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Chicagoan in love with urban ruins, labor history, poems, and where I live. she/her

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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 9h
I’m still reticent to have summer go away but I need the mosquitos of this year to die a fiery, obliterating kind of death.
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 11h
From photographer Evan Stone: a member of Lang's crew inside a silly string covered car waved what appears to be a gun at the crowd this afternoon. A Bridgeview police officer can be seen peering inside the vehicle. He then swipes its side mirror back into position:
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 11h
what in the kung fu panda is going on in that first shot
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 15h
Lang's crusader march group is well outnumbered; besides the police (including those in riot gear) there are yellow concrete barricades separating people from Lang & co. There's a big sign truck with Lang's face on it that says "go home pedophile"
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 15h
it’s quite wild that prison nurse mom is the utmost villain in this story alongside ICE policies.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 16h
parents are a treasure.
Picture of a snake curled up with its belly showing 
Text message: 

Snake in the yard
Not moving

That does appear to be a snake yes

Dead?
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 17h
Man hits an off-duty cop in the face after the cop stopped to talk to a group of people gathered on the sidewalk. He shoots the man who hit him and another person then drives down the block before getting out of his car and firing more shots at the group.
abc7chicago.com
Off-duty cop shoots from car, injuring 2, after person hits him in the face in Little Village: CPD
After shooting two people, the officer drove a short distance away, stopped his car, and fired shots at the group again, CPD said.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19h
What a lie. Some of these people are being imprisoned indefinitely in squalid condition in African prisons. Others report being beaten and arbitrarily deported in violation of international law back to their home countries, where they face persecution or torture.
The indefinite nature of their confinement has taken a severe toll. In October 2025, a Cuban man who was on the July flight went on a hunger strike for a month-until he started showing signs of organ failure —to protest the conditions of his detention, including his ongoing confinement and lack of access to legal counsel.
Terrified of being imprisoned in Eswatini forever, another man repeatedly told his attorney that the prison there never lets people go. One man told his attorney that he feels like a caged animal with no end in sight. The prison does not have air conditioning, making the hot, humid summer months especially uncomfortable for the men.
Food is insufficient, medication is scarce, and requests often go unmet or are belatedly met.
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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Sr. Producer/Editor – “Preditor” (Social Media/Short Form)
National Geographic

Washington, DC

$139,200 - $186,600 a yearTobias from Arrested Development
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Whenever you have an anniversary of a horrible event happening, you should get free milkshakes everywhere you go.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Immigrant Crosses memorial at Mother of the Americas in Chicago today.
white crosses with a placard explaining the memorial setup of 100 crosses remembering those who have died in immigration custody or enforcement since 2020.white crosses with a placard explaining the memorial setup of 100 crosses remembering those who have died in immigration custody or enforcement since 2020 Against the corner of the red brick church in little village Chicago.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
love this city, love my friends and family and everyone else who’s supported me over the last painful year.
sun shining brightly on Chicago against a field of fall wildflowers
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daviss @daviss.org · 01/10/2026
Today would be a great day to hear from the Hennepin Attorney with an update on the potential prosecution of the killers of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. They were killed in January.
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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Tucson-based humanitarian group Humane Borders issued a statement announcing that federal land agencies ended the permits for their live-saving water stations including those at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument which have helped people for over 25 years. This is a loss of 30% of their stations.
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Lawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And they used the euphemism "passes away."
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 01/10/2026
I am not trying to be rude to any one person, but it is ridiculous to report on a lawsuit and to not provide the actual complaint or even a case number!!!!! Luckily, it's already up on CourtListener storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 1, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Paul Walsh
Renee Good's family files two lawsuits

The family of Renee Good, the Minneapolis woman who was fatally shot by a federal immigration enforcement agent near her home in January, filed two federal lawsuits Thursday alleging wrongful death, among other contentions.

The suits names as defendants Jonathan Ross, the agent who killed Good as she sat in her SUV on Portland Avenue, numerous other federal agents and various current and former Trump administration officials.

“Renee’s death was not an accident,” read a news release from Chicago-based Romanucci & Blandin, the law firm representing Good’s family members. “It was the predictable result of a coordinated campaign by senior officials in this administration to target Minnesotans of Somali or Hispanic origin and silence anyone who dared to raise their voice in protest.

“Operation Metro Surge was built on exaggerated fraud accusations that the White House embraced as a pretext for thousands of masked, unidentified federal agents to rove neighborhoods and stop people based on how they looked. Administration officials told agents to force confrontations with observers like Renee and led agents to believe they would face no consequences for using force.”Paul Walsh
This is what the lawsuit alleges

The suit’s allegations include the actions of ICE agent Jonathan Ross and Renee Good in the moments leading up to and including the shooting:

    Good was unarmed, was suspected of no crime, and was not the subject of any law enforcement investigation.
    Her stopped vehicle had not prevented traffic (including Ross’s own vehicle) from proceeding.
    She had spoken to Ross moments earlier in calm and conciliatory terms.
    She had turned her wheels away from Ross and was driving slowly away from him and the other agents.
    Ross had moved his legs and body out of the vehicle’s path, and was out of its path, before he fired and then leaned toward the vehicle to improve his shooting position.
    No person was in the path of the vehicle, and the second and third shots, including the fatal shot to Good’s left temple, were fired through the open driver’s side window from the side of the vehicle as it moved away.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Last year today Chicago woke up to footage of a violent military-style raid carried out by masked Border Patrol & ICE agents in the south shore neighborhood: rappelling from helicopters, separating zip-tied people by race into rental trucks, K9s unleashed on those hiding in their homes at midnight.
propublica.org
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The question presented here couldn't be more consequential. Answering "yes" would require the detention--without any possibility of a bond hearing--of millions of immigrants currently residing in the United States.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
seeing people on the left genuinely advocate for a return to hanging and firing squad because at least it’s quick and efficient. what the fuck.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Christa Pike was tortured yesterday by the state of TN in every single USians name and the fact is that this is a country that is mostly OK with this. This says everything about all of us. We are all implicated in this barbaric practice. It's sickening.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“One man who climbed onto the roof of a home in the city of Oswego knocked down a ladder held by federal agents. The crowd of around 70 people cheered as the ladder fell.” In the end the two men were able to leave after Border Patrol left with no arrests.
syracuse.com
Update: Standoff in Oswego between Border Patrol and two men on roof ends (photos, video)
Protesters yelled at federal agents, police officers and firefighters. After about six hours, the agents left and a bit later the two men got away.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 01/10/2026
Media witness said batteries were dying on prison officials' communication devices because the execution was taking so long.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“A lawyer for Christa Pike said executioners have administered two syringes of lethal injection drugs to Pike but that she remains alive and breathing.” It’s been over an hour.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In its denial letter, the agency said that while it had found no "conviction or commission of a crime involving moral turpitude" it had used its discretion to deny his stay after considering "adverse factors."
Those factors included the dropped charges; the disorderly conduct violation; and police records showing that Mr. Ovadia had declined to identify other participants in the demonstration.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
ohhhh I see now why the fireworks even though it’s still kinda drizzly - got it.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026
A couple recently received a $575,000 settlement from the city of Milwaukee after 55 swatting calls over the course of three years summoned police to their home. Officials knew the calls were made by pranksters. nyti.ms/3TtgRQH
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honor sachs @drhonor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One of the main reasons fraternities still exist is that membership signals to potential employers that you’re capable of keeping institutional secrets, even when it means covering up illegal behavior.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Update on this: ICE took down these reviews, which they initially posted. The site where they were now just says "not found." But @prospect.org downloaded the files when they were first available, and you can read them at our story.
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daviss @daviss.org · 30/09/2026
"During the drive to Whipple Federal Building, Williams says agents laughed about Renee Good’s killing by an ICE agent earlier that morning and told him, “hopefully we don’t have to kill you, too.”" www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
mprnews.org
Roosevelt High teacher files federal claim over violent detention by agents
Roosevelt High School teacher Quentin Williams has filed a claim against the federal government alleging agents violently detained him, falsely accused him of assault and violated his civil rights.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
that one Costco rotisserie chicken no one wants with the skin falling off:
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Capital punishment should not exist in a just society.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
you ever read a graf so insane you’re ready to just walk into the pouring rain outside? just me?
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
really hope the eagles come back to the south side because I do indeed love their little squeaky honks
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
a man stands in the tower of a panopticon wearing a party hat watching people dance down below. the caption reads “they don’t know they are in a state of constant observation”
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ghouls.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“When asked about the missing section of video, the city’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) said it had not been redacted—and on that day, “Chicago Public Safety camera(s) may have been out of service or experienced technical problems.”
still from comedy bang bang reading “555-come-on-now”
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
nostalgic for west virginia nature so treasuring some august 24 memories before diving into obligations today.
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Will Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The next in @us.theguardian.com's series on Ice this summer. Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
the use of local surveillance tech to justify federal felony charges against martinez and ruiz isn’t especially remarkable on its own. yet many advocates say the case shows how easily private information can pass from one agency to another with seemingly little, if any, oversight or transparency.
chicagoreader.com
Feds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago Reader
During their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
what can you even say in response to this?
A woman sits next to a child who’s appearing for her immigration hearing. David De Leon
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Arturo Dominguez @extremearturo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Texas Tribune, one of the most reliable news outlets in Texas, just named the ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Gregory Feathers www.texastribune.org/2026/09/28/h...
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Jesus has gone woke
good boy spreading the good news: a happy German Shepard is here to tell you Jesus is woke and hates ICE and concentration camps
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Jesus, famously a patriot of the state, who loved the government and all its authority over all else - wait a minute.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
For every arrest that breaks through into public view, countless others happen quickly, before anyone can notice. Now ICE is anywhere and everywhere, embedded in all corners of everyday life.
theguardian.com
Gone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than ever
After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere
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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I struggled to finish reading this important and horrifying reporting www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
theatlantic.com
The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I can not even imagine being this insecure.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
peak Logan Square energy of a white man with a mid beard and chipped nail polish boasting to his date about how now he can really start dressing because it’s fall while gesturing at his Uniqlo sweater.
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worms cited @christa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In the 1600s you could write treatises for your friends as a gift. But friends don’t want treatises anymore
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
500 cases between two new judges in less than five months and zero petitions granted.
Beese, for example, has granted just 13 cases of the 802 that have come before
him, and denied 212. He has ruled 511 of them "abandoned" — which could mean the immigrant didn't show up in court or didn't complete requirements such as being fingerprinted or submitting evidence, setting them on a path to deportation.

Two of his new colleagues with more than 500 asylum rulings between them since their May appointments have yet to grant any asylum petitions at all. According to their Department of Justice biographies, both were former prosecutors and ICE lawyers, Shawn J. Abraham for six months in Chicago and Jaime Poarch for seven in Texas.
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maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The officer “told police Maynar was "close" to Aggie at the time of the shooting. But surveillance video revealed he was holding Aggie in his arms when she was fatally shot.”
cbsnews.com
Years after off-duty CPD officer shot, killed dog held by owner, still no accountability
In 2024, an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog that was being held by its owner. COPA and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling agreed the officer should be fired. But more than two years later,...
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