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Breaking Through Borders and Prison Walls - Building Bridges of Solidarity 🏴 abcchicago.noblogs.org www.southchicagoabc.org Part of the ABC Federation www.abcf.net

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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New website and publication for 'In Contempt,' a roundup of news and analysis around state repression and political prisoners. A bad ass project! incontempt.ftp.sh/in-contempt-...
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 23/09/2026
As part of our overview of resistance to ICE around the country, we present a report from Austin, Texas, where people gathered in protest after ICE shot Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in the back. The authors explore why we must hold police responsible for ICE attacks. crimethinc.com/MeltICE#aust...
A photograph (by Scamlikely on Instagram) of a young person spray-painting a wall (paint on the wall already reads "Muerte a la migra") during the protests in response to the ICE shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in Austin, Texas.A photograph (by Scamlikely on Instagram) of a circle of candles and flowers with a sign reading "Justice for Wilber."
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 14/09/2026
New: Before Renée and Alex, ICE fatally shot Mexican immigrant Silverio Villegas González last fall outside Chicago in suburban Franklin Park. One year later, @domguan.bsky.social spent some time with the group of local women tending to his memorial. His family is still demanding answers:
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Growing Where He Died: Silverio Villegas González, One Year Later
One year on from the killing of Silverio Villegas González, a community of Franklin Park women continue the fight to keep his memory alive–through art, flowers, and “a culture of celebrating life.”
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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"A second incident occurred around 1 p.m. Sept. 7, when about 130 detainees began throwing items, flipping furniture and disabling security cameras, according to DHS. The agency said the detainees caused significant damage to the detention facility and other property." www.ktsm.com/news/nationa...
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Riot at Camp East Montana: DHS reports violence, property damage involving detainees
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says two incidents involving detainees occurred at Camp East Montana in El Paso County in the past week, including an assault …
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 11/09/2026
One of the enigmas of the second Trump administration is that the fascist street activity of 2017-2020 has not returned. But as Trump’s grip weakens, we will likely see the far right return to the streets. We should track what fascists are trying to do today and to block them every step of the way.
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“Spider-Man Did Nothing Wrong”
As Trump's grip weakens, the far right will likely return to the streets. We should track what fascists are trying to do and block them every step of the way.
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
STRIKE ALERT: Prisoners across the U.S. will stage a National Prisoners' Human Rights Strike from May Day through June 19 (Juneteenth), 2027, uniting the fight to end legalized slavery with the struggle to restore voting rights to the prison class Jailhouselawyersspeak.com @jaillawspeak.bsky.social
Flyer showing an illustration of an injured Black figure with the text: NATIONAL
PRISONERS' HUMAN RIGHTS STRIKE
MAY 1 - JUNE 19, 2027
FROM MAY DAY TO JUNETEENTH:
WE REFUSE TO SLAVE.
SHARE THESE DATES TO THE INSIDE.
GET THE FULL PRESS STATEMENT AT JAILHOUSELAWYERSSPEAK.COM
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Chicago Anarchist Black Cross @chicagoabc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Join us outside the federal jail downtown for RUNNING DOWN THE WALLS in solidarity with political prisoners. FREE THEM ALL! 🏴 Sept 19th - MCC Chicago - 71 W Van Buren 5PM Rally, March & 5K Marathon 7PM Generator show with bands and DJs (TBA) abcchicago.noblogs.org/running-down...
Flyer for Running Down The Walls 2026 person playing guitar in front of graffiti covered crumbling prison walls

Join us outside the federal jail downtown for RUNNING DOWN THE WALLS, the annual inside/outside 5K marathon, generator show and ABCF Warchest fundraiser in solidarity with political prisoners. FREE THEM ALL! 🏴

MCC Chicago - Sept 19th 2026
71 W Van Buren
5PM Rally, March & 5K Marathon
7PM Generator show with bands and DJs (TBA)

We descend upon MCC Chicago amidst a dramatic escalation of fascist repression under the Trump Administration. Federal agents are ravaging our communities to murder and kidnap with impunity while dissent is targeted as terrorism. Now more than ever we must stand together to bring a fierce and endless solidarity; to have the backs of those facing repression while bringing the resistance to the front gates. Free the Prairieland defendants! Free all political prisoners! Free them all!

More information: 
https://www.abcf.net/rdtw
https://abcchicago.noblogs.org

More info TBA. Seeking endorsers, tablers, and performers; we're also inviting people behind bars to send in statements to be read and will set up a # for people to call in

Thank you to the amazing @fumando_takis & @arte.curando for the flyer art!
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Anarchist Black Cross of South Florida @abc-soflo.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
4th of July Statement from Oso Blanco
independence - but for who?

4th of july statement from political prisoner oso blamco White text on a black background reads: “Good evening, beautiful people. This is Oso Blanco. Please let me tell you why I DESPISE the 4th of July. This is NO “Happy Birthday for America.” For us, this 4th of July madness is the American celebration of their 1776 celebration ON OUR LAND for the American’s freedom from the British Empire.” Under statement text is purple bar directing readers to swipe to next slide.White text on a black background reads “Independence Day” for who, I ask? Not for Native people. This 4th of Juy marks the next 250 years of massive waves of genocide, land theft, extinction of may tribes, environmental destruction of the Earth—rivers, lakes, all waters air and soil. Under statement text is purple bar directing readers to swipe to next slide“The 4th marks unrestrained colonialism, and the oppression of Native spiritual lifeways, healing practices, and Native peoples’ freedom. So, in short, the 4th is the end of Native Nations’ freedom and safety from attack and destruction of our cultures and customs. There is NO WAY I can “celebrate” that stupid EVIL day in ’76. The positives do not outweigh the negatives. The negatives far. FAR outweigh the positives starting with the 4th of July 1776. Under statement text is purple bar directing readers to swipe to next slide.
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 08/06/2026
a glaring omission from much of the convo about the Delaney Hall labor and hunger strike imo is the fact that *these people shouldn't be laboring in the first place* this is slavery, & even the 13th Amendment's 'punishment for a crime' exception doesn't apply! ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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The Delaney Hall Strike Is Exposing a Massive Thirteenth Amendment Crisis
The Delaney Hall Strike participants haven’t been convicted of anything—and are still being forced to work for nothing.
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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Here's the thing...many ICE agents just drove a couple hundred feet further down the road and drove through the grass to get to their facility without interacting with protesters at all. This agent had other options to get to where he wanted to go, but he chose the path straight through the crowd.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10/06/2026
DHS has confirmed this was an ICE "targeted enforcement operation." The man they targeted, a Polish national, is currently being held in the Miami Correctional Center in Bunker Hill, Indiana, per the ICE detainee locator system. The Miami Correctional Center sits next to Grissom Air Reserve Base.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
‘A Crock of Shit’: Amid Misconduct Allegations, Broadview Six Transcripts Offer Rare Window into Grand Jury talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-crock...
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‘A Crock of Shit’: Amid Misconduct Allegations, Broadview Six Transcripts Offer Rare Window into Grand Jury
Grand jury sessions are among the most tightly held elements of the...
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fireantmovement.bsky.social @fireantmovement.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Join us June 11th for a panel discussion with formerly incarcerated anarchist prisoners. We will discuss the state of repression, and how we can support our comrades who are serving sentences for their work struggling to free us all. 7:00 pm EST, Thursday 6/11. tinyurl.com/y9knaws7
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 27/05/2026
Is the sweeping reform going to be firing himself, or
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Daily Memo: Around 500 People Are Now On A Hunger Strike at Five ICE Detention Centers Across the U.S. It started with one man from Cuba at the Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico, who has been in ICE detention since last August. Full report: lataco.com/huger-strike...
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Daily Memo: Around 500 People Are Now On A Hunger Strike at Five ICE Detention Centers Across the U.S. ~ L.A. TACO
It started with one man from Cuba at the Torrance County Detention Facility in New Mexico, who has been in ICE detention since last August.
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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I have a new piece out Reflecting on 20 years of migrant struggles, it goes into what abolish ICE does - and doesn't - mean; merging of immigration enforcement with policing & military power; and how fascism is made through bordering. Despite resisting it for so long, I also now define the border.
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How Not to Abolish ICE
What have we learned from the past two decades of struggle?
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Chicago Anarchist Black Cross @chicagoabc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A new "In Contempt" in the wild: "Marius Is Free, June 11 Solidarity Without End (& J11 Interview), Daniela’s Trial Statement, International May Day Resistance & Repression" Catch the latest roundup of political prisoner and prison rebellion news: incontempt.noblogs.org/2026/05/27/i...
Against the State, its Prisons, and its Police

graphic for In Contempt #7
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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Hundreds inside an ICE concentration camp are on a work and hunger strike at Delaney Hall in New Jersey and other hunger strikes have been announced in New Mexico and Southern California. In Tacoma, WA, over 100 detainees announced the formation of the 'Union of People Kidnapped by ICE.'
As people rally outside of Delaney Hall, detainees inside the facility push up against a window, their bodies and hands seen from the outside. Antifascist flag flies in front of Delaney Hall as people gather in protest.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Minneapolis Police officers killed George Floyd six years ago tonight. A popular uprising against police and anti-Blackness quickly spread across the globe. In Minneapolis, community overran the 3rd Precinct and set it aflame. Watch UR's feature-length documentary on the uprising:
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George Floyd Uprising - Reporter Reflection Documentary & Series - UNICORN RIOT
Unicorn Riot's exclusive Reporter Reflection series bringing front line perspectives from the historic George Floyd uprising in Minneapolis.
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RANGE Media @rangemedia.co · 19/05/2026
Activists and community members rallied Monday to support the Spokane 3, whose trial over federal conspiracy charges started that morning. The case “will set precedent that ripples across the nation. We're calling all of you to raise awareness and to stand in solidarity.”
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PHOTO ESSAY: Community rallies for Spokane 3 as federal trial starts
'The implication of the jury's ruling will set precedent that ripples across the nation. We are calling all of you here to help raise awareness and to stand in solidarity.'
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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 18/05/2026
A new, proposed ATF rule aims to make it far more difficult for trans people to legally purchase firearms. @queerarmorer.bsky.social breaks down what it is, why armed defense is such a key part of queer and trans survival and what you can do in response to this attack on trans rights:
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The ATF takes aim at trans gun rights: what it means and how to fight it
The federal firearms agency has proposed new background check rules that will restrict trans people's constitutional right to legally purchase a gun.
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 14/05/2026
After over 17 years of imprisonment for taking direct action to defend the ecosystems that all our lives depend on, environmental activist Marius Mason has finally been released from captivity. Thank you for everything, Marius. supportmariusmason.org
A photograph showing Marius Mason embracing a tree, moments after being released from prison, en route to a halfway house.
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Chicago Anarchist Black Cross @chicagoabc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Int'l. Day of Solidarity with Marius Mason & Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners "We may take moments of evasion and defensive posture, only to come back stronger and more intransigent ... Solidarity without end means always acting towards the goal of destroying the prevailing order" june11.noblogs.org
Graphic with various beautiful animals, fish, turtles, including one sweety holding a June 11 letter
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
new: last week, the cook county board signed off on sheriff tom dart's request to nearly double the size of his flock license plate reader network. it came despite revelations the agency worked with the controversial company for years without an agreement and as other cities are ditching the tech.
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Cook County expands Flock license plate reader network - Chicago Reader
The county board approved Sheriff Tom Dart’s $1 million request, even as his office used the technology for years without an active contract.
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Chicago Anarchist Black Cross @chicagoabc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Join us on June 27th from 2-5 PM for an activist literature swap and community gathering featuring mutual aid and activist organizations sharing resources, ideas, and ways to get involved. Bring books, zines, pamphlets, or anything worth exchanging, or just come connect with other organizers!
Flyer for anarchist activist and literature meetup June 27th 2-5pm Humboldt Park boat house
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
“May Day, Haymarket, and the Erasure of Anarchist History” - Alissa Azar
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May Day, Haymarket, and the Erasure of Anarchist History
May Day’s radical roots in the Haymarket Affair are often erased. This piece explores anarchist history, labor struggle, and its modern parallels
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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Really enjoyed talking to @ericalterman.bsky.social for this great piece on MAGA’s anti-Antifa crusade, which will target whatever opposition figures/groups it pleases newrepublic.com/article/2088...
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The Great Antifa Hoax
Yes, it exists. It’s not really a threat to anyone except neo-Nazis—but that’s all the excuse the Trump administration needs to turn the machinery of federal law enforcement loose on anyone with “dang...
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Anarchist Nikita Emelianov, free! “After six and a half years in detention, Nikita Emelianov was released on 2 May and informed the Anarchic Black Cross of Belarus.”
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Анархист Никита Емельянов на свободе
После шести с половиной лет в заключении, Никита Емельянов вышел на свободу 2 мая, сообщает Анархический Черный Крест - Беларусь. Никиту задержали 20 октября 2019 года по подозрению в попытке поджога ...
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The Final Straw Radio @thefinalstrawradio.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
This week, we’re sharing two segments: an interview with the recently released anarchist organizer and writer #HybachiLeMar, plus a member of the #Xinachtli Freedom Campaign speaks on the incarcerated elder’s condition in Texas prison thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/04...
washed out black and white image of Hybachi in an adidas jumpsuit and mask holding lit in one hand, look at the camera from in front of a chainlink fence that divides foreground from a lawn and brick building in the bakcground. The image shows an anarchist black cross fist / cross, the words "Solidarity With Hybachi Lemar" and "TFSR 4-19-26 | Hybachi Lemar Shares Some Thoughts + Updates on Xinachtli”
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Abolitionist Law Center @abolitionistlawcenter.org · 17/04/2026
On #PalestinianPrisonersDay, we stand in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners & uplift their ongoing struggle & right to resist occupation. Full statement: abolitionistlawcenter.org/2026/04/17/i...
In solidarity on Palestinian Prisoners' Day - April 17, 2026

Photo: People gather to stage a protest against Israel’s death penalty law targeting Palestinian detainees within the “Palestinian Prisoners’ Day” in Gaza City, Gaza, Palestine on April 16, 2026. [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
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Chicago Anarchist Black Cross @chicagoabc.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Ann Mary Zheng to be held pending trial at Pinellas County Jail as part of "New Weathermen Underground" attempting bombing at MacDill Air Force Base in protest of the war in Iran #freethemall www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2...
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Sister of MacDill bomb suspect to remain jailed until trial, judge says
Ann Mary Zheng, the judge ruled, poses a flight risk in part because of her ties to China.
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Chicago Anarchist Black Cross @chicagoabc.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
A new "In Contempt" in the wild: "In Contempt #6: Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Marius Will Be Free, New Book from Casey Goonan, Malik Transferred, Anarchists of the World on Trial" Catch the latest roundup of prison rebellions and political prisoner updates at incontempt.noblogs.org
cover graphic for In Contempt #6
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Chicago Anarchist Black Cross @chicagoabc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
lllinois State Police jump out boys murdered a Black man in Woodlawn Chicago last Wednesday www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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Video captures Illinois State Police shooting that killed Jalen Carpenter in Woodlawn
A man was killed in an Illinois State Police shooting in Woodlawn Wednesday night. The incident was also captured on surveillance video.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Why Was the Prairieland Jury Persuaded to Convict Given the Government’s Weak Case? Questions linger about a “loud uproar” in the jury room on the day of the verdict, as juror misconduct is alleged in a post-verdict motion seeking a new trial. unicornriot.ninja/2026/why-was...
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Why Was the Prairieland Jury Persuaded to Convict Given the Government’s Weak Case? - UNICORN RIOT
Johnson County, TX — In a surprising verdict, nine activists were found guilty last month in the Prairieland ICE Detention Center protest case. The defendants—Savanna Batten, Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hi...
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Chicago Anarchist Black Cross @chicagoabc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Repost IG @pymchicago banner drop kicking off Palestinian Political Prisoner Week in Chicago
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Ⓐnarchohoodism 🐈‍⬛ 🏴 @161bklyn.myatproto.social · 17/04/2026
classautonomy.info/the-anarchis...
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The Anarchist History of May Day
May Day and the Haymarket Massacre | Rattling the Bars The Eclipse || May Day goes back at least as far as ancient Rome, celebrated by various European cultures as the start of summer and a festiva…
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Chicago Anarchist Black Cross @chicagoabc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
To commemorate Palestinian Prisoners’ Day — April 17, 2026 — we are sharing Lines in the Sand: Writings on the Gaza Solidarity Encampment & Campus Flood at U.C. Berkeley from an Anarchist Pris­oner of War, a collection of writing Casey Goo­nan. Read Online: withwhateverweapons.noblogs.org
LINES IN THE SAND
Writings on the Gaza Solidarity Encampment & Campus Flood at
U.C. Berkeley from an Anarchist
Prisoner of War
by Casey Goonan"The task of revolutionary theory here is to demystify (and thus shrink) the fabricated distance between the various sites/scenes of a global struggle..."
— Casey Goonan, Lines in the Sand
To commemorate today, Palestinian Prisoners' Day—April 17, 2026-we are sharing Lines in the Sand: Writings on the Gaza Solidarity Encampment & Campus Flood at U.C. Berkeley from an Anarchist Prisoner of War, a collection of writing Casey Goonan produced while imprisoned at Santa Rita Jail awaiting trial for actions carried out in solidarity with the Palestinian people enduring and resisting genocide in Gaza.As a comrade in many movements-
-from street uprisings
for Black liberation, mass prisoner struggles, and anti-imperialist solidarity in the belly of the beast-Casey's works (whether in their own name as a guerrilla intellectual or anonymously in uncountable movement contributions) have never been bound by barbed-wire barriers or ephemeral abstractions, always seeking to help us to determine what's possible here and now, especially through their immense efforts in the zine-to-prisoner distro True Leap Press.
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National Lawyers Guild Chicago @nlgchicago.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
More cases dismissed! Earlier this week, we were in court with organizers who were arrested for sitting in at AIPAC's Office over their interference in Illinois' elections. Congrats to the activists on their win!
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The Final Straw Radio @thefinalstrawradio.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Nina of Dresden ABC talks about the impacts of Trumps NSPM-7 on anti-repression and prisoner support work in Germany. Hear more at thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2026/04...
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National Lawyers Guild @nlg.org · 16/04/2026
Journalist and NLG member, Kris Hermes, talks about how there may have been jury tampering during the Prairieland Defendants case. unicornriot.ninja/2026/why-was-the-…
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Why Was the Prairieland Jury Persuaded to Convict Given the Government’s Weak Case? - UNICORN RIOT
Johnson County, TX — In a surprising verdict, nine activists were found guilty last month in the Prairieland ICE Detention Center protest case. The defendants—Savanna Batten, Zachary Evetts, Autumn Hill, Meagan Morris, Maricela Rueda, Daniel “Des” Rolando Sanchez Estrada, Benjamin “Champagne” Song, Elizabeth Soto, and Ines Soto—were convicted of numerous federal charges, including riot, material […]
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ICE Goons Tracker @icegoons.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
A CSU professor was acquitted facing charges up to 20 years for merely throwing a tear gas canister away from fellow protesters peacefully protesting. He said that "the United States government locked me up for three months for simply standing up for my community"
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CSU professor accused of assaulting federal immigration agents during Camarillo raid acquitted
The Cal State University Channel Islands professor arrested during an immigration raid at a Camarillo cannabis farm has been acquitted.
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William C. @williamcson.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
“The budget seeks funds for the Federal Bureau of Prisons to cover the first-year costs of rebuilding Alcatraz into ‘a state-of-the-art secure prison facility.’”
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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 03/04/2026
NEW — Frustrated Chicago residents attended a special meeting Thursday to air their grievances against Chicago police over its conduct during the Trump administration’s so-called “Midway Blitz” operation. Supt. Larry Snelling, however, praised the Chicago police. thetriibe.com/2026/04/its-...
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‘It’s a smack in the face,’ Chicago residents frustrated with police Supt. Larry Snelling about Operation Midway Blitz • The TRiiBE
On Thursday night, CPD Supt. Larry Snelling joined the city’s civilian oversight board for a discussion on how CPD responded during the Trump administration’s “Midway Blitz” operation.
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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
"A police watchdog is hosting a public hearing Thursday with Supt. Larry Snelling to discuss the department’s interactions with immigration agents — but Snelling would only appear if experts weren’t invited"
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Top Cop Refused To Attend Hearing On Whether Police Helped ICE If Experts Joined Panel
A police watchdog is hosting a public hearing Thursday with Supt. Larry Snelling to discuss the department's interactions with immigration agents — but Snelling would only appear if experts weren't in...
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Anarchist Black Cross of South Florida @abc-soflo.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Support the non-cooperating Prairieland defendants Autumn Hill, Benjamin “Champagne” Song, Daniel “Des” Rolando Sanchez Estrada, Dario Sanchez, Elizabeth Soto, Ines Soto, Janette Goering, Joy “Rowan” Gibson, Lucy Fowlkes, Maricela Rueda, Rebecca Morgan, Savanna Batten, and Zachary Evetts ✊🏻
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* A bunch of Rats tied by their tail in a circle

text: 
-Anarchist Black Cross Federation on Cooperators & their Sympathizers
-By George Floyd Uprising former political prisoner Richard Hunsinger
-visit abcf.net for the entire article(Image Description)-
* A rat in the upper right corner with  long tail
* An outline sketch of a rat curled up, laying down in the middle of the page behind the text
* A rat standing on hind legs looking up on the bottom left hand corner or page
* The ABCF Black Cross Hand Logo with the text “abcf.net” (bottom right hand corner of page)

text:
-“A ‘rat’ is a traitor, a conceiver, planner or physical participator
He doesn’t sell secrets for power or cash
He betrays the trust of his team or his family hoping to save his own cowardly ass” 
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* Bottom right hand corner- the ABCF black cross hand logo with “abcf.net” text 

text:
-Support the non-cooperating Prairieland defendants Autumn Hill, Benjamin “Champagne” Song, Daniel “Des” Rolando Sanchez Estrada, Dario Sanchez, Elizabeth Soto, Ines Soto, Janette Goering, Joy “Rowan” Gibson, Lucy Fowlkes, Maricela Rueda, Rebecca Morgan, Savanna Batten, and Zachary Evetts here:
https://prairielanddefendants.com/meet-the-defendants
-Until Every Cage Is Empty(Image Description)- 
* Rat standing up at the middle right hand side of page, looking left to the text 
* black silhouette of 2 rats crossed out by a red circle at bottom right hand side of page

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-We Do Not Fuck with Rats
-Meagan Morris is currently supported as well and part of the collective defense effort standing trial, although according to available documents she initially cooperated, requesting interviews with law enforcement and providing information on other defendants that led to their subsequent arrests.
-we call them out & expose them! (Bottom left)
-https://www.abcf.net (far bottom left)
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Chicago Anarchist Black Cross @chicagoabc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Apr 4 Day of Solidarity: The Prairieland Defendants been abruptly transferred through multiple jails and placed in solitary confinement, with difficulty maintaining communications with loved ones. Let's break the isolation and show some solidarity by putting pen to paper at two letter writing events
Chicago Weekend of Solidarity with the Prairieland Defendants! 

An ominous unjust and tragic conviction against those protesting at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center: as our collective freedoms are bound together in a fascist era of criminalization and dehumanization, we are compelled to take action on this day of international solidarity.

The Prairieland Defendants been abruptly transferred through multiple jails and placed in solitary confinement, with difficulty maintaining communications with loved ones. Let's break the isolation and show some solidarity by putting pen to paper at two letter writing events next weekend!

Bloodfruit Library
Friday April 3rd 7-11pm
DM for address @bloodfruitlib

Midwest Books to Prisoners
Saturday April 4th 12-5pm*
3613 w Cermak Ave
(masks required & provided! & wheelchair accessible)
On March 13, 9 defendants were found guilty on most counts during the Prairieland Trial.
They are all facing decades in prison.
Show solidarity with these defendants by hosting letter writing nights, info sessions, noise demos, and fundraisers on April 4.
We have a long journey ahead of us to continue fighting these charges, along with the state level charges. What happens here sets the tone for what's to come. We are here and we won't give up.April 4 Day of International Solidarity with Prairieland Defendants
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Injustice Watch @injusticewatch.org · 01/04/2026
Watch the segment here: www.youtube.com/watch?si=DOT...
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Illinois Forensic Science Commission Criticizes UIC's Investigation Into Closed Crime Lab
YouTube video by WGN News
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National Lawyers Guild Chicago @nlgchicago.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Today, prosecutors dismissed another 19 cases against ICE protesters! We held a press conference after court to call on State's Attorney Burke to drop the remaining cases. Read more: nlgchicago.org/2026/04/01/m...
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Good morning from Chicago's Daley Plaza. There's a lot going on this morning! One thing going on is a presser hosted here by the Chicago chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, re: the pending state-level criminal cases of people arrested for protesting outside the Broadview, IL ICE facility.
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