Aspergillus, Cladosporium: welcome to the resistance

*rehabilitated by substack

bitches defend bitches

“In the Trump era, there is no longer any attempt to obscure what’s really going on. Nine years ago, as Trump was starting his authoritarian ascent and bashing journalists, CBS’s CEO didn’t sound an alarm – he instead seemed thrilled…”

This piece is very good.

So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Video shows feds deploy tear gas in Albany Park this afternoon as they reportedly detain one person.

The chef can't make a schedule, because we just don't know who can show up that day. 2-4 callouts everyday because there's too much ICE activity in the neighborhoods.

I am working in a restaurant and everyone is scared. We've lost 4 or 5 to ICE. People are afraid to come to work during daylight hours, so they get to work 5 or 6 hours early and sleep in the dry storage until their shift starts. People are sleeping here at night.

the daily wear and tear of worrying about yr neighbors, constantly vigilant with whistle in hand, etc

It’s been said but it bears repeating: in addition to the people being abducted, all Chicagoans are being psychologically terrorized. Seeing feds driving/walking around and videos of violent attacks in places you know and love will fuck you up. Get ready, it’s coming to all of America soon.

People are spontaneously posting up near any laborers or street vendors they spot. Just saw a rapid responder guarding a man working on a building exterior. Many things are terrible today but lord, this stuff matters.

ICE killed their father. Now they’re in foster care.

Silverio Villegas, a single father, was fatally shot by fed agents after he allegedly tried to flee a traffic stop in Franklin Park.

His family spoke to the Tribune of their grieve and their fight.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/12/s...

A few hours before troopers started dragging protesters away, another reporter asked if we've seen a lot of feds kneeling on people "like George Floyd."

Told him on any given day in this country, a cop is doing that. That's policing. Of course the feds are, too. This is mundane for them.

Extremely funny that people think this is now a Pritzker hate account when all we've been doing is documenting the same police violence we've been documenting well before this ICE surge

Sorry for disrupting your worldview. Welcome to what cops are!!!

Co-sign. Under no circumstances should you EVER consider doing something so insanely reckless, dangerous, and illegal.

I hope this is a false flag; if not, whatever person did this thinking that they were striking a blow for justice is a moron.

Pritzker basically pulled a Newsom, doing lots of tough guy posting and soundbites but in the end he's directing his cops to help the gestapo terrorize Chicago without pushback or even inconvenience.

"They'll have to go through me"

Shining lasers into the air also forces aircraft doing stuff like “life saving medical flights” to land, which is a great way to lose popular support for your activism. Don’t fucking do this.

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That fire comes from love, but sometimes, we need a moment to self-regulate, so we don't lose ourselves in it. If this moment is stretching you out or burning you up, please take care of yourself. Fortify yourself, honor your needs, and maintain your relationships. There's a lot more of this ahead.

I am drawing strength from our solidarity and from the sheer number of people who keep showing up to meet the moment. I am also full of rage. Earlier today, there was a moment when I swear I could have breathed fire.

This is in the Rogers Park area, to be clear. We know ICE was also very active in other areas, and that they tear-gassed responders in East Albany Park.

We don't know how many people they took. The last update I got from a source I trust was between three and six, and they weren't even entirely sure about that range. ICE was also far more aggressive with our rapid responders today, pulling guns on at least three people and arresting one volunteer.

ICE hit our area hard again today. I spent the morning and afternoon on patrol, and then came home for Understory, the emotional and spiritual support group for activists I co-facilitate. @tanuja.bsky.social was going to cover for me, but I decided I needed to be there, for my sake. I was right.

I really wouldn’t be shining lasers at helicopters if I were you. It’s illegal and could cause an aircraft to crash - and that could kill a LOT of people, in the air and on the ground.

And the ICE goons appear to be *salivating* at the chance to claim people that they arrest were doing this:

Because TikTok is an incredible place, every time we open the app now, we are shown that fake video of a reporter being arrested. Simultaneously, a bunch of commenters are convinced our video of state troopers in Broadview from yesterday evening is AI. Perfect, no notes