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LucyB.RetiredNow

@literatesince1959.bsky.social

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Swimming-diving. Cats, dogs, horses & other cuddly animals. Animal welfare. Personal liberty is my religion. Inspiration found and affirmed at Kashima Jingu, Sanjusangendo, Toyokawa Inari. Grateful for my amazing husband and family.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h

Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon!

I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2h

CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow embodied what a journalist should be: someone who holds power to account instead of capitulating to it.

Over 70 years later, his segment denouncing Joe McCarthy’s congressional witch hunts rings truer than ever.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 51m

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

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LucyB.RetiredNow @literatesince1959.bsky.social · 29m

We've seen HOMANS humpies, that gang has zero stamina.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 51m

True bravery!

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2h

THESE are the promises I want to hear.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 3h

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 46m

There are a tremendous number of ICE watchers out in Rogers Park this afternoon after some early morning abductions.

People are guarding churches and patrolling alleyways. Ran into Alderperson Hadden. First timers tell us they're primed and ready to use their whistles.

Know your rights flyer in Spanish on street pole

Alderperson Maria Hadden on street corner

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 45m

🚨 HEY NYC — This clip alone is completely disqualifying. Absolutely humiliating stuff from @andrewcuomo, refusing to condemn Trump for going after NY AG Tish James.

A vote for him is very clearly a vote for Trump.

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LucyB.RetiredNow @literatesince1959.bsky.social · 32m

Only gun show specials and their participants can remain camo'd.

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 4h

🤨 so yeah, this shite is happening now
#DictatorsDontWantYouToHaveGuns

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

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LucyB.RetiredNow @literatesince1959.bsky.social · 34m

More time travel via dementia Donnie, cuz he was "president" then.

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Mickey Kuhns @mickeykuhns.bsky.social · 40m

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Kamala Harris: "Here in Chicago I'm told the helicopters that were descending on an American city were Black Hawks. Do you know what Black Hawks were designed to do? War. So I think everyone can draw their conclusions just based on the facts."

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LucyB.RetiredNow @literatesince1959.bsky.social · 1h

Dear Gov. Pritzker, What is the small army of Illinois State Troopers doing in BROADVIEW? Telling protestors to disperse? To where? They & ICETAPO have "commandeered" the sidewalks. Including those in front of private residences. Has the description of private property changed? The upkeep $?

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · 23h

The fact that Citi even considered taking people to court for *letting their children live in their house* should be a moral stain on the bank. Would certainly make me think twice about getting a mortgage from them, though I'm not sure other banks are any better. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Mr. Rossi said that during his years at Citi, he saw cases in which a parent allowed an adult child to live in a second home rent-free — prompting the bank to consider pursuing the matter in court as a violation of the original borrower agreement. Citi’s lawyers, he recalled, often advised against doing so.

“We were told by counsel basically to stand down, that it would be very difficult to prove that out in a court of law, because there’s a lot of gray in these cases,” he said.

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Harry Litman @harrylitman.bsky.social · 1d

Uh you think so?
And the indicting GJ never heard her testimony.

“Ms. Thompson’s testimony that she has lived in the house rent-free —Ms. James pays even for basic upkeep, — cd make it difficult for prosecutors to convince a jury that the house was meant to be used as a rental investment property.”

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 1d

Zoomies Break!

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 4h

🚨🚨🚨The intensity here is indescribable. The reference post (to follow) indicates the gravity being similar to that of “Bloody Sunday.” A harrowing parallel. 1/2

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Lisa M. Bradley 💀 @cafenowhere.bsky.social · 1d

The moment I saw the skeletal Highland cow at the store, I knew I must claim the bizarre bovine for my lawn. Now battle ensues.

On a leaf scattered lawn, ghosts on stakes watch the battle unfolding between a giant inflatable green-and-black spider and an inflatable skeletal highland cow.

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Democratic_Beast 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @northsquatch.bsky.social · 17h

This man is the model for how all police incitement should be handled.

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BeSeriousUSA 🐝 @beserioususa.bsky.social · 13h

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 7h

This senile liar who currently occupies the White House does not remember that he was President on January 6th.

If you voted for this senile liar, and if you enable him today, you clearly are ok with breaking America. The ruins of our once great nation are because of you.

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 19h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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