what could go wrong with an ICE flight contractor running city parking meters and having access to people’s locations and financial data?

Here's our writeup of last night's big victories in New York, which were a testament not to one candidate or one mayor but the work of dedicated activists on the ground who have completely changed the calculus of politics in what was once a machine state. prospect.org/2026/06/24/n...

Trump literally drove a presidential motorcade through the reflecting pool while it was still being refurbished & before the new liner even dried properly. if you drift a bunch of armored SUVs around inside of a dry pool, it damages the liner. it isn’t difficult to figure out what happened.

Judge O’Connor stated from the bench that he is giving maximum sentences to the Prairieland sentences because “the state wants to send a message to anyone who shares a similar ideology.”

please read this statement written by Benjamin "Champagne" Song and share as far and wide as you can: https://prairielanddefendants.com/defendant-writings/statement-by-benjamin-champagne-song/

Per a message from Benjamin Song, the defendant who received the century-long sentence: "...what they really want to bury is an Idea. What they hate is the very idea of being against racism. The hate is right here."

This is horrifying. People getting sentenced to decades in prison for distributing zines, organizing mutual aid efforts, public protest.

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Water Lilies (Fragment) ~1890/1926 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3110552

ICE was extremely active across Chicagoland yesterday. Once again, the rapid response group Hijos de Migrante has released a summary of the day's incidents. Though details are lacking in some cases, they report agents detained at least 9 people. There were 6 more unconfirmed detainment reports.

this crap box app has everything

odds on the dc reflecting pool paint chips that hit market sell covering the $41sqft purchase price

surewhynotidontcareanymore

still there

falafel wrap ̶F̶r̶i̶d̶a̶y̶ thursday

rapid response groups are reporting at least two ice abductions in chicago already this morning: one in avondale at diversey/pulaski (pictured below) and one in humboldt park at kolmar/grand.

Current* conditions near Ludington, MI:

426 South Western Avenue

tortoise has the guitharmonies

Chick Naming Contest! forms.gle/DziWnwfB4tyx... 📸: Chicago Piping Plovers (Montrose chicks, Montrose Protected Beach, June 16, 2026)

Bra start på helga: Slomosa på KEXP! #musikktips #music #musicsky #nowplaying

Outside of the St Paul courthouse, protesters are fighting with agents. The feds are now charging 15 people with impeding immigration enforcement in Minneapolis- under the guise of "antifa". As an aside- in LA they have failed to obtain guilty verdicts in most cases brought against protesters.

At the end of the term I asked my college creative wriing students to submit anonymous thoughts on AI. No real surprises: Mood ranges from resignation to despair, capitulation from embittered erosion of standards to total, feelings of betrayal from deep to furious. 1/

New: We've been tracking reports of ICE activity across Chicagoland for five weeks. In that time, rapid responders have seen an escalation as feds have abducted dozens, caused at least two car crashes, threatened community members with weapons and flouted state courthouse protections. Read more:

Stepping back this is maybe the funniest possible way the empire could have died but actually living in it is painful and, above all, really fucking annoying

dept of finance truck w cameras just creepin the neighborhood. wtf

We're all pulling for her. 🤞

The Phantom Wagon https://botfrens.com/collections/63/contents/20477

look at popeye animorphing into a ninja turtle

picking the finest horse* in the stable** to go for a sunday afternoon ride * divvy ** dock

James Spader and Christian Slater fight over a potatah

̶V̶l̶a̶d̶i̶m̶i̶r̶ Bibi, Stop!

GET his ass joyce … get his ASS

CliffsNotes: Twin Peaks (1990 - 2017)

ive seen this one youtu.be/Y4En8MMQMDo

deploy the Smylex

Unfortunately this is iconic

boom here comes the tarp

I finish my 6th layer of scaffolding only to start building a 7th. Everyone groans at my shit.

another wave incoming 🌊🌪️ ⛈️

hoping the tornado will suck mumford & sons in the abyss

Police have released a photo of a person wanted in connection to the burning of a cross Tuesday in Grant Park blockclubchi.co/4xm1Jng

it's rainy

it's windy

Some really crazy cases in here - cop looked up ex-girlfriend and family in Flock 100+ times - cop stalked wife giving "test" as reason - cop searched one plate 395 times in 10 months; was later fired Cops keep getting arrested for using Flock to stalk people www.404media.co/cops-keep-ge...

it's 2:50am why are these birds chirpin

Mike Bloomberg incensed that his 75 year Lou Gehrig streak of not touching or being touched by a person of color streak has ended

Hundreds of friends, family and cycling enthusiasts have gathered at Palmisano Park in Bridgeport for a vigil and memorial ride for CDOT employee Riley O’Neil who was killed Friday while cycling in the area.

i can respect NOLA residency gatekeeping. that is a badge