Glad this family are released and that Ms. Rachel is lifting up this horror. Really, though, there should be no families in ICE detention, even if they are not spelling bee stars. Whether or not they are on network news.

Vikki Law's heartbreaking story on women aging in prison.

Yes, that is a threat.

Because it’s already been litigated. 63 times. And Trump lost all 63.

Imagining a world where the people win - Chicago Reader The new digital literary journal Project 2052 invites writers, poets, and artists to help expand the universe of Everything for Everyone.

chicagoreader.com/books/lit-fe...

A must-read article from the brilliant and inspiring Amisha Patel in Truthout.

For many Black women, the Target boycott is not over. It may never be. A faith leader announced the end of a yearlong “Target fast,” but many Black women who helped launch the boycott say the movement wasn’t his to call off.

Better article re: the #TargetBoycott

"The company confirmed to USA Today that it’s making no new commitments or reversals on its DEI policy."

and

"Black women across the country are reminding people that they started the boycott — and they’ll decide when it ends."

‘People are fleeing the state’: Kansas is not safe for trans people “As more revelations come out in the Epstein files and as the chaos gets unleashed in the world by this current administration, it feels like they continue to stamp the ‘trans hate’ button harder and ...

I'm imagining what it is like to wake up one day and learn that it's illegal for you to drive to work. Or use a public restroom.
Audio or transcript available at the link. We need every decent human being to stand against this gross injustice.
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Reform in reverse at the State’s Attorney’s Office - Chicago Reader Eileen O’Neill Burke promised to protect pretrial justice. One year in, her policies suggest a return to the politics of punishment.

From Rev. Otis Moss, vital facts about Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke's administration. We are at a time nationally when we simply cannot afford this regression.
chicagoreader.com/columns-opin...

Ex-Illinois inmate’s lawsuit over forced labor induction tests Gov. JB Pritzker on reproductive rights Illinois has positioned itself as a national safeguard for reproductive rights. But a new case raises questions about how those principles are applied behind state prison walls.

Inducing labor unnecessarily is a long-standing practice of the IDOC and completely unconscionable. Hoping they actually follow the Reproductive Health Act.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/28/i...

Illinois prisons were ordered to improve health care for inmates. They've spent seven years failing. Even though the Illinois Department of Corrections has been under a consent decree since 2019, the state continues to fail to provide adequate medical and dental care to incarcerated people, according...

The IDOC has not improved health care since the consent decree in Lippert. People are dying, going blind, having amputations due to lack of care for treatable conditions.
chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/...

My boss is 6 years old YouTube video by Max Kolo

Today's delight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aklc...

The shape of Iran with the words NO WAR WITH IRAN over it

The attacks on Iran, including one which killed dozens at a school for girls, are beyond horrific. End the US/Israel war machine now!

It's not a time for speeches or hand-wringing but for collective action at the state level. This will not end with Minnesota.

Just unbelievable.

So they’re going to cripple healthcare for the poor in Minnesota to make an example of the state. The warning is “don’t resist.”

Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize The annual prize is awarded to two writers who are currently or formerly incarcerated.

Submissions for this year's Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize, for writers who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated, are open!

The prize honors my sister, who died tragically in 2020 after many years in & out of incarceration.

Please help us spread the word.❤️
truthout.org/articles/kee...

Important insight. ALSO, I have no patience (and I mean ZERO) with people who say "they won't ban birth control." They will eventually try BECAUSE WHAT THEY WANT IS TO CONTROL YOUR BODILY AUTONOMY. We need to be proactive about BODILY AUTONOMY IN GENERAL.

Recording and Documenting Police and Federal Agents The First Amendment protects your right to record and document law enforcement and federal agents performing their duties in public.

www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

‘We Know Where You Live.’ Protesters Say ICE Agents Retaliate With Threats, Investigations ICE observers and critics report being audited, pulled over, called by name or followed home by agents.

www.themarshallproject.org

BTW, I canceled my subscription a long time ago but it continues until the anniversary. If you know a way to get a refund instead, please share that!

Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.

Very scary, for all of us.
wapo.st/4rtfCw8

Children in ICE Detention Skyrocket in Trump’s Second Term With a six-fold jump in children in detention, advocates allege harrowing conditions are putting kids’ lives at risk.

"As the Trump administration detains large numbers of kids, advocates worry ‘it’s only a matter of time before we see a child die.’"

With thanks to @grammajen.bsky.social for posting.

Brilliant, heartbreaking, and inspiring essay by my friend Holly Krig of @momsunitedchicago.bsky.social. It's her birthday - you can make a Zelle donation at MomsUnitedChicago@gmail.com if you'd like to support her work.

Unmasked 1-11-2026     This country’s vaunted credo that it was “conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,” has always turned to ash in the mo…

Brilliant short essay - dynamics of racism, limits of privilege.

At a church in Minneapolis that is hosting an anti-ICE singing vigil, which will later process through the neighborhood.

They sing: “This is for our neighbors who are locked inside, together we will abolish ICE.”

cannot stress enough that they are abducting legal observers left and right and people are hearing about this happening to other people and still immediately going “alright where can i go to help now”

This is f*cked up!

There isn’t any law in this country that requires you to provide proof of citizenship on the interior, but unfortunately ICE is racially profiling.

And they don’t care if you say you’re a US citizen.

So where does this leave everyone? If you don’t look white, you’re in danger.

No photos to share, but the ICE Out of OKC demonstration had a great turnout with lots of energy and *lots* of support from vehicles passing by.

One sign had an enduring message from one of Oklahoma's best: "All you fascists bound to lose."