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Rebecca Zorach

@rabbitrez.bsky.social

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- - - never not going the way of myspace - - - art history / politics / ecologies / bad, evil-related material / *what are you, reader, but a Loose-Fish and a Fast-Fish, too?* / same id at insta, mastodon.social

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Rebecca Zorach is an art historian and Mary Jane Crowe Professor in Art and Art History at Northwestern University. Her work focuses on early modern European art, contemporary and activist art. .. more

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13h

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 15h

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

THESE are the promises I want to hear.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 1d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 1d

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Jes @jwolfe73.bsky.social · 1d

Northside ICRR update. 11:23am

ICIRR Eyes on ICE Update: This morning, Rapid Response Teams verified the presence of federal agents at multiple locations on the north side of Chicago including Rogers Park, West Ridge North Park, Edgewater, Uptown, Lakeview and in Evanston, IL. Multiple people have been detained. This is an ongoing operation.

Please be vigilant & aware of potential immigration enforcement in these areas. You have the right to film police activity, the right to remain silent, the right to speak to an attorney, and the right to refuse to sign anything.

ICIRR hotline: 855-435-7693
KYR card: bit.ly/ICIRRCards

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

Border Patrol is terrorizing Gage Park this morning (video from Facebook, 55th & California reportedly 9:40am). SWRR reports agents are highly active and were also seen at the Pulaski orange line again: instagram.com/p/DPtwEY7DhTy

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

Why are we posting so much frog content?

Because it totally undermines the propaganda of the Trump regime.

We are peaceful frogs. The regime’s secret police are violent agitators.

When we expose the ridiculousness of their lies, the regime loses credibility and support.

Stay froggy, y’all! 🐸✊

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

STEPHANOPOULOS: Trump said Pritzker should be in jail. Do you think he has committed a crime?

VANCE: I think Pritzker has certainly failed to keep the people of Illinois safe

S: It's a yes or no question

V: I certainly think he has violated his fundamental oath. That seems pretty criminal to me

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Rebecca Zorach @rabbitrez.bsky.social · 1d

When the AI bubble bursts, will they repurpose the data centers as detention centers?

Rebecca Zorach @rabbitrez.bsky.social · 2d

I will say having spent quality time in Italy with an infant that they're excellent for rinsing out cloth diapers before laundering them

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 2d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 2d

I hadn't been following this bill, but just saw that Gov. Newsom vetoed AB 93, which imposed certain water use reporting requirements on data centers, as part of the business licensing process (including for annual renewals).

calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org/bills/ca_202...

AB 93: Water resources: data centers. | Digital Democracy

Digital Democracy overview of bill AB 93: Water resources: data centers.

calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org

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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 2d

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2d

In Broadview, IL this morning outside the Chicago area ICE detention center—

Just rolled up, immediately saw ISP/CCSO arresting a protester w/ a guitar (he appears to be in good spirits over it).

ICE vehicles have been coming and going, including a large bus driven by a masked agent seen earlier.

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The Pleasure Vice Principle (he/him/his) @hannibaltabu.bsky.social · 2d

I saw the dot coms crash from a front row seat. AI is running out of money way faster.

The evangelism is insecurity from people who made the wrong bet. I’ve seen it before. futurism.com/future-socie...

AI Data Centers Are an Even Bigger Disaster Than Previously Thought

An investment manager realized he made a crucial mistake — and that his grim prediction about AI investments may not have been cynical enough.

futurism.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3d

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Rebecca Zorach @rabbitrez.bsky.social · 3d

Wtaf

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Slackermom @slackermom.bsky.social · 3d

Was just at a neighborhood school at dismissal. Hundreds of people with whistles surrounding the school and stationed down every block making sure ICE doesn’t snatch anyone. The same is happening at all the schools around here. I love my neighborhood and I love Chicago.

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brent is Saw Gerrera-pilled @therealbrent.bsky.social · 3d

It’s so unbelievably funny that “America First” is bailing out Argentina and giving Qatar an Air Force base in Idaho.

Like you cannot make this shit up man lmao

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 3d

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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Rebecca Zorach @rabbitrez.bsky.social · 4d

Maybe as detention centers?

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 4d

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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🦋 Frankie 🦋 @frankiemillie10.bsky.social · 4d

This is so hard to watch 😢

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Rebecca Zorach @rabbitrez.bsky.social · 4d

An important article with in-depth reporting. Read it!

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 5d

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...

South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE

Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.

thetriibe.com

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Maggie Serota @maggieserota.bsky.social · 5d

do go on …

A knock-off Kermit puppet listening intently, fingers tented under chin.

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 5d

South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE

Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.

thetriibe.com

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Reposted by Juan Cole, Robert Black, Robert C. Richards , and 7 more Juan Cole, Robert Black, Robert C. Richards, Alan Richardson, Silvia Secchi, Bessma Momani, Henry Jones, Rebecca Zorach, Magda Teter, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 5d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 7d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Rebecca Zorach @rabbitrez.bsky.social · 7d

This explains a lot.

Ben Evans @ogkittylyst.bsky.social · 7d

A "libertarian" is just an authoritarian who hasn't gotten hold of the keys yet.

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Ben Evans @ogkittylyst.bsky.social · 7d

A "libertarian" is just an authoritarian who hasn't gotten hold of the keys yet.

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