It’s Just Me
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Reader, animal lover, singer, gardener, mom, mom-in-law, soon to be Grammy, cook, progressive pastor
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You know what ys the coolest thinge? Libraryes.
October 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
You know what ys the coolest thinge? Libraryes.
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Also… beware of the MAGA agitators Trump has ordered to disrupt today’s peaceful protesting so he can frame it as hate.
October 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Also… beware of the MAGA agitators Trump has ordered to disrupt today’s peaceful protesting so he can frame it as hate.
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no kings but drag kings 💝
October 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
no kings but drag kings 💝
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JFC.
"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."
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October 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
JFC.
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BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.
October 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.
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The gaslighting is wild. THEY control the White House, the House, and the Senate—yet always find a way to blame Democrats for their mess.
The so-called “$1.5 trillion wish list” is about protecting health care, food assistance, and housing. (1/2)
The so-called “$1.5 trillion wish list” is about protecting health care, food assistance, and housing. (1/2)
September 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The gaslighting is wild. THEY control the White House, the House, and the Senate—yet always find a way to blame Democrats for their mess.
The so-called “$1.5 trillion wish list” is about protecting health care, food assistance, and housing. (1/2)
The so-called “$1.5 trillion wish list” is about protecting health care, food assistance, and housing. (1/2)
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I don’t want to live in historically unprecedented times anymore. Give me a lot of boring, precedented time.
September 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I don’t want to live in historically unprecedented times anymore. Give me a lot of boring, precedented time.
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They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.
moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
September 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.
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Germany had a program to deal with "undesirables" and "useless eaters" it was called the T4 program. It morphed into the Holocaust.
We do not lose our humanity in giant leaps; we lose it in little steps. The question is not where does it end; the question is where does it begin.
We do not lose our humanity in giant leaps; we lose it in little steps. The question is not where does it end; the question is where does it begin.
September 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Germany had a program to deal with "undesirables" and "useless eaters" it was called the T4 program. It morphed into the Holocaust.
We do not lose our humanity in giant leaps; we lose it in little steps. The question is not where does it end; the question is where does it begin.
We do not lose our humanity in giant leaps; we lose it in little steps. The question is not where does it end; the question is where does it begin.
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Sure seems that way. 😕 🇺🇸
September 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Sure seems that way. 😕 🇺🇸
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This right here!
Pritzker’s Fight. Newsom’s Red Hat. And Kilmar’s Voice.
This is what courage looks like
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August 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This right here!
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The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.
August 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention.
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... and she has dramatically ramped up how frequently her office seeks to detain people pretrial:
our data shows a 69% increase in pretrial detention hearings in the first six months of this year.
that's made the jail grow, and has stretched public defenders thin:
boltsmag.org/illinois-pub...
our data shows a 69% increase in pretrial detention hearings in the first six months of this year.
that's made the jail grow, and has stretched public defenders thin:
boltsmag.org/illinois-pub...
This Illinois Reform May Bring Relief to Overworked Public Defenders - Bolts
Chicago’s public defenders are among the best-resourced in Illinois, but even there, massive case loads have attorneys and investigators stretched paper-thin. The Cook County Jail has swelled under t...
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July 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
... and she has dramatically ramped up how frequently her office seeks to detain people pretrial:
our data shows a 69% increase in pretrial detention hearings in the first six months of this year.
that's made the jail grow, and has stretched public defenders thin:
boltsmag.org/illinois-pub...
our data shows a 69% increase in pretrial detention hearings in the first six months of this year.
that's made the jail grow, and has stretched public defenders thin:
boltsmag.org/illinois-pub...
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Wallace: To hear him do his “bit” about it—it’s trivializing the gravest part of the job. And to think about him actually being in that capacity again, as the country’s only commander-in-chief?
It’s tragic. It’s really one of the most tragic parts of having him back as president
It’s tragic. It’s really one of the most tragic parts of having him back as president
June 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Wallace: To hear him do his “bit” about it—it’s trivializing the gravest part of the job. And to think about him actually being in that capacity again, as the country’s only commander-in-chief?
It’s tragic. It’s really one of the most tragic parts of having him back as president
It’s tragic. It’s really one of the most tragic parts of having him back as president
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UPDATE: An estimated 75,000 people marched in Chicago's 'No Kings' protest, organizers said.
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June 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
UPDATE: An estimated 75,000 people marched in Chicago's 'No Kings' protest, organizers said.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/14/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/06/14/c...
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LAPD Chief Calls BS on Trump’s Claim That Cops Asked for Troops #TrumpLiesEverytimeHeSpeaks #LARiots www.thedailybeast.com/lapd-chief-j... via @thedailybeast
LAPD Chief Calls BS on Trump’s Claim That Cops Asked for Troops
Jim McDonnell says police were “nowhere near” the stage where they needed federal assistance to control immigration protests.
www.thedailybeast.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:36 PM
LAPD Chief Calls BS on Trump’s Claim That Cops Asked for Troops #TrumpLiesEverytimeHeSpeaks #LARiots www.thedailybeast.com/lapd-chief-j... via @thedailybeast
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"American cruelty masquerading as respectability is timeless."
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Searching for Bobbie Gentry
America’s culture of cruelty and those who dare to notice.
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June 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"American cruelty masquerading as respectability is timeless."
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Geneticist here: she’s not alone, either. I can pretty much guarantee that there’s someone reading about Imane Khelif right now, right this instant, who has chromosomal “abnormalities” and who will *never know* because it won’t ever matter for them and they’ll never be tested.
June 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Geneticist here: she’s not alone, either. I can pretty much guarantee that there’s someone reading about Imane Khelif right now, right this instant, who has chromosomal “abnormalities” and who will *never know* because it won’t ever matter for them and they’ll never be tested.
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All Job Corps centers will be fully paused by June 30, 2025.
The impact of the pause has already been felt across the country, with tens of thousands of students being sent home from their programs.
www.localmemphis.com/article/life...
The impact of the pause has already been felt across the country, with tens of thousands of students being sent home from their programs.
www.localmemphis.com/article/life...
Thousands of Job Corps students sent home amid sudden nationwide pause; Memphis families call for support
Parents and students of the Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center are furious about the closure that's leaving some individuals with no place to go.
www.localmemphis.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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CBS News' Scott Pelley delivered a powerful commencement address this week calling out the Trump administration's anti-American maneuvers. And Harvard's president got a standing ovation at their commencement for being a model of Trump resistance. 💪 For more moments of positivity, look no further.
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June 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
CBS News' Scott Pelley delivered a powerful commencement address this week calling out the Trump administration's anti-American maneuvers. And Harvard's president got a standing ovation at their commencement for being a model of Trump resistance. 💪 For more moments of positivity, look no further.
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Here's that thread (without having to go to Twitter), which I still think is one of the most meaningful things I've ever written.
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June 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Here's that thread (without having to go to Twitter), which I still think is one of the most meaningful things I've ever written.
twitter-thread.com/t/1006236207...
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