I’m. So. Tired.

I don’t just want you to pay attention to Chicago because I want you to understand our plight. I want you to see how hard people are fighting and know wtf you’re made of. We’re not just fighting for this place. This is for all of us.

It's true! When I studied economics, I was stunned by the ROI of social programs. Every dollar spent on childcare returns about $2.80 to the economy, and healthcare delivers even greater returns with broader social impact.

A universal basic income is simply smart fiscal policy. Why the reluctance?

Whenever anarchism — or any idea more radical than the status quo — gets dismissed as unserious, it's worth remembering the current system runs on things like "we put all the money on a scam machine that tells rich dipshits they're god."

A graphic showing a group of cleaners excited about their contract win. Some of them are smiling, holding thumbs up, and putting their fists in the air. The graphic reads: Congratulations University of Winnipeg Cleaners!

We are so proud to secure our first Union contract win for contract cleaners at the @uwinnipeg.bsky.social

We look forward to a 6% wage increase, employer-paid health and dental benefits, paid sick days, uniform allowance, paid bereavement pay, and so much more. 1/3

🚨PLEASE SHARE🚨 #Missing 16 year old from #Winnipeg #Manitoba #Canada
Cleavon is described as:
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Canadian tech helped U.S. strike alleged Venezuelan drug boats: report | CBC News Canadian technology was used by the U.S. military in operations that blew up at least two alleged Venezuelan drug boats in the Caribbean in September, according to a report by Project Ploughshares.

A Canadian company, L3Harris Wescam, is involved in war crimes. The government needs to end their military contracts.

#cdnpoli
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Everyday Antifascism: 14 Ways That Solidarity Keeps Us Safer Long-time anarchist author and organizer Cindy Milstein presents a collection of stories about everyday resistance to fascism. Print PDF HERE Read PDF HERE Coincidentally—or sadly—I’m finishing up thi...

zine: how everyday people go outside to make their communities safer.

“I believe the fascist state has an insatiable desire for surveillance, and any purported assistance comes with the cost of identity verification and the constant potential of incarceration.” ~ Carson

Does the IDF ask about Palestinians’ sexual orientation before bombing a hospital?

Must-Reads and the War on Chicago "Chicagoans will not be a conquered people."

I have a full day today, but I woke up early to put this edition of my newsletter together because I need you all to have this rundown of what we've been up against this week in Chicago as the federal assault on our city continues. To ignore these developments would be a damning mistake for us all.

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

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*looks at all the minorities* “oh no, you don’t deserve rights, we’re reserving those for the robots”

omg yes

White supremacy is so insane to me bc the only thing white people are supreme at is destroying the lives of others

It's fucking weird as hell to make statements implying that AI is alive and deserves human rights while you're actively banning the accounts of Palestinians that are trying to survive a genocide.

Like… it's kind of right there, no?

Yeah the analogy seems right to me re someone who spends a lot of time gleefully simulating torture of a barbie doll and, like, I think I wanna avoid that person and not because I am confused about whether or not the barbie is actually feeling pain.

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Worth always keeping in mind that the Guardian has a commercial partnership with OpenAI, so nothing it writes about AI can be trusted

Chicago tonight appears to be chaos from what I am seeing here. Seeing from friends otg and other streams.

Federal paramilitary members and state police are working together to attack civilians across the city but at broadview police and federal troops are attempting to terrorize protestors.

If you’re white, your accomplishments are your own and you can resent and criticize the country all you like, but if you’re black and successful you should be grateful to white people for allowing you in their presence. bsky.app/profile/jess...

Parents, children rally against Ford's planned speed cam ban | CBC News Concerned parents gathered with their children by a speed camera near Bloor and Dundas streets Saturday afternoon to protest a plan from Premier Doug Ford’s government to end automated speed enforceme...

OF COURSE SPEED CAMERAS WORK! There’s clear evidence of that. They save lives, and removing them will costs lives, including KIDS’ LIVES. The narrative of “cash grab” is a political tactic. Every dollar raised by such cameras is evidence of too much deadly speeding and the need for such cameras.

Wow, I highly encourage you to check out this new site that tells the stories of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people from Manitoba. All of them matter, all deserve so much better. 💔🧡
We must do more to end the epidemic of violence and societal negligence toward them.

Screenshot of LinkedIn post from Yellowknife Mayor describing the costs and consequences of trucks having gotten so much bigger. In the link, he explains the backlash he received for his post.

This is good —the Mayor of Yellowknife NWT in Canada’s far north weighs in on “Car Bloat” (truck bloat actually) and its many big costs & consequences (thanks @davidzipper.bsky.social for heads-up). And like most who dare tell the truth about that, he’s taking flack.
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ICE agents dragged naked children out of homes in Chicago: Neighbors Two residents reported witnessing federal immigration agents forcibly removing unclothed children from apartments during the raid.

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They did this at a shooting back home in a city area I was in. Black children, and lower class communities they do this to whenever they can. But it is ignored until it gets media attention, finally.

DoorDash Plans to Send Autonomous Robots into Bike Lanes | Momentum Mag | Momentum Mag DoorDash has begun rolling out Dot, its new autonomous delivery robot — a sleek, all-electric bot that can hit speeds of up to 20mph.

“DoorDash intends to send autonomous robots into bike-lanes.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

Here’s what’s frustrating…who cares what they “intend?” It’s up to City Hall what’s allowed in bike-lanes, NOT COMPANIES!

Stop acting like tech companies should be able to do whatever they want in cities.

CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.

“'The fact that we don't have money to pay journalists, but we have money to pay Bari Weiss between $100 and 200 million is indicative of what the Ellisons' true goal here is,' a network correspondent said. 'And it's not journalism.'"

Matthew 15:29-31: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.

A flow chart. It starts with a round bubble and the text "Do I need AI?" and a single line pointing to a box with "No"

An easy flowchart to tell if AI is right for your project.