Chicago Residents Avoid Downtown Tonight

276  2017-11-03 by hellsongs

Do you all remember this post?

https://www.reddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/76g8ct/a_super_shady_and_surreal_experience_in_chicago/?st=J9KIWHI6&sh=1abc8981

Well, I shared that with a good friend of mine in Chicago trying to have her be ready for anything. Tonight she forwarded me a text from one of her contacts who has family in law enforcement that was warning her to avoid downtown Chicago because of a potential terrorist attack.

I'm not trying to be alarming or inflammatory, but for whatever it's worth, maybe we should all pay closer attention this evening.

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I’m in the suburbs, it’s tomorrow. Nothing.

Ok I’m back and nothing happened, I’m so shocked

AHHHHHHH, WE ALL DEAD, AHHHHHH. Oh that's right, nothing happened.

Chicagoan here. Anywhere in particular?

River North area

Antifa is meeting tomorrow near the federal building in the heart of the loop. I would be on the lookout city wide though, but avoid the loop

Oh no! The ANTIFA????!!!! God help us almost a dozen whiney college kids in che guevera t shirts are gonna set up a drumb circle.

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I guess the posters are fake?

Absolutely. I'm very into watching the extreme left and extreme right, I check out all the subs I listen to right wing radio, I read far left sjw blogs. Something about these radicals, from both sides, really interests me. I guess it's kind of like watching a train wreck in slow motion. It's horribly stupid, but I can't look away.

All this November 4th stuff, all this Antifa stuff is all coming from the right. There's plenty of punch Nazi nonsense on the left, but it's not as pervailent as you think, and most of the "mainstream" radical left is vehimently against it.

Both sides love to feel persecuted, but the right really thrives off potential violent conflict. I think this has to do with two of their main constituents, gun nuts, and preppers ( I like guns and prepping, once again I'm talking about the radical elements) Both have a core fantasy of when SHTF, or shit hits the fan, either a doomsday lime scenario or even just a period of civil unrest. Unfortunately for them, these scenarios aren't common in the US (I only focus on American radicals) so in order to justify their obsession they have to have an enemy, and the antifa are the perfect foil for them. They're strawmen that represent their antithesis, poly gendered sjw super liberal communist college kids. Plus they do have a history of violence, albeit it's mostly sucker punching and pushing over trash cans.

Meanwhile on all the left wing sources, there's plenty of craziness, but nothing about Nov 4th. Nothing about the Antifa, and nothing about any major upcoming rallies. The only thing you can find about those things, is them making fun of the right for believing in it.

If I had to guess, I'd say that all this hysteria is just imaginations gone wild. And if I had to explain that poster I'd say it's fake. Go check out the website it's advertising. It's nothing like other far left forums, it doesn't use their buzz words, it doesn't push their narrative, it sounds exactly like someone trying to be left wing but not really understanding them. It could be a 4chan hoax, but honestly it feels like this.

I guess we'll just have to see tomorrow.

fucking finally! This is what I come for, thought out replies. Thank you for this. I would shake your hand in person if you were here.

I was part of Occupy Wallstreet, and much younger. It was great at first, then fringe elements strated coming in. They were violent and were talking of killing people, businessmen, stock brokers, rich people and so on and I noped the F out of there.

Now be that as I may, with my specific username, it moreso means to kill illuminati by awakening consciousness, intelligence, and via silent.peaceful revolution.

I to listen to both sides, and the left has super cringey stuff going on with all the sjw/snowflake/pc/virtue signal/participation that I just cant get behind and they are dumb AF. There are however, smart Dems who saw through HC and never voted for her from the get go, and these are pure liberals, and they too see the fringe elements on the left and cringey.

You can find fringe elements on the right too, but not as much. The right that's around now is different, more neo-right. The good thing they are about is constitution, unity, amendment rights, values, family, religion, economy and the culture for these things to thrive in and I'm all for that, even though im a city dweller.

Im for which ever side is legit for the people, whether it was JFK, or if it came out in the end the drumpf was legit, then him too.

But I honestly think Charlottesville, and Nov 4th is Soros

You sure Obama hasnt been sneaking around putting all these posters up? Then he comes back to lunch with Trump and they joke about how theyre gonna martial law the shit out of us...

I will be out enjoying my Saturday... Not worried here in WA state

Oh no! The ANTIFA????!!!! God help us almost a dozen whiney college kids in che guevera t shirts are gonna set up a drum circle.

You really underestimate how crazy Trump derangement syndrome can make some people. These people are brainwashed beyond help.

I saw a for real Antifa at the ATM. Curious what your source is, chi has lots of private antiterror contractors working with the cop's.

I'm outside of Chicago. Thank you for the information.

Let's hope not.

I've been seeing various buzz in different subs about something big happening this weekend.

Yeah let's hope nothing happens. Worse case scenario, IED goes off during protests

Screenshot of the text?

I don't want to incriminate anyone.

You can hide the names

Agree

nice larp, you can censor names out very easily and upload the text.

Stop trying to make larp a thing

But it is a thing

not in this context, fetch is a thing too but it doesn't mean cool

kek

Yo, just block out the names.

I got this from the thread in in r/chicago from a comment from seeyoukey

https://i.imgur.com/PcxZehI.png

You know how to SS and upload to imgur, but not link a comment?

Not on my phone no. I'm on Reddit is Fun, not say its not possible just I can't figure it out.

I'm not sure either, but I think if you click on the "permalnk" link underneath the comment you want to link to them it will get you there.

So that's what's for. TIL, thank you. They took down the thread though. Either way hopefully nothing happens.

From your sentence structure I have determined markup is beyond your grasp. Stick to the "I'm on mobile" response.

Removed. Rule 4.

Good call. Thanks!

there is literally nothing next to the field museum. it's the most secluded place in Chicago. Don't waste your time

I've already given up. Thanks, though.

Fwiw people on r_Chicago are saying they were sent home from work just now. Sounds like word is spreading.

Damn. That’s pretty intense.

Literally one person said that.

Literally one person said that.

IT BEGINS

Just looked at new in that sub and I see no mention of this.

Post a link

Hi guys. That was me. I think some higher up at work got the hoax text message and overreacted.

Thanks for replying to me. I have no agenda on this topic but saw your comment and then figured there was more. Sorry

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Thanks Mindhunter

So you heard from a friend who heard from a friend of theirs who heard from a family member that there might be something happening tonight in Chicago.

Mhmmmmmm

Better safe than sorry...?

That's the same kind of DHS thinking that has minimun wage asshats patting down little children and grandmas at the airport.

Or... better safe then sorry... eh? Cowards.

I did some digging and that seems to be everyone's story.

Yeah... you did some digging in to "everyone"

Uh huh.

Jihadis on the run babe, ‘cause that’s the way they want it baby, and I don’t want them a-round.

If this is going to turn into some sort if witch hunt because I won't post a screenshot of the text then so be it. I shared the information that I received, and you can do what you will with it. I really hope nothing happens.

I also got this message from a friend and family. I can cooberate with OP.

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Underrated comment as of 1 hour, let's see where it goes.

I believe it got an accurate rating

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Peanut butter and back hair

I mixed up my fixodent and prep H once.

I was constipated and had receding gums!!!

Ever pop some No-Doz and Nyquil and have a dream that you couldn't sleep??

ICE is back..... deporting record illegals.

These are posed up downtown:

https://imgur.com/jMRronC

Psyop... Somethings going down and it wont be good for America.

I hope it's not. It is much better to break the country down and start over then to slowly get fucked out of our liberties.

Just Russia things

Smells like soros... again.

Someone get that guy a swivel chair and a volcano lair already ffs.

Or an electric chair, whatever's safest...

(Does it mean capital punishment? Does it mean accessibility furniture? You decide.)

Or you know, a large number of angry people that want to protest our terrible and corrupt government. Why is /r/conspiracy against every protest that doesn't involve tiki torches? "Must be Soros!"

Lighten up, amigo. It's a party! 😎

fucksoros

I'd wager both are funded by Soros. Just like in Ukraine. He funded the nationalist extremist and the far left. Otherwise no one would've shown up.

Source on r/conspiracy actually expressing support for the content of a Nazi cause?

Sharks with lasers. Boats and Hoes.

I saw those when I was in town last month. They seemed to be posted more near Trump tower than anywhere else. I assumed it was for a protest.

It's an Antifa thing, or maybe bullshit black propaganda supposed to look like it's coming from Antifa. You can read all about it in reactionary right-wing articles if you search for "Antifa calling for civil war November 4"

Trust this dude...with english like that he definitely works for law enforcement

Lmao.

corroborate?

I'm catching wind that quite a bit of antifa plan on packing real heat to these riots. This is not just Chicago.

Any sources? Not that I distrust the wind, but I don't trust it either.

But dude. Windy City? Checkmate atheists

No sources. He is an agitator. Stirring the pot.

I heard antifa is supposed to have some nation wide protest today. Let's see if anything happens. Hopefully it doesn't fuck up my commute to work.

Yeah Heather Heyer was killed and 19 others were injured by a radical right winger but let's spread propaganda about antifa because they're the real danger.

There also that dude that attempted to kill republicans before charlottesville at that baseball game

Forget about the nationwide protests against free speech? The bike lock attacker? The people who wave communist flags of a regime that killed more people than the Nazis ever did?

The extremists on the left are just as bad as the extremists on the right.

Stop using a dead woman to drive your agenda. It makes you come off like a piece of shit.

This is not about good vs evil or left vs right. It is just evil vs evil. Antifa promotes violence to support its goals and tries to shut down free speech of those they disagree with. They are just as bad if not worse than the fringe elements they are fighting on the right.

I was reading up on Charlottesville and some of the militia activity at protests...

Both sides are increasingly arming themselves with ARs and such...

Redneck Revolt is one far left group that arms themselves and shows up to Antifa protests to "protect" them.

Militias and the far right are known to be well armed and also easily infiltrated as well... One story of a militia talking of plots and bombings, getting more radical and having members leave the group, in the end its like ATF, FBI, and police sitting around a table trying to get the other agents involved in plots lol...

Dont be surprised to see violence and government reaction.

Check for federal agents or agencies, weird groups/organizations/names on any guest lists you can get your hands on from nearby hotels in that area. OP mentioned them in the original post

Hope everyone is sage. Commenting to come back tomorrow

There's no thyme for that now

It's alright, no big dill.

Well said, Rosemary.

Damn, can't believe I forgot about that post already

They always forget when they are loud and wrong lol. Has any of these warnings ever actually come true?

There seems to be a fair amount of tension growing in Chicago around the idea that something bad is going to happen. Hopefully this will deter whoever it is from actually doing it, because people are too ready for it.

I totally agree with this. I hear Chicago pop up in the news and on TV a lot lately. Prince Harry and Michelle Obama just visited the south side. I'm a student at a university downtown, I will keep you guys posted.

Yeah but I've also seen enough movies to know that our dystopian future begins in Chicago. NYC is too obvious. Nobody really gives a fuck about LA. Audiences cheered during that dream sequence in Judgement Day when Sarah Connor burned up along with the rest of the city.

They did? T2 is one of my favorite films and I live in LA, so this adds an interesting angle to future viewings haha.

Yeah but I've also seen enough movies to know that our dystopian future begins in Chicago.

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I live about 40 minutes outside the city and work with folks who reverse commute from the city. What the heck tension are you talking about? No one is actively going around saying “is today the day?”

I am downtown, right where I always am on Friday nights, working my ass off so I can spend time with my wife and daughters . No way in hell will I let someone threaten my time with my daughters and wife.

You posted that 20 days ago?

It does not make sense that these jihadist would be gearing up, in the park, in the rain, talking about getting paid Tuesday, for an event that will take place 20+ days in the future.

Am I the only one missing the plausibility here?

I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a terror attack today - Whimpy Bin Laden

lmao ....too funny

Saturday is supposed to be the beginning of their violent revolt is it not?

Antifa aren't jihadists.

Between destroying historical art, threatening critics, attacking innocent people and employing guerilla tactics, they sure could have fooled me.

I don't think you know what a Jihadist is.

Could have been prep work for a terrorist attack?

Funny youre downvoted because this is clearly a possibility.

They could have been running guns or stolen vehicles or who knows what 20 days ago in preparation for a later attack. I'm not saying it's likely but its certainly possible.

False Start False FlagTM

Is this related to the "something bad is supposed to happen November 4 and 5" that's been on several websites over the past week?

There is a DOD plan to shut down the power grid and communications as a test for a solar storm or (emp). Whether it really happens or not is yet to be seen.

No there isn't. They do emp drills 3 or 4 times a yr. Never noticed have you? It is a drill...as in simulation.

People still go to malls?

By some accounts spreading online, the civil war begins on Saturday, when far-left radicals will gather in America’s streets. The only problem: That’s simply not true.

For weeks, rumors have circulated among conspiratorial conservatives on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and some right-wing news sites that the loose coalition of anti-Trump demonstrators known as “Antifa” are plotting a revolution to begin on Nov. 4. A website called Silence is Consent, citing “sources,” reports that “Antifa … is planning to purge every single Trump voter, Republican, and conservative American in this country… raiding houses, seizing weapons, and causing absolute chaos.”

There will indeed be anti-Trump rallies in 20 cities around the U.S. on Saturday, from Atlanta to Honolulu, organized by a left-wing political action group called Refuse Fascism whose goal is unseating Trump. But its tactics — including but not limited to a “passionate speak-out with music and participatory art” — are a far cry from violent insurrection.

http://time.com/5008829/antifa-november-4-rumors/

Hahahahahaha

More like some anti-antifa guy will talk himself into a fist and then complain about it for a month.

Did they even protest anything? I haven’t seen shit

Supposedly coming tonight. IDK. Literally in downtown Chicago rn and it's just cold and rainy and everyone's driving like an idiot. Typical day in fall here.

No... It's going to be non violent because that's how you create an effective riot, if you go out in the streets and throw shit at police and vandalise the city are people going to support you? Of course not. If they go out there and protest peacefully protest people will listen to them, people have the riot to protest, but throwing a tanty and annoying the people who can make a change isn't how you solve anything

Yeah because the last time Antifa and BLM took to the streets they were nothing but pleasant 😑

What's your point?

That they (or most likely people that have infiltrated their groups) tends to be violent when they get together.

Ok, that's not what we're talking about though

Did you not see the nonsense they tried in Berkely and on inaugurstion day? They're not just singing fucking kumbaya out there.

Anyway, theyre a bunch of pussies and bullies, too afraid to try anything real. That doesnt mean theyll be peaceful, however.

I'm not trying to be alarming or inflammatory

Yes you are. You never got a text. You're just lying about how someone else's lie is totally gonna happen you guys.

This may clear things up: https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/3/16602158/antifa-super-soldier-refuse-fascism-conspiracy-theory

Unless you want to go on believing Soros is behind all of it, that is. But I'd reckon that this is just another fakenews Pizzagate type deal

So they admit they have events planned for tomorrow, and history has proven AntiFa to be violent, but them getting violent is just a "fakenews Pizzagate type deal"?

What's it like up your ass, is it warm?

Your story is the only thing that's full of shit here, my son.

Ah, right.. I forgot. One of the most powerful men in Hollywood wasn't just accused by a shit ton of women for sexual assault. The star of one of the biggest shows on Netflix wasn't just accused of pedophilia.

How could I lie so blatantly! CLEARLY Hollywood is all good, and it's only a few bad apples!

It's fucking disgusting that you'd defend this behavior. No idea how you can look in the mirror.

???

Did you forget to take your pills today???

Nope. I just have zero patience for anyone who thinks it's okay for Hollywood to run around assaulting and raping women and assaulting and molesting children.

I think you're disgusting human being for trying to downplay the severity and commonality of this in Hollywood.

I wonder if all the people who accused you of lying feel like douches now that there's actual evidence the text messages were going around. Hell even the police confirmed the texts.

They most likely don't, who am I kidding.

They also said that is no threat

So thats why the Mothman has been hanging around Chicago lately.

Don't stroke my Mothman boner without some follow up...

I don't have details or anything, I'm just peripherally aware that there has been a rash of Mothman sightings going on in the Chicago area in the last little while. I'm sure Google could help you out.

Do you think Mothman is a big ass black crane?

Nope. I don't know what the Mothman is aside from a harbinger of impending doom.

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Browse r/humanoidencounters for a few pages.

Google "singular fortean chicago mothman" they've been covering it heavily. Think I'm subscribed to /r/HighStrangeness so have been seeing it for months now.

Obama is in Chicago right now.

fuhhhhhhhh

Thanks for spelling it like this. Every time I see a rage meme with "fuuuuuuuu" I read it as an extended "few" and get annoyed

yeah people that write fuuuuuu are stupid

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Is this why we've been hearing about the moth man for the last 6 months?

Earth residents should avoid Chicago at all costs.

I was going to say its usually a good idea to avoid downtown Chicago always.

I remember one Halloween when a friend new to the city didn't go out because she heard of a police report that gangs were doing initiations by slashing peoples faces while wearing a mask.

I'm not going to tell you how many years in a row I've heard that same story, because then you would know how old I am.

Anyway, thanks for warning us about tonight. I heard the 4th we need to worry about an EMP, did you hear that one too?

Is the purpose of terrorism actual damage or terrorizing a populace? If the latter, you don't even really need terrorists, do you? All you need is an urban legend, and if that wears thin, get the FBI to mentor someone.

Please don't fall for this shit again everyone

"Five people have been wounded in separate shootings on the West and South sides since mid-afternoon Friday, according to police."

No physical description of victims or shooters...no one in custody....

and its weird that the date of the article is not showing up in the archive version...

Here is a screen shot for posterity.

Only recent video on youtube about "Chicago shooting" I could find was this video about a shooting at a start bucks on Thursday night (11-2-2017). so the shootings mentioned in the Tribune Article are not talking about the shooting at the Starbucks...and it seems there is no local news broadcasts about the shootings in the article? That seems odd don;t you think? Maybe police/Press are trying to keep an organised shooting spree on the downlow so people don;t panic or something?

No this is normal for Chicago. We always have shotings. That go unreported. The one at Starbucks is just in a very sketchy part of the north side. Normal as always so far.

I find it hilarious this guy posts legitimate links/articles, his thoughts on what's going on, and his formatting is easily kinder on the eyes than half of these other posts, yet his post is in the negatives, and the people saying "Dis CHiraQ brAh hapuns evary d4y." let alone aren't in the negatives, but upvoted to hell.

Thank you for your input. A bit of your post may be sensationalized, but that's only through your view, and you indicate such by asking questions and not making statements.

where are these so called "militias" that spend thousands of their own dollars a year going to combat training? I thought this is what they were training for?

No?

Just a bunch of fat guys playing army man?

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OP of the post that was used in comment. I actually got videos of the guys in the park this past friday, they were back in the exact same spot, if something should actually go down i got these fools on camera.

Show us a screen shot of the text. I don't believe you

There were tons of cops with AR-15s out on Michigan Ave last week. Freaked me out, but then I realized the truck attack in NYC had just occurred.

its never on weekends

Thanks for the nothing burger!

Damn. That’s pretty intense.

Literally one person said that.

Just looked at new in that sub and I see no mention of this.

Post a link

Hi guys. That was me. I think some higher up at work got the hoax text message and overreacted.

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More like some anti-antifa guy will talk himself into a fist and then complain about it for a month.

No... It's going to be non violent because that's how you create an effective riot, if you go out in the streets and throw shit at police and vandalise the city are people going to support you? Of course not. If they go out there and protest peacefully protest people will listen to them, people have the riot to protest, but throwing a tanty and annoying the people who can make a change isn't how you solve anything