Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
@underthetreepod.bsky.social
A podcast that takes you on a journey to reimagine how we can bring freedom & liberation to life.
https://linktr.ee/underthetree
https://linktr.ee/underthetree
Pinned
NEW EPISODE!
We met up at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social with Aaron Hughes and @ajpeddakotla.bsky.social of
@vetsaboutface.bsky.social, a dynamic and powerful group involved in building an irresistible movement for peace and against war and fascism.
bit.ly/47ifHu6
We met up at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social with Aaron Hughes and @ajpeddakotla.bsky.social of
@vetsaboutface.bsky.social, a dynamic and powerful group involved in building an irresistible movement for peace and against war and fascism.
bit.ly/47ifHu6
This.
Bovino's a snow bird, gonna jet out for the winter it seems. But one thing to remember is that he used to be in LA, and even after he left, operations there never stopped.
"Another source with direct knowledge said the number of Border Patrol agents currently operating in the Chicago area will go from 250 down to 100. But in March, that number could increase to 1,000 agents."
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet... w/ @jonseidel.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This.
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE
Federal jury awards $112M to immigrants detained by Suffolk for ICE
A federal jury found the county and the Sheriff's Office violated the Constitutional rights of 674 people.
longisland.news12.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Wow, a Long Island jury awarded $112 Million to 674 immigrants who were unlawfully held by county police so they could be handed over to ICE
Looking forward to this tonight!
Join us on the 138th anniversary of the execution of the Haymarket Martyrs by the state of Illinois as we mark the return to print of THE FAMOUS SPEECHES OF THE EIGHT CHICAGO ANARCHISTS, edited by Lucy Parsons & with a new intro by David Roediger. @akpress.org pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/48765
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Looking forward to this tonight!
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez (25th) confronts Gov. JB Pritzker after a Veterans Day rally in Little Village, and Ald. Mike Rodriguez (22nd) intervenes.
#OnAssignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
#OnAssignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez (25th) confronts Gov. JB Pritzker after a Veterans Day rally in Little Village, and Ald. Mike Rodriguez (22nd) intervenes.
#OnAssignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
#OnAssignment for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
Starbucks workers this Thursday 11/13 are starting a long strike to win a first union contract
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Starbucks workers this Thursday 11/13 are starting a long strike to win a first union contract
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
*** NOBODY SHOULD BUY ANYTHING FROM STARBUCKS AS LONG AS WORKERS ARE STRIKING ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY***
Consumer boycotts are very powerful when combined with workplace militancy
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
Alderman Sigcho-Lopez was right to call out Pritzker today about the state police arresting protesters. Pritzker responded that the state police are protecting protesters, and that just isn't true. State cops have arrested and brutalized protesters to facilitate ICE operations. That's reality.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Alderman Sigcho-Lopez was right to call out Pritzker today about the state police arresting protesters. Pritzker responded that the state police are protecting protesters, and that just isn't true. State cops have arrested and brutalized protesters to facilitate ICE operations. That's reality.
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
NEW — Starting next week, the Cook County Public Defender’s Freedom Defense Center of Roseland, in partnership with the Village Legal and Community Project, will offer free attorney office hours for community members.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
Cook County Public Defender’s new community legal hub to expand legal resources for South Siders • The TRiiBE
Free legal services will roll out on Nov. 19 at the Cook County Public Defender’s Freedom Defense Center in Roseland through a partnership with The Village Legal and Community Project.
thetriibe.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
NEW — Starting next week, the Cook County Public Defender’s Freedom Defense Center of Roseland, in partnership with the Village Legal and Community Project, will offer free attorney office hours for community members.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
They held the line for more than three years. Three fucking years. Incredible.
BREAKING: We won!
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years.
pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
They held the line for more than three years. Three fucking years. Incredible.
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
NEW: British journalist Sami Hamdi is being released from US detention.
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
Trump administration agents detained him two weeks ago at the San Francisco airport — hours after he addressed an event, where he urged US leaders to take an “America First” approach rather than “Israel First.”
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow: Per Hamdi's legal team, his only charge was a visa overstay — after Trump revoked his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Despite DHS tweeting that Hamdi supported terrorism, they never charged him with any criminality.
In other words: Trump revoked a journalist's visa, so agents could arrest him for overstaying his visa.
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
In a time of acute crisis across the country, more people might be thinking about community-based crisis response. If that's you, and you want to learn more from folks who have created such projects, we encourage you to check out the latest, 4-episode season of our One Million Experiments podcast:
Listen to the Podcast: One Million Experiments
Listen to episodes from the One Million Experiments Podcast, where we explore community-based projects that expand our ideas about what keeps us safe.
millionexperiments.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In a time of acute crisis across the country, more people might be thinking about community-based crisis response. If that's you, and you want to learn more from folks who have created such projects, we encourage you to check out the latest, 4-episode season of our One Million Experiments podcast:
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
Two Chicago police officers who attacked members of the public and the staff of a Wrigleyville pizzeria after a Chicago Cubs game during a 2019 drunken brawl they started, will be suspended for one year each, according to documents obtained by WTTW News. https://to.wttw.com/47yw2Mz
2 CPD Officers Suspended for 1 Year Each After 2019 Drunken Wrigleyville Brawl, Records Show
City officials agreed to allow the two officers to serve suspensions of 365 days each, even though the agency charged with investigating police misconduct and the city's former top cop agreed they sho...
to.wttw.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Two Chicago police officers who attacked members of the public and the staff of a Wrigleyville pizzeria after a Chicago Cubs game during a 2019 drunken brawl they started, will be suspended for one year each, according to documents obtained by WTTW News. https://to.wttw.com/47yw2Mz
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
Wilson is now leading in the vote count for Seattle mayor by 91 votes. There are still several thousand ballots to count, likely—based on historical examples—to favor Wilson.
Wilson may be the most truly "urbanist" mayoral candidate in the country.
Wilson may be the most truly "urbanist" mayoral candidate in the country.
Who is Katie Wilson?
She’s head of the Seattle Transit Riders Union.
Her platform proposes to massively increase funding for affordable housing, cut red tape for development, shift away from single occupancy cars, & develop the transit network.
And she may well be the next mayor of the city.
She’s head of the Seattle Transit Riders Union.
Her platform proposes to massively increase funding for affordable housing, cut red tape for development, shift away from single occupancy cars, & develop the transit network.
And she may well be the next mayor of the city.
In my spreadsheet (which makes assumptions about fall off, write-ins, probably has mistakes, etc.), Katie needed to average 54.6% to win by a little over 100 votes.
Today she got 54.85%.
A friend says she needs 54.2% from here on out--will do my own math shortly.
Today she got 54.85%.
A friend says she needs 54.2% from here on out--will do my own math shortly.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Wilson is now leading in the vote count for Seattle mayor by 91 votes. There are still several thousand ballots to count, likely—based on historical examples—to favor Wilson.
Wilson may be the most truly "urbanist" mayoral candidate in the country.
Wilson may be the most truly "urbanist" mayoral candidate in the country.
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
Fuck every alder who voted against plowing the sidewalks in chicago. I hope you don't slip and fall and break some bones.
Special fuck you to the alder who did some terrible "back of the napkin" math. Stop ruining our lives!!!!
Photos from a two block stretch of a busy commercial corridor.
Special fuck you to the alder who did some terrible "back of the napkin" math. Stop ruining our lives!!!!
Photos from a two block stretch of a busy commercial corridor.
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Fuck every alder who voted against plowing the sidewalks in chicago. I hope you don't slip and fall and break some bones.
Special fuck you to the alder who did some terrible "back of the napkin" math. Stop ruining our lives!!!!
Photos from a two block stretch of a busy commercial corridor.
Special fuck you to the alder who did some terrible "back of the napkin" math. Stop ruining our lives!!!!
Photos from a two block stretch of a busy commercial corridor.
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
Thank you @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social for another wonderful night of conversation.
Always a pleasure to be in such good company and in warm surroundings. 🖤💛💚
Always a pleasure to be in such good company and in warm surroundings. 🖤💛💚
Getting started with Martha Biondi, Prexy Nesbitt and Bill Ayers in celebration of WE ARE INTERNATIONALISTS: PREXY NESBITT AND THE FIGHT FOR AFRICAN LIBERATION @underthetreepod.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Thank you @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social for another wonderful night of conversation.
Always a pleasure to be in such good company and in warm surroundings. 🖤💛💚
Always a pleasure to be in such good company and in warm surroundings. 🖤💛💚
Come join us tonight!
Tonight! Join us to discuss the lessons from past solidarity movements that worked across international lines.
11/10, 7 pm: WE ARE INTERNATIONALISTS: PREXY NESBITT AND THE FIGHT FOR AFRICAN LIBERATION, Martha Biondi and Prexy Nesbitt in conversation with Bill Ayers @underthetreepod.bsky.social
pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/47798
pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/47798
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Come join us tonight!
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
DOC NYC, the festival for documentaries, is coming back to New York for its in-person edition November 12 - 20, and online November 12 - 30. www.docnyc.net
I can't wait to watch the Toni Cade Bambara film virtually - www.docnyc.net/film/tcb-the...
I can't wait to watch the Toni Cade Bambara film virtually - www.docnyc.net/film/tcb-the...
DOC NYC - America's Largest Documentary Festival
Save the date! DOC NYC Returns Nov 12 - 30, 2025.
www.docnyc.net
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
DOC NYC, the festival for documentaries, is coming back to New York for its in-person edition November 12 - 20, and online November 12 - 30. www.docnyc.net
I can't wait to watch the Toni Cade Bambara film virtually - www.docnyc.net/film/tcb-the...
I can't wait to watch the Toni Cade Bambara film virtually - www.docnyc.net/film/tcb-the...
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
We sold out 2 tamale vendors, bought out 2 more vendors, and absolutely swarmed a family owned bakery. It was a good day with some the very best of #BikeChi 🥰 for the 4th installment of the Street Vendor Bike Tour. We persist. ✊🏽
November 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
We sold out 2 tamale vendors, bought out 2 more vendors, and absolutely swarmed a family owned bakery. It was a good day with some the very best of #BikeChi 🥰 for the 4th installment of the Street Vendor Bike Tour. We persist. ✊🏽
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
Shutting it down for the night with this post from a comrade in Chicago:
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Shutting it down for the night with this post from a comrade in Chicago:
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
Interesting way to hold a weapon.
Obviously years of training involved here. 🥴
Obviously years of training involved here. 🥴
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Interesting way to hold a weapon.
Obviously years of training involved here. 🥴
Obviously years of training involved here. 🥴
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
New, from me: DHS says immigration enforcement employees like ICE are facing unprecedented threats and 1000% increase in assaults. But the data does not add up. Look at the details, and we see state agents using excessive force, and then lying about it.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
Who's Threatening Who?
The Trump administration says immigration enforcement are being assaulted; the details tell a different story
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
New, from me: DHS says immigration enforcement employees like ICE are facing unprecedented threats and 1000% increase in assaults. But the data does not add up. Look at the details, and we see state agents using excessive force, and then lying about it.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whos-threa...
Is The NY Times relevant anymore?
Critics remain unconvinced.
Critics remain unconvinced.
My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Is The NY Times relevant anymore?
Critics remain unconvinced.
Critics remain unconvinced.
Reposted by Under the Tree w/Bill Ayers - A Seminar on Freedom
What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
What happened, @nytimes.com? Why not stand by your original headline? Because it’s absolutely an accurate representation of this trash conversation.
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil
To publish this at all should be a fireable offense - but to publish it as women’s rights are being decimated is deeply immoral, bordering on evil