Jason Guthartz
@restructures.bsky.social
#DismantleWhiteness
abolition, reparations, libraries, archives, music, film, art, Chicago
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Jason Guthartz
@restructures.bsky.social
· Sep 12
also: That people like Friedersdorf—and the entirety of the white punditry class—don't consider the exponential increase in the U.S. prison population during the 1980s & 1990s to be a form of political violence really says everything.
#DefundPolice #AbolishPrisons #DismantleWhiteness
#DefundPolice #AbolishPrisons #DismantleWhiteness
All of the fascist horrors playing out in front of us today have been enabled by the bipartisan consensus that has prioritized an expansion of the PIC & surveillance state at any & all costs in order to serve & protect the violence & cruelty of our systems of whiteness/capitalism.
The ice cream sundaes at the Swensen's there were on point 😋
The “Miracle Mile” is a fancy strip mall on Long Island.
You might’ve heard it in a Billy Joel song (“are you gonna cruise the Miracle Mile?”). He is from Long Island.
Queens is also on Long Island, though officially part of NYC.
Old man remembers things from his youth, has trouble with new info.
You might’ve heard it in a Billy Joel song (“are you gonna cruise the Miracle Mile?”). He is from Long Island.
Queens is also on Long Island, though officially part of NYC.
Old man remembers things from his youth, has trouble with new info.
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The ice cream sundaes at the Swensen's there were on point 😋
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Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
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November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Chicago,
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Chicago,
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
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In Little Village, a small group has closed down 26th Street in front of the arch. About 12 hours after news that Bovino et al may be on their way out.
November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In Little Village, a small group has closed down 26th Street in front of the arch. About 12 hours after news that Bovino et al may be on their way out.
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WBEZ/Sun-Times are crowd-sourcing a map of ICE raids.
Put aside what they’re doing and to whom and why.
The fact that the people of an American city, including the mayor and governor, have to guess where Federal agents are operating, is itself insane.
interactive.wbez.org/uploader/en/
Put aside what they’re doing and to whom and why.
The fact that the people of an American city, including the mayor and governor, have to guess where Federal agents are operating, is itself insane.
interactive.wbez.org/uploader/en/
October 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
WBEZ/Sun-Times are crowd-sourcing a map of ICE raids.
Put aside what they’re doing and to whom and why.
The fact that the people of an American city, including the mayor and governor, have to guess where Federal agents are operating, is itself insane.
interactive.wbez.org/uploader/en/
Put aside what they’re doing and to whom and why.
The fact that the people of an American city, including the mayor and governor, have to guess where Federal agents are operating, is itself insane.
interactive.wbez.org/uploader/en/
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“Some of you were tear-gassed right in front of and alongside useless CPD officers and still think they deserve the largest share of the city’s public safety budget. Some of you are still waiting for the police to come to your rescue and save you from the bad guys.
Don’t hold your breath.”
Don’t hold your breath.”
NEW — Columnist Bella BAHHS is back with a message for everyone joining the resistance in Chicago and beyond.
What some non-Black Chicagoans are now experiencing is what Black folks have faced for generations: policing as a tool to protect power and profit.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/the-...
What some non-Black Chicagoans are now experiencing is what Black folks have faced for generations: policing as a tool to protect power and profit.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/the-...
THE REVOLUTIONARY COLUMN: Racist police violence is always the common denominator • The TRiiBE
ICE violence does not exist within a vacuum. It didn’t come out of nowhere. This is how it feels to be Black and policed in this country.
thetriibe.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“Some of you were tear-gassed right in front of and alongside useless CPD officers and still think they deserve the largest share of the city’s public safety budget. Some of you are still waiting for the police to come to your rescue and save you from the bad guys.
Don’t hold your breath.”
Don’t hold your breath.”
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DHS lies constantly, and this has been confirmed in court. There is no evidence that any shots were fired at federal agents. The fact that the claim has no known basis in fact should be out front here.
Department of Homeland Security agents were shot at during an immigration enforcement operation in Chicago Saturday, the agency said — as federal agents were also accused of using pepper spray and flash-bang grenades against protesters across the Chicago area.
DHS says agents were shot at amid chaotic day of immigration enforcement operations in Chicago area
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
DHS lies constantly, and this has been confirmed in court. There is no evidence that any shots were fired at federal agents. The fact that the claim has no known basis in fact should be out front here.
Reid's so locked in, it sounds like she's singing while jogging 🥰
In light of MTV apparently being shut down, here's one of the earliest predecessors of the music video.
It was made for the Scopitone, a jukebox that showed 16mm color films with magnetic soundtracks.
Lead singer Brenda Reid turned 80 this year 💐
The Exciters, "Tell Him" (1962)
youtu.be/ah-tui1ubnU
It was made for the Scopitone, a jukebox that showed 16mm color films with magnetic soundtracks.
Lead singer Brenda Reid turned 80 this year 💐
The Exciters, "Tell Him" (1962)
youtu.be/ah-tui1ubnU
Tell Him - The Exciters
YouTube video by Tuggle
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Reid's so locked in, it sounds like she's singing while jogging 🥰
In light of MTV apparently being shut down, here's one of the earliest predecessors of the music video.
It was made for the Scopitone, a jukebox that showed 16mm color films with magnetic soundtracks.
Lead singer Brenda Reid turned 80 this year 💐
The Exciters, "Tell Him" (1962)
youtu.be/ah-tui1ubnU
It was made for the Scopitone, a jukebox that showed 16mm color films with magnetic soundtracks.
Lead singer Brenda Reid turned 80 this year 💐
The Exciters, "Tell Him" (1962)
youtu.be/ah-tui1ubnU
Tell Him - The Exciters
YouTube video by Tuggle
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
In light of MTV apparently being shut down, here's one of the earliest predecessors of the music video.
It was made for the Scopitone, a jukebox that showed 16mm color films with magnetic soundtracks.
Lead singer Brenda Reid turned 80 this year 💐
The Exciters, "Tell Him" (1962)
youtu.be/ah-tui1ubnU
It was made for the Scopitone, a jukebox that showed 16mm color films with magnetic soundtracks.
Lead singer Brenda Reid turned 80 this year 💐
The Exciters, "Tell Him" (1962)
youtu.be/ah-tui1ubnU
Policing cannot be reformed.
"Allegations of lying, sexual misconduct, bigoted statements, and racist policing were among those quietly reclassified by the Civilian Complaint Review Board."
#DefundPolice #AbolishPolice #DismantleWhiteness
"Allegations of lying, sexual misconduct, bigoted statements, and racist policing were among those quietly reclassified by the Civilian Complaint Review Board."
#DefundPolice #AbolishPolice #DismantleWhiteness
New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers.
hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...
The NYPD’s Watchdog Whitewashed More Than 10,000 Misconduct Allegations in Public Data, New Evidence Shows
Allegations of lying, sexual misconduct, bigoted statements, and racist policing were among those quietly reclassified by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
hellgatenyc.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Policing cannot be reformed.
"Allegations of lying, sexual misconduct, bigoted statements, and racist policing were among those quietly reclassified by the Civilian Complaint Review Board."
#DefundPolice #AbolishPolice #DismantleWhiteness
"Allegations of lying, sexual misconduct, bigoted statements, and racist policing were among those quietly reclassified by the Civilian Complaint Review Board."
#DefundPolice #AbolishPolice #DismantleWhiteness
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The police vans have left and the riot cops just retreated around a corner, out of sight. Lots of media following.
"Fascists out of Berkeley" being chanted by hundreds of protesters.
"Fascists out of Berkeley" being chanted by hundreds of protesters.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The police vans have left and the riot cops just retreated around a corner, out of sight. Lots of media following.
"Fascists out of Berkeley" being chanted by hundreds of protesters.
"Fascists out of Berkeley" being chanted by hundreds of protesters.
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Heyo! I have just arrived in front of Zellerbach Hall at the University of California, #Berkeley where hundreds of people have gathered to protest Turning Point USA's final your stop tonight.
An arrest of some sort is happening it appears. No idea why. The crowd is irate.
An arrest of some sort is happening it appears. No idea why. The crowd is irate.
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Heyo! I have just arrived in front of Zellerbach Hall at the University of California, #Berkeley where hundreds of people have gathered to protest Turning Point USA's final your stop tonight.
An arrest of some sort is happening it appears. No idea why. The crowd is irate.
An arrest of some sort is happening it appears. No idea why. The crowd is irate.
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A small crowd demonstrated at the entrance to Centennial Airport on Sunday, protesting Colorado-based Key Lime Air over its operation of detainee transport flights for ICE.
Activists protest Colorado's Key Lime Air over ICE flights | Colorado Newsline
Picketers demonstrated against Key Lime Air over its operation of detainee transport flights for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
coloradonewsline.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
A small crowd demonstrated at the entrance to Centennial Airport on Sunday, protesting Colorado-based Key Lime Air over its operation of detainee transport flights for ICE.
The US Senate was designed to be anti-democratic (& anti-Black), and it has become increasingly so:
Factor by which population of largest state exceeded that of smallest, in
1790: 10
2020: 69
#AbolishTheSenate
#AbolishWhiteSupremacistOligarchy #DismantleWhiteness
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Factor by which population of largest state exceeded that of smallest, in
1790: 10
2020: 69
#AbolishTheSenate
#AbolishWhiteSupremacistOligarchy #DismantleWhiteness
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Senate Cannot Be Reformed—It Can Only Be Abolished
The Senate is a deeply undemocratic institution where white power thrives and the popular will goes to die.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The US Senate was designed to be anti-democratic (& anti-Black), and it has become increasingly so:
Factor by which population of largest state exceeded that of smallest, in
1790: 10
2020: 69
#AbolishTheSenate
#AbolishWhiteSupremacistOligarchy #DismantleWhiteness
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Factor by which population of largest state exceeded that of smallest, in
1790: 10
2020: 69
#AbolishTheSenate
#AbolishWhiteSupremacistOligarchy #DismantleWhiteness
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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He should be tomato-ducking
Chuck Schumer is tomato-posting IRL, talking about tariffs at a Park Slope grocery store (via my source in frozen foods)
February 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM
He should be tomato-ducking
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Mission accomplished.
January 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Mission accomplished.
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"Donor demographics: old white guys edition
Of the top 500 donors to federal campaigns and committees in 2014, only 12 were nonwhite by the broadest possible definition, and none of those 12 cracked the top 100."
www.opensecrets.org/news/2015/06...
#AbolishRacialCapitalism #DismantleWhiteness
Of the top 500 donors to federal campaigns and committees in 2014, only 12 were nonwhite by the broadest possible definition, and none of those 12 cracked the top 100."
www.opensecrets.org/news/2015/06...
#AbolishRacialCapitalism #DismantleWhiteness
June 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Donor demographics: old white guys edition
Of the top 500 donors to federal campaigns and committees in 2014, only 12 were nonwhite by the broadest possible definition, and none of those 12 cracked the top 100."
www.opensecrets.org/news/2015/06...
#AbolishRacialCapitalism #DismantleWhiteness
Of the top 500 donors to federal campaigns and committees in 2014, only 12 were nonwhite by the broadest possible definition, and none of those 12 cracked the top 100."
www.opensecrets.org/news/2015/06...
#AbolishRacialCapitalism #DismantleWhiteness
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“The department’s Public Integrity Section, a once-prestigious unit that investigated corrupt public officials across the country, has seen almost all of its prosecutors leave.”
'Superstar' prosecutor who helped bring down Madigan, Burke parting ways with Chicago's U.S. attorney's office
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corr...
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-corr...
'Superstar' prosecutor who helped bring down Madigan, Burke parting ways with U.S. attorney's office
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Streicker is the latest in an unusual flurry of departures — including five section chiefs — who have either left the U.S. attorney’s office this year, or plan to by the ...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“The department’s Public Integrity Section, a once-prestigious unit that investigated corrupt public officials across the country, has seen almost all of its prosecutors leave.”
"Starting this year the so-called 'media traffic apocalypse' caused by Google's pivot to AI search has cut our ad revenue by 70%. Prior to that, Facebook and X's deprioritization of links hurt too, but I can't downplay the brutal impact of AI Overview."
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"Starting this year the so-called 'media traffic apocalypse' caused by Google's pivot to AI search has cut our ad revenue by 70%. Prior to that, Facebook and X's deprioritization of links hurt too, but I can't downplay the brutal impact of AI Overview."
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Trying to piece together footage from the last few months in any coherent way just feels like making a trailer for a horror movie starring the feds...and all things considered, that's probably about where we're at.
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Trying to piece together footage from the last few months in any coherent way just feels like making a trailer for a horror movie starring the feds...and all things considered, that's probably about where we're at.
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truly disturbing video from palatine.
agents appear to drive onto a sidewalk in pursuit. as they wrestle to put a young person in the car, the driver starts to pull away. the person recording shouts, “they’re tasing him!”
unclear if they actually used the taser, but you can hear it charging up.
agents appear to drive onto a sidewalk in pursuit. as they wrestle to put a young person in the car, the driver starts to pull away. the person recording shouts, “they’re tasing him!”
unclear if they actually used the taser, but you can hear it charging up.
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
truly disturbing video from palatine.
agents appear to drive onto a sidewalk in pursuit. as they wrestle to put a young person in the car, the driver starts to pull away. the person recording shouts, “they’re tasing him!”
unclear if they actually used the taser, but you can hear it charging up.
agents appear to drive onto a sidewalk in pursuit. as they wrestle to put a young person in the car, the driver starts to pull away. the person recording shouts, “they’re tasing him!”
unclear if they actually used the taser, but you can hear it charging up.
Reposted by Jason Guthartz
in chicago’s austin neighborhood around 8 am:
this horrific video posted to social media shows at least four feds open a person’s car door, then handcuff and abduct them from laramie avenue.
this horrific video posted to social media shows at least four feds open a person’s car door, then handcuff and abduct them from laramie avenue.
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
in chicago’s austin neighborhood around 8 am:
this horrific video posted to social media shows at least four feds open a person’s car door, then handcuff and abduct them from laramie avenue.
this horrific video posted to social media shows at least four feds open a person’s car door, then handcuff and abduct them from laramie avenue.
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while most eyes were on greg bovino’s early morning photo op in downtown chicago this was happening 15 miles west in suburban melrose park:
video captured around 6:30 am shows a team in four vehicles detaining a person on lake street. one agent is seen rifling through the person’s car.
video captured around 6:30 am shows a team in four vehicles detaining a person on lake street. one agent is seen rifling through the person’s car.
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
while most eyes were on greg bovino’s early morning photo op in downtown chicago this was happening 15 miles west in suburban melrose park:
video captured around 6:30 am shows a team in four vehicles detaining a person on lake street. one agent is seen rifling through the person’s car.
video captured around 6:30 am shows a team in four vehicles detaining a person on lake street. one agent is seen rifling through the person’s car.
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Huh well it turns out I heard from a few federal workers about this and well
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Huh well it turns out I heard from a few federal workers about this and well
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."
"We civil servants organized to help our colleagues face the hardship of the shutdown, we put up with the pain and our only request was to not be betrayed like this. Trade our pain, make it count."