Spuds Terkel

So this guy was having a heart attack or stroke or something and the BPD surrounded him for an hour without rendering aid and then shot him with pepper balls so they could safely approach?

That's a major fuck up.

I feel like it should be mentioned a lot more that the orange felon was easily able to file lawsuits over news articles, social media posts and comments he didn’t like, but has never filed any lawsuits in regards to the countless allegations of child rape against him. 🧐

IDs are mismatched, illegible or still missing 3 weeks after judge’s order to immigration officers In dozens of photographs at four locations, Chicago Sun-Times photojournalists documented federal officers failing to wear the “visible identification” needed to hold individuals accountable during th...

A judge ordered agents involved in the Chicago deportation blitz to have "visible identification … prominently displayed."

But they've been missing in dozens of @chicago.suntimes.com photographs.

From @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social, Anthony Vazquez and Ashlee Rezin: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Trump’s Agriculture Secretary Rollins & Johnson called 42 million Americans losing SNAP benefits a “silver lining” because it sparked “a national conversation.”

Imagine being so detached from hunger that you see families skipping meals as a PR opportunity.

ALERTA COMUNITARIA UBICACIÓN: ALBANY PARK, VARIOS LUGARES FECHA: 31 DE OCTUBRE DEL 2025 HORA: 9:30 AM Voluntarios han confirmado la presencia de la Patrulla Fronteriza y del ICE en Albany Park. Hemos confirmado avistamientos en Lawrence, entre Central Park y California. Los agentes vestían ropa de camuflaje y fueron vistos en una camioneta Ford Silverado negra con placas de Missouri WM8 V5. ¡Es probable que el ICE siga en la zona! ¡Por favor, quédense en casa! SI VE POSIBLE ACTIVIDAD DE ICE, LLAME A LA LINEA DE APOYO DE ICIRR: (855)-435-7693

COMMUNITY ALERT LOCATION: ALBANY PARK, MULTIPLE LOCATIONS DATE: OCTOBER 31, 2025 TIME: 9:30 AM Volunteers have confirmed Border Patrol and ICE presence in Albany Park. We have confirmed sightings on Lawrence between Central Park and California. Agents are in camoflauge and were seen in a black Ford Silverado with Missouri plate WM8 V5. ICE is likely still in the area! Please stay home! IF YOU SEE ICE PLEASE REPORT TO ICIRR HOTLINE: (855)-435-7693

kristi noem promised federal agents would continue to terrorize chicagoland—and that’s exactly what they’re doing.

border patrol/ice currently rolling through the city’s northwest side. reports of abductions in albany park earlier this morning.

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

Pritzker makes a direct appeal to Greg Bovino to not terrorize kids over the Halloween weekend

“what radicalized you” idk paying attention

Ethics Watchdog Group Seeks Investigation Into Border Czar and Contracts Following ProPublica Report The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center has called on the Homeland Security inspector general to investigate potential conflicts of interest and ethics violations by border czar Tom Homan and his senior...

Border czar Tom Homan has said repeatedly that he recused himself from all contracting matters.

But ProPublica reported he has been involved in conversations with industry players about government contracts.

Rent going up by 10% for 2026. I doubt I get a raise next year…

abc7chicago.com/amp/post/mil...

Lawyers allege cover-up after fed shoots at man during D.C. traffic stop Neither D.C. police nor the Department of Homeland Security have explained why the Homeland Security agent fired his weapon.

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

The USDA has $6 billion in contingency reserves for occasions like this. The Trump regime is making a purely political choice (one that is illegal of course) to stop paying SNAP benefits. They believe that if 40 million Americans start going hungry, Democrats will get the blame, helping Trump.

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme Larry Bushart Jr. posted trolling memes on a Facebook thread about a vigil for Kirk. He’s been in a Tennessee jail ever since.

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, a TN sheriff had a 61-yr-old man arrested for posting a meme on Facebook, which the sheriff absurdly construed as a threat. It was pretty clearly bullshit but I dug into the case using FB & public records and now it looks even worse. My latest @theintercept.com:

The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.

2023: Gov. Bill Lee signs record tax break for corporations

2024: Lee signs new record tax giveaway for corporations ($2B most of which went out of state)

2025, Jan: Lee signs $1.1B voucher handout to private school parents

2025, Oct: Lee says state can’t afford to feed kids

BREAKING

President Trump is demanding that the DOJ pay him about $230 million in compensation for the federal investigations into him.

Any settlement will ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit.

Full Story: nyti.ms/3WNm2sv

I saw this episode of Law & Order…

🚨 Married GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales allegedly had an affair with his senior aide, Regina Aviles — who was found dead after she supposedly doused herself in gasoline and set herself on fire, per The Daily Mail.

Uvalde Police are blocking release of the 911 call, video & records. (Daily Mail)

YouTube video by kentuckyfriedpanda1 Knightboat: The Crime Solving Boat

Knight Boat!
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The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.

Ummm pregnant women?

Opinion | Is any liberal willing to acknowledge Donald Trump has been the first president to truly care about incarcerated people?

Little Simz review – hip-hop visionary radiates joy and Gallagher-level swagger Switching from full-arena singalongs to horn-blaring funk to sweaty Detroit techno club vibes, the rapper is at the very top of her game

Little Simz review – hip-hop visionary radiates joy and Gallagher-level swagger

Yep

Donald Trump announces he has commuted George Santos’ sentence in his federal fraud case: “at least Santos had the Courage, Conviction, and Intelligence to ALWAYS VOTE REPUBLICAN! […] I just signed a Commutation, releasing George Santos from prison, IMMEDIATELY. Good luck George, have a great life!”

Trump isn’t even trying to hide the fact that the DOJ is completely politicized and the rule of law no longer applies federally

Meanwhile, the leadership of the “resistance” socially bonds by lamenting the dreaded Woke Times.