Maryjane Osa

U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents expected to leave Chicago soon Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin insists “we aren’t leaving Chicago,” but the feds' immigration campaign is expected to begin winding down. However, one source said they could b...

Bovino heading off to Charlotte NC next?

No! They should go to Philly after Chicago.

Yeah I’d like to see that.

chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...

Does this mean Chicagoans with whistles beat ICE thugs with guns?

My guess is a combo: ICE is relentlessly tracked & abuses documented by the citizenry + they realized they’d lose in Appeals court so Judge Ellis’ order restricting teargas & requiring insignia would be enforced

We The People win

4) Hundreds of billions in tariff revenues likely disappear, and/or Congress will have to fund paying those back.
5) There will be almost as much pressure in January.

Not defending deal, but here's how it MAY work.
1) It will rebuke Russ Vought on his unilateral firings. Will that be enough?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2) It will replace pressure of shutdown w/the pressure of ACA spikes, especially if and when GOP fail to support.
3) Tariff $$ like to disappear. 1/2

Fascism in Action in America: Jennifer Moriarty & Daniel Bliss Report from Chicago NorthShore ICE in action in the MidWest: we are, right now, in big trouble. The only way out is through, via transparency and civic resistance…

Evanston woman abducted by ICE on Halloween, driven around for 3 hours, dumped at FBI field office, released 15 mi from home. No arrest, no charges. FBI said "CPD detention." She: "For WHAT??" <crickets>

My husband: "Bet they're sorry. . . they kidnapped the WRONG LADY."

Worth a listen

Trump Is Not Magic Tuesday’s results suggest he underperformed in 2024.

Trump Is Not Magic
www.everythingishorrible.net/p/trump-is-n...

Federal Judge Imposes Restrictions on ICE Facility at Center of Illinois Protests

How will conditions improve without inspections??

“Judge Gettleman voiced concern about conditions that are unnecessarily cruel but did not want to interfere with the administration’s ability to enforce immigration laws or agree to the plaintiffs’ request for an inspection of the facility.”

Federal Judge Imposes Restrictions on ICE Facility at Center of Illinois Protests

How will conditions improve without inspections??

“Judge Gettleman voiced concern about conditions that are unnecessarily cruel but did not want to interfere with the administration’s ability to enforce immigration laws or agree to the plaintiffs’ request for an inspection of the facility.”

The ghost of Ronald Reagan has spooked Trump over tariffs | Sidney Blumenthal The president is lashing out before the supreme court’s impending decision on his absurd policy

Blumenthal:

He evidently views the separation of powers as a personal affront, unfairly stealing from him. Everything is a zero-sum game, not just international trade. “I’m the speaker and the president,” Trump has joked

They have body armor, mace, batons, heavy boots, masks, radios, guns, pepper spray, rubber bullets, assault rifles and handcuffs.

We have whistles. And solidarity.

Judge Orders Release Of Cancer Patient's Father Arrested By ICE, Citing No Criminal Record Ruben Torres Maldonado, whose teenage daughter has cancer, was granted a $2,000 bond during a hearing Thursday morning.

A tiny nugget of justice.

A heartfelt thanks to Judge Eva Saltzman! 🙏💐

*Don’t tear gas kids who are trick or treating on Halloween* — doncha think that goes without saying???

After Halloween Parade Ruined By Federal Agents, Old Irving Park Neighbors Furious Old Irving Park welcomes thousands of trick-or-treaters from across the city every Halloween. This year, neighbors are making plans to protect each other from federal agents after Saturday’s violent i...

“Kids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer,” Ellis told Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino during a Tuesday court hearing. “They just don’t. And you can’t use riot control weapons against them.”

#ICE #Chicago

Gregory Bovino, report to the principal’s office!

Thank you so much!!

Twitter/X was already a nightmare. What’s the next category of horrible? I don’t know. I guess Grok will create *something * new?

We're not crying for you, we're giving the money to Argentina - Lawyers, Guns & Money The president is getting a tacky new ballroom, the inept Argentinian leadership gets a blank check, and if you need help to feed your family you’re out of luck: The Trump administration won’t tap emer...

Correction: they’re lazy *and* they don’t care

Donald Trump has built a regime of retribution and reward | Sidney Blumenthal The president’s purges and attacks on his enemies have developed into a system in which injustice is made routine

Sid Blumenthal:

Trump wages war on the “enemies within” with the eccentrics at his disposal. They represent the revenge of the second-rate or less, wreaking havoc on their meritorious betters in a wave of resentment. They reflect their damaged leader. That is the beating heart of Trumpism.

Bet you a million dollars those window washers are immigrants whose families are worried about them. They used to fear for a loved one’s safety at work. Now they fear that a loved one will be disappeared on the way home from work.

Good idea. Me too

It’s so horrible. ICE agents are everywhere. CPD have been given orders not to intervene bc their involvement would complicate the legal cases against the feds. So people think no one is on their side. More tension, more anxiety

Lakeview Street Tear-Gassed By Agents Amid North Side Immigration Surge: 'It Hit Home' Friday's detentions and standoff marked the most high-profile federal activity in Lakeview and Lincoln Park yet, leaving some neighbors shaken.

Invasion escalated

“They pushed him into the corner of a doorway, and they were beating him,” Safter said. “His face was bleeding. It was really disturbing. We were screaming at them to stop, to show their faces, to say their names. They just kept recording us and flashing badges.”

#ICE #Chicago

Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powe...

Follow the effing money!

YouTube video by CBS Chicago Governor JB Pritzker signs an executive order aimed at addressing federal enforcement

Investigations, hearings, and a written report. Create a public record of lawlessness and put the aggressors on notice.

Finally a step towards accountability—

In ICE’s Expanding Chicago Blitz, Federal Authorities Turn Resistance Into A Crime Federal authorities are increasingly using charges — or the threat of them — to counter resistance to the immigration enforcement blitz in Chicago.

Aggression, coercion, and extortion is the entire Trump game.

Today’s episode:
Aggression

#ICE #Chicago

We Interviewed an Anti-Trump Inflatable Frog. It Made Some Great Points. Left Shark, an Among Us alien, and a unicorn also dispensed some real wisdom.

The unicorn makes some great points. 👍

Today’s best sign:

For the Epsteinth time,
RELEASE THE FILES!

This is our Chicago neighborhood, Edgewater. Lots of people, kids, dogs, inflatables, and SMILES

2 protest signs. HANDS OFF CHICAGO and ISN’T IT PAST YOUR JAIL TIME with a photo of Trump behind bars

Ready to go!