Kate from Chicago
@hammergal.bsky.social
Community-minded, woke, urban, reader, volunteer, gardener, mother of two adult 6th generation Chicagoans. Love my town and neighborhood sooo much. Married to a long-transplanted San Franciscan.
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.
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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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“Trump does not respond to outrage. He responds to markets.”
@profgalloway.com makes the case for a national economic strike.
@profgalloway.com makes the case for a national economic strike.
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
“Trump does not respond to outrage. He responds to markets.”
@profgalloway.com makes the case for a national economic strike.
@profgalloway.com makes the case for a national economic strike.
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Gavin Newsom Is 💯% Correct.....
January 26, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Gavin Newsom Is 💯% Correct.....
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oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
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Where’s the "Don't Tread on Me" crowd?
January 26, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Where’s the "Don't Tread on Me" crowd?
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This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.
October 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.
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Gavin Newsom just said the quiet part out loud:
“All this anti-woke stuff is just anti-Black. Period. Full stop.”
And he’s right. “Anti-woke” was never about ideas, it was a marketing campaign to sanitize racism, roll back progress, and make bigotry sound intellectual.
“All this anti-woke stuff is just anti-Black. Period. Full stop.”
And he’s right. “Anti-woke” was never about ideas, it was a marketing campaign to sanitize racism, roll back progress, and make bigotry sound intellectual.
October 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Gavin Newsom just said the quiet part out loud:
“All this anti-woke stuff is just anti-Black. Period. Full stop.”
And he’s right. “Anti-woke” was never about ideas, it was a marketing campaign to sanitize racism, roll back progress, and make bigotry sound intellectual.
“All this anti-woke stuff is just anti-Black. Period. Full stop.”
And he’s right. “Anti-woke” was never about ideas, it was a marketing campaign to sanitize racism, roll back progress, and make bigotry sound intellectual.
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One of the many lessons to pull from this- a key part of being ready to act is having thought beforehand how you would act in that scenario. If you want to be ready to yell at ICE in your pajamas, be ready to do so by spending time mentally rehearsing it in advance.
Per @chicagotribune.com, the pajama-pants-guy is a former county prosecutor.
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
October 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
One of the many lessons to pull from this- a key part of being ready to act is having thought beforehand how you would act in that scenario. If you want to be ready to yell at ICE in your pajamas, be ready to do so by spending time mentally rehearsing it in advance.
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Little Village Chicago: Rally anti-ICE and anti-Trump
October 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Little Village Chicago: Rally anti-ICE and anti-Trump
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No Kings protests outside of the US were massive today. 👍🔥
October 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
No Kings protests outside of the US were massive today. 👍🔥
McHenry IL shows up!!
October 18, 2025 at 5:47 PM
McHenry IL shows up!!
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This sign spoke to me.
(apologies for being such a bad photographer that I cut this fellow former Republican’s head out of the photo)
(apologies for being such a bad photographer that I cut this fellow former Republican’s head out of the photo)
October 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This sign spoke to me.
(apologies for being such a bad photographer that I cut this fellow former Republican’s head out of the photo)
(apologies for being such a bad photographer that I cut this fellow former Republican’s head out of the photo)
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Finally, a clear message explaining what’s worth fighting for against Trump Republicans and their cruel, sociopathic cuts.
"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.
October 8, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Finally, a clear message explaining what’s worth fighting for against Trump Republicans and their cruel, sociopathic cuts.
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OK this is excellent sign game
August 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
OK this is excellent sign game
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Kind of a Trump/epstein thing to be monitoring bathrooms that hard
Nothing makes conservatives more tumescent than the opportunity to continously monitor bathrooms.
Military Says It Will ‘Continuously’ Monitor Bathrooms to Comply With Anti-Trans Order
An internal memo obtained by 404 Media also shows the military ordered a review hold on "questionable content" at Stars and Stripes, the military's 'editorially independent' newspaper.
www.404media.co
July 23, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Kind of a Trump/epstein thing to be monitoring bathrooms that hard
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I’m all in for protesting in the streets, but I think a General strike would send a stronger message.
June 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I’m all in for protesting in the streets, but I think a General strike would send a stronger message.
Chicago stands against Fascism & Trump!
June 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Chicago stands against Fascism & Trump!
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"Mobilizing military forces into cities is going to be seen as an overreach, and it's going to be now met with peaceful, boisterous moms, dads, grandmas. kids and their dogs and families showing up, saying, 'we're not going to put up with this authoritarianism..."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Planned ‘No Kings’ protests grow in number after LA militarization: What organizers expect
'The numbers have skyrocketed': protest organizers expect massive crowds nationwide on June 14, including up to 250,000 in Los Angeles.
www.usatoday.com
June 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
"Mobilizing military forces into cities is going to be seen as an overreach, and it's going to be now met with peaceful, boisterous moms, dads, grandmas. kids and their dogs and families showing up, saying, 'we're not going to put up with this authoritarianism..."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20.
(Via Christopher Hale)
(Via Christopher Hale)
June 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20.
(Via Christopher Hale)
(Via Christopher Hale)