Jill Johnson
@hedonistic-demeter.bsky.social
Community Organizing. Building. Growing. Cooking. Eating. Imbibing. Celebrating. Not necessarily in that order. Often simultaneously.
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"I cannot begin to tell you how difficult and unnerving it is to have been in Chicago these past few weeks; to exist indefinitely in the contradictory space between knowing and living."
Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.
The Case for the Forever Shutdown
Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.
newrepublic.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"I cannot begin to tell you how difficult and unnerving it is to have been in Chicago these past few weeks; to exist indefinitely in the contradictory space between knowing and living."
Here's a thought: Why don't we just accept the Autism spectrum as part of life and seek better ways of accommodating people's diverse needs?
September 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Here's a thought: Why don't we just accept the Autism spectrum as part of life and seek better ways of accommodating people's diverse needs?
The best response I've seen so far.
Charlie KIrk believed that empathy was a "new concept" that shouldn't exist, so anyone who expresses condolences for him is being VERY disrespectful to his beliefs right now. please keep him out of your thoughts as he begins his transition into worm food. thank you
September 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The best response I've seen so far.
Life is dark and depressing, and then I walk in the woods and remember that all of human history is a blink, and the other animals (the ones that survive, at least) will celebrate our extinction.
September 9, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Life is dark and depressing, and then I walk in the woods and remember that all of human history is a blink, and the other animals (the ones that survive, at least) will celebrate our extinction.
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September 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Mock and ridicule them for masking
Ask how it feels to be hated by everyone in town
Ask if this is what they thought this assignment would be like
Ask if they really want to be here
Ask if they'd rather be home where they live with family and friends instead of being hated here
3/3
Ask how it feels to be hated by everyone in town
Ask if this is what they thought this assignment would be like
Ask if they really want to be here
Ask if they'd rather be home where they live with family and friends instead of being hated here
3/3
September 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Mock and ridicule them for masking
Ask how it feels to be hated by everyone in town
Ask if this is what they thought this assignment would be like
Ask if they really want to be here
Ask if they'd rather be home where they live with family and friends instead of being hated here
3/3
Ask how it feels to be hated by everyone in town
Ask if this is what they thought this assignment would be like
Ask if they really want to be here
Ask if they'd rather be home where they live with family and friends instead of being hated here
3/3
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Blast (within legal decibel limits) silly songs (for ex: Vanilla Ice)
Lawfully engage ICE, feds, cops etc
Film them
Ask them why they're wearing masks
Ask them to remove their masks
Ask them their names
Ask what agency they work for
Ask them where they're from
Ask them why they're here
2/3
Lawfully engage ICE, feds, cops etc
Film them
Ask them why they're wearing masks
Ask them to remove their masks
Ask them their names
Ask what agency they work for
Ask them where they're from
Ask them why they're here
2/3
September 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Blast (within legal decibel limits) silly songs (for ex: Vanilla Ice)
Lawfully engage ICE, feds, cops etc
Film them
Ask them why they're wearing masks
Ask them to remove their masks
Ask them their names
Ask what agency they work for
Ask them where they're from
Ask them why they're here
2/3
Lawfully engage ICE, feds, cops etc
Film them
Ask them why they're wearing masks
Ask them to remove their masks
Ask them their names
Ask what agency they work for
Ask them where they're from
Ask them why they're here
2/3
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If you can:
Be there
Be there with others
Film stops, arrests, detainments etc by ICE, feds, cops etc
Film them walking down the street or standing around
Warn others esp potentially vulnerable people
Waste their time
Monopolize their attention
Distract them
Make them a spectacle
1/3
Be there
Be there with others
Film stops, arrests, detainments etc by ICE, feds, cops etc
Film them walking down the street or standing around
Warn others esp potentially vulnerable people
Waste their time
Monopolize their attention
Distract them
Make them a spectacle
1/3
September 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
If you can:
Be there
Be there with others
Film stops, arrests, detainments etc by ICE, feds, cops etc
Film them walking down the street or standing around
Warn others esp potentially vulnerable people
Waste their time
Monopolize their attention
Distract them
Make them a spectacle
1/3
Be there
Be there with others
Film stops, arrests, detainments etc by ICE, feds, cops etc
Film them walking down the street or standing around
Warn others esp potentially vulnerable people
Waste their time
Monopolize their attention
Distract them
Make them a spectacle
1/3
This evening at the garden, Miss Betty will teach us how to make our own herbal tea blends! She's focusing on herbs to support our health with cold and flu season approaching. Of course, everyone is always welcome at the Mindful Living Garden!
September 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This evening at the garden, Miss Betty will teach us how to make our own herbal tea blends! She's focusing on herbs to support our health with cold and flu season approaching. Of course, everyone is always welcome at the Mindful Living Garden!
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If you'd like a physical version of this zine for Chicago, we've just stocked them on our free zine cart.
New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download!
California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
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California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
August 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
If you'd like a physical version of this zine for Chicago, we've just stocked them on our free zine cart.
Wow, this week's Mindful Living Garden happy hour was beyond amazing! Our theme was Cucumber, and everyone really stepped up, creating so many delicious things using this year's cucumber bumper crop. I'm so in love with the collaborative, mutually supportive community we've built at the garden.
August 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Wow, this week's Mindful Living Garden happy hour was beyond amazing! Our theme was Cucumber, and everyone really stepped up, creating so many delicious things using this year's cucumber bumper crop. I'm so in love with the collaborative, mutually supportive community we've built at the garden.
This week's Community Garden Happy Hour theme is cucumber. My partner in crime, Miss Betty, is making agua fresca & 3 types of pickles, and i have 2 cucumber cakes in the oven. We're drowning in cukes from our gardens and are determined to use them all! ##UrbanGarden ##UrbsInHorto
August 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This week's Community Garden Happy Hour theme is cucumber. My partner in crime, Miss Betty, is making agua fresca & 3 types of pickles, and i have 2 cucumber cakes in the oven. We're drowning in cukes from our gardens and are determined to use them all! ##UrbanGarden ##UrbsInHorto
At this week's Community Garden Happy Hour we're celebrating basil with lemon basil mules and basil pesto spread on fresh baked bread. I can't wait!
August 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
At this week's Community Garden Happy Hour we're celebrating basil with lemon basil mules and basil pesto spread on fresh baked bread. I can't wait!
Holy fuck.
BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.
August 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Holy fuck.
Mindful Living Community Garden update: This week's Community Dinners harvest was so huge, and we're celebrating during tonight's garden Happy Hour. This week's featured ingredient is Staghorn Sumac that I foraged while in Wisconsin, which we'll use to make truly unique Arnold Palmers.
August 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Mindful Living Community Garden update: This week's Community Dinners harvest was so huge, and we're celebrating during tonight's garden Happy Hour. This week's featured ingredient is Staghorn Sumac that I foraged while in Wisconsin, which we'll use to make truly unique Arnold Palmers.
Garden update: the Passion flower is finally blooming! It looks like it came from outer space, but it's actually native!
#UrbanGarden #BloomScrolling #UrbsInHorto
#UrbanGarden #BloomScrolling #UrbsInHorto
August 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Garden update: the Passion flower is finally blooming! It looks like it came from outer space, but it's actually native!
#UrbanGarden #BloomScrolling #UrbsInHorto
#UrbanGarden #BloomScrolling #UrbsInHorto
Well, I did my public service for the week: I just introduced a Gen Z person to Troma.
August 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Well, I did my public service for the week: I just introduced a Gen Z person to Troma.
Back from vacation and enjoying a busy garden day. First, the weekly Community Dinners harvest, then the garden Happy Hour!
July 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Back from vacation and enjoying a busy garden day. First, the weekly Community Dinners harvest, then the garden Happy Hour!
This week's Mindful Living Community Garden donation to Community Dinners. I love this part of the season, when the harvests are a little bigger every week!
July 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This week's Mindful Living Community Garden donation to Community Dinners. I love this part of the season, when the harvests are a little bigger every week!
Garden update: at least the flowers are enjoying this over-the-top summer heat.
#Bloomscrolling
#UrbsInHorto
#Bloomscrolling
#UrbsInHorto
July 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Garden update: at least the flowers are enjoying this over-the-top summer heat.
#Bloomscrolling
#UrbsInHorto
#Bloomscrolling
#UrbsInHorto
Tonight's garden happy hour will feature a French 77 inspired mocktail using homemade elderflower cordial and homemade n/a faux gin.
July 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Tonight's garden happy hour will feature a French 77 inspired mocktail using homemade elderflower cordial and homemade n/a faux gin.
Today's Mindful Living Garden donation to Community Dinners. While calling reps is important, there are so many things to can also do to immediately benefit your community. This pile of greens and veg will contribute to a salad feeding 120+ people!
July 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Today's Mindful Living Garden donation to Community Dinners. While calling reps is important, there are so many things to can also do to immediately benefit your community. This pile of greens and veg will contribute to a salad feeding 120+ people!
Bumblebee party! There's hundreds of them on the wild roses! Turn the sound up, and you can hear the soft buzzing of hundreds of bees bumblin'.
#UrbanGardening #UrbsInHorto #HomegrownNationalPark
#UrbanGardening #UrbsInHorto #HomegrownNationalPark
June 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Bumblebee party! There's hundreds of them on the wild roses! Turn the sound up, and you can hear the soft buzzing of hundreds of bees bumblin'.
#UrbanGardening #UrbsInHorto #HomegrownNationalPark
#UrbanGardening #UrbsInHorto #HomegrownNationalPark
June 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This week's community garden happy hour could be our best yet! Guest bartender Nick Kokonas will preview the Belmont Tavern. Plus, I made this amazing service berry and rhubarb salsa that I can't wait to share!
#UrbanGardening #UrbsInHorto #DrinkYourGarden
#UrbanGardening #UrbsInHorto #DrinkYourGarden
June 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This week's community garden happy hour could be our best yet! Guest bartender Nick Kokonas will preview the Belmont Tavern. Plus, I made this amazing service berry and rhubarb salsa that I can't wait to share!
#UrbanGardening #UrbsInHorto #DrinkYourGarden
#UrbanGardening #UrbsInHorto #DrinkYourGarden