JillZie
@jillzie.bsky.social
Gun violence prevention is common sense
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This is one of the most disturbing stories I’ve read in a very long time: Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
By @jlussenhop.bsky.social @propublica.org and Andy Mannix @startribune.com
By @jlussenhop.bsky.social @propublica.org and Andy Mannix @startribune.com
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It's worth your time to read this
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.
October 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Multiple accounts on ICE Watch Facebook pages are reporting that agents pulled a couple out of their vehicle in Aurora, Illinois, arrested them, and then abandoned the couple’s toddler in the backseat.
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Pritzker: "I sent a letter to Kristi Noem and to DHS leadership asking them to pause all of their federal agent operations for the entirety of the Halloween weekend. I'm asking for basic human decency. I think their response will be revealing. Give the children and families of Illinois a break."
October 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pritzker: "I sent a letter to Kristi Noem and to DHS leadership asking them to pause all of their federal agent operations for the entirety of the Halloween weekend. I'm asking for basic human decency. I think their response will be revealing. Give the children and families of Illinois a break."
She also pledged to divest herself of stock in a handful of companies, including Altria Group, which owns the maker of Marlboro cigarettes.
October 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
She also pledged to divest herself of stock in a handful of companies, including Altria Group, which owns the maker of Marlboro cigarettes.
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JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Secret Plan to Normalize Trump’s Dictator Rule
He wants to supercharge searing civil tensions to get low-information voters to embrace their inner authoritarian. Exactly two Democrats appear to fully grasp this.
newrepublic.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics, and they've developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems need to reckon with Miller's understanding of the moment.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2014...
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Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"
October 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Hegseth to the Navy: "Your diversity is not your strength"
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The Trump administration is preparing to designate transgender people as “violent extremists” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder.
These are ultra-dark times. If you're trans, I'm your friend and ally and I stand by your side every step of the way.
Repost if you do too.
These are ultra-dark times. If you're trans, I'm your friend and ally and I stand by your side every step of the way.
Repost if you do too.
FBI Readies New War on Trans People
“We’re looking at the entire spider web”
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The Trump administration is preparing to designate transgender people as “violent extremists” in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder.
These are ultra-dark times. If you're trans, I'm your friend and ally and I stand by your side every step of the way.
Repost if you do too.
These are ultra-dark times. If you're trans, I'm your friend and ally and I stand by your side every step of the way.
Repost if you do too.
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Share this tweet if you are down for a national walkout.
August 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Share this tweet if you are down for a national walkout.
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Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors warn of permanent damage to children's health due to chronic malnutrition from Israel's earlier blockade.
His name is Mohammad Al-Motawaq. He is 18 months old. And he is starving in Gaza
Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors warn of permanent damage to children's health due to chronic malnutrition from Israel's earlier blockade.
n.pr
July 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Hidaya Al-Motawaq's son is a year and a half old and weighs less than 10 pounds. Doctors warn of permanent damage to children's health due to chronic malnutrition from Israel's earlier blockade.
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Don’t Fall For Elon Inc.’s Press Campaign talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-...
Don’t Fall For Elon Inc.’s Press Campaign
We’re in the midst of a storm of articles – variously encomiums,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Don’t Fall For Elon Inc.’s Press Campaign talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-...
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
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Interesting thread on AFT pension funds & Tesla.
People ask me often, why do we do capital strategies work, like our work concerning Tesla.
Here’s why…🧵🧵.
Here’s why…🧵🧵.
April 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Interesting thread on AFT pension funds & Tesla.
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Over on The Hellsite, JD Vance has now functionally called for an end to due process for migrants. His argument is riddled with deceptions, bad faith, and embarrassingly awful logic. I think it needs a real response, so here's what I put up over there.
First, his 20 million number is fiction. 1/
First, his 20 million number is fiction. 1/
April 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Over on The Hellsite, JD Vance has now functionally called for an end to due process for migrants. His argument is riddled with deceptions, bad faith, and embarrassingly awful logic. I think it needs a real response, so here's what I put up over there.
First, his 20 million number is fiction. 1/
First, his 20 million number is fiction. 1/
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Yes ma’am 🦋🦋🦋
Don't argue with them about due process. Quote the Constitution.
April 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Yes ma’am 🦋🦋🦋
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Things that do make sense to say:
👩🏼I haven't seen the show! I didn't realize it had that effect on some people.
👩🏽I have seen the show! It didn't have that effect *on me*.
👩🏻I have seen the show. But I haven't seen that discourse around it?
👩🏼I have seen the show and the discourse. I agree with it!
👩🏼I haven't seen the show! I didn't realize it had that effect on some people.
👩🏽I have seen the show! It didn't have that effect *on me*.
👩🏻I have seen the show. But I haven't seen that discourse around it?
👩🏼I have seen the show and the discourse. I agree with it!
April 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Things that do make sense to say:
👩🏼I haven't seen the show! I didn't realize it had that effect on some people.
👩🏽I have seen the show! It didn't have that effect *on me*.
👩🏻I have seen the show. But I haven't seen that discourse around it?
👩🏼I have seen the show and the discourse. I agree with it!
👩🏼I haven't seen the show! I didn't realize it had that effect on some people.
👩🏽I have seen the show! It didn't have that effect *on me*.
👩🏻I have seen the show. But I haven't seen that discourse around it?
👩🏼I have seen the show and the discourse. I agree with it!
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"There’s no messiah who will sweep in and make everything better. That’s up to you and me."
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance | Ordinary people have more power than they know.
Read it + share it with a friend:
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance | Ordinary people have more power than they know.
Read it + share it with a friend:
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance
Ordinary people have more power than they know.
newrepublic.com
March 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"There’s no messiah who will sweep in and make everything better. That’s up to you and me."
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance | Ordinary people have more power than they know.
Read it + share it with a friend:
Fighting Back: A Citizen’s Guide to Resistance | Ordinary people have more power than they know.
Read it + share it with a friend:
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Here’s an updated list of students known to have been targeted by the Trump administration for speaking out about what Israel is doing to Palestinians in Gaza, in a clear attempt to chill/stop free speech: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19058...
March 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Here’s an updated list of students known to have been targeted by the Trump administration for speaking out about what Israel is doing to Palestinians in Gaza, in a clear attempt to chill/stop free speech: threadreaderapp.com/thread/19058...
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So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...
Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support
Changes could break the system, former officials say.
www.axios.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...
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literally every time I talk to friends
March 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
literally every time I talk to friends
This is what happened at OPM
NEW memo from OPM acting director Chuck Ezell saying that fed employees should respond to the 5 bullets email by the 11:59pm deadline tonight unless they had an excused absence today. Absolute madness.
Full text:
Full text:
February 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This is what happened at OPM
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Big crowd at the SF Tesla dealership protesting our unelected overlord. A tiny sign hangs from an upstairs window
February 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Big crowd at the SF Tesla dealership protesting our unelected overlord. A tiny sign hangs from an upstairs window
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A thing that everyone should do RIGHT NOW is download your Social Security statements. What you've paid in, what you're owed. www.ssa.gov/myaccount/st...
Get Your Social Security Statement | my Social Security | SSA
Check out what the Social Security Statement should look like based on your age.
www.ssa.gov
February 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A thing that everyone should do RIGHT NOW is download your Social Security statements. What you've paid in, what you're owed. www.ssa.gov/myaccount/st...
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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
February 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!