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Chicago Anarchist Black Cross @chicagoabc.bsky.social · Sep 24
Ongoing resistance against ICE throughout Chicago
Flyer for protests against Broadview ICE facility Sept 26 and 27 Flyer for ongoing Saturdays for Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, murdered by ICE
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Hridindu has been transferred back to FCI Marion IL to finish his 90 month sentence after beating civil contempt charges for refusing to cooperate with a grand jury.

Hridindu Roychowdhury #51111-510
FCI Marion
PO BOX 1000
Marion, IL 62959
Flyer with picture of Hridindu and this text: Hridindu Roychowdhury is an anarchist from Madison, Wisconcin who was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for attacking a building with a Molotov cocktail in the wake of the leak of the draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, overruling Roe v. Wade. He targeted the building because it was occupied by an anti-choice organization (Wisconsin Family Action). Hridindu acknowledged spray-painting the message "If abortions aren't safe then you aren't either" on the outside of the building. No one was in the office at the time. He plead guilty on Dec. 1, 2023 and was ordered to pay nearly $32,000 in restitution, then was sent to FCI Marion to begin serving out the 7.5 year sentence. Flyer: "If abortions aren't safe, then you aren't either" and then the following text: In May 2025, Hridindu was sent back to Wisconsin to face a grand jury. He refused to snitch or cooperate and was then held in federal civil contempt at the same county jail he was held during the pretrial phase. For the next three months he stood firm and made it clear he wouldnt waver. It was at that point the judge ordered him to be released from contempt after a Grumbles motion was submitted, and he was then sent back to the federal prison. However, the time he spent back in Wisconsin in contempt will not count towards his sentence. Originally from the U.S. Southwest, Hridindu is a diligent academic and enjoyer of word puzzles. Earlier in federal detention, he had been keeping himself busy by taking courses in advanced mathematics, tutoring prisoners for their GED tests, and doing a dog training program. Letters mean so much to a political prisoner. Let's make sure Hridindu knows just how much support he has. And always keep in mind when writing to any political prisoner that all mail is monitored. Freedom for Hridindu! Freedom for all political prisoners!
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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peoplesfabric.com
This is how to write a headline about repeated liars.
Border patrol chief reprimanded for lying claims shots were fired at immigration officers in Chicago
Gregory Bovino was called out by a judge only two days earlier for lying about being assaulted by a protester
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
chicagoabc.bsky.social
Armed Bureau of Prisons guards rampaged Chicago yesterday helping ICE and CBP arrest people in Little Village, as shown in this difficult to watch video

www.instagram.com/reel/DQ1zXQA...
Picture of BOP guard as border patrol arrests man in Chicago militarized Bureau of Prisons officer in the streets of Chicago
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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nlgchicago.bsky.social
Today, community members across Cook County monitored and protested the Trump administration’s assault on migrant communities. In total, 15 people were arrested by multiple law enforcement agencies.

Read our full statement here: nlgchicago.org/2025/11/08/i...
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
chicagoabc.bsky.social
Catch the latest monthly roundup of political prisoner and repression news:

"Following the closing of It’s Going Down, a new collective will continue publishing monthly “In Contempt” updates on this noblogs."

incontempt.noblogs.org/2025/11/08/i...
In Contempt #1: UK Palestine Action Prisoners Launch Hunger Strike, Phone Zap to Get Malik Out of the Hole, Repression on the Rise, & More – In Contempt
incontempt.noblogs.org
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
chicagoabc.bsky.social
"Chicago is witnessing escalated tyranny. But the people are defending the city ... having a common enemy sometimes unifies people- whether an unhoused Venezuelan migrant living in Bronzeville or a mother living in a South Shore apartment building" -Natalie Y Moore

hammerandhope.org/article/trum...
Trump Escalates Tyranny in Chicago
Having a common enemy sometimes unifies people, whether an unhoused Venezuelan migrant in Bronzeville or a mother in a South Shore apartment.
hammerandhope.org
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
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
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Crackdown in Indonesia, anarchists appeal for solidarity (1/4)

October 27, 2025
Crackdown in Indonesia, anarchists appeal for solidarity October 27, 2025 From Freedom News (UK) (source) Anarchists in Indonesia are calling for international support for comrades imprisoned and tortured following the August uprisings. In the wake of mass protests against corruption and inequality, around 900 people are being detained and named as suspects, many of them anarchists or sympathisers, spread across various cities. The latest solidarity call named over 40 anarchists arrested in West Java, accused of being part of the so-called "Chaos Star” network, which the government describes as a "foreign- backed anarchist group”. According to an activist source, the arrests were triggered by social media posts showing actions such as Molotov cocktail attacks. The detainees face charges ranging from property destruction to online incitement. While many are still awaiting trial, some of the accused face up to 20 years in prison. The imprisoned comrades have been isolated, and their access to legal representation has been severely restricted. Many are young, and their families report widespread torture and abuse, with some forced to give false confessions. Among those accused of "leading" the network and the recent anarchist uprisings are Bima Satria Putra, an anarchist jailed since 2021 on cannabis charges. Recently transferred to solitary confinement at Lapas Merah Mata, his family and lawyers have been blocked from seeing him. Another is Reyhard Rumbayan, known as Eat, who was arrested in Makassar on 23 September 2025 and is currently held in solitary confinement and denied contact with others. The unrest began in August 2025, when widespread anger against former military leader Prabowo Subianto's regime sparked protests that quickly turned violent, and later spread to Nepal and the Philippines as well as Morocco, Madagascar and Peru. The Indonesian government has since responded with mass arrests, media manipulation, and brutal policing. The crackdown is seen as part of a broader government effort to suppress anarchist movements, echoing past anti-communist purges. International solidarity is crucial, as anarchists call on supporters to send letters and postcards to the imprisoned comrades.
November 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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whiteroseafa.bsky.social
One day it will be as shameful to admit you worked for ICE and CBP. You'll have to go to a gun show to buy their hats and shirts, right beside the Nazi and Rhodesian stuff. Pick up a copy of the Turner Diaries or a big knife, while you're there. Your racist tattoo will raise hearts, not questions.
radleybalko.bsky.social Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19d
Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.
October 31, 2025 at 12:26 AM
chicagoabc.bsky.social
"An Illinois man was shot dead while incarcerated in a federal prison in Florida ... Loved ones of inmate Dwayne Tottleben say they haven’t received answers from the BOP about how or why he was shot, more than a week after his death Oct. 10 at U.S. Penitentiary Coleman I"
www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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October 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
chicagoabc.bsky.social
“The recent federal indictment makes false claims, mischaracterizes facts, and takes quotes out of context ... Claims of adherence to a political ideology, whether true or not, are not grounds to charge someone with terrorism"

dfwdefendants.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/f...
Federal Agents Arrest Another Person in Prairieland Case, Bringing Total Number of Defendants to 18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                             &n…
dfwdefendants.wordpress.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 AM
chicagoabc.bsky.social
Malik speaks from solitary: "Yet another year passes, another winter spent in segregation. Actually, spring, summer, fall, and now, winter again. Spent in the most freezing cells, no phone access, and mail obstructions with no mail violation notices"

malikspeaks.noblogs.org/post/2025/10...
malikspeaks.noblogs.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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truthout.org Truthout @truthout.org · Oct 18
“People should care that there are human beings who have lived alone in a cell for over two decades — people we’ve never heard of and who will never be released,” says Eric King.
Writer Who Survived ADX Supermax Prison Describes How It “Entombs” People
Having survived the most restrictive supermax prison in the country on a trumped-up charge, Eric King tells what he saw.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
chicagoabc.bsky.social
A roundup of repression throughout October and updates on political prisoners in the latest "In Contempt"

darknights.noblogs.org/post/2025/10...
‘October Repression Round Up’ – In Contempt #57 (USA) – Dark Nights
darknights.noblogs.org
October 24, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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unraveledpress.com
An extensive new report just dropped detailing attacks on protesters and neighbors outside the Broadview detention center:
United States: Federal Agents Use Excessive Force in Illinois
Federal law enforcement agents have since mid-September 2025 used excessive force against peaceful protesters, legal observers, volunteer street medics, and journalists during demonstrations outside a...
www.hrw.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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jonseidel.bsky.social
Included is this screenshot of CBP commander Greg Bovino allegedly “throwing tear gas into a crowd without justification.”
October 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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This brilliant little article gets at what I’ve seen but haven’t yet read: Chicago locals, regardless of status, are apprehensive about venturing out to restaurants and food stalls targeted by ICE. The result is a whole sector in economic and social crisis.
www.chicagomag.com/news/we-wont...
“We Won’t Survive if You Don’t Support Us”
ICE presence in Chicago has hurt the local economies in immigrant communities — which could in turn put a financial strain on the city at large.
www.chicagomag.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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truthout.org
ICE agents in Chicago are adopting family separation methods developed within the U.S. family policing system, reflecting broader state violence tactics linked to government enforcement.
ICE Agents Are Using Family Separation Tactics Central to US State Violence
The US’s family policing system honed many of the tactics now being used by ICE agents in Chicago.
truthout.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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jtischauser.bsky.social
a video of the young man's arrest shows him backing up, following commands, while having a weapon drawn on him. He's then surrounded, thrown to the ground, jumped on, and detained. shared with permission.
October 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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kenklippenstein.bsky.social
I obtained video of two FBI agents visiting an anti-ICE protester not charged with any crime.

While the media continue to mock Trump's war on "Antifa" as legally impossible, the FBI is quietly implementing it with investigations like these:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-...
VIDEO: FBI Agents Visit Anti-ICE Protester
“Your name was brought up.”
www.kenklippenstein.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
chicagoabc.bsky.social
Nearly 20 years 🤯👿🚓💥

Unwavering solidarity with Casey Goonan and all those taking action against the genocide in Palestine

abolitionmedia.noblogs.org/21550/
Statement by Casey Goonan Support Committee and Attorney – Abolition Media
abolitionmedia.noblogs.org
September 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
chicagoabc.bsky.social
Ongoing resistance against ICE throughout Chicago
Flyer for protests against Broadview ICE facility Sept 26 and 27 Flyer for ongoing Saturdays for Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, murdered by ICE
September 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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crimethinc.com
Judging from the progress of the #StopCopCity RICO cases, the chief danger is that Trump's executive order designating "antifa" a fabricated "terrorist organization" will intimidate people, enabling the Trump administration to maintain the initiative long enough to escalate to extrajudicial force.
Make Ready: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression
Donald Trump has declared that he is designating “Antifa” a “terrorist organization.” What does that mean? How can we prepare to weather the storm?
crimethinc.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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crimethinc.com
In response to ICE targeting Chicago, locals are targeting bottlenecks in ICE operations, leading to clashes at the Broadview ICE facility last Friday.

In this report, participants in the blockades recount their experiences and share their preliminary conclusions.

crimethinc.com/ChicagoBroad...
ICE Out of Illinois, ICE Out of Everywhere
Participants in the blockades targeting an ICE facility near Chicago recount their experiences and share their preliminary conclusions.
crimethinc.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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abc-soflo.bsky.social
Since 1999, prisoners and supporters throughout North America have participated in the annual event known as Running Down the Walls (RDTW) often running or walking simultaneously in many cities and prisons at once. Many places will be hosting the 25th annual RDTW on Sunday, September 15th, 2025!
Greetings, brothers and sisters, on this beautiful day. It's time to push for the limits and run down the walls. I love this event, and I hope to be free one day to run alongside you all. But for now I'm praying from the inside of these ugly death camps, sending you all my energy, prayers, and words. Be strong at all times and especially today. Envision in your mind's eye those walls. being taken down forever. Remember East Berlin, Germany, where there is evidence that it can be a manifest reality. It can be real! I love you all. You all are my heart. I thank you all and love you very much. We all can make it happen. — Oso Blanco, US political prisoner, 2025 Running Down the Walls statement Dearest Comrades, Greetings from behind the layered walls of imprisonment, where we are captives in rebellion seeking collective liberation. We are each braving the forces of fascism, and although we may not know all that confines you, we hear and meet your calls for freedom. May we all draw strength today from the future we are building, the necessity of the times we are in, andfrom the memories of our fallen. Our comrades in Athens once declared boldly, "The passion for freedom is stronger than their cells", and we wholeheartedly profess the same. Between the rage and sorrow of our forced separation and more importantly the separation of vecinos all around you, we know undoubtedly that social media posts, yard signs, and performative protests are no longer enough. We need revolutionary commitment - a refusal of debilitating despair and comfortable delusions. We need examinations of uncomfortable complexities and contradictions to resolve doubt and cast off the chains of a shallow past. When you take to the pavement today, know that we are with you. Our liberation bound together with great love because without it, our dreams would have no meaning. Today we move with you; in motion, imagination, and spirit: great strikes against defeat! Although we have yet to abolish these prisons where pain goes to burrow, multiply, and explode, we remain hopeful because from the shadows of these margins, humans brave daring acts of subversion. We are able to live with our losses without succumbing to misery because of your unwavering comradeship. Running Down The Walls creates social and political bonds that make visible our existence and our shared struggle in this threatening world. We are honored to run with you because "a wall is just awall" after all, let's run those shits down! Juntos, Peppy & Krystal 2025 Running Down the Walls statement I just wanted to take a quick moment to send my and respect to everyone participating in this years Running Down The Walls. As the fascist grip tightens on the entire planet, we need to remind those already incarcerated and everyone who may join them that we will speak their names, honor their sacrifices, and send whatever aid we can. Remember: despite this rising tide of war, repression, and ecocide- we are not beaten, our friends are not forgotten, and the struggle continues. With all of our efforts these walls may yet be brought down. With gratitude, Josh Harper, former US political prisoner, 2025 Running Down the Walls statement As a former political prisoner and recipient of mutual aid I send you greetings from unceded Wabanaki land (aka "Maine"). When Running Down the Walls first kicked off in September, 1999 I was fifteen years into 20 years of imprisonment and stuck in a segregation cell. I was isolated and lonely but I never felt alone because every day in those cages I felt the very real support of folks like you gathered here today. Solidarity is our greatest weapon. Solidarity in resistance. Solidarity in the struggle for liberation Solidarity moving forward. Mutual aid is an essential part of this solidarity. Mutual aid is about survival pending liberation. And not just about survival, but surviving with our humanity intact. Each step you take today for OUR imprisoned brothers and sisters is a step in movement building that values life and freedom. I have much appreciation for your commitment. I will join you September 21 from 3,000 miles away, doing 5K along the banks of the Passagassawakeag River (aka "the Passy). Free Them All - Mumia Abu Jamal, Bill Dunne, Oso Blanco, Jessica Reznicek, Casey Goonan! Free Hakiym! and Free Free Palestine! - Ray Luc Levasseur, former US political prisoner, 2025 Running Down the Walls statement
September 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM