In 2023, Governor JB Pritzker was joined by Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, advocates, and lawmakers at the Harold Washington Library to sign legislation outlawing book bans in Illinois.

Illinois made history as the first state to outlaw book bans once and for all.

Marginalizing people, ideas, or facts has no place in our state — and they have no place in a democracy.

This National Library Week, we continue our commitment to free thought and free speech.

Inside the fight to protect immigrants as deaths surge in ICE prisons Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, the government agency widely known as ICE, reported the death of a detainee for the 17th time so far in 2026. On April 12, Aled Damien Carbonell-Betancourt…

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🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did on J6 🩸🩸🩸

THIS IS WHAT AN INSURRECTION LOOKS LIKE ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Search all you want, Donald Trump murdered the crew of a U.S. fighter jet by forcing them into harm's way.

This is a needless chosen war by Donald J. Trump.

Congress did NOT approve.

The blood is on Trump's hands alone.

Arrest the WAR CRIMINAL now!

Pls share!

OMG. He’s still at it!

Abigail Spanberger has officially been sworn in as governor of Virginia.

For the first time in history, the Commonwealth has a woman governor.

Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.

American commentators and right wing politicians are expressing shock that countries they have repeatedly threatened with invasion, disrespected on the international stage, and economically bullied are forging new alliances.

Sorry guys, but it’s FAFO time.

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We are existing in a living nightmare! FFS

My First 72 Hours in Minneapolis and How I Got an ICE Agent to Scream “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” The activists on the ground are doing the work, that should give you hope.

"Here are the demands we all need to make: Use the National Guard to protect our citizens. Arrest agents who commit crimes. Charge police, National Guard, and ICE with crimes when they commit or refuse to stop them. . . . Do it now."
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CNN 🇺🇸 reporting on illegal 🇮🇱 settler violence in the West Bank 🇵🇸:

•14% of land taken since October ‘23
•8 🇮🇱 attacks a day on Palestinians 🇵🇸
•Attacks supported by the 🇮🇱 ‘army’

It’s never been ‘defence’
It’s always been a land grab.

If you had a Canadian grandparent, you may be eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship — these are new rules as of December 2025.

You might be surprised how many Americans have Canadian roots somewhere:

This week: we execute a U.S. citizen.

Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”

It's so transparent what's going on here.

Masked federal agents removing crates of belongings from the ICE shooter's home

It should be bigger news that masked agents were filmed hours ago removing potentially inculpatory evidence from the ICE shooter's house, clearly lacking evidence tags or chain of custody stickers.

Before we have word on whether he underwent a toxicology screen at the hospital following the killing

“No room at the Inn” is a biblical reference about immigrants (Jesus’ parents) being turned away. Not the government. Way to go, Hilton! The 3rd Amendment protects private entities from having to house the government.

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U.S. launches military attack on Venezuela, Trump says Maduro captured and flown out of the country Soon after the U.S. carried out a military attack inside Venezuela, President Trump said the nation's President Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out.

The Felon ordered the attack on Venezuela without getting Congressional approval.

If anyone still believes this is about catching a drug trafficker, I have a bridge to sell you in SF.

The U.S. is going after their national resources.

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

A Russian woman who is not afraid to speak the truth says:

“Of course, our great strategist Putin has many “achievements,” but the most outstanding ones, in my opinion, are the following.
He replaced truth and reality with wild propaganda.

75-year old Cuban man in the US for SIX DECADES dies in ICE custody. Convicted in the 1980s for 2 counts of federal possession of controlled substances.

Acting ICE Director, Tom Homan, in response says, “I mean, people die in ICE custody.”

Horrors… humanity at its worst

Daily Beans Fundraiser - Whistleblower Aid Daily Beans Listeners Fundraiser for Whistleblower Aid The American rule of law has survived many challenges, but now faces one of the most serious threats in our history. Checks and balances within o...

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LA protests continue as California sues Trump administration: Live updates | CNN California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom are asking the court to set aside President Donald Trump’s “unlawful action” of federalizing the California National Guard amid protests in ...

JUST IN: President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of 2,000 more National Guard troops to LA even as California sues to have his orders overturned.

Proud Boys just marched through downtown Kansas City like the fascist cowards they are—faces covered, shame on full display.

This isn’t free speech. It’s a jackbooted warning.
Don’t look away.
Don’t stay silent.
We must rise up.

It’s time for a general strike.

VC punk_irl on Reddit.

Then DO something about it!

After-tax income under the Trump/GOP budget:

-People making less than $17/k year: LOSE $1000
-People making between $17k and $51k/yr: LOSE $700
-People making over $4.3M/year: GAIN $389,000

This is what class warfare looks like.

A tornado tells a bigger story My town was struck by historic tornadoes yesterday and a storm is coming for you too.

A tornado tells a bigger story
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