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Maggie Hendricks

@maggiehendricks.bsky.social

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I write and talk about sports for a living. Quilt, sew, bake and love Chicago. Probably making a Taskmaster or Murder, She Wrote joke. I won't answer any questions you can figure out for yourself with a quick search. I'm here for conversation, not debate.

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 4d

Since Broadview is so close to where I grew up and much of my family is near there, I want to be a resource for anyone heading there to protest. To begin with, here are some places where you can go and grab some food not far from the Broadview ICE facility. These are all BIPOC owned and delish.

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 47m

I said to my husband last night that the Cubs weren't going to win it all, so I can live with them getting bounced.

But this? This hurts.

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 53m

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3h

Happy to block anyone whose contribution in this moment is to immediately police the language people are using to describe fed invasions of their cities. People are going to be imprecise. They are experiencing immense trauma. If you haven't had a gun pointed at you recently, maybe sit this one out

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 17h

Incredible photo from @chicago.suntimes.com ‘s Anthony Vazquez. Pointing what looks to be a teargas launcher at someone’s head at nearly point blank range is incredibly dangerous. This is why I prefer a ballistic helmet in the field.

Feds ram SUV in chase down residential street in Chicago, then tear-gas crowd

The crash happened late Tuesday morning near 105th Street and Avenue N on Chicago's East Side, resulting in dozens of residents showing up to protest the federal immigration agents.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 18h

Over, but barely.

Josh Friedman (the unverified one) @yoshfriedman.bsky.social · 18h

What is the time lapse between these three pictures, over under one minute

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 18h

A story in three parts.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 21h

This is because the feds won't stop gassing our neighborhoods so they can flee and, by extension, are also repeatedly gassing the cops. What a moment to be alive

Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social · 21h

CPD memo to officers today: helmet and gas mask available and accessible at all times, to be read at 7 days of roll calls. (For officers assigned masks.) Supervisors to ensure compliance acc to the memo. #chicago

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bring on the headless horses @ihavethatonvinyl.com · 20h

this is a country in crisis in so many different ways

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 1d

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

www.nytimes.com

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 21h

grink gonna eat the cake

Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 21h

LOL, cake is MADE.

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 21h

Cake is mad. Sully is quite annoyed he has to wait for dinner time to enjoy said cake. And yes, he is now 10!

cake for a dog with peanut butter/yoguet frosting and the number 10 etched in the frosting.

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 22h

Going to make my dog a birthday cake now because the world is terrifying me but I will not give up on whimsy.

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 1d

I don't have a ton of control over that but agreed.

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dag @tiedye.bsky.social · 1d

fuck the slice, want the pie

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 1d

Me too!

Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 1d

I will take on this role. I hope we have no more hot losses but I'll take it.

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 1d

How he deserves to be remembered. Insanely, off the charts talented and let's be honest, hot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxVN...

D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel) (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO

www.youtube.com

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 1d

Well shit. This is awful.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 1d

Me living in Uptown today. Haven't seen activity right on my street but ...

henry hill looking at the helicopter in goodfellas

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

We're told at least one person was arrested—and later released with a citation for disorderly—by Broadview police for simply being on the Maywood side of 25th at Harvard St outside the ICE facility this morning.

They were documenting agents coming and going as electeds have told people to do.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 1d

"Everyday Chicagoans are proving that they’re the first line of defense against this extraordinary federal incursion into this city," Edward McClelland writes for @chicagomag.com: www.chicagomag.com/news/chicago...

Chicago Is Organizing for All

Everyday Chicagoans are proving to be the first line of defense against the federal incursion into their city.

www.chicagomag.com

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 1d

Oh yeah, the fear of losing your job was so, so real! I got laid off right after a knee surgery and ended up having to cut my PT a few weeks short.

Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 1d

My asthma doctor was amazing. She would get me samples and got me into studies and saw me off the books when I got a bad sinus infection that could have landed me in the hospital. But still, it was a terrifying time for me and you know what's not good for asthma? Stress!

Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 1d

My first year and a half as a full-time sportswriter, my employer didn't give me health insurance and I couldn't get it privately because of having asthma. I had to pay out of pocket for Advair, the expensive preventative that kept me from having major, ER-visit kind of attacks.

Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 1d

People have bad memories; before the ACA people with serious health issues either had to pay ridiculous prices (thousands of dollars a month) or were denied insurance altogether. Republicans want to bring back that world.

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 1d

I do the same thing!

Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 1d

No.