Lindsey Graham is pro-war with Iran, pro-blockade, and he has the ear of the president. This morning they talked and Lindsey seems optimistic about where this is going. That's probably a bad sign.
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ICE in Chicago this morning at Elston and Kennicott—a masked agent tells a witness (on the sidewalk) not to get in front of his car.
Feds are continuing kidnappings across the city & burbs after increased activity this month.
No flashy CBP caravans, just a steady stream of covert ICE arrests.
60 schools
Satellite imagery reveals that US has damaged or destroyed an estimated 7,645 buildings in Iran (including 60 schools) while killing at least 3,300 individuals since 28 Feb. Nearly 3,000 of those buildings were in Tehran
“Any assets I have in Epstein vehicles set up will be sold if sworn in”
Did I misunderstand Kevin Walsh.
He would sell only if he had too
Cost of oil goes up and stock market stacks losses all week as war continues.
Mass insider trades Friday morning.
Trump announces the war is magically over.
Oil drops.
Markets get a bump.
Mass insider trades.
Repeat.
ICE detained the wife of an active-duty U.S. Army Sgt. First Class after she showed up for an immigration appointment in 📍 El Paso—then still threatened removal despite legal protections.
Her husband (27 years active duty) said it plainly: ICE is out of control.
A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so is scheduled to launch Monday.
Importers and their brokers will be able to begin claiming refunds from 8am on
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The short version: Talks are happening “tomorrow evening” in Islamabad, and if they fall apart Trump’s threatening war crimes again.
He toned down the wording this time, not the intent.
I love that Trump is bragging about the U.S. military subduing an Iranian cargo ship. Great job! The largest military in the world somehow disabled an unarmed, slow ship that was carrying stuff. Interesting flex.
A federal judge in Illinois today ruled that the Trump administration improperly coerced Facebook and Apple to remove ICE-tracking apps in violation of the First Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Acompáñanos este May Day en Aurora para honrar la fuerza, dignidad y el poder de los trabajadores en nuestra comunidad. Este es un día para unirnos, alzar nuestras voces y demostrar lo que podemos lograr cuando nos organizamos.
5/1/26 11am
Wilder Park, Aurora IL
Nuestra fuerza está en la unidad.
Why does Bluesky now look like it went through an AI filter?
Netanyahu has removed 40 thousand homes in Lebanon in less than a month . This war criminal needs to be brought to final Justice.
🚨COMMUNITY ALERT - MIDWAY🚨 📅 Hoy – 4/17/2026 . Approximately 11:30 am. 📍 63rd & Knox 🧊 CONFIRMED: 1 person detained by ICE agents. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING.
An alert, in English, warning the community of a detention by federal agents near Midway on 4/17/2026. https://www.instagram.com/p/DXPds6-Dr3c/?img_index=1
An alert, in Spanish, warning the community of a detention by federal agents near Midway on 4/17/2026. https://www.instagram.com/p/DXPds6-Dr3c/?img_index=2
An image depicting a detention by federal agents near Midway on 4/17/2026. https://www.instagram.com/p/DXPds6-Dr3c/?img_index=3
Two rapid response/community advocacy groups are separately reporting federal agents detaining at least 1 person today near Midway Airport on Chicago's southwest side.
The groups differ on the exact time of the incident but both place it near midday.
Iranian officials are saying that commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz will be required to pay a "Tehran toll," and US warships will not be allowed to transit. Meanwhile Trump continues his blockade of Iranian ports. Yet oil prices are falling on the assumption the the Strait is "open."
New: the family of Adam Toledo, the 13 y/o Chicago boy who CPD officer Eric Stillman fatally shot in March 2021, moved in Cook County court this morning to dismiss their wrongful death lawsuit against Stillman and Chicago.
County judge Thomas Lyons granted the motion, giving them a year to re-file.
What about our blockade?
75-year-old widow.
One of her stepsons, a cop, called ICE on her so he can grab as much as he can from the estate.
A Level 3 severe risk brings strong storms, hail, and possible tornadoes to northern Illinois on Friday evening
“INSULTING” - families of employees killed in the deadly Hickman County explosion last year demanded $150 MILLION from Accurate Energetic Systems.. instead they got $50 Gift Cards to Walmart and T-shirts with a picture of their deceased loved ones. 😳🤔
www.wsmv.com/2026/04/16/i...
a map from 1918 showing the interurban network sprawling across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio
One side obsession from my research into the 1920s is the extensive network of ELECTRIC trains that used to connect cities and towns across the central Midwest called the Interurban. We had this more than a hundred years ago. The things we had and the things we lost.
This story is crazy! The Jim Dolan had a Knicks fan obsessively monitored at games just because she was trans.
Earlier this evening: dozens of people gathered in Chicago's far north side Rogers (Phillip) Park in support of an 18-year-old Mather High School student and his mother, who, according to the student's older brother, were abducted from the Chicago immigration court at Ida B. Wells Drive in March.
✊ May Day Aurora – International Workers’ Day ✊
Join us this May Day as we come together in Aurora to honor the strength, dignity, and power of workers in our community.
📅 Date: May 1st, 2026
📍 Location: Wilder Park, Aurora IL
⏰ Time: 11:00am
It’s a frozen burger patty that was cooked in an oven and 1 slice of factory made Gyro
WTF is that?
A nationwide warrant has been issued in the first criminal charges against an ICE agent for on-duty actions during the enforcement surge in Minnesota.
So sick of this racist administration and all those who support these backward policies‼️
