Prof Katy Arnold

Today was war

a photograph of the interior of a church. Several people are visible sitting in pews. In the pew immediately in front of the photographer, a black human-sized cardboard cutout in the outline of a woman is visible, as though a shadow is sitting in the pew in front of you.

Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.

At least four people shot near Howard University, Washington DC police say Police say one person critical and one person in serious condition but no details on suspect or suspects A shooting near Howard University has left at least four people shot, police in Washington DC said. The shooting happened as thousands descended on the campus for homecoming celebrations. Continue reading...

At least four people shot near Howard University, Washington DC police say

Today was horrible-heartbreaking-and yes love Chicago

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There's also a campaign underway to protest at Home Depots around the country for Dia De Los Muertos.

www.disappearedinamerica.us

LA mourns Kent Wong, labor organizer who shaped immigrant worker protections Wong died on October 8 at the age of 69.

LA mourns Kent Wong, labor organizer who shaped immigrant worker protections. Wong died on October 8 at the age of 69.
lapublicpress.org/2025/10/kent...

Protester Sues DC Police, National Guard Over Arrest for Playing Star Wars Song The protester played “The Imperial March,” a song associated with Darth Vader, while walking behind the troops.

A DC protester has filed suit against local police and the National Guard after being detained for playing “The Imperial March” (Darth Vader’s theme) while trailing troops deployed by Trump. He claims his First Amendment rights were violated.

New on the Loyola AAUP Blog:

Loyola AAUP stands with SEIU Local 73 as negotiations stall.

Faculty working without contracts deserve solidarity, not silence.

#LoyolaChicago #AAUP #SEIULocal73 #AcademicFreedom #Solidarity

ICE is sending people to a prison in Africa’s only absolute monarchy Inside the “legal black hole” in Eswatini, where Trump is sending detainees.

This is a crazy must-read from @nlanard.bsky.social:

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...

Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.

She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.

(Published June)

27 police officers were among those injured by tear gas during a weekend protest, Chicago’s top cop says. blockclubchi.co/4nGOb0m

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

ICE arresting nannies while they’re caring for kids in Chicagoland parks is quite a scene. Once again, fuck ICE.

Federal agents shoot woman they say 'boxed in' authorities on Chicago's South Side Authorities were on patrol when they were "rammed by 10 cars," according to a statement from the Department of Homeland Security. One of the drivers "was armed with a semi-automatic weapon," prompting...

The Sun-Times *is reporting these were live rounds* fired at a vehicle.

There's been much confusion in the immediate aftermath of this about whether whether they were that or pepper balls, and whether person in vehicle was hit by them. This is the most current info we have *at this time.*

CPD has blocked off Kedzie at 40th Place, a block south of 40th Street where the feds setup their roadblock. More than a half dozen CPD officers crossed the line to speak with the feds.

Happening now: at Kedzie and 40th, where Border Patrol agents just opened fire on rapid response this afternoon. A woman CFD says they found after the incident is reported in fair condition.

A growing number of outraged neighbors have gathered across from ICE/CBP agents who have closed Kedzie.

No to child abductions

Fre@ky Frid@y violates the personhood standard of the 14th amendment and affirmed in Plyler-do not abduct children or teens

Plyler v doe—no child can be held responsible for immigration violations -stop Fre@ky Frid@y

Re Fre@ky frid@y -in US law the best interest of the child standard is supposed to supersede all competing claims #childrenarehuman #stoptheabductions

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The Trump administration has laid it out: comply with their ideological agenda or else…

This is how we lose free thought in American higher education.

Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case The judge found “insufficient evidence” to show that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda, according to a copy of the decision reviewed by The Washington Post.

NEW

Immigration judge denies Kilmar Abrego García’s request to reopen case

The judge, who works for DOJ, found “insufficient evidence” that the Trump administration would send Abrego to Uganda.

DHS had said “He will be processed for removal to Uganda.”

www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’” abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...

Kids zip tied to each other

#polisci #presidents&executivepolitics

Are You Quitting the Military? We Want to Hear From You.

During his address today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invited the U.S. military’s generals and admirals to quit, “if the words I’m speaking today are making your heart sink.” Here's a confidential questionnaire for any flag officers resigning their commissions.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

This art installation memorializes the places we’ve lost forever, in Chicago and beyond: blockclubchi.co/4o30ILv

Chicago TV reporter shot at with pepper ball while driving outside ICE facility Asal Rezaei, a reporter for Chicago-based WBBM-TV, was shot at with crowd-control munitions and overcome by chemical irritant while driving …

Reporter Asal Rezai of @cbschicago.bsky.social was engulfed by chemical irritant inside of her vehicle after she was shot at with a pepper ball by an ICE officer outside a facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Sunday.

Police opened an investigation into the incident.