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Kathleen Belew

@kathleenbelew.bsky.social

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Historian of the white power movement, gun violence, the apocalypse. Coloradan. kathleenbelew.com Book coming soon! Home, at the End of the World (Random House) Posts reflect my own views only.

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · Dec 6

I am writing a book about mass shootings in Colorado in the 1990s and I have been working on it for years, and I just found a whole new mass shooting I hadn't known about before. There are so many that they can still pop out of the archive and surprise me

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 3h

So then they support reinstating all the people who made jokes about them or Trump or Charlie Kirk and then got fired and doxxed?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

JD Vance dismisses Young Republicans who in a group chat said "I love Hitler" and joked about slavery and rape as "a bunch of kids" who "told stupid jokes" and adds that "most of the stupid things I did when I was a teenager and young adult, they're not on the internet."

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 3h

obviously this is fake news

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Trump: "The people of Chicago are walking around with MAGA hats. You have women, beautiful Black women, walking around with MAGA hats. 'Please let the president in and we don't care how he does it ... bring in the Marines.'"

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Jenn Burrill @jennburrill.bsky.social · 1d

The Young Republicans chat uncovered by @politico.com are chilling:

▪️ using gas chambers
▪️ raping enemies
▪️ supporting slavery
▪️ using physiological torture to root out those who aren't true believers

These aren't just kids - it includes the general counsel for the New York State Young Republicans

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No Confederate Troops In Illinois! @il-eye-on-leaders.bsky.social · 8h

Also, crucially, follow these independent journalists:
@unraveledpress.com
@peoplesfabric.com
@thetriibe.com

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 8h

Our Babies Will Not Be Warlords ftw

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 8h

Hey, thanks for the whistles!! xo, the North Side

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 3d

Resources for Whistle Warriors
Spanish and English flyers
Zines
Supplies– Metal and Plastic Whistles

link:
www.pilsenartscommunityhouse.org

or Google Drive via @tracyabell.bsky.social:
drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Resources for
Whistle
Warriors

WHISTLE ZINES

WHISTLE FLIERS

DOWNLOAD HERE / This is a PDF with
both English & Spanish one page fliers
that do not need to be folded.

SUPPLY LINKS

graphic of whistle

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 8h

By the way, nothing like federal overreach and masked thugs in your city to make absolutely clear why we need reliable local media. Follow Block Club Chicago, WBEZ, and the Chicago Sun-Times if you're here, find your reliable local news source wherever you are.

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 8h

(Also works with car horns if you wish to stay in a vehicle for safety reasons)

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 8h

That's a fine question but it is impossible to evaluate whether they have legitimate authority when they operate with faces covered and violating the law (crashing into vehicles, detaining people without due process, refusing to identify themselves, masked agents with no traceability)

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 8h

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 8h

Here's how they did the whistles, which include a pamphlet with code for "Alert: ICE in the area" (beep beep beep) and "ICE detaining an neighbor, please come form a crowd" (beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep) blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/15/h...

Hundreds Pack 'Whistlemania' Events To Fight ICE In Chicago: 'We Have To Stand Up For One Another'

Hundreds of neighbors joined Whistlemania events in seven neighborhoods to assemble whistle kits that alert when immigration agents are nearby.

blockclubchicago.org

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 8h

Ravenswood--but sign up to help here id you're on the north side! airtable.com/appnZWYoSjWa...

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.

www.nytimes.com

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 8h

Please give this information to people who consume media that tells them ICE is simply after bad guys.

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 8h

At a raid on the drop-off line at a local elementary school, hundreds of parents had ICE surrounded within three minutes. ICE gave up and fled.

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 9h

My neighbors have filled the Little Free Libraries with whistles so we can warn each other about ICE. Chicago is not afraid.

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 9h

They tear gassed 13 Chicago police officers. Please watch this footage of federal officers throwing tear gas canisters into crowds of people who are simply observing and recording on their phones. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.

www.nytimes.com

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 23h

Update from another kid who was shot on campus the same day that Charlie Kirk was shot on campus (this one in Evergreen, CO) coloradosun.com/2025/10/14/m...

Evergreen High School shooting victim leaves hospital, tells supporters: “I’m still alive!”

Matthew Silverstone heads home five weeks after being shot in head and chest during shooting spree at Evergreen High School

coloradosun.com

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 1d

blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/13/f...

Federal Agents Deploy Tear Gas In Albany Park As Neighbors Block Immigration Arrest

It is the latest use of chemical irritants deployed by agents in neighborhoods. The incident was also the latest example of increased neighbor resistance to immigration enforcement in Chicago.

blockclubchicago.org

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 1d

Here is the first aid protocol for tear gas exposure, in case anybody wants to have it handy phr.org/our-work/res...

Preparing for, Protecting Against, and Treating Tear Gas and Other Chemical Irritant Exposure: A Protestor’s Guide - PHR

Deceptively known as “less-lethal,” these weapons can in fact cause severe injuries and even death when used with excessive force. Physicians for Human Rights has worked extensively on the health impa...

phr.org

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 6d

reposting from a fave vet friend of mine: theonion.com/bored-nation... spoiler: we don't have any order we need restored, thanks

Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored

CHICAGO—Unsure where to find the lawlessness and chaos they were told was overtaking the city, National Guard troops deployed to Chicago by President Donald Trump have begun aimlessly going door to do...

theonion.com

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 6d

chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 6d

Internet connectivity in this entire city is spotty, my friends

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 6d

hahahaha Chicago is gonna Chicago

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 6d

People who think this kind of thing will change college students have never met college students

Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 7d

Bill filed in #Florida Legislature would make every single college & university name one street after Charlie Kirk. And the bill even specifies WHICH street at each one. (But the governor doesn't want streets used for political messages, which is why no rainbows!) www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...

Bill would make Florida colleges, universities name streets after Charlie Kirk

A new bill would make all of Florida's public state universities and colleges rename one roadway on their campuses after Charlie Kirk.

www.tallahassee.com

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