Leor Galil
@imleor.bsky.social
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Chicago Reader music writer https://linktr.ee/imleor
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Few Chicago DJs have garnered the kind of mythical status of Lee Collins, who issued few recordings of his own but whose skills behind the turntables earned him international praise. I talked to eight different people about his life and legacy for the Reader.
Farewell to undersung house and disco maestro Lee Collins - Chicago Reader
Lee Collins was a DJ’s DJ, with an ear for obscure tracks that could drive parties into a frenzy on both sides of the Atlantic.
chicagoreader.com
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dbanthony.bsky.social
For you longtime Former Clarity heads, you may remember the medical issues I wrote about six years ago. Well, they're back. But it's okay, because I mostly wrote about the Seattle Mariners instead.
It's happening again
I'm having surgery in nine days. But, more importantly, the Seattle Mariners.
www.formerclarity.com
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mollyknight.bsky.social
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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mulchy.bsky.social
three people were actually arrested by the cook county sheriff’s office, according to an updated email they sent out.

most of the 15 are charged with resisting arrest/obstruction of justice/disobeying a police officer.

these kinds of charges from protests are frequently dropped bc they’re bogus.
mulchy.bsky.social
illinois state police arrested eight additional people at broadview tonight for a total of 15 people arrested today, per an update from cook county sheriff’s office.
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meganstielstra.bsky.social
"What holds this city together is not a frigid fear. What holds this city together is a million different kindnesses every day. That’s what makes Chicago.”
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marthabayne.bsky.social
In disbelief that Tony Fitzpatrick has died. Almost 10 years ago he messaged me out of the blue to see if I wanted some art of his for the cover of "Rust Belt Chicago," a @beltpublishing.bsky.social anthology I was editing of essays, poetry & short stories about Chicago. His generosity was legend.
imleor.bsky.social
Smash Mouth
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What would be the wildest concert for a fight to break out at?
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prisonculture.bsky.social
I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.
Informational flyer about Rogers Park Whistle Protocols, explaining how to use whistles to alert neighbors of emergencies, with color-coded alerts, steps for use, and encouragement to form a crowd and stay loud for safety.
imleor.bsky.social
[furiously typing notes for my 33 1/3 on John Carpenter’s Halloween OST]
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premthakker.bsky.social
Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”
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royalpratt.bsky.social
ICE went after rideshare drivers at O’Hare today, according to statement from Illinois Drivers Alliance
imleor.bsky.social
he leads Chicago-style Mass
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jimdaleywrites.bsky.social
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.