Mark Smithivas
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At least 6 unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents since September: 2 have been released, while the status of the remaining 4 is unknown. But the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness is investigating reports of an additional 19 people disappeared.
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Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community
Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.
chicagoreader.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
At least 6 unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents since September: 2 have been released, while the status of the remaining 4 is unknown. But the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness is investigating reports of an additional 19 people disappeared.
chicagoreader.com/news/make-it...
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Have 11 Zoom meetings over the next 4 days. Still better than going into the office 5 days a week.
June 3, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Have 11 Zoom meetings over the next 4 days. Still better than going into the office 5 days a week.
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This is Mobile, Alabama. This may not seem like a lot but I’m proud of this community because Alabama is a deeply, deeply red state.
No Kings
No Nazis
#HandsOff2025
No Kings
No Nazis
#HandsOff2025
April 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This is Mobile, Alabama. This may not seem like a lot but I’m proud of this community because Alabama is a deeply, deeply red state.
No Kings
No Nazis
#HandsOff2025
No Kings
No Nazis
#HandsOff2025
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First time participating in any kind of protest. HUGE turnout! I went with trepidation, not sure what I’d find. It was Hope, and love, and resistance, and good trouble. A spiritual experience in so many ways. #handsoff2025 #DupageCounty
April 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
First time participating in any kind of protest. HUGE turnout! I went with trepidation, not sure what I’d find. It was Hope, and love, and resistance, and good trouble. A spiritual experience in so many ways. #handsoff2025 #DupageCounty
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April 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Scenes from Nashville’s #HandsOff2025 protest at Centennial Park. Looks like a few thousand people of all ages and backgrounds 1/
April 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Scenes from Nashville’s #HandsOff2025 protest at Centennial Park. Looks like a few thousand people of all ages and backgrounds 1/
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Oldest city’s biggest protest in Saint Augustine, Florida #handsoff #handsoffflorida #saintaugustine #florida #staugustine #handsoff2025 #staugustineprotest #resisttrump #resist @eunacis.bsky.social #usaprotest #floridaprotest @rbreich.bsky.social
April 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Oldest city’s biggest protest in Saint Augustine, Florida #handsoff #handsoffflorida #saintaugustine #florida #staugustine #handsoff2025 #staugustineprotest #resisttrump #resist @eunacis.bsky.social #usaprotest #floridaprotest @rbreich.bsky.social
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Gotta love this collection of protest signs down by the Washington Monument. #handsoff2025
April 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Gotta love this collection of protest signs down by the Washington Monument. #handsoff2025
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Thousands took to the streets in Raleigh, NC today! 🙌
A beautiful day to exercise our 1st amendment rights.
#handsoff2025
A beautiful day to exercise our 1st amendment rights.
#handsoff2025
April 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Thousands took to the streets in Raleigh, NC today! 🙌
A beautiful day to exercise our 1st amendment rights.
#handsoff2025
A beautiful day to exercise our 1st amendment rights.
#handsoff2025
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#HandsoffPhilly #HandsOff2025 @50501philadelphia.bsky.social @newpennsylvania.bsky.social @indivisible.org @maddow.msnbc.com
April 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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April 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Happening now: a tremendous number of people are streaming into downtown Chicago for today's day of action.
The rally/march hasn't started yet and Daley Plaza is already packed, with thousands more expected. Haven't seen a crowd this large in a while.
The rally/march hasn't started yet and Daley Plaza is already packed, with thousands more expected. Haven't seen a crowd this large in a while.
April 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Happening now: a tremendous number of people are streaming into downtown Chicago for today's day of action.
The rally/march hasn't started yet and Daley Plaza is already packed, with thousands more expected. Haven't seen a crowd this large in a while.
The rally/march hasn't started yet and Daley Plaza is already packed, with thousands more expected. Haven't seen a crowd this large in a while.
Small mom and pop cafes are where it's at anyway. Better coffee. Better service and atmosphere. www.wsj.com/business/hos...
Exclusive | Starbucks CEO Tells Workers to Step It Up After Layoffs
Brian Niccol said the coffee chain’s turnaround hinges on greater accountability: “We own whether or not this place grows.”
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March 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Small mom and pop cafes are where it's at anyway. Better coffee. Better service and atmosphere. www.wsj.com/business/hos...
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Strip clubs, topless bars, Hooters etc have an opportunity to do something really funny and insist on making their workforce 50% male in order to comply with anti-DEI mandates. Those ladies are taking jobs away from red-blooded American men who need the work
February 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Strip clubs, topless bars, Hooters etc have an opportunity to do something really funny and insist on making their workforce 50% male in order to comply with anti-DEI mandates. Those ladies are taking jobs away from red-blooded American men who need the work
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This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
January 31, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is what the government did with 120K+ Japanese Americans in 1942.
I know. I was there in those camps.
I know. I was there in those camps.
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1) micco is super cool
2) this event is super cool
3) all the cool kids (aka me) will be there
2) this event is super cool
3) all the cool kids (aka me) will be there
January 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
1) micco is super cool
2) this event is super cool
3) all the cool kids (aka me) will be there
2) this event is super cool
3) all the cool kids (aka me) will be there
Shuttered Pitchfork Fest faced escalating costs, “compromises” in bookings, co-founder says - WBEZ Chicago
January 30, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Shuttered Pitchfork Fest faced escalating costs, “compromises” in bookings, co-founder says - WBEZ Chicago
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"As advocacy groups with long histories of advocating for and supporting the rights of women and girls, we unequivocally affirm that transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people, including women and girls, deserve the same basic rights and respect as everyone else."
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Over 170 Organizations Condemn President Trump's Executive Order Targeting Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Individuals - National Women's Law Center
Over 170 organizations condemn President Trump's executive order targeting transgender, nonbinary, and intersex individuals.
nwlc.org
January 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"As advocacy groups with long histories of advocating for and supporting the rights of women and girls, we unequivocally affirm that transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people, including women and girls, deserve the same basic rights and respect as everyone else."
nwlc.org/resource/ove...
nwlc.org/resource/ove...
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From sharing information and shopping immigrant-owned businesses to donating to nonprofits, here are seven ways Chicagoans can help immigrant communities in the city. blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/28/c... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social via @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Chicago's Immigrants Are Being Targeted By ICE. Here's What You Can Do To Help
From sharing information and shopping immigrant-owned businesses to donating to nonprofits, here are seven ways Chicagoans can help immigrant communities in the city.
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January 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
From sharing information and shopping immigrant-owned businesses to donating to nonprofits, here are seven ways Chicagoans can help immigrant communities in the city. blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/28/c... via @blockclubchi.bsky.social via @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Latest missive from the New Normal open.substack.com/pub/marksmit...
Magic Kingdom
A THREESOME remix for the writers' prompt: "Florida"
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January 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Latest missive from the New Normal open.substack.com/pub/marksmit...
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“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
January 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Pin this, save it, we’ll need it.
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
“When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.”
AOC 🔥🎯
Teen Vogue with some practical suggestions for how to resist. www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-wa...
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Teen Vogue with some practical suggestions for how to resist. www.teenvogue.com/story/ice-wa...
@azsky.app I tried logging with my bsky app password but it doesn't seem to work.
January 22, 2025 at 6:16 AM
@azsky.app I tried logging with my bsky app password but it doesn't seem to work.