Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialAustin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 15/04/2026ICE has reported the 16th detained death of 2026. Alejandro Cabrera Clemente, 49, from Mexico, died on April 11 at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana. Here's what we know and what ICE isn't telling you. 🧵 1183148
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialDave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 10/04/2026The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights is reporting an uptick in ICE activity across the Chicago area over the last week, incl. reported abductions at Cook County courthouses and immigration check ins. Chicago neighborhoods of reported activity include Rogers Park, Austin and Pilsen. 4260217
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 05/04/2026every time i write about wage theft i do a double take because it's so crazy corporations steal more than $50 bn from workers' paychecks each year, illegally paying workers less than they earned for their labor that significantly exceeds the combined losses from larceny, burglary, & vehicle theft 8358691939
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Apparently the US is taking Iranians in this country hostage now: 791899774
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialMary Steding @stedin.bsky.social · 03/04/2026gofund.me/c359764bcgofund.meDonate to Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need, organized by Dianne MOn March 30th, the Rutherford County Library Board terminated Luanne James from her pos… Dianne M needs your support for Help Luanne James in Her Time of Need 032
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 03/04/2026“‘All I’m going to say is that I stand by my decision,’ she said… “Much of the audience at the board meeting broke into cheers and applause after her statement. Chants of ‘shame’ were heard as board members voted to fire her...” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...washingtonpost.comTenn. library director fired over refusal to move LGBTQ+ books to adult sectionA county board near Nashville voted to dismiss Luanne James, who said she stands by her decision, in the latest clash in a national debate over access to books. 394144903965
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026exonerated after FORTY THREE years in prison, only to end up falling in ICE detention immediately www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u... 14634283
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialoddmediapro.bsky.social @oddmediapro.bsky.social · 02/04/2026CPD literally escorted Bovino’s convoy off of Lake Shore Drive and along Sheridan Road in December, even pulling over observers who were live streaming the event. 051
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialChicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 01/04/2026The Supreme Court is taking up one of the term’s most consequential cases, President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. Trump plans to be in attendance.chicagotribune.comSupreme Court hears fight over President Donald Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship 5109
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialSteven Lucy @slucy.bsky.social · 26/03/2026I guess I can't take an uber home from the bar this weekend. Restricting mobility for everyone is not the solution to "teen takovers". 5356
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialJosep Goded (Backup Account But Still Active) @josepgoded2.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Israeli forces stopped a taxi and opened fire on a Palestinian. 045
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialcandy colored clown @chi-bromptonite.bsky.social · 24/03/2026 0459
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialMichael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 24/03/2026Mask off moment here from likely candidate for Chicago Mayor 2217047
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialCait Hakala @caithakala.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Everything I needed to know about Susana Mendoza I learned when I found out that Ed "racketeering is my passion" Burke played a piano solo at her wedding. 5834
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.social404 Media @404media.co · 24/03/2026A delivery robot crashed through a bus shelter in Chicago, shattering glass all over the sidewalk. The crash comes amid a protest against delivery robots in the city and a few weeks after a politician said he would not allow the robots into his district. Read now: www.404media.co/delivery-rob... 46566187
rachel-circle-a.bsky.social @rachel-circle-a.bsky.social · 23/03/2026@chicagocityclerk why are there only two people working? The line is 20 deep. #dobetter @chicagocitymayor 000
rachel-circle-a.bsky.social @rachel-circle-a.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Nothing to see here. Just another mass shooting. #we’renberone 000
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.social Sarah Kite 🪁 @sarahkite.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Seen tacked to a community board on my walk 90119833519
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 27/02/2026new: highlands reit, a small chicago-based real estate firm, is renting an empty prison it owns in colorado to ice and private prison giant geo group. highlands is part of a network of private contractors hoping to get a cut of the $45 billion allocated to warehouse immigrants through 2029.chicagoreader.comThe Chicago real estate firm leasing an empty prison to ICEHighlands Real Estate Investment Trust looks to profit from President Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. 3185135
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026the joliet city council last night approved a plan to build the largest data center in illinois. it’s projected to use up to 150k gallons of water a day and a whopping 1.8 gigawatts of power.wgntv.comJoliet CC passes 795-acre AI data center dev. projectThe Joliet City Council is set to decide the fate of a proposed 795-acre A.I. data center, which would use up to 150,000 gallons of water per day and 1.8 gigawatts of electricity, despite concerns … 76744
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialIllinois ICYMI @illinoisicymi.bsky.social · 19/03/2026United Steel Workers union members to hold protest following BP Whiting refinery lockoutcbsnews.comUnited Steel Workers union members to hold protest following BP Whiting refinery lockoutUnion president Eric Schultz told CBS News Chicago that BP is demanding they cut 100 jobs and accept pay cuts to nearly all positions, something they won't accept. 011
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialGregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 18/03/2026NEWS: Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin concedes defeat to Lashawn Ford. AIPAC spent a ridiculous sum of money to prop up her support as her candidacy brought together CTU, AIPAC and Lori Lightfoot but they couldn’t overtake Danny Davis chosen successor 46817
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialKatie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 12/03/20262.5 weeks ago, I emailed the proposal to Parks Superintendent Ramirez-Rosa, Chief Homelessness Officer Soto, and Department of Family & Support Services Commissioner Green and asked for comment. After a nudge, I received the attached. "The closure will proceed on March 17 as planned." 2209
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 11/03/2026In South Burlington, Vermont, protesters are being tear-gassed by ICE and local police as they attempt to prevent a kidnapping. 19041652371
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Live Nation and Ticketmaster have struck a deal with the Justice Dept, ending an antitrust trial a week after it began and sparing the company from being broken upwsj.comLive Nation Reaches Settlement in Federal Antitrust CaseThe move spares the concerts-and-ticketing giant from the threat of its business being broken up. 4624680
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 07/03/2026the price of oil surging means you can burn your shein clothes, extract the oil, and make more money than you paid 738785992
rachel-circle-a.bsky.social @rachel-circle-a.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Cynical club’s latest post 😂😂 000
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialIllinois ICYMI @illinoisicymi.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Pedestrian hit, killed by SUV on Northwest Side: Chicago policeabc7chicago.comPedestrian hit, killed by SUV on Northwest Side: Chicago policeA pedestrian was killed Tuesday night, after a car hit her on Chicago's Northwest Side, Chicago police said. 012
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 02/03/2026By a 6–3 vote, SCOTUS refuses to review a judge-made rule that bars indigent prisoners from splitting the filing fee among themselves when filing a federal suit—even though everyone else is allowed to split that fee. These defendants were allegedly tortured. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court... 381653676
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialFared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 28/02/2026BREAKING — 51 Iranian children are dead after a strike hits Minab girls elementary school in Iran. 16330811985
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialL.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 28/02/2026lataco.com/los-angeles-...lataco.comLos Angeles Father Dies Under ICE Custody — 9th Death This Year ~ L.A. TACOThis is a developing story. 8402250
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialLynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Seen some clips of parents crying over their children. Thinking of how some people's fatherhood, motherhood, or childhood is not deemed as worthy of sympathy or grief. So many lost children today. Can't imagine the amount of families grieving today.aljazeera.comOver 50 killed in strike on girls’ elementary school in IranFootage from Minab, Iran, shows the aftermath of an Israeli-US strike on a girls' elementary school. 04615
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 28/02/2026NEW: Bahrain skyscrapers and Dubai hotels are now being hit by Iranian drones. This is insane. Trump has unleashed chaos and carnage. (🎥 Al Jazeera) 691372693
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/02/2026At least Carlin isn’t alive to see this. 812151743
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 26/02/2026with talk of public funding for a new bears stadium yet again ramping up in springfield, perhaps it’s a good time to revisit this piece from @joeengleman.bsky.social that explores who actually benefits from publicly funded stadium projects (hint: it’s not us!).chicagoreader.comChicago sports team owners pitch public subsidies for new stadiumsFor decades, team owners have used their power and resources to reshape Chicago suit their desires. Will we ever learn? 03618
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialChicago Mayor's Press Office @chicagompo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026NEW: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Streets and Sanitation today announced the winning names for the City’s fourth annual “You Name a Snowplow” contest. The six winners are: Abolish ICE Stephen Coldbert Pope Frío XIV The Blizzard of Oz Svencoolie Caleb Chilliams 11912
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialHeather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 23/02/2026BREAKING: A push to name one of Chicago’s snowplows “Abolish ICE,” clearly linking the humorous pun to efforts to oppose President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort, won the city’s annual snowplow naming contest, officials announced. @wttw.bsky.socialnews.wttw.com‘Abolish ICE’, ‘Caleb Chilliams’ Among Winners of Annual Snowplow Naming ContestThe other winners of the fourth annual contest were Stephen Coldbert, Pope Frío XIV, The Blizzard of Oz, Svencoolie and Caleb Chilliams, Chicago officials announced. 3747681122
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 22/02/2026On this day in 1898, a white mob attacked Frazier Baker, the first Black postmaster of Lake City, South Carolina, and his family. Both Mr. Baker and his infant daughter were killed in the attack.calendar.eji.orgFeb. 22, 1898 | White Mob Lynches Black Postmaster and Infant Daughter in SC AttackLearn more about our history of racial injustice 25643
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialLee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 22/02/2026For the record: in the last month ICE has bought warehouses in - Hagerstown, MD: $102 million - Surprise, AZ: $70 million - Hamburg, PA: $87 million - Tremont, PA: $120 million - San Antonio, TX: $82 million - El Paso, TX: $123 million - Social Circle, GA: $$ unknown www.nbcdfw.com/news/nationa...nbcdfw.comICE's purchases for big detention centers are marked by secrecy, frustrating townsAs public support for President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown sags, communities are objecting to mass detentions and the operation cost of detention centers. 32321
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 20/02/2026www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comUpdate on Juan Nicolás and his familyFor those of you following the story of two-month-old Juan Nicolás, there was bad news and then good news. Please read all the way to the end. 3186
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialLoevy & Loevy @loevy.com · 18/02/2026Our clients Demetrius Johnson, Ariel Gomez, and William Negron all had settlements approved today. They are the latest (though far from the last) victims framed by disgraced CPD officer Reynaldo Guevara to receive compensation. 043
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialSouth Side Weekly @southsideweekly.bsky.social · 18/02/2026“I see more community, love, support, and that’s what I was hoping to see,” Supporters rally outside A Cup of Joe after the café was targeted for speaking out against ICE. Reporting by José Abonce southsideweekly.com/neighbors-rally… 062
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 17/02/2026So you can keep the Super PACs straight: IL-02: AIPAC (pro-Donna Miller), AI (pro-Jesse Jackson Jr.), crypto (anti-Robert Peters) IL-07: AIPAC (pro-Melissa Conyears-Ervin), crypto (anti-LaShawn Ford) IL-08: AIPAC (pro-Melissa Bean), AI (pro-Bean) IL-09: AIPAC (pro-Laura Fine) 913749
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 17/02/2026The current person in charge of ICE's procurement for detention is a GEO Group executive who ran the company's immigration detention portfolio. He was granted an "ethics waiver" from DHS allowing him to hand out contracts to GEO in his new role. 12425311445
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialMia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Jesse Jackson was 26, the youngest person on that balcony when Dr King’s was murdered. He spent the rest of his life keeping Dr King’s dream alive. Thank you Jesse Jackson. Love to his family and friends. 💔 www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...nytimes.comVideo: Jesse Jackson Dies at 84The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and impassioned orator, died on Tuesday at 84. He was hospitalized in November for a rare neurodegenerative condition. 16798156
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialMarty @51stward.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Looks like ICE is eyeing Oak Brook for its Illinois expansion office. 1118
Reposted by @rachel-circle-a.bsky.socialWhinterQueen @whinterqueen.bsky.social · 10/02/2026when black/brown folks are evicted because they are in hiding and can't work & can't pay rent they end up in court. in this building. where ice is now operating. so...the state is feeding people to the feds via the courts because of landlords/the investor class? 210240
![laminated flyer pushpinned to a community board. we see a photo of a coyote, and the text reads:
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS DOG?
[photo of a coyote]
DUMMY THAT'S A COYOTE.
OH MY GOD WHAT DO I DO???:
—NO ACTION REQUIRED
—IT IS WILDLIFE IN THE WILD (!)
-HERE TO EAT DELICIOUS RODENT
-LET HER COOK
—NOT INTERESTED IN YOU, LOL GET OVER YOURSELF BABE;)
—KEEP DOGS ON LEASH AND CATS INDOORS
-(LIKE YOU SHOULD BE DOING ANYWAY)
—YOTE IS A RESPECTED NEIGHBOR AND CRITTER CONTROL PROFESSIONAL](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bzvkcciljsphlgnk7iraf26t/bafkreib6gagplfpduin7jjpqa7lo2zvoe72gjycjdkrngtsxhyfytzoypa)
