Jerry Boyle
@jecboyle.bsky.social
He/Him; Fenian Bastard;
Area Code 1312
I speak only for myself; affiliates are blameless.
“If someone only looks at you to find a flaw, you're under no obligation to afford them a view.”
I periodically cleanse my feed; don’t count on your rts surviving
Area Code 1312
I speak only for myself; affiliates are blameless.
“If someone only looks at you to find a flaw, you're under no obligation to afford them a view.”
I periodically cleanse my feed; don’t count on your rts surviving
Lip service is cheap, and that’s all we get from chumps like Durbin.
Opinion | Trump turned the military on U.S. cities. I will continue to hold him accountable.
Excessive militarized ICE raids and misuse of the military will not make Chicago safer, writes Sen. Dick Durbin.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Lip service is cheap, and that’s all we get from chumps like Durbin.
““Everyone say, ‘Little Village!'” These vicious goons are trolling us, sneaking in early on a Monday morning to pose at a tourist attraction. We’ll see who laughs last. 😉
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
““Everyone say, ‘Little Village!'” These vicious goons are trolling us, sneaking in early on a Monday morning to pose at a tourist attraction. We’ll see who laughs last. 😉
The contrast could hardly be sharper. My friends and neighbors, armed only with whistles and voices, spend their weekend fighting off heavily-armed paramilitary goons. Meanwhile, these jagoffs capitulate, but not before securing another $1 billion for their own security.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The contrast could hardly be sharper. My friends and neighbors, armed only with whistles and voices, spend their weekend fighting off heavily-armed paramilitary goons. Meanwhile, these jagoffs capitulate, but not before securing another $1 billion for their own security.
With so many other things at stake, the Dems forcing a shutdown for ACA subsidies looked like weak sauce to me. Now they cave on the weak sauce? Of what use are these people?
the “axios is fake news trying to stir shit, dems aren’t gonna cave” to “the dem deal is actually good and smart and savvy” pipeline is real and best explained not be rational trains of thought but fear and cognitive dissonance
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
With so many other things at stake, the Dems forcing a shutdown for ACA subsidies looked like weak sauce to me. Now they cave on the weak sauce? Of what use are these people?
These Border Patrol cowboys are indiscriminate, wantonly cruel.
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
These Border Patrol cowboys are indiscriminate, wantonly cruel.
I hesitate to tell trauma because telling reproduces trauma, and others are better at that telling.
I’m better at telling resistance, resilience, and resolution.
It takes both kinds.
I’m better at telling resistance, resilience, and resolution.
It takes both kinds.
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I hesitate to tell trauma because telling reproduces trauma, and others are better at that telling.
I’m better at telling resistance, resilience, and resolution.
It takes both kinds.
I’m better at telling resistance, resilience, and resolution.
It takes both kinds.
The right way to do a headline on yesterday’s events in Chicago.
It is embarassing that only a news outlet from the UK has an accurate headline while our local papers keep saying "reports" without specifying a liar made that report.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Border patrol chief reprimanded for lying claims shots were fired at immigration officers in Chicago
Gregory Bovino was called out by a judge only two days earlier for lying about being assaulted by a protester
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The right way to do a headline on yesterday’s events in Chicago.
Reposted by Jerry Boyle
Today, community members across Cook County monitored and protested the Trump administration’s assault on migrant communities. In total, 15 people were arrested by multiple law enforcement agencies.
Read our full statement here: nlgchicago.org/2025/11/08/i...
Read our full statement here: nlgchicago.org/2025/11/08/i...
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Today, community members across Cook County monitored and protested the Trump administration’s assault on migrant communities. In total, 15 people were arrested by multiple law enforcement agencies.
Read our full statement here: nlgchicago.org/2025/11/08/i...
Read our full statement here: nlgchicago.org/2025/11/08/i...
It’s weird. You’re drinking your first cup of coffee, getting ready for breakfast, when all of a sudden your notifications blow up, so you throw some clothes on, grab your PPE, and run off to chase trouble with neighbors.
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
It’s weird. You’re drinking your first cup of coffee, getting ready for breakfast, when all of a sudden your notifications blow up, so you throw some clothes on, grab your PPE, and run off to chase trouble with neighbors.
Hypocrite: It’s been Pritzker’s goons cracking heads at Broadview for the last month.
The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents
A federal judge in Chicago issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.”
www.chicagotribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Hypocrite: It’s been Pritzker’s goons cracking heads at Broadview for the last month.
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Pritzker is arresting moms sitting cross legged outside of broadview. Saying "fuck" at every presser is not actually standing up to anyone.
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Pritzker is arresting moms sitting cross legged outside of broadview. Saying "fuck" at every presser is not actually standing up to anyone.
Trump’s invasion of Chicago provokes so much heartbreak it gets overwhelming sometimes.
November 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Trump’s invasion of Chicago provokes so much heartbreak it gets overwhelming sometimes.
Women are at the heart of the resistance to Trump’s invasion of Chicago.
BROADVIEW - state and local authorities just arrested about 20 women who hopped the concrete barricades outside the processing center, sat down in the middle of the street and joined hands. Took maybe five minutes all told.
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Women are at the heart of the resistance to Trump’s invasion of Chicago.
I regret learning Latin in high school instead of Spanish. It was a seminary. 🤷♂️ But I worked in a kitchen so I learned some Spanish essentials.
November 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I regret learning Latin in high school instead of Spanish. It was a seminary. 🤷♂️ But I worked in a kitchen so I learned some Spanish essentials.
“Shocks the conscience” is a legal term of art. In this case it’s a pretty good description of the typical reaction to these paramilitary goon squads. Shocking.
November 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“Shocks the conscience” is a legal term of art. In this case it’s a pretty good description of the typical reaction to these paramilitary goon squads. Shocking.
Reposted by Jerry Boyle
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Reposted by Jerry Boyle
If you want to distribute free speech devices to your neighbors, I can help you set up a whistle kit event where I provide all materials except the space and people
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If you want to distribute free speech devices to your neighbors, I can help you set up a whistle kit event where I provide all materials except the space and people
Happy pig. ❤️
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Happy pig. ❤️
Chicago rode this toxic fuckstick out of town on a rail. He lives in Florida now. Who gives a flying fuck what he thinks of NYC?
Citadel CEO Griffin says the people of NYC deserve better than Mamdani's talking points reut.rs/4p0JaA9
Citadel CEO Griffin says the people of NYC deserve better than Mamdani's talking points
Ken Griffin, the CEO of Citadel, said on Wednesday he prays the policies that Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani uses to lead New York City are different from his talking points.
reut.rs
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Chicago rode this toxic fuckstick out of town on a rail. He lives in Florida now. Who gives a flying fuck what he thinks of NYC?
Empathy and solidarity with LA. ❤️ It’s like this in Chicago too. Roving bands of fascist paramilitaries snatching people from their families and neighbors. It’s heartbreaking, and infuriating.
Don’t think ppl understand the terror the Feds are unleashing on the streets of LA right now. Roving patrols targeting vulnerable individuals. It’s horrible.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
The past week+ has been really intense in Los Angeles. We need all of the help, support, & attention we can get. Feds are literally roving the streets snatch & grabbing vulnerable individuals. It's horrific. We need to do more.
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Empathy and solidarity with LA. ❤️ It’s like this in Chicago too. Roving bands of fascist paramilitaries snatching people from their families and neighbors. It’s heartbreaking, and infuriating.
Reposted by Jerry Boyle
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team | TechCrunch
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
techcrunch.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Khan's appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Crime goes up and down, but the Chicago Police budget always goes up.
The Chicago Police Department spent more than its City Council-approved budget in five of the last six years, costing Chicago taxpayers more than $501.2 million in unanticipated expenses, records show.
https://to.wttw.com/4ok8hxL
https://to.wttw.com/4ok8hxL
Chicago Police Department Overspent Its Budget By $501M Over 5 Years: Data
Allowing CPD to spend unlimited sums of taxpayer money is a “crazy way to run a city,” said Justin Marlowe, a professor in the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and the director of...
to.wttw.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Crime goes up and down, but the Chicago Police budget always goes up.