Kapp-Klote @hkappklote.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 Chicago's Martial Law Week!!!!

ITS ALL HAPPENING

READ IT HERE:
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🚨 Chicago's Martial Law Week

Chicago 312: Federal troops, ICE in vans, fascist optics — all while Chicago continues budget season.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 6d

Pretty clear Stephen Miller, Noem, Hegseth and Trump are trying to provoke a Civil War at this point. What's interesting is they want to do it now, because even though they're unpopular, they seem to believe this is the most popular they'll be ever again. We can't let them win.

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 6d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Jerry Boyle @jecboyle.bsky.social · 4d

The slogan on the bottom is from the title of an upcoming book from a friend.

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