Heather in Chicago
@heatherk.bsky.social
Chicago will never give in to fascism. ✊🏼 Writer bicycle rider, traveler, bird admirer, cat nose booper. she/her. Also posting here as ibikedinthis.bsky.social
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In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
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I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
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welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
welcome to bluesky. if the word "mapquest" means anything to you and/or you used it as a verb, you're in the right place
My aunt says I should run for office, ha. I think my social media history would be a massive liability.
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
My aunt says I should run for office, ha. I think my social media history would be a massive liability.
Me: (Sliding a piece of paper across the desk) I can afford to pay this much for necessary healthcare
Insurance companies: (looks at paper with poker face) Interesting. We were thinking of a number more like this. (Writes a number on the same piece of paper and slides it back)
Me: (dies)
Insurance companies: (looks at paper with poker face) Interesting. We were thinking of a number more like this. (Writes a number on the same piece of paper and slides it back)
Me: (dies)
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Me: (Sliding a piece of paper across the desk) I can afford to pay this much for necessary healthcare
Insurance companies: (looks at paper with poker face) Interesting. We were thinking of a number more like this. (Writes a number on the same piece of paper and slides it back)
Me: (dies)
Insurance companies: (looks at paper with poker face) Interesting. We were thinking of a number more like this. (Writes a number on the same piece of paper and slides it back)
Me: (dies)
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Okay why the fuck has Sarah Kendzior been suspended??!!!!
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Okay why the fuck has Sarah Kendzior been suspended??!!!!
I just did some single-leg lunges with a jump (bc I wimped out about going to the gym in the cold) and my knees were making some verrrrrry upsetting noises
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I just did some single-leg lunges with a jump (bc I wimped out about going to the gym in the cold) and my knees were making some verrrrrry upsetting noises
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
Well that's all fine then
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Well that's all fine then
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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It is wild, if not surprising I guess, that whether people could fly somewhere at Thanksgiving seemed to have more political effect than whether people could *eat* at Thanksgiving.
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It is wild, if not surprising I guess, that whether people could fly somewhere at Thanksgiving seemed to have more political effect than whether people could *eat* at Thanksgiving.
[redacted] is too good for them.
Astonishing: Bovino and his agents showed up at the Bean this morning to pose for pictures. While Border Patrol snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’” The neighborhood where they are least welcome and most acutely felt. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At 'The Bean' For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, Little Village!"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
[redacted] is too good for them.
XC skiing later maybe
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
XC skiing later maybe
I went out quickly on my balcony this morning morning to check the snow. About a half hour later my neighbor called me bc she was outside and heard a cat meowing. Yep, it was Ruckus, who snuck out behind me and got a lot more outdoor time than he bargained for.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I went out quickly on my balcony this morning morning to check the snow. About a half hour later my neighbor called me bc she was outside and heard a cat meowing. Yep, it was Ruckus, who snuck out behind me and got a lot more outdoor time than he bargained for.
They might as well ask her if she trades sex for money, both questions are based on equally nonexistent information
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
They might as well ask her if she trades sex for money, both questions are based on equally nonexistent information
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Important to note that the DNC, House Dems, 2028 contenders, and even the most pro-leadership pundits and influencers are all laying on Senate Dems right now.
They betrayed all of us. Schumer has no allies left.
They betrayed all of us. Schumer has no allies left.
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Important to note that the DNC, House Dems, 2028 contenders, and even the most pro-leadership pundits and influencers are all laying on Senate Dems right now.
They betrayed all of us. Schumer has no allies left.
They betrayed all of us. Schumer has no allies left.
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could durbin have picked a worse time to publish this?
Opinion | Trump turned the military on U.S. cities. I will continue to hold him accountable.
Excessive militarized ICE raids and misuse of the military will not make Chicago safer, writes Sen. Dick Durbin.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
could durbin have picked a worse time to publish this?
Forgot to bring the bougainvillea inside. Hope it can recover.
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Forgot to bring the bougainvillea inside. Hope it can recover.
This might be the thing that ends my freelance career.
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This might be the thing that ends my freelance career.
When you abandon your plan as soon as the going gets tough
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
When you abandon your plan as soon as the going gets tough
Hmm, I can probably afford a $1000+ increase in my health insurance premiums. All I have to do is never buy anything again and stop eating.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Hmm, I can probably afford a $1000+ increase in my health insurance premiums. All I have to do is never buy anything again and stop eating.