Josephine Maria Yanasak-Leszczynski
@jmyales.bsky.social
Ambient sounds in a haunted house.
Pinned
Current Chicago RRT (Rapid Response Team) accounts on Insagram:
northwestsiderrt
southwestrapidresponse
khpwrapidresponse (Kenwood-Hyde Park-Woodlawn)
serapidresponse
advancingjusticechicago
aurorailrrt
org.paso (Western Suburbs)
chicagofarsouthrapidresponse
northwestsiderrt
southwestrapidresponse
khpwrapidresponse (Kenwood-Hyde Park-Woodlawn)
serapidresponse
advancingjusticechicago
aurorailrrt
org.paso (Western Suburbs)
chicagofarsouthrapidresponse
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Just watched someone trying to navigate an icy intersection with a wheelchair almost get plowed into by a delivery robot that had raced across the street and almost got hit by a car in the process as the light was changing.
Yeah we all need to start carrying baseball bats
Yeah we all need to start carrying baseball bats
December 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Just watched someone trying to navigate an icy intersection with a wheelchair almost get plowed into by a delivery robot that had raced across the street and almost got hit by a car in the process as the light was changing.
Yeah we all need to start carrying baseball bats
Yeah we all need to start carrying baseball bats
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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I missed this earlier... more good news as the Feds once again can't back up their stories with evidence.
Charges dropped against Lakeview comedy club manager accused of assaulting federal agents
Federal prosecutors moved Wednesday to drop charges against a comedy club manager accused of shutting a car door on a federal immigration agent’s leg in the Lakeview neighborhood, the latest …
www.chicagotribune.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I missed this earlier... more good news as the Feds once again can't back up their stories with evidence.
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hi i'm a billionaire my company, which will definitely not murder everyone, is named SauronMurdersEveryone Inc after the beloved jrr tolkien character sauron whom i have always admired for his disruptive use of world changing technology and for murdering everyone
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
hi i'm a billionaire my company, which will definitely not murder everyone, is named SauronMurdersEveryone Inc after the beloved jrr tolkien character sauron whom i have always admired for his disruptive use of world changing technology and for murdering everyone
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At first glance, a general strike sounds impossible—but a strategic look back at the coordinated strikes and militancy of the past two decades shows we might be much closer than we think, writes @alexhan.bsky.social, executive director of @inthesetimes.com labornotes.org/2025/12/mayb... 1/2
Maybe a General Strike Isn’t So Impossible Now | Labor Notes
labornotes.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
At first glance, a general strike sounds impossible—but a strategic look back at the coordinated strikes and militancy of the past two decades shows we might be much closer than we think, writes @alexhan.bsky.social, executive director of @inthesetimes.com labornotes.org/2025/12/mayb... 1/2
VP unexpectedly relatable in this single text.
Whiskey Pete tried to attack the reliability of @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social by noting that there was one EXTRA text in what Whiskey Pete turned over, on top of what Goldberg published.
This was that text.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
This was that text.
legacy.www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
VP unexpectedly relatable in this single text.
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"The city, Simmons said, 'did nothing' with her warning, 'and then acted surprised when it happened.'"
Advocate warned city that feds might target rideshare drivers at O’Hare weeks before airport raids, emails show
An advocate for rideshare drivers first emailed the city on Sept. 19. But the city did not appear to take any action until a raid at the parking lot three weeks later.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"The city, Simmons said, 'did nothing' with her warning, 'and then acted surprised when it happened.'"
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
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On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police and the FBI
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
On Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were assassinated by Chicago Police and the FBI
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“Wherever life can grow, it will. It will sprout out, and do the best it can.”
Remembering Gwendolyn Brooks, who left us 25 years ago today, with her wisdom on vulnerability as strength and her advice to writers www.themarginalian.org/2017/04/19/g...
Remembering Gwendolyn Brooks, who left us 25 years ago today, with her wisdom on vulnerability as strength and her advice to writers www.themarginalian.org/2017/04/19/g...
Gwendolyn Brooks on Vulnerability as Strength and Her Advice to Writers
“Wherever life can grow, it will. It will sprout out, and do the best it can.”
www.themarginalian.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
“Wherever life can grow, it will. It will sprout out, and do the best it can.”
Remembering Gwendolyn Brooks, who left us 25 years ago today, with her wisdom on vulnerability as strength and her advice to writers www.themarginalian.org/2017/04/19/g...
Remembering Gwendolyn Brooks, who left us 25 years ago today, with her wisdom on vulnerability as strength and her advice to writers www.themarginalian.org/2017/04/19/g...
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I think part of What's Going On with billionaires is that the daily friction of interacting with normal people is part of what anchors people to the real world, and once you have enough money to buy your way out of the friction you can knock down a load-bearing column propping up your sanity.
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I think part of What's Going On with billionaires is that the daily friction of interacting with normal people is part of what anchors people to the real world, and once you have enough money to buy your way out of the friction you can knock down a load-bearing column propping up your sanity.
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“President Donald Trump’s administration is facing a lawsuit seeking the release of all video footage filmed during the high-powered overnight immigration raid of a Chicago apartment complex in September.”
Group sues Trump administration for South Shore raid footage that fed propaganda videos
The filming by federal immigration agencies of their military-style operations was central to their strategy of gaining public support for the raids in Chicago and the suburbs.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“President Donald Trump’s administration is facing a lawsuit seeking the release of all video footage filmed during the high-powered overnight immigration raid of a Chicago apartment complex in September.”
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it should be a red flag that “indiscriminately targeting immigrants” is still getting cast as a “stunt”
December 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
it should be a red flag that “indiscriminately targeting immigrants” is still getting cast as a “stunt”
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials preparing immigration operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants, AP source says.
December 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Officials preparing immigration operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants, AP source says.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
interc.pt
December 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
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#OtD 2 Dec 1859 US abolitionist John Brown was executed by the state of Virginia for his leadership in a plot to incite an armed rebellion against slavery stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1265...
December 2, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#OtD 2 Dec 1859 US abolitionist John Brown was executed by the state of Virginia for his leadership in a plot to incite an armed rebellion against slavery stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1265...
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A picture in motion
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A picture in motion
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Die Hard is a movie
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Die Hard is a movie
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Reminder that "firing on the shipwrecked" is literally THE example used in the DoD War Manual of "a clearly illegal order"
“Leavitt told reporters at the White House press briefing that Hegseth authorized Adm. Frank Bradley to carry out the second strike, which reportedly killed two people who were hanging onto the burning vessel after an initial strike.” Wow. 12/1/25 thehill.com/homenews/562...
December 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Reminder that "firing on the shipwrecked" is literally THE example used in the DoD War Manual of "a clearly illegal order"
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archive link to the original article so that the rightwing New York Times does not get any ad revenue while they yet again advocate for the genocide of queer people:
archive.ph/bm7wH
archive.ph/bm7wH
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
archive link to the original article so that the rightwing New York Times does not get any ad revenue while they yet again advocate for the genocide of queer people:
archive.ph/bm7wH
archive.ph/bm7wH
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Don't see any other articles or news orgs saying this but WCNC is reporting the CBP operation in NOLA is delayed until later this week and is no longer called swamp sweep. Their source: senior homeland security official
Border Patrol operation in New Orleans delayed
YouTube video by WCNC
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Don't see any other articles or news orgs saying this but WCNC is reporting the CBP operation in NOLA is delayed until later this week and is no longer called swamp sweep. Their source: senior homeland security official
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"The detention center where Duri is being held is also overcrowded with 70 people being kept in one room, Diana said. [And] her husband hasn’t been given his high blood pressure medication since being detained."
Bovino & Border Patrol may have left, but ICE is still taking our neighbors every day.
Bovino & Border Patrol may have left, but ICE is still taking our neighbors every day.
"Diana and her 19-year-old daughter, Duri, have worked at The Crab Pad, 2529 N. Milwaukee Ave., for over a year. On Nov. 10, Duri and her father were detained during a check-in at the ICE office Downtown, Diana said."
Logan Square Restaurant Raising Money For Family Of Employee Taken By ICE
Duri, a 19-year-old Crab Pad employee, and her father have spent weeks in overcrowded ICE facilities. Diana, Duri's mom, is struggling to pay the bills while supporting her loved ones.
blockclubchicago.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"The detention center where Duri is being held is also overcrowded with 70 people being kept in one room, Diana said. [And] her husband hasn’t been given his high blood pressure medication since being detained."
Bovino & Border Patrol may have left, but ICE is still taking our neighbors every day.
Bovino & Border Patrol may have left, but ICE is still taking our neighbors every day.
Totally sickens me the dairy lobby is still so influential in out society. This is a Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein post.
November 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Totally sickens me the dairy lobby is still so influential in out society. This is a Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein post.
Student Loan Lender just called to harass me today, a federal holiday.
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Student Loan Lender just called to harass me today, a federal holiday.
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I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators