Kate Blair
@swampyw1tch.bsky.social
Arts admin, writer, potter in Chicago
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ICE whistles work.
The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ICE whistles work.
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A large CBP presence is back in Chicago this morning, with sightings and arrests reported across the southwest side and Cicero. Bovino is also here.
December 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A large CBP presence is back in Chicago this morning, with sightings and arrests reported across the southwest side and Cicero. Bovino is also here.
I’m still in the middle of Beast in Me and can’t watch the rest of Pluribus atm because lack of Apple subscription. But if neither of these famed on screen lesbians gets a real sex scene I’ll scream.
December 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I’m still in the middle of Beast in Me and can’t watch the rest of Pluribus atm because lack of Apple subscription. But if neither of these famed on screen lesbians gets a real sex scene I’ll scream.
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
I am giddy about this.
Kristi Noem is mad that protesters are blowing whistles at ICE agents.
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I am giddy about this.
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Noem is mad about the whistles. Good job everyone.
November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Noem is mad about the whistles. Good job everyone.
Back on the wheel 🌀
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Back on the wheel 🌀
If any real people who aren’t bots want to follow me btw, I’m very open to the idea.
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If any real people who aren’t bots want to follow me btw, I’m very open to the idea.
Happy dibs season to all who celebrate
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Happy dibs season to all who celebrate
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Leftists really have to prioritize public libraries in budget fights.
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Leftists really have to prioritize public libraries in budget fights.
This is a sentiment I feel myself, and continue to hear expressed from other Chicagoans as well.
I’m scared every day, but I’ve never loved us more.
I’m scared every day, but I’ve never loved us more.
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This is a sentiment I feel myself, and continue to hear expressed from other Chicagoans as well.
I’m scared every day, but I’ve never loved us more.
I’m scared every day, but I’ve never loved us more.
November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A handful of these coming out of the gas reduction kiln soon… excited for those results
Anyone want to see some candle sticks I made? Wheel thrown!
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A handful of these coming out of the gas reduction kiln soon… excited for those results
Today, ICE abducted someone just down the street from me. It’s hard to describe how demoralizing, how sickening this feels.
Solidarity to everyone doing any little thing they can to fight this occupation.
Solidarity to everyone doing any little thing they can to fight this occupation.
November 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Today, ICE abducted someone just down the street from me. It’s hard to describe how demoralizing, how sickening this feels.
Solidarity to everyone doing any little thing they can to fight this occupation.
Solidarity to everyone doing any little thing they can to fight this occupation.
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Former vice president Dick Cheney has died, at 84, with the blood of millions on his hands. His legacy will far outlive him as the man responsible for wars that have killed and displaced millions abroad; and who worked diligently to lay the groundwork for fascist authoritarianism in the U.S.
War Criminal Dick Cheney Dead at 84, With Blood of Millions on His Hands
Cheney’s legacy more than outlives him; he reshaped the very structures of war and authoritarianism at home and abroad.
truthout.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Former vice president Dick Cheney has died, at 84, with the blood of millions on his hands. His legacy will far outlive him as the man responsible for wars that have killed and displaced millions abroad; and who worked diligently to lay the groundwork for fascist authoritarianism in the U.S.
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"My Grandma would want me to fight them." I have loved Lynda Barry cartoons for 40 years. Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
November 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
"My Grandma would want me to fight them." I have loved Lynda Barry cartoons for 40 years. Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/o...
October 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“Experimenting with frugality” is wild phrasing
We’re at the ‘watering-down-soap-Clorox-and-Windex’ part of the economic cycle. 😔
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
October 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“Experimenting with frugality” is wild phrasing
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NBC has a story on this as well already, and they've got an indicative quote as to how things will go:
"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
Trump plans to install Border Patrol officials to lead a more aggressive migrant crackdown
The White House has approved a list of ICE leaders to be replaced by Border Patrol officials in coming days amid disappointment with arrest numbers.
www.nbcnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
NBC has a story on this as well already, and they've got an indicative quote as to how things will go:
"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
"'The mentality is CBP does what they’re told, and the administration thinks ICE isn’t getting the job done,;' one of the DHS officials said. 'So CBP will do it." www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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THIS is the reason why I have consistently tried to emphasize that Border Patrol and ICE are different agencies with different duties and different leadership and different styles.
Border Patrol are the aggro cowboys compared to ICE. Now they're going to be the ones running the show.
Border Patrol are the aggro cowboys compared to ICE. Now they're going to be the ones running the show.
October 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
THIS is the reason why I have consistently tried to emphasize that Border Patrol and ICE are different agencies with different duties and different leadership and different styles.
Border Patrol are the aggro cowboys compared to ICE. Now they're going to be the ones running the show.
Border Patrol are the aggro cowboys compared to ICE. Now they're going to be the ones running the show.
Anyone want to see some candle sticks I made? Wheel thrown!
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Anyone want to see some candle sticks I made? Wheel thrown!
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#OtD 14 Oct 1977 anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant was "pied" by Thom Higgins, a gay rights activist. She then began praying and burst into tears. Following a boycott, she lost her job as brand ambassador for Florida orange juice. More LGBT+ history here: workingclasshistory.com/tag/lgbtq/
October 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Yes, you should be surprised and horrified by secret federal police running around our city kidnapping immigrants, crashing cars, launching chemical weapons and shooting and killing people. This is a thing you should be *perpetually* shocked by. We lose when we become numb to it.
October 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Yes, you should be surprised and horrified by secret federal police running around our city kidnapping immigrants, crashing cars, launching chemical weapons and shooting and killing people. This is a thing you should be *perpetually* shocked by. We lose when we become numb to it.
Is he actually “stupid” or does he just have an impeccably crafted himbosona? I’m inclined to think the latter… that’s the Hollywood star system baby
Can I just say that I love how wholesomely stupid Channing Tatum is? I love the freaking guy. He’s calling in to talk about the Steelers but it’s about Kirsten Dunst.
October 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Is he actually “stupid” or does he just have an impeccably crafted himbosona? I’m inclined to think the latter… that’s the Hollywood star system baby