Meg
@prayingmantis.bsky.social
Anticapitalist, abolitionist, 🏴, queer. She/her. Chicago. #WearAMask + #BlackLivesMatter + #FreePalestine + #ProtectTransKids + #FuckICE
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I can't believe Keir Starmer is a real person. "Keir Starmer" sounds like the name of a Nazi newspaper from the 1930s.
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I can't believe Keir Starmer is a real person. "Keir Starmer" sounds like the name of a Nazi newspaper from the 1930s.
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Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
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Starting to think “just work” isn’t a productivity solution for creatives when capitalism requires you to spend 8 hours of every day dissociating to produce a consumer product, while your own ambitions pile up for the hypothetical future when you’ll be magically have the energy to work two shifts.
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Starting to think “just work” isn’t a productivity solution for creatives when capitalism requires you to spend 8 hours of every day dissociating to produce a consumer product, while your own ambitions pile up for the hypothetical future when you’ll be magically have the energy to work two shifts.
If you love your freedom, thank an activist.
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If you love your freedom, thank an activist.
Reskeet with a tweet you still think about
November 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Reskeet with a tweet you still think about
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On November 11, 1887, four anarchists were hanged, after being found guilty of murder of a cop in Chicago's Haymarket Square, though the prosecutor admitted that they were actually tried for being anarchists.
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
On November 11, 1887, four anarchists were hanged, after being found guilty of murder of a cop in Chicago's Haymarket Square, though the prosecutor admitted that they were actually tried for being anarchists.
God forbid a woman has hobbies
"173 Miles and Running"
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
God forbid a woman has hobbies
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This photo is so violent. Thanks, I hate it
Border Patrol agents posed at "The Bean" for an apparent photo op after a weekend of clashes in Little Village. blockclubchi.co/4oUHKae
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This photo is so violent. Thanks, I hate it
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THESE COLORS DON'T RUN
August 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
THESE COLORS DON'T RUN
I'm popping a xanax & going to bed
Pro Tip: When you're incredibly frustrated by politics but it's the middle of the night so you can't organize a march or blow up lawmakers' phones, it is more healthy to get off social media and watch a movie or play a game or otherwise just do something to try and improve your mood rather than stew
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I'm popping a xanax & going to bed
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I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit
this should not be controversial 🫠
this should not be controversial 🫠
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New Goal
NO ACA
UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ONLY
no more incremental steps
do it all
fix this shit
end profit healthcare
NO ACA
UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ONLY
no more incremental steps
do it all
fix this shit
end profit healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
New Goal
NO ACA
UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ONLY
no more incremental steps
do it all
fix this shit
end profit healthcare
NO ACA
UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ONLY
no more incremental steps
do it all
fix this shit
end profit healthcare
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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Oh so it's SNOWING snowing in Chicago tonight
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Oh so it's SNOWING snowing in Chicago tonight
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American: and that's how it works
Anyone else: oh my God that is horrifying, what the fuck
American: no no I'm not talking about what it was like before when it was evil, I'm talking about what it's like nowadays
Anyone else: oh my God
Anyone else: oh my God that is horrifying, what the fuck
American: no no I'm not talking about what it was like before when it was evil, I'm talking about what it's like nowadays
Anyone else: oh my God
March 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
American: and that's how it works
Anyone else: oh my God that is horrifying, what the fuck
American: no no I'm not talking about what it was like before when it was evil, I'm talking about what it's like nowadays
Anyone else: oh my God
Anyone else: oh my God that is horrifying, what the fuck
American: no no I'm not talking about what it was like before when it was evil, I'm talking about what it's like nowadays
Anyone else: oh my God
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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To be clear, this deal still needs to go through a debate and amendment process and more 60-vote thresholds to pass the Senate, and then it must pass the House. There's still room for constituent pressure.
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 AM
To be clear, this deal still needs to go through a debate and amendment process and more 60-vote thresholds to pass the Senate, and then it must pass the House. There's still room for constituent pressure.
Me trying to go to sleep tonight not knowing how much my health insurance is going to go up
a woman is laying in a bed with a blanket on her head .
Alt: Kim Kardashian staring vacantly while lying in her bed
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Me trying to go to sleep tonight not knowing how much my health insurance is going to go up
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any bills and laws about un-masking ICE MUST EXPLICITLY state government agencies bc there’s been MANY unmasking protestors bills that folks misread with hopium that they’ll apply to ICE agents.
please listen to us who mask consistently. we’ve been keeping up w/ these bills across multiple states.
please listen to us who mask consistently. we’ve been keeping up w/ these bills across multiple states.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
any bills and laws about un-masking ICE MUST EXPLICITLY state government agencies bc there’s been MANY unmasking protestors bills that folks misread with hopium that they’ll apply to ICE agents.
please listen to us who mask consistently. we’ve been keeping up w/ these bills across multiple states.
please listen to us who mask consistently. we’ve been keeping up w/ these bills across multiple states.
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Soon in my inbox: Hello, it's the Democrats! We have decided to capitulate and cooperate with the fascists. Please donate between 5 and 50 dollars so that we can hire a marketing firm to help Republican politicians like us better. If you don't give, we won't be able to let them strip your rights!
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Soon in my inbox: Hello, it's the Democrats! We have decided to capitulate and cooperate with the fascists. Please donate between 5 and 50 dollars so that we can hire a marketing firm to help Republican politicians like us better. If you don't give, we won't be able to let them strip your rights!
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Truly amazing that any time the democrats have to bite the bullet and do something that ruins countless lives, there's always *just* enough votes to get it done, but if there is a vote on something that would actually improve people's lives, they are always one vote short. Crazy how that happens.
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Truly amazing that any time the democrats have to bite the bullet and do something that ruins countless lives, there's always *just* enough votes to get it done, but if there is a vote on something that would actually improve people's lives, they are always one vote short. Crazy how that happens.
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Democrats negotiated a plan where a 8 completely safe dems would vote to open and the rest can post “i voted no” thats what all the negotiations were about: how they would explain the optics of the loss. it was never about saving healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Democrats negotiated a plan where a 8 completely safe dems would vote to open and the rest can post “i voted no” thats what all the negotiations were about: how they would explain the optics of the loss. it was never about saving healthcare
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Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Maybe important to note it was the disruption in air travel that Democrats couldn't stand and not, you know, 40+ million people not knowing where their next meal was coming from.
👇 even from people who have continually chanted "Blue no matter who!"
It was harder getting endorsements for Zohran Mamdani from Democrats than them caving to Republicans to mutually strip us of healthcare
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM
👇 even from people who have continually chanted "Blue no matter who!"