They tried to kill this woman because she annoyed them and they are charging because she lived. Her being alive is an assault on them.

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE Truth: No cars rammed ICE Claim: She boxed ICE in Truth: ICE boxed her in Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE Truth: She did not have a rifle Claim: ICE returned fire Truth: Only ICE fired Claim: She drove herself to the hospital Truth: Paramedics found her

So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people? Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help! A thread!

Seth Jarvis continues to be a delight in every way www.instagram.com/reel/DPXN_Ax...

the best answer i got for this:

oh fuck yes now we are cooking

People keep waiting for "the thing," some kind of bright line that makes it all clear. There's already blood in the water. Clarity isn't coming anytime soon.

Kind of feels like feds occupying our city for a month, killing one person and shooting another while attacking neighborhoods with chemical weapons and kidnapping hundreds of people already counts as a civil war whether the Guard arrives or not, but what do we know?

Vampire is available to adopt in LA or Orange County! 2 weeks ago I found a small kitten trapped in the middle of a busy intersection. Now she's 6 weeks and ready to find her forever home. Adoption application available on VIDA. Dm if you have questions about her! www.petfinder.com/cat/vampire-...

If only there was a physical process whereby one Coen could claim natural dominance over the other

There seem to be two primary audience reactions to The History of Sound and both were on display at the showing I was at today. Man in front of me fell asleep and snored through most of it; woman near me burst into prolonged ugly sobbing as soon as the credits started to roll.

Old timey train spotted

A thing I think it’s important for USians not in currently-occupied cities to grasp is that the normal and everyday goes on alongside the violent and unprecedented. In Chicago right now you can be forced off teargas-soaked streets in the morning and have a peaceful evening picnic on the lake.

Not an educator, but if you personally want to get back into reading books, here's what helped me (thread)

(guy about to invent the wedge salad) i ain't taking all those leaves apart

Judge IMMERGUT, a Trump appointee to the bench, ruled that Trump's call-up was based on false claims about unrest in Portland and that Trump's own statements were "simply untethered to the facts." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Nick Bjugstad is with the Blues??

The troops are coming to Chicago, fam. Remember, we have resources for this moment. Connect to ongoing efforts. Chicagoans love Chicago, and we will support each other.

this is our cracker barrel moment

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Today so far feds in Chicagoland have: Attacked & arrested protesters at the Broadview detention center w/the help of the ISP other agencies Tear gassed a street in Logan Square that has a grocery store & elementary school on it, among other things Violently handcuffed an Alderperson It's 3pm

I too always take a moment to genuflect before Chicago's most powerful local deity

If you’re in Illinois and you’re disturbed by the images that you’re seeing of the Illinois State Police in Broadview this morning, please call now. It will honestly take 30 seconds. I spoke to a real person. Here are the phone numbers: 312-814-2121 312-814-2122 217-782-6830 217-782-6831

Absolutely buckwild that Pritzker or any other Dem elected responsible for or supporting what’s happening this morning thinks this won’t go viral.

Can’t decide whether these Statue of Liberty rubber chickens that say “squeeze me to hear me scream” are a little too on-the-nose for these times or if they’re perfect

Alexander Skarsgård, five minutes after the Pillion trailer was released:

St. Cloud State enters a new era with a new head coach and their first all-female coaching staff. www.theicegarden.com/a-new-era-be...

American Christians deciding the Pope doesn't know the Bible because he said immigrants are human is the perfect summary of the evangelist movement

Barbra Streisand is joining Jane Fonda and 600+ entertainment figures in re-launching the Committee for the First Amendment. Fonda announced the revival of the organization, initially founded by her father, Henry Fonda. The organization was founded in the 1940s to defend free speech against fascism.

If you live in Illinois, we need your help. This will take less than five minutes and will truly pressure your local elected officials to stand with the people rather than ICE.

great news the musical about doomed shipwrecked sailors that closed before I could see it on Broadway is coming to Boston next year; related, who in Boston either wants to go to the theater with me or wants to have me sleep on their couch for a weekend or something speakeasystage.com/shows/2026/0...

absolute movie theater jumpscare while trying to book a ticket to very much not this

Want to get to know Bad Bunny's music before he headlines the 2026 Super Bowl? Follow Becky's SIX-WEEK ANNOTATED SYLLABUS for all the essential listening and reading. (We all deserve a friend who'd make us a tabbed spreadsheet like this.)

More 🐸 bound for the kiln 🔥 #ceramics #frogart

some of y'all are in sports fans mentions hating on sports. joke's on you, no one can hate sports more than a sports fan.

jon wurster!! reblog if you agree

Thrilled to learn that the Red Wings have a player named Amadeus Lombardi

Miss Major, one of the mothers of the trans liberation movement, has been in the hospital for 10 days with sepsis and a blood clot. She has looked out for us for generations, now it’s time to look out for her. Donate if you can: fundly.com/missmajor

come see my band transgender woke BIPOC food justice we go on at like 12

Any specific reason four helicopters are circling downtown Chicago or just general Horrors These Days

To explain: At the start of his opinion, Judge Young includes an anonymous note received by his chambers, which reads “Trump has pardons and tanks..what do you have?” Responding to the note, Young says we have our “magnificent Constitution” and “here’s how that works out in a specific case —“

The CTA is bringing back two 1920s-era vintage train cars for one day tomorrow! Sounds interesting! "The vintage trains will run between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Wednesday October 1st, on the inner loop, making all regular loop stops" www.transitchicago.com/78th/?utm_so...

when I sent the brief over for the cover design I was like "so don't panic but it has to be a bit like she's banging the goat man in a bdsmy kind of way but it also needs to be deniable/ acceptable for a bookstore shelf" and the cover designer was like say no more I have been dreaming of this moment

so like does someone need to do a Kickstarter to find a guillotine-making project or something, is that how this works

The endgame for all of this is constructing a military that will obey orders when ordered to fire on citizens. That's the throughline to half of what Trump is doing.

Hegseth is so fixated on physical fitness and grooming standards I keep waiting for him to call for a return to the glory days when our top Navy pilots would compete in sexy shirtless beach volleyball games.

Friendly PSA, so you don't end up feeling awkward: Yom Kippur starts Wednesday evening. You will probably have coworkers unavailable part of Wednesday and on Thursday. Respect their time off. Don't schedule essential meetings. And don't wish them a "happy" Yom Kippur, it's not that kind of holiday.

This is a terrible decision for people's wellbeing, and advocates have been desperately fighting it. Physical mail is an important, highly personal connection to people on the outside. Nobody should have to interact with their child's crayon drawing or a funeral photo of an elder through a tablet.

so: what do we need you to do? two things. 1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵

Also note: the HEIGHT of Democratic popularity nationally was when the Dems, honorably, held an anti-trans law at bay. Also keep in mind the most popular Dem pols in the country are Mamdani, AOC & Sanders, who are all unashamedly pro-trans. Being pro-trans & anti-bully is a winning strategy!