Neil Dixon Smith
@neildixonsmith.bsky.social
A guitarist/dad in Rogers Park, Chicago, interested in most things. History, panamericanism, freak folklorica, Anti-AI, White Sox, Penn State. neildixonsmith.com
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Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is set to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis.
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino, Who Fired Tear Gas at Little Village Crowd, Set to Face Federal Judge
U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino to appear in her courtroom at the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
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October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino is set to appear before U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis.
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
What you need to know, for @wttw.bsky.social:
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Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
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“Oliver said he saw the laborer, who was working on the building, being detained by federal officers as he had "blood "coming out [of] his nose and down his mouth.” …The second person detained was Oliver's coworker Nate Griffin, who works as a night manager at the Laugh Factory.”
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Ryan Oliver, a standup comedian who works as a part-time custodian at the Laugh Factory, was inside the comedy club on Chicago's North Side when he heard shouting from outside. That prompted him to leave Laugh Factory to see what was happening.
"I was trying to look through the glass, and I seen a bunch of people holding cell phones. And then I went outside," Oliver said. "It was a Latino man. He was on the ground getting picked up by what looked to be federal officers. He was getting put in an unmarked car."
Oliver said he saw the laborer, who was working on the building, being detained by federal officers as he had "blood "coming out [of] his nose and down his mouth."
The laborer was one of two people who were detained by federal agents Friday morning at Broadway and Belmont Avenue on Chicago's North Side. The second person detained was Oliver's coworker Nate Griffin, who works as a night manager at the Laugh Factory.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zq46h5uvohvv6qjq6esvcbms/bafkreiesoiy2ucbjgvjaq2fytxfz7taxszykjv67hnib3f6dcbxlwa6gka@jpeg)
October 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“Oliver said he saw the laborer, who was working on the building, being detained by federal officers as he had "blood "coming out [of] his nose and down his mouth.” …The second person detained was Oliver's coworker Nate Griffin, who works as a night manager at the Laugh Factory.”
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Federal agents tear gassing the Lake View neighborhood.
October 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Federal agents tear gassing the Lake View neighborhood.
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If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
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If you come for my people, you come through me.
October 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
If you come for my people, you come through me.
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Just ask literally anybody who lives there or has ever lived there. They will absolutely let you know this fact.
BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.
While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.
While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.
Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row
Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.
www.choosechicago.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Just ask literally anybody who lives there or has ever lived there. They will absolutely let you know this fact.
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Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
October 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop
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Good morning from the ICE detention/processing facility in Broadview, IL, where pepper balls are already being deployed. A few moments ago a federal agent responded to early morning protestor heckling by firing pepper balls at the ground. Meanwhile one of his colleagues urges him to come inside.
September 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Good morning from the ICE detention/processing facility in Broadview, IL, where pepper balls are already being deployed. A few moments ago a federal agent responded to early morning protestor heckling by firing pepper balls at the ground. Meanwhile one of his colleagues urges him to come inside.
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I spoke with the NYT Magazine a while ago but have now heard that an editor said they can't quote me because I'm "too liberal" to be a trusted source.
You know what's always the first example conservatives use to claim I'm "too liberal"?
My work in the 1619 Project, organized by the NYT Magazine.
You know what's always the first example conservatives use to claim I'm "too liberal"?
My work in the 1619 Project, organized by the NYT Magazine.
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I spoke with the NYT Magazine a while ago but have now heard that an editor said they can't quote me because I'm "too liberal" to be a trusted source.
You know what's always the first example conservatives use to claim I'm "too liberal"?
My work in the 1619 Project, organized by the NYT Magazine.
You know what's always the first example conservatives use to claim I'm "too liberal"?
My work in the 1619 Project, organized by the NYT Magazine.
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sounds like one target for ice today is the suburb of west chicago today—some 40 miles from the city.
state senator karina villa went live on facebook about 20 minutes ago in front of two unmarked vehicles driven by masked agents.
state senator karina villa went live on facebook about 20 minutes ago in front of two unmarked vehicles driven by masked agents.
September 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
sounds like one target for ice today is the suburb of west chicago today—some 40 miles from the city.
state senator karina villa went live on facebook about 20 minutes ago in front of two unmarked vehicles driven by masked agents.
state senator karina villa went live on facebook about 20 minutes ago in front of two unmarked vehicles driven by masked agents.
Why isn’t the Emmys a fundraiser for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting? #sickoflamerichpeople
September 15, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Why isn’t the Emmys a fundraiser for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting? #sickoflamerichpeople
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Protestor and fed lines meet, after a few moments federal agents fall back into the garage they came out of.
September 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Protestor and fed lines meet, after a few moments federal agents fall back into the garage they came out of.
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Good morning from the ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, where protestors were just standing off against federal agents in military kit. Local police have blocked off the street leading to the facility.
September 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Good morning from the ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, where protestors were just standing off against federal agents in military kit. Local police have blocked off the street leading to the facility.
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Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
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what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.
September 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.
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The “We Are All DC” March is massive. Thousands of people marching down 16th Street NW against the occupation of DC.
September 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The “We Are All DC” March is massive. Thousands of people marching down 16th Street NW against the occupation of DC.
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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
September 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
This is not a joke. This is not normal.
Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.
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New— Nazis with giant swastika flags marched in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday with two police escorts. They shouted “white power” and said to the woman who took this video (reshared here with her permission) “fuck you, n***** bitch.”
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
August 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
New— Nazis with giant swastika flags marched in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday with two police escorts. They shouted “white power” and said to the woman who took this video (reshared here with her permission) “fuck you, n***** bitch.”
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
Police did not intervene. I cannot find local news coverage.
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For Every Red 🩸 Blooded American 🇺🇸…. This Is A Abomination of The American 🇺🇸 Flag. and All It Stands For. It’s in Several Russian Papers as well as News Broadcasts. This is Treasonous on the part of a President! Period.
August 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
For Every Red 🩸 Blooded American 🇺🇸…. This Is A Abomination of The American 🇺🇸 Flag. and All It Stands For. It’s in Several Russian Papers as well as News Broadcasts. This is Treasonous on the part of a President! Period.
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