Egads. "raided an apartment building on Chicago's South Shore Drive."

[PSPS]

At about 1:00 on Tuesday morning, federal agents from Border Patrol, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) raided an apartment building on Chicago’s South Shore Drive. Using helicopters and large vehicles, as well as flash-bang grenades, and dressed in military fatigues, agents broke down the doors of the residents of the five-story building and pulled them from their homes in zip ties, some of them naked. Agents left the people tied up outside for hours before letting all but 37 of them go. The apartments residents returned to were trashed.

More at: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-2025

[Walleye]

1. I remember when Republicans used to say they had their guns to protect against the tyrannical government

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. tRump 2.0 is the tyranny they warned us about. DHS announced ICE is going to monitor social media 24/7. . . . nt

[Walleye]

11. Wouldn't be surprised if Trump gave Putin the greenlight to blow fishing boats out of Alaskan waters. Or to bomb Philly

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. I don't think that is being realistic at all. . . . . nt

[Walleye]

16. I certainly hope not but there's a lot of stuff I considered unthinkable. It's going on now.

[sop]

2. "Senate majority leader John Thune (R-SD) says the Republicans have no control over what Vought might do."

WTF?

[LyfeTimeDem]

3. I'm thinking lawsuits...

[Iris]

4. Indeed

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. It was all warrantless. . . . .nt

[viva la]

5. South Shore is where Michelle Obama grew up.

The Obama library is just to the north.

[Johnny2X2X]

6. I we still had a free media

This would be the lead story for weeks.

This is not America anymore.

[dem4decades]

7. How is this different from the beginning of Nazi Germany?

[Marthe48]

14. POC are easier to spot than religious minorities

Makes the assault on their victims easier for the thugs.

[oasis]

8. This incident bears a similarity to "nazi" tactics.

Without calling them actual “nazis”.

[Beringia]

12. I also saw this on my NextDoor news feed today, Bronzeville shelter raided

https://nextdoor.com/p/fc3RqSq-SH3W



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The historic Bronzeville district is renowned as an early-20th-century African-American business and cultural hub, with famed residents like poet Gwendolyn Brooks honored with plaques on the Bronzeville Walk of Fame. The South Side Community Art Center hosts exhibitions by local artists, and colorful murals dot neighborhood streets. A lively dining scene includes BBQ joints and soul food restaurants.

[republianmushroom]

15. The republican American Gestapo.