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Gregory Bovino’s deposition is out. Check here and @chicagotribune.com for highlights. Throughout, Bovino was evasive and combative. In this, while being asked about a photo showing him throwing tear gas, Bovino said: “You said canister. I threw two. That’s plural.”

STAY READY CHICAGO get a whistle, organize at yr schools and workplaces winter is time to stay vigilant but also strategize

Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw. The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.

Child care workers are building a network of resistance against ICE, @the19thnews reports. blockclubchi.co/44wlKum

... you absolutely have to see the caterpillar from which the butterfly emerges. No wonder they made him emperor of Japan, that's the cutest little guy on the whole island chain. Hell, I say we make him the President of the USA, too.

Rest in Power to Mother Viola Ford Fletcher. 111 years, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre. She never got the justice she deserved www.fox23.com/news/mother-...

🌟 IC-SS News Nov 24-30: tinyurl.com/icss11-24-25 Stand up for democracy - support the community! 📰 See Indivisible Chicago-South Side's newsletter: tinyurl.com/icss11-24-25

FULL STORY: Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, and the agents who led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and its suburbs, falsely depicted ordinary Chicagoans as professional agitators determined to mount a violent resistance, a federal judge determined. @wttw.bsky.social

“Once, after the group bought out a tamale vendor’s cart, that man found them days later to say immigration agents were spotted on his block just hours after. ‘You saved my life,’ Rosales said the man told them.” apnews.com/article/chic...

40+ IGWLers packed 800 whistle kits tonight! We’re sending these to Durham, NC via Bull City Indivisible, as they experience an increase in ICE activity. Solidarity and resource sharing is so important. We keep us safe. ✊

We had an amazing turnout for the first @indivisiblegwlchi.org whistle party, with 800 whistles going to Duram, NC! Looking forward to the next one to benefit NOLA (or wherever is hit next.)

Today's regularly scheduled 10am Peregrine attack on the Montrose Snowy Owls. Third day in a row they've done this dance. 11/23/2025 #Birds #Owls #Falcons

thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation

This evening! Whistle party - West Loop - come join us!

In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.

A few thoughts from Chicago.

Feds encountering loudmouthed Chicago women

Well, this is chilling AF. The Department of Education is suing Penn (in their quest for "combat antisemitism") requesting detailed information about Jewish faculty and staff. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 1/2

Community isn’t something you show up to consume. It requires you to contribute, collaborate, and commit-create. If you want community, you have to be community. #craftivism

1. Good riddance. 2. I am already seeing people on the left praising her and saying she should join the Democrats. HER ENTIRE RESIGNATION SPEECH WAS DUMPING ON TRANS PEOPLE AND IMMIGRANTS. www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...

Sorry guys universe is splitting open starting today

With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…

At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.

when the real daddy comes home

God-level charm spell...

Reminder to Chicagoans in the greater West Loop area (and beyond) that there will be a whistle party on Sunday evening. Come have a beer, pitch in and meet some great people! www.mobilize.us/indivisibleg...

At a time when we are drowning in police misconduct settlements that are costing the city millions and forcing the city to take out massive loans with HIGH interest rates… this seems like such a slap in the face. This is not accountability and this is not responsible governance.

really wish that Fridays on Bluesky were "everyone post your weirdest finds / shower thoughts of the week" I mean, we could just do it

"Forgive, don't demand accountability" is a perfect way to maintain the existing power structures and ensure that nothing changes.

The 20-year-old welder’s killing by her coworker has prompted women in trades across the country to speak out about the harassment they face and the protections they need.

Scott observed that art has always been a catalyst in social movements and political protests. "The Clash and Public Enemy were deeply meaningful to me …. Those musicians gave me license to say, 'No, the world is what's crazy, not you.'"

"He's gonna pay for those shots," Parente added re: Exum, noting the agent bragged about the shooting. "They were not good shots. You will see, eventually, that that was a bad shoot, it was a violation of CBP's use of force policy, and he is going to pay for those shots" the attorney told press.

NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man. We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:

Chicago: Did you know that police departments in the Chicago area coordinate on Slack? Now that I know it's accessible to public records requests, request away: Their server is called CHI-INTEL and requests should be sent to the department that runs it, the Cook County Sheriff. Send away!

JFC

BREAKING: Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against a woman who was shot seven times by a Border Patrol agent in Chicago.

I wondered how they were going to surge & terrorize Charlotte and New Orleans at the same time. Turns out, they clearly don’t have capacity for that. Yet.

I propose that we add these to our gestapo-fighting tactics.

Must be a total coincidence this announcement came the day after these guys were seen at Trump’s ritzy dinner party. Trump doesn’t have this authority. States are filling the void left by the federal govt’s failure to create an accountability structure for AI companies.

Q: What did you mean by “Read it. 5 shots?” Why are you pointing that fact out? A: I’m a firearms instructor. And I take pride in my shooting skills. Q: You take pride in your shooting skills? A: That’s correct. Border agent’s texts at issue in shooting case www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/20/m...

One of the tragedies of growing up is it's apparently no longer "socially acceptable" to carry around a cool rock & show it to people you meet. So I have to respect the Chinese, Korean & Japanese for having a tradition of finding cool rocks & displaying them. Let's talk about scholar's stones.

Debating between a SAD lamp and this on an infinite loop

New "How to Report ICE" zines up today: #Nashville #Asheville (In North Carolina folder) #TwinCities Metro Area (in Minnesota folder) #NewYorkCity en Español! I am working on the backlog and will have more out tomorrow!! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

The couple who ran Store Palma, a small general merchandise shop + secondhand store at 87th & Escanaba, were abducted by ICE this week. Their daughter has decided to permanently close the store, and is holding a sale Thursday to clear out the space and fundraise for their family's needs. Cash only.

A pair of snowy owls on the coast of Chicago

The publicity around Pope Leo’s namesake beer couldn’t have come at a better time: $1 from each Da Pope four-pack will benefit North Center’s Common Pantry. Every $1 raised translates into three meals for food insecure neighbors. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/19/c... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social

“We the people!” The final moments of Patti Smith’s final song of the night.

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