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Peter Cunningham
@petercunningham57.bsky.social
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Musician, Writer, Husband, Father, Dreamer -- and, at the moment, full time resister. You can read some of my writing and hear some of my music at my website: https://petercunningham.me/
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Peter Cunningham @petercunningham57.bsky.social · 3d
More conditioning for martial law? In a pointless display of military toys for VP Vance, the Marine Corps fired live artillery rounds over a busy California highway, requiring the state to temporarily close the road. They want us to get used to this. #Resist

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Newsom closes highway section amid feud with White House over Marine exercise
The announcement came after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) traded jabs with the White House over the live-fire exercise Vice President JD Vance is attending in the area.
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Peter Cunningham @petercunningham57.bsky.social · 6d
Kudos to federal judge Sara Ellis for holding ICE accountable. We will soon find out if anyone in the Trump administration -- or the entire Republican Party for that matter -- has a shred of respect for the law. #NotHoldingMyBreath
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Judge hauling ICE official into court as aggressive tactics continue despite her order: 'I'm not blind'
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis is requiring federal immigration agents to wear body cameras, as she asks an ICE official to explain "why I am seeing images of tear gas … [with] no warnings given." A T...
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Peter Cunningham @petercunningham57.bsky.social · 7d
Chicago resisting ICE is a national story. We're winning. Keep filming. Keep sharing.
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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Peter Cunningham @petercunningham57.bsky.social · 8d
Our @licensetooperate.bsky.social podcast talks with Aaron Rivas from New Life Centers. Here's a taste of the conversation:
www.youtube.com/shorts/GWQ5L...

Full video episodes on www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTgr...

You can listen at licensetopodcast.com
Trauma's Grip: Young Men, Fear, and the Streets #gunviolence #podcast #chicago #iceraids
YouTube video by The Chi Podcast
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11d
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Peter Cunningham @petercunningham57.bsky.social · 10d
No -- was that from J-school?
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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 10d
“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.
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Peter Cunningham @petercunningham57.bsky.social · 11d
Well done Andy. Just gave it a listen. Glad you are still playing music. Me too. Just put out a jazzy mini-CD (6 songs) last year.
petercunningham.bandcamp.com/album/flood Also just dropped a little protest song on IG @petercunningham57.
Flood, by Peter Cunningham
6 track album
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Arne Duncan @arneduncan.bsky.social · 11d
Gestapo history repeating itself
In our country
In my city
In our community
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Peter Cunningham @petercunningham57.bsky.social · 12d
This is absolutely sick. It's illegal. It should be stopped.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13d
CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 13d
Donald Trump: Stop trying to incite Illinoisans into violence. Pack up and go home.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 13d
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
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Arne Duncan @arneduncan.bsky.social · 14d
When we vote, we win!

Preserving our right to vote, and actually voting, will determine whether our democracy survives past 2026.
taniel.bsky.social Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 14d
JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 14d
If you come for my people, you come through me.
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Peter Cunningham @petercunningham57.bsky.social · 14d
The man with 34 felony convictions and dozens of unresolved indictments calls for the arrest of @mayorofchicago.bsky.social and @govpritzker.illinois.gov for resisting federal agents who are terrorizing communities, and violating the Constitution. #25thAmendment
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Calls for Jailing of Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor
The president in a social-media post says Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker have failed to protect ICE.
www.wsj.com
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 17d
Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )
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Arne Duncan @arneduncan.bsky.social · 16d
Florida will always lead the country in censorship and whitewashing history- so incredibly outrageous!

It’s incumbent for parents, community leaders, local bookstores and libraries to stand in that gap, and ensure that their children do not remain ignorant.

blavity.com/florida-scho...
Florida School Bans Amanda Gorman's Inaugural Poem 'The Hill We Climb'After Parent Complaint: I'm Gutted' - Blavity
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Peter Cunningham @petercunningham57.bsky.social · 16d
Illinois suing the Trump administration over Texas troop deployment in Chicago. A Trump-appointed judge has blocked a similar action in Oregon. Block them everywhere.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Live Updates: Illinois Sues Trump Over Guard Deployments, Expanding Multistate Fight
www.nytimes.com
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Peter Cunningham @petercunningham57.bsky.social · 17d
Great to see Chicago's business community pushing back on the threat of bringing troops to Chicago. Every sector needs to speak out.
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Peter Cunningham @petercunningham57.bsky.social · 20d
Trump wants $10B to bail out farmers who are getting crushed by Trump's tariffs prompting China to stop buying U.S. soybeans. Waiting for farm-state Republicans to speak up.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Trump Explores Bailout of at Least $10 Billion for U.S. Farmers
Farmers are harvesting one of the largest crops in history, while China holds off on buying U.S. soybeans.
www.wsj.com
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Peter Cunningham @petercunningham57.bsky.social · 20d
Is Chicago's business community going to say anything about this or just stay quiet?
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 20d
President Donald Trump’s planned termination of nearly $8 billion for energy projects primarily in states that didn’t vote for him includes $583 million in cuts for projects in Illinois.
President Donald Trump cancels $583 million in energy projects for Illinois, one of many blue states affected
Exelon, the University of Illinois and the Gas Technology Institute in Des Plaines are among those in Illinois affected by Trump administration cuts following the federal government shutdown.
www.chicagotribune.com
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Arne Duncan @arneduncan.bsky.social · 20d
To all my friends, respected leaders & scholars in Higher Ed:

Just say “No!” to the outlandish offer coming your way from the White House. The Party of “local control” now wants to control you.
If you take this bait, you will be complicit in the downfall of one of America’s greatest institutions!
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20d
ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.
South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'
A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.
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Peter Cunningham @petercunningham57.bsky.social · 20d
And here's a bunch of clownish ICE agents chasing a man on a bicycle who had taunted them.
abc7chicago.com/post/border-...
Border Patrol agents chase after cyclist after he claims he's 'not a US citizen' in downtown Chicago
A group of United States Border Patrol agents in Chicago chased after a cyclist on Sunday, after he taunted them and repeatedly told them that he was "not a U.S. citizen."
abc7chicago.com