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Clifton Johnson

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Culture, sports, family and JUSTICE...in Chicago and beyond. [insert book title here someday] Opinions = mine.

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It’s a dark world out there, and this absolutely lightened things up a bit.

08.02.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The headline should be, "DHS to keep 2,000 immigration officers in Minnesota."

Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."

This presser worked like a charm.

04.02.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3892    πŸ” 1288    πŸ’¬ 116    πŸ“Œ 49

Then you may not be trying hard enough. πŸ˜‚

04.02.2026 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...

Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.

25.01.2026 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5166    πŸ” 1811    πŸ’¬ 62    πŸ“Œ 0

Reminding myself of this again. It is nearly a year later, but still just as true.

Find one action.
Find one neighbor I can help.
Find one way to connect with others doing the same.

That is the work. Always.

24.01.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

❀️❀️❀️

23.01.2026 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 15308    πŸ” 3552    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 121

It’s not so much that Trump & co don’t think slavery was important, they want to remove this history precisely *because* of how important it was. They don’t want people to learn about slavery because then people would understand how it continues to shape the landscape of inequality in America today.

22.01.2026 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1205    πŸ” 450    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 18
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ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy as he came home, say school officials Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas

β€œanother adult living in the home was outside during the encounter and had pleaded to take care of Liam so the boy could avoid detention, but was denied.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

22.01.2026 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

My words exactly

19.01.2026 02:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wow.

19.01.2026 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 334    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 21

There are people in Minnesota who are violating the law, and it's the people who are flash-banging babies, shooting people who pose no threat, and deploying tear gas against peaceful crowds.

The way to end the violence in Minnesota is for ICE to stop committing violence against Minnesotans.

15.01.2026 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1085    πŸ” 295    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 7
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a man wearing a chicago bears jacket and hat is sitting at a table in a bar . ALT: a man wearing a chicago bears jacket and hat is sitting at a table in a bar .
11.01.2026 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stephen Colbert on the ICE murder of Renee Nicole Good: β€œThe message from this administration is clear. Only they determine the truth. And when their forces come to your city: obey or die. And if you die, you clearly didn’t obey. This should be an alarm bell for the entire country.”

09.01.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 23325    πŸ” 7618    πŸ’¬ 259    πŸ“Œ 283
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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...

08.01.2026 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 543    πŸ” 333    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6

Definitely one of the reasons to make the most of opportunities like this season. Regression comes for everybody and future success isn't guaranteed.

29.12.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Caleb Williams' game-winning 46-yard TD pass to DJ Moore traveled 56.9 yards in the air, Williams' 3rd-longest completion of his career.
Moore had only 0.6 yards of separation from Keisean Nixon when the pass arrived.

Caleb Williams' game-winning 46-yard TD pass to DJ Moore traveled 56.9 yards in the air, Williams' 3rd-longest completion of his career. Moore had only 0.6 yards of separation from Keisean Nixon when the pass arrived.

57 yards in the air to a receiver with half a yard of separation. LMAO

21.12.2025 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 272    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 4

Reminds me a lot of the 2001 season (and just as fun).

21.12.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well said.

21.12.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
30 Rock meme but with Counting Crows

30 Rock meme but with Counting Crows

This came to me in a dream

05.12.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1602    πŸ” 355    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 11

And only 56 yards through the air. Their best hope has been DPI.

29.11.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Does Zeitoun by Dave Eggers count? Because it's a nonfiction account of Katrina that absolutely had me turning pages like a novel.

19.11.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great angle and even better diagram of the scheme.

16.11.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Adam Scott meets the Chicago Pope

Adam Scott meets the Chicago Pope

'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'

15.11.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6073    πŸ” 1060    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 54

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

14.11.2025 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 20747    πŸ” 7057    πŸ’¬ 361    πŸ“Œ 219
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13.11.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I changed the channel, and I encourage everyone to do the same.

09.11.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There's a lot of crisis unfolding in our city, but there's a lot of hope too.

08.11.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A+ photo choice for this headline. πŸ‘πŸ»

02.11.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I try not to be the guy frustrated with every call against my team, but it is getting harder by the minute.

14.10.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If what they showed on the broadcast was the facemask penalty, it looked even more soft than the OPI call on Loveland that killed that earlier drive...

14.10.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0