Reposted by birdMicah @rincewind.run · 08/10/2026the reason “AI will create so much abundance we will have a utopian society” rhetoric falls so flat is that the people building it will never, ever share their bounty unless it is taken from them and we all know it 96114662661
Reposted by birdshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"That last night, for some reason, he left his hat and his Red Bull at the restaurant. He always drank Red Bull at work. The last thing he told me was, 'I’m gonna leave my Red Bull. I’ll drink it tomorrow.' I still have it at the restaurant. That’s what kills me."chicagoreader.comA year without Silverio - Chicago ReaderA Portage Park restaurant owner remembers Silverio Villegas González, the quiet, hardworking cook who was killed by an ICE agent. 26535
Reposted by birdrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026a little louder for the cheap seats in the back 3255951940
Reposted by birdTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026*so important*: if you’re voting by mail, assume the USPS will delay because it’s its policy. You can: —put it in drop box —go to counter to watch them postmark in front of you —if you’re dropping it in a mailbox, do it VERY EARLY. 6223141699
Reposted by birdRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026On the left: President Trump false claims of violent crime in Chicago (as prelude for laying a pretext) On the right: Most recent official stats showing Chicago success in back-to-back years of historic reductions in violent crimes 23785269
Reposted by birdSimpsonsQOTD @simpsonsqotd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Take her away, boys." "I thought you said the law was powerless." "Powerless to help you, not punish you." 21008266
Reposted by birdSergio Perez @sergioperez.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This is child abuse masquerading as due process. 713166
Reposted by birdI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026It’s really fucked up we told generations of kids they had to take out personal loans in order to improve their lives as we cut funding to schools and when that turned out to be bullshit the general consensus has been “fuck those kids” 172482536
Reposted by birdUzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Hey Bridgeview, Y'all came to get tough on Jake Lang. But you also have neonazis standing on your side of the cops & barriers. One is Trevor Raein of "Evropean Americans". I believe Gregory Conte is also there. He co-organized Unite the Right in Charlottesville. 18945
bird @uhohbird.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Having a really hard time understanding why I’m getting $800 bills everytime I see my doctor when $500 comes out of my paychecks monthly. Everything in this fucked country is a scam 000
Reposted by birdPrisonculture @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. 111293407
Reposted by birdderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Pope reminds me of a version of Catholicism I knew growing up as a young man attending anti-war and anti-death penalty protests, where I met elderly Catholics who shared their version of faith with me. I learned that Catholicism was about love and mercy for the weak, the condemned, and the poor. 1156696916
Reposted by birdGhostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 27/09/2026for fucking REAL. the depth of trauma for those undiagnosed with ADHD is real. not just the way we feel like we're constantly failing (because everyone is telling us we are) but not understanding WHY because we have no context to understand other people aren't struggling with the things we are. 201156283
Reposted by birdLupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026Been avoiding this but it’s Super Important to have access to knowledge & experience w neurodivergence ASAP. A big source of lifetime torture among people with ADHD roots from inability to contextualize & put into words what we are experiencing both within & from how the outside world responds to us 281177284
Reposted by birdKatie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility 5976832144
Reposted by birdunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 27/09/2026Imagine hearing these screams, breaking this window, and going home at night believing what you are doing is right and good. 341234362
Reposted by birdMara 👻 aBOOlish I.C.E. @mauratwit.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Here’s the trailer for the Musk movie they don’t want you to seem.youtube.comMusk - Official Trailer (2026) - Elon Musk, Justine Musk, Ashley St. ClairYouTube video by Regal 39354
Reposted by birdSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Laquan McDonald was unavailable for comment on Rahm’s presidential ambitions and the Times manufacturing consent for it 556067
Reposted by birdSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Ha ha that’s gross and should make everyone uncomfortable, anyway, Rahm presided over a Chicago police black site, lied about what it was and then I sued the Chicago police for its records that proved it:theguardian.comHoman Square revealed: how Chicago police 'disappeared' 7,000 peopleExclusive: Lawsuit exposes scale of detention at off-the-books interrogation warehouse while attorneys describe find-your-client chase ‘from a Bond movie’ 9147841744
Reposted by birdJamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Can’t eat a sandwich until you subscribe to sandwiches. Can’t eat today’s sandwich until it has applied daily sandwich updates. Sandwich now has adverts even though you paid for ad-free sandwich. Can pay again to have less sandwich adverts. Now you can eat the sandwich, but it’s smaller. 20747511188
Reposted by birdMeredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 23/09/2026I had not seen this clip where Tammy Duckworth advises Democrats to "not impeach anybody," "get back to work" and "allow" Donald Trump to "save face" and I would just like to remind the senator from IL that the federal government took 4,000 Chicagoans and murdered a 38-year-old father last fall.c-span.org 37947331061
Reposted by birdDave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 23/09/20269/23/26 Chicagoland ICE activity update: ICE active across the suburbs this a.m. Report of possible detainments, with corroborating photos/videos, in Cicero at ~7:30 a.m. Report of 1 person detained in a Sam's Club parking lot in Vernon Hills. ICE vehicles spotted in Harvey, IL as of 10:15 a.m. 03728
Reposted by birdAthul K. Acharya @athul.acharya.cc · 23/09/2026You voted for your daughter’s death and it should torment you until you meet your own 382452383
Reposted by birdAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Awful. And this is a perfect example of the ways in which mass deportations eventually impact EVERYONE in ways their proponents continue to pretend don't exist. You think Peter's going to forget this experience, or the feelings it brings up? Hell no. Trauma splashes beyond its targets. 121170244
Reposted by birdKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🚨 IT’S FINALLY HERE 🚨 The KAPOW handbook is officially released: 60 pages all about how to integrate mutual aid into electoral politics. And it’s FREE. Join the 1,500+ people who have already received their digital copy: kapow.works/handbook 15773208
Reposted by birdPacific Antifascist Research Collective @pacantifa.is · 21/09/2026Meet ICE agent Steve Rivas, of Chicago, IL. Rivas is one of the agents who brutalized the U.S. citizen in Evanston yesterday. Rivas has been involved in multiple questionable use of force incidents in Illinois and Minnesota. Rivas and his wife have been active in the local Chicago swingers scene. 10412248
Reposted by birdJenny @loraxthatshit.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Also Sunday, in Evanston. Bystanders interrupted the attack, rendered aid, and called emergency services. ICE drove off leaving the man bleeding and injured in the street. They tossed his wallet onto the ground. A US citizen. He reportedly refused to give them id, his right under IL law. 8539205
Reposted by birdMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The man ICE shot in Austin today is named Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. Per his lawyer, she and Perez’s family were run off of hospital property where he’s being treated and won’t even confirm he’s there because he’s “in ICE custody.” Actual criminals.npr.orgFederal immigration agent shoots and injures man in Austin, TexasThe person shot is in serious but stable condition, Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a press conference. 3732171281
Reposted by birdClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026every day of my life I think about the people using “she” to describe this computer program who still need to be convinced to use it for trans women 6138783685
Reposted by birdunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 20/09/2026Today at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago: Dozens of ICE agents violently confronted protesters, deploying chemical irritants on the crowd. Multiple people were injured. No arrests were observed. 13326751306
Reposted by birdIn These Times @inthesetimes.com · 14/09/2026“We learned very quickly in East Palestine that no one else was going to fight for us if we didn’t fight for ourselves.” Residents of East Palestine and Lac-Mégantic discuss with @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social how they survived rail disasters and organized against the corporations responsible.inthesetimes.comTrain Crashes Destroyed Their Towns. Will Yours Be Next?Host Maximillian Alvarez sits down with a panel of community members from Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and East Palestine, Ohio to discuss life inside a sacrifice zone. 12714
Reposted by birdHannah Riley Fernandez @hannahcrileyy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026the US is set to execute three people in a 24 hour period starting tomorrow. Texas, Georgia, and Alabama are all planning to kill people in their death chambers tomorrow and Thursday. increases in state killings should concern all of us and are a harbinger of worse to come 25223
Reposted by birdAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thousands of immigrants did the hard, dirty work of clearing rubble and toxic dust and debris from Ground Zero. Many were undocumented laborers sent to work every day with no special PPE, and got cancer as a result. Now some of those same people are living in fear of ICE. www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...npr.orgThey cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICEAfter 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation. 7150662185
Reposted by birdSpectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The last speaker at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony lost his father to the attacks. 9367881762
Reposted by birdJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC. 7345133688
Reposted by birdLynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 09/09/2026chicago.suntimes.comLincoln-Way East students walk out after classmates, coach caught making racist commentsStudent organizers planned the walkout to stand with Homewood-Flossmoor High School and send a message that the behavior does not represent the broader Lincoln-Way East student body. 013442
Reposted by birdThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comThe political effects of X’s feed algorithm - NatureAmong users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared... 4239591780
Reposted by birdLora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 07/09/2026You Don’t Have a Right to Safe Drinking Water, US Court Rules A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis. www.motherjones.com/politics/202... by Sophie Hurwitz @motherjones.commotherjones.comYou don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rulesA Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis. 5172100
Reposted by birdScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The Trump administration is now refusing payouts for US soldiers who died in the US-Israeli war against Iran "because it isn't a war." Libby Klinner, widow of 33-year-old Maj Alex Klinner, says the US Air Force deemed her ineligible for additional benefits following her husband's death because 62690337
Reposted by birdPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 07/09/2026local12.com/news/around-...local12.comPrison inmates donate more than $4,000 to pay children's school lunch debtResidents at the prison contributed $3,810 of their own money, while Kansas Department of Corrections employees added another $457. 9277101
Reposted by birdKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The right-wing organizing around the Lindsay Clancy trial is growing and it’s frightening. A lot of people overlook these culture wars revolving around women’s issues, because, well, they’re women’s issues. But the right doesn’t. It’s how they regained such a massive cultural foothold. 6344811091
Reposted by birdChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I don’t think there’s really even a colorable argument that this isn’t mass murder. theintercept.com/2026/09/02/m...theintercept.comThe U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”“The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.” 22661792174
Reposted by birdViolet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 02/09/2026A growing epidemic of alleged police abuse of Flock's vast surveillance system has led Homer Glen to (for now) halt plate reader use within its borders. West Chicago, Channahon and the Will County sheriff all have officers on leave for alleged unauthorized searches of license plate-tracking data.chicago.suntimes.comIllinois suburbs halt Flock use, suspend officers and review policy amid alleged improper useHomer Glen announced Monday that it was suspending the use of Flock cameras within its borders pending an investigation after a Will County sheriff’s deputy was placed on administrative leave amid all... 616582
Reposted by birdHeather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Once more, with feeling: Ctrl-F “Laquan McDonald” <Not found>rollingstone.comRahm Emanuel: 'You Don't Like My Ideas? Show Me Yours'Rahm Emanuel wants to take on Republicans and Democrats from the "pragmatic center." He talks Israel, the DSA, a possible run for president and more. 24474110
Reposted by birdjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/09/2026moulton is a good example of someone who fucked up his career because he misread 2024. many such cases. 1586306846
Reposted by birdMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/09/2026while milo gets to chit chat on TV with clear access to safety and basic needs, the US is flying untold numbers of immigrants to unsafe countries of origin or other countries where they don't speak the language or know anyone. 6752381312
Reposted by birdHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 01/09/2026A liberal is a conservative who just got mugged by the police 702868593
Reposted by birdKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Dolly Parton gifted more than 300 million books to children with her wealth. trib.al/f8lj3autrib.alMeet the Megadonors Who Have Poured $1.2 Billion Into the MidtermsThe leaderboard of the top 20 donors is dominated by the tech industry and ultrawealthy Republicans. 621963666
Reposted by bird404 Media @404media.co · 27/08/2026The deputy resigned after an investigation uncovered an alleged history of racism, stalking, and sexual abuse.404media.coFlorida ‘Deputy of the Year’ Used Flock to Stalk Ex, Held Gun in Her Mouth, Did a Nazi SaluteThe deputy resigned after an investigation uncovered an alleged history of racism, stalking, and sexual abuse. 861489557
![Preview of the KAPOW handbook, excerpt copy [up until character limit] that reads:
How did we get here?
America has cultivated a culture where thousands of people across the country take the noble first step to run for office, only to find themselves sprinting all the way to Election Day through an extremely traumatic, masochistic, and undemocratic process we like to call "campaigning".
Political races are analyzed in terms of who raised more money (which is far easier when you know rich people or are rich yourself, who has the most connections (who doesn't love a backroom deal?), and who is more "electable" (translation: white, centrist man). The extraordinary amounts of cash burned on advertisements and consulting every year are considered a natural byproduct of a system we pretend is still functional. It's almost impossible for working class people to represent their communities as those with power consolidate it further.
But guess what?
It doesn't have to be this way. We don't have to suck.
When I started my congressional campaign, I wanted to try all of the things I've ranted about to my partner: "Why don't Democrats do [insert cool thing]?" Every time I was in a room with someone with power, I asked the same and was always told it won't work. "Well, have you tried it?" I'd ask. The answer was always no. So I decided to try it myself. At worst, I'd lose. But I'd still give the next person a case study to point to, to know that we tried to do something and make it better the next go around.
Well, I did lose. But we - myself, my team, our supporters - won a lot too. We beat 15 candidates, including multiple elected officials, coming in second, just 3 points shy of first place. When I launched, many politicos didn't think I'd break 5%. But we did. And we did it by actually breaking the mold.
That's where KAPOW comes in.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ats4shmeia7i7ildqm3denmd/bafkreiayy6betazf5ek27s3cy436e2umzcnk6wzsmzd3wd5q4qg45db4rq)
![Preview of the KAPOW handbook, excerpt copy [up until character limit] that reads:
So... What is KAPOW?
Great question! The KAPOW Method is the name for a new method of campaigning, defined by three main pillars:
• The integration of mutual aid and direct service into electoral campaign work, turning political resources into tangible impact
• The radical belief that helping your community before Election Day is a viable organizing strategy
• The creation of an explicitly political community through creative and non-traditional political action
But my personal favorite description comes from my friend and collaborator, Mia Orlando:
" ]When we say 'KAPOW!, it means halting the doom.
It means turning collective anger into meaningful change.
No one person can do this alone, and through many different channels, we can come together."
Everything described in this handbook comes from our own experience in the Kat for Illinois campaign and what we have learned since founding KAPOW. While we have given a lot of thought to how this would apply in a hyper-urban landscape like Manhattan or a more rural landscape like Idaho, at the time of writing this, we have not been able to do this kind of operation in those places. I say this to remind you, the reader, that nothing in politics and nothing in human-to-human interaction will be one-size-fits-all. And, if we have the capacity, we would love to help you tailor this method to your own campaign.
This is also a method that requires buy-in from both the candidate and their staff. It requires strong values and courage, a willingness to analyze and accept opportunity costs, investment in divergent methods, accessibility, creativity, and a commitment to the work, win or lose. But that's why you're running in the first place, right?
We included an index that divides our method into a variety of categories. At the end of each category, we also added a section for Frequently Asked Questions.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ats4shmeia7i7ildqm3denmd/bafkreicswembfaa27jhnn5xzdrrnfmlv3ckodqhsj2lwjprzzx2dcmgbla)
![MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 13: A federal agent [Steve Rivas] exits his car on January 13, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Trump administration has deployed over 2,400 Department of Homeland Security agents to the state of Minnesota in a push to apprehend undocumented immigrants. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v4suqsx5woxqrcmca545wzuq/bafkreigmt3fyv55a4hckgjmg34psb4q3fx464w3c7pnptjz5epsw6klz6m)
