Siege15
@chisiege15.bsky.social
🌇Chicago Southsider
🏳️🌈Elder Millennial
🌳Parks & Rec Pro
🗳️Voter Advocate
🏛️Policy Nerd
🏳️🌈Elder Millennial
🌳Parks & Rec Pro
🗳️Voter Advocate
🏛️Policy Nerd
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So.. officially, I'm the last Black staff columnist left in the Washington Post's opinion section.
July 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So.. officially, I'm the last Black staff columnist left in the Washington Post's opinion section.
Reposting so I can listen to the audio later.
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Greta Thunberg being released...
the internetWorld is gunna explode on this one
c'mon lets make this interview statement Famous!!
Greta Thunberg being released...
the internetWorld is gunna explode on this one
c'mon lets make this interview statement Famous!!
June 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Reposting so I can listen to the audio later.
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🏳️⚧️ #TransDayofVisibility 🏳️⚧️
Chicago and Illinois offer sanctuary to trans individuals, and highlighted policies like housing services, job opportunities, HIV testing and prevention, gender-affirming health care and the LGBTQ+ history curriculum taught in schools.
chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/0...
Chicago and Illinois offer sanctuary to trans individuals, and highlighted policies like housing services, job opportunities, HIV testing and prevention, gender-affirming health care and the LGBTQ+ history curriculum taught in schools.
chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/0...
Chicago activists, officials reaffirm support for trans community on Transgender Day of Visibility
LGBTQ activists and elected officials from Chicago, Cook County and the Illinois General Assembly held a news conference at City Hall on Monday to show support for transgender rights in the face of re...
chicago.suntimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM
🏳️⚧️ #TransDayofVisibility 🏳️⚧️
Chicago and Illinois offer sanctuary to trans individuals, and highlighted policies like housing services, job opportunities, HIV testing and prevention, gender-affirming health care and the LGBTQ+ history curriculum taught in schools.
chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/0...
Chicago and Illinois offer sanctuary to trans individuals, and highlighted policies like housing services, job opportunities, HIV testing and prevention, gender-affirming health care and the LGBTQ+ history curriculum taught in schools.
chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2025/0...
👊🇺🇸🔥 “What signal chat are you in? I was in Twitter” ☠️😂
March 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
👊🇺🇸🔥 “What signal chat are you in? I was in Twitter” ☠️😂
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The Rainbow PUSH Coalition and Chicago's faith leaders urged residents to boycott spending on Friday, joining a national economic blackout against corporate greed and companies like Amazon rolling back their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
‘Let's not spend a penny.’ Faith leaders push for Chicagoans to join nationwide economic blackout
Their call, lead by Rainbow PUSH Coalition, joins a national movement to protest corporate greed and the companies rolling back their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
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February 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition and Chicago's faith leaders urged residents to boycott spending on Friday, joining a national economic blackout against corporate greed and companies like Amazon rolling back their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
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DEI matters and we show businesses with our money. I marked when Target announced ending DEI and when Costco announced they were keeping DEI on the charts below. Notice the trend? 👀
February 27, 2025 at 5:02 AM
DEI matters and we show businesses with our money. I marked when Target announced ending DEI and when Costco announced they were keeping DEI on the charts below. Notice the trend? 👀
If the red states hate the blue states so much, they’re welcome to stop taking our money.
February 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
If the red states hate the blue states so much, they’re welcome to stop taking our money.
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City employees and Chicago police officers participating in extremist groups could face discipline and firing under an ordinance proposed Wednesday that aims to root out extremism in city government.
Alderman introduces plan to punish Chicago city employees and officers for having extremist ties
The plan from 47th Ward Ald. Matt Martin follows growing calls for the Chicago Police Department and Mayor Brandon Johnson to fire cops with ties to extremist groups.
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February 21, 2025 at 1:20 AM
City employees and Chicago police officers participating in extremist groups could face discipline and firing under an ordinance proposed Wednesday that aims to root out extremism in city government.
Took @kendricklamar.bsky.social literally and #turnthattvoff at halftime.
February 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Took @kendricklamar.bsky.social literally and #turnthattvoff at halftime.
February 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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It’s surprising how few people know that some of the first groups targeted by the Nazis were gay & transgender people. The pink triangle, now a symbol of LGBTQ+ resilience, was originally used to mark them in concentration camps. History matters—let’s not forget.
This is how the Nazi pink triangle became a defiant symbol of LGBTQ+ rights
On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz we take a look at the history of the Nazi pink triangle, used to identify gay men.
www.thepinknews.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It’s surprising how few people know that some of the first groups targeted by the Nazis were gay & transgender people. The pink triangle, now a symbol of LGBTQ+ resilience, was originally used to mark them in concentration camps. History matters—let’s not forget.
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Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has vowed to protect access to gender-affirming care, a week after President Donald Trump issued an executive order threatening to cut federal funding for hospitals that provide such care.
Illinois attorney general vows to protect gender-affirming care, after Trump order threatens to cut funding
In a statement released Wednesday, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 14 other attorneys general, said institutions offering gender-affirming would continue to receive federal…
buff.ly
February 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has vowed to protect access to gender-affirming care, a week after President Donald Trump issued an executive order threatening to cut federal funding for hospitals that provide such care.
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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
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I used to think 2 minutes was too long to brush my teeth. Now I think it’s not enough time to disassociate.
January 29, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I used to think 2 minutes was too long to brush my teeth. Now I think it’s not enough time to disassociate.
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Swiped this from Substack-& I’m not sorry!
January 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Swiped this from Substack-& I’m not sorry!
I keep hearing the excuse: [company] doesn’t care about my 1 account. That’s true. You’re presuming you’re alone.
My family diverted $10,000 to small & local business in 2024. Every 1,000 families that do the same equals $10 million.
Dont give up the one thing because you can’t do everything.
My family diverted $10,000 to small & local business in 2024. Every 1,000 families that do the same equals $10 million.
Dont give up the one thing because you can’t do everything.
January 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I keep hearing the excuse: [company] doesn’t care about my 1 account. That’s true. You’re presuming you’re alone.
My family diverted $10,000 to small & local business in 2024. Every 1,000 families that do the same equals $10 million.
Dont give up the one thing because you can’t do everything.
My family diverted $10,000 to small & local business in 2024. Every 1,000 families that do the same equals $10 million.
Dont give up the one thing because you can’t do everything.
The first step to being good at something is being bad at it. Try something new. Learn about it and yourself. #learn #experience #growthmindset
January 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
The first step to being good at something is being bad at it. Try something new. Learn about it and yourself. #learn #experience #growthmindset
Proud parks & rec pro! 🌳🛝
January 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Proud parks & rec pro! 🌳🛝
THIS CANNOT STAND
January 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
THIS CANNOT STAND
EMAIL YOUR 2 STATE SENATORS
SUBJECT: Extend the TikTok Deadline Act
Message: Hello. I am a [STATE] voter and I am reaching out to request that you support the Extend the TikTok Deadline Act. Thank you!
www.senate.gov/senators/
SUBJECT: Extend the TikTok Deadline Act
Message: Hello. I am a [STATE] voter and I am reaching out to request that you support the Extend the TikTok Deadline Act. Thank you!
www.senate.gov/senators/
U.S. Senate: Senators
www.senate.gov
January 16, 2025 at 2:49 AM
EMAIL YOUR 2 STATE SENATORS
SUBJECT: Extend the TikTok Deadline Act
Message: Hello. I am a [STATE] voter and I am reaching out to request that you support the Extend the TikTok Deadline Act. Thank you!
www.senate.gov/senators/
SUBJECT: Extend the TikTok Deadline Act
Message: Hello. I am a [STATE] voter and I am reaching out to request that you support the Extend the TikTok Deadline Act. Thank you!
www.senate.gov/senators/
Meta is rolling back LGBTQIA2S+ protections to appease MAGA. Roll back their audience.
January 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Meta is rolling back LGBTQIA2S+ protections to appease MAGA. Roll back their audience.