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Jill
@jillehughes.bsky.social
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Writer, mom, reader, analytical weirdo. Current Chicagolandian. Former North Sider. Former South Sider. Former Ohioan. Completed several marathons, against medical advice. Cancer survivor. Cubs fan. Opinions my own.
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Jill @jillehughes.bsky.social · Apr 14
Friendly reminder that you don't have to hack and harass an innocent person who did nothing to you just because a Twitter propagandist grifter told you to.

Also, hacking is a crime.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
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Jill @jillehughes.bsky.social · 6h
Oh this is so dumb
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CNN @cnn.com · 13h
Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.
GOP leaders steadfast in shutdown stance despite rising pressure inside party | CNN Politics
Top Republicans in Congress will take a massive gamble on shutdown politics in the coming days: GOP leaders will not step in to prevent missed paychecks to the military.
www.cnn.com
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Anonymous @youranonjd.bsky.social · 11h
The irony is staggering : Putin expressing disappointment that Trump did not receive The Nobel Peace Prize.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump • 16h Thank you to President Putin! President Putin responds to President Trump not winning the Nobel Peace Prize: "This award lost credibility. The committee discussed the prize for people who have done nothing for the world." "He solves complex problems, crises that last for decades." @SMOTRI MEDIA These choices
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d
Hours after Russia launched one of its most destructive terrorist attacks on Ukraine, Donald Trump publicly thanks Putin.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d
Many have noticed a pattern that on the days Russia attacks Ukraine the worse, Donald Trump goes on social media and thanks Putin. This has happened repeatdly.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 1d
Trump-aligned propagandists in D.C. pose for a picture, each push state messaging to millions, building support for arbitrary arrests and even assassinations of U.S. citizens, by branding “antifa,” short for anti-fascism, as terrorism.
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 1d
I don’t think we’re talking enough about the fact that we successfully took back the frog. Like it has been a meme for the alt right for years now, and thanks to these Portland inflatable costumes, we’re taking it back
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 8h
Echoes of a very dark past.

From the Chicago Sun Times: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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KellyElizabeth @kellyelizabeth13.bsky.social · 10h
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 7h
Uh oh, MAGA… Jack Ciattarelli blamed the unvaccinated for COVID’s resurgence:

“I think the medical professionals are perfectly accurate when they say that this epidemic is an epidemic of the unvaccinated.”
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chuck @whatexactlyisup.bsky.social · 1d
prescription drug commercials uphold ableism. MANY of them contain a line about how, “i won’t let my diagnosis stop me,” which is simply not how complex diagnoses or medications work (especially bc the 2nd half of the ad is just horrific side effects)
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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 1d
The CDC and ACIP quietly updated their recommendations and now specifically include pregnant individuals among those eligible for COVID vaccination.

Under the new policy, insurers are required to cover the vaccine for pregnant people without cost sharing. buff.ly/Id2vJbe

#medsky #obgynsky 🛟😷🧪
Pregnant woman with lovely smile and dark skin, brown hair wearing a burgandy top and jeans and has a bandaid from vaccination. "The CDC and ACIP updated guidance: Pregnant patients are eligible for COVID vaccination."
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 9h
Your creativity is needed for the resistance! 🐸🐸🐸

#PDXFrog #FrogsOnTheFrontlines #50501Movement #PeoplesMovement
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GJRboston @gjrboston.bsky.social · 7h
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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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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7h
On National Coming Out Day, know that I will always be an ally to you — no matter where you are on your journey.

I know that times may be scary, but you are seen, safe, supported, and loved here in Illinois.
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7h
The hush money payoff to Stormy Daniels cost more than house Leticia James bought for her grand niece.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
this is an absolutely insane news conference for the Attorney General of the United States to be participating in.

(note how Benny Johnson describes the Annunciation shooting as an act of political violence, which is a lie)
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 13h
🚨NEW: A panel of three federal judges will soon decide whether to block Texas from using its new congressional map in the 2026 election, after a contentious nine-day hearing concluded Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘We Could Not Have Clearer Facts’: Minority Advocates Say Racial Motive Is Evident As Texas Redistricting Hearing Wraps Up
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.bsky.social · 21h
Read this as "Our lawyers were on the way before the footage finished airing"
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Jacqueline Sweet @jsweetli.bsky.social · 1d
WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.

DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 9h
Here is a reporter who deserves to be remembered.
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Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna posthumously named Press Freedom Hero
The IPI said Roshchyna's death on Sept. 19, 2024 "exposed the brutal treatment suffered by the dozens of Ukrainian journalists unjustly held by Russian authorities, and brought new urgency to the need...
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Jeff Moen @jeffmoen.bsky.social · 1d
Kent Brockman: "Our top stories tonight: a tremendous explosion! In the price of lumber."
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KellyElizabeth @kellyelizabeth13.bsky.social · 10h
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h
Imagine that
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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 1d
Great piece from @brucearthur.bsky.social @thestar.com about the bird flu ostrich circus.

The economic and scientific issues concern me a lot, but for me, it all comes back to this: the US is where it is now because public health was politicized & exploited to undermine democracy & the rule of law.
“I mean, the economic security issues that it would create in terms of potentially s——canning our entire poultry export market would be devastating for Canada. But the real underlying issue is this anti-government belief that these public health orders are optional, and we don’t want government regulation. “That is why they have so much attention, and why Rebel News and this entire far-right media ecosystem is involved ... is to weaken, basically, government sovereignty. And this is exactly the kind of thing that happened in the U.S.”
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 9h
$47. And that’s if the government isn’t lying about the interest rate. Plus, they will have to prove she intentionally schemed to swindle $47 from the bank - as opposed to just not knowing the difference between a second home and an investment property. Good luck, Lindsay.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10h
The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges
The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini
www.nbcnews.com
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