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Henry Reider, his mother Isatu, and @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social were invited to speak at the Union World Conference on Lung Health last week! However, much like Henry's struggle with TB, Henry and Isatu's path to get to the conference was not an easy one #WCLH2025 #TBSky

Judge Sara Ellis began with Carl Sandburg’s beloved poem, “Chicago.” That’s the vision of the city she embraced as she decried the feds’ use of force here that “shocks the conscience,” and extended an order meant to curb it. From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis, who is still ruling, indicates a preliminary injunction is on the way.

These are sick people

Ellis: "The government would have people believe, instead, that the Chicagoland area is in a vice hold of violence, ransacked by rioters and attacked by agitators. That simply is untrue. And the government's own evidence in this case belies that assertion."

This judge never misses!

A Border Patrol agent was caught on video telling another to throw tear gas “for fun,” according to a court filing. They also mocked protesters and residents who were getting gassed.

Border Patrol repeatedly punches this man in the head while he’s on the ground in handcuffs. Also today, an appeals court ruled a federal judge lacks the power to have Bovino explain his men’s conduct on a daily basis.

A federal judge in Chicago had to tell Trump's faux-tough-guy Border Patrol chief not to tear-gas trick-or-treaters. America has sunk so far so fast it's astonishing. My column: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Our next book club read is the most requested title since we started #TBReaders ! Get hyped for Maria Smilios' The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis. Order it now or request it at your local library: tbfighters.org/book-...

Do any of my Bluesky Nerdfighter friends have experience with OBS and would potentially be willing to help out TBFighters with our streams? We’ve got a lot of pressure on one person and are looking to distribute that a little better

These projects are very important with the US (and other countries) either completely halting most foreign aid or pulling back on it

Ellis on the use of tear gas Saturday: "That was the instance, as well, where children were present and they were dressed up in their Halloween costumes. … Those kids were tear gassed on their way to celebrate Halloween in their local school parking lot."

Things are bleak, but there are also countless stories of kidnappings thwarted by resistance already. Those kinds of numbers don't get precisely tallied, because it's not always safe to tally them. But they're out there. What would it look like for this to stop in Chicago? For good?

Not sure counting on them to hit enough white, wealthy neighborhoods to spark mass outrage is a strategy and whether that kind of solidarity even lasts long term is a separate discussion. But it also almost doesn't matter if they just keep hopping cities faster than communities can adapt

This is also why you can still walk outside every day and go to work with everything appearing mostly "normal" and you meet people in your day to day who have no idea four neighborhoods were tear gassed last week and you feel completely fucking insane over it all

"These are modern day slave catchers. Call them for what they are. Stop giving them a pass. Make people understand the depth of what's going on in our community, because everybody has to protect everybody."

This Thursday, Oct. 23 at 3 PM ET, Vincent Lin from the PIH advocacy team will answer your questions about what’s happening in D.C. — from funding cuts to public health threats — plus anything on health advocacy or getting involved. Join us on Reddit: https://act.pih.org/reddit-ama-reminder-oct

The Illinois secretary of state’s office is reminding everyone — including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents — to refrain from swapping or altering state license plates amid concerns of plate tampering.

A Chicago alderperson is demanding $100,000 in damages after an ICE agent handcuffed her. blockclubchi.co/4oBUvGF

What the fuck

We've taken our seats in Judge Ellis' courtroom, where the Internet signal is not stellar. The judge is set to take the bench in 10 minutes. Stay tuned.

So many great signs and costumes at #NoKingsChicago!

Today’s No Kings protests have shown two things: 1) Trump and MAGA Republicans inhabit a bubble that is nothing like real life in America. Fully disconnected. 2) They see themselves as powerful and unstoppable. They are neither.

If I’m not mistaken, the founders of antifa have arrived.

I went to the Broadview anti-ICE protest to find the violent radicals and America-hating chaos agents. I found a dude wearing an eagle mask and a speedo. My column on the importance of exposing the Trump administration's alternate reality and ceaseless lying: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

I am never ever fucking EVER getting over these fuckers just driving around snatching our neighbors off the street.

If anyone's wondering how this is possible, the answer is these strike teams are moving terrifyingly fast. Grab first, ask questions later. We were about 8-15 minutes behind them today for several hours. They're jumping out of vans, chasing people across lawns, taking them from bus stops, etc

Russell Vought is a piece of shit.

This is real. Chicago today.

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.

Woo-hooooo!!!

So this is a pretty wild part of the TRO: mandating agents wear visible identification. Taking bets on how long before they violate it, lol

Some folks have reported experiencing extended nausea and dizziness since being tear gassed in Brighton Park on Saturday. General reminder to seek medical care even if you think you can tough it out—document it all and start a paper trail. You never know if you may need it.

Well, yeah, we're suing ICE. This wasn't really a hard decision. As little faith as we have in institutions, we recognize the value of drawing visible lines in the sand. We drew ours personally a while ago, but better late than never. May every protester be freed and may this occupation end.

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.

ISP gets in formation and a number of them march away from the intersection, toward the parking lot neighboring the ICE facility (it belongs to a business, not ICE's lot). The crowd starts a rendition of The Imperial March.

Cops and feds have successfully split up the demonstration now. ISP standing side by side with Border Patrol.

Everything that just happened appeared to have no clear purpose other than allowing this armored truck through for CBP's photo op.

PHOTOS: Local authorities to place barricades outside Broadview ICE facility to 'protect First Amendment rights' READ MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

At the Broadview ICE facility. A handful of ISP and Cook County Sheriff's Officers are milling about. They tell us they're here to "check things out" and "make sure it's safe." Broadview police chief also just arrived. They're consulting and looking at the fence.

Happy #Pizzamas ! During this celebration of pizza and charitable e-commerce, let's make sure that global aid is getting its fair share of the funding pie. Take action below: US: act.pih.org/pepfar-a... Canada: pihcanada.org/LeadOn... UK: results.org.uk/news/... Australia: www.results.org.au/w...

Starting soon: our LIVE Q&A with #PhantomPlague author Vidya Krishnan! Tune in at youtube.com/live/6JI...#PhantomPlague#TBReaders

The rescissions bill puts millions of lives at risk around the world. Join us Mon, July 14 at 7pm ET for a virtual rally with partners across health, human rights, and democracy to take a stand. Together, we’ll raise our voices ahead of the Senate vote. Register now: act.pih.org/defend-forei...

Get ready for a #TBReaders Q&A! We'll be talking with #PhantomPlague author, Vidya Krishnan, a week from today on Fri July 18, 11am ET/8am PT. Head to the TBReaders discord to submit your questions: tbfighter.link/tbrea...

Opinion: The potential for thousands of new deaths from TB is not worth the less than 1% in federal savings that came from cutting USAID.