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Chicago. Queer. Single mom. Lover of art and nature. Hater of anti-human rights.
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The city is now sharing know your rights info and other resources here: bit.ly/fafochicago
Fighting Against Fascist Occupation
ESPAÑOL Fighting Against Fascist Occupation A Living Resource Document for Chicagoans Resisting Fascism The Moment We’re In The Trump Administration, known for breaking laws left and right are coming...
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August 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Vanity marketing teams like to *think* that they own the budget, stack, and team, creating friction and tanking ROI.
Effective marketing teams know that they don’t know, stay in their lane, and let product sme/eng/it deliver.
January 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Hey while megaretailers profiting one of the richest men in world are out here doing this shit www.advocate.com/news/amazon-...

maybe it's a fun time to switch to @librofm.bsky.social for audiobooks. Select the indie bookstore you'd like to support, listen away. Comp prices to aforementioned jerks
Amazon removes 'equity for Black people' and 'LGBTQ+ rights' from company policies
Amazon has quietly removed protections for Black and LGBTQ+ workers from its company policies.
www.advocate.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM
So we’ve ditched all things Meta but does that mean we go back to Craigslist since Marketplace is out?
January 25, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Seeing this unfold from Reddit to the amazing account it’s become is everything I love about Chicagoans.
I was picking up groceries for my family just like anyone else, Mary.
Does anyone know how/why it got into the Aldi?
January 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
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"The fire camp wages are meager, but are considered high-paying jobs behind bars, with CDCR firefighters earning between $5.80 and $10.24 a day and an additional $1 per hour when responding to active emergencies."

395 incarcerated firefighters have been dispatched to fight the LA fires.
‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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December 16, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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"Stop asking why schools don't have bulletproof glass and metal detectors at all the doors. Ask why schools have to. That's the question that needs to be asked,” Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes
December 17, 2024 at 1:59 AM
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The top 4 health insurance companies have spent $120 billion on stock buybacks, and the top 5 have reported $371 billion in profits since 2010.

Reminder that their profits come from our denied claims.

Pass universal healthcare with Medicare for All.

www.levernews.com/health-insur...
December 16, 2024 at 2:19 PM
December 10, 2024 at 4:55 AM
A revolutionary. An icon. A word weaver whose legacy will never be erased. 81 more years would not have been enough.

Please read or listen to something by Nikki Giovanni that you haven't before.

May she rest in peace. 🩶
December 10, 2024 at 4:52 AM
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In honor of Nikki Giovanni passing:
December 10, 2024 at 3:00 AM
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I love the Charlie Brown Christmas special. There's an eerie loneliness that hangs over the whole thing. The music, Charlie Brown's depression, the dying little tree, the flatness of the children's voices, the inevitability of death. A Christmas masterpiece.
December 2, 2024 at 12:51 AM