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I wrote an overview of "Operation Midway Blitz" and the main venues and types of activity that made it up: widespread street enforcement, detention and protest suppression at Broadview, the South Shore raid, and legal battles in the courts.
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What Happened in Chicago
An overview of federal activity in Chicagoland during the crackdown.
lauriemerrell.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I wrote an overview of "Operation Midway Blitz" and the main venues and types of activity that made it up: widespread street enforcement, detention and protest suppression at Broadview, the South Shore raid, and legal battles in the courts.
lauriemerrell.com/posts/what-h...
lauriemerrell.com/posts/what-h...
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My new favorite sport is harassing the Heritage Foundation 🤣
November 22, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My new favorite sport is harassing the Heritage Foundation 🤣
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Goddam!
Holy shit! This is what I'm talkin' about. David Clayton is running for congress in North Carolina's District 5 against MAGA Republican Virginia Foxx — and this is how he introduced himself. 🙌💪👏✊️👇
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Goddam!
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I discovered these photos today. And discovered they were friends, Trump and Liberace, mid-1980s Trump Tower co-tenants and shopping buddies. I had no idea.
But I have said many times over the years that Trump's whole Vegas/Pam Beach swank kitsch aesthetic resembles Liberace's.
But I have said many times over the years that Trump's whole Vegas/Pam Beach swank kitsch aesthetic resembles Liberace's.
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I discovered these photos today. And discovered they were friends, Trump and Liberace, mid-1980s Trump Tower co-tenants and shopping buddies. I had no idea.
But I have said many times over the years that Trump's whole Vegas/Pam Beach swank kitsch aesthetic resembles Liberace's.
But I have said many times over the years that Trump's whole Vegas/Pam Beach swank kitsch aesthetic resembles Liberace's.
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Donald Trump for Zohran Mamdani
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Donald Trump for Zohran Mamdani
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Houlahan: "I'm just continually stunned by the fact the commander in chief, the president, has called for my death. And that's something that should be chilling for everybody, and everybody should be worried about their safety in this nation when the president can yield that sort of statement."
November 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Houlahan: "I'm just continually stunned by the fact the commander in chief, the president, has called for my death. And that's something that should be chilling for everybody, and everybody should be worried about their safety in this nation when the president can yield that sort of statement."
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Everyone loves Jesse Welles the Guthrie-esque protest singer but don't sleep on Jesse Welles the Nirvana-esque screamer covering Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvc7...
WELLES - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings - 3/31/2017 - Paste Studios, New York, NY
YouTube video by Paste Magazine
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November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Everyone loves Jesse Welles the Guthrie-esque protest singer but don't sleep on Jesse Welles the Nirvana-esque screamer covering Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvc7...
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It's a censorship engine designed to promote ideas that Elon Musk likes and suppress ideas that Elon Musk does not like. I really don't get why this evident fact - that Musk openly admits! - is so hard for so many people to understand
An X user asks Elon Musk why they’re seeing tweets from left-wing lawmakers.
Musk: “Because we are failing very badly with the recommendations algorithm. Doing my best to address this.”
Musk: “Because we are failing very badly with the recommendations algorithm. Doing my best to address this.”
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It's a censorship engine designed to promote ideas that Elon Musk likes and suppress ideas that Elon Musk does not like. I really don't get why this evident fact - that Musk openly admits! - is so hard for so many people to understand
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Another powerful woman standing up ✊
On November 20, 2025, in Hillsborough, Oregon, a lone woman confronted a squad of heavily armed ICE agents who had set up a roadblock and refused to retreat.
On November 20, 2025, in Hillsborough, Oregon, a lone woman confronted a squad of heavily armed ICE agents who had set up a roadblock and refused to retreat.
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Another powerful woman standing up ✊
On November 20, 2025, in Hillsborough, Oregon, a lone woman confronted a squad of heavily armed ICE agents who had set up a roadblock and refused to retreat.
On November 20, 2025, in Hillsborough, Oregon, a lone woman confronted a squad of heavily armed ICE agents who had set up a roadblock and refused to retreat.
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Mark my words, teaching will be next.
The regime is targeting loans for traditionally female occupations.
The regime is targeting loans for traditionally female occupations.
I realized it was only a matter of time for other professions once I heard the professional, moral, intellectual & ethical requirements to be POTUS were completely eliminated. 🤷🏻♀️
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Mark my words, teaching will be next.
The regime is targeting loans for traditionally female occupations.
The regime is targeting loans for traditionally female occupations.
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Kristi Noem updates the Press 11/21
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Kristi Noem updates the Press 11/21
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Rolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Rolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:
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🏆🏆🏆
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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THREAD. A Deconstruction Of Ladybird's Well-Loved Tales Books, 1964-74.
You will find the analysis of these beloved books in the alt text below.
1. The Gingerbread Boy.
You will find the analysis of these beloved books in the alt text below.
1. The Gingerbread Boy.
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
THREAD. A Deconstruction Of Ladybird's Well-Loved Tales Books, 1964-74.
You will find the analysis of these beloved books in the alt text below.
1. The Gingerbread Boy.
You will find the analysis of these beloved books in the alt text below.
1. The Gingerbread Boy.
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is this going to be on the final
Larry Summers discusses his “statement of regret” for his disturbing messages to Jeffrey Epstein with Harvard students
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
is this going to be on the final
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Flying out to DC today to Remove the Regime!
Our fascist President is rounding up our neighbors & throwing them in concentration camps. He’s covering for an elite sex trafficking ring he’s a part of & he’s destroying our democracy to enrich his billionaire buddies.
He must be impeached & removed.
Our fascist President is rounding up our neighbors & throwing them in concentration camps. He’s covering for an elite sex trafficking ring he’s a part of & he’s destroying our democracy to enrich his billionaire buddies.
He must be impeached & removed.
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Flying out to DC today to Remove the Regime!
Our fascist President is rounding up our neighbors & throwing them in concentration camps. He’s covering for an elite sex trafficking ring he’s a part of & he’s destroying our democracy to enrich his billionaire buddies.
He must be impeached & removed.
Our fascist President is rounding up our neighbors & throwing them in concentration camps. He’s covering for an elite sex trafficking ring he’s a part of & he’s destroying our democracy to enrich his billionaire buddies.
He must be impeached & removed.
November 18, 2025
A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.
open.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Also Sherlock Holmes, with all the sleuthing around the dog that didn’t bark.
But from his nutbag punctuation it’s clear Epstein could barely read beyond the title of one of Nabokov’s books. He’s not curled up with Ada or Speak, Memory
But from his nutbag punctuation it’s clear Epstein could barely read beyond the title of one of Nabokov’s books. He’s not curled up with Ada or Speak, Memory
I was just joking about the injustice of Vladimir Nabokov's name being dragged through the mud like this. But, uh, I think that ship sailed a while ago.
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Also Sherlock Holmes, with all the sleuthing around the dog that didn’t bark.
But from his nutbag punctuation it’s clear Epstein could barely read beyond the title of one of Nabokov’s books. He’s not curled up with Ada or Speak, Memory
But from his nutbag punctuation it’s clear Epstein could barely read beyond the title of one of Nabokov’s books. He’s not curled up with Ada or Speak, Memory
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I’m very proud of this collaboration—it’s yet another way Chicagoans came together and organized to defend our city.
Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
Feds Used Chemical Agents Dozens of Times in Chicago
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
southsideweekly.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I’m very proud of this collaboration—it’s yet another way Chicagoans came together and organized to defend our city.
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Shame on Rep. Clay Higgins & shame on anyone who thinks this is acceptable.
This man didn’t just cast the lone “no” vote on exposing a global sex-trafficking network… he also grabbed a citizen for daring to ask a question he didn’t like. I hope this young man presses charges.
This man didn’t just cast the lone “no” vote on exposing a global sex-trafficking network… he also grabbed a citizen for daring to ask a question he didn’t like. I hope this young man presses charges.
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Shame on Rep. Clay Higgins & shame on anyone who thinks this is acceptable.
This man didn’t just cast the lone “no” vote on exposing a global sex-trafficking network… he also grabbed a citizen for daring to ask a question he didn’t like. I hope this young man presses charges.
This man didn’t just cast the lone “no” vote on exposing a global sex-trafficking network… he also grabbed a citizen for daring to ask a question he didn’t like. I hope this young man presses charges.
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IN A STUNNING VIDEO, veterans who are now serving as Members of Congress advise that those in the military and intelligence services are obligated to refuse illegal orders.
Speaking as a veteran, I never expected such a message from Congress to be necessary in my lifetime.
But here we are.
Speaking as a veteran, I never expected such a message from Congress to be necessary in my lifetime.
But here we are.
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
IN A STUNNING VIDEO, veterans who are now serving as Members of Congress advise that those in the military and intelligence services are obligated to refuse illegal orders.
Speaking as a veteran, I never expected such a message from Congress to be necessary in my lifetime.
But here we are.
Speaking as a veteran, I never expected such a message from Congress to be necessary in my lifetime.
But here we are.
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🚨Using any kind of chemical weapons at this range is aggravated assault against peaceful protesters. They have no weapons, they pose no threat. ICE is the enemy. 1/2
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🚨Using any kind of chemical weapons at this range is aggravated assault against peaceful protesters. They have no weapons, they pose no threat. ICE is the enemy. 1/2
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🧊✈️ CAUCUSES & BALKANS ⛓️😲
👉 After dumping Ukrainians in Poland, Omni 767 (N486AX) makes stops in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bulgaria & Albania 🇺🇦🇦🇿🇬🇪🇧🇬🇦🇱
ICE Air keeps detainees in shackles for these transports 👀
👉 After dumping Ukrainians in Poland, Omni 767 (N486AX) makes stops in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bulgaria & Albania 🇺🇦🇦🇿🇬🇪🇧🇬🇦🇱
ICE Air keeps detainees in shackles for these transports 👀
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🧊✈️ CAUCUSES & BALKANS ⛓️😲
👉 After dumping Ukrainians in Poland, Omni 767 (N486AX) makes stops in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bulgaria & Albania 🇺🇦🇦🇿🇬🇪🇧🇬🇦🇱
ICE Air keeps detainees in shackles for these transports 👀
👉 After dumping Ukrainians in Poland, Omni 767 (N486AX) makes stops in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Bulgaria & Albania 🇺🇦🇦🇿🇬🇪🇧🇬🇦🇱
ICE Air keeps detainees in shackles for these transports 👀
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Hundreds of people gathered in North Carolina to protest the U.S. Border Patrol’s operations in the region.
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Hundreds of people gathered in North Carolina to protest the U.S. Border Patrol’s operations in the region.