Lynn Erskine
@lynnerskine.bsky.social
Mother of 2. Peace, environment, feminism. Washington, DC.
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While I've got your attention, people seem to want to hear me talk about my arrest, and interviews are cool, but you can feel free to come to @lakestreetchurch.bsky.social at 10:30AM Central to hear a HOPE-FILLED sermon about yesterday's events. Livestreamed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Qi...
Worship Service November 16, 2025, Lake Street Church
YouTube video by Lake Street Church of Evanston
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November 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
While I've got your attention, people seem to want to hear me talk about my arrest, and interviews are cool, but you can feel free to come to @lakestreetchurch.bsky.social at 10:30AM Central to hear a HOPE-FILLED sermon about yesterday's events. Livestreamed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Qi...
Chicagoans are standing up to Trump’s authoritarian and violent grip on immigrants. Mexican people, in particular, have made Chicago great. 🇲🇽
White people. People of color. Rich people. Poor people. People of faith. All fighting for human rights. ⬇️
White people. People of color. Rich people. Poor people. People of faith. All fighting for human rights. ⬇️
Cook County deputies, Illinois State Police, and Broadview police just arrested at least 8 to 10 people, including several faith leaders.
State police in riot gear now arriving.
State police in riot gear now arriving.
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Chicagoans are standing up to Trump’s authoritarian and violent grip on immigrants. Mexican people, in particular, have made Chicago great. 🇲🇽
White people. People of color. Rich people. Poor people. People of faith. All fighting for human rights. ⬇️
White people. People of color. Rich people. Poor people. People of faith. All fighting for human rights. ⬇️
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I am so impressed with the Chicago journalists covering the invasion of their city, and this interview with @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social is inspiring. A must read. Brava! pressingissues.org/when-the-gov...
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I am so impressed with the Chicago journalists covering the invasion of their city, and this interview with @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social is inspiring. A must read. Brava! pressingissues.org/when-the-gov...
I found Orville Schell’s review of Joseph Torigian’s book on Xi Jinping fascinating @foreignaffairs.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I found Orville Schell’s review of Joseph Torigian’s book on Xi Jinping fascinating @foreignaffairs.com
Bravo Ypsilanti, Michigan! “'The Ypsilanti City Council strongly opposes the Los Alamos-University of Michigan data center due to its connections to nuclear weapons modernization and potential environmental harms...'”
Data centers use precious drinking water and drain energy. Citizens speak out.
Data centers use precious drinking water and drain energy. Citizens speak out.
Los Alamos and U of Michigan want to build a data center in the small town of Ypsilanti. The city's people don't want to help make weapons of mass destruction. The fight is only just starting
A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Bravo Ypsilanti, Michigan! “'The Ypsilanti City Council strongly opposes the Los Alamos-University of Michigan data center due to its connections to nuclear weapons modernization and potential environmental harms...'”
Data centers use precious drinking water and drain energy. Citizens speak out.
Data centers use precious drinking water and drain energy. Citizens speak out.
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The BBC - for all its flaws - remains the greatest news and broadcasting service in the world.
It is everything Donald Trump and his cabal of nasty little nobodies will never be and we need to defend it.
It is everything Donald Trump and his cabal of nasty little nobodies will never be and we need to defend it.
Donald Trump Slams 'Corrupt' BBC After Tim Davie Resigns Over Bias Row
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald...
Donald Trump Slams 'Corrupt' BBC After Tim Davie Resigns Over Bias Row
The US president said the corporation's behaviour was "a terrible thing for democracy".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The BBC - for all its flaws - remains the greatest news and broadcasting service in the world.
It is everything Donald Trump and his cabal of nasty little nobodies will never be and we need to defend it.
It is everything Donald Trump and his cabal of nasty little nobodies will never be and we need to defend it.
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The BBC better start fighting back.
November 11, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The BBC better start fighting back.
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This is part of a larger trend. Interest and discussion of climate in both parties peaked in 2021/2022.
Experts say there's a few things at work here -- Trump drawing attention away from climate, inflation and economic pain.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Experts say there's a few things at work here -- Trump drawing attention away from climate, inflation and economic pain.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Climate change is out. Energy affordability is in.
A Washington Post analysis of Democratic lawmakers’ appearances and social media posts show they are going quiet on climate.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This is part of a larger trend. Interest and discussion of climate in both parties peaked in 2021/2022.
Experts say there's a few things at work here -- Trump drawing attention away from climate, inflation and economic pain.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Experts say there's a few things at work here -- Trump drawing attention away from climate, inflation and economic pain.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Yes, this is real. Snow in Chicago on this Monday, November 10th. Photo credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Yes, this is real. Snow in Chicago on this Monday, November 10th. Photo credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
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In Illinois, 1,647,630 people are experiencing food insecurity. I met with Downers Grove Area FISH food pantry volunteers and learned about their programs that help feed members of our community.
September 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
In Illinois, 1,647,630 people are experiencing food insecurity. I met with Downers Grove Area FISH food pantry volunteers and learned about their programs that help feed members of our community.
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I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.
Shameful Washington Post editorial board. 1. Calls Mamdani the Italian name for a general. 2. Calls goal of affordable housing and child care favoritism. (His "goal is not to increase wealth but to dole it out to favored groups.") They are out of their minds! www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Zohran Mamdani drops the mask
The mayor-elect divides New Yorkers into two groups: the oppressed and their oppressors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Shameful Washington Post editorial board. 1. Calls Mamdani the Italian name for a general. 2. Calls goal of affordable housing and child care favoritism. (His "goal is not to increase wealth but to dole it out to favored groups.") They are out of their minds! www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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In this week's Civics Roundup:
🤘 Support local bands and local mutual aid!
🪡 A free mending workshop and winter clothing swap
⚖️ How to hold the justice system accountable through jury duty
🌉 A Ward 7 transportation infrastructure update
🤘 Support local bands and local mutual aid!
🪡 A free mending workshop and winter clothing swap
⚖️ How to hold the justice system accountable through jury duty
🌉 A Ward 7 transportation infrastructure update
Your weekly roundup of ways to get involved in D.C.
Plus, a juror teach-in, a Council hearing on D.C. schools, and more.
51st.news
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
In this week's Civics Roundup:
🤘 Support local bands and local mutual aid!
🪡 A free mending workshop and winter clothing swap
⚖️ How to hold the justice system accountable through jury duty
🌉 A Ward 7 transportation infrastructure update
🤘 Support local bands and local mutual aid!
🪡 A free mending workshop and winter clothing swap
⚖️ How to hold the justice system accountable through jury duty
🌉 A Ward 7 transportation infrastructure update
When you cross the street, don’t look down at your phone.
When you talk to someone, don’t look down at your phone.
Common sense. Common courtesy.
When you talk to someone, don’t look down at your phone.
Common sense. Common courtesy.
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
When you cross the street, don’t look down at your phone.
When you talk to someone, don’t look down at your phone.
Common sense. Common courtesy.
When you talk to someone, don’t look down at your phone.
Common sense. Common courtesy.
When I came to Washington, DC after college, there were only 2 women in the Senate and 29 women in the House. And I'm old but not THAT old (57 y.o.) That was in 1990 (101st Congress). Young women looked for role models. Thank you Nancy Pelosi.
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
When I came to Washington, DC after college, there were only 2 women in the Senate and 29 women in the House. And I'm old but not THAT old (57 y.o.) That was in 1990 (101st Congress). Young women looked for role models. Thank you Nancy Pelosi.
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From the front lines of travel during shutdown: Southwest terminal(B) at La Guardia. TSA took 5 minutes. Flight on time. Very grateful for the thousands of TSA and Air Traffic Controllers that are working without pay today. Thank you!
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
From the front lines of travel during shutdown: Southwest terminal(B) at La Guardia. TSA took 5 minutes. Flight on time. Very grateful for the thousands of TSA and Air Traffic Controllers that are working without pay today. Thank you!
“We were having breakfast at one of Tel Aviv’s myriad lovely cafes where one could have good coffee and fresh food while some 40 miles away people were starving.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | How to Be a Good Citizen When Your Country Does Bad Things
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“We were having breakfast at one of Tel Aviv’s myriad lovely cafes where one could have good coffee and fresh food while some 40 miles away people were starving.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
What Christians support grabbing a teacher inside a day care? Come forward. This photo of her abduction in Chicago is shameful. Let this photo shame us all into action.
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 AM
What Christians support grabbing a teacher inside a day care? Come forward. This photo of her abduction in Chicago is shameful. Let this photo shame us all into action.
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Pandemic closures crushed parents, especially mothers, and much was written about childcare. Yet here we are 5 years later and it‘s still a radical concept. Hoping that changes. Mamdani‘s campaign is a winner. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...
How Universal Child Care Could Change the Economy
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Pandemic closures crushed parents, especially mothers, and much was written about childcare. Yet here we are 5 years later and it‘s still a radical concept. Hoping that changes. Mamdani‘s campaign is a winner. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/b...
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I joined the San Diego Food Bank for an emergency food distribution for federal workers, military families, and everyone needing some extra help right now. It shouldn’t take a court order to force the Trump Administration to do the right thing and even partially fund SNAP.
November 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I joined the San Diego Food Bank for an emergency food distribution for federal workers, military families, and everyone needing some extra help right now. It shouldn’t take a court order to force the Trump Administration to do the right thing and even partially fund SNAP.
“Speaking of transparency, yesterday, a 34-year-old Muslim American, Zohran Mamdani, won the election to be the next mayor of New York City in large part because of his truth-telling“
-- Deborah Copaken @dcopaken.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/deborahc...
-- Deborah Copaken @dcopaken.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/deborahc...
Reclaiming our truth
Between Zohran Mamdani's win, Lily Allen's new album, and Pentagon reporters rejecting spoon-fed propaganda, it's been a good month for saying no to lies and yes to truth and transparency.
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“Speaking of transparency, yesterday, a 34-year-old Muslim American, Zohran Mamdani, won the election to be the next mayor of New York City in large part because of his truth-telling“
-- Deborah Copaken @dcopaken.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/deborahc...
-- Deborah Copaken @dcopaken.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/deborahc...
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The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
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serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them
really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them