The national response to Minneapolis has me revisiting the killing of Silverio González Villegas by ICE in Franklin Park, IL. I reported on it last fall. Worth remembering.
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For folks curious re the news re gender affirming care for trans youth I wrote a quick summary in the BDNH newsletter
It’s NOT a national ban.
it creates no new civil or criminal penalties, it is a proposal to wield the power of the purse to discriminatorily deny care
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nightly reminder that Bovino has left Chicago, but ICE has not, and many people still need your help
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I am never ever fucking EVER getting over these fuckers just driving around snatching our neighbors off the street.
I have a full day today, but I woke up early to put this edition of my newsletter together because I need you all to have this rundown of what we've been up against this week in Chicago as the federal assault on our city continues. To ignore these developments would be a damning mistake for us all.
“You come for my people, you come t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̵m̶e̶ 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦”
Stop lying. Your state cops attacked protesters alongside ICE yesterday. I was there. I and others were violently attacked by ICE agents. Your state cops acted in concert with them during the attack.
I thanked the governor for his leadership these past 9 months, then expressed my utter disgust at state police being sent to Broadview. They said "OK, we will pass your comments along to the governor's team"
they answered just minutes ago
If you’d like to help more families safely evacuate Gaza City this group has basically spent every penny they’ve made getting trucks to get people out and they have more lined up as soon as they have funds to pay them
A half-sheet size flyer with green printing, ridiculing ICE agents. The design is modeled after the flyers commonly used by contractors in Chicago, who are frequently immigrants. These flyers often appear on the garages of homes.
A half-sheet size flyer with blue printing, ridiculing ICE agents. The design is modeled after the flyers commonly used by contractors in Chicago, who are frequently immigrants. These flyers often appear on the garages of homes.
After many requests, here are the files to print three different anonymous Chicago contractor-style flyers about ICE, as well my new zine of Tasks for the National Guard in Chicago. Print and resist, friends! drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Last night, about 60 Chicago activists and organizers gathered to discuss Trump's threatened military occupation of our city. Our convo centered around a worksheet that some friends and I put together this week—a tool that can help us build and strengthen local networks of support and protection.
Aseel loves her cat Lisa so much
Fidaa recently lost a *lot* of donations as well as her account here when a person who was supposed to be helping her closed it. She has this new account and a new fundraiser and she really needs help. She is very worried about losing her children and the place she is staying.
That’s me and my gear! I’m incredibly stoked to perform/premiere (w/ Sam Wagster) a new original live score for this amazing film, in Chicago’s finest movie house
Mahmoud is such a wonderful person and has suffered some heartbreaking losses since we started talking last year. Please support his fundraiser if you can.
Surprised that this remarkable investigation into how Netanyahu prolonged the war in Gaza — killing tens of 1000s of civilians — for his own benefit has not gotten more attention. So: gift link.
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The @jvp.bsky.social hunger strikers and other Jewish activists are at Senator Tammy Duckworth’s Chicago office demanding a meeting they were promised to talk about the genocide in Gaza. Staff refuses to speak to them. They aren’t leaving. #letgazalive #freepalestine
No one made Cuomo subpoena an alleged sexual harassment victim's gynecological records or lie about COVID deaths in nursing homes. He did that all by himself.
Chicago - downtown and Devon Ave
Teen Vogue continues to be a goddamn treasure and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.
