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Chicago-based photographer documenting and uplifting collective action for progressive change. Most work licensed via Creative Commons at flickr.com/pgoyette

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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

03.03.2026 01:54 — 👍 3614    🔁 1869    💬 352    📌 1307
A scanned image of the first page of a legal document on letterhead from Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, dated February 27, 2026. It is labeled "Opinion No. KP-0518" and addressed to Mr. Darrel D. Spinks, Executive Director of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. A portion of the first paragraph is highlighted in yellow, reading: "mental health care providers" licensed by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council."

A scanned image of the first page of a legal document on letterhead from Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, dated February 27, 2026. It is labeled "Opinion No. KP-0518" and addressed to Mr. Darrel D. Spinks, Executive Director of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. A portion of the first paragraph is highlighted in yellow, reading: "mental health care providers" licensed by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council."

A scanned image of the second page of the Attorney General Opinion document. A section in the first full paragraph is highlighted in yellow, which reads: "[f]or the purpose of transitioning a child’s biological sex as determined by the sex organs, chromosomes, and endogenous profiles of the child or affirming the child’s perception of the child’s sex if that perception is inconsistent with the child’s biological sex."

A scanned image of the second page of the Attorney General Opinion document. A section in the first full paragraph is highlighted in yellow, which reads: "[f]or the purpose of transitioning a child’s biological sex as determined by the sex organs, chromosomes, and endogenous profiles of the child or affirming the child’s perception of the child’s sex if that perception is inconsistent with the child’s biological sex."

A scanned image of the third page of the Attorney General Opinion document. The text discusses various statutory and dictionary definitions of the terms "health care provider" and "health care". There are no highlighted sections on this page.

A scanned image of the third page of the Attorney General Opinion document. The text discusses various statutory and dictionary definitions of the terms "health care provider" and "health care". There are no highlighted sections on this page.

A scanned image of the seventh and final page of the Attorney General Opinion document, showing the "SUMMARY" section and the signature block for Ken Paxton. The entire summary paragraph is highlighted in yellow, reading: "The definition of a “health care provider” in subsection 161.701(2) of the Health and Safety Code unambiguously encompasses the professions regulated by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. Any licensee that facilitates the provision of unlawful procedures or treatments that aim to transition a child’s sex are thus forbidden from receiving public money in support of those efforts and, separately, risk revocation of their licenses to practice."

A scanned image of the seventh and final page of the Attorney General Opinion document, showing the "SUMMARY" section and the signature block for Ken Paxton. The entire summary paragraph is highlighted in yellow, reading: "The definition of a “health care provider” in subsection 161.701(2) of the Health and Safety Code unambiguously encompasses the professions regulated by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council. Any licensee that facilitates the provision of unlawful procedures or treatments that aim to transition a child’s sex are thus forbidden from receiving public money in support of those efforts and, separately, risk revocation of their licenses to practice."

Texas AG Ken Paxton has declared that it is illegal for mental health providers and therapists to treat trans youth. It means that trans youth will be denied access to any mental healthcare that isn't conversion therapy. Paxton also threatens parents of trans youth with child abuse investigations.

02.03.2026 16:26 — 👍 2128    🔁 1063    💬 93    📌 137

I did and so can you. Also I added my own personal note bc I think @thetriibe.com is developing some incredible talent and it would be all of our loss if these folks couldn't make a living doing what they do so well.

25.02.2026 16:54 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

10.02.2026 17:11 — 👍 53374    🔁 16917    💬 1158    📌 1343

Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.

30.01.2026 13:33 — 👍 4961    🔁 2143    💬 33    📌 113

"I'm coming to Boston and I'm bringing hell with me."
--Homan in February

"Do I expect violence to escalate? Absolutely."
-- Tom Homan in March

"I actually thought about getting up and throwing that man a beating right there in the middle of the room"
-- Homan in July, referring to a D congressman

29.01.2026 15:32 — 👍 15565    🔁 6932    💬 795    📌 380

“I was confused as to why the victim was on his side, because that is not standard practice when a victim has been shot. Checking for a pulse and administering CPR is standard practice.
Instead of doing either of those things, the ICE agents appeared to be
counting his bullet wounds.”

25.01.2026 01:56 — 👍 1868    🔁 795    💬 27    📌 47

ICE agents killed a man and are disappearing the witnesses.

24.01.2026 16:50 — 👍 2489    🔁 1232    💬 21    📌 19
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Man acquitted of Bovino murder plot taken into ICE custody Juan Espinoza Martinez now faces deportation despite the courtroom victory Thursday by his attorneys.

Man acquitted of Bovino murder plot taken into ICE custody

From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

24.01.2026 16:41 — 👍 140    🔁 86    💬 9    📌 10
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The White House is just outright admitting that it's posting fake and misleading information about a defendant who has been criminally charged by the feds.

22.01.2026 22:07 — 👍 1127    🔁 452    💬 72    📌 71

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!

ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

21.01.2026 22:00 — 👍 27106    🔁 16068    💬 1141    📌 1638

I really don't think people in the progressive/left organizing world of Chicago realize that it's quite possible Kat Abugazaleh wins out over Biss in spite of everything, and that this would be an existential crisis for Chicago progressives.

21.01.2026 17:17 — 👍 40    🔁 5    💬 10    📌 6
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Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest A University of Alaska student was charged with a misdemeanor for eating another student's AI-generated art in protest.

Look for the helpers

18.01.2026 15:50 — 👍 5831    🔁 1387    💬 134    📌 313

americans, please: do not take the bait by resisting ICE yourselves. just give the democrats $20. they will give it to ICE so they can train more guys

18.01.2026 21:15 — 👍 6960    🔁 1493    💬 45    📌 16
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Another vehicle opened. Back was full of license plates, gear, various fed patches.

15.01.2026 04:43 — 👍 3921    🔁 1279    💬 95    📌 194

Not sure if it is Unraveled, but the 'holy shit, that's a lot' from people who saw much of Chicago is not reassuring.

15.01.2026 03:55 — 👍 71    🔁 18    💬 5    📌 0
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Blessed are the whistle blowers Resistance to the ongoing brutality is everywhere. One need only step outside to find it.

The reports coming out of Minnesota of the brutality of ICE terror are harrowing. What's clear to me, however, is that the people are rising up to resist this violence head on. Resistance is everywhere. We may be on our own, but we are not alone.

"Every time a whistle blows, they don’t win."

13.01.2026 21:54 — 👍 2360    🔁 612    💬 14    📌 19

Unsurprisingly a random protester has much better framing than nearly all politicians. And handles the bad faith questions easily

10.01.2026 03:27 — 👍 1078    🔁 214    💬 7    📌 3

Been thinking about this agent since yesterday.

09.01.2026 04:28 — 👍 142    🔁 37    💬 4    📌 1

The only reason we know ICE agent Jonathan Ross is the person who murdered Renee Nicole Walker is because Kristi Noem alluded to a previous incident and reporters started digging.

08.01.2026 20:03 — 👍 1235    🔁 362    💬 27    📌 13
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Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.

Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.

07.01.2026 19:01 — 👍 6306    🔁 3059    💬 128    📌 226

ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.

Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!

06.01.2026 03:05 — 👍 1571    🔁 1163    💬 113    📌 123

this is exactly the story they told about Silverio Villegas Gonzalez -- which turned out to be entirely false

07.01.2026 18:08 — 👍 58    🔁 20    💬 0    📌 3

NEW: Cook County Board candidate Cat Sharp says "the most responsible decision for me is to suspend my campaign" to defend against the conspiracy indictment brought against her and five others by the DOJ last fall.

06.01.2026 00:03 — 👍 39    🔁 19    💬 3    📌 4
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Five years ago I rolled off a flight from Chicago to D.C. straight into an Alex Jones rally. Proud Boys, OathKeepers and assorted Trump fans marched through the streets declaring their intent to try a coup the next day. No one did anything about it.

06.01.2026 02:06 — 👍 24    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes

NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...

03.01.2026 22:01 — 👍 8112    🔁 1350    💬 132    📌 113
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Nationwide Trans Youth Care Ban Imminent As Trump Admin Announces "Nuclear Option" Federal Rule The new federal rule formalizes previous threats to hospitals to pull Medicaid funding, and represents a significant legal stretch by this administration.

1. The federal government has just attempted to enact a national trans youth care ban.

A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.

It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.

Our latest story here:

18.12.2025 17:02 — 👍 1034    🔁 462    💬 29    📌 55
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.

Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.

Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.

10.12.2025 19:36 — 👍 3929    🔁 2451    💬 270    📌 557
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According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs.
Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵

10.12.2025 23:51 — 👍 2830    🔁 1497    💬 288    📌 398