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jacqui shine
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a woman on the case (non-gendered)

jacqui shine dot com: writing, fact-checking, editing, college essay coaching

guide to preparing for surgery (feel free to save and share) https://shorturl.at/D7QMJ
i told my students they could ask me questions about myself on the last day of class (today) & the best one was

"gay son or THOT daughter?"
November 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
"ICE is grabbing people from the streets who aren't even undocumented or don't have criminal records at all" babe i don't think there is a group of people ICE should be grabbing people off the streets in the first place
November 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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A friend of mine, a disabled trans woman, was detained by ICE in Charlotte yesterday. If you have anything to spare, please do.

chuffed.org/project/1462...
FREE LILLY FUCK ICE
This page is now being used to raise funds for Lilly's legal fees. Longer update to come
chuffed.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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(squinting at timeline) Gonzo and Rizzo had a falling out?
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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these people were supposed to be the cream of the crop of the industry, btw
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
“the sheets of Kimpton Hotel stationery that would alter the course of our lives” is the new shot heard ’round the world
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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nightly reminder that Bovino has left Chicago, but ICE has not, and many people still need your help

blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
A Midwest Bond Fund Is Helping Detained Chicago Immigrants Return To Their Families
The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund launched in 2020 to provide bond assistance to people navigating the complex immigration legal system. That mission has become more difficult under the second Trump a...
blockclubchicago.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
you can fax reps and senators for free at faxzero.com :)
me: are you saying my wanting to send hakeem jeffries a fax that says YOU’RE A LOSER is a trauma response
my therapist: no, not exactly
November 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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*grabs mic*

NAOMI CAMPBELL HAD TO TESTIFY AT THE HAGUE BECAUSE CHARLES TAYLOR SHOT HIS SHOT WITH A BLOOD DIAMOND AT A PARTY AT NELSON MANDELA'S HOUSE AND TOLD MIA FARROW ABOUT IT. YES, QUINCY JONES WAS THERE TOO.
November 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
the more time i spend editing, the more i realize that people base their comma use on vibes, not punctuation rules
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
therapy this week:

me: if i knew we were gonna talk about my inner child, i wouldn't have come today
my therapist: jacqui, we're always talking about your inner child
me: yeah, that's why i don't like it here
November 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Chuck Schumer to the DNC.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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zohran: i will cherish & protect nyc’s jewish community & prioritize their safety but i won’t abide israel’s treatment of palestinians

jewish orgs: 😡

trump: jews are stupid ungrateful idiots who owe me for giving bibi cart blanche & persecuting palestine supporters, also i ❤️ nazis

jewish orgs: 😍
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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entering office and taking the stage with the first family: the wire mother, a hitachi magic wand and a wildly aggressive elder cat
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
honestly at this point pretty sure mamdani was able to do this because he had a lot of healthy love as a child
Deeply moving to see this first family.
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
no one asked for this!!!!!!!
James Baldwin parceled out into AI-selected therapeutic memes, stylized via a typewriter interface: the “people-centered” AI future made possible through $500M in philanthropic funding. Without such technological advancement, we’d have no other means of accessing Baldwin quotations!
Can the James Baldwin Typebot Tell Us the Meaning of Life?
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
the gooner article is so FUNNY. “Primitive fears from childhood surfaced in an inchoate rush” is INCREDIBLE.
November 2, 2025 at 1:20 PM
wait those people are leaving substack for patreon because patreon is paying to poach them? incredibly principled
November 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
my insurance premium for 2026 will be $700 a month with a subsidy, more than double my current ones :) :) :) wealth accumulation is immoral :) :) :)
The Trump family’s crypto income is now approaching and could even exceed $1 billion. A big piece of that business came via crypto wallets likely held by foreign investors, a Reuters investigation finds.
reut.rs/48LStPt
October 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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ME: "trans women don't owe you anything"

THE MAFIOSO SENT TO COLLECT MY $2 MILLION GAMBLING DEBT: "it's no use, boss, she's trans"
October 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
happy pinktober, breast reconstructions are gender-affirming care, and i don't care if that makes you mad
October 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
body cameras do not "see" what we see, as i wrote in 2015 psmag.com/news/inside-...
October 17, 2025 at 2:43 AM
i was googling something else and found one of my murphy brown recaps and you know what? these were pretty good! www.vulture.com/2018/10/murp...
Murphy Brown Recap: Basic Maternal Instinct
Murphy and Avery jockey for attention at a White House press briefing as everyone gets used to their new schedules.
www.vulture.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM