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Aja
@ajabros.bsky.social
queer feral abolitionist 💁🏻‍♀️
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I’ll be hosting bingo @thaliahallchicago.bsky.social soon, to raise money for Pilsen Food Pantry. You should come! I also cannot recommend volunteering with their org enough and they could use the help as recipients are afraid to show up because of ICE, so they are focusing on delivery.
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Save this # in your phone… it is for the US Capitol switchboard. Once connected, an operator will connect you to the office you wish to reach.
February 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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How to change a swastika that cant be removed
February 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I was vaccinated for flu & COVID back in December, and have been so lucky to get through this surge with hardly a sniffle (the extreme cold made it impossible to get through without some drips).
Hey Chicago friends - Know anyone with a cough, runny nose, fever, and tiredness? This is a reminder that as the city experiences high flu levels, it's not too late to get vaccinated: bit.ly/3SvKeyX

Here are some things you can do to stay healthy & safe while flu and COVID are circulating:
CDPH Immunization Clinics
Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) Walk-In immunization clinics provide vaccinations for children 0 through 18 years of age at no out-of-pocket cost. Currently, we serve uninsured, underinsur...
bit.ly
February 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
For anyone in Logan Square/Humboldt Park/14 District, please consider packing this meeting so we can put pressure on the people that are supposed to keep us safe. I’ll see you there. blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/19/d...
Desperate For Answers, Logan Square Assault Survivors Urge Neighbors To Pack Upcoming Police Meeting
With no updates from police, several victims of sexual and physical attacks have banded together to speak out about their assaults, which date back to at least 2022 and remain unsolved.
blockclubchicago.org
February 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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NEW — Danielle Moore hopes adding a cafe can save the remaining Semicolon bookstore.

She’s hoping to raise $25,000 by March 16 through a Kickstarter campaign.

Here’s how you can help:

thetriibe.com/2025/02/semi...
Semicolon owner is fundraising to keep the Chicago bookstore alive • The TRiiBE
Danielle Moore hopes adding a cafe to the West Town location can save the remaining bookstore.
thetriibe.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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DAILY ACTION: Wednesday, February 19 - Tell Reps to HOLD THE LINE Today! / Immigration Resource Event / Indivisible Co-Founder Discussion
Wednesday, February 19 - Tell Reps to HOLD THE LINE Today! / Immigration Resource Event / Indivisible Co-Founder Discussion — Indivisible Chicago Alliance
indivisiblechicago.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Gonna show up to this on Wednesday and remind my elected official that they have a job to do, no matter how hard and how scary. Choosing to be a civil servant is never to be taken lightly, and we need our Representatives to #holdtheline

mobilize.us/s/EEc36z
Congresswoman Ramirez: Hold the Line. No Votes for the Coup · Indivisible Chicago
Purpose of Rally We are pushing our Representatives to hold firm and not bail out Republicans by voting for the funding bill. This isn’t normal politics.This is harmful to all but the wealthiest amo...
mobilize.us
February 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The women who have children with Musk always seem surprised when it ends up like this.
February 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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We won’t disappear just because you change a website.
February 14, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I’ll be hosting bingo @thaliahallchicago.bsky.social soon, to raise money for Pilsen Food Pantry. You should come! I also cannot recommend volunteering with their org enough and they could use the help as recipients are afraid to show up because of ICE, so they are focusing on delivery.
February 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Trump is a salesman, as is Musk, and they are both trying to sell America on being an authoritarian state — but they can’t do it unless we allow them to do so.
~ @chrisgeidner.bsky.social
Don't let Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk us out of democracy
Trump and Musk are testing the limits, trying to sell America on being an authoritarian state — but they can’t do it unless we allow them to do so.
www.lawdork.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Following Edna’s lead on how to spend a snow day.
February 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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The dancer who waved a flag expressing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and Sudanese people during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl show on Sunday has been released without charges. “I had an opportunity on a grand scale to bring awareness to a wrong [against] our Muslim brothers and sisters.”
Super Bowl Performer Who Waved Sudan, Palestine Flag Released Without Charges
The protester said in interviews that his Muslim faith inspired him to speak up on the national stage.
truthout.org
February 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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⚠️ Urgent call for donations! The Reader is facing a financial crisis and we need your support to continue amplifying local arts and news. Donate now to keep us going. chicagoreader.com/donate
Save the Chicago Reader | Chicago Reader (Powered by Donorbox)
We need your help todayAfter more than 50 years of serving Chicago, the Reader faces imminent closure. Can you imagine Chicago without the Chicago Reader? We can’t either. But a perfect storm of sudde...
chicagoreader.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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February 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Remember. It’s never:

We fight for (these people) because maybe we’re more at risk if we don’t.

No more Niemölling.

We fight because they are coming for anyone.

Every single person matters.

Each and every human being’s life and safety is worth the fight.
February 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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We're here to stop the coup. Hey, Dems, how about you?

Chicago turns out!
@indivisible.org
February 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🚨 BREAKING: Trump signs executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and cut all funding to UNRWA, the main agency supporting Palestinian refugees.

This means millions of Palestinians lose access to food, healthcare, and education.
February 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Happy birthday, Teresa Gail. 💖
February 4, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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"Now more than ever ... it’s crucial for cis journalists to invest time and energy into learning how to report on trans communities accurately."

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Journalists scramble to respond to CDC web purge of LGBTQ+ data
While the data may be restored, any likely revision impacts all journalists, and more importantly, the communities they serve across their beats.
objectivejournalism.org
February 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Take yall children to those black history events that will be held at some local libraries. It starts at home
February 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It’s Black History Month! A great way to celebrate is to listen to Black leaders & revolutionaries!

Have you read any James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, Langston Hughes, Mariame Kaba, Maya Angelou, or Zora Neale Hurston before? It’s a great time to start and to discover your own favorites!
February 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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MAGA to working people: "Wow that sucks eggs cost $13 and 2/3 of your check goes to rent, but buck up, we did a bunch of mean stuff to trans people, made it harder to join a union, went after anti-war protesters, and now we just blamed Black people for a plane crash." truthout.org/articles/hou...
House GOP Floats Plan to Cut Taxes for Corporations and the Ultrawealthy
Republicans propose slashing benefits for the poor and working class to pay for new tax cuts.
truthout.org
January 31, 2025 at 8:27 AM