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Greg Sargent is one of the clearest thinkers on Trump's ongoing construction of a dictatorship. Everyone who cares about defending democracy and decency should give him a Bluesky follow, read his New Republic writings and listen to his podcast. Highly recommended.

1-year-old, parents allegedly pepper-sprayed by federal agents during immigration raid near Chicago Cellphone video showed the moment Rafael Veraza says he and his family were pepper-sprayed on Saturday morning by Border Patrol agents in the parking lot of a Sam's Club.

@durbin.senate.gov You should resign for selling us out while our state is being terrorized by ICE and the federal government. Let someone else actually do the job we expect from our Senator. abc7.com/post/1-year-...

THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY

THEY PEPPER SPRAYED A BABY

Please read this entire excellent piece by Caroline, which points out that a judge ordered the Feds (again) to stop doing **this exact kind of thing** and they are still continuing to do it all over Chicago

In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together "Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.

My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."

These are shocking photos from @chicagotribune.com photog @mandophotos.bsky.social. The entire scene today in Little Village is grotesque but these three really jumped out because federal agents are pointing weapons directly at people...again.

"The climate emergency is here."

Chicago police officers securing an exit path for Border Patrol vehicles in Little Village.

Ald Byron Sigcho-Lopez (he's the one livestreaming) has some words for them as they drive away.

YouTube video by The Telegraph Obama catches fainting pregnant woman during speech

And they said Obama wasn't "presidential", also ironically happened while he was talking about healthcare. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X10...

A daycare. Every day in Chicago. The state is not stopping this. Pritzker’s and Johnson’s cops have ONLY been protecting these assaults so there is so far nothing that is stopping them besides unarmed residents screaming. How many children are technically orphans now @govpritzker.illinois.gov?

That is $350/month - $80/week - $11/day. Clearly they have not done any grocery shopping.

YouTube video by Talib Kweli - Topic Ballad of the Black Gold

Trump is now threatening military violence against #Nigeria. I can't quite place my finger on what #Venezuala and #Nigeria have in common. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLFc...

And by us, I mean most of the people in the world.

'The mom that you tell secrets to': Aunties on the role they play and what their own aunties mean to them | CBC Radio For Mother's Day, we asked a bunch of Indigenous aunties to tell us about the roles they play in our lives, and being 'auntied' themselves

Dad's cousin = aunt for a lot of us. Heck, any older adult who was in our lives as children were uncles and aunties. I feel a bit sorry for those people who have to draw such clear distinct lines and definitions on how people in our life are related and what we call them.
www.cbc.ca/radio/unrese...

YouTube video by AboubacarSiddikh Vive Patrice Lumumba (Vicky Longomba) - African Jazz 1960

The way our media is so casually talking about the CIA, regime change, and Venezuela has me infuriated. Much smarter people than I have have written about our terrible US history in South America, Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere so just going to post this song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT0Y...

The best time to abolish ICE would have been in 2021. The next best time is if we win in 2028. At this point, any Democrat unwilling to abolish ICE must be drummed out of the primary.

My wife happened to spot it while searching Paws Off. :)

Yup. Here is a better picture of the sign, he loved all the attention.

A dog at a "No Kings" rally wearing a Chicago-flag sign that says "Paws off!"

Spotted this one today. He said he hates baths and getting his nails cut, but not America.

dog in water carrying a toy.

He would like to make a correction, he loves water in all it forms and baths. It is ICE that he hates.

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...

NEW from PP:

You know how Krista Noem has been bottlenecking disaster relief?

Turns out, you can get them greenlit —if you‘re a Noem donor!

After donor asked, Noem quickly cleared project.

Then she flew to town and dined at French bistro with the donor.

www.propublica.org/article/kris...

So the rule about Chicago is Chicagoans can talk all the shit about Chicago but if YOU talk shit about Chicago you will get fucked up

100% - I will trade Europe's safety if I can import a nice station wagon. Last time I was there, my wife got tired of me pointing out all the wagons like I was pointing out nice sports cars.

This makes me miss living in DC and U Street. #FREEDC

Could not agree more, after having moved away 9 years ago, we were just back in the U St area for a visit and took this picture of someone's yard. Statehood for DC now.

Centrist Democrats Are the Actual Traitors to Their Party While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle.

...it is actually the party’s centrist establishment, not its progressive wing, that’s most likely to violate the maxim of “Vote Blue No Matter Who.”

Apache Incarceration - Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) In 1886, over 500 Apache prisoners were brought to St. Augustine.

This is why we need to learn our history, seeing this repeated again (and again) is heart breaking. No one is illegal on stolen land. localpulse.com/2015/10/gero...

Visa terminations causing panic for Illinois students and educators “The bar keeps moving, as far as who’s at risk,” says one staffer at the University of Illinois Chicago.

Another great story from my favorite reporter, humanizing the story of people when our government tries to dehumanize them. www.wbez.org/education/20...