Neo-Nazis no show to their own rally, as community rallies to oppose them in #Bloomington, #Illinois.
"Some of those who showed up said they lived nearby, and they wanted to make it clear that “Nazis were not f---ing welcome in my neighborhood.”
illinois
Thank you to the kind Buyer from Chicago, IL for purchasing a Wood Print with my photograph; my other “hometown”. Enjoy!
I happened to learn about the exciting news while birdwatching at the same place I’ve taken this picture at.. 😎🎶
https://fineartamerica.com/saleannouncement.html?id=116dc2f24c2252d91804e51c0963afb6
- https://pixels.com/featured/melody-of-the-red-winged-blackbirds-1-ez-lorenz.html
#Washington #PNW #Illinois #Prints #WallArt #Wildlife #Birds #birdsofmastodon #BirdPhotography #Gifts #FediGiftshop #Mastoart #HomeDecor #Birdwatching
Why Some Farmers Are Stuck Raising Crops That No Longer Thrive
---
Some farmers keep growing in flood- and drought-prone fields because subsidies soften the losses, while federal programs meant to help them change course have been underfunded and mired in bureaucracy. Under Trump, those programs may weaken further.
#News #Illinois #Farming #Agriculture #Flood #Drought #Climate
For Blake Gerard, a fourth-generation farmer working the flood-prone fields of the Mississippi River bottomlands in Alexander County, Ill., there was no sense in fighting nature.
“I could grow something that would grow in water,” he said. Or quit.
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-farming-rice-soy-corn-flooding-mississippi-river?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Illinois #Farming #Agriculture #Climate #ClimateChange #Flood
The #Trump admin plans to #federalize 300 members of the #Illinois #NationalGuard, Democratic Gov #JBPritzker says.
Pritzker, who called the move “absolutely outrageous & un-American,” said the Guard received word from the #Pentagon on Saturday morning that the #troops would be called up. He did not specify when or where they would be deployed, but Trump has long threatened to send troops into #Chicago.
#law #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #authoritarianism #tyranny
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-illinois-trump-national-guard-acbf033191926157c5771825470eb2f8?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-04-Breaking+News
🚨#CBP agents shoot woman in #Chicago as #protesters confront #immigration personnel
REMINDER THERE IS NO #BORDER IN #ILLINOIS CBP HAS NO BUSINESS THERE
US #BorderPatrol personnel shot a woman in Chicago on Saturday, who #DHS said was armed, as scores of protesters faced off against federal immigration agents on the city's southwest side.
#Trump #shooting #law #PoliceBrutality #MilitaryState #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/border-patrol-agents-shoot-woman-chicago-protesters-confront-immigration-2025-10-04/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
Edited 18d ago
The WH confirmed Saturday it has “authorized” the deployment of #NationalGuard units to #Illinois over opposition from Gov #JBPritzker…
Brace for the #propaganda:
“Amidst ongoing violent riots & lawlessness, that local leaders like Pritzker have refused to step in to quell, President Trump has authorized 300 national guardsmen to protect federal officers & assets,” White House spox Abigail Jackson said in a statement issued late Saturday afternoon.
#Trump #law #Chicago
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10/04/donald-trump-jb-pritzker-illinois-national-guard
About time
#Illinois Sues #Trump Over #NationalGuard Deployments, Expanding Multistate Fight
The lawsuit seeks to block the White House from sending #Texas National Guard #troops to #Chicago. It came hours after a federal judge blocked deployments to #Portland, #Oregon.
#law #RightToProtest #immigration #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/06/us/national-guard-trump-oregon-chicago?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Pritzker pointing out that ICE lies first and immediately, knowing journalists will catch up later if at all.
Coming from a sitting US governor, that’s an amazing breakthrough.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:dps5knuqjkybgklyaixbptsq/post/3m2hhfzm3i223
#chicago #news #illinois #uspol #uspolitics #ice #fascism #politics #FuckICE #AbolishICE
Edited 17d ago
#Chicago Mayor #BrandonJohnson said the #Trump admin has not told him where the #NationalGuard is, when it may arrive in Chicago or what its task will be.
“None of that has been made clear,” Johnson said at a Tuesday news conference. “That is what is so difficult about this moment, you have an administration that is refusing to cooperate with a local authority.”
The City of Chicago & state of #Illinois sued Trump Monday, seeking to stop the sending of National Guard troops to Chicago.
#NationalGuard members from #Texas are illegally in #Illinois in Trump's latest move to send troops to cities
Guard members from Texas were at an Army training center in Illinois on Tuesday, the most visible sign yet of the #Trump admin’s plan to ignore the #law & send #troops to the #Chicago area despite a lawsuit & vigorous opposition from #city & #state elected leaders.
#law #judiciary #Constitution #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #tyranny #Gestapo
https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-chicago-portland-trump-5c8666818de9f18e9e26860aab814d17?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-07-National+Guard
As Gov #JBPritzker awaited word from the #Trump admin about the deployment of the #NationalGuard in #Illinois, he cleared his calendar on Saturday for an anticipated call from #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth.
#DerelictionOfDuty #ToxicMasculinity #law #military #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny #Gestapo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2025/10/07/national-guard-deployment-illinois-pritzker-trump-white-house
#Trump on Wednesday called for jailing #Chicago's #mayor & the #governor of #Illinois, both #Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest US city.
#StochasticTerrorism #incitement #law #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #MafiaState
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-calls-chicago-mayor-illinois-governor-be-jailed-2025-10-08/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
#NationalGuard deployments by the #Trump admin
#Chicago area: 500
About 300 #Illinois troops & 200 #Texas troops are expected on the streets soon.
#Portland, #Oregon: Currently None
Federal judge temporarily blocked deployment of #California troops staged near the city.
#WashingtonDC: 2,400
Deployed in August in what the admin called a *crime* fighting push.
#LosAngeles: 300
Peaked at 4,700 in June. Trump is appealing a ruling that the deployment was #illegal.
Lawyers for #CookCounty, #Illinois, which includes #Chicago, have filed a court brief supporting efforts to block the deployment of #NationalGuard troops, saying Trump’s action would “intrude on #state & local #sovereignty” & increase public fear. A hearing in that case is scheduled for tomorrow.
#Trump #Chicago #law #RightToProtest #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #ICE #CBP #Gestapo #Sturmabteilung #PoliceBrutality #authoritarianism #autocracy #tyranny
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/08/us/trump-national-guard-chicago-illinois/5d3048b1-471b-51f7-90f2-97e0e24288c8?smid=url-share
THE BEAUTIFUL RIVER: A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE OHIO RIVER
This new book from one of our editors documents the history, industry and pollution of the Ohio River.
#Ohio #Pittsburgh #Cincinnati #OhioRiver #ClimateChange #Pollution #Books #Author #Journalism #Illinois #Conservation #History
https://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-River-Complete-History-Ohio/dp/B0D6N46CG2/
Edited 1y ago
Ticketed at #School as a Teen, a Young Black Woman Is Suing an #Illinois City for Violating Her Civil Rights
==
It took four years and a jury trial for Amara Harris to beat the ticket that accused her of stealing another girl’s AirPods.
Now she’s heading back to court in the hope of stopping #schools from using #police to discipline #students.
#News #CivilRights #Lawsuits #Education #LawEnforcement #Law
#Illinois Gov #JBPritzker responds to #Trump threat to #jail him & #Chicago mayor over #ICE: 'Come & get me'
Speaking to reporters at a federal workers rally at Federal Plaza later Wednesday, Pritzker responded to Trump’s threat.
“Look, he’s a coward. He says a lot of things. He likes to pretend to be a tough guy. Come & get me,” Pritzker said.
#StochasticTerrorism #incitement #law #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #MafiaState
https://chicago.suntimes.com/donald-trump/2025/10/08/jb-pritzker-brandon-johnson-donald-trump-truth-social-jail-threat
A federal judge in #Chicago is now hearing arguments over whether to block the #Trump admin’s deployment of #NationalGuard troops into #Illinois. The hearing comes after National Guard troops could be seen on the ground near the Broadview #ICE facility Thursday morning.
#law #immigration #RightToProtest #PosseComitatusAct #MilitaryState #MartialLaw #Gestapo #authoritarianism #autocracy #fascism #tyranny
https://chicago.suntimes.com/live/2025/10/09/national-guard-lawsuit-judge-ruling-illinois-trump
The Government Spends Millions to Open Grocery Stores in #Food Deserts. The Real Test Is Their Survival.
==
The community of Cairo, #Illinois, once a food desert, welcomed its new market last year with balloons and cheers.
But the store is struggling — exposing problems with the programs set up to help.
#News #Midwest #Government #Retail #Health #Business
https://www.propublica.org/article/food-desert-grocery-store-cairo-illinois
#Illinois picks of the day:
➡️ @loren - Photographer, bird, wildlife, plants etc in northern Illinois
➡️ @jennylam - Multidisciplinary artist & independent curator
➡️ @bikegridnow - Campaigning for bicycle infrastructure in Chicago
➡️ @BlockClubCh - Local news service for Chicago, run by non-profit, supported by readers
➡️ @ChicagoSunTimes - Chicago newspaper
➡️ @chicagotribune - Another Chicago newspaper
➡️ @BleacherNation - Sports news site, especially Chicago teams
🧵 1/4
BigShoulders.city is a Hometown Mastodon server for Chicagoans, current, former and future. All sexualities, gender identities, races, levels of mobility and ages are welcome. A community of friends and neighbors across the Windy City.
Find out more at https://bigshoulders.city/about or contact the admins @moderation & @alex
#FeaturedServer #Chicago #Illinois #Chicagoan #Chicagoans #Hometown #HometownMastodon #Mastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse
BigShoulders.city is a Hometown Mastodon server for people in or connected to Chicago, Illinois, USA. The server welcomes all sexualities, gender identities, races, levels of mobility and ages.
This server has been operating since 2020.
You can find out more at https://bigshoulders.city/about or contact the admin @moderation
cc @chicago
#FeaturedServer #Chicago #Illinois #Hometown #Mastodon #HometownMastodon #Fediverse #FreeFediverse