Pooja Ravindran
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Probably commenting on shenanigans chicityclerk.com
I am not my employer so neither are my opinions my employers' opinions
Probably commenting on shenanigans chicityclerk.com
I am not my employer so neither are my opinions my employers' opinions
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Spoken from a beloved historian and 40th Ward resident! Let's get rid of the air and water show and replace it with something else that will bring equal amounts of hospitality industry money and and less environmental and sound pollution!
What with the specter of the military terrorizing Chicago being an actual possibility, hearing fighter jets boom overhead is no longer merely a nuisance. It's trauma. Time to end the Air & Water Show, or limit it to the actually charming and entertaining stunt pilots, wing-walkers, and such.
BRING BACK THE WORLD FAIR
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Good morning. U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman is presiding over a status hearing in the case involving conditions inside ICE's holding facility in Broadview.
The hearing is just getting underway, and it's being held remotely.
The hearing is just getting underway, and it's being held remotely.
Magistrate judge plans visit to ICE Broadview facility amid lawsuit over conditions
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Magistrate judge plans visit to ICE Broadview facility amid lawsuit over conditions
The visit has been tentatively planned for Thursday morning, and details will be sorted out early next week.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Good morning. U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman is presiding over a status hearing in the case involving conditions inside ICE's holding facility in Broadview.
The hearing is just getting underway, and it's being held remotely.
The hearing is just getting underway, and it's being held remotely.
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Sure we put you through a month of hell, but on the other hand we got nothing for it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Sure we put you through a month of hell, but on the other hand we got nothing for it.
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The judge previously forbade federal agents from using tear gas or other “riot control” weapons against people who pose no immediate threat and without two warnings during the immigration campaign. However, that order was set to expire at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Federal judge enters broader order governing feds' use of force during immigration blitz
www.wbez.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The judge previously forbade federal agents from using tear gas or other “riot control” weapons against people who pose no immediate threat and without two warnings during the immigration campaign. However, that order was set to expire at 11 a.m. Thursday.
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new: at least 26 unhoused chicagoans have been abducted since the start of "operation midway blitz."
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
Many unhoused Chicagoans uncounted among the disappeared - Chicago Reader
The Latino Union of Chicago, via its Adopt a Corner initiative, organizes patrols to watch for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents at intersections and landmarks wh...
chicagoreader.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
new: at least 26 unhoused chicagoans have been abducted since the start of "operation midway blitz."
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
Is anyone predicting and pontificating smartly about electoral maps and the gerrymander math ahead of 2026 and 2028? Do send the substacks my way I feel undereducated on the topic!!
November 6, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Is anyone predicting and pontificating smartly about electoral maps and the gerrymander math ahead of 2026 and 2028? Do send the substacks my way I feel undereducated on the topic!!
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to underscore this point:
uber requires drivers to have a social security number. lyft allows drivers to use a temporary identification number provided they’ve had their license for at least a year.
these folks all have legal authorization to work here.
uber requires drivers to have a social security number. lyft allows drivers to use a temporary identification number provided they’ve had their license for at least a year.
these folks all have legal authorization to work here.
new: federal agents have targeted rideshare drivers at o'hare on at least ten separate days since october 10.
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
‘Like shooting fish in a barrel’ - Chicago Reader
Federal agents have repeatedly terrorize rideshare drivers at O’Hare International Airport.
chicagoreader.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
to underscore this point:
uber requires drivers to have a social security number. lyft allows drivers to use a temporary identification number provided they’ve had their license for at least a year.
these folks all have legal authorization to work here.
uber requires drivers to have a social security number. lyft allows drivers to use a temporary identification number provided they’ve had their license for at least a year.
these folks all have legal authorization to work here.
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NEWS: ICE agent charged with drunken driving after shift at Broadview detention center. Car crash into a hedgerow. Trump’s Midway Blitz is claimed to be inspired by an undocumented drunk driving death.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/i...
‘Doesn’t look good’: ICE agent charged with drunken driving after shift at Broadview detention center
An Immigration and Enforcement agent has been charged with drunken driving after his car crashed after a shift at the Broadview detention center.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
NEWS: ICE agent charged with drunken driving after shift at Broadview detention center. Car crash into a hedgerow. Trump’s Midway Blitz is claimed to be inspired by an undocumented drunk driving death.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/i...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/05/i...
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The U.S. federal judge is requiring officials at the de facto ICE detention center to provide detainees with a clean bedding mat, hygienic supplies, three meals with water per day, and access to lawyers and a phone, among other requirements.
trib.al/qdTsaoY
trib.al/qdTsaoY
Federal judge issues temporary restraining order governing conditions at Broadview ICE facility
U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman is requiring officials at the de facto detention center run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide detainees with a clean bedding mat, a sufficient amount of hygienic supplies, three meals with water per day, and access to lawyers and a phone, among…
trib.al
November 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The U.S. federal judge is requiring officials at the de facto ICE detention center to provide detainees with a clean bedding mat, hygienic supplies, three meals with water per day, and access to lawyers and a phone, among other requirements.
trib.al/qdTsaoY
trib.al/qdTsaoY
MAMDANI WALKING OFF TO DHOOM MACHALE IS INCREDIBLE
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
MAMDANI WALKING OFF TO DHOOM MACHALE IS INCREDIBLE
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U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman is back on the bench in this hearing over conditions inside the ICE facility in west suburban Broadview.
Court's in recess until 1:30 p.m.
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman is back on the bench in this hearing over conditions inside the ICE facility in west suburban Broadview.
Friends I matched with someone on a dating app THIS AM and they were then at my PM Work Event.
Should I bolt or is Chicago just this small pls share your thoughts
Should I bolt or is Chicago just this small pls share your thoughts
November 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Friends I matched with someone on a dating app THIS AM and they were then at my PM Work Event.
Should I bolt or is Chicago just this small pls share your thoughts
Should I bolt or is Chicago just this small pls share your thoughts
Engaging in public community events is so important ugh I hope and pray more people join these precious moments! This is not satire!
November 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Engaging in public community events is so important ugh I hope and pray more people join these precious moments! This is not satire!
JB Pritzker begging Kristi Noem to pause DHS disappearances on Halloween gave me the ick
October 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
JB Pritzker begging Kristi Noem to pause DHS disappearances on Halloween gave me the ick
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NEW: Full Ninth Circuit keeps Trump's Oregon National Guard efforts blocked for now, tossing order that sided with Trump.
The full federal appeals court on Tuesday voted to vacate last week's 2-1 order, which had sought to allow Trump to send troops to Portland during litigation.
Law Dork:
The full federal appeals court on Tuesday voted to vacate last week's 2-1 order, which had sought to allow Trump to send troops to Portland during litigation.
Law Dork:
Full Ninth Circuit keeps Trump's Oregon National Guard efforts blocked for now, tossing order that sided with Trump
The full federal appeals court on Tuesday voted to vacate last week's 2-1 order, which had sought to allow Trump to send troops to Portland during litigation.
www.lawdork.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 AM
NEW: Full Ninth Circuit keeps Trump's Oregon National Guard efforts blocked for now, tossing order that sided with Trump.
The full federal appeals court on Tuesday voted to vacate last week's 2-1 order, which had sought to allow Trump to send troops to Portland during litigation.
Law Dork:
The full federal appeals court on Tuesday voted to vacate last week's 2-1 order, which had sought to allow Trump to send troops to Portland during litigation.
Law Dork:
I know times are tough AND I'm still listening to every single Folded remix
October 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
I know times are tough AND I'm still listening to every single Folded remix
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Transit bill has just dropped in the Illinois General Assembly: ilga.gov/documents/le...
ilga.gov
October 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Transit bill has just dropped in the Illinois General Assembly: ilga.gov/documents/le...
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The night of the South Shore raid, Border Patrol called CPD to pick up two U.S. citizens they arrested two miles away.
CPD says they can’t find any case reports confirming they did so, and DHS won’t reply to my inquiries about the arrested U.S. citizens.
What happened to them?
CPD says they can’t find any case reports confirming they did so, and DHS won’t reply to my inquiries about the arrested U.S. citizens.
What happened to them?
October 28, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The night of the South Shore raid, Border Patrol called CPD to pick up two U.S. citizens they arrested two miles away.
CPD says they can’t find any case reports confirming they did so, and DHS won’t reply to my inquiries about the arrested U.S. citizens.
What happened to them?
CPD says they can’t find any case reports confirming they did so, and DHS won’t reply to my inquiries about the arrested U.S. citizens.
What happened to them?
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The 8 officers have been named in 13 lawsuits filed by drivers who said they were improperly stopped and searched Downtown because they are Black, according to an analysis of court records by @wttw.bsky.social
Taxpayers have paid a combined $378K to resolve 6 of those lawsuits, records show.
Taxpayers have paid a combined $378K to resolve 6 of those lawsuits, records show.
The agency tasked with investigating misconduct by Chicago police officers identified a troubling pattern of undocumented and unprofessional stops of Black people in a downtown police district, according to a document obtained by WTTW News.
https://to.wttw.com/3Lahbzd
https://to.wttw.com/3Lahbzd
Police Misconduct Agency Identified Troubling Pattern of Stops of Black Chicagoans in Downtown Police District, Records Shows
Four members of the 1863 tactical team named in COPA’s letter have been stripped of their police powers, according to a department spokesperson.
to.wttw.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The 8 officers have been named in 13 lawsuits filed by drivers who said they were improperly stopped and searched Downtown because they are Black, according to an analysis of court records by @wttw.bsky.social
Taxpayers have paid a combined $378K to resolve 6 of those lawsuits, records show.
Taxpayers have paid a combined $378K to resolve 6 of those lawsuits, records show.
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Today attorneys for the plaintiffs in CHC v. Noem, et al filed ANOTHER notice of violations of Judge Ellis's TRO, based on additional testimony and evidence from the Little Village incident Thursday. You can read that new filing here: www.loevy.com/wp-content/u...
www.loevy.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Today attorneys for the plaintiffs in CHC v. Noem, et al filed ANOTHER notice of violations of Judge Ellis's TRO, based on additional testimony and evidence from the Little Village incident Thursday. You can read that new filing here: www.loevy.com/wp-content/u...
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In which CPD officers are far from uniformly opposed to immigration enforcement
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/26/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/26/c...
Chicago police find themselves in difficult spots as wave of federal immigration enforcement continues
On at least two occasions, CPD personnel responding to standoffs between neighbors and federal agents have found themselves tear-gassed alongside residents as agents react to thrown objects and sho…
www.chicagotribune.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In which CPD officers are far from uniformly opposed to immigration enforcement
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/26/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/26/c...
Me: I am taking a break!
Me at the same time: I am organizing 4 trainings but also Going Out and and eliminating bullshit interactions that dont serve me 💅🏾 I love breaks
Me at the same time: I am organizing 4 trainings but also Going Out and and eliminating bullshit interactions that dont serve me 💅🏾 I love breaks
October 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Me: I am taking a break!
Me at the same time: I am organizing 4 trainings but also Going Out and and eliminating bullshit interactions that dont serve me 💅🏾 I love breaks
Me at the same time: I am organizing 4 trainings but also Going Out and and eliminating bullshit interactions that dont serve me 💅🏾 I love breaks
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More from the scene
October 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More from the scene
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"Produce Defendant Gregory Bovino, in person."
UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story on a federal judge ordering Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino into her courtroom in Chicago: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story on a federal judge ordering Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino into her courtroom in Chicago: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Federal judge orders Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino into her courtroom
The order came one day after Bovino was accused of tossing tear gas into a crowd in Little Village without justification.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"Produce Defendant Gregory Bovino, in person."
UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story on a federal judge ordering Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino into her courtroom in Chicago: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
UPDATED @chicago.suntimes.com story on a federal judge ordering Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino into her courtroom in Chicago: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Safe to say these court orders are not doing much to protect immigrants in Chicago. Court orders don't mean anything if they are not followed and if there is no enforcement when they're not followed.
October 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Safe to say these court orders are not doing much to protect immigrants in Chicago. Court orders don't mean anything if they are not followed and if there is no enforcement when they're not followed.