On the half moon tires were cut on 3 suspected ICE vehicles (including 2 vans) at a hotel where ICE is staying. Multiple other vehicles and the parking area were spray painted to tell the hotel & its guests that they can not make deals with ICE. Fuck the Hilton for hosting fascist kidnappers.
Together we can make hell for ICE and their collaborators. Find their weak spots and imagine the possibilities! Any Hilton, Marriot, Hampton (and more) can be a target– even if ICE isnt sleeping at that location, no business should be colluding with ICE.
“26 mi: You are running the length of Gaza. 67,000+ KILLED. FREE PALESTINE.”
This morning, over 50,000 people participated in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a 26.2 mile race starting in the Loop, flanked and escorted by cops on all sides. Thousands of gratuitously patriotic fans lined downtown streets, holding signs, waving American flags (among other nations’ banners), and cheering loudly.
This pre-planned gridlock downtown fell days after the second anniversary of October 7th, 2023, marking two years of the ongoing US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza, with a conservative under-count of over 67,000 Palestinians murdered to date. The run was ironically, unintentionally resonant—26 miles is also approximately the length of Gaza’s coastline.
Bank of America (B of A) sponsors and organizes the event, which carries a $250-260 registration fee. B of A is also a sponsor and accomplice to “Israel”‘s illegitimate colonial project and an active genocide financier.
It is one of seven major banks that has underwritten bonds for the Israeli government, over the course of the genocide, totaling in the billions of dollars. In 2023, B of A also participated in a $500 million loan deal for Elbit Systems, the Israeli weapons manufacturer building bombs that are being used to murder Palestinians—even as other major institutions around the world actually responded to “public pressure to stop investing in the company for its human rights violations.”
As ICE agents and national guard troops descend on the city, the spectacle of elite runners from across the world willingly gifting over $12M* to a genocide financier, escorted safely to the finish line by murderous CPD officers, leaves a bitter taste.
Fuck CPD, IOF, ICE, settler nation states, and their active and passive supporters. Resist distractions, spectacle, and complacency. Free Palestine, eyes on Gaza.
Three UHaul and Budget trucks were vandalized this weekend in response to their role in the South Shore invasion this past week.
Federal agents violently attacked a residential building in the middle of the night using the full force of their military equipment including flashbang grenades and Blackhawk helicopters. Reports estimate about 300 pigs from multiple federal agencies took part. Residents described doors kicked in and apartments ransacked as families were dragged out into the night and kidnapped, stolen from their homes to be handcuffed and trapped in unmarked vans. One resident described the attack as a “siege” and multiple witnesses feared the traumatic impact this would have on the children living in the building and attending the nearby school. Photo documentation shows federal agents conducted the siege using Budget and Uhaul trucks, which is a direct violation of their terms of service, in addition to being morally reprehensible.
We call on other friends in the city to join us as we justly retaliate against Budget and UHaul for being complicit in fascist attacks against our neighbors. It doesn’t take much: it’s easy to spot the trucks as you take a walk or a bike ride around your neighborhood, especially near the end of the month when folks are moving. If you go when the sun’s up, it’ll be easier to identify what vulnerability on the truck you want to attack (glass, exhaust pipe, gas tank, tires, etc.), and easier to scout for any potential surveillance risks. Once you’ve found a few targets, come back after the sun’s gone down and let ‘er rip!
To Budget and UHaul: the damage done to your trucks is nowhere near what’s deserved for your role in this shameful and disgusting act. We will not stop until you sever your ties with these fascist pigs! If you attack our city, we will attack back!
