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Friend of public schools and various rabbits. Living blue in a deep red state.
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“Love your neighbor has nothing to do with proximity.”
This 4th Sunday of Advent, Day1 debuts The Day1 Interview with @ricksteves.bsky.social, followed by an Advent sermon from Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime on John 1.
Listen: https://day1.org/RickSteves
#Faith #ChristianCommunity #LoveYourNeighbor
This 4th Sunday of Advent, Day1 debuts The Day1 Interview with @ricksteves.bsky.social, followed by an Advent sermon from Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime on John 1.
Listen: https://day1.org/RickSteves
#Faith #ChristianCommunity #LoveYourNeighbor
December 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“Love your neighbor has nothing to do with proximity.”
This 4th Sunday of Advent, Day1 debuts The Day1 Interview with @ricksteves.bsky.social, followed by an Advent sermon from Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime on John 1.
Listen: https://day1.org/RickSteves
#Faith #ChristianCommunity #LoveYourNeighbor
This 4th Sunday of Advent, Day1 debuts The Day1 Interview with @ricksteves.bsky.social, followed by an Advent sermon from Rev. Dr. Katie Givens Kime on John 1.
Listen: https://day1.org/RickSteves
#Faith #ChristianCommunity #LoveYourNeighbor
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So it turns out an ice agent is much more likely to have an arrest record than an immigrant.
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
So it turns out an ice agent is much more likely to have an arrest record than an immigrant.
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"The world is not going to change itself. That is up to you, especially in desperate times like this."
How Chicago Protest Music Is Meeting The Political Moment
"Antifascist movements attract artists," one expert said. And Chicago has a long list of musicians who fit the bill, with a protest music history that goes back decades.
blockclubchicago.org
December 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"The world is not going to change itself. That is up to you, especially in desperate times like this."
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Skill. Issue.
Once, during a storm, an older gentleman knocked on my Cuban godmother’s door and after some pantomime because neither spoke much English, she determined he needed eggs. She gave him the last of what she had even though she was on a fixed income. 1/6
Once, during a storm, an older gentleman knocked on my Cuban godmother’s door and after some pantomime because neither spoke much English, she determined he needed eggs. She gave him the last of what she had even though she was on a fixed income. 1/6
Vance has such contempt for his supporters, it's wild.
"How do you borrow a cup of sugar?"
"How do you borrow a cup of sugar?"
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Skill. Issue.
Once, during a storm, an older gentleman knocked on my Cuban godmother’s door and after some pantomime because neither spoke much English, she determined he needed eggs. She gave him the last of what she had even though she was on a fixed income. 1/6
Once, during a storm, an older gentleman knocked on my Cuban godmother’s door and after some pantomime because neither spoke much English, she determined he needed eggs. She gave him the last of what she had even though she was on a fixed income. 1/6
The entire thread is worth a read, but this sums it up well.
The Right are inept, insecure jabronis who would rather fear their neighbors than admit they could learn something from them. Weirdo behavior. Loser behavior.
Loser, loser, double loser behavior, even.
Truly. 5/6
Loser, loser, double loser behavior, even.
Truly. 5/6
December 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The entire thread is worth a read, but this sums it up well.
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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I'm sorry I keep saying this, but it's sooo important: Mark Kelly is expressing contempt for the One Special Boy in the White House. We need to hear that. Men, especially *young* men, need to hear that. Listen to his voice. C O N T E M P T.
"I've been through a lot worse in service to my country. The president and Pete Hegseth are not gonna silence me."
Yesterday, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) addressed the Pentagon investigation against him:
Yesterday, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) addressed the Pentagon investigation against him:
December 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I'm sorry I keep saying this, but it's sooo important: Mark Kelly is expressing contempt for the One Special Boy in the White House. We need to hear that. Men, especially *young* men, need to hear that. Listen to his voice. C O N T E M P T.
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This.
The second strike is important bc AFTER that one, they started leaving survivors (plus, why the fuck can't Whiskey Pete's DOD manage to destroy a boat in uncontested waters the first strike?).
But all these are murder. Murder murder murder murder.
The second strike is important bc AFTER that one, they started leaving survivors (plus, why the fuck can't Whiskey Pete's DOD manage to destroy a boat in uncontested waters the first strike?).
But all these are murder. Murder murder murder murder.
The first strike was also murder. You can’t just up and kill civilians on the high seas and then claim you were at war with them.
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
December 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
This.
The second strike is important bc AFTER that one, they started leaving survivors (plus, why the fuck can't Whiskey Pete's DOD manage to destroy a boat in uncontested waters the first strike?).
But all these are murder. Murder murder murder murder.
The second strike is important bc AFTER that one, they started leaving survivors (plus, why the fuck can't Whiskey Pete's DOD manage to destroy a boat in uncontested waters the first strike?).
But all these are murder. Murder murder murder murder.
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We couldn’t publish an edition of Books We Love without remembering our friend and colleague, NPR Books Editor Petra Mayer, 1974-2021. Today would have been her birthday, and we hope you’ll find a new read in her honor ❤️
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We couldn’t publish an edition of Books We Love without remembering our friend and colleague, NPR Books Editor Petra Mayer, 1974-2021. Today would have been her birthday, and we hope you’ll find a new read in her honor ❤️
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After the alleged shooter was identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal — a 29-year-old Afghan national — Trump said he would permanently shut down immigration from impoverished countries. n.pr/4roPiE2
Trump vows 'permanent pause' on some immigration after National Guard shooting
After the alleged shooter was identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal — a 29-year-old Afghan national — Trump said he would permanently shut down immigration from impoverished countries.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
After the alleged shooter was identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal — a 29-year-old Afghan national — Trump said he would permanently shut down immigration from impoverished countries. n.pr/4roPiE2
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We’d like to end today with a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt:
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
Just keep going. Goodnight, heroes.
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
Just keep going. Goodnight, heroes.
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 AM
We’d like to end today with a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt:
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
Just keep going. Goodnight, heroes.
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
Just keep going. Goodnight, heroes.
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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Hey folks:
This week on "What the Heck Just Happened With Heather & Joanne," we talked about why this moment feels different--politically--& invented the "MTG-o-meter"--watching Marjorie Taylor Greene's turns & twists as a way to measure how the tides are shifting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DOy...
This week on "What the Heck Just Happened With Heather & Joanne," we talked about why this moment feels different--politically--& invented the "MTG-o-meter"--watching Marjorie Taylor Greene's turns & twists as a way to measure how the tides are shifting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DOy...
What the Heck Just Happened? With Heather and Joanne
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hey folks:
This week on "What the Heck Just Happened With Heather & Joanne," we talked about why this moment feels different--politically--& invented the "MTG-o-meter"--watching Marjorie Taylor Greene's turns & twists as a way to measure how the tides are shifting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DOy...
This week on "What the Heck Just Happened With Heather & Joanne," we talked about why this moment feels different--politically--& invented the "MTG-o-meter"--watching Marjorie Taylor Greene's turns & twists as a way to measure how the tides are shifting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DOy...
Kiddos performing, “America the Beautiful,” Tuesday in honor of veterans would be a more heartening prospect if it wasn’t for the likelihood that some members of both those groups will go without supper Tuesday night.
Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'
President Donald Trump's administration is demanding that states reverse full SNAP benefits issued under recent court orders. The U.S.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Kiddos performing, “America the Beautiful,” Tuesday in honor of veterans would be a more heartening prospect if it wasn’t for the likelihood that some members of both those groups will go without supper Tuesday night.
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America's Test Kitchen except it features Sandwich Guy & every episode is just testing the lethality of various breads & baked goods as projectiles
November 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
America's Test Kitchen except it features Sandwich Guy & every episode is just testing the lethality of various breads & baked goods as projectiles
Cheers to all the folks who just did this! Thank you!
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Cheers to all the folks who just did this! Thank you!
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[Narrator: they lost 13 seats]
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
[Narrator: they lost 13 seats]
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Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
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This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This is from Autocracy, Inc, about how modern autocratic propaganda works.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
I consider this every time I decide what to share and how to frame it.
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November 1, 2025
November 1, 2025
Yesterday I wrote that President Donald J.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:03 AM
November 1, 2025
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You knew this, I’m sure you did. But hearing it starkly stated by someone in power who hesitates to use it confrontationally should be jarring. That’s the whole point.
We know what Trump wants
And we will never give it to him.
www.thefarce.org
November 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
You knew this, I’m sure you did. But hearing it starkly stated by someone in power who hesitates to use it confrontationally should be jarring. That’s the whole point.
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Whistles: An extremely low-tech community tool that could prove invaluable over the coming months. I'd like to see a well-funded organization mass produce these and encourage people to hand them out liberally, to friends and neighbors, as party favors, for free at checkout counters, etc.
To stand up to ICE agents, some Chicagoans are arming themselves with whistles
The plastic whistles have become a way to loudly resist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and warn those who may be in danger.
www.wbez.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Whistles: An extremely low-tech community tool that could prove invaluable over the coming months. I'd like to see a well-funded organization mass produce these and encourage people to hand them out liberally, to friends and neighbors, as party favors, for free at checkout counters, etc.
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i really resent the continued assertion that there’s so much anger on both sides, as if the causes of the anger are equally legitimate. we’re angry because masked maniacs are violently snatching our family and neighbors off the street, and they’re angry because we’re calling them out for it.
October 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
i really resent the continued assertion that there’s so much anger on both sides, as if the causes of the anger are equally legitimate. we’re angry because masked maniacs are violently snatching our family and neighbors off the street, and they’re angry because we’re calling them out for it.
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One of the many lessons to pull from this- a key part of being ready to act is having thought beforehand how you would act in that scenario. If you want to be ready to yell at ICE in your pajamas, be ready to do so by spending time mentally rehearsing it in advance.
Per @chicagotribune.com, the pajama-pants-guy is a former county prosecutor.
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
October 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
One of the many lessons to pull from this- a key part of being ready to act is having thought beforehand how you would act in that scenario. If you want to be ready to yell at ICE in your pajamas, be ready to do so by spending time mentally rehearsing it in advance.
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Nine months ago I put most of my hope in major institutions continuing to hold fascism in check, but had little expectation that regular people with little to no power would step up and put themselves at risk.
I had it exactly backward.
I had it exactly backward.
signs like these are up all over Chicago cafes and storefronts (here, cafes in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards) warning ICE not to enter without a judicial warrant
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Nine months ago I put most of my hope in major institutions continuing to hold fascism in check, but had little expectation that regular people with little to no power would step up and put themselves at risk.
I had it exactly backward.
I had it exactly backward.