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Silver Swan

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30. ICE was in my community Friday.

Reply to tulipsandroses (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 08:58 PM

Oct 2025

They took a grocery store employee two blocks away, and others from their homes, and business parking lots.
On a community Facebook page, people were warned to stay inside. Others were offering to pick children up from school, and to pick up grocery orders. Many businesses closed to avoid problems. It was disturbing,
I am 79 years old and my spouse is 74, but we were at the protests on Saturday. I don't know what else to do.

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Let this sink in. I went to an event yesterday, one person was talking about taking food to people afraid to leave [View all] tulipsandroses Oct 2025 OP

Yep malaise Oct 2025 #1

We have entered Anne Frank territory. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #2

With hordes of MAGAts eager to rat them out to the Gestapo. Orrex Oct 2025 #10

Yes like in Nazi Germany and in China. Irish_Dem Oct 2025 #13

G-ICE-Stapo....... lastlib Oct 2025 #24

100% bluestarone Oct 2025 #20

In Chicago, the cycling community is buying out all of the stock from tamale and other street vendors Snarkoleptic Oct 2025 #3

and giving it away. mopinko Oct 2025 #4

Good trouble indeed. Resistance can happen daily Iris Oct 2025 #5

That is so great BonnieJW Oct 2025 #19

This touched my heart - may others follow their lead. nt babylonsister Oct 2025 #29

Don't know how yet but Prairie_Seagull Oct 2025 #6

Reach out to your local immigrant/refugee orgs, and expect to be carefully vetted for this work, or asked to do less WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2025 #7

Will do, my first thought was food banks or Prairie_Seagull Oct 2025 #8

Me too Joinfortmill Oct 2025 #12

At my grandson's school in Chicago, WestMichRad Oct 2025 #9

We are being stained by fascism.. Joinfortmill Oct 2025 #11

Message from Anne Frank, 1943 usonian Oct 2025 #14

Perfect sign to carry bluestarone Oct 2025 #21

My friend had a great one with this quote catchnrelease Oct 2025 #22

Kick SheltieLover Oct 2025 #15

I think trickle down snowybirdie Oct 2025 #16

Good! Maybe tRUMP's own golf courses too, are suffering from this... SWBTATTReg Oct 2025 #25

hell, you know those ones are safe... ret5hd Oct 2025 #32

Sure but ND beat USC. BradBo Oct 2025 #17

I hear these stories all the time. hay rick Oct 2025 #18

Similar to the meme about Anne Frank, SidneyR Oct 2025 #23

Maybe not just somewhere..... lastlib Oct 2025 #26

Someday it will be all about "how did this happen?" Klarkashton Oct 2025 #27

in my community Skittles Oct 2025 #28

ICE was in my community Friday. Silver Swan Oct 2025 #30

A Jewish friend oberle Oct 2025 #31

Post removed Post removed Oct 2025 #33