John Lillig
@jclillig2.bsky.social
English Teacher, Loyola Academy
Advisory Board, Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
A.B., English (Georgetown), M.A., English (DePaul), J.D. (DePaul Law)
Visiting Student (University of East Anglia)
Sport & Athletics Bluesky: @jclillig.bsky.social
Advisory Board, Chicago Literary Hall of Fame
A.B., English (Georgetown), M.A., English (DePaul), J.D. (DePaul Law)
Visiting Student (University of East Anglia)
Sport & Athletics Bluesky: @jclillig.bsky.social
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John Lillig
@jclillig2.bsky.social
· Feb 4
Other men will overcome this dark and bitter moment when treason seeks to prevail. Go forward knowing that, sooner rather than later, the great avenues will open again where free men will walk to build a better society.
- Salvador Allende (1908-1973), final radio address, 9/11/73
- Salvador Allende (1908-1973), final radio address, 9/11/73
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“The SAVE Act will require voters to show proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections…”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 AM
“The SAVE Act will require voters to show proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections…”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
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HBD Carole King!!!!
@szacharek.bsky.social - "It’s Carole King... who comes off as the one who really did help change the world": www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/b...
More via @angiemartoccio.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
V fond of this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoRY...
@szacharek.bsky.social - "It’s Carole King... who comes off as the one who really did help change the world": www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/b...
More via @angiemartoccio.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
V fond of this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoRY...
Carole King & James Taylor - UP ON THE ROOF (Live)
YouTube video by Bower Wilkins
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:58 AM
HBD Carole King!!!!
@szacharek.bsky.social - "It’s Carole King... who comes off as the one who really did help change the world": www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/b...
More via @angiemartoccio.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
V fond of this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoRY...
@szacharek.bsky.social - "It’s Carole King... who comes off as the one who really did help change the world": www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/b...
More via @angiemartoccio.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
V fond of this one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoRY...
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On the latest episode of That 70s Move Podcast, we hit the streets to chase down another classic -
The French Connection
D: Billy Friedkin/DP: Owen Roizman/M: Don Ellis
w/Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey
*Stunning* NYC Location work
The French Connection
D: Billy Friedkin/DP: Owen Roizman/M: Don Ellis
w/Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey
*Stunning* NYC Location work
February 9, 2026 at 9:16 PM
On the latest episode of That 70s Move Podcast, we hit the streets to chase down another classic -
The French Connection
D: Billy Friedkin/DP: Owen Roizman/M: Don Ellis
w/Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey
*Stunning* NYC Location work
The French Connection
D: Billy Friedkin/DP: Owen Roizman/M: Don Ellis
w/Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey
*Stunning* NYC Location work
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Today @cato.org published our report providing the first look at the fiscal effects of the wave of legal & illegal immigration over the last 3 decades. It shows immigrants created surpluses every year, by a combined $14.5 trillion, even as deficits grew www.cato.org/white-paper/...
February 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Today @cato.org published our report providing the first look at the fiscal effects of the wave of legal & illegal immigration over the last 3 decades. It shows immigrants created surpluses every year, by a combined $14.5 trillion, even as deficits grew www.cato.org/white-paper/...
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2/8/76: Scorsese landmark Taxi Driver (W Paul Schrader)
w/De Niro, Shepherd, Boyle, Foster
From us, via that '70s Movie Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
More:
@brezwrites.bsky.social: www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
@mousterpiece.bsky.social: crookedmarquee.com/taxi-driver-...
w/De Niro, Shepherd, Boyle, Foster
From us, via that '70s Movie Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
More:
@brezwrites.bsky.social: www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
@mousterpiece.bsky.social: crookedmarquee.com/taxi-driver-...
February 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
2/8/76: Scorsese landmark Taxi Driver (W Paul Schrader)
w/De Niro, Shepherd, Boyle, Foster
From us, via that '70s Movie Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
More:
@brezwrites.bsky.social: www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
@mousterpiece.bsky.social: crookedmarquee.com/taxi-driver-...
w/De Niro, Shepherd, Boyle, Foster
From us, via that '70s Movie Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
More:
@brezwrites.bsky.social: www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
@mousterpiece.bsky.social: crookedmarquee.com/taxi-driver-...
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“from March to September, OCR resolved more than 7,000 discrimination complaints, but about 90% were resolved by the department dismissing the complaint, meaning staff received information from complainants but did not proceed to investigate.”
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office calculates the cost of efforts to fire civil rights staff and questions the department's ability to enforce federal civil rights laws.
The Education Department's efforts to fire staff cost over $28 million, watchdog says
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office calculates the cost of efforts to fire civil rights staff and questions the department's ability to enforce federal civil rights laws.
n.pr
February 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
“from March to September, OCR resolved more than 7,000 discrimination complaints, but about 90% were resolved by the department dismissing the complaint, meaning staff received information from complainants but did not proceed to investigate.”
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🗳️ The primary election is right around the corner. Here are some important dates to be aware of if you’re a voter in Cook County.
February 8, 2026 at 4:44 PM
🗳️ The primary election is right around the corner. Here are some important dates to be aware of if you’re a voter in Cook County.
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Good morning indeed!! From us:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Long Goodbye
Podcast Episode · That 70s Movie Podcast · 01/26/2026 · 1h 20m
podcasts.apple.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Good morning indeed!! From us:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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With nearly half of the vote reporting in the Louisiana #HD60 (Trump+13) special election:
Chasity Martinez (D)- 61%
Brad Daigle (R)- 39%
Martinez is currently outperforming Harris's 2024 margins by around 30 points throughout the district.
Chasity Martinez (D)- 61%
Brad Daigle (R)- 39%
Martinez is currently outperforming Harris's 2024 margins by around 30 points throughout the district.
February 8, 2026 at 2:41 AM
With nearly half of the vote reporting in the Louisiana #HD60 (Trump+13) special election:
Chasity Martinez (D)- 61%
Brad Daigle (R)- 39%
Martinez is currently outperforming Harris's 2024 margins by around 30 points throughout the district.
Chasity Martinez (D)- 61%
Brad Daigle (R)- 39%
Martinez is currently outperforming Harris's 2024 margins by around 30 points throughout the district.
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Hey, I've got a poem in The Common Online!
January Poetry Feature #2: Words and Music(ians)
STEFAN BINDLEY-TAYLOR <br> And now that you are gone, I am sure I will never get a name for the thing, the memory of which still sits at a peculiar tilt in my chest, in a way that feels different than...
www.thecommononline.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Hey, I've got a poem in The Common Online!
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Suozzi voted for ICE funding last week and issued a preening self-congratulatory press release afterwards bragging about bucking the Dem Party on the vote. FAFO.
January 29, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Suozzi voted for ICE funding last week and issued a preening self-congratulatory press release afterwards bragging about bucking the Dem Party on the vote. FAFO.
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very psyched for this: the documentary about Billy Preston is on its way.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFWU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFWU...
BILLY PRESTON: THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT | OFFICIAL TRAILER
YouTube video by Abramorama
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
very psyched for this: the documentary about Billy Preston is on its way.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFWU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFWU...
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Fondly remembering the months of weirdness/unhinged comments we got from Pritzker fiends on this app and others for simply (and accurately!) covering state police attacks on protesters outside Broadview. Godspeed to everyone in Minnesota facing the same from the Walz fan club
🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Fondly remembering the months of weirdness/unhinged comments we got from Pritzker fiends on this app and others for simply (and accurately!) covering state police attacks on protesters outside Broadview. Godspeed to everyone in Minnesota facing the same from the Walz fan club
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The people who voted for Trump and GOP did not do it despite his racism, but because of it. That was the platform: fully restoring white supremacy. That is what they wanted. Don't let ass-wipe polls and ass-wipe columnists fool you. So fuck them all in perpetuity.
February 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The people who voted for Trump and GOP did not do it despite his racism, but because of it. That was the platform: fully restoring white supremacy. That is what they wanted. Don't let ass-wipe polls and ass-wipe columnists fool you. So fuck them all in perpetuity.
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Want to thank everyone who came out to City Lit Books in Chicago's Logan Square for @marthabayne.bsky.social grilling me about "The Hours Are Long But the Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social . I left some signed copies behind if you missed it. Support Indie Bookstores!
#booksky📚 #musicbooks
#booksky📚 #musicbooks
February 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Want to thank everyone who came out to City Lit Books in Chicago's Logan Square for @marthabayne.bsky.social grilling me about "The Hours Are Long But the Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social . I left some signed copies behind if you missed it. Support Indie Bookstores!
#booksky📚 #musicbooks
#booksky📚 #musicbooks
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If you missed it, I will grill Rob again and serve him with a nice Chianti on Feb 15 at Dandelion Books in Oak Park!
Want to thank everyone who came out to City Lit Books in Chicago's Logan Square for @marthabayne.bsky.social grilling me about "The Hours Are Long But the Pay Is Low" on @illinoispress.bsky.social . I left some signed copies behind if you missed it. Support Indie Bookstores!
#booksky📚 #musicbooks
#booksky📚 #musicbooks
February 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
If you missed it, I will grill Rob again and serve him with a nice Chianti on Feb 15 at Dandelion Books in Oak Park!
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so funny to see republicans complaining about this as if they have not been pulling this shit for 15 years.
February 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
so funny to see republicans complaining about this as if they have not been pulling this shit for 15 years.
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this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth
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Get ready to party in less than one month at Chicago's Birthday Party, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wed., Mar. 4, at the city's geographic center at 37th and Honore streets, featuring bands, cake, refreshments and singing Happy Birthday to Chicago in multiple languages. Join and celebrate Chicago with us!
February 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Get ready to party in less than one month at Chicago's Birthday Party, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wed., Mar. 4, at the city's geographic center at 37th and Honore streets, featuring bands, cake, refreshments and singing Happy Birthday to Chicago in multiple languages. Join and celebrate Chicago with us!
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BOTD New Hollywood DP Haskell Wexler!!!
[Virginia Woolf 🙏 ; Cuckoo's Nest; Bound/Glory; Coming Home ++]
Also D/W/DP Medium Cool - Our take: brightlightsfilm.com/the-whole-wo...
More:
@chlopinions.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/haskel...
Stuart Klawans: www.thenation.com/article/arch...
[Virginia Woolf 🙏 ; Cuckoo's Nest; Bound/Glory; Coming Home ++]
Also D/W/DP Medium Cool - Our take: brightlightsfilm.com/the-whole-wo...
More:
@chlopinions.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/haskel...
Stuart Klawans: www.thenation.com/article/arch...
Remembering Haskell Wexler, Genius Cinematographer and Committed Leftist
For more than six decades, Haskell Wexler spoke to the public through the movies he made.
www.thenation.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:39 PM
BOTD New Hollywood DP Haskell Wexler!!!
[Virginia Woolf 🙏 ; Cuckoo's Nest; Bound/Glory; Coming Home ++]
Also D/W/DP Medium Cool - Our take: brightlightsfilm.com/the-whole-wo...
More:
@chlopinions.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/haskel...
Stuart Klawans: www.thenation.com/article/arch...
[Virginia Woolf 🙏 ; Cuckoo's Nest; Bound/Glory; Coming Home ++]
Also D/W/DP Medium Cool - Our take: brightlightsfilm.com/the-whole-wo...
More:
@chlopinions.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/haskel...
Stuart Klawans: www.thenation.com/article/arch...
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The Ridge Historical Society is sending its 2 biggest nerds to this event tomorrow to infodump on the unsuspecting public. I will also be running a presentation that uses my own family archives to talk about how now more than ever it is incredibly important to preserve & tell our stories ourselves.
February 6, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The Ridge Historical Society is sending its 2 biggest nerds to this event tomorrow to infodump on the unsuspecting public. I will also be running a presentation that uses my own family archives to talk about how now more than ever it is incredibly important to preserve & tell our stories ourselves.
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NEW: Republicans in Congress have unveiled a new bill that would impose the most extreme voting restrictions ever proposed at the federal level. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
New GOP anti-voting bill may be the most dangerous attack on voting rights ever
The MEGA Act represents one of the most catastrophic proposals for democracy in the United States.
www.democracydocket.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:55 PM
NEW: Republicans in Congress have unveiled a new bill that would impose the most extreme voting restrictions ever proposed at the federal level. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...