Brian Plunkett
@plunkettb.bsky.social
UC Davis law grad, now in Chicago suburbs.
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Great big jubilant fourth of July crowd in Schaumburg IL to protest the big ugly bill and everything else. #NoKings #NoFascistUSA
July 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Great big jubilant fourth of July crowd in Schaumburg IL to protest the big ugly bill and everything else. #NoKings #NoFascistUSA
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This Friday is Bandcamp Friday.
This Friday is Bandcamp Friday
daily.bandcamp.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This Friday is Bandcamp Friday.
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We're slowing traffic on the interstate here in beautiful Northbrook Illinois! Maybe it's the chicken or maybe it's people waking up?#TeslaTakedown
April 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We're slowing traffic on the interstate here in beautiful Northbrook Illinois! Maybe it's the chicken or maybe it's people waking up?#TeslaTakedown
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April 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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We've got all four corners covered here at #TeslaTakedown in beautiful Chicago!
March 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We've got all four corners covered here at #TeslaTakedown in beautiful Chicago!
@teslatakedown.com #teslatakedown another energetic crowd protesting in Chicago
March 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
@teslatakedown.com #teslatakedown another energetic crowd protesting in Chicago
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#TeslaTakedown in Libertyville on the eve of the nationwide one tomorrow is very lively. And there are cute dogs!
March 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
#TeslaTakedown in Libertyville on the eve of the nationwide one tomorrow is very lively. And there are cute dogs!
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On a daily basis, I marvel at how many people in putative positions of power are willing to help obliterate American democracy. The US has faced a series of very easy moral tests in the past decade and it’s staggering how often people in once-respected positions have failed.
March 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
On a daily basis, I marvel at how many people in putative positions of power are willing to help obliterate American democracy. The US has faced a series of very easy moral tests in the past decade and it’s staggering how often people in once-respected positions have failed.
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Okay, I'm on the public line and going to do another live-skeeting of the hearing for those who can't join (it seems the public line is now full).
Hearing is set to start in moments.
Hearing is set to start in moments.
DENIED. Boasberg says the hearing goes on at 5p as planned.
March 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Okay, I'm on the public line and going to do another live-skeeting of the hearing for those who can't join (it seems the public line is now full).
Hearing is set to start in moments.
Hearing is set to start in moments.
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"Schumer's argument had its own rebuttal written into it. These things were already reduced, delayed, slashed, and forcing people to wait. Trump and Musk were already shutting down the government, in pieces, as fast as they could." defector.com/chuck-schume...
Chuck Schumer Is Responsible | Defector
Chuck Schumer was always going to come out of the budget showdown a loser. The only question was which of the two available forms of losing he would end up with: an organized legislative surrender to ...
defector.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"Schumer's argument had its own rebuttal written into it. These things were already reduced, delayed, slashed, and forcing people to wait. Trump and Musk were already shutting down the government, in pieces, as fast as they could." defector.com/chuck-schume...
Frustrated by what happened in the Senate, but now we're right back to the #TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com in Schaumburg Illinois
March 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Frustrated by what happened in the Senate, but now we're right back to the #TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com in Schaumburg Illinois
#teslatakedown @teslatakedown.com Chicago - big energetic protest!
March 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#teslatakedown @teslatakedown.com Chicago - big energetic protest!
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Huge crowd in Chicago for #InternationalWomensDay!
March 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Huge crowd in Chicago for #InternationalWomensDay!
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Chicago! It's a beautiful day for a protest. #WomensMarch
March 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Chicago! It's a beautiful day for a protest. #WomensMarch
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Yes @jamellebouie.net every word: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Revenge Tour Finds Its True Target
It is hard to describe the president’s first month and a half in office as something other than a retribution campaign against the American people.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Yes @jamellebouie.net every word: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...
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Good morning from WGN Radio. Temps are falling from the 50's to the 30's today. Here's the 7-Day Forecast:
March 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Good morning from WGN Radio. Temps are falling from the 50's to the 30's today. Here's the 7-Day Forecast:
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Somewhere, Jeff Bezos is angrily clicking “track shipment” to see what happened to his new editorial page.
March 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Somewhere, Jeff Bezos is angrily clicking “track shipment” to see what happened to his new editorial page.
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This Friday is Bandcamp Friday.
This Friday is Bandcamp Friday
daily.bandcamp.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This Friday is Bandcamp Friday.
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The Lake County Democrats protest of Elon Musk and Donald Trump outside the Tesla dealership in Libertyville had more than 550 people! (Check out the short video to see what a crowd came out.)
lakedems.org/elonprotest/
lakedems.org/elonprotest/
Musk-Trump Protest Outside Tesla Dealer in Libertyville, IL
More Than 550 People Protest Elon Musk And Donald Trump Outside Tesla Dealership In Libertyville Libertyville, IL on Saturday, February 22. (Video)
lakedems.org
February 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Lake County Democrats protest of Elon Musk and Donald Trump outside the Tesla dealership in Libertyville had more than 550 people! (Check out the short video to see what a crowd came out.)
lakedems.org/elonprotest/
lakedems.org/elonprotest/
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From today's #TeslaTakedown in #LibertyvilleIL. 300 or so. A few counter protesters, maybe 20. @alexwinter.com Thank you @lakedems for a well-organized protest, hot chocolate even! Good vibes. Lots of supportive honking, waving, and thumbs up
February 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
From today's #TeslaTakedown in #LibertyvilleIL. 300 or so. A few counter protesters, maybe 20. @alexwinter.com Thank you @lakedems for a well-organized protest, hot chocolate even! Good vibes. Lots of supportive honking, waving, and thumbs up