Marrianne McMullen
@marriannemc.bsky.social
Communicator for work, fiber artist for play. Cyclist, Chicago booster, Obama alumni, and happily married for 30+ years. Check out my book Persuasive: 40 Lessons in Communicating for the Common Good at persuasive4good.com.
The Illinois Accountability Commission is taking notes. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
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November 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The Illinois Accountability Commission is taking notes. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
If you agree that good journalism is critical in a democracy and needs our support, join us in #Chicago on Thursday, Dec. 18 for this fundraising screening of All the President's Men. Proceeds benefit journalism projects, scholarships, and more. www.eventbrite.com/e/all-the-pr...
"All the President's Men" Movie Night with the Chicago Headline Club
Add some journalism sparkle to your holidays and join us at the Siskel Film Center to watch this classic.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If you agree that good journalism is critical in a democracy and needs our support, join us in #Chicago on Thursday, Dec. 18 for this fundraising screening of All the President's Men. Proceeds benefit journalism projects, scholarships, and more. www.eventbrite.com/e/all-the-pr...
Chicago marathon day! (Aka another beautiful day in our hellhole.)
October 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Chicago marathon day! (Aka another beautiful day in our hellhole.)
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'Bucknaked' Children Thrown Into Back of Cargo Truck in 1 A.M. Chicago ICE Raid
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'Bucknaked' Children Thrown Into Back of Cargo Truck in 1 A.M. Chicago ICE Raid
It happened on October 1st, 2025. Homes destroyed. Families separated. Children Traumatized.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
'Bucknaked' Children Thrown Into Back of Cargo Truck in 1 A.M. Chicago ICE Raid
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Federal forces getting increasingly aggressive in Chicago while resistance to their presence increases.
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Video shows feds ‘choking’ a Black man in East Garfield Park • The TRiiBE
“Why is you choking him, man? Why is he choking him, man?” a man says at the scene.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Federal forces getting increasingly aggressive in Chicago while resistance to their presence increases.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/vide...
thetriibe.com/2025/10/vide...
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NEW — An estimated 40 people were taken by federal agents in an overnight raid in South Shore, a predominantly-Black neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.
A couple who live nearby said they were shocked to see the enormous militarized raid in their community.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/feds...
A couple who live nearby said they were shocked to see the enormous militarized raid in their community.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/feds...
Feds detain dozens of immigrants in 'massive' South Shore apartment building raid in Chicago • The TRiiBE
An estimated 40 people were taken by federal agents in the course of the overnight raid in the predominately-Black neighborhood.
thetriibe.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
NEW — An estimated 40 people were taken by federal agents in an overnight raid in South Shore, a predominantly-Black neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.
A couple who live nearby said they were shocked to see the enormous militarized raid in their community.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/feds...
A couple who live nearby said they were shocked to see the enormous militarized raid in their community.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/feds...
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In Chicago, ICE actions are triggering a new wave of political activism www.npr.org/2025/09/21/n...
In Chicago, ICE actions are triggering a new wave of political activism
Many protestors responding to "Operation Midway Blitz," the stepped-up immigration enforcement in Chicago, are politically active for the first time in their lives.
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September 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In Chicago, ICE actions are triggering a new wave of political activism www.npr.org/2025/09/21/n...
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Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Pritzker: "In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists & protesters when unprovoked what would we call it? If officials marched down streets harassing civilians & demanding their papers, what would we say? I don't think we'd have trouble calling it what it is: authoritarianism"
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Since 2021, Lutheran Services in America’s Family Stabilization Initiative has partnered with communities across four states to build pathways to #Family stability and well-being. Join us for a webinar on the initiative and a tested framework developed by LSA & Chapin Hall: tinyurl.com/2s3cnwhz
September 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Since 2021, Lutheran Services in America’s Family Stabilization Initiative has partnered with communities across four states to build pathways to #Family stability and well-being. Join us for a webinar on the initiative and a tested framework developed by LSA & Chapin Hall: tinyurl.com/2s3cnwhz
Ridicule is a key part of resistance. Thank you to the artists who put so much time into this! www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...
A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appeared
The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.
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September 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ridicule is a key part of resistance. Thank you to the artists who put so much time into this! www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...
The first Chicago River swim in 98 years! The water is now clean enough. Congratulations to the hundreds of swimmers completing the swim this morning!
September 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The first Chicago River swim in 98 years! The water is now clean enough. Congratulations to the hundreds of swimmers completing the swim this morning!
Join with 3,000 progressive activists at Netroots Nation, August 6-9 in New Orleans. Time to build muscle for the struggle ahead. I’m looking forward to leading a skills building session with my NOLA-based colleague Josh McCarty.
July 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Join with 3,000 progressive activists at Netroots Nation, August 6-9 in New Orleans. Time to build muscle for the struggle ahead. I’m looking forward to leading a skills building session with my NOLA-based colleague Josh McCarty.
Gathering to make good trouble in Chicago.
July 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Gathering to make good trouble in Chicago.
I'm attending Indivisible Chicago's event, “No Kings Rally and March” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
No Kings Rally and March · No Kings
In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. Join Indivisible Chicago and our partner organizations for a rally and march in downtown Chicago as we come together to say NO KINGS!
This national d...
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May 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I'm attending Indivisible Chicago's event, “No Kings Rally and March” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Hello all: If you are in Chicago and want to share best communication tips for our chaotic times, please join me Tuesday at 7 pm at Pilsen Community Books. I'll share lessons from my book, and draw on the collective wisdom of the audience for more tips. Hope to see you there.
April 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Hello all: If you are in Chicago and want to share best communication tips for our chaotic times, please join me Tuesday at 7 pm at Pilsen Community Books. I'll share lessons from my book, and draw on the collective wisdom of the audience for more tips. Hope to see you there.
I’ve been watching people pass by for more than an hour in Chicago!
April 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I’ve been watching people pass by for more than an hour in Chicago!
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve... Time to turn out. Spread the news.
Hands Off! Rally and March to Rise Up and Fight Back Against Trump/Musk Attacks · Hands Off
Join the Chicago Federation of Labor, Equality Illinois, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Indivisible Chicago, Personal PAC, Sierra Club Illinois, and many others to rally and marc...
www.mobilize.us
April 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
www.mobilize.us/handsoff/eve... Time to turn out. Spread the news.
Santiago, Chile is an incredibly bike friendly city. Great to see so many people getting around by bike …
March 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Santiago, Chile is an incredibly bike friendly city. Great to see so many people getting around by bike …
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I signed some copies of Let This Radicalize You at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social last night.
March 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I signed some copies of Let This Radicalize You at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social last night.
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Tesla Model 3 crushed by an Olmec statue
By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social
By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Tesla Model 3 crushed by an Olmec statue
By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social
By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social
Visiting Buenos Aires, Argentina and learning what a culture of resistance looks like. From Int. Women’s Day, to protesting cuts to senior citizens, to the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo’s weekly mourning over the military dictatorship of the 70s and 80s— this is a population that remembers and resists.
March 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Visiting Buenos Aires, Argentina and learning what a culture of resistance looks like. From Int. Women’s Day, to protesting cuts to senior citizens, to the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo’s weekly mourning over the military dictatorship of the 70s and 80s— this is a population that remembers and resists.
#Communication lesson for 2025: “Lies can gather incredible momentum. If you know the truth, speak it. Look for allies, yes, but engage the fight.” Lesson 10 from #Persuasive: 40 Lessons in Communicating for the Common Good.
Events — Persuasive for Good
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March 5, 2025 at 7:59 PM
#Communication lesson for 2025: “Lies can gather incredible momentum. If you know the truth, speak it. Look for allies, yes, but engage the fight.” Lesson 10 from #Persuasive: 40 Lessons in Communicating for the Common Good.
Fact checkers are going to be working through the night after this SOTU.
March 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Fact checkers are going to be working through the night after this SOTU.
My favorite detail on the "what did you do last week" OPM email was that it was sent to all federal judges. Way to target your audience for building future support. Geniuses. www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...
Federal agencies still can't agree on 'What did you do last week?' email
"No one knows what we are supposed to do," said one federal employee amid conflicting and shifting guidance on whether to comply with Elon Musk's directive to list five accomplishments.
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February 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
My favorite detail on the "what did you do last week" OPM email was that it was sent to all federal judges. Way to target your audience for building future support. Geniuses. www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...
This is going well.
February 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This is going well.