Trevor Wojcik (He, Him)

Hello Chief and APD Leadership, I just wanted to jot a quick thank you note for those who participated in this meeting with the Latino community about ICE in our neighborhoods. Sadly, this problem is not going away anytime soon. Historically, the police have been on the wrong side of history during the civil rights movement and the labor movement - defending capital. The pivotal points in American history are when police realized that their solidarity should be with labor; not capital. Labor vs. police: Learning from working-class history Workers World In this current struggle, I believe that we are 2-3 years away from a moment where we see the shift in solidarity. I would like to see Aurora lead, and show something different. It will create discomfort during the transformation. I noticed during the march towards Blue Kangaroo, when the police escort disappeared, that activists I didn't know used their vehicles to block the intersections and protect the marchers.

All living things have the capacity to evolve and grow. Government is about to go through a huge evolutionary period and shed that which is not necessary, and re-focus on what is important. As government continues to disintegrate from the top down, we have an opportunity to re-invent the ways we find food, water, shelter and protection. We would like the Aurora Police Department to play a historic role in defending the United States of America, and our city against fascism. We have a unique opportunity to do something different, leave our mark in the history books, and make a difference. I'm excited about the opportunity and look forward to discussing it further. Respectfully, John Laesch Mayor, City of Aurora laesch@aurora.il.us

I haven't seen people here mention this letter from the mayor of Illinois' 2nd-largest city (Aurora, 40+% Latino)

to the Aurora Police

following egregious attacks by immigration in Aurora and related protests

So here it is!

Your gentle reminder that Rep. Melissa Hortman was assassinated on June 14 and hardly anyone bothered to talk about it .

Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren’t Even “Real Work” to Start With So that's where we're at.

the lies and disdain for labor are bad enough, but the way the culture treats these unremarkable men like they're sociologists is salt in the wound

Cutting food programs is going to increase crime

Cutting health insurance subsidies is going to increase crime

The whole plots of Les Miserable and Breaking Bad

Indiana University banned its student newspaper from printing just days before homecoming weekend — after firing the paper’s advisor when he refused to censor critical coverage. That would be bad enough on its own, but FIRE is taking this one personally, as the Indiana Daily Student reported this hostile campaign was due in part to its coverage of FIRE’s ranking Indiana University as the worst public university for free speech. You read that right. The school’s response to the news that they are bad at free speech … is to censor the news. It’s ironic — and not just in the Alanis Morissette sense — that these actions will likely push its overall ranking even lower next year. At least we can’t fault them for consistency.

Why did Indiana University attack and cut its own student newspaper?

Well, in a twist of irony any English professor would call clichéd, it turns out IU did it because they were angry about the students' reporting on a FIRE report naming IU as the worst public university for free speech in the US.

Already voted in CA. If you haven't, Yes on 50 to save our Democracy, and if you're in Santa Clara county Yes on Measure A to save our hospitals.

I could bed rot for the rest of my life watching reels of comics doing crowd work on groups of ICE agents.

CBS been cooked

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Here it is: the Trump Administration "draft proposal" to the University of California. Published bc faculty sued for its disclosure.

Its terms go beyond what Trump demands in similar compacts to other universities.

EVERYONE should read: faculty, students, admins, alumni.
ucop.edu/communicatio...

They should superimpose Kendrick over him

I’m good with my taxes subsidizing social welfare for people who can’t afford food.

I’m enraged with my taxes subsidizing corporate welfare to businesses that won’t pay a living wage.

If you donated to Platner via ActBlue, you can get a refund!

Contact them NOW and ask for your money back!

Lionel Messi just had the best season in MLS history. Does anyone care? The Argentine has been as excellent as ever in his later years, but his presence and performance has yet to push MLS into the US mainstream

Lionel Messi just had the best season in MLS history. Does anyone really care?

I wrote about it for The Guardian:

Bodie dog

Bodie wants you to be happy. Also if you could throw the ball for her.

1. Fuck Steven Miller.

2. FUCK Steven Miller.

3. Steven Miller is NOT the President.

4. There is no such thing as "federal immunity" not in the way he means.

5. Steven Miller does not make the law.

6. Fuck Steven Miller.

@dearlstephens.bsky.social hey friend, would you please amplify this request to report an account that started a GoFundMe for the would be assassin of Leader Jeffries?

OK. *deep sigh* If we’re really doing this …

If anyone has information about this alleged $130 million “donation” — including the identity of the “donor,” if such a person or corporation exists, and any legal opinions purporting to authorize this — please send it my way. I am at crg.32 on Signal.

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Illinois Army captain says Dems are ‘rolling over’ on LGBTQ+ rights. He’s running for Congress to change that “What’s happening right now to trans people — to the LGBTQ+ community — is not okay. Somebody needs to stand up," Dylan Blaha told The Advocate.

“When you start asking if it’s worth standing up for trans people, you’ve already lost the moral argument,” Democrat Dylan Blaha told me in an interview about why he’s challenging an Illinois congresswoman from the left.

www.advocate.com/politics/dyl...

Big if true

Man I hope so.

Store bought sushi. I had to take my youngest to afternoon piano and then my eldest to soccer so no time for dinner prep.

They do share a border

What's it like inside your head?

2,000 signatures in just 48 hours is kinda crazy. I hoped it would take off, but never expected this amount of attention. Thanks to everyone who signed and supported!

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What we know about the National Guard coming to San Francisco Federal forces are expected to arrive Thursday.

Federal forces are expected to arrive Thursday.

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NY has been keeping it tight, Chicago organized, Portland weird. We need our own flavor.

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Exclusive: Major federal immigration operation headed to San Francisco Bay Area The Trump administration has dispatched more than 100 federal agents, including from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Coast Guard Base Alameda and they’ll begin to arrive Thursday.

Looks like we are about to see a significant increase in snatch-and-grab operations around the Bay Area

408-290-1144 is the hotline for the Palo Alto/Mountain View area

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Federal agents deployed to Bay Area: What to know if ICE shows up at your door Over 100 federal agents have been dispatched to the Bay Area. We've compiled a resource guide of what to do if ICE shows up to your door.

This article lists multiple Bay Area hotlines if you spot ICE in your neighborhood: www.ktvu.com/news/ice-imm...

I want a big tent! Everyone should come inside and hang out because our tent rules. There's good stuff in here: human rights and worker's rights and universal healthcare and a social safety net and racial justice and...

Why would we make our tent less cool, it makes no sense