Drinking an ok hazy IPA and a suboptimal pizza with Lemmy because it was a long weekend.

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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

DHS repeats the lie that LAPD has repeated since 2020 about “fake” journalists

Last week, residents of a South Shore apartment building were jolted awake late at night last week when nearly 300 federal agents, backed by helicopters and flashbang grenades, stormed their homes in a massive immigration raid.

I'm floored. Ellis essentially just told the govt. to suck it up. Cites incidents of judges getting doxxed. "It's unfortunately part of the cost of doing business as a public servant," she says.

Ellia further breaches that feds have turned chemical weapons on unarmed press and protestors, says "we have to live in reality." "They're responding to being attacked," defense attorney says of the federal agents in response. Sighs in the courtroom.

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Police violence is part of our national fabric. You will not find us diminishing that. It's hard to believe any cops could be worse than a department who ran a torture black site. But DHS is entirely unleashed and unaccountable. They will kill more people by the end of this month if not stopped.

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.

Chicago press organizations, along with @unraveledpress.com, @peoplesfabric.com, and @blockclubchi.bsky.social are suing DHS and ICE for detaining and assaulting journalists. Journalists in LA were successful in their suits against the dept.

The hate crime charge against Alexa Wilkinson for photographing vandalism of the New York Times building is a dangerous precedent, no matter what you think of Wilkinson.

Cities with high “crime rates” are resource deprived cities populated by marginalized communities. They’re often poor, have limited access to social safety nets, and are over-policed.

More on this from @nppa.org nppa.org/news/814

For The Objective, @nicolefroio.bsky.social wrote about how tricky pre-reporting can be for freelancers, sometimes amounting to free labor, and wasted working hours: objectivejournalism.org/2025/10/pre-...

Do not post dearrest videos, fam.

The answer to a question in the headline is always ‘no,’ but Tolkkinen finds it hard to argue against cheap labor.

LA will likely face the same saturation over the next few years for FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, and the Olympics.

Why independent news matters more than ever.

unbelievable amounts of gas right in front of the apartments by the ICE facility in portland. guys in fatigues in the middle of the road

"they don't give a fuck about you either. why are you protecting them?"

“… on October 6, 2025, the USCIS director is authorized to create new law enforcement positions which may … Carry firearms, conduct vehicular pursuits, and use force, up to and including lethal force, when appropriate.” www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/uscis-s...

These people were enslaved as laborers for a call center soliciting church donations in case you’re wondering the exact level of where we went wrong as a human species

Some folks here are calling out ISP troopers by name, looking up their salaries, and roasting them.

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A. ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why. A judge has ordered his immediate release. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Heard an officer say "let's do it" and then, in the dark, they tackle Rabbi Ben to the ground. He's being loaded into a CCSO wagon now. Broadview police also here screaming at people.

Here’s what I find funny about the MAGA freak-out over the NFL booking Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl: they think it’s a culture-war battle, when it’s just business. The Super Bowl isn’t for America alone anymore: it’s a global brand they’re trying to sell.

Feds teargassing fellow cops reminds me when the LA County Sheriffs shot and gassed LAPD at an anti-ICE protest in June. lapublicpress.org/2025/06/ice-...

The sunk cost fallacy is just that—a fallacy. It’s okay to change the things that aren’t working for you, from jobs, to partners, to gender.

FYI: one of us is en route to Broadview. We can't provide updates on new details we learn about Brighton Park shooting from this account, because we have to use it at Broadview. @peoplesfabric.com is dealing with decontaminating himself at the moment. Check his feed for further shooting updates.

@govpritzker.illinois.gov 37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois. This is assault.

CPD moved through the feds to form another barrier between protestors and feds. Enrages the crowd. Water bottle thrown. A second later, feds deploy gas, even on un-equipped CPD. People scatter, including CPD.

CPD just relieved feds from this line too. Then a moment later the feds gassed the whole area, including the cops.

More feds and protesters have arrived. Maybe 100 neighbors here now. Close to 50 Feds. Agents appear armed with a full assortment of chemical munitions. Protesters moved 30+ feet back as agents with tear gas launchers moved to the front line. It’s also 86° in Chicago rn.

Happening now: at Kedzie and 40th, where Border Patrol agents just opened fire on rapid response this afternoon. A woman CFD says they found after the incident is reported in fair condition. A growing number of outraged neighbors have gathered across from ICE/CBP agents who have closed Kedzie.

Help our client facing execution on October 16th for what is colloquially known as a ‘no crime’ charge:

One resident of the apartment building ICE raided told Reuters that agents broke down her door, then "told them to go back to their country and made a sexualized remark about Venezuelan women, she said. One of the agents hit a man in front of her son." www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

“This is not law. It is a spell, announced by a phantom. It is an empty decision, but coming as it does on behalf of a majority of the Supreme Court, it will have unfathomably cruel effects as it stands up Noem’s actions.” Read it at Law Dork now:

Welcome to our upgraded police state.

Beutler's shutdown take seems right to me. Dems are on strong footing if they are refusing to cooperate with a despotic government. But it doesn't work to say "we can't stand by while Trump tears up the constitution ... unless health care subsidies are maintained." www.offmessage.net/p/20-thought...

Don’t talk to me or my son ever again.

IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague."

few things to note about this story: - the batshit last bit, obvi; - the Strib put a lot of bylines on this, which is good, but I would especially note that this story was fact checked by a Minnesota woman named MaryJo and my experience with such women suggests that they do not suffer bullshit

this is wild: while Stephen Miller's guy was in Minnesota for his uncle's funeral, somebody was able to see his entire phone and take pictures of his Signal group chats talking about military deployments to Portland, and brought them to the Strib (gift link: www.startribune.com/trump-offici...)

ICE writing long screeds whining about someone from Cato calling out their bullshit shows how they know they're losing the narrative here. No one likes ICE. No one trusts ICE. And they're flipping out about how weak they look.

ICE unleashed tear gas on the street in Chicago’s Logan Square today and I tried to find meaning among the fog and my own anger about, well, everything. dansinker.com/posts/202…

In the past 4 weeks in Chicago, ICE/CBP have snatched hundreds of people off the streets & homes, shot & killed a single-father in his car, smashed & abandoned countless cars, and deployed chemical munitions at protesters, journalists, & now on public streets. Today they cuffed an alderperson.

Police are a protected class. See:

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing El Cajon for illegally sharing license plate data with out-of-state police agencies. SB34 prohibits CA police agencies from doing so. Right now El Cajon is sharing their data w/ agencies in 26 states. oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...

I’m so struck by this video. A regular day in Logan Square in front of a grocery store and ICE pulls up and tear gassed people. Funston Elementary School is right across the street as well. This is a major corridor in Logan Sq. No concern for human safety Video from: www.reddit.com/r/chicago/co...