Behind the Bastards It Could Happen Here Weekly 203
Oct 11, 2025
This week features Raven, an independent journalist who offers an eye-opening account of ICE operations in Chicago, detailing mass raids and the troubling lack of accountability from federal agents. Dr. Kaveh Hoda, a gastroenterologist, sheds light on hepatitis B, debunking misinformation around vaccines and emphasizing their importance for public health. Discussions on the moral implications of entertainers performing for authoritarian regimes and the media's manipulation of mass shootings add further depth to the conversation.
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Reporter Shot Covering ICE Protests
- Raven, a journalist for Unraveled, described being shot in the face by federal pepper-ball rounds while covering ICE protests.
- She recounted colleagues ambushed and the extreme risk reporters face at Broadview ICE facility protests.
ICE Tactics Are Opportunistic And Opaque
- Broadview ICE facility protests surged because detention conditions and mass detentions are worsening.
- Raven frames the federal operations as opportunistic, violent, and lacking transparency.
Lack Of Accountability Enables Fed Violence
- Federal agents operate with fewer accountability guardrails than local police, increasing reckless behavior at protests.
- Raven noted feds don't wear names and face almost no internal consequences for abuse.