#BLM Chicago

[mysharona1987]

They have turned the Palestinians into actual Guinea pigs for the military industrial complex.

We will see the robots and miserable remote controlled dogs at the next big BLM protest on American soil soon enough.

[voidami]

This needs more attention, please share and boost on tiktok if you have one. We need justice for Javion Magee and his family in the very probable racist lynching that seems to have occurred. Too much of this gets ignored.

[doubtspirit]

Soundsuite - Nick Cave

After witnessing the videotaped beating of Rodney King, Chicago-based artist Nick Cave created his first "Soundsuits,’’ full-bodied costumes from colorful objects found in antique shops and flea markets that protected him like a "second skin.’’ He fashioned his initial suits as "a therapeutic object to hide his identity’’ as a gay African-American in a threatening world.

[busterballsblog]

Kamala social security for illegals. migrants

[msclaritea]

So nice of Andy Ngo, Righty, to let us know what his brothers and sisters on the Left are up to. No need to reiterate. There's plenty of articles now, on how corrupt BLM is. Antifa is nothing more than Leftists disruptors, encouraging violence, and all of this funded by dark money from entities like Silicon Valley, home of the Dark Enlightenment crowd. Chicago always had a lot of billionaire cash on hand, too, to pass around to thugs.

[deathbysports]

Actually, it's okay to admit your favorite player sucks.

(PT: Actually, it's okay to admit your favorite player sucks. End PT) Trigger Warning: References to sexual assault, violence, alcohol use and bigotry. And no. I'm not talking about point production (though it's okay to admit that they're not having a good year either) Last year I made a post talking about problematic players and what to do if it turns out a player we like sucks. Consider this to be a part two to that post because I feel like it's something to talk about again, especially with the amount of hockey players outing themselves as MAGA for the past months, as well as the upcoming Hockey Canada trial and, more recently, Artemi Panarin's sexual assault allegation. This time, I want to talk about the people who continue to defend them for some reason. And why you really need to cut it out with the "oh x player would NEVER do that!" bullshit.

Hockey is an enjoyable sport. It's fun, full of excitement and brings us joy. But I'm going to be honest, the culture around it fucking sucks. And with terrible culture, comes players who do bad shit. In particular, a lot of hockey players (and athletes in general, but the focus here is hockey players) are pretty fucking conservative, and hockey as a whole is a conservative sport. Let's take T.J Oshie as an example. A silly guy. A fun hockey player to watch. Both his personality and on-ice skills made me... rather fond of him. And then he made that pro-Trump post. Needless to say, I was... not thrilled. I was disappointed, disgusted, and unfortunately not surprised. Still, it hurt. Do I hate him? No, not really. I can't entirely bring myself to do that. But the whole thing definitely destroyed any desire I had of buying his jersey. Oshie's not the only one. Way too many players have outed themselves as MAGA as of late, with Ryker Evans being the most recent. Now I'm not going to deny that hockey is a conservative sport. It always has been a conservative white sport, full of rich, mostly white men. Still, it's pretty damn depressing when a player you've admired for so long is supporting a fascist. From Matthew Tkachuk to the Great One himself, Wayne Gretzky. And it's not just American politics either. Alex Ovechkin, a superstar that many people enjoy watching (myself included), and the man chasing Gretzky's goal ironically enough, is a well-known Putin supporter. And it goes beyond political views. Multiple players in the NHL have also been alleged or charged with *literal* crimes. And many of them are still playing in the NHL. Of course, it wouldn't be a 'problematic hockey players' post if we didn't bring up Patrick Kane. Ah Kaner... where do I begin with him? I'll admit, Patrick Kane's a player I do genuinely enjoy watching even as a Blues fan. Even though Chicago wasn't my favorite team. The moment I saw him play during the 2020 All-Stars I grew rather fond of him. That fondness didn't last, as a year later the Kyle Beach stuff came out. Rumors that he likely knew about it all and did nothing. Some believe he was partaking in the bullying that Beach endured. We may never know; I highly doubt we'll ever get full closure on it. But one thing is for sure: his response to the investigation findings was very, very fucking disappointing. Then I learned of his other controversies. Not just the 2015 sexual assault allegations. I'm talking about the cab driver incident. His drunken bender in Madison. His immaturity during his early years. The fucking blackface. I stopped engaging with content involving him after that for a while. I was disgusted. I was angry. I did eventually start looking at Kane content again, but even now there's a bit of a bad taste in my mouth. I will give credit where credit is due: Kane's actually made an effort to improve his image. He's stopped drinking, spoke out during the 2020 BLM movement, and showed remorse for his poor response to the Beach situation. But that doesn't absolve him of everything. He's never addressed the blackface as far as I know. He still punched a cab driver and got arrested for that. And he still has that sexual assault allegation from 2015. While I know he was never charged for it, that shit's not something that goes away easily, even with attempts to improve as a person. He's most likely going to have to live with that for the rest of his career, maybe even his life. So yeah, as much as I love watching guys like Kaner and Oshie and Ovi... I'm sorry but I also have to admit it; they kinda fucking suck as humans lmfao. Which brings me to something I've noticed; a lot of peeps aren't so willing to admit that about their own favorites, as well as a bunch of people who can't seem to handle criticism of said favorites. Here's an ask I got a while back when I posted about Kaner's alcoholism and how fans shouldn't be glorifying it (And that post wasn't even an anti-kane post!)

And honestly, this one's probably more tame compared to the other things I've seen people say. This is the thing that frustrates me the most. And listen, I do get it. It's hard to believe that a guy you idolized is a piece of shit. Sometimes it's easier to force yourself to deny it. But here's the catch; it's not an excuse to lash out at others who have very valid criticism and harsh thoughts about these guys. It's not okay to bash others who have negative opinions about your favs. None of that is okay. And it is especially not fucking okay to defend or justify or downplay these guys' actions. It's easy to say "oh this player could never!" or "my player would never do this!". Which... WRONG. You don't know these people. You don't know if they 'would never'. Sadly, because hockey culture fucking sucks, they probably fucking would do that. They probably would say that slur. They probably would commit that crime. But then again, I don't know that either. Again, I'm a stranger on the internet talking. And regardless if they have or haven't been in a scandal, the harsh truth is, these guys aren't some innocent babies that can do no wrong and just don't know better. These aren't your friends or family. These are grown fucking adults that know exactly what they're fucking doing most of the time. These people don't know you. They don't need you whiteknighting them. It's time to stop treating these guys like innocent children because they aren't. And you're allowed to have your own limits (and those limits are different for everyone). You don't have to hate them or put up some disclaimer saying "HEY THIS GUY SUCKS". I can't convince you to do that. All I ask is that you quit fucking dickriding these guys and treating them like good people because you don't fucking know that! Like, it's okay to enjoy these guys' hockey while acknowledging that they did shitty things! That doesn't make you less of a fan! Criticism isn't the same thing as hatred, and that's something some of you need to realize. Criticizing your favorites is a GOOD THING. And likewise, people are allowed to have opinions. People are allowed to be uncomfortable with the players and teams you like. If you can't handle that, consider using the block button instead of going to their ask box and screaming about how you think their opinion is "wrong" or some shit.

The world's not going to end because someone doesn't like your problematic fav. I promise.

[eretzyisrael]

by Gabriel Gaysinsky

In Canada, an open letter by city councilor Susan Kim and provincial parliament member Sarah Jama dismissed accusations of rape by Hamas as misinformation. This letter was endorsed by the head of the University of Alberta Sexual Assault Center. After facing significant backlash, Jama doubled down, blaming the “Zionist lobby” for pressuring the Canadian government into reprimanding her.

At the United Nations, it took eight weeks for an official condemnation of Hamas’ rapes to be released by UN Women. Sarah Douglas, Deputy Chief of Peace and Security at UN Women, has endorsed 153 tweets attacking Israel and Zionists, and attended UN meetings with pro-Palestine posters, violating UN neutrality guidelines. Suffice it to say that a key leader in the UN’s initiative to uplift women is actively working against the very women she is charged with uplifting.

The traditionally progressive Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, particularly its Chicago chapter, has also faced criticism for endorsing terrorism. Mere hours after the release of the first October 7th footage, BLM Chicago posted a tweet with a hang-glider image, referencing Hamas terrorists who used hang-gliders to attack and kill hundreds of partygoers at the Nova Music Festival. This blatant support for a violent attack on innocent civilians by an organization that has committed itself to the fight for equality is shocking, especially considering the fact that Hamas has held Avera Mengistu, a mentally ill Ethiopian-Israeli man, in captivity since 2014.

On college campuses, the situation is dire. Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at UC Davis, the university I attend, justified the October 7th attack and glorified the attackers. Their rallies have featured slogans like “We don’t want no Jewish state” — which is a call for the eradication of Israel — and “Globalize the Intifada,” which calls for the violence of the intifadas to be repeated against Jewish communities worldwide. Professors also joined in; Jemma Decristo, a university faculty member, tweeted threatening messages against “Zionist journalists.” Another professor stated that “all Israeli residents are legitimate targets,” actively calling for violence against his own Israeli students and colleagues. After UC Davis students began an encampment mimicking those already established on other campuses, several professors reportedly required classes to attend the space, or have given extra credit for doing so, despite the fact that many Jewish and Israeli students are extremely uncomfortable with its messaging.

The aftermath of October 7th revealed that the hatred I experienced at my university is not unique. Higher education, while more radical, mirrors the outside world. The antisemitism and disregard for basic principles of human rights when it comes to Israelis might start on college campuses but can spread throughout society. I see this hate everywhere. Unless progressives worldwide undergo a fundamental shift that includes Jewish and Israeli voices, I will never call myself a progressive again.

[dchan87]

Like so many other American Jews, what I’m feeling right now is anger.  Of course, I feel that toward the barbaric jihadi terrorists and their Iranian masters.  And, of course, I feel that for the anti-Semites at the United Nations who never fail to single out Israel for sanction, even now after such horrific attacks.  And, of course, I feel that same anger toward the far right Neo-Nazis who have made no secret of their hatred for all Jews and who celebrate our victimization.  The one that doesn’t get an “of course” is the American progressive left.  Maybe it shouldn’t have, but that one caught a lot of us by surprise. It’s clear now that while the Palestinian cause has been hijacked in the Middle East by terrorist death cults like Hamas and Hezbollah, it has been hijacked in America by those in the progressive movement who suffer from some poisonous mixture of ignorance, ideological blindness, and latent anti-Semitism (by which I mean they know nothing about the Middle East and its history, they hold the inane view that every conflict reduces to white colonialists oppressing virtuous people of color, and they just hate Jews).  Now, here we are, witnessing a growing storm of hatred and violence toward Jews. How can this be the response of our fellow Americans?  Think about the fact that Pakistan is forcibly returning 1.7 million Afghan refugees to the clutches of the Taliban or that Russia slaughtered an estimated 200,000 Chechen Muslims or that Serbia committed an internationally recognized genocide against Bosnian Muslims or that China has disappeared or locked in concentration camps 1.3 million Muslim Uyghurs, all with no comparable reaction from America’s progressive left.  They are not assaulted by mobs on the streets of New York.  They do not have to barricade themselves inside college libraries or dining halls.  They do not have their murdered friends and relatives mocked by BLM Chicago posters glorifying hang-gliding terrorists.

[lboogie1906]

Jemel Roberson (April 4, 1992 - November 18, 2018) was born to Beatrice and John Roberson in South Africa. Soon afterwards the family moved to Chicago where he grew up. His friends and family remember him as a playful and caring child. He attended Lane Tech Prep High School in Chicago and was a gifted gospel musician, taught himself to play the organ, and played varsity basketball. He aspired to become a police officer and was scheduled to take the police exam in December 2018, just one month after he was shot and killed.

He was working as a security guard for Manny’s Blue Room Bar in Robbins, Illinois when he was shot and killed by Ian Covey, a white police officer who worked for the Midlothian Police Department on November 11, 2018. He managed to subdue a suspect who shot four people inside the club. Upon arrival at the scene, Covey thought he was the actual shooter and shot him four times in the back and side, killing him. Some witnesses explained that his hat had the word “security” displayed on the front while Covey stated that it was not clear he was the security guard.

Covey was placed on paid administrative leave and, to date, the case is still being investigated. His family wants to see Covey indicted for his death and has since filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit which remains in litigation as of this writing. His sister Deanna Green explained that the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd has only exacerbated the family’s pain over his death. Several Black Lives Matter marches have occurred in Midlothian to honor the memory of him with the most recent one held on June 27, 2020. A week prior, on June 13, 2020, His family honored his memory on his daughter Justice’s first birthday. He had a son, Tristan. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #blm

[ritchiepage2001newaccount]

Project2025 #TechBros #CorpMedia #Oligarchs #MegaBanks vs #Union #Occupy #NoDAPL #BLM #SDF #DACA #MeToo #Humanity #FeelTheBern

JinJiyanAzadi #BijiRojava Cops Bust Picket Line as Teamsters Strike Seven Amazon Warehouses

Amazon warehouse workers and delivery drivers at seven facilities in the metro areas of San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Southern California, and New York City are out on strike today, in what the union says is the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history. Unionized workers at Staten Island’s JFK8 fulfillment center have also authorized a strike and could soon follow…

[darkeagleruins]

I checked David Hogg’s feed. Nothing about this, even though there was a mass shooting at one of these events.

Nothing from FloridaDad (Majid),

nothing from any of the Squad,

nothing from any of the usual shriekers.

Nothing from BLM, Sharpton, or Crump.

Chicago has a whole ass Purge going on and no one seems to care.

Elections have consequences.

Sometimes, those consequences are death.

[loudlylovingreview]

Video: Incident (Mature content, includes actual violence)

Running time: 30 minutes From The New Yorker The opening of Bill Morrison’s short film “Incident” is silent. Security footage shows a section of a Chicago street on what looks to be an ordinary summer afternoon. A few people walk down the sidewalk, a seagull flies past the camera, a police cruiser idles on the corner. Suddenly the view changes and the sound comes on. The effect is jarring, and…

[kcyars99]

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The way these yt conservatives say these words is giving ni**ers!

[t3r3sa-p]

Construction Photos of Obama Library Receive Harsh Reviews: 'Looks Like a Prison' | The Gateway Pundit | by Margaret Flavin

WTH IS THAT❓

A "MINARET" TO CALL FOR MUSLIM PRAYER❓ A BATHHOUSE ❓

NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR BLM-ANTIFA❓

IS HE DISPLAYING THE FAKE BIRTH CERTIFICATE ❓ Or THE NUDE PICS OF HIS MOTHER❓

🤔Construction Photos of OBAMA LIBRARY Receive Harsh Reviews: ‘LOOKS LIKE A PRISON’

👉The SHRINE to Barack Obama, aka the Obama LIBRARY at the Obama Presidential Center (OPC), is STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION in Chicago

👉The OPC has been plagued by RISING COSTS and delays. INITIALLY BUDGETED AT $350–500 MILLION, the project’s cost has BALLOONED TO $830 MILLION and COULD surge PAST $1 BILLION

🔴Photos of the building made the rounds on social media recently, and the building is receiving HARSH CRITICISM, with some suggesting the BARREN, CHARACTERLESS building...

👉Construction was supposed to begin in 2018 but was delayed to 2021

👉The decision to build the OPC on 19.3 acres IN JACKSON PARK, a HISTORIC PUBLIC PARK on the National Register of Historic Places, SPARKED OPPOSITION from environmentalists and preservationists...

[casually-slips-into-coma]

the carl gallagher cop storyline in s11 sends me into a fucking rage whenever i think about it and i have to vent

i know its been years but im genuinely still so upset that towards the end shameless tried to take a dumbass middle ground approach to the topic of corruption within police force. they spent the whole season with carl slowly realizing that systemic racism and classism is an essential pillar of the police force and that whenever he tried to help out his community or go after the rich gentrifiers in his neighborhood who seem above the law he is continuously punished to the point of demoting him to parking duty.

and then they end the season with him being like “welp,, it is what it is ig🤷” and keeping his job as a cop.

and what really pisses me off is when he decides he wants to turn the alibi into a cop bar?!? so that the low income and over policed neighborhood that we just spent the season establishing suffers at the hands of the prejudice police force can have an even more suffocating cop presence?!?!? especially since the alibi was an iconic staple of the show and the neighborhood. its a disservice to the past decade of shameless. wtf were the writers smoking,,that shit was so ass.

you cant try to push this “woke” and topical ACAB ideal at the height of the extremely real and important BLM movement to score some good lib points and then turn around and support the oppressor. if youre gonna make a point fucking make it. dont half ass it because youre too chicken shit to call out cops.

AND LEST WE FORGET THE INCREDIBLY TONE DEAF DECISION TO USE AN OPENING SHOT OF A REAL CHICAGO MURAL OF MARTYRED BLACK MAN GEORGE FLOYD WHO WAS MURDERED AT THE HANDS OF A COP TO SET THE TONE OF THIS DUMBASS SEASON THAT DOESNT ACTUALLY FOLLOW THRU ON HOLDING THAT RACIST SYSTEM ACCOUNTABLE

that is so unbelievably disrespectful. fuck the writers and fuck that season

[spiderlegsmusic]

With Harris as president, if you don’t like the US supporting Israel’s war with Hamas, you can protest. The cops in Chicago may be impatient, but they aren’t shooting.

With Trump as president , if you protest you will be shot. Trump wanted to shoot the BLM Protesters but was told by someone with a rational mind and moral ethic that he couldn’t. In his next term, there won’t be anyone to tell him not to shoot protesters. He’ll enact the Insurrectionist act and mobilize the military on any protests on day 1 and declare martial law, ordering troops to shoot protesters