Wake up babe, the Law is being weaponized against Justice again
Phil LewisProsecutors charged an LAPD officer with felony eavesdropping for making secret recordings of his colleagues’ racist, sexist and homophobic comments on the job
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Dave Byrnes
Профиль VivelyForklift-certified journalist in Chicago. Words in the Chicago Reader, Unraveled Press, The TRiiBE, South Side Weekly, Courthouse News Service and some other ones I forget right now. All opinions & bad jokes my own. DM me for news tips/Signal info.
"hE DAmaGeD tHe PoOl!" - Jean Pirro, the goddamn U. S. attorney for the District of Columbia, less than a month ago
Scott MacFarlaneFLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"
"When the detainees looked into the container, they saw more worms. Parias said that after finding the worms, detainees collected around seven to ten worms inside a soda bottle so they could preserve them as evidence of the conditions they were experiencing inside the facility."
L.A. TACODetainees at Adelanto ICE Processing Center claim that staff have provided them with water from an unknown source that is routinely contaminated. A video L.A. TACO received backs this up. The full story: lataco.com/contaminated... By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
"Over the last 18 months, online videos have shown women being tackled to the ground, pulled from a car, dragged out of a workplace and fatally shot. This week, Bowe has filed a claim against the federal government. It is one of 54 claims filed by affiliates of the ACLU in 17 states and... D.C."
Candice NorwoodNorma Bowe, a nurse in New Jersey, runs a mobile health clinic that stops outside Delaney Hall detention center, where she provides blood pressure checks, stroke assessments and other care. Yesterday, she told me about the day she says she was assaulted by an ICE agent. My latest via @19thnews.org
Btw Bielecki is the guy that earlier this year showed up late at night, unnanounced, to a young Black former police accountability commissioner's home. He's still part of the same police accountability/community relations structure, somehow
“Pressure, influence, and intimidation”—house call by former Chicago cop sparks dispute among police oversight officialsRetired Chicago police sergeant Lee Bielecki’s snooping at the home of a member of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability is part of a pattern of intimidation and attempts to in...unraveledpress.comZoë Takaki22nd district councilor Lee Bielecki speaks during public comment, reacting to an article by CWBC that alleges commissioners want to remove commissioner Sandra Wortham from the superintendent search.
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DJ B | @DJ-B--5Venmo is a digital wallet that lets you make and share payments with friends. You can easily split the bill, cab fare, or much more. Download the iOS or Android app or sign up on Venmo.com today.venmo.comDave ByrnesHappening now: Chicago immigrant advocacy groups are holding a presser outside the city's immigration court to address "mega master" hearings: These are first appearance hearings where 1 immigration judge can address 100s of cases at a time, as part of the Trump admin's push to rush deportations.
The presser has wrapped. I caught up with a few speakers afterward. Ex-immigration judge Sam Cole argued for the immigration court system to be broken off from the DOJ. "You need to make the court an independent court. That's the only way to protect due process," he said.
Dave ByrnesHappening now: Chicago immigrant advocacy groups are holding a presser outside the city's immigration court to address "mega master" hearings: These are first appearance hearings where 1 immigration judge can address 100s of cases at a time, as part of the Trump admin's push to rush deportations.
Hey all, please help a Chicago photojournalist help a friend and community member whose family is going through hell because of ICE. These days more than ever, we're all we've got.
Donate to Aid for Family Facing Detention and Hardship, organized by Nina WilsonPlease consider donating to support our beloved neighbors who were detained… Nina Wilson needs your support for Aid for Family Facing Detention and Hardshipwww.gofundme.comAndres A. ChavezI know I have been uploading a bunch of money asks. But please consider helping my dear friend who is going through it. www.gofundme.com/f/aid-for-fa...