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Retired librarian. Grammi.

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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2d ago

The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.

Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑@indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · last wk.

💔 Dozens of people have died at the hands of ICE. We held up their names & the dates their lives were taken. 🙏 Thanks to all who spoke, sang, stood vigil, marched with us, & carried the names at Chicago's Disappeared in America action July 25 ❌🧊 In Chicago & across the US, we continue the fight! 🧵

Photo of 8 people standing across the Chicago River from Trump Tower. Each person holds the sign with a name of a victim of ICE and the date they died.
BlueCollarJazz@domguan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Near the ICE facility in Broadview, IL, protesters just marched again in memory of those killed by immigration enforcement. Marchers hold tombstone signs labeled with, and recite the names of over 200 dead since 2018.

Lee Bey@leebey1.bsky.social · 2mo ago

At last! Tuesday's architecture column critiques the Obama Presidential Center. Last year, I said the museum tower "looks funereal enough to fit in at ... Oak Woods Cemetery." But after spending time last week on the completed campus and inside its buildings, I gotta say I like it.

No tower of glower: Obama Center and its maligned signature building are worthy of consideration

The center, its companion buildings, plaza and redesigned park space is among the best urban spaces in the city, maybe second only to Millennium Park.

chicago.suntimes.com

Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW: Illinois State Police launches investigation into deadly ICE shooting of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez. Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke's office says her prosecutors will play a "supportive role." @sophiesherry.bsky.social reports: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

Illinois State Police launches investigation into deadly ICE shooting of Silverio Villegas González

Franklin Park police asked ISP to investigate on Thursday, when a state commission released a damning report detailing the actions of federal agents during Operation Midway Blitz.

chicago.suntimes.com

Dave Byrnes@djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Illinois Accountability Commission has released its final report on Operation Midway Blitz. The report looked at evidence suggesting a federal effort to suppress dissent, finding "DHS used paramilitary tactics to occupy and impose control in Chicagoland." Full report here:

ilac.illinois.gov

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Please please read this from the archbishop of Chicago www.archchicago.org/statement/-/...

Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, “A Call to Conscience” - Statements - Archdiocese of Chicago - AoC Portal

As more than 1,000 Iranian men, women and children lay dead after days of bombardment from U.S. and Israeli missiles, the official White House X account on Thursday evening posted a video of scenes fr...

archchicago.org

unraveled@unraveledpress.com · 6mo ago

NEW: since last year, a pair of "highly trained" feds have been involved in an array of incidents attacking crowds with chemical weapons. We used public records and open source analysis to identify Edgar Vazquez and Michael Sveum, alongside some other members of their tactical team. Read more:

Identified: the El Paso BORTAC crew rampaging through the Midwest

One violent duo in particular, U.S. Border Patrol agents Michael Sveum (EZ-2) and Edgar Vazquez (EZ-17), have been frequently seen alongside former commander-at-large Greg Bovino terrorizing crowds wi...

unraveledpress.com

Dan Mihalopoulos@dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Incredible interview by @wbez.org’s @adrianacardmag.bsky.social with Marimar Martinez — who was shot, charged, vindicated in Trump’s deportation blitz in Chicago chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: ‘I am their voice’

In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...

chicago.suntimes.com

Kelly@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Marimar Martinez is a hero. She was shot 5 times by ICE. The agent told her to “do something b*tch” before opening fire. He later bragged “5 shots, 7 holes”. DHS tried to smear her reputation but video footage vindicated her. Next week she will testify in Washington about ICE’s brutality.

Chicago Woman Shot 5 Times By Border Agents Will Testify In Washington Next Week

Marimar Martinez will speak at a federal forum on immigration agents' use of force as she fights to unseal evidence in her now-dropped prosecution.

blockclubchicago.org

Dave Byrnes@djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall. But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6mo ago

An extraordinary document. Read it. “Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”

On January 8, 2026, petitioner Juan T.R. filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.' The Court issued an order requiring respondents to file an answer no later than January 12, 2026. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243 (requiring judges to either "forthwith award the writ" or order the respondent to show cause, within three days, why the writ should not be granted).Respondents failed to answer. Accordingly, the Court granted the writ in part and ordered respondents to afford Juan a bond hearing within seven days or, failing that, to immediately release him from detention. ECF No. 4. Respondents neither held a bond hearing within the required time nor released Juan. ECF No. 6. The Court then issued a show-cause order and scheduled a hearing at which it ordered the personal appearance of Todd Lyons, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE"). ECF No. 7. The Court noted, however, that if the parties filed a stipulation indicating that Juan had been released, the Court would cancel the hearing and would not require Lyons to appear. Id. The parties have now filed such a stipulation (ECF No. 9), and thus, as promised, the Court will cancel the hearing, and Lyons will not be required to appear. That does not end the Court's concerns, however. Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. The extent of ICE's noncompliance is almost certainly substantially understated. This list is confined to orders issued since January 1, 2026, and the list was hurriedly compiled by extraordinarily busy judges. Undoubtedly, mistakes were made, and orders that should have appeared on this list were omitted. This list should give pause to anyone —no matter his or her political beliefs— who cares about the rule of law. ICE has likely violated more court orders inJanuary 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence. The Court warns ICE that future noncompliance with court orders may result in future show-cause orders requiring the personal appearances of Lyons or other government officials. ICE is not a law unto itself. ICE has every right to challenge the orders of this Court, but, like any litigant, ICE must follow those orders unless and until they are overturned or vacated Juan asks that the Court schedule a hearing at which he may present evidence and argument concerning the hardships that he has suffered as a result of respondents' failure to abide by the January 14 order. See In re Tetracycline Cases, 927 F.2d 411, 413 (8th Cir. 1991) ("Civil contempt sanctions may be imposed for either or both of two distinct purposes, to coerce compliance with a court order, and to compensate the complainant for actual losses sustained by him as a result of the defendants' contumacy." (quoting In re Chase & Sanborn Corp., 872 F.2d 397, 400-01 (11th Cir.1989))). The Court will not schedule a hearing at this time. If Juan wants to seek monetary sanctions, he may file a properly supported motion to that effect. ORDER Based on the foregoing, and on all of the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the hearing currently scheduled for Friday, January 30, 2026, at 1:00 pm in Courtroom 15 (MPLS) is CANCELED.
Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 6mo ago

BREAKING: Judge Patrick Schiltz cancels contempt hearing Friday where ICE chief Todd Lyons was to be forced to testify, but excoriates ICE for defying almost 100 court orders in last month. "ICE is not a law unto itself," Schiltz writes. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...