Thomas Edwards

He was a nurse.

I'm sorry for the person who was beat to death and killed. My sincere condolences to their loved ones. ICE is going to continue to kill people because the purpose of a system is what it does. It is not what it says it does or what you hope it does. Maybe USians will finally confront this truth.

This is a very good sign about his understanding of what good governance involves

@govpritzker.illinois.gov and the Illinois state police str are doing ICE’s dirty work.

Once again, @govpritzker.illinois.gov's state police have attacked protesters while doing crowd control for ICE in Broadview. Pritzker positions himself as a Trump opponent, but he's doing ICE's dirty work in Broadview. It has to stop.

In advance of #NoKingsDayOct18th, I beg you: don't leave out Trump's attacks on homeless ppl as part of his authoritarian takeover.

Trump openly talks about rounding up homeless folks and forcing them into detention camps. This threat is now backed up by policies and budgets.

“Multiple NLG Legal Observers were also hit in the heads with large clubs….. Legal Observers who are clearly marked with bright neon green caps.”

Why is our governor using the Illinois State Police to do the bidding of ICE/ Trump by cracking down on free speech with the use of excessive force?

I called the called @govpritzker.illinois.gov office to ask why he was sending ISP officers to assist ice at the protests in Broadview and was yelled at by the person who answered the phone for asking the question and then they hung up on me.

Super fun

As everyone is aware, many federal agencies are active in Chicago right now. It is as important as ever to Know Your Rights. Call the NLG Chicago Mass Defense Hotline at 872-4-NLG-CHI (872-465-4244).

Illinois State Police are protecting ICE as they move their vehicles out of the Broadview Detention Center. Call Governor Pritzker now to demand that he remove the ISP from Broadview. No state resources to protect kidnappers. Pritzker: Call off the IL state police 312-814-2121

CALL PRITZKER TO DEMAND HE REMOVE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE FROM BROADVIEW:
(Chicago) 312-814-2121 or 312-814-2122
(Springfield) 217-782-6830 or 217-782-6831
Hearing impaired (TTY): 888-261-3336

I called and talked about how the state cops joined ICE in brutalizing protesters today.

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Feds Disappear Trans People from “LGBT” Intel reports on threats to Pride events reveal campaign to stamp out the word “transgender”

U.S. intelligence has removed "T" from "LGBT" in their reports - including those intended to warn of threats to the community.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-disap...

"I watched Snow White when I was a kid and I ain't gave a bitch a poison apple yet." is an all time bar

Trump's DC Occupation Costs 4 Times More Than It Would Take to House City's Entire Homeless Population | Common Dreams Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Washington, DC costs more than 4 times as much as it would cost to simply house every homeless person in the city, according to researcher Hanna Homestead.

Trump is spending over $1 MILLION per day to have the National Guard harass homeless people. In contrast, providing housing to every homeless person in DC would cost ~ $255k.

The solution to homelessness is housing and supports, not handcuffs and jails. buff.ly/pMYtwCE

Pentagon planning military deployment to Chicago in coming weeks, report says The Washington Post reported Saturday that Defense Department officials have been planning for weeks to deploy federal troops to Chicago.

We are aware of reports that the Trump Administration may deploy federal troops to Chicago soon. We know that this may directly impact Chicagoans experiencing homelessness and many people—including us—are concerned and afraid of what might happen.

It’s one of those days where I’m holding back my tears when talking to my clients.

Why we need more journalists to think critically about policing. Cuz according to this, the travesty is that the military isn't in the racially coded "high crime" areas.

Ohhh....So we are at this point of fascism.

Having an identity crisis, while simultaneously not wanting to spend a lot of money on clothes and not having a lot of time to thrift, is a very frustrating place to exist.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad Sen Durbin and Rep Danny Davis are retiring…. But now they’re even worse than normal at responding and reacting to constituent calls.

I just want my Dem Sen and Rep to do something…anything… to end the genocide in Gaza and actually fight Trump’s fascist takeover.

The hidden costs of cutting Medicaid Cutting Medicaid can seem like an easy way to slash the budget. But, the costs can spread to all of us.

Cutting Medicaid can seem like an easy way to slash the budget. But, the costs can spread to all of us.

Biden’s Team Lied About Gaza. It’s Time to Hold Them Accountable. Impunity for abetting war crimes weakens U.S. democracy.

Presumably you've seen this, but I do like this line re: senior Biden admin people: "Unlike more junior officials, whose candor might provide an eventual pathway back to government service, those most responsible for the catastrophe shouldn’t have a role in any future administration."

The Trump administration’s EO encouraging the criminalization of homelessness is nothing short of cruel and fascistic. And… Dems like Gaven Newsom celebrate and champion the policies of the Trump admin.

Standing up to Trump, necessitates standing with our unhoused neighbors.

🚨Trump is pushing states to forcibly institutionalize people for experiencing homelessness.

“The safest communities are those with the most housing and resources, not those that make it a crime to be poor or sick," @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social
buff.ly/SmtsxzC

Pete Buttigieg weighs in on ‘fairness’ of transgender kids playing girls’ sports He said he rejected blanket policies about trans participation in sports.

Buttigieg said parents have legitimate concerns.

To be clear: If you cannot be relied on to unequivocally defend transgender kids, you can’t be relied on to defend anyone or anything.

www.advocate.com/news/pete-bu...

Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 73 reported killed while waiting for food Pontiff also speaks of anguish over Israeli strike on territory’s only Catholic church, which killed three people

Pope condemns Gaza war’s ‘barbarity’ as 93 reported killed by Israeli fire while waiting for food

Today is Hope for Homes Day! CCH joins 35 Illinois nonprofits in this fundraising effort aimed at supporting our shared mission of preventing and ending homelessness. Give now: www.hopeforhomesday.org/organization...

If we ever get the fascists out of power the thing I want whoever takes over to remember from right now is we can afford anything, literally anything, we want to afford. And you don’t have to justify it to anyone.