📹 Freelance video journalist 💰 Covering economic justice 🧀 Stoughton, Wisconsinhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mii6hwrbqn27This is my first time ever with my face on an edited YouTube thumbnail, lol what a surreal experience. The video is here: https://youtu.be/f2qpFvkds2I?si=-irZVjP5n670C5ZW02 Apr 2026 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mii6hwrbqn27https://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mih6l573kc2oApril Fools is the worst fucking day to be a journalist. But I guess between AI and liars embedded in every level of government, truth was already a rare commodity.01 Apr 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih6l573kc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mhca6rkqns25Hello from @katmabu.bsky.social’s watch party! It’s a race that will be a real indicator of the power of outside spending and the desire among Dem voters for progressive politics. I’ll be going live for @statuscoupnews.bsky.social and @meidastouch.com!18 Mar 2026 00:28 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhca6rkqns25https://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mh6yh5of5j2bJUST IN: Border Patrol commander and nazi cosplayer Greg Bovino is retiring. Last fall, the administration was making noise like Bovino would return to Chicago with 1,000 agents this spring, but then he got demoted and now seems to be disappearing in a puff of tear gas. https://www.breitbart.com/border/2026/03/16/exclusive-border-patrol-sector-chief-gregory-bovino-to-retire-after-leading-largest-interior-immigration-operations-in-u-s-history/16 Mar 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6yh5of5j2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mgib7dp6ql2pOne of the most striking takeaways from my recent interview with @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social was his point that the FBI took an accuser against President Trump of child sexual abuse seriously enough to interview her FOUR TIMES. The FBI doesn't do that if they think the accuser is a crank.07 Mar 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgib7dp6ql2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mgi5sj5avy2bIf prediction markets are to be believed, Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be the next Trump official out. She was already seen as a compromise to labor interests. It's not clear to me how Trump continues to court unions with another GOP pick to lead the Labor Department.07 Mar 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgi5sj5avy2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mgi2i6c5ch2u.@kyla.bsky.social basically nails my concerns with prediction markets in her most recent video, EXCEPT she leaves out the possibility that gambling basically replaces work for young people as AI takes over entry-level tasks. Watch Kyla's full video here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B3UdszbJDj807 Mar 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgi2i6c5ch2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mghx56ebta2bIn a post on Instagram, the Teamsters are again urging their members to burn more than 100,000 buyout offers from UPS to van drivers. The union argued to a judge that the buyouts violate its contract with the company.07 Mar 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghx56ebta2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mghc3djp4c2qIt is heartening to see Americans identify who benefits from replacing their labor. Reagan's trickle-down rhetoric is no longer effective on Americans (if it ever was). [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Mar 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghc3djp4c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mgh5dnz2a22dHealthcare jobs slowing down would be devastating, as that has been a key driver of job growth in the economy over the last few months.07 Mar 2026 05:56 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgh5dnz2a22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mgh4qrhq7r2j"The president’s comments expressing serious interest in deploying ground troops have not focused on a large-scale ground invasion of Iran, but rather on the idea of a small contingent of U.S. troops ..." When these troops take casualties, the pressure to send more must go up.07 Mar 2026 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgh4qrhq7r2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mggxprueuc27Life comes at you fast at the beginning of a new forever war. These stories are just a couple of days apart. Do you really think the administration planned a full ground invasion in two days? I guess I shouldn't just assume they wouldn't do that.07 Mar 2026 04:15 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mggxprueuc27https://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mfyt3tzdz22bMany at Chicago's anti-war protest blamed Democrats as much as Republicans for failing to resist Trump and spending years supporting Israel/saber rattling towards Iran. I heard a lot of support for the war powers resolution in the House.01 Mar 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfyt3tzdz22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mfy2ngviuw2bAt tonight's anti-war protest in Chicago, I interviewed Jordan, who had to check if his nieces' school was bombed as part of the US and Israeli strikes on Iran. The full interview will be published on @statuscoupnews.bsky.social01 Mar 2026 05:57 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfy2ngviuw2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mfxf2sgfin2uHundreds are out in downtown Chicago to protest the war against Iran.28 Feb 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfxf2sgfin2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mf5utxdjya26New numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that union membership is at its highest level in 16 years, according to analysis by the Economic Policy Institute. But it's still just 11.2 percent of the whole workforce that is unionized.18 Feb 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5utxdjya26https://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mem4jki5mo2lJUST IN: Federal agents chased someone in a car until they crashed and "sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital," per St. Paul police.11 Feb 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mem4jki5mo2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mejgies2de2gICE Acting Director Todd Lyons denies that the agency has any database of American citizens or people who protest the agency's actions. @kenklippenstein.bsky.social has reported that several such databases exist. ICE agents have photographed me multiple times just for reporting on their operations10 Feb 2026 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejgies2de2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mejepz2lvo23ICE head Todd Lyons refuses to say if anyone has been fired for their conduct since he took command of the agency last year. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) points out that immigration agents have killed 2 people so far this year, leaving out people who have died in DHS custody or killed last year.10 Feb 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejepz2lvo23https://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mejdxh4k4z2bJust now, the leaders for ICE and CBP denied in sworn testimony before Congress that their agents are involved in planning to guard voting precincts.10 Feb 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejdxh4k4z2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mdsk47yto32l"We need fighters!" Juan, a man in a luchador mask and t-shirt labeling Trump and Epstein as "#Besties," says he isn't seeing enough leadership from Democrats at Saturday's ICE Out general strike rally and march in downtown Chicago.01 Feb 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdsk47yto32lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mdrdturdu72pFrom the cutting room floor: Me turning into a snowman in Chicago last night. ☃️01 Feb 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdrdturdu72phttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mdr7vcbrg72u"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty." I met Michael, a former Minnesota resident, at last night's Chicago ICE Out protest. He moved to the Windy City in time for its own occupation by federal immigration agents. He says it's his duty to be in the streets.01 Feb 2026 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdr7vcbrg72uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mdomxgyqht2cScenes from tonight’s snowy general strike march in downtown Chicago calling for a removal of ice agents from the Twin Cities.31 Jan 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdomxgyqht2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mdojlucfyz2gChants of “Fuck Trump!” as the national general strike against ICE march in downtown Chicago passes Trump Tower.31 Jan 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdojlucfyz2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3md7i4wzdiv2oRight now a protest of thousands has taken to the streets in south Minneapolis to call for federal immigration agents to leave their community in the wake of those agents killing a second person, 37-year-old Alex Pretti.25 Jan 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3md7i4wzdiv2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3md3tjyw27k2eGreat day for a general strike!23 Jan 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3tjyw27k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jtcestkowski.bsky.social/post/3mczwsisnfa23RIGHT NOW Twin Cities activists are denouncing the Trump administration for arresting and charging people in the community for protesting inside Cities Church in St. Paul over the weekend. Overnight, federal authorities arrested several people in connection to the viral protest.22 Jan 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:f4e6rrq6junfklefu5jva46e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mczwsisnfa23