This is LA. While CBP’s large, highly-visible terror campaign moves from city-to-city, ICE’s more clandestine operations continue daily all across America. The scope of what is happening nationally, on a daily basis, is difficult to truly comprehend.
Three years today. The cops are already killing protesters—it's not a line we haven't crossed, it's a thing already happening—but lots of people never heard about or paid attention to this one. So it goes
The national response to Minneapolis has me revisiting the killing of Silverio González Villegas by ICE in Franklin Park, IL. I reported on it last fall. Worth remembering.
southsideweekly.com/a-tragic-hom...
NYT is reporting at least 80 Venezuelan’s dead after this American attack. No breakdown on how many were civilians.
That’s in addition to the 115 people the US military has recently killed in boats.
Everything is infuriating and the people in charge are irrevocably evil.
Rogers Park Free Store Virtual Silent Auction The Roger’s Park Free Store will be holding a winter silent auction from December 5 through December 20, 2025. Here’s how to participate: 1) Visit the link in our bio to access items and see current bids 2) Email rogersparkfreestoreauction@gmail.com to place your bid - we will email to confirm your bid as well as if you are outbid within 24 hours 3) Final bids are due at 11:59pm CT on December 20, 2025 4) We will announce winners on December 21 (who will then donate through our Open Collective account) and deliver items in early January!
Some of the items available! Image of a small wall calendar with colorful illustrations by Olly Costello Image of the book Read This When Things Fall Apart edited by Kelly Hayes Image of two screen printed tea towels by Andria Green — one pink with green pea pods and one blue with navy moon phase pattern
Do *you* want to own *the cutest tea towels* in the world? Check out Rogers Park Free Store’s Silent Auction!
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
@nlgchicago.bsky.social is trying to raise $10k to fund ongoing legal support for protesters. They've had to cover long shifts at Broadview, and their volunteers have been repeatedly assaulted by police in the process. More info with ways to donate here: instagram.com/p/DP36ITJja-W/
If you'd like to see beestung keep buzzing, please consider dropping a few bucks our way 🖤💛🖤💛
A large group of ICE agents in full tactical gear.
I don't want 100 troops sent to Chicago. It's a major escalation that must be opposed. I also want folks to understand that the agents that have been attacking us at Broadview are more heavily armed and elaborately, tactically outfitted than National Guard troops would be. We're already in some shit
The Street Vendors Association of Chicago is raising emergency funds to support vendors who can't safely work right now. They have a significant goal of $300k for impacted workers + families.
GFM is here: www.gofundme.com/f/chicago-st...
Instagram account: instagram.com/streetvendorsofchicago
Legacy media and cable news reduced Trump's aggression against Chicago to a question of whether troops would be sent immediately. When he said he was taking his fascist military spectacle elsewhere, those media players declared the situation over—while waves of federal agents attack our neighbors.
Chart from Sodexo website, "Changes in the breakdown of share capital and voting rights over the last three years." Largest are Bellon SA, Artisan Partners, MFS Investment Management, BlackRock, First Eagle Investment Management, Employees, Treasure Shares, and Others.
Sodexo continues to deny T Hoxha written confirmation of her library job, 25 days into her hunger strike.
Pressure their large shareholders (incl. Artisan Partners and BlackRock), which are listed here.
Use our toolkit for email templates: tinyurl.com/FREETHOXHA
Statement from T. Hohxa august 26, 2025 "A nurse asked me why I was going on hunger strike, giving myself long term damage for something so insignificant...but when the state has taken your house, your job, nearly two years of your life..."
‼️T Hohxa, a Pal Action prisoner is on DAY 16 of their hunger strike. Their statement Aug 26, 2025:
"A nurse asked me why I was going on hunger strike, giving myself long term damage for something so insignificant...but when the state has taken your house, your job, nearly two years of your life..."
Very grateful to @moistpoetryjournal.bsky.social for taking this one. 😊 Read the rest of the Summer Riot series while you're over there, it's a hoot!
“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”
Now is a great time to donate to Palestinian orgs and gofundme’s! Dollars are going a little bit farther, for now.
Title: Gender Census 2025. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Illustration: Two boxes, each with photos of relevant dictionary pages.
The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
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On Monday, details emerged that not only was Smalls detained, but he was physically beaten by the IDF. He was the only Black member of the Freedom Flotilla on the Handala, writes @mikeelk.bsky.social:
www.commondreams.org/opinion/chri...
The Gaza Soup Kitchen run by Hani Almadhoun and family is currently feeding 3000 people a day under the monstrous conditions of the engineered famine happening before our eyes. You can help feed at least a few people. Please donate: gofund.me/e37b4bae
Mutual aid organizations like The Sameer Project, a rapid-response initiative led by Palestinians in the diaspora, need your help to support their work in Gaza.
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This week the Worldcon membership will get a chance to add a #poetryhugo to the ballot permanently. Poetry has been here from the beginning and it deserves recognition. If you love speculative poetry, please share this awesome article by Lynne Sargent.
Restore Alaa's account! She's a real person. This suspension undermines her ability to seek support, which undermines the survival of her family. These people are dying. Let her fucking talk and connect with people who care.
Our most beloved comrades at Open Books have been running an urgent fundraiser for Sameer. They are getting close to their $10k goal thanks to a few new matching campaigns. Please contritibe and share, offer a match (named or anon- dm us) open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/w4g...
