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Kayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 6d

S/O the Black mayors doing everything they can to defend their residents from ICE and national guard invasions

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 6d

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:

"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."

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iwburg.bsky.social @iwburg.bsky.social · 5d

@maiambic.bsky.social Do you know about the Thirty Plants app shared by @kendrawrites.com? It is delightful: www.thirtyplants.app

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Municipal Solid Waste @maiambic.bsky.social · 8d

Retweet every time!!! ❤️🖖🏾

blakestacey.myatproto.social @blakestacey.myatproto.social · 8d

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 11d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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

Republicans control the White House, Senate, and House.

This government shutdown is on them.

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iwburg.bsky.social @iwburg.bsky.social · 10d

Hold my beer: open.spotify.com/track/3DowGg...

Yes We Can Can - Redux

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NPR @npr.org · 11d

The federal shutdown will impact people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains how these effects will be felt nationwide.

The federal government has shut down. Here's what will be affected across the country

The federal shutdown will impact people across the United States. NPR's network of member stations explains how these effects will be felt nationwide.

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iwburg.bsky.social @iwburg.bsky.social · 11d

This reminds me of the early 90s POW-MIA days, just after September 11, or when Lance Armstrong had everyone wearing those yellow bracelets

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Municipal Solid Waste @maiambic.bsky.social · 12d

I have never seen more shit pinned to peoples shirts in my liiiife

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iwburg.bsky.social @iwburg.bsky.social · 11d

Absolutely shameful. thetriibe.com/2025/09/feds... via @thetriibe.com

Feds detain dozens of immigrants in 'massive' South Shore apartment building raid in Chicago • The TRiiBE

An estimated 40 people were taken by federal agents in the course of the overnight raid in the predominately-Black neighborhood.

thetriibe.com

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💙💙🤔CJ🤨🤣🧐💙💙🇺🇸 @cnice59.bsky.social · 12d

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Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 12d

Mine comes from saying “never mind I got it” I feel like I just ripped a mf masculinity off like a shake n go wig and just ran with it.

“𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐳…” @killlthehype.blacksky.app · 12d

I think most women get a significant surge of power when they say “wrong bitch” like legitimate energy flooding their bodies.

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iwburg.bsky.social @iwburg.bsky.social · 14d

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Forest Park” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS Forest Park · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 14d

He also gutted the VA of at least 150 psychologists and 500 social workers. I'm sure they weren't doing anything important.

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Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 14d

And if I can rant real quick I truly hate having to survive like this as someone who has always had jobs that overlap or just held 2 jobs at a time. What’s worse is I’m hearing that it’s been normal for jobs to take 2-3 months to hire from friends. This shit is truly maddening

Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 14d

Alright so here it is. I got the rent, the utilities and I just paid the car insurance but I ain’t got anything else. If you feel so kindly to pass me on anything to survive with (gas money for DoorDash, food to eat) it would be greatly appreciated.
cash.app/$tessak13
gofund.me/e12005a9

Venmo | Quintessa Knight

Venmo is a digital wallet that lets you make and share payments with friends. You can easily split the bill, cab fare, or much more. Download the iOS or Android app or sign up on Venmo.com today.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 11

Grateful for the opportunity to meet some of the folks at the Institute for Nonviolence in Austin who’ve changed their own lives and others to make a safer Chicago.

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Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · Sep 12

On Thursday, USAID confirmed that the birth control methods, intended for women in war zones and refugee camps, had been set on fire.
www.jezebel.com/trump-admin-...

Trump Admin Torches $10 Million in Birth Control Meant for Women in Crisis Zones

On Thursday, USAID confirmed that the birth control methods, intended for women in war zones and refugee camps, had been set on fire.

www.jezebel.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 12

It’s disturbing that the President is hellbent on sending troops onto America’s streets.

Using those who serve in uniform as political props is insulting.

None of this is normal.

Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns

President Donald Trump says he'll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor.

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Annie Waldman @anniewaldman.bsky.social · Aug 19

In 2019, commercial hotels like the Marriott pledged not to work with ICE to detain immigrants.

Now, about 6 years later, reporting shows they are holding people pre-deportation.

Such important reporting from @oliverlaughland.bsky.social + @skirchy.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Ice used Marriott chain to detain immigrants, despite hotel’s 2019 pledge not to cooperate

Sheraton in Louisiana held father and teenage son this month in apparent contradiction of former position

www.theguardian.com

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iwburg.bsky.social @iwburg.bsky.social · Aug 20

act.lwv.org/page/84217/a...

Unite and Rise with League of Women Voters!

I made a commitment today to defend our democracy and work to empower voters. Would you join the movement with me?

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Ursula @ladyofsardines.bsky.social · Aug 3

“The raids are part of a 500-year anti-colonial struggle, Gochez said. ‘We know we’re going to take losses, but in the end, we’re going to win.’”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 3

Inside the neighborhood patrols watching for Ice: ‘They thought they could scare us – but this is LA’

Volunteers with Union del Barrio look for immigration officers and post videos and alerts, warning people to seek shelter

www.theguardian.com

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Aug 3

“Sesame Street” and its sequel, “The Electric Company,” were, “with lapses, the most intelligent and important programs in television,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

The Invention of “Sesame Street”

Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

www.newyorker.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 3

Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.

Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.

Do not.

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