1d ago

No, Chicago salt trucks are not being used to interfere with ICE

chicago.suntimes.com

The department “deployed salt trucks to support public safety efforts related to a planned protest and the Taste of Chicago. This is a routine practice,” a spokesperson said.
Videos of the salt trucks lining Grant Park popped up on social media over the weekend. Several claimed that Mayor Brandon Johnson deployed the trucks to form a roadblock and interfere with ICE operations.

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Based salt trucks form anti-fascist blockade.
Wish they were, though
Well when you have ICE on the roads you send the salt trucks, I don't see what the big deal is
Be cooler if they were.
- How's this?
  "No, Chicago salt trucks are not being used to interfere with ICE 😉"
  
  SALT is like a perfect name for an anti ICE group.
Context for people from warmer climates who may not know what a salt truck is/does:
In colder climates where the roads freeze in the winter, cities de-ice the roads. This is sometimes done by spreading salt from big trucks all over the roads to melt the ice. You could refer to a salt truck as a de-icing truck or an ice melting truck and you'd be largely correct
- A lot of places ice the roads before the snow, as it helps the water not freeze to the road as well. (And lower the freezing point, not much but a little.)
  
  A lot of places ice the roads before the snow
  A lot of places salt ~~ice~~ the roads before the snow.
  My town sprays a brine solution before snow, so more salt is on the road when it starts snowing. As opposed to cars flinging rock salt off the road for the few hours before snow starts

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