Mary D
@marydeady.bsky.social
Loyola grad (go Blers!), retired Hudson Valley teacher who moved back to Chicago suburbs. Husband is professor emeritus from Bard College, NY. Grateful to live in a 🔵 state.
No DMs unless I know you.
No DMs unless I know you.
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To order signed prints for the holidays, go to mluckovich.com.
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
To order signed prints for the holidays, go to mluckovich.com.
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So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
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Some of the most respected Chicago journalists in modern history came together to pen a letter decrying the terror being waged by the federal government against area residents.
Source: open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
The letter: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Source: open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
The letter: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Retired journalists raise the alarm about state sponsored terror in Chicago
"It is without precedent that the biggest names in Chicago journalism have come together to condemn a public action"
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Some of the most respected Chicago journalists in modern history came together to pen a letter decrying the terror being waged by the federal government against area residents.
Source: open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
The letter: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
Source: open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
The letter: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
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People who did not grow up here will never understand the tears that just erupted seeing TOM SKILLING's name on this
"Please trust us now when we say that what is happening in the Chicago area is wrong *** It is not law enforcement; it is terror."
Letter from Chicago broadcast veterans: Federal immigration agents have traumatized us and eroded our rights
The fact that some federal immigration forces may be leaving soon is cold comfort given the damage they’ve done.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
People who did not grow up here will never understand the tears that just erupted seeing TOM SKILLING's name on this
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Then several months after that a third crisis. Opens up envelope #3 and it says "prepare three envelopes".
Anyway, Mike Johnson and the rest of Team 1890s Fiscal Policy are out of envelopes. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Anyway, Mike Johnson and the rest of Team 1890s Fiscal Policy are out of envelopes. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Mike Johnson: "That's the reason the inflation is up, the cost of living is up so high -- because of the policies of the previous administration. Now, we're working to root those policies out and implement our own, but it takes a little time."
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Then several months after that a third crisis. Opens up envelope #3 and it says "prepare three envelopes".
Anyway, Mike Johnson and the rest of Team 1890s Fiscal Policy are out of envelopes. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Anyway, Mike Johnson and the rest of Team 1890s Fiscal Policy are out of envelopes. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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It's an old joke but I always liked it - mostly because it was told to me when I took over a manufacturing company in Western MA in the early 2000s and for the first time had a business card that said "CEO". So here goes:
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
It's an old joke but I always liked it - mostly because it was told to me when I took over a manufacturing company in Western MA in the early 2000s and for the first time had a business card that said "CEO". So here goes:
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Astonishing: Bovino and his agents showed up at the Bean this morning to pose for pictures. While Border Patrol snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’” The neighborhood where they are least welcome and most acutely felt. 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!"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Astonishing: Bovino and his agents showed up at the Bean this morning to pose for pictures. While Border Patrol snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’” The neighborhood where they are least welcome and most acutely felt. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Now if you can talk to Durbin!
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Now if you can talk to Durbin!
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Federal judge orders ‘Complete Relief’ in injunction limiting use of force by immigration agents in Chicago area
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Federal Judge Orders ‘Complete Relief’ in Injunction Limiting Use of Force by Immigration Agents in Chicago Area
U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis said Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino admitted to lying about whether a rock hit him before he used tear gas on Chicagoans in Little Village last month.
news.wttw.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Federal judge orders ‘Complete Relief’ in injunction limiting use of force by immigration agents in Chicago area
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This is the kind of investigation James Comer was made for…
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This is the kind of investigation James Comer was made for…
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I've been calling it the Blue Sharknado.
Don’t call it a Blue Wave.
Don’t call it a Blue Tsunami.
It was clearly a #BlueMandate.
#MAGA still calls their 2024 election “victories” a #Mandate when they eked out a 1.4% win.
On Tuesday we walloped #Republicans and made them sniffle. It was a #BlueMandate!!!
We’ve got the momentum!
Don’t call it a Blue Tsunami.
It was clearly a #BlueMandate.
#MAGA still calls their 2024 election “victories” a #Mandate when they eked out a 1.4% win.
On Tuesday we walloped #Republicans and made them sniffle. It was a #BlueMandate!!!
We’ve got the momentum!
I can’t believe they called prop 50 the moment polls closed. That tells you something. Most of these races were called within 45 minutes. It’s a BLOWOUT, y’all. THAT is what we call a MANDATE.
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I've been calling it the Blue Sharknado.
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Private planes make up nearly 12% of all flights.
And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports.
People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.
And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports.
People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Private planes make up nearly 12% of all flights.
And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports.
People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.
And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports.
People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.
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Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis has just taken the bench to rule on federal agents actions' during a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
Judge Set to Rule Thursday in Case Centering on Federal Immigration Agents’ Use of Force: ‘I Could See Inside the Barrel’
Protesters, clergy members and others who say they’ve been directly impacted by a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs will testify before a federal judge weighing wh...
news.wttw.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis has just taken the bench to rule on federal agents actions' during a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social
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#BREAKING U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in Chicago is entering a preliminary injunction governing the use of force against protesters and journalists.
Ellis, apparently wrapping up, is quoting George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and others.
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#BREAKING U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in Chicago is entering a preliminary injunction governing the use of force against protesters and journalists.
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Do not under any circumstances cross the King of Yacht Rock.
"This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone.’ Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately"
variety.com/2025/music/n...
"This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone.’ Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately"
variety.com/2025/music/n...
Kenny Loggins Slams Donald Trump for Using ‘Danger Zone’ in AI Video Bombing No Kings Protesters With Poop: ‘I Request That My Recording Is Removed Immediately’
Kenny Loggins has spoken out against Trump using his song "Danger Zone" in a bizarre AI video of him bombing No Kings protesters with fecal matter.
variety.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Do not under any circumstances cross the King of Yacht Rock.
"This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone.’ Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately"
variety.com/2025/music/n...
"This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone.’ Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately"
variety.com/2025/music/n...
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Also a reminder these weren’t “Kids”! Some of these “Young Republicans,” which includes ages up to 40, were elected officials or government appointees.
October 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Also a reminder these weren’t “Kids”! Some of these “Young Republicans,” which includes ages up to 40, were elected officials or government appointees.
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As Pope Leo and the Catholic Church directly attack Musk, Thiel and other techbros over their intense greed and failure to engage in charitable giving, Thiel doubles down on avarice and asks Musk to join him. www.reuters.com/world/us/pet...
Exclusive: Peter Thiel in talk on 'Antichrist' says he told Elon Musk not to give wealth to charity
Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and early supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has urged long-time associate Elon Musk to quit the Giving Pledge under which signatories leave the majority of their wealth to charity.
www.reuters.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
As Pope Leo and the Catholic Church directly attack Musk, Thiel and other techbros over their intense greed and failure to engage in charitable giving, Thiel doubles down on avarice and asks Musk to join him. www.reuters.com/world/us/pet...
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just talked to Gov. Pritzker who dared President Trump to “come and get me” after POTUS threatened him with arrest. But Pritzker said he thinks Trump will chicken out.
October 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
just talked to Gov. Pritzker who dared President Trump to “come and get me” after POTUS threatened him with arrest. But Pritzker said he thinks Trump will chicken out.
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BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said the Illinois National Guard has received word that the Department of Homeland Security is seeking the deployment of 100 military troops to Illinois.
Gov. Pritzker says DHS will deploy 100 'military troops' to Illinois, citing need to protect ICE officers
Pritzker said the Illinois National Guard obtained a memo that DHS sent to the Defense Department which sought to request 100 military personnel for Illinois.
trib.al
September 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said the Illinois National Guard has received word that the Department of Homeland Security is seeking the deployment of 100 military troops to Illinois.
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DOJ submitted a sweeping petition to the Supreme Court late Friday, asking the justices to uphold President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order that would deny birthright citizenship to children born in the United States, if neither parent is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
Trump DOJ Pushes SCOTUS to Disregard Constitution, End Birthright Citizenship
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
DOJ submitted a sweeping petition to the Supreme Court late Friday, asking the justices to uphold President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order that would deny birthright citizenship to children born in the United States, if neither parent is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
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A great thing to do in a war is to send the president golfing, and to summon all general and flag officers to a meeting in the opposite direction.
Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland
September 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A great thing to do in a war is to send the president golfing, and to summon all general and flag officers to a meeting in the opposite direction.
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The National Archives under the Trump administration released @mikiesherrill.bsky.social full, unredacted Navy personnel file to Jack Ciattarelli's campaign.
This is an unprecedented and illegal weaponization of the National Archives and private, personal records to attack a political opponent.
This is an unprecedented and illegal weaponization of the National Archives and private, personal records to attack a political opponent.
September 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The National Archives under the Trump administration released @mikiesherrill.bsky.social full, unredacted Navy personnel file to Jack Ciattarelli's campaign.
This is an unprecedented and illegal weaponization of the National Archives and private, personal records to attack a political opponent.
This is an unprecedented and illegal weaponization of the National Archives and private, personal records to attack a political opponent.
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We’re protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility and an agent came out to tell us to go away.
We said we’re exercising our First Amendment rights so he shot the ground with pepper balls and said, “Your First Amendment rights are on the sidewalk.”
We said we’re exercising our First Amendment rights so he shot the ground with pepper balls and said, “Your First Amendment rights are on the sidewalk.”
September 19, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We’re protesting outside the Broadview ICE facility and an agent came out to tell us to go away.
We said we’re exercising our First Amendment rights so he shot the ground with pepper balls and said, “Your First Amendment rights are on the sidewalk.”
We said we’re exercising our First Amendment rights so he shot the ground with pepper balls and said, “Your First Amendment rights are on the sidewalk.”