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Californian in the Pacific Northwest. Musician, father, grandfather, baker, bicyclist, writer, UU. Follow back those I know IRL. Booty shots & crypto pitches get instablocks. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. -- Wendell Berry

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
WHEN INTERACTING WITH IMMIGRATION OFFICERS (ICE)
• If you believe you are witnessing ICE activity, please call ICIRR's 24-Hour Family Support Hotline at 1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY (1-855-435-7693).
• If you find yourself interacting with an ICE officer in any location including your workplace, or out in the community, remember:
• You have the right to remain silent when questioned or arrested by immigration officers
• You should remain calm and keep your hands where the officer can see them.
• You can state that you wish to speak with an attorney.
• You are not required to
• Discuss your immigration or citizenship status with the police, immigration agents, or other officials
• Sign anything you do not understand.
• If an officer knocks on your door at home:
• You have the right to not open the door.
• ICE officers must have a warrant signed by a judge to enter your home. ICE
"warrants" are not signed by judges; they are ICE forms signed by ICE officers and they do not grant authority to enter your home without your consent
• If you are outdoors and think you see immigration officers nearby:
• You can move to a safe indoor space
• If you are a U.S. citizen and feel safe to do so, you can record the activity with your phone or write down any relevant information about what you witness— ALWAYS being careful to not interfere or otherwise obstruct the operation
• DO NOT:
• Post unverified information on social media
• Interfere with the investigation or otherwise put yourself in harm's way

NEED SUPPORT? CALL ICIRR'S FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK HOTLINE: 1-855-435-7693

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WHEN INTERACTING WITH IMMIGRATION OFFICERS (ICE) • If you believe you are witnessing ICE activity, please call ICIRR's 24-Hour Family Support Hotline at 1-855-HELP-MY-FAMILY (1-855-435-7693). • If you find yourself interacting with an ICE officer in any location including your workplace, or out in the community, remember: • You have the right to remain silent when questioned or arrested by immigration officers • You should remain calm and keep your hands where the officer can see them. • You can state that you wish to speak with an attorney. • You are not required to • Discuss your immigration or citizenship status with the police, immigration agents, or other officials • Sign anything you do not understand. • If an officer knocks on your door at home: • You have the right to not open the door. • ICE officers must have a warrant signed by a judge to enter your home. ICE "warrants" are not signed by judges; they are ICE forms signed by ICE officers and they do not grant authority to enter your home without your consent • If you are outdoors and think you see immigration officers nearby: • You can move to a safe indoor space • If you are a U.S. citizen and feel safe to do so, you can record the activity with your phone or write down any relevant information about what you witness— ALWAYS being careful to not interfere or otherwise obstruct the operation • DO NOT: • Post unverified information on social media • Interfere with the investigation or otherwise put yourself in harm's way NEED SUPPORT? CALL ICIRR'S FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK HOTLINE: 1-855-435-7693

There are reports of ICE activity on the north side of Chicago happening now.

Please share so people in the area can be aware and take precautions.

If you’re in the area please come by our office at 7016 N Clark St for ICE whistles.

We protect each other. Chinga la migra.

12.03.2026 16:50 👍 3136 🔁 1810 💬 39 📌 61
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Science magazine reports NCAR dismantling moving forward and details submitted proposals for breaking up the renowned lab Universities and private entities vie to take on various NCAR programs

The damage they are doing is like swinging a baseball bat around a room full of essential equipment. It will be phenomenally expensive to fix.
open.substack.com/pub/balanced...

12.03.2026 18:18 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab The Defense Department went on a $93 billion spending spree in 2025.

Some of the frivolous September purchases made under Secretary Pete Hegseth’s stewardship include a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, $5.3 million for Apple devices such as the new iPad, and an astronomical amount of …

newrepublic.com/post/207555/...

10.03.2026 16:35 👍 1938 🔁 1021 💬 257 📌 159

Trump is spending $1 billion a day waging war on Iran. Meanwhile...

Trump's sons are investing in a drone company that could soon receive Pentagon contracts.

And of course Trump's Big Oil donors stand to gain windfall profits as the price of oil skyrockets.

War is a racket.

10.03.2026 16:36 👍 2808 🔁 1031 💬 133 📌 49

And people said Biden was losing it.

10.03.2026 16:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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09.03.2026 23:30 👍 3502 🔁 1247 💬 115 📌 58

We may have been better than that once: certainly the video footage from the Vietnam War spurred opposition to it. Whether we're still better, I'm not sure. Some 30% definitely aren't.

09.03.2026 21:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, “A Call to Conscience” - Statements - Archdiocese of Chicago - AoC Portal As more than 1,000 Iranian men, women and children lay dead after days of bombardment from U.S. and Israeli missiles, the official White House X account on Thursday evening posted a video of scenes fr...

With all due respect, Ms. Farrow, please don't link to Twitter when you can link directly to the Cardinal's article:

www.archchicago.org/en/statement...

09.03.2026 00:47 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective.

He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.

07.03.2026 16:18 👍 14897 🔁 6348 💬 1137 📌 470
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We can throw another $500,000,000,000 at the Pentagon this year and spend $1,000,000,000/day on a wholly useless war, but we can't afford to hire doctors and nurses to take care of our veterans? The United States is such an irresponsible, messed up country right now.

06.03.2026 22:33 👍 10079 🔁 3970 💬 455 📌 193

Maybe the smarter Guardians of Pedophiles are sensing that the Trump train is going off the tracks and it's time to jump off.

05.03.2026 16:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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05.03.2026 15:01 👍 14507 🔁 5771 💬 523 📌 252

So DHS is turning out to be the model agency for the post-feminist GOP-run era: headed up by a woman, but controlled by a man. Seems to me Secretary Noem ought to change her last name to Lewandowski.

05.03.2026 16:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Nothing real new -- one senator's pretty good, the other so-so, and our rep is one of those purple Dems. The fun is in the state legislature, where the Guardians Of Pedophiles frequently lose 2 to 1, and thoroughly deserve to -- they contribute nothing significant.

05.03.2026 07:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Just caught a 3-day ban from Reddit for advocating violence. Someone said the 52 senators who blocked the War Powers resolution should be sent to the front, with their kids, and I added that the kids should take point so the 52 can watch them get smeared. I'll admit that was a bit over the top.

05.03.2026 07:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is a variation of a dodge they used in Vancouver, WA. Disgusting sneaks.

19.02.2026 04:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Once a week I do informal drop-in English tutoring with immigrants. Every time I'm moved by their industry and determination. Whatever it is, they'll put in the work. Lazy MAGA chuds are right to fear them -- they can't compete with them.

19.02.2026 04:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

As U. Utah Phillips said in one song, "How our indifference makes them rage!"

31.01.2026 04:50 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

OK, Commander Short Eyes, why are we going after you then?

31.01.2026 04:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Penka Jane  // The Folks From Minnesota ("warlike lads"...revised)
Penka Jane // The Folks From Minnesota ("warlike lads"...revised) YouTube video by Brian Lindsay

I'm proud to say I know these folks.
youtu.be/eXbY43ulPZM?...

31.01.2026 04:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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30.01.2026 21:33 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The arrests of Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and Jamael Lundy are unacceptable and a clear violation of the Constitution.

This is a dangerous abuse of power that threatens the rights of every single American.

They must be released immediately.

30.01.2026 16:54 👍 15183 🔁 3960 💬 258 📌 89

the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.

30.01.2026 16:40 👍 23814 🔁 5551 💬 236 📌 127
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This Is America, Just Not the America You Knew Two white people were killed by ICE in Minneapolis and suddenly White America is outraged.

America is outraged after ICE killed two white people in Minneapolis.

I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...

29.01.2026 15:16 👍 5349 🔁 1777 💬 320 📌 126
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To my colleagues in the Senate: Hold the line.

29.01.2026 18:23 👍 8377 🔁 1677 💬 247 📌 85

As others have aptly pointed out, police forces have been murdering people for a long time, especially POC. This terrorism from ICE is only a continuation and newest version of what we have been seeing for a long time.

28.01.2026 22:11 👍 5553 🔁 1296 💬 256 📌 73

Mr. President us Democrats would be so owned if you fired Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller

they're the only thing dragging down your polls, without them you'd easily win the midterms

honestly if you sent them on a plane to CECOT you might be able to win a third term

27.01.2026 02:47 👍 335 🔁 39 💬 13 📌 4
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Massive union overseeing Border Patrol demands ouster of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller A massive union that represents some of President Donald Trump's immigration agents called on two of the administration's top officials to resign following the killing of an ICU nurse in Minneapolis o...

Massive union overseeing Border Patrol demands ouster of Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller

www.rawstory.com/trump-immigr...

27.01.2026 03:07 👍 535 🔁 167 💬 19 📌 10
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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."

24.01.2026 22:25 👍 29446 🔁 10526 💬 911 📌 460

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.

White. Hot. Rage.

24.01.2026 19:31 👍 60602 🔁 18860 💬 1403 📌 741