Jonathan (Jonny) Ballew
@jballew.bsky.social
Journalist turned Defense Attorney.
Criminal Defense Trial Attorney. Public Defender in Illinois.
Bodéwadmi Ndaw (I am Potawatomi)
Criminal Defense Trial Attorney. Public Defender in Illinois.
Bodéwadmi Ndaw (I am Potawatomi)
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“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back,” said Teresa Shattuck, a mother from Oak Park. “We want to use our collective power and our white privilege in the way it should be used."
Fourteen suburban moms arrested in sit-in protest outside Broadview ICE facility
The mothers sat in a circle on Beach Street on Friday to “demand an end” to the immigration raids that have swept through the Chicago area since the Trump administration launched “Operation Midway Bli...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back,” said Teresa Shattuck, a mother from Oak Park. “We want to use our collective power and our white privilege in the way it should be used."
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Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
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we used to be a proper country
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
we used to be a proper country
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a man was just found not guilty by jury lollification
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
a man was just found not guilty by jury lollification
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If you're a young person, find your people are try stuff. You don't know how it will turn out AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. Failure is a natural part of living. Not something to be scared of. Try shit. Don't sit back and throw stones at others who are trying shit.
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If you're a young person, find your people are try stuff. You don't know how it will turn out AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. Failure is a natural part of living. Not something to be scared of. Try shit. Don't sit back and throw stones at others who are trying shit.
Personal career news:
With the Pretrial Fairness Act starting today, it feels appropriate to announce that I recently started my law career as an Assistant Public Defender.
🤞 I pass the bar exam, because I feel like I am exactly where I am supposed to be.
With the Pretrial Fairness Act starting today, it feels appropriate to announce that I recently started my law career as an Assistant Public Defender.
🤞 I pass the bar exam, because I feel like I am exactly where I am supposed to be.
September 18, 2023 at 11:57 AM
Personal career news:
With the Pretrial Fairness Act starting today, it feels appropriate to announce that I recently started my law career as an Assistant Public Defender.
🤞 I pass the bar exam, because I feel like I am exactly where I am supposed to be.
With the Pretrial Fairness Act starting today, it feels appropriate to announce that I recently started my law career as an Assistant Public Defender.
🤞 I pass the bar exam, because I feel like I am exactly where I am supposed to be.
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Eric Adams and the NYPD have illegally brought back stop and frisk, ruled unconstitutional 10 years ago.
t.co/2uQuvhielV
t.co/2uQuvhielV
The NYPD has stopped tens of thousands of people under Mayor Adams. Just 5% were white.
Almost all police stops – 92% – were because someone “fit a relevant description” or for a reason they labeled as “other.”
t.co
August 26, 2023 at 3:39 AM
Eric Adams and the NYPD have illegally brought back stop and frisk, ruled unconstitutional 10 years ago.
t.co/2uQuvhielV
t.co/2uQuvhielV
Nightmare Blunt Rotation
August 25, 2023 at 3:08 PM
Nightmare Blunt Rotation
Today my new puppy had an unexpected meet with a neighbor dog at the elevator and she barked a bunch...
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August 4, 2023 at 12:32 AM
Today my new puppy had an unexpected meet with a neighbor dog at the elevator and she barked a bunch...
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me: I need a passport so I can go to australia
clerk: have you ever been convicted of a crime?
me: is... is that still necessary
clerk: have you ever been convicted of a crime?
me: is... is that still necessary
August 1, 2023 at 10:10 PM
me: I need a passport so I can go to australia
clerk: have you ever been convicted of a crime?
me: is... is that still necessary
clerk: have you ever been convicted of a crime?
me: is... is that still necessary
"Good evening, Clarice"
(They also both love Liver treats)
(They also both love Liver treats)
July 30, 2023 at 6:39 PM
"Good evening, Clarice"
(They also both love Liver treats)
(They also both love Liver treats)
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This is despicable.
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1188669210/federal-public-defenders-warn-budget-cuts-may-threaten-ability-to-represent-clie
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/19/1188669210/federal-public-defenders-warn-budget-cuts-may-threaten-ability-to-represent-clie
www.npr.org
July 20, 2023 at 5:48 PM
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So apparently Charles Barkley is repeatedly going to bars doing this routine
July 17, 2023 at 8:25 PM
So apparently Charles Barkley is repeatedly going to bars doing this routine
Please sign this petition to save Anchor Brewing!
https://www.change.org/p/save-anchor-brewing-company?original_footer_petition_id=34028553&algorithm=promoted&source_location=petition_footer&grid_position=8&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uAJXdMQIAAAAAZLDXaagVhRExMjNkNDY0OQ%3D%3D
https://www.change.org/p/save-anchor-brewing-company?original_footer_petition_id=34028553&algorithm=promoted&source_location=petition_footer&grid_position=8&pt=AVBldGl0aW9uAJXdMQIAAAAAZLDXaagVhRExMjNkNDY0OQ%3D%3D
July 14, 2023 at 7:35 PM
Wow. I'm trying not to be dramatic about this...but I just found out Anchor Brewing is closing its doors forever.
I'll soon NEVER be able to drink an Anchor Steam again.
Corporate Macro consolation strikes again.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/dining/anchor-brewing-closing-beer.html
I'll soon NEVER be able to drink an Anchor Steam again.
Corporate Macro consolation strikes again.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/dining/anchor-brewing-closing-beer.html
Anchor Brewing, the Oldest Craft Brewer in the U.S., Will Close After 127 Years
“The stake through the heart of Anchor was the pandemic,” a company spokesman said.
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2023 at 6:58 PM
Wow. I'm trying not to be dramatic about this...but I just found out Anchor Brewing is closing its doors forever.
I'll soon NEVER be able to drink an Anchor Steam again.
Corporate Macro consolation strikes again.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/dining/anchor-brewing-closing-beer.html
I'll soon NEVER be able to drink an Anchor Steam again.
Corporate Macro consolation strikes again.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/dining/anchor-brewing-closing-beer.html
Unless you asked indigenous people.
Jewelry carved from now-extinct giant sloths has been found in Brazil, which indicates humans were living in the Americas 25,000-27,000 years ago, much longer ago than once thought. [read]
July 14, 2023 at 6:46 PM
Unless you asked indigenous people.
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When I was in Paris I remember going to a restaurant Napoleon ate at and was thinking of how we in America don’t have that same level of just casually being surrounded by history but then I realized of course we do. We’re better.
July 14, 2023 at 4:00 PM
When I was in Paris I remember going to a restaurant Napoleon ate at and was thinking of how we in America don’t have that same level of just casually being surrounded by history but then I realized of course we do. We’re better.
EVERYONE should watch and share this More Perfect Union TikTok about the WGA strike, the evil studio executives, and how the strike is reaching a critical moment.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8dbbdEk/
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8dbbdEk/
More Perfect Union on TikTok
More Perfect Union's short video with ♬ original sound
www.tiktok.com
July 12, 2023 at 8:17 PM
EVERYONE should watch and share this More Perfect Union TikTok about the WGA strike, the evil studio executives, and how the strike is reaching a critical moment.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8dbbdEk/
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8dbbdEk/
Really important/interesting/troubling conversation about archival loss in a digital world 👇
July 9, 2023 at 10:45 PM
Really important/interesting/troubling conversation about archival loss in a digital world 👇
Chicago Bathroom Art.
July 7, 2023 at 11:53 PM
Chicago Bathroom Art.
Nothing better after a long week than getting the pleasure to drink at Green Mill and watch absolute LEGEND Chris Foreman steal your soul on the Organ.
They don't call him the best Organist in Chicago for nothing.
They don't call him the best Organist in Chicago for nothing.
July 7, 2023 at 11:12 PM
Nothing better after a long week than getting the pleasure to drink at Green Mill and watch absolute LEGEND Chris Foreman steal your soul on the Organ.
They don't call him the best Organist in Chicago for nothing.
They don't call him the best Organist in Chicago for nothing.