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Special Education Teacher, train enthusiast, Bundist, cyclist. Proud CTU & CORE Member. 🏴

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Abby Klionsky @abionsky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Biker hit on Lake Park Park just north of 51st -- bike is in the median with bent rear wheel, but biker not on site anymore. CPD caution taping off the area, mentioned blood on the ground. Cops say biker taken to UChicago hospital, probably in the last ~30 mins. Idk any other details.
Four police blocking off a street with caution tape. There is a bike lying in the grassy median of the road, with a bent rear wheel visible.Three police standing in an empty street.  There is a bike lying in the grassy median of the road, with a bent rear wheel visible.
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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Something that I don't think people quite understand if they haven't been in the middle of tenant advocacy work, eviction defense, etc. is just how many Chicagoans live in situations that are essentially just multimillion dollar finance scams for people who have no intention of managing housing.
therealdeal.com
Tracking $100M that Fannie’s blacklisted investors put into Chicago real estate
A group of players at the heart of mortgage fraud investigations controlled at least 1,200 apartment units along with office and industrial assets in Chicagoland.
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Steven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Absolutely unnecessary. This is like digging up the street to put the lead pipes back in or something.
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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Really great coverage from WBEZ about queer life on the southeast side, from South Shore to Hegewisch. One of my neighbors, Dr. Green from Onyx Health Collective, was interviewed about Jeffery Pub and disparities in clinic care, and reporters also talked to the organizers of Southeast Side Pride.
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Steep growth in same-sex couples on the Far Southeast Side: ‘I can make home here’
Two decades ago, they might have chosen to live in an LGBTQ+ neighborhood. Now they prefer to be themselves at home, according to Southeast Siders and census data analyzed by the Sun-Times and WBEZ.
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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
It's gonna be really embarrassing for Chicago if all these progressives and demsocs get elected mayor in major US cities and we end up with a moderate in 2027 because there's no Johnsonmentum left and the field is crowded and chaotic and Urban Center is a lot more organized than they were last time
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AGM @assertivegerard.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
@coreteachers.bsky.social 2026 Convention here we go!
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jj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 20/02/2026
many things have changed in the dc metro area since my youth but the wheaton metro escalator breaking down is eternal
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Arif Hasan, but NFL🔨⚒️🛠️ @arif.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
this is such a deeply perverted sickness of the soul
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Bebo, Chicago Rat Czar 🐀 @bebopott.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
A police chase reached 95 mph and carried on for eleven miles / nine minutes before ending in a wreck that killed a 55 year old woman 18 Aldermen just told her family to kick rocks instead of settling the case, so now it’s going to trial
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
My first grader (a US citizen) came home from school crying because a friend from class (also a US citizen) hasn’t been coming to school because his parents (one of whom is not a citizen) are afraid of ICE. Little kids don’t have concepts of racism and xenophobia. That has to be taught. Or imposed.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Martinez took five bullets from a CBP agent, and DHS went into overdrive claiming she was an armed threat to the agents who were merely defending themselves. Sound familiar?
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drjdo.bsky.social @drjdo.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
And please stop backing #AI integration in schools. It’s dangerous, unreliable and a climate disaster.
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AGM @assertivegerard.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Now stop backing AI integration in schools Randi. Put my union dues to good use instead
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Emergency Committee for Rojava @defendrojava.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
📢 ECR Statement on the situation in Aleppo: 🕊️ Hands Off Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh! ✌️ Solidarity with the Kurds of Aleppo! 🌿 Syria is for ALL Syrians! www.defendrojava.org/news/ecr-sta...
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kyle tear down that highway lucas 🏳️‍🌈 @itskylelucas.com · 06/01/2026
Zohran just immediately showing what competent and responsive leadership looks like. For all the hubbub about “co-governance” in Chicago’s last municipal cycle, we’ve seen nothing like this in the last 2 1/2 years.
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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
I have no vested interest in where the Chicago Bears may move to next, but when it comes to what happens to Soldier Field I have a lot of ideas. For instance, imagine turning it into the city’s largest Small Cheval
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Ugh
chicago.suntimes.com
Bovino’s back: Border Patrol chief leads agents in fresh round of raids throughout Chicago area
Gregory Bovino returned to Little Village Tuesday after playing a key role in the early phases of Operation Midway Blitz, the controversial immigration enforcement campaign that has stoked fear among ...
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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
DHS's stated justification for Abak's abduction is that he has a criminal case in Turkey, but the circumstances of that case form a substantial part of the basis for his asylum application, and he's followed the asylum process to the letter.
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ICE Takes Kurdish Asylum Seeker The Day Before His Wife Became A US Citizen: 'I Cannot Do This Alone'
At the time of his detention, Enes Abak had a pending asylum petition and an upcoming immigration court hearing. His wife is now fighting for his release. "We were following every letter of the law," ...
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
My latest story about how the community at Chappell Elementary in Lincoln Square are trying to help a family after ICE took their dad. It’s a look at the disruption and resistance roiling Chicago www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/07/l...
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Diana Parker-Kafka @dianaparker.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
A daycare. Every day in Chicago. The state is not stopping this. Pritzker’s and Johnson’s cops have ONLY been protecting these assaults so there is so far nothing that is stopping them besides unarmed residents screaming. How many children are technically orphans now @govpritzker.illinois.gov?
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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
A central part of ICE's strategy here is to keep detainees hungry and thirsty in squalor to incentivize them to sign self-deportation papers to escape their inhumane conditions. And of course, they also lie to their captives about what they are signing.
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
It’s clear that Pritzker’s request to Noem did not work and it’s still a full on assault on our Chicago immigrant communities today on Halloween. It’s not a safe environment for children rn.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
jon, another local organizer, says communities have to organize in their neighborhoods, workplaces, and schools. “when a government goes fascist, that’s actually a sign of weakness,” he says. “if the empire is crumbling, we need to be the strong wind that comes through and blows it over.”
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 15/10/2025
This is real. Chicago today.
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Alex Han @alexhan.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Grateful to have outlets like @thetriibe.com on the ground and reporting the facts. ICE and federal agents are not deploying tear gas at "protesters" in Chicago. They are wantonly tear gassing entire neighborhoods and communities.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14/10/2025
Based on the video shared by Univision (they've paired it with overhead from ABC), today's attack might be the most chemical gas we've seen feds launch into a neighborhood so far. The clouds are enormous/that's a lot of canisters. Completely engulfing cars and homes. instagram.com/reel/DPzWnGCklvl
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unichicago on Instagram: "Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información …"
Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información en nuestra biografía.
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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Rogers Park and surrounding neighborhoods were hit hard by immigration enforcement activity over the weekend. There's no competition here, but I want to name that the same heavy, violent, fast-moving abduction pattern has invaded the southwest side about three times a week for over a month now.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 13/10/2025
ICE is all over the city and burbs today, including Waukegan. Multiple reports on social media from people who have found empty work vans and are trying to locate family of their owners. This is a near daily occurrence now.
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Chicago Teachers Union @ctulocal1.bsky.social
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Dana Houle @danahoule.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Just about everyone vulnerable has been told to stay inside. There are literally hundreds of trained emergency response people on the streets of the 1.8 sq mile neighborhood. ICE is driving through alleys looking for anyone who’s brown This is Fugitive Slave Act stuff + foreign occupation
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 12/10/2025
There are a tremendous number of ICE watchers out in Rogers Park this afternoon after some early morning abductions. People are guarding churches and patrolling alleyways. Ran into Alderperson Hadden. First timers tell us they're primed and ready to use their whistles.
Know your rights flyer in Spanish on street poleNo ice in sidewalk chalkRapid responder posing with whistleAlderperson Maria Hadden on street corner
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.
FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
What a dichotomy. Chicago Marathon happening while we keep seeing continuous reports of ICE detaining people throughout our immigrant strongholds. A community alert also indicated tear gas deployed in Albany Park.
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AGM @assertivegerard.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
I literally know no one who watches nor goes to NASCAR Chicago
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 14/06/2025
“If ICE is going to wear a mask in their uniform, then I can.” In August, Nassau County lawmakers passed a bill banning the public from wearing masks. Protesters showed up today masked anyway. We asked them why.
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agitator in chief @soit-goes.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
“I am counting on all of Chicago to resist in this moment.Whatever particular vulnerable group is being targeted today, another group will be next.” Mayor Johnson This rhetoric is meaningless when you oversee police who are violating the rights of those resisting. news.wttw.com/2025/06/11/c...
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Chicago Is Ready for Large Anti-ICE Protests, Johnson Says, Blasting Trump as a ‘Tyrant’
“I am counting on all of Chicago to resist in this moment,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said. “Whatever particular vulnerable group is being targeted today, another group will be next.”
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CORE - Caucus of Rank-and-file Educators @coreteachers.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
We present our CORE candidate for CTU President-Stacy Davis Gates. Stacy has guided the CTU through a global pandemic, led in the election of one of our members to the 5th floor of City Hall, & led on educational transformation. On May 16th the choice is crystal clear-vote CORE
Stacy Davis Gates
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CORE - Caucus of Rank-and-file Educators @coreteachers.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Today we highlight our CORE candidate for CTU leadership-Jackson Potter. Jackson is one of the original founders of CORE, has fought school closings, & was an outstanding educator. We are proud @jacksonpCTU is seeking reelection as CTU’s VP. Vote CORE May 16th #solidarity
Jackson Potter
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Oh my God. The email contains an implied threat that any student who doesn’t immediately leave might be sent to El Salvador. /technically it says “countries other than their countries of origin,” but the context right now, given everything going on, makes the threat clear.
Remaining in the United States without a lawful immigration status can result in fines, detention, and/or deportation.
It may also make you ineligible for a future U.S. visa. Please note that deportation can take place at a time that does not allow the person being deported to secure possessions or conclude affairs in the United States. Persons being deported may be sent to countries other than their countries of origin."
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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Tune in later this week to find out whether our longstanding neighborhood civic organization will finally expand its membership boundaries to reflect a changing neighborhood, or whether it'll entrench its current boundaries (and a bunch of isolationist race + class implications that come with it).
A photo of an announcement in a neighborhood newspaper. The headline reads Upcoming Important Vote: Should PCO Boundaries by extended to cover North Pullman? Bylaws Review Committee Report. The visible portion of the article reads as follows:

At the March meeting, the Pullman Civic Organization membership will be asked to vote on an amendment to the bylaws, as recommended by the Bylaws Review Committee in its May 2024 report (5 in favor, 1 abstention, 2 absent). The proposed amendment is to align the boundaries of the PCO with those of the Pullman National Historical Park. A two-thirds vote by PCO members in good standing, present and voting, is required to approve bylaws revisions. Those within the current boundaries who do not have a current (2024-25) membership and wish to vote will have the opportunity to purchase a membership for $10. We remind all the no matter how the vote plays out, we are, and will remain, neighbors and friends who care deeply for our community.
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Chicago Teachers Union @ctulocal1.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Learning, healing, organizing.✊🏿 Dr. Bettina Love & Dr. David Stovall laid out the blueprint for how we fight back against the harm done to Black children. A packed house proved our movement is powerful and growing. We’re ready to turn knowledge into power.
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AGM @assertivegerard.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
@chicagocta.bsky.social My girlfriend's train waited at Morse for 20 mins, then at jarvis for 20 mins. She gave up, got off the train to call an Uber to get home (which is a 20 min walk) from Jarvis and then the red line train leaves and the Uber cancels on her.
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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Can’t stop thinking about how this disaster was easily avoidable, and how the parties most responsible will deflect and continue to gut every guardrail in this country without interruption
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bimbotron9000 @bimbooshka.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
As someone who is about to leave a legal aid non profit that does tenants rights law, I’m pumped to listen to this & began reading the book a few days before the ep aired. Legal protections for tenants are abysmal. My ~3 years in tenant law has taught me that organizing is the only way out.
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AGM @assertivegerard.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Santa DID say hi to this Jew
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Eli Valley @elivalley.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
New comic, EURO TRIP, now up at @jewishcurrents.bsky.social: jewishcurrents.org/euro-trip First panel:
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