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The crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests and press covering the demonstrations in the streets of #Chicago during the #DNC should be seen not as a surprise, but part of a strategy of counter-insurgency.
This is coupled with an attempt by the party to incorporate a "progressive" veneer - made possible by politicians like #AOC and others - which seeks to crack these movements and defang them.
To move people off the streets and herd them back into the terrain of representative politics. To expand the divide between "peaceful protesters" and "outside agitators" to its logical conclusion: the nullification of class struggle and anti-colonial conflict.
The Democrats want to throw a wet blanket on protest movements and social struggle, and instead make them part of a broader coalition that takes orders from the party apparatus that is managed by those loyal to the Pentagon, Wall Street, and ruling class interests.
https://itsgoingdown.org/problem-peaceful-protesters/
The Problem of “Peaceful Protesters”
"I'm not a protester. I'm violent." -Masked Rebel in Ferguson Along with voting, in today's society protesting peacefully is often held up as one of the only ways that everyday working-class and...It's Going Down
9:00 PM CDT Storm Update. The line of storms continues this evening and is moving into the Chicago metro area. Destructive winds, tornadoes, and flash flooding all possible. Seek shelter if a warning is issued for your area!
1. Had a wonderful time in Chicago visiting friends over the weekend, and went twice to the Art Institute of Chicago. (photos attached of my good time)
2. Took the Amtrak train between Ann Arbor and Chicago. It was so much better than driving, even though the train hit a tree laying on the tracks the way and delayed our arrival.
3. Came back to a husband and dog who missed me.
Chicago Police Department Recruitment Posters Defaced
"Art project to deface Chicago police department recruitment posters the night of Tortuguita’s death anniversary."
https://unsalted.noblogs.org/post/2024/01/20/chicago-police-department-recruitment-posters-defaced/
#Anarchism #Abolition #RIPTortuguita #DirectAction #Vandalism #Chicago
Good morning. Summer surprise when I found this Passion Flower on the vines along the side of the house I’m staying in for this trip.
#Summer #photography #Flowers #passionflower #Chicago #bloomscrolling #Today
Wait but I don’t want lobster nachos at the beach, I want a basic-ass hot dog 😭
#chicago #hollywoodbeach #gaychicago
Uvae Kitchen & Wine Bar Expands With Beachfront Restaurant Opening In Andersonville This Month
The menu at Aura will have a "coastal" vibe with dishes like lobster nachos and salads. Its owner signed a five-year contract for the spot at Kathy Osterman Beach.Kayleigh Padar (Block Club Chicago)
The #chicago skyline said bi pride.
(📷 via -nart- on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/chicago/comments/13ttabs/this_city_sure_knows_how_to_be_photogenic/)
UIC faculty union goes on strike
By noon, several hundred union members had gathered at the quad for a rally with officials, including Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, state Rep. Lakesia Collins, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and Ald.Nader Issa (Chicago Sun-Times)
#MarsRoverTour info: https://go.nasa.gov/marsrovertour
#PerseveranceRover
Roving With Perseverance - NASA
Mars Perseverance model and related exhibits go on the road to museums around the country.go.nasa.gov