Michael Zapata
@michaelzapata.bsky.social
Author of the novel THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU. Faculty at StoryStudio Chicago & Northwestern University. Descended from Andean farmers, poets, and union organizers.
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I love you Chicago! Stay strong!
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Dems will throw us under the bus each time. To eradicate fascism fully, we will have to go through them.
"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake
The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Dems will throw us under the bus each time. To eradicate fascism fully, we will have to go through them.
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It's nuts. I can feel it everywhere I go in this city. Everybody in every neighborhood is exhausted, traumatized, and on alert, ready to protect our neighbors.
I don't go anywhere without a whistle and a fully charged phone these days.
I don't go anywhere without a whistle and a fully charged phone these days.
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's nuts. I can feel it everywhere I go in this city. Everybody in every neighborhood is exhausted, traumatized, and on alert, ready to protect our neighbors.
I don't go anywhere without a whistle and a fully charged phone these days.
I don't go anywhere without a whistle and a fully charged phone these days.
Federal agents shot pepper spray into a car of passersby with a small child.
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Federal agents shot pepper spray into a car of passersby with a small child.
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good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
Mamdani victory speech starting with a Eugene V. Debs quote! How wonderful!
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Mamdani victory speech starting with a Eugene V. Debs quote! How wonderful!
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Better things are possible. Still.
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Better things are possible. Still.
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Solidarity and felicidades to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, and, even more importantly, to the thousands and thousands of working class New Yorkers who formed this beautiful coalition.
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Solidarity and felicidades to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, and, even more importantly, to the thousands and thousands of working class New Yorkers who formed this beautiful coalition.
LOVE TO SEE IT! HELL YEAH NEW YORK!
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
LOVE TO SEE IT! HELL YEAH NEW YORK!
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Protect RP, a rapid response immigrant support network started in 2017 by a group of Rogers Park neighbors, has compiled a list of GoFundMe’s for families in the neighborhood impacted by ICE / CBP abductions and presence in Chicago:
Rogers Park Immigrant Families Need Your Support
Please give as you are able AND share this page! If you have friends and family asking how they can support Chicago in this difficult time, this is a way to directly support families. Go FundMe Link...
docs.google.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Protect RP, a rapid response immigrant support network started in 2017 by a group of Rogers Park neighbors, has compiled a list of GoFundMe’s for families in the neighborhood impacted by ICE / CBP abductions and presence in Chicago:
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Tonight, in Chicago, North Side rapid responders and community members held a vigil. At least ten people were abducted by ICE in Rogers Park alone today. We uplifted the message RESIST ICE in lights. We spoke out, sang together, grieved, and reaffirmed our commitment to defending our neighbors.
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Tonight, in Chicago, North Side rapid responders and community members held a vigil. At least ten people were abducted by ICE in Rogers Park alone today. We uplifted the message RESIST ICE in lights. We spoke out, sang together, grieved, and reaffirmed our commitment to defending our neighbors.
Beautiful, smart and aloof but not so aloof you still don’t kill it at work. Surely the @nypost.com knows these three things are what every New Yorker aspires for? Lol.
November 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Beautiful, smart and aloof but not so aloof you still don’t kill it at work. Surely the @nypost.com knows these three things are what every New Yorker aspires for? Lol.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce you to the Democrats.
*Cool fact, unfavorable is 5% HIGHER than the anti-constitutional fascist GOP party!
Anyway, let’s go Mamdani!
*Cool fact, unfavorable is 5% HIGHER than the anti-constitutional fascist GOP party!
Anyway, let’s go Mamdani!
November 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce you to the Democrats.
*Cool fact, unfavorable is 5% HIGHER than the anti-constitutional fascist GOP party!
Anyway, let’s go Mamdani!
*Cool fact, unfavorable is 5% HIGHER than the anti-constitutional fascist GOP party!
Anyway, let’s go Mamdani!
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NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
International Night at my kids school in Chicago was cancelled/postponed because of ICE raids and community safety. I cannot stress enough how lawless and vile their presence is here.
November 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
International Night at my kids school in Chicago was cancelled/postponed because of ICE raids and community safety. I cannot stress enough how lawless and vile their presence is here.
Just beautiful. We really can have this energy, humor, and working class solidarity on a national scale.
m.youtube.com/watch?si=vXu...
m.youtube.com/watch?si=vXu...
Keep the Meter Running: Ramadan Edition!
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
m.youtube.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Just beautiful. We really can have this energy, humor, and working class solidarity on a national scale.
m.youtube.com/watch?si=vXu...
m.youtube.com/watch?si=vXu...
Weaponizing food is exactly what fascists do. What happens next when 40 million + Americans go hungry?
“Christophe Niyibizi said he and his wife had begun limiting themselves to one full meal each day, in midafternoon, to try and make their food last longer. After spending $14 on Saturday for a few groceries, he had $83 remaining—and no way of knowing if his next monthly benefit would show up”
‘I’m Going to Stretch It’: Anxiety Over SNAP Leads to Hard Choices
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Weaponizing food is exactly what fascists do. What happens next when 40 million + Americans go hungry?
In Chicago, an Albany Park resident and father was detained by ICE and his child is recovering from surgery. Please consider helping if you can.
www.gofundme.com/f/pypff-help...
www.gofundme.com/f/pypff-help...
Donate to Father Detained, Son Hospitalized — Help Reunite Us, organized by Marco Guzman
My name is Marco Guzman, and I’m 17 years old. On Friday, October 31… Marco Guzman needs your support for Father Detained, Son Hospitalized — Help Reunite Us
www.gofundme.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In Chicago, an Albany Park resident and father was detained by ICE and his child is recovering from surgery. Please consider helping if you can.
www.gofundme.com/f/pypff-help...
www.gofundme.com/f/pypff-help...
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I gotta be real, I did not suspect we would reach "roving mobs of white folks chanting "shame" at ICE" within 9 months, and it really feels like a sign of how much more horrifying it must be on the ground than those of us not there can even imagine.
Video taken by Jay Shefsky at 12:20 p.m. after the crash happened, Oakton Street/Asbury Avenue in Evanston, IL
October 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I gotta be real, I did not suspect we would reach "roving mobs of white folks chanting "shame" at ICE" within 9 months, and it really feels like a sign of how much more horrifying it must be on the ground than those of us not there can even imagine.
I will never forgive or forget those who support ICE, who support terrorizing my family, my friends, my neighbors, my colleagues. Stand strong Chicago! We will outlast the hateful fascists.
hammerandhope.org/article/trum...
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
October 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I will never forgive or forget those who support ICE, who support terrorizing my family, my friends, my neighbors, my colleagues. Stand strong Chicago! We will outlast the hateful fascists.
hammerandhope.org/article/trum...
hammerandhope.org/article/trum...
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Organizing for and with solidarity works.
October 31, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Organizing for and with solidarity works.
I can't stand AI, but, to be fair, this is also my kids.
AI companies: The future of humanoid robots is here
Humanoid robot:
Humanoid robot:
October 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I can't stand AI, but, to be fair, this is also my kids.
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Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Between this and the Louvre prosecutor describing the suspects’ statements as “minimalist” while bragging that they had worked on the case over a weekend it’s an absolutely incredible week for Frenchness