18 months without charges

I live in the Chicago area and crickets from local media - ICE has never let up, yet this continues. It's been normalized to the point that escalation and violence barely registers outside of the communities affected. This is how fascism spreads.

Heavy ICE activity in Chicagoland continued today (if recent trends hold, it's likely to continue for the foreseeable future). Rapid response reports and photos/videos shared online indicate detainments today in Chicago's heavily Latine Albany Park, Humboldt Park, Gage Park and Pilsen communities.

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That sums it up.

Nothing says “dying civilization” like gladiator fights at the capitol for the emperor’s amusement.

🔥 AOC on whether she'll run for Senate or President in 2028: "They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go... But single payer healthcare is forever. A living wage, worker's rights are forever. ✊🏼

April 18, 2026

America would be better off run by actual 8 year olds, instead of 70 year olds who behave like 8 year olds. 🫣

Maybe JD Vance should visit Putin next.

Here a grandmother is forced to do a gig job with no job security because she can’t afford to retire? What are we celebrating here?

We have completely lost our humanity. Wtf is going on in this country?

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Monkey wrenching is such an under appreciated form of protest

A global embarrassment.

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Had to doublecheck the date on this

This morning, Trump rolled out a new, made up job for Kristi Noem, head of “Shield of the Americas.” Noem is essentially getting a paid vacation for the rest of his term to keep her from leaking stories about him.

Jennifer knows which one of us has a spine. @mizzwelch.bsky.social @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

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Doing a #DIY lens-to-lens #Super8 film transfer. Here is the first test, using footage of the #Concordejet my dad shot back in 1985 at the #Oshoshairshow www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCAa...

Does the new Melania movie touch on her friendship with Ghislaine Maxwell? Asking for a friend.

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“Five shots. Seven holes.” That’s exactly how they see women.

“This is ̷n̷o̷t̷ America” David Bowie sang in 1985, ”this is not America.” And I’ve heard that said by many people over the last few weeks: “This is not America.” But here’s the thing: This is America. And it always has been America. 1/17

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A new episode of Songs in the Key of Dave #podcast is on tap! This one is just a conversation about "Odds and Ends" featuring music by #JimmyBuffett, #SimonandGarfunkel, #TheKingstonTrio and more. Today at 2pm, EST - or on-demand via @mixcloud.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/VinylVoyageR...

FIFA could prevent world war three tomorrow: tell Trump if he invades Greenland he’s losing the FIFA Peace Prize and the U.S. is out as World Cup Host.

This is not "law enforcement." ICE and CBP are nothing but American incarnations of the Gestapo in Germany and the OVRA in Italy. In Germany, Hitler used the existing police structure for "Nazification" of the country.

This.

Let's see -- we illegally bomb Venezuela and kidnap the president and his wife to face the "wrath" of American justice. But they are sent to the Southern District of Manhattan where those courts have ruled against Trump over and over (34 felony counts).

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

What the United States did in Venezuela is prohibited under international law, which bars the use of force as an instrument of national policy.

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I don't recognize this country.

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The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.

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Today's spin: the 50th anniversary edition of one of the greatest albums ever recorded: Elton John's 1975 masterpiece, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. #eltonjohn #vinyl

The Department of Unsubtle Metaphors continues to exceed expectations

Powerful.

In this clip from Ginny & Juel, Ginny holds the record her 14-year-old-self inscribed with her name. Ginny & Juel tells the story of a mother and daughter, a 20s jazz band, and a Rolling Stones record that brought 2 people together. #documetary #jazz #jazzhistory www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVwR...

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Ugh. @schumer.senate.gov is an embarrassment. He needs to whip his dems up and not let this travesty continue. And then resign.

Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them. Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in

Any "leader" who allows this to happen isn't a leader at all. @schumer.senate.gov needs to go. This just shows that establishment Democrats are just Republicans in the end. Same millionaire cronies, same out-of-touch attitude. Same outcomes, over and over. #schumerneedstoresign