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Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️

@mslauradurnell.bsky.social

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Exhausted Gen Xer and disabled spoonie coming to you every day from the "killing field" of Chicago. Wife of @willyh1. Publications include The Huffington Post, Chicago Tribune, Women's Media Center, Fifth Wednesday Journal, Room, others.

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Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️ @mslauradurnell.bsky.social · Jan 2

A week after the Chicago Tribune published my op-ed, Senn chose not to cut classes at Senn Arts for my daughter's class.

This is a gift link. You can also hear the audio laughably mispronounce my last name.

www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/13/o...

Laura Durnell: CPS is gutting my daughter’s arts program. This isn’t what we signed up for.

Cuts to Senn High School’s competitive magnet fine arts program will harm student educational experiences.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️ @mslauradurnell.bsky.social · 5m

I am lonely. So sad. Feel suffocated. Ignored.

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 18h

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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Indivisible Memphis @indivisiblememphis.bsky.social · 4h

Veterans Encampment &
Community Gathering
Market Square
Second Street
Open 24/7
All are welcome

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Our Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 18h

Frogs are a signal of a healthy ecosystem

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 17h

States need to start charging ICE officers with state crimes whenever they commit them, which appears to be constantly.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Jun 21

"ICE" beating man during arrest in Santa Ana California.

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 12h

I dunno Dems this seems like it might be a pretty solid message to run on in both content and vibes

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 13h

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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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 7h

ICE deployed tear gas near a church in a residential neighborhood in Chicago.

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 38m

John Oliver taking Bari Weiss and The Free Press to town was appreciated. She’s such a hollow fraud: her success just reflects how hollow and fraudulent the current ruling class is

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 5h

Street art in LA:
Guardians of Pedophiles

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 53m

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver this week is a complete takedown of Bari Weiss... and it's thorough and devastating.

And a bit of interesting timing, given that Weiss's new boss, David Ellison (who is talked about in the episode) is trying to buy HBO, where Oliver's show is...

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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 22m

LOKI IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN. Last seen at Saint Nicholas and Wyckoff, she's 7 pounds. If you've seen or found her please go here:
www.lostmydoggie.com/details.cfm?... and/or phone 877-818-0060 and PLEASE RT LOKI!

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 9h

Also lying:
- your own eyes
- every bit of video evidence
- the fabric of reality itself

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 9h

“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.

ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

When they tell you they plan on throwing out the constitution, believe them.

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2h

Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”

Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance

Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.

www.10news.com

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Lauren J @thespinzone.com · 16h

Guys: things have gotten out of control in Chicago. People are terrified running for lives and onlookers are screaming in fear. We need federal help. Please. Come save us

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 10h

The most dangerous form of government is theocracy.

Because the only thing worse than a tyrant is a tyrant who thinks they're on a mission from God.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

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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Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️ @mslauradurnell.bsky.social · 1h

If you're feeling hopeless and depressed living under a dopey dystopia, check out @roadsteamer.bsky.social. Your spirits will rise.

Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️ @mslauradurnell.bsky.social · 1h

At a local grocery store in Mt neighborhood, bacon was priced at 11 dollars.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 10h

Today and every day, we recognize the hardworking Illinoisans who work around the clock to put food on our tables and carry on our proud agricultural traditions.

Know that we’ll always have your back.

Happy National Farmer’s Day!