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Librarian | Chicago, IL | he/him | Broadcasting to you Live from The Great Satan

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The Onion @theonion.com · 08/10/2026
From The Archive: DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment
theonion.com
DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment
WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo...
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Aaron @aaronhollatz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's 2026 and the government is live streaming snuff porn
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social
wired.com
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 28/09/2026
There were no handshakes between Ireland and Israel players before their contentious Nations League match, with the Irish team wearing black armbands for its 3-0 win.
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Ireland players wear black armbands and refrain from handshakes in soccer game against Israel
There were no handshakes between Ireland and Israel players before their contentious Nations League match, with the Irish team wearing black armbands for its 3-0 win.
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
ICE soldiers are cutting power to houses, posing as electricians to trick residents into stepping outside—to be abducted. Edgar Martinez, fell victim to this trick last month. Both my ICE contacts have confirmed, ICE is concocting new ways to capture our neighbors. thelibertyunderground.org/donate
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Aaron @aaronhollatz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is how you know Ed Sheeran is British. No son of Erin's isle would do this
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Forbes @forbes.com · 15/09/2026
Pregnant women are being detailed at a record rate—but how many lose their pregnancies isn’t being tracked.
forbes.com
ICE Has 'Lost Count' Of Miscarriages Amid Pregnant Detainees, Report Claims
Pregnant women are being detailed at a record rate—but how many lose their pregnancies isn’t being tracked.
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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
welcome to 2020s tech. we got - pervert glasses - wiretap - wiretap - wiretap - wiretap - the button that does nothing - we outta ram - we outta hard drives - we outta graphics cards - ten trillion vibe coded apps that nobody uses - wiretap
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Aaron @aaronhollatz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We should kill this guy
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🚨NEW from @propublica.org: over "the strongest possible" objection from the Minnesota federal prosecutor in charge of the case, senior Trump officials reportedly rejected civil rights charges against the ICE officer who shot a man and then lied about it. He'll be charged with false statements only.
Federal prosecutors in Minnesota had been preparing to charge Castro with deprivation of rights under color of law for the shooting of Sosa-Celis, according to several people familiar with the case. Those charges are similar to the ones leveled against Minneapolis police officers accused in George Floyd’s killing and can carry hefty prison sentences. 

Late on Tuesday, Matthew Evans, the assistant U.S. attorney in Minnesota in charge of the case, told lawyers for Sosa-Celis and other victims to prepare for Castro to be charged “only with False Statements,” according to an email that was reviewed by ProPublica. 

That charge would likely carry a far less severe punishment if he were convicted.

“This is being directed by the Main Justice and the US Attorney,” Evans wrote in a remarkably candid account of internal deliberations. “I objected in the strongest possible terms and fought it as hard as I could. It wasn’t enough.”
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Swimmer Tyrone @sbunny.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This kind of work has been profoundly impactful nationwide but it takes up no space in political media because nobody is interested in black people beyond using polling to justify their viewpoints on other issues
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/08/2026
If this were happening somewhere else, we would call them what they are: Internally Displaced People.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/08/2026
“Women who average more than 8.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, or 1.3 assists per game clearly have an unfair biological advantage over women who don’t, and we need to maintain a level playing field.” — Sophie Cunningham
theonion.com
Sophie Cunningham Claims Any Woman Who Averages More Than 8 Points Per Game Should Not Be Allowed To Play In WNBA
INDIANAPOLIS—Contending that the proposed restrictions were “common sense” and necessary to preserve the integrity of the sport, Indiana Fever shooting guard Sophie Cunningham claimed Friday that any ...
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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
President Xi, my people… I can’t even lie dawg please just fucking end my shit. I’m past yearning for freedom I just want the humiliation to stop. Drop a Dongfeng 5C on my fucking apartment and put me outta my misery
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 24/08/2026
“We have done everything through immigration to get his green card approved, and we are just waiting. This is heartbreaking for me. I don’t know how I can mentally continue working 12+ hour days ‌knowing that my dad is somewhere, possibly being treated like a criminal.”
theguardian.com
Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East
Joshua Aviles says he is on a nine-month Middle East deployment and learned his father has been arrested while he was waiting for green card approval
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/08/2026
You’ve got to see this. Angie Nixon’s Café Resistance is so much more than a bookstore. It’s a community hub offering FREE tutoring, a food pantry, Black history classes, mentorship, mental health workshops, music lessons, healthcare resources and more.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 20/08/2026
“Eleven Iranians in immigration detention said they were forced to meet with Iranian government officials while in ICE detention. Those Iranian authorities knew intimate details about their asylum claims…”
apnews.com
A quiet channel between ICE and Iran shaped deportation flights, newly released emails show
Emails reveal that Iranian officials had significant influence over which Iranian immigrants in the U.S. were sent back to their home country in 2025, despite tensions between the countries.
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The Luhmann brothers are doing more impactful videojournalism as teenagers than some reporters do for most of their careers
nbcchicago.com
Suburban police chief to retire after ICE agent allowed into offices
The mayor of suburban Forest Park said an incident recorded inside his village's police department "should not have happened."
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Gale Na @poisonjr.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Reasons have their people for doing things.
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victoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
everybody keeps acting like I'm being melodramatic when I refer to these as concentration camps but what the hell else would you call where we've put her and her family?
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The immigrant advocacy/rapid response group Hijos de Migrantes has released its report on ICE abductions across Chicagoland for July 2026. HdM estimates ICE took 102 people in July. This is fewer than the estimated 139 people taken in June, though HdM cautions its figures are likely an undercount.
Hijos de Migrantes estimates ICE took ~102 people from Chicagoland in July.Hijos de Migrants breaks down detainments by weeks, showing the second week of July was the busiest for ICEPer HdM, most ICE abductions took place between 7 and 11 amA list of the Chicagoland communities which ICE hit in July.
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Aaron @aaronhollatz.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A genocidal settler-colonial regime has no right to defend itself. Israel has no right to defend itself.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 07/08/2026
“According to our trials, squinting your eyes and dramatically stating, ‘Hey dickbreath, suck on this,’ produced a dramatic surge in overall ballistic capacity,” said the study’s lead author
theonion.com
Study: Explosive Power Of Rocket Launcher Increased 35% By Shouting 'Suck On This'
BALTIMORE—Calling the study’s findings “revolutionary” for anyone currently staring down a henchman or terrorist, a study from Johns Hopkins University published Thursday found that the explosive powe...
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Matt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Days before the death of Edwin Jeovanny Lopez Cornejo, ICE officials did not report the death of another man who’d been detained at Delaney Hall — because they had technically “released” him in the middle of a medical emergency, Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ) alleged. www.huffpost.com/entry/delane...
huffpost.com
A Man Died After Being Detained By ICE — And They Didn't Report It, Congressman Says
Rep. Rob Menendez made a stunning allegation while addressing the recent death of another man who had been detained at Delaney Hall.
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Gore Vidal Sassoon @jimmyjazz1968.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Cook County SA Eileen O'Neill Burke's office is moving forward with prosecuting a violence-prevention volunteer who was arrested by CPD after he tried to turn in a gun at a police station. The man spent 7 months in Cook County Jail for his effort; trial begins next week.
chicago.suntimes.com
Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan calls gun case against Chicago anti-violence volunteer a 'travesty'
Duncan runs Chicago CRED, which works to prevent shootings. He says volunteer Nakia Smith, arrested in a Far South Side police station in 2023, has been "fighting for the good." Smith, a convicted fel...
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St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Hundreds gathered outside Overland City Hall to honor former residents Glendy González de la Cruz and Nixon Perez Paz. The couple was found bound and shot to death in Guatemala weeks after reuniting following his deportation.
stlpr.org
Mourners decry Overland couple's killing in Guatemala, call for ICE accountability
“We need pathways to citizenship, but a pathway to better citizenship for us all,” said Yery Castillo, a friend of the late Glendy González de la Cruz. "Citizenship that provides us access to…
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 02/08/2026
Exclusive: Daphy Michel, from Haiti, was dropped off in Pittsburgh in 20F temperatures wearing summer clothes
theguardian.com
Family to sue after woman released from ICE custody froze to death
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Aaron @aaronhollatz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Racist Tribune is Racist
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Aaron @aaronhollatz.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I will pay extra money for a car that doesn't have an entertainment system that tracks my every move, and so will lots of people.
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liz ten eleven @selectric.space · 31/07/2026
i’m not buying a “connected” car and you shouldn’t either
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
finally, the Democratic party has a plan.
An email from Democrats.org that just says, "we're getting hammered"
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 31/07/2026
It's time for the Trump Administration to uphold its obligations on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project. Illinois has spearheaded this to protect the entire Great Lakes, but they continue to throw up roadblocks. Stop playing political games and move this project forward.
Chicago Sun-Times Article Headline: Trump administration stops work on Great Lakes Asian carp project near Joliet.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 30/07/2026
"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
theguardian.com
Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
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Sheady Omahrt @sheadyomahrt.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It’s easy to rewrite history when you destroy all the original records.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Whether it's Republicans storming the Capitol to overturn the 2020 election or Democrats winning Democratic primaries in the 2026 election, both parties have alarmed pundits with respect to elections.
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Hey all, please help a Chicago photojournalist help a friend and community member whose family is going through hell because of ICE. These days more than ever, we're all we've got.
gofundme.com
Donate to Aid for Family Facing Detention and Hardship, organized by Nina Wilson
Please consider donating to support our beloved neighbors who were detained… Nina Wilson needs your support for Aid for Family Facing Detention and Hardship
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Forbes @forbes.com · 29/07/2026
ICE arrests at airports are up in recent months as details emerge about an agreement with TSA to share travelers’ personal data.
forbes.com
TSA Is Helping ICE Ramp Up Arrests At Airports
ICE arrests at airports are up in recent months as details emerge about an agreement with TSA to share travelers’ personal data.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Weird he can’t bring this kind of energy towards his colleague who is accused of beating up his daughter.
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Alison Cook @alisoncook.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
So bleak and unnecessary: 15- and 16-year-old girls killed crossing U.S. 59 during Houston police chase over Old Navy shoplifting call www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
houstonchronicle.com
2 girls killed crossing U.S. 59 as part of Houston police chase over shoplifting
The chase began with a reported shoplifting at an Old Navy on Westheimer and ended after a Chevrolet Tahoe crashed near Interstate 45, police said.
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Aaron @aaronhollatz.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
When will people stop believing reports that cops "rendered aid." Trust me, cops never render first aid. They like watching people bleed out.
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Aaron @aaronhollatz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Lock that racist honkey up for life.
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Carter Lowe @whitesoxx.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
After Austin Dean got hit by a pitch in the head, it lead to a brawl. The pitcher immediately throws down his glove and his hat.
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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The family followed the law, attended an asylum hearing, and ICE still detained this young father. He was legally working at Farnsworth Elementary on Chicago’s Northwest Side.
chicagotribune.com
ICE detains Chicago Public Schools custodian at immigration appointment: ‘Everyone’s just devastated’
ICE detained Josue Isai Pire-Hidalgo, 31, on July 17 at an immigration appointment.
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⚸ Gingersnapped 🐺🌕🎃 @gingerspiced.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*
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NPR @npr.org · 18/07/2026
Ashley Brouillette has identified her ex-husband, David Brouillette, as the officer who fatally shot Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday. She said she learned he was the officer responsible when he called her on Wednesday. n.pr/44xGCBl
n.pr
Ex-wife says ICE agent who killed man in Maine had racist beliefs, violent tendencies
Ashley Brouillette has identified her ex-husband, David Brouillette, as the officer who fatally shot Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday. She said she learned he was the officer responsible when he called her on Wednesday.
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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
wtf “But the 25-foot buffer is not a fixed line. It moves with the agent. Which means the crime moves with the agent. Which means an ICE officer can walk toward you, close the distance himself, and manufacture your arrest.”
kansascitydefender.com
ICE Gestapo Weaponize New Fascist Kansas Law That Makes It Illegal to Witness ICE – The Kansas City Defender
Kansas Republicans overrode their own governor to pass the Halo Act, a moving 25-foot arrest zone around every agent in the state. In Olathe, ICE is already using it to trap the people who film them, ...
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Vic Thorstenson @vthorstenson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Man, nobody could build a shithouse like the WPA.
Large limestone lavatory building built by Works Progress Administration workers in 1938. Located at Minneopa State Park near Mankato, MN.
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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The secret police who have lied about every person they’ve senselessly killed in the streets have once again lied about a person they senselessly killed in the streets.
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Aaron @aaronhollatz.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
If only there were signs about this Platner guy
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