HJK
@hjk.bsky.social
Newly Chicagoan
Good at details; bad at hobbies
Pessimist, Introvert, Traveler
Religion major w/career in IT
Enthusiastic spectator of sports
No thermal ballast
Good at details; bad at hobbies
Pessimist, Introvert, Traveler
Religion major w/career in IT
Enthusiastic spectator of sports
No thermal ballast
LFG
Yo @durbin.senate.gov, no one is picking up your Senate phone and you don’t even have a voicemail. Vote no on cloture and the spending bill or I will do whatever it takes to make sure the next Senator from Illinois has basic constituent services set up during business hours.
March 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
LFG
So, any billionaires or maybe 8/9 figure millionaires want to save Sesame Street? Please and thank you. www.npr.org/2025/03/05/n...
Sesame Workshop will 'downsize significantly' with layoffs, CEO says
The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
So, any billionaires or maybe 8/9 figure millionaires want to save Sesame Street? Please and thank you. www.npr.org/2025/03/05/n...
It's all bad and yet some things just hit extra hard (2)
Learned about Whitney Plantation from Clint Smith's How the Word is Passed. Learned more about this area and its history after going to Whitney. Continue to learn. Hope others have the chance. #HistoryMatters
apnews.com/article/loui...
Learned about Whitney Plantation from Clint Smith's How the Word is Passed. Learned more about this area and its history after going to Whitney. Continue to learn. Hope others have the chance. #HistoryMatters
apnews.com/article/loui...
National Park Service withdraws Black community in Louisiana from historic landmark consideration
A Louisiana landscape where centuries-old sugar cane plantations and Afro-Creole culture remain preserved along the Mississippi River will no longer be eligible for consideration for federal recogniti...
apnews.com
March 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
It's all bad and yet some things just hit extra hard (2)
Learned about Whitney Plantation from Clint Smith's How the Word is Passed. Learned more about this area and its history after going to Whitney. Continue to learn. Hope others have the chance. #HistoryMatters
apnews.com/article/loui...
Learned about Whitney Plantation from Clint Smith's How the Word is Passed. Learned more about this area and its history after going to Whitney. Continue to learn. Hope others have the chance. #HistoryMatters
apnews.com/article/loui...
It's all bad and yet some things just hit extra hard (1)
I remember learning about this product, as Plumpy’Nut, 20ish years ago. I thought it was amazing. That past feeling of wonder compounds the sadness of knowing it is being heartlessly and pointlessly denied to those who need it.
I remember learning about this product, as Plumpy’Nut, 20ish years ago. I thought it was amazing. That past feeling of wonder compounds the sadness of knowing it is being heartlessly and pointlessly denied to those who need it.
USAID cancels large contracts of Georgia peanut butter supplier www.ajc.com/news/georgia...
USAID cancels large contracts of Georgia peanut butter supplier
Mana, which produces peanut-butter based food pouches in Georgia, said USAID had terminated $12 million of its contracts to feed malnourished children in Africa.
www.ajc.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
It's all bad and yet some things just hit extra hard (1)
I remember learning about this product, as Plumpy’Nut, 20ish years ago. I thought it was amazing. That past feeling of wonder compounds the sadness of knowing it is being heartlessly and pointlessly denied to those who need it.
I remember learning about this product, as Plumpy’Nut, 20ish years ago. I thought it was amazing. That past feeling of wonder compounds the sadness of knowing it is being heartlessly and pointlessly denied to those who need it.
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President Trump’s simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous.
Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.
Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.
Live updates: Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump in Washington, seeking backing for Ukraine's security against any future Russian aggression.
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
President Trump’s simpering fealty to Vladimir Putin and Russia is embarrassing and dangerous.
Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.
Illinois stands with Ukraine, and so should the White House.
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Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
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When I get off of this mountain/
You know where I wanna go/
Straight down the Mississippi River/
To the Gulf of what the fuck
You know where I wanna go/
Straight down the Mississippi River/
To the Gulf of what the fuck
January 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
When I get off of this mountain/
You know where I wanna go/
Straight down the Mississippi River/
To the Gulf of what the fuck
You know where I wanna go/
Straight down the Mississippi River/
To the Gulf of what the fuck
Best New Years song youtu.be/ACXp55MaolU?...
1942 Bing Crosby - Let’s Start The New Year Right
YouTube video by The78Prof
youtu.be
January 1, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Best New Years song youtu.be/ACXp55MaolU?...
I shall attempt something positive later but for now…look how you can add “no” before “reason” and still sing it for the end of 2024.
youtu.be/1D5PtyrewSs?...
youtu.be/1D5PtyrewSs?...
January 1, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I shall attempt something positive later but for now…look how you can add “no” before “reason” and still sing it for the end of 2024.
youtu.be/1D5PtyrewSs?...
youtu.be/1D5PtyrewSs?...
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Make new friends and keep the old, one is silver, the other gold. And our hips are titanium.
December 31, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Make new friends and keep the old, one is silver, the other gold. And our hips are titanium.
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I’ll be honest I just don’t think I can commit to 2025 right now. I need a gap year or something. Just some time to find myself and figure out if another calendar year is really what I want to do with my life.
December 29, 2024 at 2:39 PM
I’ll be honest I just don’t think I can commit to 2025 right now. I need a gap year or something. Just some time to find myself and figure out if another calendar year is really what I want to do with my life.
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 25, 2024 at 1:13 AM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
“And I am here for the food” - credit to Rizzo the Rat
Christmas eve tradition - getting the country ham in the pot for an overnight soak
#cooking #food #traditions #ChristmasFood
#cooking #food #traditions #ChristmasFood
December 24, 2024 at 11:12 PM
“And I am here for the food” - credit to Rizzo the Rat
In 1996 I went to see a performance of Donald Byrd's The Harlem Nutcracker. I still think about it and wish I could see it performed every year. #dance #show #theharlemnutcracker #1996
December 24, 2024 at 9:45 PM
In 1996 I went to see a performance of Donald Byrd's The Harlem Nutcracker. I still think about it and wish I could see it performed every year. #dance #show #theharlemnutcracker #1996
yes, exactly this always
(setting alarms the night before travel) but what if i sleep in for the first time in 15 years tomorrow
December 23, 2024 at 11:20 PM
yes, exactly this always
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Dems lost the election but won the schadenfreude motherlode.
December 20, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Dems lost the election but won the schadenfreude motherlode.
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News Happening Faster Than Man Can Generate Uninformed Opinions
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December 19, 2024 at 3:06 PM
News Happening Faster Than Man Can Generate Uninformed Opinions
theonion.com/news-happeni...
theonion.com/news-happeni...
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There should be a way out that isn’t through
December 15, 2024 at 5:50 AM
There should be a way out that isn’t through
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 16/20
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
December 14, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 16/20
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 15/20
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
December 13, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 15/20
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
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Once you hear about The Butterfly Effect it's hard not to think about a butterfly on the other side of the world constantly fucking things up for you.
December 13, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Once you hear about The Butterfly Effect it's hard not to think about a butterfly on the other side of the world constantly fucking things up for you.
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Here are my book recommendations for the new year:
Read the books you already bought.
Read the books you already bought.
December 10, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Here are my book recommendations for the new year:
Read the books you already bought.
Read the books you already bought.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 14/20
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
I missed a few days but must post this one. Inspired so much other valuable reading and thought.
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
I missed a few days but must post this one. Inspired so much other valuable reading and thought.
December 11, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 14/20
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
I missed a few days but must post this one. Inspired so much other valuable reading and thought.
#BookSky
#Books
#BookChallenge
I missed a few days but must post this one. Inspired so much other valuable reading and thought.
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“Business!” cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. “Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!” #AChristmasCarol
December 10, 2024 at 3:24 AM
“Business!” cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. “Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!” #AChristmasCarol
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It's OK to let Syrians be happy for one day as they overthrow a genocidal tyrant. Assad was a monster. Let the people celebrate their freedom.
December 8, 2024 at 5:57 PM
It's OK to let Syrians be happy for one day as they overthrow a genocidal tyrant. Assad was a monster. Let the people celebrate their freedom.