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· Nov 20
Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston
Unraveled has verified a hate speech-laden X account belonging to U.S. Border Patrol agent Timothy Donahue, who was seen in numerous viral videos during Operation Midway Blitz. He and another agent, T...
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NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man.
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
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abandoning my journalistic objectivity to say that the U.S. should not be bombing Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 7:29 AM
abandoning my journalistic objectivity to say that the U.S. should not be bombing Venezuela
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unanimously confirmed by the United States senate btw
Marco "Holden Bloodfeast" Rubio (R-FL):
-54 years old
-Please god me I just need Trump to nuke Caracas, nothing else matters now that Fidel is dead, I'll do anything please I just want to see the pink tide burn fuck
-moderating influence
-54 years old
-Please god me I just need Trump to nuke Caracas, nothing else matters now that Fidel is dead, I'll do anything please I just want to see the pink tide burn fuck
-moderating influence
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
unanimously confirmed by the United States senate btw
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It's totally true. I live near Fuerte Tiuna, the main military base in the capital, recently attacked, and I still hear bombs exploding on surrounding zones
[Trump, Invasion, Venezuela]
All Indications are that Trump just launched a Strike on Venezuela.
Like, Bombs on the Ground, Chinook Helicopters flying overhead.
For fuck sakes.
All Indications are that Trump just launched a Strike on Venezuela.
Like, Bombs on the Ground, Chinook Helicopters flying overhead.
For fuck sakes.
January 3, 2026 at 6:45 AM
It's totally true. I live near Fuerte Tiuna, the main military base in the capital, recently attacked, and I still hear bombs exploding on surrounding zones
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AP confirms apnews.com/article/vene...
At least 7 explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela's Caracas
At least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas. Venezuela’s government does not immediately respond to a request for comment.
apnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
AP confirms apnews.com/article/vene...
@murosinvisibles.bsky.social has been a reliable follow for years, FYI
Getting tons of videos from actual real human friends in Caracas reporting multiple explosions. Cant confirm exactly whats happening. Will make sure anything I do post is firsthand and not from an indirect source
January 3, 2026 at 7:12 AM
@murosinvisibles.bsky.social has been a reliable follow for years, FYI
God fucking damnit
Venezuelan friends telling me stuff's blowing up in Caracas and power is out in parts of the city. Fuck this war criminal administration. Send them to hell.
January 3, 2026 at 6:54 AM
God fucking damnit
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ICE vs ice at 44th and Hiawatha earlier today.
January 2, 2026 at 11:47 PM
ICE vs ice at 44th and Hiawatha earlier today.
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NEW: White Supremacist Mass Shooter of Protesters To Be Released From Prison in First Week of 2026
A decade after shooting five unarmed Black protesters in Minneapolis, white supremacist Allen “Lance” Scarsella is set to be released from his prison sentence on January 5, 2026.
A decade after shooting five unarmed Black protesters in Minneapolis, white supremacist Allen “Lance” Scarsella is set to be released from his prison sentence on January 5, 2026.
White Supremacist Mass Shooter of Protesters To Be Released From Prison in First Week of 2026 - UNICORN RIOT
A decade after shooting five unarmed Black protesters in Minneapolis, white supremacist Allen "Lance" Scarsella is set to be released from his prison sentence on January 5, 2026.
unicornriot.ninja
January 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
NEW: White Supremacist Mass Shooter of Protesters To Be Released From Prison in First Week of 2026
A decade after shooting five unarmed Black protesters in Minneapolis, white supremacist Allen “Lance” Scarsella is set to be released from his prison sentence on January 5, 2026.
A decade after shooting five unarmed Black protesters in Minneapolis, white supremacist Allen “Lance” Scarsella is set to be released from his prison sentence on January 5, 2026.
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“He spent the next 48 hours in a large room with 150 other men — in a room he was told was intended for 80 people. There were three metal toilets. The lights were always on.”
“They never turned it off,” he said. Estrada had no bed, no mattress, no blankets.”
“They never turned it off,” he said. Estrada had no bed, no mattress, no blankets.”
Insults, spoiled food and no bedding — inside a Chicago landscaper’s ordeal with ICE in Broadview
A Chicago man recounts 10 weeks in federal custody, where detention in Michigan was far more humane than at the Broadview facility.
chicago.suntimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:17 PM
“He spent the next 48 hours in a large room with 150 other men — in a room he was told was intended for 80 people. There were three metal toilets. The lights were always on.”
“They never turned it off,” he said. Estrada had no bed, no mattress, no blankets.”
“They never turned it off,” he said. Estrada had no bed, no mattress, no blankets.”
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Generative “AI” is the perfect technology for policing because it automates the production of lies.
Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog
AI-powered software Draft One automatically generates police reports from body camera footage. It thought an officer turned into a frog.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Generative “AI” is the perfect technology for policing because it automates the production of lies.
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moon alert Chicago
January 2, 2026 at 10:17 PM
moon alert Chicago
Chicago’s Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability is holding a special meeting next Thursday, January 8.
This is in response to a 2000+ signature petition asking CCPSA to hold a public hearing to “understand the extent of CPD's interactions with federal immigration authorities.”
This is in response to a 2000+ signature petition asking CCPSA to hold a public hearing to “understand the extent of CPD's interactions with federal immigration authorities.”
January 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Chicago’s Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability is holding a special meeting next Thursday, January 8.
This is in response to a 2000+ signature petition asking CCPSA to hold a public hearing to “understand the extent of CPD's interactions with federal immigration authorities.”
This is in response to a 2000+ signature petition asking CCPSA to hold a public hearing to “understand the extent of CPD's interactions with federal immigration authorities.”
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We worked with our friends @unraveledpress.com and @chicagoreader.com to cover the militarized ICE and Border Patrol raids in Chicago.
“I did witness when they shot directly at protestors. There are people with busted lips. Some horrible things have happened.”
thetriibe.com/2025/09/and-...
“I did witness when they shot directly at protestors. There are people with busted lips. Some horrible things have happened.”
thetriibe.com/2025/09/and-...
And then came the tear gas: Federal agents use excessive force against protestors outside Broadview ICE facility • The TRiiBE
During a Friday protest outside the ICE processing facility in a Chicago suburb, federal agents deployed tear gas and pepper balls against protestors, press and elected officials.
thetriibe.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
We worked with our friends @unraveledpress.com and @chicagoreader.com to cover the militarized ICE and Border Patrol raids in Chicago.
“I did witness when they shot directly at protestors. There are people with busted lips. Some horrible things have happened.”
thetriibe.com/2025/09/and-...
“I did witness when they shot directly at protestors. There are people with busted lips. Some horrible things have happened.”
thetriibe.com/2025/09/and-...
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This year, The TRiiBE did critical work to uplift some of the most important stories of our time and y’all tapped into thetriibe.com over 1 million times. For our small newsroom, that’s major!
Our independent and Black-owned newsroom exists because of the love and support from our readers.
Our independent and Black-owned newsroom exists because of the love and support from our readers.
December 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
This year, The TRiiBE did critical work to uplift some of the most important stories of our time and y’all tapped into thetriibe.com over 1 million times. For our small newsroom, that’s major!
Our independent and Black-owned newsroom exists because of the love and support from our readers.
Our independent and Black-owned newsroom exists because of the love and support from our readers.
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I had been taking the National Museum of African American History and Culture for granted since it opened in 2016, but the Trump administration's threats to it changed that.
And I wrote a personal, reported essay about it for @veritenews.org.
veritenews.org/2025/12/30/n...
And I wrote a personal, reported essay about it for @veritenews.org.
veritenews.org/2025/12/30/n...
I took the National Museum of African American History and Culture for granted. Trump’s threats changed that.
As a native of the Washington, D.C. metro area, I put off visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture for close to a decade, but the Trump administration’s push to alter the d...
veritenews.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I had been taking the National Museum of African American History and Culture for granted since it opened in 2016, but the Trump administration's threats to it changed that.
And I wrote a personal, reported essay about it for @veritenews.org.
veritenews.org/2025/12/30/n...
And I wrote a personal, reported essay about it for @veritenews.org.
veritenews.org/2025/12/30/n...
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We're not going anywhere—just taking some time away from social media through the end of the year.
See you in 2026! 🌠
We're not going anywhere—just taking some time away from social media through the end of the year.
See you in 2026! 🌠
December 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
We are deeply, deeply appreciative of everyone who's supported our reporting this year. Thank you for funding independent investigative journalism.
We're not going anywhere—just taking some time away from social media through the end of the year.
See you in 2026! 🌠
We're not going anywhere—just taking some time away from social media through the end of the year.
See you in 2026! 🌠
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A cool thing about donating to remora house is that we turn around & just give it to people that need money for food, rent, medication, apartment application fees, IDs, or any damn thing they want because poor & unhoused people deserve simple pleasures too
‼️DONATIONS NEEDED‼️
It’s almost the 1st when we send $150 to recently housed & unhoused people in DC!
Help us fill up our Cashap! Donate if able!
Cashap: $RemoraHouseDC
One time & recurring donations can be made on our Givebutter: givebutter.com/remorahouse
Thank you all!
It’s almost the 1st when we send $150 to recently housed & unhoused people in DC!
Help us fill up our Cashap! Donate if able!
Cashap: $RemoraHouseDC
One time & recurring donations can be made on our Givebutter: givebutter.com/remorahouse
Thank you all!
December 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
A cool thing about donating to remora house is that we turn around & just give it to people that need money for food, rent, medication, apartment application fees, IDs, or any damn thing they want because poor & unhoused people deserve simple pleasures too
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Very funny part of this bogus lawsuit is Taibbi saying that Bari Weiss was a much more successful grifter than he was
![24. Higgins additionally compared Plaintiff to fellow Twitter Files reporter Bari Weiss, saying: "Unlike Taibbi, [Bari] Weiss used Musk rather than being used by him and spun the Twitter Files into an independent career move." In fact, Weiss immediately parlayed the Twitter Files into a fundraising campaign that generated $15 million in seed capital for her Substack platform The Free Press, money which came from actual billionaires Marc Andreessen and David Sacks, then later sold the property for $200 million to another billionaire, Larry Ellison. Plaintiff meanwhile never sought outside funding and never solicited help of any kind from wealthy donors, in direct contradiction to the Book's claims.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2rrp7amblhg3xoly5n5huiqv/bafkreifv3opyqhfzhmjup4jozf4em6ulq4fzlqh77jibzh4wzd6lg6y72i@jpeg)
December 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Very funny part of this bogus lawsuit is Taibbi saying that Bari Weiss was a much more successful grifter than he was
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Chicago people! They organize. They help each other. They understand the long haul. They don’t give up.
What gave you courage in 2025?
December 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Chicago people! They organize. They help each other. They understand the long haul. They don’t give up.
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it is incredibly funny that Matt Taibbi, who considers himself very internet savvy, does not seem to know, or hopes to pretend before a judge that he does not know, what the word "owned" signifies in internet-speak
Team Eoin
Matt Taibbi is suing @eoinhiggins.bsky.social in a very dumb defamation suit.
If claims this nonspecific and broad were actionable under defamation law, Taibbi would be financially bankrupt in addition to intellectually bankrupt.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
If claims this nonspecific and broad were actionable under defamation law, Taibbi would be financially bankrupt in addition to intellectually bankrupt.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
it is incredibly funny that Matt Taibbi, who considers himself very internet savvy, does not seem to know, or hopes to pretend before a judge that he does not know, what the word "owned" signifies in internet-speak
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"Penalizing truthful reporting...criminalizes homelessness rather than enforcing registration law”
Totally agree with Lori Jo Reynolds. This part has been 🤯🤯
I don't know what lawyer told CPD it could simply refuse to accept entirely accurate forms but that person should no longer advise the City.
Totally agree with Lori Jo Reynolds. This part has been 🤯🤯
I don't know what lawyer told CPD it could simply refuse to accept entirely accurate forms but that person should no longer advise the City.
NEW: beginning january 1, chicago will ban unhoused people on the sex offense registry from seeking shelter on public transit.
it’s the latest in a concerted effort by mayor johnson’s admin to criminalize homelessness on cta trains + buses and in public parks during the coldest months of the year.
it’s the latest in a concerted effort by mayor johnson’s admin to criminalize homelessness on cta trains + buses and in public parks during the coldest months of the year.
‘An impossible situation’ - Chicago Reader
Beginning January 1, the City of Chicago will ban unhoused people on the sex offense registry from seeking shelter on public transit.
chicagoreader.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"Penalizing truthful reporting...criminalizes homelessness rather than enforcing registration law”
Totally agree with Lori Jo Reynolds. This part has been 🤯🤯
I don't know what lawyer told CPD it could simply refuse to accept entirely accurate forms but that person should no longer advise the City.
Totally agree with Lori Jo Reynolds. This part has been 🤯🤯
I don't know what lawyer told CPD it could simply refuse to accept entirely accurate forms but that person should no longer advise the City.
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Thanks to @prisonpolicy.org for including an @unraveledpress.com story on this list! From June:
December 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thanks to @prisonpolicy.org for including an @unraveledpress.com story on this list! From June:
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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I’ve said it and I believe it is true
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
December 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I’ve said it and I believe it is true
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
There is a willful forgetting and suppression of the memory of the hundreds of protests that shook this nation for the past decade and a half. So while Canadians and European laypeople whine “Americans don’t do anything,” the Americans are actively suppressed
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The definitive proof that ICE was always a fascistic institution is that Trump didn't needed to reform It. No mass firing, no change in training, no mass hiring.
He simply said "go, my attack dogs, find brown people". And they went, because they were always fascists.
He simply said "go, my attack dogs, find brown people". And they went, because they were always fascists.
April 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The definitive proof that ICE was always a fascistic institution is that Trump didn't needed to reform It. No mass firing, no change in training, no mass hiring.
He simply said "go, my attack dogs, find brown people". And they went, because they were always fascists.
He simply said "go, my attack dogs, find brown people". And they went, because they were always fascists.