micco caporale

(the fbi has never shopped united tactical systems, btw, this is a joke about celebrating federal law enforcement spending money here without casting an eye on what they're buying)

he gonna spend money loading up on pepperballs from united tactical systems

chicagoreader.com/news/pepperb...

i feel very good about being able to exist and get along in all kinds of spaces, but i keep a small close circle built on trust and consistency and don't invest much in other connections

i am okay with having a smaller life if i can trust everyone who's participating in it. i love it very much :)

does tear gas only count as bad when cops are sad about it????

The camera and written word are HEAVY filters and if someone arrives on the scene to participate in the story, they have added another, even more significant filters.

I think a lot of thing people struggle with is the difference between reporting and capital-C Content is that you do, in fact, have to maintain some objectivity—something that's hard to do under the best of circumstances for entirely fair, reasonable causes.

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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In the past 4 weeks in Chicago, ICE/CBP have snatched hundreds of people off the streets & homes, shot & killed a single-father in his car, smashed & abandoned countless cars, and deployed chemical munitions at protesters, journalists, & now on public streets. Today they cuffed an alderperson.

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Journalist or not, photography isn’t a hate crime Gatekeeping over hate crime charges misses the forest for the trees

The hate crime charge against Alexa Wilkinson for photographing vandalism of the New York Times building is a dangerous precedent, no matter what you think of Wilkinson.

In case you're wondering whether the TRUST Act will protect anyone: Border patrol just attacked press and protesters inside ISP's designated "free speech zone" and the state police reacted by immediately establishing a protective perimeter for the feds

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

get it, corli!!!!

"hello, it's ice, please return to the bank of america free speech zone so we know where to aim our pepper balls"

‘Pleasure Cruise’ charts two different courses - Chicago Reader “Pleasure Cruise” at Roots & Culture is a conceptually ambitious show trying to navigate waves of joy only to chart two different courses.

i wrote about pleasure cruise, an art show on view at roots & culture that uses cruising and cruise ships to look at who gets to experience pleasure and how

chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/...

In case you missed it, this, by @juggaloreporter.bsky.social, is very infuriating and very good: a lucid account of pepper balls, the munitions DHS is using to brutalize protestors in Broadview, IL (provided by local company United Tactical Systems!)

He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.

This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.

sorry to all my new followers, i am just hot and gay

i like to post about strength training and the monks who make chartreuse, and i frequently forget to share my writing

thanks! @mulchy.bsky.social brought the story to me :)

Cool Jobs Alert: The Mercury Is Hiring a Social Media Manager AND a Marketing Manager! Guys! The Mercury is bursting at the seams and hiring two new positions that you (or someone you know) might be interested in. Check out the job listings for both a Social Media Manager AND a Marketin...

The Mercury is hiring a social media manager and a marketing manager! These positions are more about helping us meet the readers where they are and less about repeating the problematic shock jock media of the early '00s. Actual deer encouraged to apply.

i wrote about the local company dhs loves buying weapons from

interestingly, dhs's contracts begin exactly at the same time as the myth of organized retail crime......

Institute for Justice a pretty conservative-libertarian sort of outfit (and a highly respected one, for good reasons). They've done some anti-qualified immunity police stuff before, but most of their portfolio is pretty right-coded libertarian issues. It is noteworthy they're suing ICE now.

OBVIOUSLY the dave matthews tour bus incident

should i become a hater for overrated new generation goth bands and parties? jk jk i'm not that kind of public critic

(but u can always ask me offline :)

i love that goth as a subculture is having a moment AND ALSO

i am sick of hearing 4000 bands that sound like depeche mode (greatest hits) or temu bauhaus

in case you missed it @milesklee.bsky.social came on close all tabs to talk about ai & religion & why people keep falling into delusions after asking chatgpt if god is real

open.spotify.com/episode/664V...

my coworkers and professional peers are so beautiful and inspiring. independent journalists are the coolest journalists :)

Pancho García makes hardcore happen - Chicago Reader Pancho García cofounded the Ruidosa Art Collective and books and plays DIY shows that help sustain the southwest-side Latine hardcore scene.

My newest Reader music feature is all about Pancho Garcia, a vital part of Chicago’s south-side hardcore scene who plays in several bands and books a ton of shows—in basements, on the street, and at a taqueria

ICE fired a chemical weapon at a TV reporter in Broadview. The "unprovoked" attack is now under investigation. blockclubchi.co/4mHRQd8