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Diana Moreno @dianaforqueens.com · 20/07/2026
BREAKING: Following the killings of two innocent immigrant fathers, I co-authored a letter with @juliasalazar.bsky.social and @cmshahanahanif.bsky.social and signed by 100+ NYS elected officials calling on Schumer, Jeffries, and all congressional Democrats to demand the abolition of ICE. 🧵 1/6
100+ elected officials from across New York State call on Minority Leaders Schumer and Jeffries and all congressional Democrats to: Abolish ICE

Read the full letter, led by State Assemblymember Diana Moreno, State Senator Julia Salazar, and New York City Councilmember Shahana HanifWe are state and local elected officials who represent diverse constituencies throughout New York State, and have witnessed the impact that Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s cruel operations have had on immigrant families and our communities.

The recent killings of two innocent immigrant fathers, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Guerrero—following the killings of Silverio Villegas González, Nurul Amin Shah Alam, Renée Good, Alex Pretti, and many others by immigration enforcement—show ICE has no regard for public safety, due process, or human decency. Since Trump’s second term began, over fifty people have died in ICE custody, and ICE agents have repeatedly fired their weapons and killed people in their vehicles. ICE has continued to detain and deport thousands of New Yorkers who have contributed to our neighborhoods for decades— separating parents from their children and shipping off high school students. This is an unsustainable degree of impunity, cruelty, and recklessness that cannot be reformed.

While Trump has escalated ICE’s operations, this did not begin with him. Past administrations have been complicit in ICE’s growing abuse of power, and the agency’s cruelty will continue regardless of who sits in the White House. We applaud recent efforts by congressional Democrats to block funding to Trump’s ICE and Border Patrol, but we must go further. We can no longer ignore the threat that ICE, which has only existed since 2002, poses to our communities and to our democracy.
 
For the safety of our constituents and to restore public trust and the rule of law, we call on you and all congressional Democrats to publicly support the abolition of ICE and to leverage your positions to defund and dismantle this rogue federal agency.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Absolutely vile. The continued use of our tax dollars to terrorize Palestinians and US citizens is inhumane and unacceptable. Grateful for Ro’s courage to show the world what is happening on the ground and for exposing the continued atrocities happening in the West Bank.
Ro Khanna: Israeli settlers, brandishing American made M4s, detained me & other Americans on my trip to Palestine.

When the IDF arrived, they sided with the settlers & continued our detention.

They made a huge mistake.

You will be hearing more soon.
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Alex @goahtani.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
...Progressive Left are the most politically engaged group... No other group turned out to vote at a higher rate in the 2020 general election, and those who did nearly unanimously voted for Joe Biden. They donated money to campaigns in 2020 at a higher rate than any other Democratic-oriented group.
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11. Progressive Left
Members of the Progressive Left have very liberal views across a range of issues – including the size and scope of government, foreign policy, immigration and race.
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Solidarity with the 15 anti-ICE organizers arrested today in Minneapolis needs to be a top priority of the anti-Trump movement.
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Alderman Byron Sigcho Lopez of the 25th Ward released a statement and footage of men detonating a bomb near his home in Pilsen last night.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 13TH, 2026

At approximately 12:45 a.m. today, Saturday, June 13, in the vicinity of West 21st Street & South Damen Avenue, a bomb was ignited, detonated and shattered a window at the home of Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez (25th) while his three children slept inside.

Video surveillance shows two men in an SUV, one of whom stepped out and lit the explosive device directly in front of the Alderman’s home and immediately got back in the car to drive away. No injuries were reported and CPD’s Bomb and Arson Unit is currently gathering evidence and investigating.

Neighbors who have video footage or anyone with knowledge of the incident should contact Area 3 detectives at 312-744-8263 or contact the 25th Ward Office at (773) 523-4100 or ward25@cityofchicago.org.

BYRON
SIGCHO LÓPEZ
25TH WARD ALDERMAN
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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We are not going to get ICE off our streets or protect Home Rule by fearing this President. Threatening DC because you do not like how our residents vote is an attack on democracy itself. The people of DC elect the Mayor of DC. And they want someone who will stand up to Donald Trump.
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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Riley O’Neil — who helped redesign roads to make them safer for pedestrians and cyclists in CDOT’s Complete Streets program — was killed on a part of Halsted lacking proper bike infrastructure, friends, advocates and a witness say. "Painted bike lanes don't stop anything" w/ @kwashburn.bsky.social
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Cyclist killed in Bridgeport crash was a champion for Chicago biking, worked on city’s safe streets program
Riley O’Neil, 35, was riding his bike Friday afternoon when he was hit with a car door and sent into traffic where an oncoming semitruck hit him. He is at least the third cyclist killed by a driver th...
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Eric Allix Rogers @ericallixrogers.com · 09/06/2026
Drivers can't kill us all 🚲✊
Photo of a Chicago Street with a police car and a semi truck and all over the street are bicycles and bicyclists laying down on the asphalt under a late afternoon cloudy sky.Photo looking down at my legs on the asphalt and my bicycle lying down on the road next to me. Beyond you can see a number of other bicycles and bicyclists on the asphalt in the street.Photo looking down a street with several brick buildings and trees along it. All across the asphalt. There are bicycles and bicyclists laying down on the ground.Photo looking down a street with several brick buildings and trees visible on either side. All across the middle of the street There are bicycles and bicyclists laying down on the asphalt.
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David Powe @davidpowe.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
CDOT lost the best of our team yesterday. We're heartbroken. In memory of Riley O'Neil, please refer to these bike racks as "Riley Racks". He led Chicago's bike parking program for several years. Our hearts are broken, but we want to make sure his legacy lives on 💙🚲 Please spread the word
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Protestors are also chanting Fuck Mikie Sherrill.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
JUST NOW from @statuscoupnews.bsky.social livestream — ICE agents outside Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ pushed a protester into an 18-wheeler causing the truck to run over his leg. They then pinned him on the ground and carried him away.
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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 26/05/2026
Legislation that would allow faith organizations to develop lots of new housing for their community will be in the Executive Committee today at 4pm. Please sign a witness slip! Its currently me vs 25 opponents. ilga.gov/senate/heari...
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 26/05/2026
Democrats have provided reflexive & unconditional support to Netanyahu & Israeli governments, even as they undermined the values we claimed to stand for.   It's time to end taxpayer-funded support & condition arms sales to end the occupation & salvage a 2-state solution.
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Opinion | The Hard Truth My Party Needs to Face
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
AOC: This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 06/03/2026
Everyone needs to be talking about this.
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Dheepa Sundaram, PhD (she/her) @themodsisyphus.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old. “8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
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7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
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DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
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Rep. Summer Lee @repsummerlee.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
It's always been abolish ICE. For the first time, more Americans support abolishing ICE than oppose it. But Republicans are proposing hundreds of millions in funding for this lawless agency. I'll oppose this bill. We cannot give more money to an agency responsible for terrorizing our communities.
White text on a black background has the words "Reform, retrain, defund" crossed out. Below, white text reads "Abolish ICE."
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 19/01/2026
Abolish ICE. Impeach Kristi Noem. End qualified immunity.
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Russ The Tedious Ghost @russ41.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Fundraiser time for the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center warming shelter. I'll donate $1 for everyone who reposts this. And if you quote-post this with the amount you donated, I'll match it. www.miwrc.org/donate
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says 29 people were arrested in downtown last night during a noise demonstration at a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents: "For those that are taking the bait and causing property damage or otherwise, there are consequences. We're holding the line here all the way."
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Dex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 09/01/2026
So hey, while Frey is doing soundbytes and spouting off, Sheriff Dawanna Witt and Frey's Police Chief Brian O'Hara's people were at HCMC last night protecting ICE agents, refusing to trespass them from the ER waiting room there despite requests from the hospital, and elected officials.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Alpha News claims that it has obtained the cellphone video recorded by the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good. (Warning: Disturbing.)
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Here we go katu.com/news/local/i...
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ICE shoots two people in Portland, ABC sources says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to ABC News sources.The shooting occurred near East Burns
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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Tense scene earlier this afternoon as protesters follow Border Control Commander Greg Bovino and his caravan around in Minneapolis. At one point, Commander Bovino tussled with a protester, both slipping in the snow.
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jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
the telegraph reports the UK government may move to ban X, the everything app
telegraph.co.uk
Musk’s X could be banned in Britain over AI chatbot row
Sir Keir Starmer brands deepfakes on social media site ‘disgusting and not to be tolerated’
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
It was not "domestic terrorism.” It was state sanctioned violence. A family will forever live with the pain caused by the admin's reckless and deadly actions. Abolishing ICE is not enough. They must be held accountable.
cnn.com
Rep. Omar: Trump admin’s take on MN shooting is ‘delusional,’ ‘we’ve all seen the video’ | CNN
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar joins The Lead.
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Congresswoman Robin Kelly @robinkelly.house.gov · 08/01/2026
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy. She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
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Djinn & Tonic @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
SENATOR! STOP SAYING DUMB SHIT LIKE THIS. INSTEAD: 1. Object to all UC agreements 2. Blanket holds on all appointments 3. Joint Resolution of Disapproval under WPR 4. Talking filibuster all Greenland-related apporpriations, and HR 361 ("Make Greenland Great Again") /1
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Senator Mike Simmons @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
We’re in a different time. If you’re not calling for Trump’s impeachment or are waiting for a poll or being pressured into it with milquetoast statements, your time has passed.
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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
okay!!!
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The First National Website Dedicated To Documenting ICE License Plates Is Here ~ L.A. TACO
“Something like the plate tracker helps to encourage and promote legal transparency and legal accountability, especially when they're going around, switching plates, trying to hide, trying to be undet...
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
News Team,
Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier.
I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity.
Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.
We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed
to kill the story.
If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, wehave effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient.
If the standard for airing a story becomes
"the government must agree to be
interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast.
We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state.
These men risked their lives to speak with us.
We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.
CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it.
When it fails to air without a credible
explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet.
I care too much about this broadcast to watch
it be dismantled without a fight.
Sharyn
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Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢 @regimecpa.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Finally, bipartisanship will allow us to handle a censorship weapon to the Trump white house. Very smart you fucking idiots.
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Better Streets Chicago @betterstreetschicago.org · 11/12/2025
URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Mayor Johnson's 2026 bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure by a whopping 70% – putting our communities in jeopardy by threatening the progress we've made in preventative infrastructure. Email him and your alderperson today and tell them to reverse course!
betterstreetschicago.org
Tell the city NO to 70% cuts to safe streets funding!
Mayor Johnson's bond proposal defunds safe streets infrastructure to the tune of 70% – directly putting our communities' safety in jeopardy. Take a moment to email him and your Alderperson to tell the...
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TomTom @tomtomchi.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Chicago-area Dems voting yes: Casten, Underwood, Quigley, Schneider, Mrvan @seancasten.bsky.social @underwood.house.gov @quigley.house.gov @repschneider.bsky.social @repmrvan.bsky.social
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Russ The Tedious Ghost @russ41.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
✨ New Essay! ✨ @greenbackbetter.bsky.social & @videotroph.bsky.social argue that, while David Graeber remains vital for leftist praxis, his "utopia of refusal" places a ceiling on what we can imagine & accomplish. Please read & share. 👩‍💻 🙌
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The Utopia of Refusal: David Graeber, Debt & the Left Monetary Imagination
by Will Beaman & Scott Ferguson Note: David Graeber leaves behind a rich and complex body of work that remains influential for leftist thought and practice. Since his passing in 2020, however, …
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Any “deal” that ends with Dems just getting a pinky promise in return is a mistake. The American people are suffering because Republicans refuse to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing. An agreement that doesn’t fix that reality falls massively short.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
A bunch of newly activated people in Chicago need to read this. A troubling number of people believe the police "are on our side" because they have largely followed the law and orders they've been given about not helping ICE. The police will never be "on our side." Sometimes, they're just reined in.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 26/10/2025
This is obscene and it's telling that the @nydailynews.com hasn't dared to post it on Bluesky yet. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/26/t...
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The Daily News Endorsement: Cuomo offers NYC a path forward while Mamdani peddles hollow promises
Zohran Mamdani’s dithering performance in the final mayoral debate pointed up the ongoing problem with his campaign. It’s a house of cards built on sound bites and laced with antisemiti…
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17/10/2025
GET RID OF YOUR RING CAMERAS www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Amazon’s Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police
Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson. www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/s...
Judge blocks South Carolina from giving DOJ millions of voters' data
Sep. 3, 2025Judge's house on fire
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
All charges brought against protesters at Broadview today must be dropped. When cops and agents attack crowds without provocation, they make shit up to justify their attacks (in his case, an attack waged on a cooperative crowd to produce fascist social media content). These charges must be dropped.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Let’s give these motherfuckers bribing and kidnapping children as much attention as possible
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