Danielle Lasker

Incredible news — Ruben Torres Maldonado is coming home!

The community came together and worked tirelessly to bring this father back to his family so he can be where he belongs and support his daughter in her fight against cancer.

not to downplay the seriousness of this indictment but the federal government is claiming that kat abughazaleh, a labubu-sized woman, impeded the movement of an SUV

It's not a coincidence that Kat Abughazaleh is Palestinian. Trump is having a Palestinian American running for Congress indicted for standing against ICE.

Everything is connected.

Billie Eilish Calls on Billionaires to Support People in Need: 'No Hate, But Give Your Money Away' Billie Eilish donates $11.5 million from 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' tour to charity and calls on billionaires to support people in need during hard times.

I don't see a lot of people talking about this, so I want to highlight something GOOD

Billie Eilish stood in a room full of billionaires and said "you're billionaires... Why?"

She donated 11.5 MILLION DOLLARS to food equity and climate orgs, which Stephen Colbert announced to said billionaires.

Help Us Report on the Impact of Oil Field Waste in Oklahoma Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground in Oklahoma. For years, residents have filed complaints and struggled to find solutions. We need your help to understand the full scale...

One rancher told us that before an oil well near him was plugged, it shot salt water and oil 40 feet in the air.

Oklahoma residents: Have you seen similar pollution incidents, or purges, in your area?

Help us and @readfrontier.bsky.social report 👇

Dar Al Islam Jamaica Hurricane Relief | THE SUHBA INITIATIVE INC (Powered by Donorbox) 🕌 Dar Al Islam JamaicaHurricane Melissa Emergency ReliefA powerful Category 5 hurricane is approaching Jamaica. Many families are at risk — especially those already struggling. Dar Al Islam Jamaica is...

HURRICANE MELISSA SUPPORT FOR JAMAICA 🇯🇲
Here are a few Jamaican orgs that are doing relief work - please donate and/or share!
Food for the Poor Jamaica: www.foodforthepoorja.org
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Voting early saves you so much time and isn’t such a headache! Get to the polls y’all!

Tote bag with two fish and text that reads CHICAGO DYKES RULE PUSSY BY THE LAKE”

I don’t have photos from City in a Garden: Queer Art and Activism in Chicago (I will be going back, don’t you worry) but I love collecting queer ephemera and memorabilia so I just had to buy this tote bag with one of my fave pieces!

YES!! It was so good 🤩 the range of illustrations was amazing to take in

A stack of white paper with a thick black border on a black speckled floor

One of my favorite Felix González-Torres pieces was also on display ▪️◼️⬛️

It was also really nice to revisit Ono’s Wishing Tree after not having seen one in about 3-4 years 🌳 the last time I made a wish was at the Black Mountain College Museum and I don’t remember my wish but it was definitely wildly different from my recent wish 🫣

I’ll definitely be going back to spend some time watching the film work and sitting in the music room! I managed to be in there right before Yes, I Am A Witch started playing and I think it would be the perfect spot to spend an afternoon drawing or journaling

A shelf filled with shattered porcelain ties and taped together wildly. Instructions for the piece are on the wall next to the shelf in English and Spanish

Instructions in English and Spanish for the piece PAINTING TO HAMMER A NAIL

A piece of wood covered in nails with two hammers hanging from it. On the floor is a bucket

A white wall filled wildly with blue text and drawings

Went to the Museum of Contemporary Art this weekend and got to enjoy Yoko Ono’s ‘Music of the Mind’ and it was such a joy! Lots of participatory works many of which will go to her foundation for display and some of which were more action and performance based

Silhouette drawing in black ink of an elegant witch riding side-saddle on a broomstick, her cloak billowing out in the air behind her. A cat sits behind her on the broom head.

Merry Samhain from your resident Halloween grinch.

Witch. Ink on Saunders Waterford hot pressed, from 2019.

“A screenshot of a webpage from fns.usda.gov showing a warning message in a brown box. The message claims Senate Democrats voted 12 times not to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), states there will be no benefits issued November 1, and accuses them of holding out for healthcare for illegal immigrants and gender-related procedures. The USDA Food and Nutrition Service logo appears at the bottom, along with a blue ‘Menu’ button.”

The official USDA site is blaming trans people for SNAP benefits expiring.

“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”

www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...

As Toni Morrison said, “the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work.” But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked. TikTok video by Zohran Mamdani

Just when I thought I couldn’t like Zohran anymore, here’s a clip of him saying “I think of Toni Morrison often…” Like?????? A MAN!!!!

'Jarring, frightening attack': Chicago homeowner describes immigration raid at his home MSNBC exclusively obtained security footage of federal agents targeting construction workers at a home in the wealthy Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. Leo Feler, who owns the property, joined The Wee...

In a wealthy neighborhood in Chicago, immigration agents hopped the fence of a US citizen’s home and tried to pull a construction worker out a 2nd-story window. Homeowner came home to blood all over his house. www.msnbc.com/the-weekend-...

this constantly comes up with the college students i work with. everything going on in the world rn is "normal" to them.

Chicago’s bar, restaurant, and hotel workers—all of whom are disproportionately made up of immigrants living paycheck to paycheck—are the front line of the battle against fascism. Support them by donating to The CHAAD Project here: givebutter.com/EZQTZV

You could go further, right? Where’s the demand for a new Speaker? If Johnson is going to refuse to do his job, why aren’t we calling for him to be replaced, the House sent back to work, the shutdown ended, and the Epstein files to be released.

Glass storefront door in Brighton Park, with sign in English and Spanish, reading: ATTENTION ICE/CBP AGENTS STOP YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED ENTRANCE INTO THIS BUSINESS WITHOUT A VALID JUDICIAL WARRANT ATENCION AGENTES DE ICE/CBP STOP NO SE LE PERMITE LA ENTRADA A ESTE NEGOCIO SIN UNA ORDEN JUDICIAL VALIDA

Glass storefront door with sign reading: PRIVATE PROPERTY NO ICE YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENTER NON-PUBLIC AREAS OF THIS SPACE WITHOUT A VALID JUDICIAL WARRANT SIGNED BY A FEDERAL JUDGE and a second sign: PLEASE USE DOOR ON 47TH ST. BACK OF THE YARDS

signs like these are up all over Chicago cafes and storefronts (here, cafes in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards) warning ICE not to enter without a judicial warrant

A lot of folks may think that just yelling at ICE agents is ineffective, but consider the cumulative psychological toll of being yelled at EVERY DAY when trying to do shit. Even the biggest asshole in the world who doesn't give a shit about other people will feel the pressure.

a person wearing an eagle mask and lobster gloves an american flag speedo. a sign hanging around their neck reads “ice kidnapped my neighbors and trump stole my clothes.”

protesters in the beach street “free speech” zone stand behind concrete half-walls with flags and signs.

outside the ice detention center in broadview, illinois—

roughly 100 protesters are gathered in the “free speech” zone on beach street.

a smaller crowd tonight than in recent weeks, but no less animated. people with megaphones are heckling masked agents + local cops at the other end of the block.

Yesterday I left 10 extra whistles on my door w/a note saying to take 1 & blow it to alert others if you spot ICE agents. 6 have been claimed already. I’m going to buy more to restock. It’s an easy, friendly way to support immigrants & to self identify as a safe space.

I cannot thank you enough for these live updates. Thank you thank you thank you! You are keeping people safe in real time with these

@chicagocta.bsky.social I love yooooooooou 😘🚌 and I’d love to see y’all drop some merch designed by Chicago artists! It could be an amazing revenue stream and a way to get some CTA x Chicago pride out on display in the city

Every time I ride the CTA I’m reminded of what a joy it is to have access to a robust public transit system and how amazing Chicago is 💙 I urge @govpritzker.illinois.gov to prioritize fixing the state budget deficit which as it stands would slash CTA’s operational capabilities and hurt Illinoisans 🚊

I’ll be on the lookout! 🤩