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carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · Jan 31

Started a professional account. This one will stay for snark. Follow for less profanity.

Carolyn Ciesla @carolynciesla.bsky.social · Jan 31

Incredibly proud and excited to share our theme for this year's ILA Annual Conference. Please submit your conference proposal! We want to hear from you!

Illinois Library Association @illibraryassoc.bsky.social · Jan 30

The ILA Annual Conference Program Committee invites proposals on inclusivity and belonging for #ILAAC25, October 14-16 in Rosemont, IL. The submission deadline is April 4th. ow.ly/5TSp50UPQ1L

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · 15h

Love Pedro.

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · 1d

mmbyeeeee

(me unfollowing people who piss me off)

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · 1d

Anyway, welcome to Carolyn 2025

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · 1d

I’m incensed.

I just want to watch:
1. Playoff baseball and
2. Horror movies

but noooooooooooo

because some people won’t acknowledge the constitution.

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · 1d

My voice will not be silenced. I am the daughter of an immigrant. I am furious.

The invasion of my second hometown is illegal.

genAI is a bullshit money grab

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · 1d

Good to see you again

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · 1d

Omg hi friends. I missed you all.

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. You. Do.

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · 1d

Dude. I’m so sorry

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · 1d

Anyway, fuck ICE.

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · 1d

Hi. I’m back. I left FOR REASONS but learned today I didn’t need to.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · Sep 2

Deleted a RT of a reporter’s summary of JB’s comments about the Texas National Guard. This is what was actually said.

...Adding... More Pritzker..
In the coming days, we expect to see what has played out in Los Angeles and Washington, DC. To happen here in Chicago, first Donald Trump is positioning armed federal agents and staging military vehicles on federal property, such as the Great Lakes Naval base. It is likely those agents will be with ice Customs and Border Patrol, the Department of Homeland Security and other similarly situated federal agencies. [...]
Many of these individuals are being relocated from Los Angeles for deployment in Chicago. We believe that staging that has already begun started yesterday and continues into today. Second, unidentifiable agents in unmarked vehicles with masks are planning to raid Latino communities and say they're targeting violent criminals, as we saw in Los Angeles, a very, very small percentage of the individuals they will target will be violent criminals. [...]
We have reason to believe that Stephen Miller chose the month of September to come to Chicago because of celebrations around Mexican Independence Day that happen here every year. It breaks my heart to report that we have been told ICE will try and disrupt community picnics and peaceful parades.
Let's be clear, the terror and cruelty is the point not the safety of anyone living here. Third, as lawful citizens exercise their First Amendment rights, Trump and his team will be looking for any excuse to put active duty military on our streets, supposedly to protect ICE. [...]
We are ready to fight troop deployments in court, and we will do everything possible to ensure that agents operating inside the confines of this state do so in a legal and ethical manner.

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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · Sep 2

THEY VOTED TO RESTORE THE IMLS FUNDING.

This isn't the end. It's nowhere near the end. But the House and Senate subcommittees voted to restore the IMLS in their budget markups.

Full House budget markup is tomorrow.

skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · Sep 2

The House subcommittee marking up the budget containing the IMLS meets *tonight* at 5 pm eastern.

appropriations.house.gov/schedule/mar...

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · Sep 2

a man in a blue shirt is touching the nose of a woman

Alt: a man in a blue shirt is touching the nose of a woman

media.tenor.com

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · Sep 2

I feel like your kid and @heykellyjensen.bsky.social’s kid would get along swimmingly.

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · Sep 2

As a librarian and academic, this is such a painful truth.

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · Sep 1

Good lord, y'all are weird.

An image of my post that says "Double vaccinated today. Learned I was the first person at the CVS to get the new COVID booster.

Thanks, Illinois, and eff you, RFK."

And a response from an account asking if mine is a parody account and insisting he "has to ask."

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Shannon Downey @badasscrossstitch.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sweet Home Chicago.

Embroidery hoop that reads: get our pretty name out of your mouth and includes a bit of the chicago flag

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · Aug 31

I'm so sorry, Barb.

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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · Aug 31

Scenes from the nightmare hellscape that is Chicago!

Chicago slyline at Grant Park starting point for Bike the Drive. Hmmm. That Revolution Brewing banner gives me an idea for topping up my carb intake.

Bicyclists headed south.

Bike the drive bikers with Field Museum in background. Riders of all shapes, sizes, and ages.

See #3 alt trxt.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 31

Pritzker: "No one in the administration -- the president or anybody under him -- has called anyone in my administration or me. It's clear that in secret they're are planning this invasion with US troops."

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · Aug 31

Double vaccinated today. Learned I was the first person at the CVS to get the new COVID booster.

Thanks, Illinois, and eff you, RFK.

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · Aug 31

lol I saw a Reddit post that the photo is from 2019 🤷🏻‍♀️

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · Aug 30

This positively effervescent mood brought to you by a much needed end-of-week dinner with the spouse at one of our fave local spots.

We think we should be regulars.

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · Aug 30

Did I just play Nasty and attempt the dance moves from way too long ago? Maybe.

Also, those lyrics are imbedded in my brain.

carolyn @papersquared.bsky.social · Aug 30

Did I just play Nasty and attempt the dance moves from way too long ago? Maybe.

Also, those lyrics are imbedded in my brain.