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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity is the only way

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kha2e @kha2e.bsky.social · 1d

78 in Madison. Gearing up for No Kings Day on Saturday. Will never stop.

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ejcon3.bsky.social @ejcon3.bsky.social · 2d

I’m 76 old vet I saw the Cuban crisis,Nam,Nixon JFK RFK MLK Y2K.I'VE seen fear But I never had the Devils evil hand clutching my throat before.WE will protest for this generation and thereafter.WE will not let our soul starve for a lack of freedom,WE will reborn our dreams,FOR I'm not ONE; I'm WE!

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, wow, wow. This has always been legally possible but the law has virtually never been enforced — and now this is the SECOND case I've heard of in the last month (first involving a person with a green card) of a noncitizen being charged for failure to carry their papers.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 2d

NEWS: ICE gave a Rogers Park man a $130 ticket for not having his papers on him. They rounded him up last week and eventually let him go, but not without a fine that some critics say is un-American. Trump admin enforcing little-used law
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/13/i...

ICE tickets Chicago man with legal residency $130 for not having his papers on him: ‘It’s not fair…I’m a resident’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement fined Rueben Antonio Cruz $130 for not having his papers with him.

www.chicagotribune.com

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🦋🕊️🦋GinLy47 @ginly47.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago residents are now following ICE vehicles, honking horns and shouting warnings to their neighbors before raids begin. This is what community defense looks like. 👏

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 2d

"The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself."

-FDR (definitely antifa)

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Robert Ellingsworth @by1959.bsky.social · 1d

Give till you're Dead.

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John Perschino @johnperschino.bsky.social · 3d

From a neighbor who asked not to be identified: “He’s [the deceased] not a cocky guy or anything like that. He just keeps to himself,” the neighbor said. “One hundred percent he was scared. He doesn’t know English, so that’s someone that is scared and afraid of everything that could happen.”

kha2e @kha2e.bsky.social · 3d

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/i...

Man killed, agent injured as Trump immigration enforcement push takes violent turn in Chicago suburb

The Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement push in the Chicago area took a violent turn Friday.

www.chicagotribune.com

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kha2e @kha2e.bsky.social · 3d

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/12/i...

Man killed, agent injured as Trump immigration enforcement push takes violent turn in Chicago suburb

The Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement push in the Chicago area took a violent turn Friday.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Enemies of Fascism @dagrtnpwrflmrfixit.bsky.social · 3d

Appeals to a broader audience. MAGA.

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kha2e @kha2e.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, they will come for me and thee.

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 3d

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.

Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

newsletter.ofthebrave.org

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

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FROGS TOGETHER STRONG
Find a frog gathering near you www.NoKings.org | October 18

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 3d

So now the Administration are saying that the mass firing of CDC scientists, including many responsible for preventing outbreaks, was an “error” and many will be brought back.

Whether by intention or incompetence, dismantling public health will kill people.

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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · Sep 3

Unite w/ over 1000 current & former HHS employees (includes CDC) in the call for RFK Jr’s immediate removal as HHS Secretary. saveHHS.org

RFK Jr’s attacks on CDC affect health & safety of the nation. Public health is based on evidence & science not personal or political agendas.
#USAnotRFK #SaveHHS

Save HHS
#USAnotRFK
Step 1 Demand RFK Jr's Resignation
Step 2 Contact your Representatives
Step 3 Share this message
Protect America's Public Health

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13d

a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13d

Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports

Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving the hard-charging journalist unusual clout to revamp the struggling network as it also acquires her scrappy news site the Free Press, The Post has learned.

Weiss — a 41-year-old former New York Times opinion writer who has built the Free Press into a buzzworthy site with a contrarian bent — is expected to be named to the top post in a Monday announcement, although the talks are in flux and the timing could change, a source close to the situation said.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 6d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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🌊🏄BlueWaveSurfer🏄🌊 @bluewavesurfer.bsky.social · 3d

Reminder....

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 4d

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

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LindaFly @lindafly.bsky.social · 6d

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 5d

ANTIFA (Jimmy Doolittle):

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GG @ct-yankee.bsky.social · 4d

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 4d

This is not a border crossing.
There’s no law that any of us have to show our papers on the interior.

This is a blatant civil rights violation. How is anyone supposed to know whether this man is a real ICE agent or just pretending to be one?!

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 4d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 5d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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