Kurt
@kritter64.bsky.social
Single dad. Chicago. Jazz lover. Novice photographer. Native garden enthusiast. Traveler on occasion. Enjoys city culture with a healthy dose of the great outdoors.
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What to know about immigration enforcement raids in Chicago after 3 months
What to know about immigration enforcement raids in Chicago after 3 months
As the Trump administration’s mass deportation raids begin their third month, their impact has stretched across the Chicago region. Here’s what to know.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
What to know about immigration enforcement raids in Chicago after 3 months
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Federal agents raided a Chicago apartment building two months ago. Now its residents have formed a union.
Federal agents raided a Chicago apartment building two months ago. Now its residents have formed a union.
Nearly two months after the militarized raid that roused them from their sleep and made international headlines, residents who remain at 7500 South Shore Drive are fighting back.
trib.al
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Federal agents raided a Chicago apartment building two months ago. Now its residents have formed a union.
Sometimes my county gets it right. Sometimes.
NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
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The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
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Cook County becomes the first county in the US to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income • The TRiiBE
On Thursday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2026 budget, which includes $7.5 million to fund the county’s guaranteed basic income program.
thetriibe.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Sometimes my county gets it right. Sometimes.
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Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss the charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park, one of the most high-profile criminal cases to result from the Trump administration’s’ “Operation Midway Blitz.”
Feds drop case against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park
chicago.suntimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss the charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park, one of the most high-profile criminal cases to result from the Trump administration’s’ “Operation Midway Blitz.”
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Letter to the Editor: It is naive to think that everyone coming to Chicago only wants to stay downtown. Visitors want authentic experiences, and that is what neighborhoods such as Bronzeville provide.
Letters: Choose Chicago has been thoughtful and strategic in its promotion of neighborhoods
Chicago’s central city is not the only place that deserves to be highlighted or that tourists want to visit.
trib.al
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Letter to the Editor: It is naive to think that everyone coming to Chicago only wants to stay downtown. Visitors want authentic experiences, and that is what neighborhoods such as Bronzeville provide.
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The Women’s Pro Baseball League will play its inaugural season at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield.
Women’s Pro Baseball League will play its inaugural season in Springfield
This will be the first pro league for women since the AAGPBL — immortalized in the film “A League of Their Own” — dissolved in 1954.
trib.al
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The Women’s Pro Baseball League will play its inaugural season at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield.
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Here’s where anybody can stay updated on companies to avoid. Please love and share so I now it didn’t get caught in the algorithm.
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Big Beautiful Boycott
The Big Beautiful Boycott stops funding to those funding fascism. Every dollar is a choice
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November 17, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Here’s where anybody can stay updated on companies to avoid. Please love and share so I now it didn’t get caught in the algorithm.
bigbeautifulboycott.us
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Y’all know what to do. Bankrupt these MFs! #notofascism
November 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Y’all know what to do. Bankrupt these MFs! #notofascism
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Representatives of the minority groups offer to assist resistance to federal immigration action in North Carolina and say they'll prepare for the spring return of ICE and Border Patrol agents to the Chicago area.
As ICE operations move to North Carolina, coalition of Chicago minority groups vows to carry the fight on
chicago.suntimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Representatives of the minority groups offer to assist resistance to federal immigration action in North Carolina and say they'll prepare for the spring return of ICE and Border Patrol agents to the Chicago area.
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Yes, sadly it is real.
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Yes, sadly it is real.
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Anish Kapoor, the artist behind Chicago’s Cloud Gate, said he's "horrified" after Border Patrol agents posed with the Bean. blockclubchi.co/482l2Gh
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Anish Kapoor, the artist behind Chicago’s Cloud Gate, said he's "horrified" after Border Patrol agents posed with the Bean. blockclubchi.co/482l2Gh
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Despite the sustained & significant citywide drop in crime, the decline has stalled in 2 police districts where federal agents have carried out some of the most aggressive raids and tear gassed residents, according to police data.
Federal agents who have carried out a series of increasingly aggressive raids in Chicago as part of President Trump’s effort to deport undocumented immigrants deserve no credit for the continuing drop in violent crime across Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker said. @wttw.bsky.social
Trump Deserves No Credit for Continued Drop in Crime in Chicago: Johnson, Pritzker
Crime in Chicago has been dropping significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic began to wane in 2022, a trend that accelerated after Mayor Brandon Johnson took office in May 2023 and has continued since...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Despite the sustained & significant citywide drop in crime, the decline has stalled in 2 police districts where federal agents have carried out some of the most aggressive raids and tear gassed residents, according to police data.
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“Imagine dropping your kids off and wondering if it’s the last time you’ll see them.”
From Waukegan to Evanston to Aurora, suburban families are living in fear as ICE raids escalate.
My latest story explores the toll.
From Waukegan to Evanston to Aurora, suburban families are living in fear as ICE raids escalate.
My latest story explores the toll.
‘Just Violence, Confusion’: Federal Immigration Raids Also Bring Fear to Suburban Streets
As national attention focused on Chicago, federal immigration agents carried out a wave of raids across the suburbs, sparking outrage and fear in communities including Aurora and Evanston. Local leade...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Imagine dropping your kids off and wondering if it’s the last time you’ll see them.”
From Waukegan to Evanston to Aurora, suburban families are living in fear as ICE raids escalate.
My latest story explores the toll.
From Waukegan to Evanston to Aurora, suburban families are living in fear as ICE raids escalate.
My latest story explores the toll.
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Trump claimed Chicago’s "Miracle Mile" is failing — but data shows the Mag Mile is recovering. blockclubchi.co/47CU60X
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Trump claimed Chicago’s "Miracle Mile" is failing — but data shows the Mag Mile is recovering. blockclubchi.co/47CU60X
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Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid immigration crackdown
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
This is why they will never defeat us.
Would love to know which orgs are organizing this is SoCal! #solidarity
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
This is why they will never defeat us.
Would love to know which orgs are organizing this is SoCal! #solidarity
'A day without fear': Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid immigration crackdown
Since the start of a federal immigration crackdown that has led to more than 3,200 arrests in the Chicago metropolitan area, streets and storefronts in the city’s Latino neighborhoods have emptied out...
www.latimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid immigration crackdown
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
This is why they will never defeat us.
Would love to know which orgs are organizing this is SoCal! #solidarity
www.latimes.com/world-nation...
This is why they will never defeat us.
Would love to know which orgs are organizing this is SoCal! #solidarity
Huge continuity mistake in the new Frankenstein movie on Netflix. Very disappointed in del Toro.
November 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Huge continuity mistake in the new Frankenstein movie on Netflix. Very disappointed in del Toro.
Here we fucking go.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds share.google/dicQ3NwM0mGa...
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds share.google/dicQ3NwM0mGa...
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Here we fucking go.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds share.google/dicQ3NwM0mGa...
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds share.google/dicQ3NwM0mGa...
Goons be gone!
Federal immigration agents part of the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, according to multiple sources who said the controversial mission was rapidly winding down after a contentious two months of enforcement raids that have set the city and suburbs on edge.
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
trib.al
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Goons be gone!
@durbin.senate.gov I know you're retiring to live your golden years with your congressional golden parachute and couldn't care less about what comes next, but you will live in infamy as a traitor to your constituents. 🖕
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
@durbin.senate.gov I know you're retiring to live your golden years with your congressional golden parachute and couldn't care less about what comes next, but you will live in infamy as a traitor to your constituents. 🖕
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Suspicious individuals with masks terrorizing the city of Chicago in a 5 car caravan
November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Suspicious individuals with masks terrorizing the city of Chicago in a 5 car caravan
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A city known for its resilience and take-no-nonsense attitude has found another reason to unite.
Inside Chicago’s growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: ‘Small acts have huge consequences’
In Chicago, the resistance to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation mission has taken many forms. A movement has grown through acts large and small.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A city known for its resilience and take-no-nonsense attitude has found another reason to unite.