Nora Flanagan
@noraflanagan.bsky.social
Union organizer, English teacher, horror dork, derby enforcer, book glutton, rabid Chicagoan, coffee junkie, metaphorical nazi-puncher
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If you woke up in organizer mode: part of my role at my union is researching and organizing against right wing attacks on public education and labor spaces. If we should be collaborating, reach out. The work didn’t start today, but if we aren’t connected and should be, let’s fix that.
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“When you understand there’s torture in a concentration camp in your backyard, it would be wild if people from Chicagoland weren’t going to Broadview,” Woolf later said in an interview. “But [Mayor Thompson] doesn’t care about out-of-town cops coming to brutalize us.”
Pastors speak of brutality of arrests at hands of local cops at Broadview ICE facility
Pastor Luke Harris-Ferree and the Rev. Michael Woolf were arrested Friday while trying to meet and pray with detainees. They call on Gov. JB Pritzker to answer for the excessive use of force by police...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:04 AM
“When you understand there’s torture in a concentration camp in your backyard, it would be wild if people from Chicagoland weren’t going to Broadview,” Woolf later said in an interview. “But [Mayor Thompson] doesn’t care about out-of-town cops coming to brutalize us.”
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Two weeks into a new program that gives New Mexico children free childcare, officials are opening up about the surge that happened day one & how it’s been moving forward. In just a short time, the state said thousands of children are now enrolled in free childcare, & daycares are lining up to join.
www.krqe.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Two weeks into a new program that gives New Mexico children free childcare, officials are opening up about the surge that happened day one & how it’s been moving forward. In just a short time, the state said thousands of children are now enrolled in free childcare, & daycares are lining up to join.
Turkey is one of the testing grounds for reimporting fascism to America. There goes my hypothetical bail fund.
The Trump administration moved to designate antifa groups abroad as foreign terrorists — setting up the prosecution of their U.S. allies.
Marco Rubio Wants to Imprison You on Terror Charges for Supporting Nazi Punchers
Rubio moved to designate antifa groups abroad as foreign terrorist organizations — setting prosecution for their U.S. allies.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Turkey is one of the testing grounds for reimporting fascism to America. There goes my hypothetical bail fund.
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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It’s being reported that Greg Bovino and 250 of his goons will be leaving Chicago. But it’s also being reported that he’ll be back, in larger numbers. But Chicago is a boxer, tired but unbowed. I wrote about how we’ll be ready. dansinker.com/posts/202…
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It’s being reported that Greg Bovino and 250 of his goons will be leaving Chicago. But it’s also being reported that he’ll be back, in larger numbers. But Chicago is a boxer, tired but unbowed. I wrote about how we’ll be ready. dansinker.com/posts/202…
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
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Vivid memory of him at the beginning of the Obama era one minute arguing the union auto worker’s contracts had be torn up in order to save the companies.
Then when asked why banksters shld still receive their year end bonuses even as they almost tanked the global economy…contracts are sacrosanct.
Then when asked why banksters shld still receive their year end bonuses even as they almost tanked the global economy…contracts are sacrosanct.
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Vivid memory of him at the beginning of the Obama era one minute arguing the union auto worker’s contracts had be torn up in order to save the companies.
Then when asked why banksters shld still receive their year end bonuses even as they almost tanked the global economy…contracts are sacrosanct.
Then when asked why banksters shld still receive their year end bonuses even as they almost tanked the global economy…contracts are sacrosanct.
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thinking about how i get anxious writing emails because i don't want to sound like a moron while larry summers is apparently typing emails like this:
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
November 13, 2025 at 1:38 AM
thinking about how i get anxious writing emails because i don't want to sound like a moron while larry summers is apparently typing emails like this:
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
u kno she dint want to talk tomorrow. make me bad pheel.
What an unconstitutional clusterf*ck
Good morning from Judge Jeffrey Cumming's courtroom, where he's considering a motion to release 100s of "Midway Blitz" arrestees on EM who were subjected to "warrantless" arrest.
ICE and CBP recently produced a list of 3,300 people arrested since June
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/24/c...
ICE and CBP recently produced a list of 3,300 people arrested since June
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/24/c...
Federal judge appears poised to order release of at least some ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees
A Chicago federal judge appeared poised Friday to order at least a portion of the thousands of people detained in “Operation Midway Blitz” released on electronic monitoring while litiga…
www.chicagotribune.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
What an unconstitutional clusterf*ck
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Love this @willbunch.bsky.social focus on the courage & persistence of my fellow Chicagoans. What the Trump admin is doing here should frighten all Americans; what the residents are doing to fight back can be an inspiration.
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Love this @willbunch.bsky.social focus on the courage & persistence of my fellow Chicagoans. What the Trump admin is doing here should frighten all Americans; what the residents are doing to fight back can be an inspiration.
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This is my semi-regular reminder that if you're looking for something to do to push against authoritarianism, you might have to look no farther than your very own school district. Extremists want to take it over and cause havoc. Don't let them! See if there's a sensible pro-public education
October 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This is my semi-regular reminder that if you're looking for something to do to push against authoritarianism, you might have to look no farther than your very own school district. Extremists want to take it over and cause havoc. Don't let them! See if there's a sensible pro-public education
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It’s the all caps that convince me.
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
It’s the all caps that convince me.
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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“The steadfast organizing in Chicago remains a beacon of hope and essential guide for activists across the country,” said one organizer.
Chicagoans Refuse to Be Cowed in the Face of Unrelenting State Violence
Chicago is giving the US “a stellar example of how to fight back against these xenophobic pogroms,” said one organizer.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
“The steadfast organizing in Chicago remains a beacon of hope and essential guide for activists across the country,” said one organizer.
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Nick Fuentes has long trafficked in racism and misogyny. Now, mainstream media outlets and platforms are helping him reinvent himself—muting his slurs while amplifying his reach. His sanitization shows how extremists are being normalized in U.S. politics and media.
Read more:
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The Sanitization of Antisemite Nick Fuentes
Nick Fuentes, a 27-year-old Holocaust denier and white nationalist, has long trafficked in racism, misogyny, and antisemitism. Yet mainstream podcasters and platforms are now offering him space to rei...
globalextremism.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Nick Fuentes has long trafficked in racism and misogyny. Now, mainstream media outlets and platforms are helping him reinvent himself—muting his slurs while amplifying his reach. His sanitization shows how extremists are being normalized in U.S. politics and media.
Read more:
Read more:
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This photo was taken by @chicagotribune.com photog @mandophotos.bsky.social this past Saturday in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. Chicago's local news journalists are doing a helluva job capturing the aggressive tactics CPB & ICE are using here.
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This photo was taken by @chicagotribune.com photog @mandophotos.bsky.social this past Saturday in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood. Chicago's local news journalists are doing a helluva job capturing the aggressive tactics CPB & ICE are using here.
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The Magnificent Mile’s vacancy rate has gone down in recent years; among them, Uniqlo is opening a store at 600 N Michigan soon.
The vacancy rate of the retail space in Trump Tower, a few blocks away, has always been about 95%.
The vacancy rate of the retail space in Trump Tower, a few blocks away, has always been about 95%.
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Magnificent Mile’s vacancy rate has gone down in recent years; among them, Uniqlo is opening a store at 600 N Michigan soon.
The vacancy rate of the retail space in Trump Tower, a few blocks away, has always been about 95%.
The vacancy rate of the retail space in Trump Tower, a few blocks away, has always been about 95%.
If Bovino and his ghouls head to another city, I hope that city steals from Chicago like we learned from LA and DC. I hope they steal our school safety flyering and patrols, street vendor buyouts by ICE watch bike gangs, almost daily community trainings, and most of all our relentless solidarity.
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
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.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If Bovino and his ghouls head to another city, I hope that city steals from Chicago like we learned from LA and DC. I hope they steal our school safety flyering and patrols, street vendor buyouts by ICE watch bike gangs, almost daily community trainings, and most of all our relentless solidarity.
Chicago teachers have created and shared plans for whistles to support school and neighborhood safety patrols. (Maybe we used school printers, maybe we didn’t.) Proud to wear one made by a @ctulocal1.bsky.social STEAM teacher!
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Chicago teachers have created and shared plans for whistles to support school and neighborhood safety patrols. (Maybe we used school printers, maybe we didn’t.) Proud to wear one made by a @ctulocal1.bsky.social STEAM teacher!
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What in the fuck
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 AM
What in the fuck
“Hunted.” This is the right co-opting language again. ICE and other federal agents are literally tracking and abducting human beings without warrants, but people who tried to hijack a national election are the real victims.
Ed Martin: "What this pardon does is help rescue the people who were hunted. The Biden administration hunted the alternate electors who were participating in our constitutional process in 2020 ... they were Trump supporters who believed in the Constitution."
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“Hunted.” This is the right co-opting language again. ICE and other federal agents are literally tracking and abducting human beings without warrants, but people who tried to hijack a national election are the real victims.
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Tribune editorial board type post
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Tribune editorial board type post