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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

Like with the South Shore apartments raid, there are details we may never learn. Also like with that raid, we are seeing some very disturbing preliminary reports that we hope more resourced newsrooms can verify.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

Still trying to get a sense of the devastation caused by ICE and Border Patrol across Lake County yesterday. People were overwhelmed and they don't have the kind of rapid response connectivity the city does. Feds raided a car wash in Wauconda.

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Barn Raiser @barnraiser.bsky.social · 4d

As Trump eliminates U.S. international aid programs, a new history details the instrumental role Midwestern farmers played in establishing them

barnraisingmedia.com/global-heart...

How the U.S. Enlisted Farmers to ‘Feed the World’ in the 20th Century

It was also a time when the federal government took a more active role in rural communities. Simons explores how the Lend-Lease Act of 1941—which enabled the U.S. to supply Great Britain, the Soviet…

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 7d

Also yesterday—two people were arrested by local police for documenting ICE and protesting at the area detention center. ICE took down their illegal fence. But the time and place restrictions on protest, including a city imposed curfew, have led to a constant churn of citations.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 7d

Yesterday, white nationalist paramilitary forces attacked another Chicago neighborhood with chemical weapons. Families and at least one infant were gassed. This morning, they are kidnapping more immigrants both here and in other metros (D.C., L.A. still being terrorized).

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Daniella @daniellamazzio.bsky.social · 7d

Ya girl finally emerged from her bunker (a month of depression) and I'm pleased to say Hand Me the Mike is BACK with a discussion of Joshua Oppenheimer's 2024 musical THE END. @rosswbermaniv.bsky.social joins for a very rich conversation. We talk a lot about ACT OF KILLING, too. 🔗➡️

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 7d

Culture might seem a less consequential right than free assembly+ its infringement makes less spectacular news than repressive violence. But the repeal of the right to culture is grave.

honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!

hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...

How to Protect Your Right to Culture

The United States government’s coordinated repeal of the right to culture has grave consequences for the texture of our daily lives. But there are ways to fight back.

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joeengleman.bsky.social @joeengleman.bsky.social · 10d

Tony Fitzpatrick
A Communion of Waxwings, 2019
Division/Milwaukee Blue Line Station

Tony Fitzpatrick's A Communion of Waxwings, 2019

It depicts two yellow waxwing birds in song -- with comic speech bubbles filled with musical notation. Surrounding them is a light green background, filled with the kaleidoscopic wheels, crossword puzzle squares, a horse and cow, juniper berries, and a tree branch that's almost Chicago street sign green. At the bottom is the text CEDAR WAXWINGS.

A black placard with white text accompanying Tony Fitzpatrick's painting, A Communion of Waxwings, at the Division Street station, set against white and blue tile.

The text reads:

CTA ARTS IN TRANSIT PROGRAM

Tony Fitzpatrick
A Communion of Waxwings, 2019
Gouache, watercolor ink, colored pencil, and assorted paper ephemera

Waxwings are a bird species once can find in Chicago and surrounding suburbs wherever there are berries — the little red Juniper Berries are what they love. They also get hammered on them and feed them to their mates as part of the mating ritual. They are a particularly gorgeous American Bird that always puts me in the mind of autumn. I made this piece for The Birding Association — who named Cedar Waxwings their 2020 “Bird of the year”. You can find these Birds in Rosehill Cemetery, LaBagh Woods, and all over Northern Illinois. They are especially seeable during Migration, in late spring and early fall. I wanted to add human elements to remind the viewer that we are part of a large and complex eco-system in Chicago; that the minute we walk out our front-door, we are stepping into nature.

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joeengleman.bsky.social @joeengleman.bsky.social · 10d

Tony Fitzpatrick
A Songbird for Nelson Algren, 2012
Division/Milwaukee Blue Line Station

Tony Fitzpatrick's painting A Songbird for Nelson Algren, 2012. It consists of a bird, filled with a patter along the lines of playing cards, swooping down with its bird perched just above "CHICAGO AVE." It's set against a white background and is dotted with matchbooks, card suite icons like clubs and spades, dice, two women -- one with her head facing the viewer and another with her hand on her head and back turned, a delivery truck, and a train.

The painting is encased in a stainless steel case and it forms an additional border for the painting in the photograph.

A black placard with white text set against blue tile. It reads:

CTA ARTS IN TRANSIT PROGRAM

Tony Fitzpatrick
A Songbird for Nelson Algren, 2012
Watercolor, Gouache, ink, and paper ephemera.

“A Songbird for Nelson Algren”, 2012 – I made this piece as an homage to the great Chicago writer because I’d been living in his neighborhood — and I felt there was still a whiff of him to be found — especially on Chicago Avenue, that most American of streets. When I would walk down the street with my eyes closed and hear five different languages: Polish, Ukrainian, Spanish, and Czech, as well as a smattering of Greek and Italian, I was inspired to make this work from scraps I found in the neighborhood — matchbooks, cigar rings, wrapper — I drew the image of the bird fashioned like a playing card to reflect Algren’s fondness for playing poker (badly). I think of Nelson Algren as the champion of the “People who live behind the billboards” to use his own words. – Tony Fitzpatrick

Tony Fitzpatrick is a Chicago-based artist best known for his multimedia collages, printmaking, paintings, and drawings. Fitzpatrick’s work is inspired by Chicago street culture, cities he has traveled to, children’s books, tattoo designs, and folk art. Fitzpatrick has authored or illustrated eight books of art and poetry, and for the last two years has written a column, “Dime Stories”, for the Newcity publication. Fitzpatrick’s art appears in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and the National Museum of American Art in Washington, DC. The Neville Brothers’ album Yellow Moon and the Steve Earle albums El Corazon and The Revolution Starts Now also feature Fitzpatrick’s art. In 1992, Fitzpatrick opened a Chicago-based printmaking studio, Big Cat Press. HE now operates a Gallery called “The Dime” and has since 2011. Before making a living as an artist, Fitzpatrick worked as a radio host, bartender, boxer, construction worker, and film and stage actor.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 11d

While this is going on here, ICE has been spotted on foot + in vehicles across SW + NW sides of Chicago. Can't verify reports rn, but also presuming suburbs. Yesterday was brutal. It's not lost on us they have more agents free for weekend kidnappings now with their facility secured by state police.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 12d

Based on all the social media reports, today may have been the busiest Friday for ICE activity that we’ve seen since this surge started.

With hundreds of police now protecting ICE’s facility for them, presumably ICE is able to deploy more agents to snatch people.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 12d

The journalist feds grabbed this morning is reportedly Debbie Brockman, per her LinkedIn info a producer for @wgntv.com.

WGN gave a statement for this Trib story, but WGN's website has yet to mention one of its producers being seized by masked federal agents.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 13d

None of us can do everything but each of us can do SOMETHING.

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joeengleman.bsky.social @joeengleman.bsky.social · 13d

If you're concerned about attacks on your neighbors in the Chicago metro area & you happen to follow commercial real estate listings like a hawk, have access to regional real estate databases, or enjoy sifting through filings made by LLCs with Pynchon-esque names, this is an opportunity to plug in.

Mitchell Armentrout @mitchtrout.bsky.social · 13d

Trump administration buying Chicago property for more ICE operations, Noem says chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Trump administration buying Chicago property for more ICE operations, Noem says

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told President Donald Trump "we’re gonna be in more parts of Chicago" to expand ICE operations.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 13d

Every day it's just helicopters all day long now and people are somehow still unsure whether to call this an occupation

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joeengleman.bsky.social @joeengleman.bsky.social · 16d

There's a new essay on Michael Mann's The Insider from @daniellamazzio.bsky.social and today's a good day to read it inreviewonline.com/2025/09/30/w...

Wool Over Our Eyes: The Enduring Relevance of Michael Mann's The Insider | In Review Online

A film criticism essay on The Insider (1999), directed by Michael Mann, for film review site In Review Online.

inreviewonline.com

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Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social · 18d

Chicago, stay strong and take care of one another.

For help for your family or to report ICE activities, call 1-855-435-7693 (HELP-MY-FAMILY)

Para ayuda para su familia ó para reportar actividades de ICE, llame al: 1-855-435-7693

National Lawyers Guild Chicago Legal Support Hotline: 872-465-4244

A banner hung on a fence that says:

HELP WITH LEGAL SERVICES
REPORT ICE SIGHTINGS AND ARRESTS
SE HABLA ESPANOL
855-435-7693
ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND
REFUGEE RIGHTS FAMILY SUPPORT
NETWORK

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 19d

I’m so struck by this video. A regular day in Logan Square in front of a grocery store and ICE pulls up and tear gassed people. Funston Elementary School is right across the street as well. This is a major corridor in Logan Sq. No concern for human safety

Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...

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Daniella @daniellamazzio.bsky.social · 19d

Very important thread:

shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 19d

good morning from the ice detention center in broadview, illinois.

these regular friday morning protests have grown in size and intensity since ice began its deportation surge last month.

masked ice agents in cars are coming/going. broadview police on scene helping ice navigate through protesters.

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joeengleman.bsky.social @joeengleman.bsky.social · 20d

It looks like the property owner of record / the LLC's agent listed on the IL SoS site went into default last month and the property is now under "special servicing." They also own the South Chappel & the South Clyde which are also in default.
www.multifamilydive.com/news/trinity...

7-property portfolio heads to servicing amid insurance troubles

Wisconsin-based Trinity Flood was the sponsor of the properties in Illinois, Georgia and Arizona.

www.multifamilydive.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 20d

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 20d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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joeengleman.bsky.social @joeengleman.bsky.social · 23d

Please check out @daniellamazzio.bsky.social's interview with director Neo Sora about "Happyend" in the @chicagoreader.com.

Sora's film is set in the near future, but it has a special resonance right now. It starts screening on Friday.

chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...

Neo Sora: ‘I feel like we might be living in a turning point right now’ - Chicago Reader

Neo Sora, director of Happyend (2024), spoke to the Reader about Japanese history, fascism, and how near the film's “near future” really is.

chicagoreader.com

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 27d

ICE is terrorizing my neighborhood (Pilsen) and so many others in Chicagoland. There have been sightings and abductions everyday. Please support our rapid response efforts: bit.ly/punofundraiser

PUÑO Fundraiser

Pilsen Defense & Access is launching a fundraiser through the end of Hispanic Heritage month, with 100% of funds raised going to PUÑO! PUÑO (Pilsen Unidos por Nuestro Orgullo) works to protect our...

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Sep 20

At least 76 killed in Gaza City alone as 450,000 flee Israeli attacks on the coastal enclave’s main urban centre.

Israeli bombing kills over 90 Palestinians as Gaza City faces destruction

At least 76 killed in Gaza City alone as 450,000 flee Israeli attacks on the coastal enclave’s main urban centre.

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joeengleman.bsky.social @joeengleman.bsky.social · Sep 21

The trans community deserves the freedom to live each & every day as their full selves. Please take some time to show up for them however you can right now in the face of this depraved hate campaign.
www.them.us/story/trump-...

FBI to Categorize Trans People As "Nihilistic Violent Extremist" Threat Group, Report Says

The choice is being championed by the Heritage Foundation, which is behind Project 2025.

www.them.us

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