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@backwardsriver.bsky.social

Chicago blueystorian, UIC ABD jeffnicholshistory.com

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This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent.

Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

07.10.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 14493    πŸ” 4629    πŸ’¬ 737    πŸ“Œ 191

Gee, what went wrong? Seemed like a foolproof plan.

07.10.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

β€œLook, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.β€œ

07.10.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3494    πŸ” 681    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 89
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two men are sitting in a car with the words `` damage report ! '' written on the screen . ALT: two men are sitting in a car with the words `` damage report ! '' written on the screen .

Every faculty and staff meeting in higher education since the beginning of 2025.

07.10.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It should be very very clear to everyone right now that the Attorney General was asked under oath if she possesses pics of the President with undressed teens and she refused to say β€œno.”

07.10.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1114    πŸ” 421    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 17

this is illinois excellence

07.10.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Black people in Chicago had their apartment building raided in the middle of the night, were detained for hours, and had their Fourth Amendment rights violated during an ICE operation that had nothing to do with them. Nah, they are not thrilled.

06.10.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6562    πŸ” 1819    πŸ’¬ 279    πŸ“Œ 63

Trump’s order to deploy Texas National Guard troops to Chicago is illegal, immoral, and must be stopped by the courts. ICE is already wreaking havoc in our communities. Let’s call this what it is: an invasion by out-of-state troops coming here only with the purpose of tormenting Chicagoans.

07.10.2025 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 20775    πŸ” 5100    πŸ’¬ 586    πŸ“Œ 157

Yes, when I want to know what the Black community in Chicago is thinking, I always turn to someone who's really got their finger on the pulse: Stephen Miller.

06.10.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2066    πŸ” 294    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 24
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PAY ATTENTION: ICE is filing fake 911 calls in Chicago, weaponizing emergency services to provoke local police.

Ordinary citizens would be charged with a felony. ICE calls it strategy.

06.10.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4789    πŸ” 2620    πŸ’¬ 230    πŸ“Œ 226
Oregon Republican League
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Trump is preparing to go after Antifa, waiting for them to make a move. Antifa is preparing for riots in major cities. Since Portland is their headquarters, it seems essential that the National Guard would be in Oregon.
Governor Kotek is in panic mode releasing news every day on her opposition. Portland Police are working with Antifa to criminalize federal agents. "Out in Oregon, the Governor, the mayor and police are all part of Antifa." Shan Davis explains, "Once you understand that Portland police is Antifa, everything else it does and refuses to do suddenly makes sense." If they are part of Antifa, they are part of the insurrection.
Antifa has been hired to create a civil war. Kotek has been telling people to stay calm, all the while she is still promoting Antifa to start a civil war.
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Oregon Republican League ... X Bleiler Donna β€’ 7h β€’ G Trump is preparing to go after Antifa, waiting for them to make a move. Antifa is preparing for riots in major cities. Since Portland is their headquarters, it seems essential that the National Guard would be in Oregon. Governor Kotek is in panic mode releasing news every day on her opposition. Portland Police are working with Antifa to criminalize federal agents. "Out in Oregon, the Governor, the mayor and police are all part of Antifa." Shan Davis explains, "Once you understand that Portland police is Antifa, everything else it does and refuses to do suddenly makes sense." If they are part of Antifa, they are part of the insurrection. Antifa has been hired to create a civil war. Kotek has been telling people to stay calm, all the while she is still promoting Antifa to start a civil war. [https://rumble.com/embed/v6xoc3g/? pub=50601&start=2506](https://rumble.com/embed/ v6xoc3g/?pub=50601&start=2506) 2X22 Report Political β€’ Geopolitical rumble.com Ep 3745b - [DS] Pushing A Hybrid War, Trump Is Using The Shutdown To Defund The [DS], Timing,... 115 16 comments 25 shares

In case you’re wondering how grassroots Republican activists in Oregon are metabolizing what’s happening in the state. This person is a coordinator for two long running conservative organizations in the state: The Gathering of the Eagles and the Abigail Adams project.

06.10.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 726    πŸ” 265    πŸ’¬ 85    πŸ“Œ 62
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JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

06.10.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 18589    πŸ” 5256    πŸ’¬ 341    πŸ“Œ 208

Things to consider:

Document the violence & violations--on camera, w/photos, saving images--any way you can. Speaking as a historian- it will matter

Point out violations--w/images & text--even if you think it won't matter. It will. It needs to be called out & exposed

You are a witness.
Expose it.

05.10.2025 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5494    πŸ” 1946    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 77

Did you or a friend or a family member get attacked by Trump’s brown shirts this weekend? I’d like to hear about it and maybe do something about it. My email is jchavez [at] ojrc [dot] info. Please put β€œSeeking Legal Advice re: ICE Building” in subject line. All inquiries are confidential.

06.10.2025 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 442    πŸ” 213    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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A wheel built on honor, Chicago 1896

06.10.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mad king. Brains leaking out his ears. His advisors are pickling his brain with AI generated nonsesne

06.10.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 637    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 6
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behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

05.10.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 16908    πŸ” 3722    πŸ’¬ 1326    πŸ“Œ 542
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Crowd gathered around a Tucker parked in the Loop, Chicago 1948

06.10.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

06.10.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7615    πŸ” 2031    πŸ’¬ 126    πŸ“Œ 92

​I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.

06.10.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6233    πŸ” 1179    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 57
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Skid Row, Chicago 1968

06.10.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The last stanza of "Maxwell Street" by Galway Kinnell, Chicago 1955

06.10.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Judge blocks South Carolina from giving DOJ millions of voters' data
Sep. 3, 2025

Judge blocks South Carolina from giving DOJ millions of voters' data Sep. 3, 2025

Judge's house on fire

Judge's house on fire

Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson.

www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/s...

06.10.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5225    πŸ” 2730    πŸ’¬ 131    πŸ“Œ 232

I don’t mean to overreact or anything, but this is the commander-in-chief telling military personnel that Democrats are a problem to be dealt with.

05.10.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1157    πŸ” 359    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 19
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The Chicago Telephone Co. explains, in Yiddish, how a receiver works. Chicago 1917

05.10.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Traded the "Don't Tread on Me" flag for a "Go Tread on Them" one.

05.10.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

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...)

04.10.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8213    πŸ” 3835    πŸ’¬ 269    πŸ“Œ 456
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I will never understand why buildings, especially lovely ones, are abandoned and left to crumble. 3300 W. Monroe, Chicago, was built in 1900 for the Tabernacle Baptist Church. Emery Stanford Hall was the architect and was also grandfather of actress Raquel Welch.

03.10.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Ghandi said it will be 'a big insult' if he doesn't win the Nobel Peace Prize."

03.10.2025 13:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œ.. His conclusion is very stark: not just that an economy already at stall speed will fall into recession as both the data-center and wealth effects plateau, but that they’ll reverse, just as in the dot-com bubble did ..”

@marketwatch.com
www.marketwatch.com/story/the-ai...

03.10.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2373    πŸ” 829    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 147

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