Couch Captain Extraordinare
@misscurly12.bsky.social
Wanderluster by 💓. 2x Chicago marathon finisher '18 &'22. Rescuer of the lone grocery store banana. Cubs. Swearing. I drink places.
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ICE and Border Patrol aren't preventing violence in Chicago. They're creating violence in Chicago.
The "worst of the worst" is a big lie.
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show
Meanwhile, the other 598 people on the list had no listed criminal history at all.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
ICE and Border Patrol aren't preventing violence in Chicago. They're creating violence in Chicago.
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From a statement from faith leaders at Broadview this morning:
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
From a statement from faith leaders at Broadview this morning:
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
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In the OpEd written by the arrested minister:
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In the OpEd written by the arrested minister:
The only thing injured was their pride because.
Twenty-one people were arrested Friday morning during a protest outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview following a skirmish in which several police officers were injured.
21 arrested, police officers injured at protest outside ICE processing center in Broadview
A scuffle between police and protesters broke out outside the ICE processing center in Broadview.
trib.al
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The only thing injured was their pride because.
This absolute asshole of a bitch needs to resign, go sit in the corner, and think about what she did. I hope she never knows another day of peace.
broadview mayor katrina thompson blames today’s brutality on “out-of-town protesters” who’ve “chosen their fists” over their voices.
does this look like cops “protecting [protesters’] free speech”?
does this look like cops “protecting [protesters’] free speech”?
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This absolute asshole of a bitch needs to resign, go sit in the corner, and think about what she did. I hope she never knows another day of peace.
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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People should be allowed to have a THC seltzer if they want to
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
People should be allowed to have a THC seltzer if they want to
I was in the middle of a reply when this here app crashed so basically I'm so fucking proud to be a Chicagoan and I'm so proud of everyone that's has mobilized.
Also, taco crawl on 47th tomorrow. The weather is going to be beautiful.
Also, taco crawl on 47th tomorrow. The weather is going to be beautiful.
November 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I was in the middle of a reply when this here app crashed so basically I'm so fucking proud to be a Chicagoan and I'm so proud of everyone that's has mobilized.
Also, taco crawl on 47th tomorrow. The weather is going to be beautiful.
Also, taco crawl on 47th tomorrow. The weather is going to be beautiful.
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hello from outside the ice detention center in broadview, illinois.
there’s a decent crowd of protesters already here and more folks trickling in.
leaders across faith traditions have organized this morning’s demonstration to demand ice to stop kidnapping community members.
there’s a decent crowd of protesters already here and more folks trickling in.
leaders across faith traditions have organized this morning’s demonstration to demand ice to stop kidnapping community members.
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
hello from outside the ice detention center in broadview, illinois.
there’s a decent crowd of protesters already here and more folks trickling in.
leaders across faith traditions have organized this morning’s demonstration to demand ice to stop kidnapping community members.
there’s a decent crowd of protesters already here and more folks trickling in.
leaders across faith traditions have organized this morning’s demonstration to demand ice to stop kidnapping community members.
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This is a fantastic piece. The thing that is making me most proud to be a Chicagoan right now is that people who were mobilized over the last two months, as tired as we all are, are still showing up. Even though CBP has bounced, ICE is still here so we are still fighting.
It’s being reported that Greg Bovino and 250 of his goons will be leaving Chicago. But it’s also being reported that he’ll be back, in larger numbers. But Chicago is a boxer, tired but unbowed. I wrote about how we’ll be ready. dansinker.com/posts/202…
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This is a fantastic piece. The thing that is making me most proud to be a Chicagoan right now is that people who were mobilized over the last two months, as tired as we all are, are still showing up. Even though CBP has bounced, ICE is still here so we are still fighting.
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Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Here in Broadview, outside Chicago, a large group of faith leaders & protesters have gathered this morning outside of ICE’s detention center.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
This looks like one of the largest protests on Beach St. in weeks, where the city of Broadview is still enforcing a small “free speech” zone. It’s packed.
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Teen brothers have been on the front lines of Midway Blitz, following the Feds and helping their neighbors. This is their story. “If I get the opportunity to fight like this for the rest of my life, I would be totally OK with that.” By @tesskenny.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/c...
West Chicago brothers are on the front lines against ‘Operation Midway Blitz.’ And they’re only teenagers.
The wave of youth activists who have been galvanized into action by “Operation Midway Blitz” follow a long tradition paved around the world by young activists.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Teen brothers have been on the front lines of Midway Blitz, following the Feds and helping their neighbors. This is their story. “If I get the opportunity to fight like this for the rest of my life, I would be totally OK with that.” By @tesskenny.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/c...
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"Of course, it doesn’t feel right to want IT to HAPPEN. And it’s obviously not okay to try to make IT HAPPEN. That’s not what this is ABOUT, just to make things CLEAR LEGALLY as far as VARIOUS AGENCIES are concerned."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...
When It Happens
It’s been so long, you sometimes forget that eventually, IT will HAPPEN. It’s impossible to say when IT will HAPPEN. But it can’t be too long until...
www.mcsweeneys.net
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Of course, it doesn’t feel right to want IT to HAPPEN. And it’s obviously not okay to try to make IT HAPPEN. That’s not what this is ABOUT, just to make things CLEAR LEGALLY as far as VARIOUS AGENCIES are concerned."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/whe...
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A+ chain of quote posts
"This isn't the America I know."
Black people:
Black people:
November 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A+ chain of quote posts
Friday fun!
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Friday fun!
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there's lots of talk about federal agents leaving chicago. details are still murky, but reports suggest greg bovino and other higher ups are skipping town.
regardless of what happens, border patrol was only the most visible, most brutal occupying force. the abductions won't stop once bovino leaves.
regardless of what happens, border patrol was only the most visible, most brutal occupying force. the abductions won't stop once bovino leaves.
November 14, 2025 at 12:42 AM
there's lots of talk about federal agents leaving chicago. details are still murky, but reports suggest greg bovino and other higher ups are skipping town.
regardless of what happens, border patrol was only the most visible, most brutal occupying force. the abductions won't stop once bovino leaves.
regardless of what happens, border patrol was only the most visible, most brutal occupying force. the abductions won't stop once bovino leaves.
Folks. He's left this up for six hours. He must have a humiliation kink.
When I was 37 I was dating a woman who was 19. The thing that inspired me to break things off was hearing Pearl Jam's "Alive" on the radio - a song released 9 years before her birth she had never heard . In that moment I realized things would never work.
November 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Folks. He's left this up for six hours. He must have a humiliation kink.
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Good morning from the "free speech zone" in front of the ICE facility in Broadview, IL. A federal judge and a team of attorneys are set to visit the facility this morning, per a class action lawsuit alleging poor conditions and inhumane conditions inside.
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Good morning from the "free speech zone" in front of the ICE facility in Broadview, IL. A federal judge and a team of attorneys are set to visit the facility this morning, per a class action lawsuit alleging poor conditions and inhumane conditions inside.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
I swear to god CEOs are dumb as shit.
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: ‘When you lock things up…you don’t sell as many of them’
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’
Walgreens' CEO talked about the flip side of investing in increased security on a recent earnings call.
fortune.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I swear to god CEOs are dumb as shit.
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You been hit by a smooth hymnal
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
You been hit by a smooth hymnal
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Bovino and many of his agents are headed to another city. Reports indicate that Charlotte and NOLA are upcoming targets. But there will still be ICE attacks in Chicago, as there were before, and we need to remain responsive. We also have a lot of deep prep work to do, bc they will be back in force.
November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Bovino and many of his agents are headed to another city. Reports indicate that Charlotte and NOLA are upcoming targets. But there will still be ICE attacks in Chicago, as there were before, and we need to remain responsive. We also have a lot of deep prep work to do, bc they will be back in force.
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I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
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Chicago has everything. Chicago over everything.
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Chicago has everything. Chicago over everything.
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I live in Rogers Park, with A FUCK of a lot of light pollution, and even I could get pictures of the Aurora.
November 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I live in Rogers Park, with A FUCK of a lot of light pollution, and even I could get pictures of the Aurora.