Jessica Avery
jlavery.bsky.social
Jessica Avery
@jlavery.bsky.social
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Debbie Brockman of WGN in Chicago has hired an attorney and plans to fight back against her unlawful arrest and detention by ICE.

Freedom of the press is under attack.

Tackling and arresting journalists is another step towards state run media.

Bring on the lawsuits.
WGN-TV producer hires attorney to ‘pursue all legal avenues’ after ICE detention
Debbie Brockman and her legal team “adamantly deny” allegations that she assaulted federal officers during an immigration enforcement action.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Atlanta Dream shared this on their stories. This league is so important man.
August 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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July 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Overturning Roe was never the ultimate goal of the anti-abortion movement, a new book argues—it’s always been fetal personhood.
Does a Fetus Have Constitutional Rights?
After Dobbs, fetal personhood has become the anti-abortion movement’s new objective.
nyer.cm
April 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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I cannot emphasize enough how much I miss street dining and am furious so many outdoor spaces that reduced the risk of Covid-19 were taken away for PARKING SPACES
The NYC council voting for this downgrade was just such an own goal.
April 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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My painting COASTAL POPPIES
April 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
April 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Training incidents is the leading cause of service member deaths.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Apr 1
Update: A week after going missing, the final missing soldier was found, the Army said. The soldiers were operating an armored vehicle that became submerged in a swamp during a training mission.
Body of 4th and final missing U.S. Army soldier is recovered from swamp in Lithuania
A week after going missing, the final missing soldier was found, the Army said. The soldiers were operating an armored vehicle that became submerged in a swamp during a training mission.
www.npr.org
April 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Farmers were on Capitol Hill today! Advocacy works
NEW: The Merit Systems Protection Board, which protects the rights of federal employees, ordered the Department of Agriculture to reinstate over 5,000 probationary workers who were let go as a result of Trump’s attempts to lean out the federal workforce.
Federal Protections Board Orders USDA to Reinstate 5k Workers
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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THREAD. Look what they’ve done. @PresidentBarbie.bsky.social I remember reading in 2006 that 2nd Lt. Perez had been killed. I thought “this was our future President, stolen by this unnecessary war.” I have never forgotten her. This photo is from the exhibit at NMAAHC. She will never be erased.
March 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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The ratio to this is astonishing, but many of the replies are worth reading. Canadians are incredibly mad that one of the CBC's longest running radio programs is normalizing and framing the country as a possible 51st American state.
There have been a few times when Checkup has been hammered on social media for a program we haven't done yet. I'm in a show meeting right now. The gap between what's being posted and what we're actually planning is enormous. Our regular listeners should expect the same care we use for every show.
February 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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At Catholics for Choice, we affirm all individuals’ abilities to make conscience-based decisions about their bodies, lives, and futures. Learn more about pro-choice Catholics and IVF at catholicsforchoice.org/IVF
February 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Went to renew @sarahkendzior.bsky.social’s Hiding in Plain Sight… and it’s no longer in my library’s catalogue anymore…
February 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Some folks haven't accepted that their arguments and values are currently countercultural. That's not as scary for me because I'm accustomed to it. For many of you, it's a new feeling. Wanting to believe that Trump had only marginal support has left some people unprepared.
February 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”

Lots of information and resources in this one.

open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Some people are not invested in collective survival. They are invested in self-expression, self-righteousness, and who or what they believe themselves to be. Such people can be prone to behaviors I would characterize as disorganizing. I have absolutely no time for that shit right now.
February 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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A winter storm prompted a National Weather Service office in Louisiana to issue a first-ever blizzard warning. The storm is causing dangerous conditions from Texas to North Carolina.
A rare blizzard blasts the Deep South, as arctic air brings a hard freeze
A winter storm prompted a National Weather Service office in Louisiana to issue a first-ever blizzard warning. The storm is causing dangerous conditions from Texas to North Carolina.
www.npr.org
January 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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January 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM