Fearless Journalists and Vigilant Residents Tell Chicago's Story under Trump's Assault
Chicago is safe, beautiful and vibrant. In fact, it was just voted the best big city in America for the ninth year in a row. If the jaw-dropping images you’ve seen recently on TV or social media make it look like a war zone, that’s on Donald Trump.
Chaos in Brighton Park. This is representative of the amount / direction of pepper and smoke sent into the neighborhood, in this case, for no reason I can discern other than because they were leaving. Feds had a clear path out in a different direction, and residents were vocal but not violent here.
— Peter Nickeas (@peternickeas.bsky.social) 2025-10-04T20:48:20.562Z
A pastor being shot in the head with a chemical projectile
Chaos in Brighton Park. This is representative of the amount / direction of pepper and smoke sent into the neighborhood, in this case, for no reason I can discern other than because they were leaving. Feds had a clear path out in a different direction, and residents were vocal but not violent here.
— Peter Nickeas (@peternickeas.bsky.social) 2025-10-04T20:48:20.562Z
That same minister pepper sprayed in the face
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/20/protesters-arrested-broadview-ice
A peaceful protestor carrying the American flag through a cloud of tear gas
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/09/20/protesters-arrested-broadview-ice
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