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Real big mess that keeps getting bigger over here.

Hello, I'm still kicking just very exhausted and trying to figure things out.

In a nutshell, still have a hole in our roof and ceiling, insurance people dragging ass so who knows if this will be covered, staying at a friends with their gremlin and feeling weirdly healthier?, relationship miscommunication, got job?, and I haven't drawn anything and it feels like years. Also, nose piercing.

So a lot is happening.

I know it's only been a week or two since my last post, but it honestly feels like months due to the stress (I have a gray streak now, in a week got a streak), and I just want things to go back to a normal state.

Bats Fact #27

Whole Apple

Made a linktree cause I just want to post my art places and Tumblr got me all sad man.

Linktree

angrylilcyclops | Instagram | Linktree

I just want to make arts & crafts

Floyd saves the shrimpy from utter doom.

Mailo was able to pee later.

CNN

DACA dealt a legal setback by federal appeals court | CNN Politics

A federal appeals court on Friday dealt the immigration program known as DACA a legal setback, keeping the program alive but teeing up a sho

AP News

Immigrants in Chicago and other US cities brace for expected Trump deportation arrests

Immigrants in Chicago and other U.S. cities have been preparing for immigration arrests since President-elect Donald Trump won the November

NPR

Trump's border czar says immigration raids will begin next week, including in Chicago

Prospects of a raid in Chicago come just a few weeks after Trump's border czar Tom Homan visited the city and threatened to prosecute the ma

over the last 24 hours Tom Homan has flip-flopped on what exactly is going to happen this upcoming week in the US, but we know he has threatened a “big raid across the country” and Chicago seems to be the first target with leaked plans for tuesday, January 21st, 2025. if you are here and live in a sanctuary city, brace for ICE raids to begin this week. if you're able, you can request or print your own red cards (available in multiple languages) from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and offer them to people within your community.

if you see ICE, let people know. shout "ICE" and "LA MIGRA." do not open your door for ICE.

You have constitutional rights:

- DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR if an immigration agent is knocking on the door. / NO ABRA LA PUERTA si un agente de inmigración está tocando la puerta. - DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS from an immigration agent if they try to talk to you. You have the right to remain silent. / NO CONTESTE NINGUNA PREGUNTA de un agente de inmigración si el trata de hablar con usted. Usted tiene el derecho de mantenerse callado. - DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING without first speaking to a lawyer. You have the right to speak with a lawyer. If you are outside of your home, ask the agent if you are free to leave and if they say yes, leave calmly. / NO FIRME NADA sin antes hablar con un abogado. Usted tiene el derecho de hablar con un abogado. Si usted está afuera de su casa, pregunte al agente si es libre para irse y si dice que sí, váyase con tranquilidad. - GIVE THIS CARD TO THE AGENT. If you are inside of your home, show the card through the window or slide it under the door. / ENTREGUE ESTA TARJETA AL AGENTE. Si usted está dentro de su casa, muestre la tarjeta por la ventana o pásela debajo de la puerta. I do not wish to speak with you, answer your questions, or sign or hand you any documents based on my 5th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution. I do not give you permission to enter my home based on my 4th Amendment rights under the United States Constitution unless you have a warrant to enter, signed by a judge or magistrate with my name on it that you slide under the door. I do not give you permission to search any of my belongings based on my 4th Amendment rights. I choose to exercise my constitutional rights.

What to do if you are detained - National Immigration Law Center

there's also the ICE Detainer FAQ and the ICE Raids Toolkit from Immigrant Defense Project. and you can also get information on DACA, various resources for preparedness, and flyers at united we dream:

United We Dream

Know Your Rights: A Guide for Immigrants - United We Dream

A guide for immigrants to learn about their rights and express them in case you have an encounter with an immigration official.

this one is Chicago specific but another organization that is helping people prepare:

United African Organization

United African Organization | Home of African Immigrants & Refugees

United African Organization promotes social and economic justice, civic participation, and empowerment of African immigrants and refugees in

When your work decides to sell ai art...

I work at a craft store. Wtf.

I want to say to any and everyone in the Pacific Northwest, I hope you are doing well, staying safe, cool and hydrated. This includes your pets and plants!

This has been a PSA from your local puddle.

THIS SURE AIN'T ART BUT IT'S SOMETHING!

:For context: our oldest lizard passed and we put her tank outside, it collected rain water and oh no it's 16°F(-8°C) outside and that's not water no more.

making this on my phone with very little sleep or consideration, but i think the point stands