Top Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino wants to rove around our communities terrorizing our people. Let's see if he has the nerve to sit down and explain his actions face to face.

Helicopters are back.

The photo op every last one of you is reposting is like the video the president posted after the No Kings march. It is intended to shock and hurt and trigger and is in no way informative. Reposting it is giving them free publicity. Also stop following BC. They have become a PR tool for Herr Bovine.

Looks like 2 or 3 inches on the balcony table. A respectable but civilized amount.

Thundersnow makes me appreciate why people believe in yeti. Really does sound like a monster growling out there, and with no visibility in the blizzard, who it to say there isn't one?

Will be interesting to see how much accumulation we get as the snow is falling in more of a cyclone formation rather than straight down. Went out onto the balcony and said "snownado?"

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None of this justifies your choice to not vote last November.

The top three Illinois Dems vying to replace Durbin next year spoke out against the funding package he signed onto tonight Durbin hasn’t endorsed anyone yet Stratton called it a “betrayal of the American people”

Andrew Wyeth. Última luz.

look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry

Scenes from my childhood...

The gales of November.

Lake forever, problems for now.

Connections needs food to distribute in our community. Drop contributions off tomorrow (Monday) 2-4pm. Perishables, non perishables, and gift cards are all welcome. The shelves are already bare because the need is so great right now.

This is worth your time.

I cannot believe that an actual sentient human read Frankenstein and thought that this would be an improvement. boxd.it/bDUDY1

twinkenstein?

This evening's dark and stormy night viewing:

I'm in my element(s).

The hellhole we call Chicago 😔

the wine moms are trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored

Beautiful fall colors on this courtyard building ivy

Autumn-ass building on a November-ass day

Absolutely thriving on this ideal Midwestern autumn day, cocooned in a canopy and carpet of amber and crimson leaves alit under a Charlie Brown sky. Have the makings of festive cocktails and 3 different soups, 2 loaves from the local bakery, and the When Harry Met Sally soundtrack on deck. 🍁🍂

Love this for me.

Reminder to not be a Grinch. The world’s a bit of a mess these days, so if starting Christmas early brings some people a bit of joy, let them enjoy it. No one’s making you join in, just don’t spoil it for everyone else.

And added a link to this by @camrodriguez.bsky.social, which was beautiful. Hope folks will read it. buttondown.com/camrodriguez...

I was functioning on pure adrenaline until I was hit with this Thursday night.

Saturday plans: 🖼️ Kristina Kemenikova

Glencoe, IL: On Monday, November 10th, I will be speaking at the Illinois Holocaust Museum's Kristallnacht Commemoration. www.ilholocaustmuseum.org/events/ellen...

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the federal agents, at least three of them from what i can tell, are driving a silver ford explorer with mexican flag and “chinga la migra” stickers on the rear window.

This is a pain and fear talking but why the fuck are they terrorizing SAFE QUIET MIDDLE CLASS LEAFY SUBURBS? These motherfuckers are telling people they are fighting crime in Chicago. Does anything about this video suggest it is in need of federal intervention because the crime is so bad????

The boys are back in town this morning.

Just went through TSA in front of a businessman in a suit on the phone with someone saying "no I'm serious, they set off tear gas in my residential neighborhood. ... No it sounds unbelievable but they just threw tear gas for no reason"

A night of nightmares about trying to hide from the masked military men who eventually find and take me. I'm a white 9th generation US citizen.

Want to be ashamed & enraged? Of course you don’t. But you should read this thread, which will probably make you ashamed for our country & enraged by what’s being done in our name.

It's very spooky out, with a full moon veiled in diffuse clouds and the wind kicking up the fallen leaves. And eerily quiet. People are not out in the evenings walking their dogs anymore.

The beginning to every Morrissey lyric

When you hear whistles being blown you must go outside either to record an abduction or to tell those kids if they blow their whistles when ICE is not around they won't get any gifts from Santa.

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"I spent Halloween chasing ghosts. [...] This time there's an empty truck, a landscaping crew, disappeared. In the truck, the keys are still in the ignition. They may have gotten snatched, but nobody knows for sure. They may be hiding." dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...

Only the "staff only" areas of businesses are considered private property according to this article. Seems insane.

Ellis attacks the characterization of rapid responders as "agitators": "Describing rapid response networks - neighborhood moms - as professional agitators shows just how out of touch these agents are," Ellis says.

I don't know what a preliminary injunction is. What happens next time they assault someone? Will they face consequences or punishment? Or will they just get another talking to? I appreciate the importance of having a record of their behavior, but does this improve our safety right now in any way?

Ellis concluding by quoting American civic religious figures, including John Adams, George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. "Liberty once lost, is lost forever," she reads from John Adams' 1775 letter to Abigail Adams.