“The administration is engaging in ‘a show of force,’ Pritzker said, because it ‘wants to militarize major cities across the United States, especially blue cities in blue states, because he wants us to get used to the idea of military on the streets’ before the 2026 elections.” 😳
#Politics #USPolitics #LettersFromAnAmerican #ICERaids #ICEProtests #Election2026 #FreeAndFairElectionsThreatened
#donaldtrump: #Portland #ICEprotests have not led to the city’s ‘burning to the ground’
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/oct/07/donald-trump/Portland-ICE-arrest-burning-ground/
Pam Bondi presses Democrat over hypocritical demand: 'You sure didn't have order that day, did you, Senator?'
Trump reportedly sends 300 National Guard members to Portland from California — and Democrats are seething
VIDEO: Federal agents clash with mob of Antifa-fueled, anti-ICE protesters in Portland
Weekend chaos in Portland: Anti-ICE protests turn violent
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.theblaze.com/shows/pat-gray-unleashed/portland
#MutualDefense #Solidarity #NoKings #Antifa #Anarchist #Socialist
#CommunityDefense #ICEProtests #Portland #KristiNoem #Trump #Authoritarianism
#Resist #Disrupt #DirectAction #DefundThePolice #JuryNullification
#SecurityCulture #SnatchSquads
What's happening right now with the request from Kristi Noem according to Donald Trump to use full force on protesters demonstrating in front of ICE facilities only goes to show how very real the state's insatiable need for blood is.
The state drops its need for war, like a dead mouse on every country's doorstep, even our own, in order to satiate this thirst. This is America, this is what our country has always been. As disgusting as what's happening now is, it is not new.
We sit weeks, days, hours, if not moments away from watching our allies being slaughtered in our own towns by the very forces "intended" to keep them safe from horrors like this. This is not a drill and it is not hyperbole. The rhetoric has been tested, the laws are being preemptively written to criminalize dissent, and the paramilitary forces are being ideologically vetted for their willingness to pull the trigger on their fellow citizens. The call for "full force" is a deliberate and calculated signal, a green light for the kind of violence we have seen deployed against Black and brown communities for generations to now be officially sanctioned against anyone who stands in the way of the state's agenda.
This moment demands that we look directly at the machinery of repression and understand its components. It is the police in tactical gear, but it is also the legislators writing the "anti-riot" laws that equate to crushing resistance with claims of terrorism. It is the governor calling for violence, but it is also the media apparatus that will frame any resistance as unprovoked aggression. It is the orange goblin king baying for blood, but it is also the silent complicity of a political class that has already conceded to fascism for a taste of power. They are not hiding their intentions anymore. They are telling us, in plain language, that they view our assemblies, our solidarity, our cries for justice as existential threats to be crushed without mercy.
This is why our old models of resistance are insufficient. Marching with permits, appealing to the conscience of politicians who have none, relying on the very systems designed to pacify us these are luxuries from a bygone era that is crumbling before our eyes. The state has declared its hand. It does not seek to manage us it seeks to eliminate us. The labels they use, like "domestic terrorist," are not descriptions they are death warrants. They are intended to isolate, to criminalize, and to justify the coming violence in the eyes of a populace conditioned to fear the word "terrorist" more than they fear the death of their neighbors.
Therefore, our only logical and moral response must be the rapid, deliberate, and organized construction of networks of mutual defense. This is not a call for reckless violence it is a call for profound, community based solidarity. It is a recognition that when the state vows to use full force, our survival depends on our ability to have each other's backs without question or hesitation. Anarchists, socialists, abolitionists, community organizers, medics, legal observers, and every person who sees the nightmare on the horizon must now begin the serious work of forming pacts of protection.
These pacts are not abstract. They are built on concrete actions. They mean establishing clear and secure communication channels now, before the phones are shut down or the networks are monitored. They mean training together in de-escalation, first aid, and legal rights, so that when a protest is kettled or raided, we have medics who can treat gunshot wounds and legal teams who can track the arrested. They mean creating rapid response networks that can alert entire cities when a demonstration is under attack, mobilizing observers and support at a moment's notice. They mean setting up community defense patrols that can monitor police movements and protect vulnerable neighborhoods from targeted incursions.
Crucially, this extends to material support. It means building community bail funds that are robust and readily accessible, so no one sits in a cage because they cannot pay for their freedom. It means creating safe houses and escape routes for those who are targeted for arrest or worse. It means sharing resources, from food and water to protective gear, ensuring that no one is left exposed because of poverty. This is the practical meaning of solidarity it is the commitment to ensure that the risks we take are shared and the burdens we carry are collective.
The goal of this mutual defense is not to win a street battle with the police. The goal is to make their intended violence as difficult, costly, and visible as possible. The goal is to ensure that when they move against one of us, they find a hundred of us, standing together, documenting, resisting, and refusing to be scattered. It is to transform their easy targets into unbreakable formations of community resilience. We must make their bloodlust so public, so messy, and so morally repugnant that it shatters the illusion of their authority.
History has shown us that the state's appetite for violence is only checked when it meets organized, unyielding resistance. They rely on our fear, our isolation, our disorganization. Our task is to weaponize our solidarity. Let the calls for "full force" from the Kristi Noems and Donald Trumps of the world serve as our final wake up call. The time for vague solidarity is over. The time for specific, actionable, and sworn pacts of mutual defense is now. Find your people. Make your plans. Swear your oaths. Let them know that if they come for one, they come for us all, and we will not make it easy for them. Our communities are not their hunting grounds. We will become ungovernable not through chaos, but through an ironclad commitment to protecting one another from the storm they are so desperate to unleash.
'Rioter' allegedly carrying firearm arrested outside Illinois ICE facility
#USpolitics #IceProtests #Chicago [1]
What is so difficult of a name it's Kat AbughaZAleh
All the while they free to kill at a traffic stop, and tell their own tale. Media just play parrot. No footage shows agent being dragged, he shot from quite a distance.
"ICE Agent Kills Father in Broad Daylight as Traffic Stop Turns Deadly" [6:40 min]
by Rebel HQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjEopCYW5To
Quote by RHQ:
"Sep 24, 2025
Far too many questions remain unanswered after a father of two, named Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, who just dropped his kids off at school, was shot to death by an ICE agent during a traffic stop outside of Chicago in the Franklin Park neighborhood, all while protests continue to rage. Sharon Reed breaks it down on Rebel HQ"
#USriseUp #FascistsAreHere
#TimeToResist #FightOligarchy #FearIsTheirTactic
#TalkAboutIt #CallYourRep
#VoteUpAndDownTheBallot
#USpolitics #IceProtests #Chicago [2] #KatAbughazelah
"ICE Assaults Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh at Chicago Protest" [7:57 min]
by Democracy Now !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtnPgzdaNho
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Quote by DN:
"Sep 23, 2025
Illinois Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh was thrown to the ground by ICE agents on Friday during a protest outside the Broadview Processing Center in Chicago, where immigrant detainees are held. At least 10 people were arrested as federal agents fired pepper balls and tear gas into the crowd, which was there to oppose the Trump administration's immigration crackdown known as "Operation Midway Blitz."
#USriseUp #FascistsAreHere
#TimeToResist #FightOligarchy #FearIsTheirTactic
#TalkAboutIt #CallYourRep
#VoteUpAndDownTheBallot
CPH Daily Bulletin 9/6/2025
CSU professor charged with assaulting U.S. agents with their own tear gas
#Ventura #CalState #Camarillo #Carpinteria #ICEProtests #ImmigrationProtests
"We Break The ICE 🧊 With Overwhelming NUMBERS!!" [ ± 1-3 min]
by TonyMichaelsPodcast [Aug 22, 2025]
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AAguqxs_W1I
#USriseUp #FascistsAreHere
#TimeToResist #FightOligarchy
#FearIsTheTactic #TalkAboutIt #CallYourRep
#VoteUpAndDownTheBallot
> Hoopes was arrested July 25, more than a month after a June 14 protest at the ICE building that coincided with the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations.
> Robert Jacob Hoopes, who was raised a Quaker and pacifist, pleaded not guilty Monday as he was flanked by supporters in the courtroom at the U.S. District Court of Oregon. Before the hearing, dozens of people gathered at Lownsdale Park, across from the federal courthouse, to protest the charges.
https://www.opb.org/article/2025/07/28/portland-man-accused-assaulting-ice-officer/
#JacobHoopes #ICEProtests #ICEThugs #RighteiousQuaker
Susie Madrak uncovers the striking discord between Los Angeles grand juries and Trump administration prosecutors over indictments of ICE protesters. The frustration peaked when U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli expressed anger after the grand jury refused to indict a protester, disregarding federal guidelines. This situation highlights the growing tensions within federal prosecution efforts. Discover more about this complex issue. https://crooksandliars.com/2025/07/prosecutors-have-trouble-getting-la-grand #LosAngeles #GrandJury #TrumpAdministration #ICEProtests #FederalProsecutors #BillEssayli #JusticeManual
#Protesters rally at #PortlandME Jetport against #AveloAirlines' #ICEDeportation flights
July 14, 2025
PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- "A group gathered outside the Portland Jetport on Saturday to rally against Avelo Airlines for working with ICE.
"Since May, the airline has been carrying out deportation flights in Arizona for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
"Shortly after starting their flights for ICE, #Avelo began offering nonstop flights between #NewHavenCT, and Portland.
" 'Whether or not it’s a public airport, we don't believe that anyone who’s violating anyone else’s #HumanRights, any business should be allowed to continue and be allowed to receive incentives from the airport,' said Rachel Weinstein, a protester at the #PortlandJetport.
"A spokesperson for Avelo says their #HomelandSecurity charters are only based out of Arizona and are not affiliated with Portland Jetport commercial services."
#MaineResists #ResistICE #ICEKidnapping #USPol #MainePol #ICEProtests #BoycottAvelo #HumanRightsAreNeverWrong
Who is working on #videoGames where you defend #immigrants and #farmworkers from #ICE agents? I hear that lots of them are quitting because they are realizing they are the bed guys. Lets REALLY make them the bad guys!! Maybe teach kids how to #ICEprotests in the process.
CPH 7/10/2025 Daily Bulletin
🧵 5/15
ICE Officers Drive Through Protesters Trying to Stop Arrest at SF Immigration Court
"It has become clear that a diversity of tactics is necessary for the struggle against capitalism, imperialism, and fascism. Regardless of the legality or perceived 'illegality' of these respective tactics and strategies, police and fascist repression have been a through-line across the board."
"What’s the right response? How do other areas prepare? Which tactics should you and the organization you're in pick up? How do we organize this resistance to push back and start our offensive against Capital successfully? These are all prescient questions for organizers and revolutionaries in the belly of the beast."
https://redstartribune.substack.com/p/lessons-from-the-los-angeles-uprising
