Reconstructed exPat
@panarmstrong.bsky.social
"Ravenswood" is a Dungeons & Dragons sounding name for a neighborhood.
Chicago based individual, but still New Orleans related. Georgia raised via UGA & SSI.
Chicago based individual, but still New Orleans related. Georgia raised via UGA & SSI.
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If you've got time to post, you've got time to send an email to your senators and House rep and tell them to fight loudly against this madness.
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You know you're old when the Thanksgiving Day Parade musical acts are geared towards you.
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
You know you're old when the Thanksgiving Day Parade musical acts are geared towards you.
Growing up in the South, I learned a mythology that Thanksgiving was about the Pilgrims.
I was a whole adult before I found out it was Lincoln set Thanksgiving as a yearly American tradition, in the middle of the Civil War, in 1863.
I was a whole adult before I found out it was Lincoln set Thanksgiving as a yearly American tradition, in the middle of the Civil War, in 1863.
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Growing up in the South, I learned a mythology that Thanksgiving was about the Pilgrims.
I was a whole adult before I found out it was Lincoln set Thanksgiving as a yearly American tradition, in the middle of the Civil War, in 1863.
I was a whole adult before I found out it was Lincoln set Thanksgiving as a yearly American tradition, in the middle of the Civil War, in 1863.
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Chicago's crime trends didn't meaningfully change during Midway Blitz but 911 calls dropped precipitously -- particularly in parts of the city with higher Hispanic populations. This week's newsletter:
jasher.substack.com/p/revisiting...
jasher.substack.com/p/revisiting...
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Chicago's crime trends didn't meaningfully change during Midway Blitz but 911 calls dropped precipitously -- particularly in parts of the city with higher Hispanic populations. This week's newsletter:
jasher.substack.com/p/revisiting...
jasher.substack.com/p/revisiting...
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free ICE watch training tomorrow at the broadside, 6pm, presented by chicago indivisible organizers who just lived through this hell we are about to experience. come get prepared and get a whistle kit!
November 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
free ICE watch training tomorrow at the broadside, 6pm, presented by chicago indivisible organizers who just lived through this hell we are about to experience. come get prepared and get a whistle kit!
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Chicago: ICE was just spotted taking people on Elston just north of Montrose. Keep alert
November 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Chicago: ICE was just spotted taking people on Elston just north of Montrose. Keep alert
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Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Journalist challenge: Use “Machine Learning” when you mean machine learning and “LLM” when you mean LLM. Ditch “AI” as a catch-all term, it’s not useful for readers and it helps companies trying to confuse the public by obscuring the roles played by different technologies. 🧪
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A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
On-the-record citations in Federal court cases are a part of the USA's recorded history forever.
Forever ever.
Forever ever.
November 22, 2025 at 10:31 PM
On-the-record citations in Federal court cases are a part of the USA's recorded history forever.
Forever ever.
Forever ever.
Great week to be on vacation so I can get the news 7 hours early & watch y'all all learn about it in real time.
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Great week to be on vacation so I can get the news 7 hours early & watch y'all all learn about it in real time.
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With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…
A lot of civic leaders in Louisiana are not prepared for how destructive & disruptive the bad guys are going to be in & around New Orleans.
One thing I’ll say though is that local lefty groups were prepared for this shit.
I remember reaching out to an official asking how they’d be prepared for this moment and got brushed off.
But brings a modicum of peace of mind knowing that the citizenry was prepared for this.
I remember reaching out to an official asking how they’d be prepared for this moment and got brushed off.
But brings a modicum of peace of mind knowing that the citizenry was prepared for this.
November 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A lot of civic leaders in Louisiana are not prepared for how destructive & disruptive the bad guys are going to be in & around New Orleans.
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Outside of Chicago, on the grounds of a former armory, decades ago an alliance of various orgs began restoring the prairie, and at Midewin Tallgrass Prairie they imported bison to roam the prairie once more. I love to visit my very large bi sons 💚🦬
November 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Outside of Chicago, on the grounds of a former armory, decades ago an alliance of various orgs began restoring the prairie, and at Midewin Tallgrass Prairie they imported bison to roam the prairie once more. I love to visit my very large bi sons 💚🦬
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The thing is, they lie. Over and over and over again. I don't think there's been a single incident in Chicago where their initial account proved out. Reporters should simply *not* be reporting what they say as fact, ever.
This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents
November 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The thing is, they lie. Over and over and over again. I don't think there's been a single incident in Chicago where their initial account proved out. Reporters should simply *not* be reporting what they say as fact, ever.
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This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This is a thread detailing a series of incidents where federal Judge Ellis rules that Gregory Bovino and his agents lied or misrepresented what was happening on the streets of Chicago. In this one, she says body cam footage suggests they brake checked to cause accidents
Little update on this one: unsurprisingly, the majority of people who regularly attend public safety meetings in Chicago and respond to "tough on crime" Google surveys do NOT think CPD policy should prevent pretextual traffic stops.
All the discussions about CPD traffic stops though, I haven't heard anyone talk about the 4th Amendment to the US Constitution.
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Little update on this one: unsurprisingly, the majority of people who regularly attend public safety meetings in Chicago and respond to "tough on crime" Google surveys do NOT think CPD policy should prevent pretextual traffic stops.
As long as the Jim Crow era Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929 stays on the books, Congress stays capped at 435 members and gerrymanders will always be an election cycle or court decision away.
Breaking: Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms.
Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026
The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.
www.texastribune.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
As long as the Jim Crow era Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929 stays on the books, Congress stays capped at 435 members and gerrymanders will always be an election cycle or court decision away.
Badly misjudged how long the CTA transfers would take so I got to the airport 4 hours early, unlocking an "achievement" many of the dads I know only dream of.
November 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Badly misjudged how long the CTA transfers would take so I got to the airport 4 hours early, unlocking an "achievement" many of the dads I know only dream of.
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NEW — An investigation by a group of Chicago-area newsrooms and independent journalists found that federal agents used chemical weapons on protesters at least 49 times across 18 incidents across Chicago and the suburbs since October 1.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/feds...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/feds...
Feds used chemical agents dozens of times in Chicago • The TRiiBE
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
thetriibe.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
NEW — An investigation by a group of Chicago-area newsrooms and independent journalists found that federal agents used chemical weapons on protesters at least 49 times across 18 incidents across Chicago and the suburbs since October 1.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/feds...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/feds...
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"Do you love New York but wish it had fewer people, no big buildings and much worse humidity? Well do I have a state for you!"
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"Do you love New York but wish it had fewer people, no big buildings and much worse humidity? Well do I have a state for you!"
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HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️
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Making a first drop in a little free library.
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Making a first drop in a little free library.
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#NewOrleans #NOLA "How to Report ICE" zine is up!
(You can find a link to all the zines plus an assembly how-to in my bio.)
drive.google.com/file/d/1K6Vv...
(You can find a link to all the zines plus an assembly how-to in my bio.)
drive.google.com/file/d/1K6Vv...
New-Orleans-SALUTE-zine-11-17.pdf
drive.google.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
#NewOrleans #NOLA "How to Report ICE" zine is up!
(You can find a link to all the zines plus an assembly how-to in my bio.)
drive.google.com/file/d/1K6Vv...
(You can find a link to all the zines plus an assembly how-to in my bio.)
drive.google.com/file/d/1K6Vv...
This afternoon I got my first notice that ICE/BP were at Canal & Broad in New Orleans.
I'm so sorry y'all are about to go through this.
I'm so sorry y'all are about to go through this.
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This afternoon I got my first notice that ICE/BP were at Canal & Broad in New Orleans.
I'm so sorry y'all are about to go through this.
I'm so sorry y'all are about to go through this.
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every business in new orleans needs to have this or something similar prominently displayed to push back against the impending ICE/CBP onslaught and be ready to get their undocumented workers/patrons into that area if they hear the whistles or see ICE/CBP nearby. #nolasky
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
every business in new orleans needs to have this or something similar prominently displayed to push back against the impending ICE/CBP onslaught and be ready to get their undocumented workers/patrons into that area if they hear the whistles or see ICE/CBP nearby. #nolasky
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"If they win next year, Democrats will need to treat the next Congress not as a return to the status quo ante but as the beginning of a new era in which the principal task is to roll back the president’s effort to create and consolidate a personalist dictatorship."
November 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
"If they win next year, Democrats will need to treat the next Congress not as a return to the status quo ante but as the beginning of a new era in which the principal task is to roll back the president’s effort to create and consolidate a personalist dictatorship."