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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 2h

That was perfection. Thank you so much for this!

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 3h

“We’ve known for months that he’s been sick, but the words radiation and treatment hit differently. They landed in a place I didn’t expect. Because it feels like more than just one man enduring.
It feels like a reflection of all of us.”
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...

The Only Way Out Is Through

What Joe Biden’s endurance teaches us about America’s own capacity to heal.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h

"Forty-two judges went so far as to say that the Supreme Court’s emergency orders had caused 'some' or 'major' harm to the public’s perception of the judiciary[,] [including] nearly half of the Republican-nominated judges."

gift link 👉 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 5h

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian friends!

connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you. We are trying to also cram in all the love for all the years she won't be with us. ❤️

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 6h

❤️❤️❤️

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 7h

It's so very hard. I know you miss him so much. Wishing you comfort.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 8h

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Tweet from Fred Wellman: “Weird. I was told it’s a war zone.”
Below is a Time Out Chicago post showing a scenic city skyline at sunset with the text: “Chicago has been voted the Best Big City in the U.S. for the ninth consecutive year.”

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 10h

That means more than you can ever know! ❤️

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NPR @npr.org · 12h

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'

Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 13h

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 12h

Oh, that is brilliant!!!

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 13h

I can't thank you enough for your kind words. You described the feeling, perfectly. Your words gave me comfort. I hope I have given her as much as she's given me. ❤️

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 22h

I am so so grateful for your message and the kindness and love you spread for all those needing comfort for the loss of their beloved companions. What you do means so much! Thank you with all my heart! ❤️

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

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 1d

What a sweet, little girl. Wishing you comfort in your memories.

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 1d

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Dog Desk Animal Action @dogdeskaction.bsky.social · 1d

⚠️ URGENT: Blind kitten Troy has dropped a place in the grants round!

He needs just 4⃣3⃣ votes to get back into the top 10 and qualify for funding. 💚

Please vote (it’s free!) 👇 mygivingcircle.org/dog-desk-ani...

You can also donate for extra votes Troy benefits too! 🐾
#VoteForTroy #TeamTroy

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Every word he says here is a lie. Every. Single. Word. He’s living in an alternate reality. #25thAmendment.

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! That is so kind.

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much!

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connieh61.bsky.social @connieh61.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so very sorry!!

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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