maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 9hI’m still reticent to have summer go away but I need the mosquitos of this year to die a fiery, obliterating kind of death. 010
Reposted by maureenunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 11hFrom 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: 1220272
Reposted by maureenunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 15hLang'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" 439754
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 15hit’s quite wild that prison nurse mom is the utmost villain in this story alongside ICE policies. 110
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 17hMan 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.comOff-duty cop shoots from car, injuring 2, after person hits him in the face in Little Village: CPDAfter shooting two people, the officer drove a short distance away, stopped his car, and fired shots at the group again, CPD said. 010
Reposted by maureenAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 19hWhat 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. 761857727
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Whenever you have an anniversary of a horrible event happening, you should get free milkshakes everywhere you go. 131
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Immigrant Crosses memorial at Mother of the Americas in Chicago today. 0148
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026love this city, love my friends and family and everyone else who’s supported me over the last painful year. 181
Reposted by maureendaviss @daviss.org · 01/10/2026Today 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. 0334
Reposted by maureenArizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Tucson-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. 17449
Reposted by maureenLawprofblawg @lawprofblawg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026And they used the euphemism "passes away." 02311
Reposted by maureenDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 01/10/2026I 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... 69122
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Last 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.orgThe Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment BuildingThe 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... 1132
Reposted by maureenEvan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The 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. 416157
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026seeing 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. 130
Reposted by maureenPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Christa 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. 111291407
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.comUpdate: 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. 1102
Reposted by maureenZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 01/10/2026Media witness said batteries were dying on prison officials' communication devices because the execution was taking so long. 2468
Reposted by maureenRadley 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. 44757239
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026ohhhh I see now why the fireworks even though it’s still kinda drizzly - got it. 020
Reposted by maureenThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026A 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 79026
Reposted by maureenhonor sachs @drhonor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026One 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. 7624188
Reposted by maureenDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Update 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. 210749
Reposted by maureendaviss @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.orgRoosevelt High teacher files federal claim over violent detention by agentsRoosevelt 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. 14119
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026that one Costco rotisserie chicken no one wants with the skin falling off: 010
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Capital punishment should not exist in a just society. 2223
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026you ever read a graf so insane you’re ready to just walk into the pouring rain outside? just me? 030
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026really hope the eagles come back to the south side because I do indeed love their little squeaky honks 0286
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.” 12112
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026nostalgic for west virginia nature so treasuring some august 24 memories before diving into obligations today. 050
Reposted by maureenWill Craft @wcraft.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The 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.comThree deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surgeThese men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign 01617
Reposted by maureenshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026the 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.comFeds tapped local surveillance networks in botched Chicago prosecutions - Chicago ReaderDuring their failed efforts to prosecute Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ruiz, federal authorities accessed a network of Chicagoland license plate readers and surveillance cameras. 04122
Reposted by maureenArturo Dominguez @extremearturo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The 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... 5224135
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Jesus, famously a patriot of the state, who loved the government and all its authority over all else - wait a minute. 120
Reposted by maureenGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026For 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.comGone in 90 seconds: an ‘invisibilized’ ICE is arresting more people than everAfter public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere 5515295
Reposted by maureenDaniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I struggled to finish reading this important and horrifying reporting www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Babies Left Behind in AmericaThe United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis. 614187
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026peak 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. 0151
Reposted by maureenworms cited @christa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026In the 1600s you could write treatises for your friends as a gift. But friends don’t want treatises anymore 1834953
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026500 cases between two new judges in less than five months and zero petitions granted. 010
maureen @maureenf.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The 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.comYears after off-duty CPD officer shot, killed dog held by owner, still no accountabilityIn 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,... 011