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Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 13h

Document every violation whether it’s illegal overreach of power or a minor traffic violation. Send to your alder, ICIRR and/or ACLU

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 18h

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 12h

I could easily go Leaving Las Vegas mode but with Reese’s peanut butter cups instead of alcohol

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 13h

Overhead view of the same incident.

juridical.bsky.social @juridical.bsky.social · 17h

Same group? Is that a pistol being pointed at the guy in blue?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17h

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 19h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 18h

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

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C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 1d

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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J.R. Nelson @jrnelson.bsky.social · 1d

So honored I got to know the legendary artist, actor and raconteur Tony Fitzpatrick a little bit over the years. May his memory be a blessing to his family and many, many friends blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/11/t...

Tony Fitzpatrick, Lauded, Eclectic Chicago Artist, Dies at 66

The artist, writer and actor recently published “The Sun at the End of the Road: Dispatches From an American Life," and had planned to star in a Steppenwolf show based on his new book.

blockclubchicago.org

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Cory Brown @localmustard.bsky.social · 1d

Lookin like the beta version of the Small Wonder robot

Sitcom People @sitcompeople.bsky.social · 1d

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Sheila Q. @sheilaq.bsky.social · 1d

For Tony. RIP. ♥️

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Cory Brown @localmustard.bsky.social · 1d

lol penn state

Cory Brown @localmustard.bsky.social · 1d

Spotted out and about in Chicago

A plastic skeleton on a deck posing in front of a black flag that says “FUCK ICE” in white letters

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Cory Brown @localmustard.bsky.social · 1d

Shoutout to @dansinker.com for making cool shit.

An orange iron on patch that says “TRYING” like a biker gang patch. A white iron on patch that says “Cooper Black” in black in the Cooper Black typeface. A sheet of 5 stickers like the “TRYING” patch in different colors.

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Cory Brown @localmustard.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing at the grocery store is under $7.99 anymore.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

a russ vought special

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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katie dzwierzynski @kdzwierzynski.bsky.social · 2d

are we sure that’s not rebecca romaine

Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 4d

Nicole Kidman stuns for Vogue.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

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.

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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 2d

An extremely rough day for Edgewater in Chicago. ICE activity near schools. People kidnapped while working in yards, standing on hiring corners. So many rapid responders biking, walking, driving, whistles around necks, trying to protect their neighbors, but up against such well-funded forces.

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Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 2d

Please do not post videos of people being abducted by ICE if their faces are not blurred. Connect with your community defense networks. Here on the northside plug into One Northside where school zones are a top priority

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Lakeshore Drive Slut @shredded-teat.bsky.social · 2d

they are literally getting violent at people because traffic exists

Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 2d

This brown skinned landscaper was minding his business on a job in Edgewater when 3 masked ICE thugs took him away. Then on leaving the 3 reportedly got out of their car, turned their guns on a woman and tried to get into her car for apparently driving too close searching for parking near her home

Graphic in black, blue, red and white

COMMUNITY SAFETY ALERT
ALERTA DE SEGURIDAD COMUNITARIA
OCTOBER 10, 2025
This morning at approximately 9:30am ICE detained at least one person near Sheridan and Catalpa. Please be aware. Call 855-435-7693 to report sightings or for support if someone you know is detained. Also report any sightings
to my office 773-784-5277.
Esta mañana, aproximadamente a las 9:30, ICE detuvo a una persona cerca de Sheridan y Catalpa. Por favor, estén atentos. Llamen al 855-435-7693 para informar de observaciones de agentes federales o para pedir ayuda si alguien que conocen ha sido detenido.
También informen de los avistamientos a mi oficina, al 773-784-5277.

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 2d

ICE continues its relentless assault on Chicago street vendors. Rapid response teams in Pilsen and Little Village confirmed a street vendor was taken on Cermak and Troy and also on Damen and Cermak. These are on two major Latine commercial corridors.

Confirmed sighting in little village

Today October 10, 2025 at 10:55am we were able to confirm that ICE kidnapped a street vendor on Cermak and Troy in front of the laundry mat. Another street vendor was taken on Damen and Cermak in Pilsen. If you have any more information please call 855-435-7693 or to report any unusual or suspicious activity. Our community is safest when we are informed and organized.

Description of vehicles: a black GMC Denali suv and Tahoe

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 2d

That's two Chicago journalists feds have arrested (that I know of) in the last few weeks.

We're less than 24 hours out from federal judge Sara Ellis entering a restraining order that was supposed to protect journalists, among others, from abuse by federal agents.

Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 2d

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.

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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 3d

NEW: L.A. Times journalists just voted to authorize the newsroom’s first open-ended strike.

Eighty-five percent of the @latguild.bsky.social voted to support the strike. Just over 200 workers — 98% of members — took part in the historic vote.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 3d

Was a mistake to drop the "weird" attack

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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Stephanie Lulay @slulay2.bsky.social · 3d

NEWS: Today, a judge banned federal agents from using riot control weapons against reporters in Chicago.

It comes after 4 of our journalists were tear-gassed and shot w/ pepper-spray bullets and our nonprofit newsroom @blockclubchi.bsky.social and others sued.

This judgement protects us all:

Judge Rules Feds Can't Pepper-Spray, Tear-Gas Journalists After Block Club Chicago And Others Sue

Block Club and news organizations sued the federal government for its actions against journalists outside the Broadview ICE detention facility. Four of our journalists have been shot with pepper-spray...

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 4d

The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.

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