alexandra
@beendra.bsky.social
My cool babysitter showed me The Princess Bride for the first time when I was in middle school. For the rest of my education, any time we had to write an essay about our favorite movie I always wrote about The Princess Bride. It’s still my favorite movie of all time. Thank you Robert Reiner.
December 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
My cool babysitter showed me The Princess Bride for the first time when I was in middle school. For the rest of my education, any time we had to write an essay about our favorite movie I always wrote about The Princess Bride. It’s still my favorite movie of all time. Thank you Robert Reiner.
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Chicago artist Jazmin Rodriguez’s playful prints are "love letters" to the city.
The Humboldt Park native draws vibrant digital illustrations of the city, inspired by the folkloric art of her Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage. blockclubchi.co/3XM8s9D
The Humboldt Park native draws vibrant digital illustrations of the city, inspired by the folkloric art of her Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage. blockclubchi.co/3XM8s9D
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Chicago artist Jazmin Rodriguez’s playful prints are "love letters" to the city.
The Humboldt Park native draws vibrant digital illustrations of the city, inspired by the folkloric art of her Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage. blockclubchi.co/3XM8s9D
The Humboldt Park native draws vibrant digital illustrations of the city, inspired by the folkloric art of her Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage. blockclubchi.co/3XM8s9D
nosidewalkbots.org get these bots out of Chicago
No Sidewalk Bots
Sidewalks are for people. Pause sidewalk robots in Chicago until safety/ADA findings and job impacts are reviewed in a public hearing.
nosidewalkbots.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:42 PM
nosidewalkbots.org get these bots out of Chicago
Donate to www.mibfc.org to help with the bonds!
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Donate to www.mibfc.org to help with the bonds!
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My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
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This is a beautiful essay about the heartbreak of fighting ICE/CBP but also the absolutely breathtaking coming together of community to protect and lift each other.
November 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This is a beautiful essay about the heartbreak of fighting ICE/CBP but also the absolutely breathtaking coming together of community to protect and lift each other.
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When the shakedowns just start happening in public.
$NVO
$NVO
Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
When the shakedowns just start happening in public.
$NVO
$NVO
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Just so we are clear: ICE went into a day care center—a private business—without a judicial warrant, and unlawfully kidnapped a worker in front of parents and children.
VIDEO: Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
A day care teacher was taken into ICE custody Wednesday morning at the Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood.
wgntv.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Just so we are clear: ICE went into a day care center—a private business—without a judicial warrant, and unlawfully kidnapped a worker in front of parents and children.
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New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
Maybe I should have anticipated a felt shortage two days before Halloween.
October 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Maybe I should have anticipated a felt shortage two days before Halloween.
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Alderperson Jessie Fuentes of the 26th Ward which covers much of Humboldt Park advises residents to shelter in place due to heavy ICE activity.
October 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Alderperson Jessie Fuentes of the 26th Ward which covers much of Humboldt Park advises residents to shelter in place due to heavy ICE activity.
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Sinwar's goal of making the world see the Israel that Gazans had to endure on a day to day basis being met and surpassed
“Lorenzo D’Agostino, a journalist and another flotilla participant, said after returning to Istanbul that Thunberg was “wrapped in the Israeli flag and paraded like a trophy” – a scene described with disbelief and anger by those who witnessed it.”
Once again, they are truly psychotic.
Once again, they are truly psychotic.
Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Sinwar's goal of making the world see the Israel that Gazans had to endure on a day to day basis being met and surpassed
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I'm Reem, from Gaza, and my life has become a nightmare.
I once dreamed of a decent life; today, I live among the ruins of our home, surrounded by fear, hunger, and sleepless nights.
I wrote the rest of the text below, in the comments.
www.gofundme.com/f/from-under...
I once dreamed of a decent life; today, I live among the ruins of our home, surrounded by fear, hunger, and sleepless nights.
I wrote the rest of the text below, in the comments.
www.gofundme.com/f/from-under...
October 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I'm Reem, from Gaza, and my life has become a nightmare.
I once dreamed of a decent life; today, I live among the ruins of our home, surrounded by fear, hunger, and sleepless nights.
I wrote the rest of the text below, in the comments.
www.gofundme.com/f/from-under...
I once dreamed of a decent life; today, I live among the ruins of our home, surrounded by fear, hunger, and sleepless nights.
I wrote the rest of the text below, in the comments.
www.gofundme.com/f/from-under...
It’s really weird when things are going well in one’s personal life but you’re also depressed because of everything else. I’m very happy and deeply sad.
October 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It’s really weird when things are going well in one’s personal life but you’re also depressed because of everything else. I’m very happy and deeply sad.
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The Global Sumud Flotilla says its fleet of over 50 ships has entered the ‘high-risk zone.’
Gaza Sumud flotilla: How Israel breaks international maritime law
The Global Sumud Flotilla says its fleet of over 50 ships has entered the ‘high-risk zone.’
bit.ly
October 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The Global Sumud Flotilla says its fleet of over 50 ships has entered the ‘high-risk zone.’
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Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans just shut down the government to push their extreme agenda. They’d rather strip Medicaid, eliminate SNAP benefits, and close rural hospitals than keep our government open.
It’s appalling.
It’s appalling.
October 1, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans just shut down the government to push their extreme agenda. They’d rather strip Medicaid, eliminate SNAP benefits, and close rural hospitals than keep our government open.
It’s appalling.
It’s appalling.
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The accreditation was awarded through a program run by Morton Arboretum.
Palmer Square Park in Logan Square becomes Chicago's first accredited arboretum
Neighbors and nature lovers help Palmer Square Park become designated as an official arboretum
www.cbsnews.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The accreditation was awarded through a program run by Morton Arboretum.
September 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Anti-ICE sticker spotted in Oakland, California
September 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Anti-ICE sticker spotted in Oakland, California
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Jarvis: I hate to say this to my friends here at CNN, mass media is dying, so they're taking the last of these vestiges of institutions that matter and they're trying to turn them into propaganda organs under threat from the head of the FCC
September 18, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Jarvis: I hate to say this to my friends here at CNN, mass media is dying, so they're taking the last of these vestiges of institutions that matter and they're trying to turn them into propaganda organs under threat from the head of the FCC
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President Donald Trump’s administration announced the start of a deportation campaign in Chicago. We spoke with experts who shared what businesses and workers should know. trib.al/1EvJ4Rp
Here's what to know if ICE comes to your workplace
President Donald Trump’s administration announced the start of a deportation campaign in Chicago. The Sun-Times and WBEZ spoke with experts who shared what businesses and workers should know.
trib.al
September 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
President Donald Trump’s administration announced the start of a deportation campaign in Chicago. We spoke with experts who shared what businesses and workers should know. trib.al/1EvJ4Rp