Jo Zienty
@jozienty.bsky.social
Nat Board Cert Teacher/Librarian. Winner: 2014 Soon-to-be-Famous Illinois Author Award, writer, reader, devoted to democracy & justice 4 all. I have friends everywhere. If U wouldn’t say it 2 my face, don’t post it in replies.
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For those who follow me, a humble “Thank you!” I will endeavor to be interesting and “follow-worthy.” ❤️
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Hey, can my deleted BlueSky post get re-posted?
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Hey, can my deleted BlueSky post get re-posted?
Yes! This book is incredibly informative and entertaining. Not sure it’s a “comfort read” but if you want to understand more about the whys and hows of the current state of the world and the foundations of foreign policies, read this NOW! The author has a wonderful book about flags as well.
This book has been so soothing. I have probably learned more about the foreign policies that shape the world just in the first three chapters than I have in at least the last 15 years of news media. 🙃 It's helped clarify a lot of the absolutely batshit nonsense of the current timeline. COMFORT READ
November 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Yes! This book is incredibly informative and entertaining. Not sure it’s a “comfort read” but if you want to understand more about the whys and hows of the current state of the world and the foundations of foreign policies, read this NOW! The author has a wonderful book about flags as well.
So we’re executing alleged drug traffickers on boats in the Caribbean, but pardoning convicted drug traffickers… yeah, that tracks…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So we’re executing alleged drug traffickers on boats in the Caribbean, but pardoning convicted drug traffickers… yeah, that tracks…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Hilarious! Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Hilarious! Happy Thanksgiving!
Well, Illinois, are we up for this challenge?
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way to get rid of Citizens United. Let me explain. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get-rid-of-citizens-united
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Well, Illinois, are we up for this challenge?
When you're weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all;
I'm on your side. When times get rough
And friends just can't be found,
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all;
I'm on your side. When times get rough
And friends just can't be found,
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
When you're weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all;
I'm on your side. When times get rough
And friends just can't be found,
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all;
I'm on your side. When times get rough
And friends just can't be found,
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.
Another reminder of the "less is more" theory. Enjoy this gift article.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
To Get Happier, Make Yourself Smaller
Self-esteem is overrated. The better path to enlightenment is through contemplating one’s insignificance.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Another reminder of the "less is more" theory. Enjoy this gift article.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Awesome thread! Behold the female, destroyer of worlds!
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Awesome thread! Behold the female, destroyer of worlds!
Hope in the dark
A year ago today, we had a really terrible election night, and because I know how people fall into despair I sat down at 11pm and wondered what I could tell you. I told you:
November 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Hope in the dark
1000x this. 👇
Trump and his enablers are NOT popular. If they were, they wouldn’t need to break every law in order to enact their gross agenda.
November 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
1000x this. 👇
Truth straight up
October 31, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Truth straight up
You can count on historian Jill Lepore to deliver it straight, no need for a chaser:
Reason to Brain Dead Rage: From Thomas Jefferson’s missives to the all-caps post, the voice of the President has gone from deliberate to deranged. Donald Trump’s unending broadcast has outpaced the reach of history—and analogies from America’s past offer false comfort.
Trump and the Presidency That Wouldn’t Shut Up
His posts and rants are omnipresent, ugly, and unhinged. Don’t look to history to make it make sense.
www.newyorker.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
You can count on historian Jill Lepore to deliver it straight, no need for a chaser:
So over all of this…
October 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
So over all of this…
Epic takedown!
As always the most boneheaded take comes from Ross Douhat, who never fails to jam whatever issue is happening into the exact same reductive tune, huffing and puffing on the laziest sousaphone around: Why Trump’s East Wing Demolition Needed to Happen www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/o...
Opinion | Why Trump’s East Wing Demolition Needed to Happen
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Epic takedown!
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Lots of US companies have done lots of dreadful things to Americans. But the symbolism of paying to destroy the White House is hard to top.
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Lots of US companies have done lots of dreadful things to Americans. But the symbolism of paying to destroy the White House is hard to top.
Why would a foreign country be allowed to have an Air Force base on American soil?
@durbin.senate.gov
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@ramirez.house.gov
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In exchange fo Qatar's gift to Trump, the United States made a long list of concessions to Qatar... we're slowly learning what they are.
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Why would a foreign country be allowed to have an Air Force base on American soil?
@durbin.senate.gov
@duckworth.senate.gov
@ramirez.house.gov
@seancasten.bsky.social
@laurenunderwood.bsky.social
@schakowsky.house.gov
@durbin.senate.gov
@duckworth.senate.gov
@ramirez.house.gov
@seancasten.bsky.social
@laurenunderwood.bsky.social
@schakowsky.house.gov
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Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
trib.al
October 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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The resilience of children amidst the cruelty and endless depravity of adults:
From Gaza to Ukraine to South Sudan, children play to deal with the stress — and find a moment of joy.
With makeshift jump ropes and hide and seek, kids play to cope with crisis
From Gaza to Ukraine to South Sudan, children play to deal with the stress — and find a moment of joy.
n.pr
October 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The resilience of children amidst the cruelty and endless depravity of adults:
When I attended the University of Chicago, it was widely known as “the place where fun goes to die” even with the ubiquitous Ho-ho-ho laughing gargoyle t-shirts. So I’m not sure what’s up with this reunion Save the Date postcard that’s giving off strong Barbie vibes.
September 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
When I attended the University of Chicago, it was widely known as “the place where fun goes to die” even with the ubiquitous Ho-ho-ho laughing gargoyle t-shirts. So I’m not sure what’s up with this reunion Save the Date postcard that’s giving off strong Barbie vibes.
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this exists it is called thinking
September 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
this exists it is called thinking
Always ⬇️
September 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Always ⬇️
For a moment I thought it was carved out of food color enhanced butter:
A 12 foot golden statue of Donald J Trump holding a bitcoin, on the Capitol lawn today.
September 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
For a moment I thought it was carved out of food color enhanced butter: