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Chicago-based - Omaha born - Midwest Pride all-day Co-founder Helix Education & Thome Advisors I'm here for the politics, sports, media musings, and animal pics.

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Morrison emphasized that federal immigration agents lied, repeatedly changing their story about Naqvi and her colleagues' status. He added she was released to the street in Wisconsin and that as of right now, she still has not gotten her passport back.

08.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
My best friend’s sister, who CBP has been telling us different stories all day about, her phone just got turned back on. She is a US citizen born in Evanston. They said she was never detained at O’Hare after telling us she was, they said she was not transferred to Broadview, and now she's in a detention facility in WI.

My best friend’s sister, who CBP has been telling us different stories all day about, her phone just got turned back on. She is a US citizen born in Evanston. They said she was never detained at O’Hare after telling us she was, they said she was not transferred to Broadview, and now she's in a detention facility in WI.

🚨 My best friend’s sis, who CBP has been telling us different stories all day about, phone just got turned back on. US citizen born in Evanston. They said she was never detained at O’Hare after telling us she was, said she was not transferred to Broadview, now she's in a detention facility in WI.😑

07.03.2026 08:40 πŸ‘ 819 πŸ” 359 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 20

Sunny is free. We are so glad that she is with family and on the way home. Sunny and her 5 coworkers were taken to Broadview and then moved to Juneau, Wisconsin where they were finally released from ICE custody. We were lied to the entire time about her location. DHS needs to answer for this.

07.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 1096 πŸ” 303 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 19

The American people are sick and tired of endless wars built on false promises and paid for with innocent lives.

Congress must immediately pass Khanna-Massie War Powers Resolution.

28.02.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 3672 πŸ” 692 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 16
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SCOOP: IL-9 congressional candidate and current state senator Mike Simmons had police called on him in Buena Park while canvassing for votes. No arrest was made. Here’s the video of the interaction @senmikesimmons.bsky.social recorded and shared with me.

24.02.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 897 πŸ” 305 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 89
A photo of Linda Davis, surrounded by a reef

A photo of Linda Davis, surrounded by a reef

Linda Davis, a K-8 teacher in Savannah, Georgia, was killed in a car crash by a man fleeing ICE

Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said

www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...

17.02.2026 04:48 πŸ‘ 3324 πŸ” 1430 πŸ’¬ 109 πŸ“Œ 107

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

15.02.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 41476 πŸ” 14042 πŸ’¬ 659 πŸ“Œ 594

Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate β€” overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.

11.02.2026 03:54 πŸ‘ 8544 πŸ” 3444 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 63

JOY DOPAMINE HIT.

06.02.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.

05.02.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 15309 πŸ” 4642 πŸ’¬ 445 πŸ“Œ 249
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Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: 'I am their voice' In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...

Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths

'I am their voice'

NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

03.02.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 8955 πŸ” 3051 πŸ’¬ 79 πŸ“Œ 128

Today my college students discovered I lived through the 90s. Fave question β€œyou lived through the war on drugs?!”

02.02.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

multiple trump-created crises converging with deadly results.

02.02.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 5526 πŸ” 1765 πŸ’¬ 123 πŸ“Œ 50

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

30.01.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 24753 πŸ” 7977 πŸ’¬ 442 πŸ“Œ 303
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:

30.01.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 13482 πŸ” 7202 πŸ’¬ 652 πŸ“Œ 861
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Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.

30.01.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 17370 πŸ” 7701 πŸ’¬ 1241 πŸ“Œ 1446

I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.

I don’t let bullies win.

Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.

28.01.2026 02:26 πŸ‘ 84673 πŸ” 11596 πŸ’¬ 2465 πŸ“Œ 618
Ms. Omar, visibly shaken after the assault, insisted to her staff and security that she would continue. She asked for a napkin and told them: "Just give me 10 minutes. I beg you. Please don't let them have the show."
Ms. Omar then turned the crowd. "Here's the reality that people like this ugly man don't understand," she said. "We are Minnesota strong, and we will stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us."
Someone in the crowd later thanked Ms.
Omar for staying and continuing after the assault, which had shaken not only her but the entire room.
"I learned at a young age you don't give in to threats," Ms. Omar said.

Ms. Omar, visibly shaken after the assault, insisted to her staff and security that she would continue. She asked for a napkin and told them: "Just give me 10 minutes. I beg you. Please don't let them have the show." Ms. Omar then turned the crowd. "Here's the reality that people like this ugly man don't understand," she said. "We are Minnesota strong, and we will stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us." Someone in the crowd later thanked Ms. Omar for staying and continuing after the assault, which had shaken not only her but the entire room. "I learned at a young age you don't give in to threats," Ms. Omar said.

Ilhan Omar is an American hero. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

28.01.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 26612 πŸ” 6014 πŸ’¬ 409 πŸ“Œ 270
Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.

Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

27.01.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 35875 πŸ” 12854 πŸ’¬ 636 πŸ“Œ 341

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call β€œsymbolic compliance.”

That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

26.01.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 20837 πŸ” 8639 πŸ’¬ 266 πŸ“Œ 714
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The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered β€œhighly trained.”

The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.

26.01.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 9738 πŸ” 3256 πŸ’¬ 312 πŸ“Œ 217

Certainly appears moms with whistles won the Battle of Minneapolis.

27.01.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 20533 πŸ” 2325 πŸ’¬ 406 πŸ“Œ 97
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Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an β€œAbolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon.

Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social

25.01.2026 18:12 πŸ‘ 10206 πŸ” 1911 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 181
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BREAKING: Judge Tostrud -- a Trump appointee β€” has quickly granted a restraining order, barring the administration from "destroying or altering evidence" taken from today's shooting. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

25.01.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 4733 πŸ” 1244 πŸ’¬ 111 πŸ“Œ 76
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Since July, I've tracked at least 2,300 cases in which federal judges have ruled ICE has illegally detained people without bond or due process.

This is one that stands out:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

25.01.2026 02:36 πŸ‘ 16495 πŸ” 6615 πŸ’¬ 308 πŸ“Œ 377

He wasn't murdered for filming

He was murdered for trying to protect a woman ice was assaulting

24.01.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 333 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.

18.01.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 8213 πŸ” 2186 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 40
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My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger

I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

18.01.2026 02:20 πŸ‘ 7557 πŸ” 2917 πŸ’¬ 83 πŸ“Œ 30

Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.

17.01.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 54965 πŸ” 7896 πŸ’¬ 589 πŸ“Œ 293