A driver fired shots at Customs and Border Patrol agents in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood on Saturday, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
DHS said the border patrol agents were “conducting immigration enforcement operations” near 26th Street and Kedzie Avenue when a man driving a black Jeep fired shots.
DHS also said people nearby threw a paint can and bricks at the agents’ vehicles.
according to the department of homeland security
So, this definitely didn’t happen.
Most likely “friendly fire”.
I hate this reality
Be safe out there, it’s acorn season.
The most effective non-violent action we can take is to organize a General Strike.
The country would be brought to its knees if suddenly deprived of profit and labor. That tactic was extremely effective in Chile in 2019, and had they not fallen for the trick of liberal reform, they would’ve had a successful revolution on their hands with virtually no bloodshed.
If you aren’t in a union (or even if you are, it’s worth dual-carding), please consider joining the IWW to unionize your workplace (bonus: you’ll get higher wages, better benefits, and more time off if you succeed!) to strengthen a general strike if we manage to enact one, as most unions have a strike fund that can supplement your income during a general strike to make it more financially bearable (you should also save as much money as you can reasonably do, so it can also be used to keep yourself afloat during a strike).
And for our international friends, you should join one as well, as fascism is gaining momentum globally. If your country isn’t listed below, just contact the IWW directly in the link above, and they’ll help you set up a new local branch.
Why are you critical of liberal reform in Chile?
The linked documentary offers a strong critique of the reformist attempts from local Chileans who were there on the ground (starting at around one hour in). I can only offer my own criticisms as a non-Chilean looking in from the outside.
Historically liberal reform either kicks the can of capitalism’s problems down the road (FDR in the 1930’s), or fails to even kick the can due to so much corporate capture of the government, that it actually accelerates a turn toward right-wing authoritarianism.
In the case of Chile, the latter case seems to be happening. The proposed progressive constitution to replace Pinochet’s constitution likely failed due to the deep corporate pockets available to right-wing institutions, who are able to effectively trick under-educated citizens into voting against their own interests through massive propaganda campaigns (the same thing happened in the US thanks to Fox news, hence why they are now in a power struggle against literal fascists).
The right-wing then mobilized to create a new right-wing pro corporate constitution, which was only narrowly avoided despite their propaganda efforts.
The new leftist president Gabriel Boric, as most leftist politicians do after reaching political office, began to become more moderate, all the while congress, who are corporate captured, continued to vote down his reformist taxation policies. It’s a classic tactic of letting the left spin their wheels and burnout in congress/parliament for years to stall direct action. All the while regular people continue to suffer under capital, and become more and more enchanted by the easy solutions fascists can offer.
History has generally shown that the olive branch of reform is a tool used by the elites and capital to quell a growing movement to overthrow them. It’s their last option before using more brutal authoritarian control to maintain their grasp on power.
Proof or GTFO.
I’m surprised it took this long until they just said they were the target of shootings… It’s not like the trump fascist regime shies away from lying on anything else.
Bruh, if they weren’t doing anything wrong, then ppl wouldn’t be shooting at them. 🤷
Or where they acorns?
I best do numerous roly poly’s then unload my gun into my car whilst shouting “shots fired”.
Meanwhile my partner, who is across the road, will also shoot at the car for…reasons?
IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO BE SURE!Aah need an amblance
The Gestapo probably made it up. False flag to justify more crimes against the people
Other possibilities include them shooting at citizens or shadowpeople (I’m not here to judge ICE and their use of the drug with the same name) and scaring each other real bad. Then someone has a video of it, and they gotta write a report somehow.
Dude I’ve seen shadow people out by Santa Cruz, CA and I was California sober back then
So you were smoking weed at the time you saw these shadow people? Not really convincing
“Customs and Border Patrol”.
You mean ICE? Someone took shots at ICE while they were in the middle of a randomized deportation?
CBP is actually even worse than ICE. They’re a lot more militarized. That Chicago apartment building that was raided with an Apache helicopter, with little kids being put into handcuffs, that was actually CBP.
CBP’s operation zone is ridiculous too. They’re “border patrol” but they can work deep into the country.
They are limited to 100 miles from the border, but “the border” counts the shoreline, so in reality 2/3 of the population is in that zone.
Every international airport is considered a border. That covers 98% of the country.
They can go anywhere, 100 miles is just where the supreme court gave them automatic probable cause that anybody in that distance is presumed crossing the border and can be randomly searched without a warrant. Outside of that they just have to remember to lie in court like normal cops.
I’ve heard that courts have ruled that airports count as “the border” too. So anywhere within 100 miles of an airport. So basically anywhere in the country.
You heard incorrectly. Every source I’ve seen did not include airports.
They work in international airports though. They literally go through your luggage when you enter the country that way. I bet they aren’t restricted to the customs counter.
Right, but that doesn’t mean there’s a “100-mile no-rights border zone” around the airport.
Don’t they also count international airports as “the border?” Which changes that number to something like 99.9% of the population.
Yes yes it does
That doesn’t include airports which add any major city not in that red line.
Except the Great Lakes are mostly part of America. Lake Michigan is completely inside The United States, so Illinois is nowhere near the Canadian border.
Chicago isn’t a border city, it’s a coastal city.
O’Hare is a national hub. Meaning it’s an entry point to the US, so technically a “border”.
now do all of the major rivers connected to the ocean
Surprisingly, actually two different agencies. You have CBP (Customs and Border Patrol) which do - customs and border patrol, and ICE (Migration and customs enforcement) which do - mostly immigration stuff.
You misspelled “abduction”
I also believe that customs and border patrol are one of the few agencies that can legally ID any citizen without pretext.
I could be mistaken though.
I doubt it’s legal, but SCOTUS would say it is.
If not Nazis, then why Nazi shaped?
Well, if the DHS says so… 🙄
Good.
crisis actors making up fake stories
whiny little terrorists begging for attention
The shooter got mustard and onions EVERYWHERE!
