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Lena G R
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Chicagoan for sustainability, cultural diversity, & queer rights. She/her/hers 🚲🐶🌳🌻🌈🌊🍻🚉🏕️♻️
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lenagr.bsky.social
Since people are posting about all the surprising usually-non-protest related subreddits & fb groups going ham right now, I figured I’d share a glimpse of how my quilt groups are rage sewing right now
Quilt top says Minnesota nice not Minnesota ice Quilted wall hanging depicts a blue hat with a big eye and a frown, like the hat worn by the five year old Liam abducted by ice on his way home from preschool Quilt piece says fuck ice Quilted portrait of a woman crouching down, with rainbow wings above her
January 25, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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startribune.com
Anti-ICE protesters fill the streets of downtown Minneapolis during an "ICE Out" rally on Jan. 23.

📷️ Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3ZsrBxQ
January 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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rmartincole.bsky.social
In the early decades of the 20th century, electric trucks were popular in American cities. Large fleets were operated by businesses like Chicago retailers Carson Pirie Scott and Jewel Tea - the second of which began in 1899 as a tea and coffee delivery service and later evolved into Jewel-Osco.
black & white photograph of an electric truck painted with "Jewel Tea Co." on a residential street. Black & white photograph of an electric truck painted with "Carson Pirie Scott & Co." with two men in the front seat, against a white background.
January 23, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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minnmax.com
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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libankerdc.bsky.social
Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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oneairspace.bsky.social
I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org

ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND
Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
www.ilcm.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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atrupar.com
"'Abolish ICE' is no longer just a far-left slogan — it's good politics. God knows why Americans reelected Trump, but they clearly didn’t envision masked goons knocking down doors and disappearing people." — @playtyperguy.com
Democrats need to shut down Trump's terrorist government
Funding the war on their own constituents would be a grave betrayal.
www.publicnotice.co
January 15, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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stoo.bsky.social
these are important
a tabby cat's fluffy front paws standing on a wooden table, shot close-up
January 15, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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adamparkhomenko.bsky.social
Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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stevemullis.net
Posts from Minneapolis residents read like they'll be read in voiceover in a Ken Burns-like doc one day
r/Minneapolis If Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, that's it for me. I've spent the last week checking on my neighbors, engaging with my city, my local police, everyone. I've supported my friends and family, made sure they knew they weren't alone in their feelings of hopelessness, powerlessness. I've called and emailed my representatives, demanding answers, demanding action. I've just been overcome with this overwhelming, almost primal need to care for and support my community. If Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, and soldiers take to our streets, then that tears it for me. My son just turned 1yr. I've done my best to be a helper, so that I can still be around to support him and spend time with him. But if I have to STAND OUTSIDE in the FREEZING COLD and get the SHIT KICKED OUT OF ME by the people who are supposed to be protecting me, if I have to do that to fight for goodness, and righteousness, and justice, then that's what I'm gonna fucking do. I'm going to do it because this is not the future I want for my son. If you've been out on the streets, and you're tired, and you're hurting, don't worry. Rest when you need to. Because I know my home and I know my neighbors. When you need to rest, two more will replace you. I will be one of them. This is my home. Minneapolis is not going to quit. Minnesota is not going to quit. And FUCK EVERYONE who tries to come in here and take from us the PRIDE, LOVE, and COMMUNITY we've built. As long as I can stand, I'm going to plant my two feet between the oppressors and the home I love. I love you all. L'etoile du Nord.
January 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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jeremymessersmith.bsky.social
Want to help folks being terrorized by ICE in Minnesota? Well look at this google doc someone made. Lots of GoFundMe's that haven't met their goals yet. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Stand With Minnesota: Resource Hub
Causes to Donate to in Minnesota to Help Our Communities Defend Themselves from ICE *Note: I am from Minnesota, and these come from people I know or I am connected with. I cannot vouch for all the in...
docs.google.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
lenagr.bsky.social
This administration is determined to kill people
January 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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katelynburns.com
For my @xtramagazine.com column this month, I wrote about the simultaneous mainstream media erasure of Renee Good's queerness and the right wing amplification of it as a post hoc justification for her murder. xtramagazine.com/power/activi...
Renee Nicole Good’s queerness isn’t an aside—it’s a key part of her story | Xtra Magazine
We can’t ignore the misogyny and homophobia baked into Good’s killing—and erasing her wife does just that
xtramagazine.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
lenagr.bsky.social
Found ourselves on the edge of Will County this weekend. Behold! The southern birth of Western Ave
January 13, 2026 at 7:12 AM
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goldengateblond.bsky.social
if you put this in a script even erin brockovitch would be like “too on the nose, dial it back”
Breaking News The E.P.A. will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
lenagr.bsky.social
One of many many many neighborhood protests this weekend. Got a lot of honks and cheers from passersby
Chicago lads carrying Bears themed protest signs. On the right it says Go Bears Abolish Ice, on the left it’s shaped like a blue hat and says Abolish Ice, Release the files, Bear down A woman at the protest carries a sign reading “Alexa change the president please” A crowd of old ladies lines up along the fence at the northern end of Lake Shore Drive, the one in the front is holding a sign saying “Make America a Democracy Again” It’s hard to see the whole line of protesters on the other side of the street because cars entering/exiting lake shore drive are in the way, but people are lined up along the sidewalk on all four corners of the street. These folks in front of a church are carrying american flags and signs with Renee Good’s face, saying “Ice must go now. The whole fascist regime must go” “hands off Chicago” “no one is illegal on stolen land” “for Good” “murder is murder” “we are all Renee good” etc.
January 11, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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dagnificent.bsky.social
Please read this article. Thank you, if you do.
The Prejudice Pattern Behind the Errors Prejudice is one reason decades of research got autism so wrong. Researchers measured autistic people against neurotypical expectations and called every difference a deficit. They tested empathy by measuring in-group preference and missed commitment to universal fairness. They measured creativity by counting the number of ideas and missed originality. They saw moral consistency and called it rigidity. They saw deep engagement and called it rigidity. They saw sensory richness and called it disorder.
January 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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portlandken.bsky.social
A reminder from Huffington Post that DHS and ICE have opened fire on unarmed civilians 16 times since Trump took office, killing 4 people. In every case, DHS claims that the victims "assaulted officers" and/or tried to ram them with cars. In every case, evidence proves they are lying. Every time.
A Disturbing Pattern Has Emerged In Trump's Second Term — And It's Playing Out With Renee Good
“How else do you justify shooting a stay-at-home mom with stuffed animals in her car?” the attorney for one woman who survived a federal agent’s gunfire told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:56 AM
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backwardsriver.bsky.social
From the June 24, 1933 bulletin of the Chicago Committee to Aid Victims of German Fascism
January 11, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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twirlingtofreedom.bsky.social
"For a while—maybe since 1883, when the Pendleton Act created a merit-based civil service of experts—we, as a nation, thought to ourselves: Life is too short for everyone to inspect their own food. Let the govt handle this. But then along came the Trump regime to wonder: What if we didn’t?"
petridishes.bsky.social Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 17d
if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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unraveledpress.com
There are a lotttt of people here for a frigid late notice protest. CPD bike cops hanging out across the street for now.
January 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
Merry Christmas, bicycle friends!
Antique postcard featuring an illustration of Santa riding a penny farthing bicycle with reindeer following. Santa is holding a holly branch in one hand. There a rabbit in the lower right. Snow is on the ground. It says, Merry Christmas “ at the bottom. Happy holidays to all using text readers!
December 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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sidestreets.bsky.social
Time to gather around the switch heaters for a toasty yule log night.
Metra Moments | A2 Switch Heaters
Gather around the switch heater fires at the busiest interlocking in the Chicago region and take in the warmth during a pre-dawn snowfall. #MetraMoments
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
lenagr.bsky.social
This sidewalk block has been going strong for 116 years 💪🏽 since 1909!

Pedestrian infrastructure is a good investment! 💵🚶🌇 #walkchi
(as long as cars don’t drive on it)

I’m sick on Xmas, so I’m gonna distract myself with a thread of old sidewalk blocks in Chicago’s Jefferson park
A sidewalk block in Chicago is stamped with a diamond shaped symbol of the concrete company and the year 1909
December 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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marklevinenyc.bsky.social
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…

* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M

So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM