@joeengleman.bsky.social
Chicago writer & urban planner. Clips in the Chicago Reader, South Side Weekly, Barn Raiser, Dwell, Floodlight, Mother Jones, + more.
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It's been rumored for a bit they would leave mid-November. It's not the weather, just the natural lifespan of a ~225 person operation.
Before Border Patrol arrived, ICE was still here. They were smashing cars to pull people out of them, taking people from court and check-in appointments, etc.
Before Border Patrol arrived, ICE was still here. They were smashing cars to pull people out of them, taking people from court and check-in appointments, etc.
Bovino left LA to come to Chicago and it's not like LA saw immigration operations stop - just less showboating from his crew. So even if these circulating rumors over the last week turn out real, I'm pessimistic about how much change to expect on the ground.
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It's been rumored for a bit they would leave mid-November. It's not the weather, just the natural lifespan of a ~225 person operation.
Before Border Patrol arrived, ICE was still here. They were smashing cars to pull people out of them, taking people from court and check-in appointments, etc.
Before Border Patrol arrived, ICE was still here. They were smashing cars to pull people out of them, taking people from court and check-in appointments, etc.
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so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
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Senate Democrats going to grant legitimacy to the fascist government disappearing our neighbors and walk away with literally nothing in exchange.
They are the worst at this on the merits and the politics.
They are the worst at this on the merits and the politics.
Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.
The Case for the Forever Shutdown
Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Senate Democrats going to grant legitimacy to the fascist government disappearing our neighbors and walk away with literally nothing in exchange.
They are the worst at this on the merits and the politics.
They are the worst at this on the merits and the politics.
Thinking about a few lines from Mamdani's speech on Tuesday night while the Dems cave: "We have bowed at the altar of caution, and we have paid a mighty price...We will leave mediocrity in our past. No longer will we have to open a history book for proof that Democrats can dare to be great."
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Thinking about a few lines from Mamdani's speech on Tuesday night while the Dems cave: "We have bowed at the altar of caution, and we have paid a mighty price...We will leave mediocrity in our past. No longer will we have to open a history book for proof that Democrats can dare to be great."
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Durbin's office isn't answering and VM only during business hours
2/ The Senators who want to vote yes on basically any terms appear to be shaheen, Hassan, king and Fetterman. Slightly less clear but I think pushing that way are Peters and Durbin. You’ll note that four of these six are retiring. Others who seem on the fence include the two sens from Georgia and …
November 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Durbin's office isn't answering and VM only during business hours
Check out @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social's @chicagoreader.com piece about how rideshare drivers at O'Hare are being targeted. chicagoreader.com/news/border-...
‘Like shooting fish in a barrel’ - Chicago Reader
Federal agents have repeatedly terrorized rideshare drivers at O’Hare International Airport.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Check out @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social's @chicagoreader.com piece about how rideshare drivers at O'Hare are being targeted. chicagoreader.com/news/border-...
Incredibly fortunate to have my first film review published yesterday & in the @chicagoreader.com no less! It's about SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE.
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Review: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - Chicago Reader
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere resists the spirit of creative risk that inspired it and glosses over a very significant relationship.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Incredibly fortunate to have my first film review published yesterday & in the @chicagoreader.com no less! It's about SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE.
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PUñO in Pilsen has issued a shelter in place advisory for vulnerable residents due to ICE activity.
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
PUñO in Pilsen has issued a shelter in place advisory for vulnerable residents due to ICE activity.
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This—agents driving around in circles and provoking the community—has gone on for hours at this point with no discernible goal other than to inflict terror.
They also just fired pepper balls at someone.
They also just fired pepper balls at someone.
Border Patrol is out and about in Little Village this morning.
November 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This—agents driving around in circles and provoking the community—has gone on for hours at this point with no discernible goal other than to inflict terror.
They also just fired pepper balls at someone.
They also just fired pepper balls at someone.
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There are still a lot of hard times ahead, but remember this moment and what it means: We can win.
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
There are still a lot of hard times ahead, but remember this moment and what it means: We can win.
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The Border Patrol op in Evanston made many headlines on Friday (as it should have), but please note that none of this is new. Feds have been devastating the west burbs for nearly two months now. These communities do not have equivalent wealth and media infrastructure; a lot doesn't break through.
November 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Border Patrol op in Evanston made many headlines on Friday (as it should have), but please note that none of this is new. Feds have been devastating the west burbs for nearly two months now. These communities do not have equivalent wealth and media infrastructure; a lot doesn't break through.
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ICE/CBP is rampaging through the burbs again this morning. Sightings and kidnappings reported across Bolingbrook, Summit, Addison, Bensenville, Melrose Park, Brookfield.
November 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
ICE/CBP is rampaging through the burbs again this morning. Sightings and kidnappings reported across Bolingbrook, Summit, Addison, Bensenville, Melrose Park, Brookfield.
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I can confirm that Willian Giménez González, beloved day laborer leader and advocate for his fellow workers, has been freed from ICE detention and is back in Chicago! For those interested in supporting him and his family, here is a GoFundMe.
Donate to Support William and His Family After Unjust ICE Arrest, organized by National Day Laborer Organizing Network
On September 12, ICE agents unjustly abducted day laborer Wil… National Day Laborer Organizing Network needs your support for Support William and His Family After Unjust ICE Arrest
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October 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I can confirm that Willian Giménez González, beloved day laborer leader and advocate for his fellow workers, has been freed from ICE detention and is back in Chicago! For those interested in supporting him and his family, here is a GoFundMe.
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ICE / CBP have been slamming N & NW Chicago & N suburbs today, esp Logan Sq, Albany Pk, Budlong Woods, Evanston, & Skokie with add'l sightings in Lincoln Sq, North Pk, Rogers Pk, & Andersonville. I've seen reports that they're staging at Rosehill, Chicago's largest and first private cemetery. 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ICE / CBP have been slamming N & NW Chicago & N suburbs today, esp Logan Sq, Albany Pk, Budlong Woods, Evanston, & Skokie with add'l sightings in Lincoln Sq, North Pk, Rogers Pk, & Andersonville. I've seen reports that they're staging at Rosehill, Chicago's largest and first private cemetery. 🧵
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A fall morning in Chicago now: biking down Lawrence through Albany Park, which looks like a relative ghost town compared to its usual foot traffic, watching as street vendors scramble to pack up and flee because ICE just grabbed someone. Folks screaming and whistling at every intersection.
October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A fall morning in Chicago now: biking down Lawrence through Albany Park, which looks like a relative ghost town compared to its usual foot traffic, watching as street vendors scramble to pack up and flee because ICE just grabbed someone. Folks screaming and whistling at every intersection.
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video from the scene in little village this morning shows border patrol agents deploy canisters of toxic, chemical munitions at least twice without any warning or instructions.
feds also tackled and detained multiple community members who'd turned out to chase them away. i counted at least 3-4.
feds also tackled and detained multiple community members who'd turned out to chase them away. i counted at least 3-4.
October 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
video from the scene in little village this morning shows border patrol agents deploy canisters of toxic, chemical munitions at least twice without any warning or instructions.
feds also tackled and detained multiple community members who'd turned out to chase them away. i counted at least 3-4.
feds also tackled and detained multiple community members who'd turned out to chase them away. i counted at least 3-4.
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A day of the week ending in day, feds are gassing Chicago again.
tear gas as residents scream "go home!" and blow whisltes at 10-15 militarized border patrol agents wearing gas masks.
greg bovino is there. people are calling him "bombino" and asking him about his fall.
alder byron sigcho-lopez is also at the front of the crowd, per a facebook live feed.
greg bovino is there. people are calling him "bombino" and asking him about his fall.
alder byron sigcho-lopez is also at the front of the crowd, per a facebook live feed.
October 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A day of the week ending in day, feds are gassing Chicago again.
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Like with the South Shore apartments raid, there are details we may never learn. Also like with that raid, we are seeing some very disturbing preliminary reports that we hope more resourced newsrooms can verify.
October 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Like with the South Shore apartments raid, there are details we may never learn. Also like with that raid, we are seeing some very disturbing preliminary reports that we hope more resourced newsrooms can verify.
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Still trying to get a sense of the devastation caused by ICE and Border Patrol across Lake County yesterday. People were overwhelmed and they don't have the kind of rapid response connectivity the city does. Feds raided a car wash in Wauconda.
October 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Still trying to get a sense of the devastation caused by ICE and Border Patrol across Lake County yesterday. People were overwhelmed and they don't have the kind of rapid response connectivity the city does. Feds raided a car wash in Wauconda.
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As Trump eliminates U.S. international aid programs, a new history details the instrumental role Midwestern farmers played in establishing them
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How the U.S. Enlisted Farmers to ‘Feed the World’ in the 20th Century
It was also a time when the federal government took a more active role in rural communities. Simons explores how the Lend-Lease Act of 1941—which enabled the U.S. to supply Great Britain, the Soviet…
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October 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
As Trump eliminates U.S. international aid programs, a new history details the instrumental role Midwestern farmers played in establishing them
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Also yesterday—two people were arrested by local police for documenting ICE and protesting at the area detention center. ICE took down their illegal fence. But the time and place restrictions on protest, including a city imposed curfew, have led to a constant churn of citations.
October 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Also yesterday—two people were arrested by local police for documenting ICE and protesting at the area detention center. ICE took down their illegal fence. But the time and place restrictions on protest, including a city imposed curfew, have led to a constant churn of citations.
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Yesterday, white nationalist paramilitary forces attacked another Chicago neighborhood with chemical weapons. Families and at least one infant were gassed. This morning, they are kidnapping more immigrants both here and in other metros (D.C., L.A. still being terrorized).
October 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Yesterday, white nationalist paramilitary forces attacked another Chicago neighborhood with chemical weapons. Families and at least one infant were gassed. This morning, they are kidnapping more immigrants both here and in other metros (D.C., L.A. still being terrorized).
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Ya girl finally emerged from her bunker (a month of depression) and I'm pleased to say Hand Me the Mike is BACK with a discussion of Joshua Oppenheimer's 2024 musical THE END. @rosswbermaniv.bsky.social joins for a very rich conversation. We talk a lot about ACT OF KILLING, too. 🔗➡️
October 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Ya girl finally emerged from her bunker (a month of depression) and I'm pleased to say Hand Me the Mike is BACK with a discussion of Joshua Oppenheimer's 2024 musical THE END. @rosswbermaniv.bsky.social joins for a very rich conversation. We talk a lot about ACT OF KILLING, too. 🔗➡️
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Culture might seem a less consequential right than free assembly+ its infringement makes less spectacular news than repressive violence. But the repeal of the right to culture is grave.
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
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honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
How to Protect Your Right to Culture
The United States government’s coordinated repeal of the right to culture has grave consequences for the texture of our daily lives. But there are ways to fight back.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Culture might seem a less consequential right than free assembly+ its infringement makes less spectacular news than repressive violence. But the repeal of the right to culture is grave.
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...