Meredith
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What is the through line for many of the cities who have ended up getting the brunt of federal escalation?
Black leaders, and especially black leaders who are defending their immigrant constituents. The enemy is not just immigrants, it is multiracial democracy.
boltsmag.org/north-caroli...
Black leaders, and especially black leaders who are defending their immigrant constituents. The enemy is not just immigrants, it is multiracial democracy.
boltsmag.org/north-caroli...
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE - Bolts
Editor’s note: The GOP-run legislature passed this bill in September 2024, sending it to Democratic Governor Roy Cooper’s desk. After Cooper vetoed the bill, Republican lawmakers overrode his veto in....
boltsmag.org
November 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
What is the through line for many of the cities who have ended up getting the brunt of federal escalation?
Black leaders, and especially black leaders who are defending their immigrant constituents. The enemy is not just immigrants, it is multiracial democracy.
boltsmag.org/north-caroli...
Black leaders, and especially black leaders who are defending their immigrant constituents. The enemy is not just immigrants, it is multiracial democracy.
boltsmag.org/north-caroli...
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It is agonizing to now watch another city go through this
CLT folks
CBP gearing up @ South Tryon & Westinghouse in Steele Creek as of the past half hour.
CBP gearing up @ South Tryon & Westinghouse in Steele Creek as of the past half hour.
November 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It is agonizing to now watch another city go through this
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Every single person in Chicago has more courage of their convictions than Dick Durbin
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Every single person in Chicago has more courage of their convictions than Dick Durbin
"I see you, Chicago. ... I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could." 😭 ❤️
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 4:27 PM
"I see you, Chicago. ... I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could." 😭 ❤️
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Now's a good time for Illinois residents to take advantage of a unique right we have to be removed from Clearview's database. Scroll down to IL opt-out here: www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-...
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Now's a good time for Illinois residents to take advantage of a unique right we have to be removed from Clearview's database. Scroll down to IL opt-out here: www.clearview.ai/privacy-and-...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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You can, in fact, just do stuff. No permission needed. Have an idea? Execute it.
October 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
You can, in fact, just do stuff. No permission needed. Have an idea? Execute it.
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The thing to understand about Chicago is that the people who live here love this fucking city, and we will defend it. Always.
August 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The thing to understand about Chicago is that the people who live here love this fucking city, and we will defend it. Always.
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This is Chicago. We filled Daley Plaza. We filled the streets. We rallied and marched in the name of democracy, human rights, civil rights, people's livelihoods, people's lives, our planet, peace and justice in our country and around the world. #HandsOff @indivisible.org
April 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is Chicago. We filled Daley Plaza. We filled the streets. We rallied and marched in the name of democracy, human rights, civil rights, people's livelihoods, people's lives, our planet, peace and justice in our country and around the world. #HandsOff @indivisible.org
Some people stress shop, I stress donate - a non-exhaustive list, part 1: Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) www.organizedcommunities.org/donate
Donate - Organized Communities Against Deportations
We are a movement against deportations and the criminalization of our people. Undocumented. Unapologetic. Unafraid. Unidxs.
www.organizedcommunities.org
January 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Some people stress shop, I stress donate - a non-exhaustive list, part 1: Organized Communities Against Deportations (OCAD) www.organizedcommunities.org/donate