Sheila Q.
@sheilaq.bsky.social
Freelance writer. MSW. Mom. Wife. Grieving parent. Chicago enthusiast. Politics. CPS. Fancies myself an iPhone camera savant. Known as ‘Mary Tyler Mom’ at that other place.
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Sheila Q.
@sheilaq.bsky.social
· Sep 6
No more fitting metaphor for this moment in America than Gilles Barbier’s 2002 wax sculptures of aging superheroes, L’Hospice, at Miami’s WAREhouse. Took these in spring 2024 and have been thinking about them ever since. We have no superheroes, only ourselves.
The best.
They did it again! NYC subway Thanksgiving 2025, via @scootercaster.com!
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The best.
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Ukraine’s Cultural Forces have released a special Thanksgiving video message to Americans, thanking the United States and its people for their steadfast support throughout Russia’s full-scale war.
Ukraine’s Cultural Forces share Thanksgiving message for Americans
Ukraine’s Cultural Forces have released a special Thanksgiving video message to Americans, thanking the United States and its people for their steadfast support throughout Russia’s full-scale war.
english.nv.ua
November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Ukraine’s Cultural Forces have released a special Thanksgiving video message to Americans, thanking the United States and its people for their steadfast support throughout Russia’s full-scale war.
A week before Christmas, maybe 10 days, if we’re feeling festive, but we never feel festive.
Do you wait until after Thanksgiving for your lights and tinsel? Or do you put them up as soon as you can? Block Club Chicago readers weigh in. blockclubchi.co/4o5l2vf
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A week before Christmas, maybe 10 days, if we’re feeling festive, but we never feel festive.
Listen up, Chicago.
Happy Thanksgiving! The #MWRD is grateful for the opportunity to serve over 5 million people today & everyday!
A friendly reminder to avoid pouring Fats, Oils, or Grease down the drain this #Thanksgiving. Instead, let FOG cool, then scrape or wipe them safely into the trash.
A friendly reminder to avoid pouring Fats, Oils, or Grease down the drain this #Thanksgiving. Instead, let FOG cool, then scrape or wipe them safely into the trash.
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Listen up, Chicago.
South Side.
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
South Side.
Whhhhyyyyyyy?
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Whhhhyyyyyyy?
O! The Thanksgiving baking has commenced. This chocolate/coffee bundt cake is described as “Betty Crocker’s seductive cousin,” which is not wrong.
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
O! The Thanksgiving baking has commenced. This chocolate/coffee bundt cake is described as “Betty Crocker’s seductive cousin,” which is not wrong.
I lost my daughter to cancer, something no doctor said we could have prevented. Knowing that there are kids dying today and that their deaths are entirely preventable is such a gut punch to me. Vaccinate your kids. End of story.
People love to minimize these;
"Just 3 pertussis deaths."
"Just 3 measles deaths."
"COVID deaths are rare in kids"
At some point it is ok (actually, required) to say: "we should prevent kids from dying if we have the tools to do so. And we do. Vaccines."
www.wlwt.com/article/kent...
"Just 3 pertussis deaths."
"Just 3 measles deaths."
"COVID deaths are rare in kids"
At some point it is ok (actually, required) to say: "we should prevent kids from dying if we have the tools to do so. And we do. Vaccines."
www.wlwt.com/article/kent...
Third Kentucky infant dies from whooping cough as statewide cases surge
A third Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough in the last 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Monday.
www.wlwt.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I lost my daughter to cancer, something no doctor said we could have prevented. Knowing that there are kids dying today and that their deaths are entirely preventable is such a gut punch to me. Vaccinate your kids. End of story.
The Chicago Way.
As CBP agents menaced Chicago area residents, caravans of protesters followed, honking their horns and blowing whistles...Protesters decked their vehicles out in anti-ICE flags, or scrawled things like “Bovino, you a BITCH” on the back windows of their pickup trucks.
The Counteroffensive Against Operation Midway Blitz
How Chicago residents and protesters banded together against the Trump administration's immigration shock troops.
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The Chicago Way.
Sadly, on brand.
- He stopped the policy of encouraging flu immunization in Louisiana
- Delayed reporting on a pertussis outbreak that killed two children in Louisiana.
-Promoted false information on covid vaccine harms.
He is now number 2 at CDC.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
- Delayed reporting on a pertussis outbreak that killed two children in Louisiana.
-Promoted false information on covid vaccine harms.
He is now number 2 at CDC.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Controversial Louisiana surgeon general tapped for CDC leadership role
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham has spoken against Covid shots and ended mass vaccination campaigns. Now he's in a position to make national health decisions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Sadly, on brand.
A very worthwhile read about Mavis Staples, Tom Waits, and our beautiful and sometimes heartbreaking Chicago.
By me:
A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives @robertloerzel.bsky.social reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A very worthwhile read about Mavis Staples, Tom Waits, and our beautiful and sometimes heartbreaking Chicago.
On brand.
Per multiple sources:
Two hours after ruling that Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed to her post as US Atty in Virginia, prosecutors in the office were notified to put name of an assistant U.S. Atty atop cases
At 430p, instruction was reversed. They were told to resume using Halligan’s name
Two hours after ruling that Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed to her post as US Atty in Virginia, prosecutors in the office were notified to put name of an assistant U.S. Atty atop cases
At 430p, instruction was reversed. They were told to resume using Halligan’s name
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
On brand.
Reposted by Sheila Q.
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
I am petty enough to enjoy thinking of Cheryl Hines right now.
November 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I am petty enough to enjoy thinking of Cheryl Hines right now.
Oh, this is brutal.
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Oh, this is brutal.
I just found my custom orthotics, so pretty happy over here.
two older women are dancing in a hallway in front of a tv
Alt: two older women are dancing in a hallway in front of a tv
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I just found my custom orthotics, so pretty happy over here.
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AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
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They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They line up perfectly.
SMDH.
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 AM
SMDH.
Popes from Chicago are da best.
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Popes from Chicago are da best.
Oof.
These are among the degrees that will no longer be classified as professional per the dismantling of the Department of Education.
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Oof.
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Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she's resigning from her House seat "with my last day being January 5, 2026."
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she's resigning from her House seat "with my last day being January 5, 2026."
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It's painful to read plans from a century ago that perfectly formulate how to build a world class transit system yet today we still need years of redundant studies to even build a bus lane
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It's painful to read plans from a century ago that perfectly formulate how to build a world class transit system yet today we still need years of redundant studies to even build a bus lane