Mari - Art is Craft is Design
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Experimental maker, tea drinker, cat lover, mutual aid organizer, gallerist of @TheBeautifulCat.bsky.social, art materials and processes developer, disabled, Eurasian Toisanese
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A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure
Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.
www.thecity.nyc
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
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Do the British Museum next
October 20, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Do the British Museum next
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So many folks throwing “radical anarchists” under the bus as talking points to show they’re the good guys, while they love the projects we do to support communities.
October 17, 2025 at 1:47 AM
So many folks throwing “radical anarchists” under the bus as talking points to show they’re the good guys, while they love the projects we do to support communities.
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30 people disappeared in this shaded area today.
October 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
30 people disappeared in this shaded area today.
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every time we’re out here we see new types of cops.
looks like the illinois department of correction’s tactical team is also here on site.
background: www.chicagoreporter.com/new-uniforms...
looks like the illinois department of correction’s tactical team is also here on site.
background: www.chicagoreporter.com/new-uniforms...
October 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
every time we’re out here we see new types of cops.
looks like the illinois department of correction’s tactical team is also here on site.
background: www.chicagoreporter.com/new-uniforms...
looks like the illinois department of correction’s tactical team is also here on site.
background: www.chicagoreporter.com/new-uniforms...
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EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves.
The Handbasket reports:
The Handbasket reports:
DHS top lawyer says 'no legal barrier' to actions officers can take to defend federal property
In a memo obtained exclusively by The Handbasket, Federal Protective Service (FPS) officers were given free rein.
www.thehandbasket.co
October 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
EXCLUSIVE — DHS Acting General Counsel sent out a memo Wednesday to all Federal Protective Service staff (the sub-agency that guards federal buildings) letting officers know they could take any action necessary "in the vicinity" federal property to protect themselves.
The Handbasket reports:
The Handbasket reports:
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I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.
A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.
A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.
October 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.
A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.
A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.
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It was only two weeks ago when we first saw an ICE agent unholster his sidearm at Broadview. Since then, there have been many reports of agents directly pointing their guns at protesters. The escalation is escalating.
"ICE has no regard for any human life."
"I've seen ICE agents with fingers on their trigger, using real M16s and M9s, pointing them at people."
"They're just trigger happy, and there is no trigger discipline."
#Illinois #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
"I've seen ICE agents with fingers on their trigger, using real M16s and M9s, pointing them at people."
"They're just trigger happy, and there is no trigger discipline."
#Illinois #USA #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing
Veterans Speak Out Against ICE's 'Mob Tactics' In Broadview: 'Our Democracy Is Being Crushed'
Activists and Chicago aldermen, meanwhile, are asking city and state leaders to do more to thwart ICE's efforts and treatment of protesters.
blockclubchicago.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
It was only two weeks ago when we first saw an ICE agent unholster his sidearm at Broadview. Since then, there have been many reports of agents directly pointing their guns at protesters. The escalation is escalating.
Fun fact: you can live and breathe the cointelpro handbook without being a fed but just by being a dick.
October 2, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Fun fact: you can live and breathe the cointelpro handbook without being a fed but just by being a dick.
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Even when immigrants are being detained, we see the impact of know your rights information. The family detained at Millenium Park refused to answer questions about their status and also asked for a warrant. Once at Broadview processing center, they also refused to sign a voluntary departure form.
September 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Even when immigrants are being detained, we see the impact of know your rights information. The family detained at Millenium Park refused to answer questions about their status and also asked for a warrant. Once at Broadview processing center, they also refused to sign a voluntary departure form.
Fuck these fucking fucks
NEW: The Illinois Department of Corrections will now permanently scan most physical mail sent to incarcerated people and distribute it electronically.
news.wttw.com/2025/09/29/i...
news.wttw.com/2025/09/29/i...
Illinois Prisons Will Now Scan Physical Mail Sent to Incarcerated People
Beginning immediately, non-privileged mail will be opened and inspected for contraband, scanned in color, then be uploaded to an individual’s tablet, the department announced Monday. Nearly all incarc...
news.wttw.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Fuck these fucking fucks
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❗️DONATIONS NEEDED❗️
Recently housed neighbor being held in ICE custody in VA.
We need $1k to cover his bond & bring him home.
C*shApp: $RemoraHouseDC
or givebutter.com/remorahouse
Love & solidarity 🖤🖤
Recently housed neighbor being held in ICE custody in VA.
We need $1k to cover his bond & bring him home.
C*shApp: $RemoraHouseDC
or givebutter.com/remorahouse
Love & solidarity 🖤🖤
Support Remora House
By Remora House
givebutter.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
❗️DONATIONS NEEDED❗️
Recently housed neighbor being held in ICE custody in VA.
We need $1k to cover his bond & bring him home.
C*shApp: $RemoraHouseDC
or givebutter.com/remorahouse
Love & solidarity 🖤🖤
Recently housed neighbor being held in ICE custody in VA.
We need $1k to cover his bond & bring him home.
C*shApp: $RemoraHouseDC
or givebutter.com/remorahouse
Love & solidarity 🖤🖤
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Reminder:
You are happy with who you are.
You accept yourself.
You love who you are.
You matter.
I'm proud of you
You are happy with who you are.
You accept yourself.
You love who you are.
You matter.
I'm proud of you
September 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Reminder:
You are happy with who you are.
You accept yourself.
You love who you are.
You matter.
I'm proud of you
You are happy with who you are.
You accept yourself.
You love who you are.
You matter.
I'm proud of you
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ICE denies using excessive force in Broadview, Illinois.
Never mind the videos…
Never mind the videos…
September 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
ICE denies using excessive force in Broadview, Illinois.
Never mind the videos…
Never mind the videos…
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Saying, "You can't live your life in fear" to someone with a statistically higher chance of being murdered is actually ridiculous.
September 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Saying, "You can't live your life in fear" to someone with a statistically higher chance of being murdered is actually ridiculous.
Have just found out that there’s a species of bee colloquially known as “blood bees”. And YouTube has no good videos on them! Anyone have a podcast, video, or article on them? My googling hasn’t turned up anything terribly informative, let alone entertaining #bees #entomology #apidae
September 21, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Have just found out that there’s a species of bee colloquially known as “blood bees”. And YouTube has no good videos on them! Anyone have a podcast, video, or article on them? My googling hasn’t turned up anything terribly informative, let alone entertaining #bees #entomology #apidae
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One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.
September 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.
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“Pelayo said her dad described being held in a room with at least 150 other men as ICE officers constantly yell at them and call them slurs. He also told his daughters detainees are only given food and water based on good behavior.”
These are the conditions at the site of yesterday’s protest.
These are the conditions at the site of yesterday’s protest.
Detained father calls daughters from Broadview ICE facility, says he's held in room with 150 men
Rosalio Pelayo Salgado was detained on Sept. 10. His daughter said he described being called slurs and having his anxiety medication taken away.
chicago.suntimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
“Pelayo said her dad described being held in a room with at least 150 other men as ICE officers constantly yell at them and call them slurs. He also told his daughters detainees are only given food and water based on good behavior.”
These are the conditions at the site of yesterday’s protest.
These are the conditions at the site of yesterday’s protest.
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Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
September 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
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Things are not okay!
September 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Things are not okay!
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What we're seeing in the "don't sign up for protests" discourse is what Paulo Freire described as the convert's failure to trust the knowledge of the oppressed. As the convert tries to stand in solidarity with the oppressed, they refuse to let go of a world where they were the authority by default.
September 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
What we're seeing in the "don't sign up for protests" discourse is what Paulo Freire described as the convert's failure to trust the knowledge of the oppressed. As the convert tries to stand in solidarity with the oppressed, they refuse to let go of a world where they were the authority by default.
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Russia - Being gay makes you a terrorist.
Britain - Opposing genocide makes you a terrorist.
U.S.A. - Being Anti Fascist makes you a terrorist.
It's almost as if the authoritarian government model is using "terrorism" as a political thought terminator for reasons....
Britain - Opposing genocide makes you a terrorist.
U.S.A. - Being Anti Fascist makes you a terrorist.
It's almost as if the authoritarian government model is using "terrorism" as a political thought terminator for reasons....
September 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Russia - Being gay makes you a terrorist.
Britain - Opposing genocide makes you a terrorist.
U.S.A. - Being Anti Fascist makes you a terrorist.
It's almost as if the authoritarian government model is using "terrorism" as a political thought terminator for reasons....
Britain - Opposing genocide makes you a terrorist.
U.S.A. - Being Anti Fascist makes you a terrorist.
It's almost as if the authoritarian government model is using "terrorism" as a political thought terminator for reasons....
I would care a lot more about Kimmel if so many of the people bemoaning his cancellation had given a fraction of that concern to folks being cancelled for supporting Palestine.
September 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I would care a lot more about Kimmel if so many of the people bemoaning his cancellation had given a fraction of that concern to folks being cancelled for supporting Palestine.
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Let's all to take a deep breath & understand that we have reached the phase in fascism where if they want to declare you a criminal, you are a criminal. You can not magically avoid it, or do exactly the right thing to stay off the list. Fascism must always have enemies, and one day you will be one.
September 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Let's all to take a deep breath & understand that we have reached the phase in fascism where if they want to declare you a criminal, you are a criminal. You can not magically avoid it, or do exactly the right thing to stay off the list. Fascism must always have enemies, and one day you will be one.