Is the plan to hope a district judge is braver than the entire Democratic Party and will stick their neck out to hold feds in criminal contempt? Why would they do that without assurance they’ll have political support? Pritzker’s bluff is being repeatedly called and he’s still just campaigning

He could theoretically get arrested for DUI at some point but beyond that it’s critical that our state leaders observe the unwritten “feds can freely commit all crimes” doctrine. The rule of law depends on it. James Madison is watching.

Any and every story about the Feds claiming something happened at a scene should contain the information that they've repeatedly lied, provided questionable or no evidence to back up their claims, and even a judge has called their credibility into question. That's the bare minimum at this point.

And when reporters email DHS some Nazi scumbag spokesman replies like “lol cool journalism you dumb commie” They’re not credible, they are the Klan. This isn’t a legitimate government agency that you should cover like it’s the water reclamation district

Have now seen two stories from major local broadcast outlets in Chicago repeating a claim by DHS that shots were fired and paint cans/bricks were thrown today in Little Village, with the only "evidence" being a post from the agency on a nazi website. This is more than irresponsible.

“But we will stop half a dozen notches to the right of Mamdani in our efforts to simulate opposition to these guys who want you dead.”

It’s a choice to see a Nazi government as legitimate and only certain acts of that government as unlawful excesses. The 600,000+ people killed by the illegal abolition of USAID, the people starving for lack of SNAP, and the terror in Chicago - all of it flows from a singular, illegitimate project.

The fascist movement is premised on the existing legal order. They are proceeding by legalizing illegality and unconstitutionality under the terms of that order, that they are actually upending. You cannot ultimately defeat them by standing on the scaffolding they used to get here.

OVER A MILLION USERS DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT EVERY *WEEK* what the fuck are we DOING here

reminder David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel both went on the record to Politico to say they were fine with this, either knowing the result would be mass death of children or being too dumb to know. Decide for yourself what’s worse!

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Very much worth a read.

Federal agents’ use of force amid the aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago “shocks the conscience,” and the Trump administration “lacks credibility.” That’s what a judge found Thursday in a crucial new ruling: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

someone got indicted on the basis of “transporting antifa materials” for allegedly transporting a box of ZINES THEY’RE PROSECUTING PEOPLE FOR DOMESTIC TERRORISM OVER ZINES

WATCH body cam video of an ICE agent arrested for DUI after his shift at the Broadview facility. He crashed into some bushes after officers found him asleep at the wheel and knocked on the window. "Oh this is a fun one,” the officer tells his sergeant. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/i...

They counted on making Chicago mad and provoking violence but what they did instead was viscerally disgust any human with even the slightest sense of morality and it’s not gonna go the way they want

This is why they’re seriously discussing cutting the library budget. This is why our schools are underfunded. This is why we can’t #PlowTheSidewalks Crime is down, way down, but the police are defunding our city. There is no rational way to justify this. It must end.

Concrete jungle where dreams are made of

“I don’t even think it’s close,” said Cook County Circuit Court Judge Kenneth Wadas during the 2.5 hour long criminal trial of a former youth jail employee accused of throwing a 15-year-old handcuffed boy to the ground, leaving him unconscious. www.injusticewatch.org/juvenile-cou...

Cheney didn’t deign to mark anything in the Pro column for any of the hundreds of thousands of people he killed. I just don’t get it at all. L take. We’re literally living in his fascist hellscape. He rigged it so he can die and we’re all still in hell. Evil human being. Deserves no credit.

Saw an interview with Pritzker where he sent the chilling message to ICE that someday Trump won’t be in power and they just might, perhaps, even maybe be criminally charged. Definitely prudent to wait. These are government officials after all! Law enforcement, even. Just trying their best.

US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say

🧵🧵 This thread highlights some of media people and organizations energetically covering the Trump regime’s campaign to terrorize Chicagoans. These folks are well worth a Bluesky follow. Of special note is Unraveled, the kind of independent journalism we need when some legacy outlets are in retreat.

This guy is more personally responsible for our crisis than most humans on the planet. 8 years of turning the ratchet right and building the scaffolding for this. Go to hell

Maybe if Obama and Holder hadn’t adamantly claimed the right to murder anyone, anywhere, U.S. citizens included, then Trump and Rubio wouldn’t be doing this

GOOD MORNING, ILLINOIS!!

We are beyond Kubrickian satire and it’s literally going to get us all killed

“Chicago is the future.“ @joseolivarez.bsky.social for @chicagomag.com

April 26, 1942: The Reichstag holds its last session, unanimously passing a decree making the Führer "Supreme Judge of the German People." Any last privileges of the parliament were removed as Hitler became final decision-maker in all matters, including life and death over every German citizen.

Operation Midway Blitz rolled on today, even as Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino spent much of the late morning in court. Local rapid response teams today have confirmed federal immigration activity on Chicago's southwest and northwest sides, with at least one person detained on the NW side.

Judge Ellis just ordered Greg Bovino to report to her in-person at 6pm every day about that day’s events.

The Democrats are continually establishing that using School of the Americas tactics to kidnap brown people isn’t quite a fascist dictatorship yet. Close! It’s just unambiguously racist and a truly grave delusion to bank on a nice long remaining stretch of slope to slip down.

How exactly do you envision the Democrats acquiring the reins of power?

Its so hard to understand the scope and scale of the Federal attack on Chicago, led by ICE and CBP. I put this map and table together, highlighting the most significant incidents from 9/19-10/25. The area shown is roughly 30 by 35 miles with incidents in all corners.

3,000 people.

Yet another Democratic consultancy group draws up yet another plan designed to lose, framed as a plan designed to win. Its recommendation: doing everything they've already been doing that has led to its state of absolute impotence, framed, once again, as a bold new direction.

Miller does not plan to ever leave power. Whether it’s Trump or Vance or Barron or whoever, he is dug in, staying in the bunker. 10 or 150 million people demanding they exit the building will not persuade them. It’s not an option to wait to cross this bridge until we come to it.

Again, we call them fascists because they are.

STORY HERE — Video footage obtained by The TRiiBE shows federal agents pulling Laugh Factory Night Manager Nate Griffin as he holds on to a scaffold. Bystanders screamed at the agents, saying "Show your face," as they detained Griffin. thetriibe.com/2025/10/laug...

New: District Judge Sara Ellis in Chicago has issued an order this afternoon, commanding Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino to appear in federal court on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Bovino was videotaped throwing tear gas into a crowd in Chicago's Little Village community this past Thursday.

federal agents in little village beat up a high school student, who’s a us citizen (not that it should matter). from puño: www.instagram.com/p/DQKrvv9kv97/

For folks asking if they've made it *inside* a Home Depot yet as the business has clearly just continued letting agents do whatever they want in their lots, the answer is yes. This is from yesterday in Evanston.

Border Patrol has reportedly detained several people in Little Village this morning. Video from Facebook shows Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino and his agents walking the streets as warning whistles blow in the background.

An American teenager, Mohammad Ibrahim, has been in Israeli prison for *8 months.* Israeli settlers killed his 20-year-old American cousin, Sayfollah Musallet, in June. These are the conditions Mohammad is being held in, where he's lost dozens of pounds and got infected with scabies:

Oak Park resident Scott Sakiyama reports feds pointed weapons at him across from an elementary school today. They then arrested him and took him to Broadview. While in custody, he saw agents texting in a group chat called "Chiraq Team 2." Full testimony: www.facebook.com/share/p/1GqB...

Is someone filing a TRO or something to stop RFK from killing everyone

Pritzker is all smiles right this moment at a press conference about some infrastructure project while the cops he sent to Broadview are doing this

Alderwoman Julia Ramirez of the 12th Ward which spans part of the southwest side posted a video statement on social media. She says that her office can confirm there have been 30 detainments/kidnappings throughout the ward. She says that 15 people were taken at Swap-O-Rama in Back of the Yards.

Ellis sets 10:30 am on Monday for the next hearing. Ellis says she will be conducting Director Hott's questioning, but says plaintiffs can submit to her questions they'd like her to ask.

Ellis also says she's modifying the restraining order: "All agents who are operating in operation midway blitz are to wear body worn cameras and they are to be on."