Jonathan (Jonny) Ballew

Fourteen suburban moms arrested in sit-in protest outside Broadview ICE facility The mothers sat in a circle on Beach Street on Friday to “demand an end” to the immigration raids that have swept through the Chicago area since the Trump administration launched “Operation Midway Bli...

“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back,” said Teresa Shattuck, a mother from Oak Park. “We want to use our collective power and our white privilege in the way it should be used."

Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.

a can of Pringles, a blue translucent telephone, an empty bottle of Jolt cola and a blockbuster VHS tape on a side table

we used to be a proper country

a man was just found not guilty by jury lollification

If you're a young person, find your people are try stuff. You don't know how it will turn out AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. Failure is a natural part of living. Not something to be scared of. Try shit. Don't sit back and throw stones at others who are trying shit.

I feel excited to be starting at such a historic time for our criminal law system in Illinois.

I hope we continue to think about community safety outside of a punitive and carceral lens.

Real community safety will take a lot more work and imagination than mass incarceration.

Personal career news:

With the Pretrial Fairness Act starting today, it feels appropriate to announce that I recently started my law career as an Assistant Public Defender.

🤞 I pass the bar exam, because I feel like I am exactly where I am supposed to be.

The NYPD has stopped tens of thousands of people under Mayor Adams. Just 5% were white. Almost all police stops – 92% – were because someone “fit a relevant description” or for a reason they labeled as “other.”

Eric Adams and the NYPD have illegally brought back stop and frisk, ruled unconstitutional 10 years ago.

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Mug shots of all the Trump codefendants booked in Fulton county.

Nightmare Blunt Rotation

What we thought was a very embarrassing event actually turned into a way to build community. I think that is pretty neat.

The power of dogs, I guess.

He thanked me for the note, introduced his name and his dog's name.

My dog ofc sat like an angel and watched them lovingly from afar...

Today I came out with our dog, Darya to the balcony. He and his dog happened to be there.

He looked up at me, smiled, and spoke!

We felt compelled to write a note to this neighbor and stick it in his door.

It explained our new puppy loves dogs but is a bit leash reactive. It expressed or apologies for the encounter and a number to message us if he needed.

And yet, I feel a close neighborly connection, as we have spent many cigarette breaks together, or passed each other in the building on a frequent basis.

I never pushed the relationship because I got the sense they enjoy their peace.

This neighbor has been our neighbor for years. We see him frequently with his old dog one offset balcony below ours.

He never speaks to us and his dog never barks.

Today my new puppy had an unexpected meet with a neighbor dog at the elevator and she barked a bunch...

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me: I need a passport so I can go to australia

clerk: have you ever been convicted of a crime?

me: is... is that still necessary

Why are we this way 🤦‍♂️

My Cane Corso puppy, Darya, is a naughty walker. But when we put this contraption on her she walks like a pro 😂

My Cane Corso puppy who needs a full body harness and a nose harness because she is a naughty walker.

Hannibal Letter from Silence of the Lambs, shown in restraints.

"Good evening, Clarice"

(They also both love Liver treats)

Darya has many admirers.

Thank you for this.

This is despicable.

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1188669210/federal-public-defenders-warn-budget-cuts-may-threaten-ability-to-represent-clie

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So apparently Charles Barkley is repeatedly going to bars doing this routine

That's not at all what I'm saying. I'm saying there are absolutely indigenous people in Brazil right now who have been saying they have been there for much longer than mainstream anthropology has recognized.

This is happening in North America and plenty of other places too.

Solidarity. I am NOT ok either. No one else is upset enough or matching my despair.

I somehow locked down some of the last 6 packs in the Chicago area (it seems). Cheers, tears, and beers.

I'm SO sad. I was able to snag some of the last remaining 6 packs in Chicago and I will cherish them for the next year.

Please sign this petition to save Anchor Brewing!

https://www.change.org/p/save-anchor-brewing-company?original_footer_petition_id=34028553&algorithm=promoted&source_location=petition_footer&grid_position=8&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uAJXdMQIAAAAAZLDXaagVhRExMjNkNDY0OQ%3D%3D