Peter Cunningham
@petercunningham57.bsky.social
Musician, Writer, Husband, Father, Dreamer -- and, at the moment, full time resister. You can read some of my writing and hear some of my music at my website: https://petercunningham.me/
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Preach!
Please take 2 minutes to watch this, and truly understand the moment we are in.
Please
It’s a moment we have never been in, literally in the history of our country.
Ignorance is not bliss, and denial is not intelligent.
We must, collectively, be able to handle the truth, however difficult.
Please take 2 minutes to watch this, and truly understand the moment we are in.
Please
It’s a moment we have never been in, literally in the history of our country.
Ignorance is not bliss, and denial is not intelligent.
We must, collectively, be able to handle the truth, however difficult.
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Preach!
Please take 2 minutes to watch this, and truly understand the moment we are in.
Please
It’s a moment we have never been in, literally in the history of our country.
Ignorance is not bliss, and denial is not intelligent.
We must, collectively, be able to handle the truth, however difficult.
Please take 2 minutes to watch this, and truly understand the moment we are in.
Please
It’s a moment we have never been in, literally in the history of our country.
Ignorance is not bliss, and denial is not intelligent.
We must, collectively, be able to handle the truth, however difficult.
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
Great interview with @liamkazar.bsky.social about his new album Pilot Light. Talking about music for cooking, fall eating and producer Sam Evian's analog magic. Check out interview and the record liamkazar.bandcamp.com/album/pilot-...
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nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/nightswimm...
Nightswimming #57: Liam Kazar on his new album Pilot Light
The Chicago-raised Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter dives into his latest record, pecan pie, and Sly Stone
nightswimmingblog.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Great interview with @liamkazar.bsky.social about his new album Pilot Light. Talking about music for cooking, fall eating and producer Sam Evian's analog magic. Check out interview and the record liamkazar.bandcamp.com/album/pilot-...
nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/nightswimm...
nightswimmingblog.substack.com/p/nightswimm...
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"Please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong *** It is not law enforcement; it is terror."
Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal immigration agents have traumatized us and eroded our rights
The fact that some federal immigration forces may be leaving soon is cold comfort given the damage they’ve done.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"Please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong *** It is not law enforcement; it is terror."
So @wgntv.com treats as "news" a press release from Customs and Border Patrol claiming a Chicago street gang has issued a shoot-to-kill order for immigration agents. No proof--just takes the word of people who wear masks and hide their names. #PurePropaganda
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wgntv.com/news/operati...
wgntv.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
So @wgntv.com treats as "news" a press release from Customs and Border Patrol claiming a Chicago street gang has issued a shoot-to-kill order for immigration agents. No proof--just takes the word of people who wear masks and hide their names. #PurePropaganda
wgntv.com/news/operati...
wgntv.com/news/operati...
Stunned that 7 Democratic Senators and one Independent are siding with Republicans and voting to end health care subsidies in order to reopen government. They just surrendered the affordability issue, based on an empty promise.
#CircularFiringSquad
www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
#CircularFiringSquad
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Senate advances deal to end government shutdown as air traffic control staffing worsens - live updates | CNN Politics
The Senate has voted 60-40 on a key step toward reopening the government. Follow for live updates
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Stunned that 7 Democratic Senators and one Independent are siding with Republicans and voting to end health care subsidies in order to reopen government. They just surrendered the affordability issue, based on an empty promise.
#CircularFiringSquad
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#CircularFiringSquad
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My son Liam Kazar (his professional name) has a new album out called Pilot Light. You can find it on bandcamp. Beautiful songs played with a sweet touch, bright swingin' rhythms. Check it out. @liamkazar.bsky.social
liamkazar.bandcamp.com/album/pilot-...
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Pilot Light, by Liam Kazar
11 track album
liamkazar.bandcamp.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My son Liam Kazar (his professional name) has a new album out called Pilot Light. You can find it on bandcamp. Beautiful songs played with a sweet touch, bright swingin' rhythms. Check it out. @liamkazar.bsky.social
liamkazar.bandcamp.com/album/pilot-...
liamkazar.bandcamp.com/album/pilot-...
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FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
War has always been a money-maker for big business. Now the immigration crackdown is the new cash cow.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Trump taps big City Hall contractors for ICE operation Brandon Johnson opposes
“We do have to take this seriously and make sure that we are not collaborating by hiring or benefiting companies that are acting against us,” said Ald. Rossana Rodriguez (33rd).
chicago.suntimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
War has always been a money-maker for big business. Now the immigration crackdown is the new cash cow.
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
More conditioning for martial law? In a pointless display of military toys for VP Vance, the Marine Corps fired live artillery rounds over a busy California highway, requiring the state to temporarily close the road. They want us to get used to this. #Resist
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Newsom closes highway section amid feud with White House over Marine exercise
The announcement came after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) traded jabs with the White House over the live-fire exercise Vice President JD Vance is attending in the area.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
More conditioning for martial law? In a pointless display of military toys for VP Vance, the Marine Corps fired live artillery rounds over a busy California highway, requiring the state to temporarily close the road. They want us to get used to this. #Resist
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Kudos to federal judge Sara Ellis for holding ICE accountable. We will soon find out if anyone in the Trump administration -- or the entire Republican Party for that matter -- has a shred of respect for the law. #NotHoldingMyBreath
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Judge hauling ICE official into court as aggressive tactics continue despite her order: 'I'm not blind'
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis is requiring federal immigration agents to wear body cameras, as she asks an ICE official to explain "why I am seeing images of tear gas … [with] no warnings given." A T...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Kudos to federal judge Sara Ellis for holding ICE accountable. We will soon find out if anyone in the Trump administration -- or the entire Republican Party for that matter -- has a shred of respect for the law. #NotHoldingMyBreath
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Chicago resisting ICE is a national story. We're winning. Keep filming. Keep sharing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Chicago resisting ICE is a national story. We're winning. Keep filming. Keep sharing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
Our @licensetooperate.bsky.social podcast talks with Aaron Rivas from New Life Centers. Here's a taste of the conversation:
www.youtube.com/shorts/GWQ5L...
Full video episodes on www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTgr...
You can listen at licensetopodcast.com
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Full video episodes on www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTgr...
You can listen at licensetopodcast.com
Trauma's Grip: Young Men, Fear, and the Streets #gunviolence #podcast #chicago #iceraids
YouTube video by The Chi Podcast
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October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our @licensetooperate.bsky.social podcast talks with Aaron Rivas from New Life Centers. Here's a taste of the conversation:
www.youtube.com/shorts/GWQ5L...
Full video episodes on www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTgr...
You can listen at licensetopodcast.com
www.youtube.com/shorts/GWQ5L...
Full video episodes on www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTgr...
You can listen at licensetopodcast.com
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“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.
Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
October 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
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Gestapo history repeating itself
In our country
In my city
In our community
In our country
In my city
In our community
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Gestapo history repeating itself
In our country
In my city
In our community
In our country
In my city
In our community
This is absolutely sick. It's illegal. It should be stopped.
CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?
October 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is absolutely sick. It's illegal. It should be stopped.
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Donald Trump: Stop trying to incite Illinoisans into violence. Pack up and go home.
October 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Donald Trump: Stop trying to incite Illinoisans into violence. Pack up and go home.
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This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
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When we vote, we win!
Preserving our right to vote, and actually voting, will determine whether our democracy survives past 2026.
Preserving our right to vote, and actually voting, will determine whether our democracy survives past 2026.
JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.
Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.
Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.
October 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
When we vote, we win!
Preserving our right to vote, and actually voting, will determine whether our democracy survives past 2026.
Preserving our right to vote, and actually voting, will determine whether our democracy survives past 2026.
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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.
The man with 34 felony convictions and dozens of unresolved indictments calls for the arrest of @mayorofchicago.bsky.social and @govpritzker.illinois.gov for resisting federal agents who are terrorizing communities, and violating the Constitution. #25thAmendment
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Trump Calls for Jailing of Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor
The president in a social-media post says Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker have failed to protect ICE.
www.wsj.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The man with 34 felony convictions and dozens of unresolved indictments calls for the arrest of @mayorofchicago.bsky.social and @govpritzker.illinois.gov for resisting federal agents who are terrorizing communities, and violating the Constitution. #25thAmendment
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."
( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )
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October 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."
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( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )
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Florida will always lead the country in censorship and whitewashing history- so incredibly outrageous!
It’s incumbent for parents, community leaders, local bookstores and libraries to stand in that gap, and ensure that their children do not remain ignorant.
blavity.com/florida-scho...
It’s incumbent for parents, community leaders, local bookstores and libraries to stand in that gap, and ensure that their children do not remain ignorant.
blavity.com/florida-scho...
Florida School Bans Amanda Gorman's Inaugural Poem 'The Hill We Climb'After Parent Complaint: I'm Gutted' - Blavity
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October 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Florida will always lead the country in censorship and whitewashing history- so incredibly outrageous!
It’s incumbent for parents, community leaders, local bookstores and libraries to stand in that gap, and ensure that their children do not remain ignorant.
blavity.com/florida-scho...
It’s incumbent for parents, community leaders, local bookstores and libraries to stand in that gap, and ensure that their children do not remain ignorant.
blavity.com/florida-scho...