Odette Yousef

I’m appreciative of the work you are doing and I hope more people become familiar with it!

THIS

Really makes me wonder what the prompts were to generate the images

Reverend Jesse Jackson spent his life advancing equality and respect for diversity. He said:

"Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth."

#jessejackson #equality #dei #inclusion

Extremist rhetoric is often found in government messaging. Who's the target? In a rare move, the White House took down a racist post last week from one of President Trump's social media accounts. But extremism researchers say it fits a pattern of mainstreaming extremist ideas.

Lawful extremism breaks containment w/ @oyousef.bsky.social

www.npr.org/2026/02/16/n...

Someone grab Kim up. The way she reports and tells stories is masterful. She is also the most generous of people and an insanely talented DIYer.

Stunning details in testimony submitted by @vermontgmg.bsky.social to the Illinois Accountability Commission. It concerns the history, record and culture of CBP and Border Patrol. Worth a read, from beginning to end.

drive.google.com/file/d/1y0im...

Just perfect!

Yes, I recall this! Such a terrible and life-altering thing to have happened.

Also, completely unrelated - as a Chicago resident I am compelled to ask you about your surname. How did it come to be??

and so were, in fact, potentially lethal. For example, shooting pepper guns at close range, etc.

It was also interesting to hear expert testimony a few weeks ago at the first IL Accountability Commission public hearing on the use of “less-lethal” weaponry. They reviewed several cases and offered evidence that these were deployed in a manner that did not conform to manufacturer specifications —

Before ICE Shooting, Immigration Agents Repeatedly Used Deadly Force The killing of a Minneapolis woman is latest by ICE and Border Patrol officers in recent months. Others have been wounded or threatened with guns.

For the last few months, I kept a document where every time I saw reports of fed immigration agents shooting or pointing their gun at someone, I made a note. The list grew and grew. It now includes 4 deaths. Here is what I noticed keeping that list.

www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...

Greg Bovino’s the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots. As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...

I’ve been waiting for this kind of profile on Greg Bovino. Some stunning (and some… just weird?) details in here.

chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...

Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.

Please copy edit your headlines 😭

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As Trump's immigration raids hit New Orleans, a Chicago group shares resistance tips A neighborhood network in Chicago has been helping other cities that face immigration enforcement raids.

"They have radicalized a set of people through their own actions," Gonzalez said, "and that'll be a generation before that goes away."

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On this Giving Tuesday, don't be the nonprofit sending e-mails with this subject line 😆

Notorious neo-Nazi websites go offline after NewsChannel 5 exposes targeting of children Two notorious neo-Nazi websites have been taken offline following an exclusive NewsChannel 5 investigation that revealed how they have been used to target children.

Notorious neo-Nazi websites go offline after NewsChannel 5 exposes targeting of children www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

I never left!

Grassroots resistance swells in the wake of the immigration crackdown in Chicago Chicago is no longer the main focus of the federal immigration crackdown. For one neighborhood group, the intense enforcement activity was a test of resistance tactics they developed eight years ago.

Eight years ago, I happened to cover the first public training a Chicago group held for neighbors to resist ICE enforcement. That groundwork, it turned out, was invaluable this fall. First of two stories here. The second airs on All Things Considered this afternoon.

www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...

Ok. You asked what was happening in Chicago that was different from SoCal. I just thought I would share some of what’s taken place here that is different.

Yes, I recall this. Show of force. A similar operation was carried out on Michigan Ave in Chicago.

I think a number of people here would dispute the assumption/assertion that “crowd size” or behavior made the use of tear gas reasonable or appropriate

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’ During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before t...

To clarify what folks here are describing as a military-style raid, here are details on how they conducted that operation: www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Interesting - are you saying that there, when people see agents detain someone, there is no reaction from people who are nearby and witnessing? Or are you saying that there have been no protests, generally, against enforcement? The events I listed here didn’t occur where protests were happening.

They deployed tear gas a few days ago in a neighborhood when kids were out going to a Halloween parade. They’ve detained minors. They conducted a military-style raid in the middle of the night of a south side apartment building, rappelling down from a helicopter onto the building.

Think ICE Is Bad Now? Today the Border Patrol Is Taking It Over How Gregory Bovino Proudly Became Trump’s #1 Immigration Stormtrooper

For those who are here, it’s felt clear that the administration is using Chicago as testing ground for how immigration removal tactics could be applied across the nation. And now, this is even clearer. If you’ve not followed closely, it’s time to catch up.

www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/think-ice-...

I checked them first -- couldn't find exactly what I was looking for!

Sen. Schmitt at NatCon : What Is an American? America is not just an abstract “proposition,” but a nation and a people, with its own distinct history and heritage and interests.

👀 www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/02/s...