Diane O'Neill
@dianeon.bsky.social
Chicago writer of poems, essays, and kidlit. She/Her
www.dianeoneill.ink
www.dianeoneill.ink
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So I watched the shooting video frame by frame and it looks like:
1) They were beating a struggling man with batons
2) His jacket opened revealing a gun in his waistband or lower back
3) The agent in gray grabbed the gun and was walking away
4) THEN the other agents shot the man in the back
1) They were beating a struggling man with batons
2) His jacket opened revealing a gun in his waistband or lower back
3) The agent in gray grabbed the gun and was walking away
4) THEN the other agents shot the man in the back
January 24, 2026 at 5:35 PM
So I watched the shooting video frame by frame and it looks like:
1) They were beating a struggling man with batons
2) His jacket opened revealing a gun in his waistband or lower back
3) The agent in gray grabbed the gun and was walking away
4) THEN the other agents shot the man in the back
1) They were beating a struggling man with batons
2) His jacket opened revealing a gun in his waistband or lower back
3) The agent in gray grabbed the gun and was walking away
4) THEN the other agents shot the man in the back
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For those absolutely awed by Minnesota, this is the site organizers set up to support all of the efforts from mutual aid to direct resistance:
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
For those absolutely awed by Minnesota, this is the site organizers set up to support all of the efforts from mutual aid to direct resistance:
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
My letter is in today's Chicago Tribune--it's the seventh letter, "They did not choose this." www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/19/l...
Letters: The US needs to amend its immigration policy. Immigrants are good for the country.
U.S. immigration policy must be amended. Immigration is good for America.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:40 PM
My letter is in today's Chicago Tribune--it's the seventh letter, "They did not choose this." www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/19/l...
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SROs are a valid form of housing and necessary for cities to prevent homelessness. Inventory continuing to decline is bad, even when closures like this are needed
One of Uptown's last single-room occupancy buildings, the Northmere, closed on Friday, leaving many tenants scrambling to find new housing. After the building failed 13 inspections in the past few years, a judge ordered residents to vacate, with tenants being given $2,500 for relocation expenses.
December 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
SROs are a valid form of housing and necessary for cities to prevent homelessness. Inventory continuing to decline is bad, even when closures like this are needed
My letter about this horrific, heartbreaking detention is in today's Chicago Sun-Times: paper.suntimes.com/infinity/art...
Day care teacher’s detention is demoralizing
Day care teacher’s detention is demoralizing
paper.suntimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
My letter about this horrific, heartbreaking detention is in today's Chicago Sun-Times: paper.suntimes.com/infinity/art...
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Thanks to Donald Trump, we have corrections like “the baby was exposed to pepper spray, not tear gas.” Fucking monsters.
The @chicagotribune.com has updated its story to clarify that the baby was exposed to pepper spray, not tear gas
Shots fired at immigration agents in Little Village as residents confront Bovino, Border Patrol, authorities say
Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Thanks to Donald Trump, we have corrections like “the baby was exposed to pepper spray, not tear gas.” Fucking monsters.
My letter, "Day care teacher’s detention is demoralizing," is in the Chicago Sun-Times. (It's the fourth letter.)
chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...
chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...
Children facing ICE threats need indoor sanctuaries
Trauma-informed care can include indoor spaces that mimic nature. A poem on immigration raids, filming the feds, day care raid, Sun-Times coverage, physician assistants, AI, health care and the City C...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
My letter, "Day care teacher’s detention is demoralizing," is in the Chicago Sun-Times. (It's the fourth letter.)
chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...
chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-t...
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November has begun, gente! This month we will be highlighting picture books on food and income insecurity.
5. SATURDAY AT THE FOOD PANTRY, 2009
Author: @dianeon.bsky.social
www.dianeoneill.ink
Illustrator: @brizidamagro.bsky.social
www.sweetbeyond.com
💙📚
#Booksky
#picturebooks
5. SATURDAY AT THE FOOD PANTRY, 2009
Author: @dianeon.bsky.social
www.dianeoneill.ink
Illustrator: @brizidamagro.bsky.social
www.sweetbeyond.com
💙📚
#Booksky
#picturebooks
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
November has begun, gente! This month we will be highlighting picture books on food and income insecurity.
5. SATURDAY AT THE FOOD PANTRY, 2009
Author: @dianeon.bsky.social
www.dianeoneill.ink
Illustrator: @brizidamagro.bsky.social
www.sweetbeyond.com
💙📚
#Booksky
#picturebooks
5. SATURDAY AT THE FOOD PANTRY, 2009
Author: @dianeon.bsky.social
www.dianeoneill.ink
Illustrator: @brizidamagro.bsky.social
www.sweetbeyond.com
💙📚
#Booksky
#picturebooks
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NEW: Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.
Education Dept. Reverses Decision to Halt Funds for Deafblind Student Programs
Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.
www.propublica.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Following public outcry, the Department of Education has reversed its decision to cut funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, opting instead to reroute grants to an organization that will provide funding to these students.
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The age of #technology brings a #global network of #gloom into view. I have faith that the future will replace that #mess of a world, with new systems where humanity thrives while respecting nature and the environment. #BlessedBe
#Seranya #Writing #Art 🦄
#Prompts #2WordPrompt #RetroArtPrompt
#Hope
#Seranya #Writing #Art 🦄
#Prompts #2WordPrompt #RetroArtPrompt
#Hope
October 8, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The age of #technology brings a #global network of #gloom into view. I have faith that the future will replace that #mess of a world, with new systems where humanity thrives while respecting nature and the environment. #BlessedBe
#Seranya #Writing #Art 🦄
#Prompts #2WordPrompt #RetroArtPrompt
#Hope
#Seranya #Writing #Art 🦄
#Prompts #2WordPrompt #RetroArtPrompt
#Hope
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📚👍It's #HungerAwarenessMonth
SATURDAY AT THE FOOD PANTRY by @dianeon.bsky.social & Brizida Magro, is a #PB that shares the importance of food pantries in helping with the huge US food security problem.
My '21 review:
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
#kidlit #bookreview #picturebook
SATURDAY AT THE FOOD PANTRY by @dianeon.bsky.social & Brizida Magro, is a #PB that shares the importance of food pantries in helping with the huge US food security problem.
My '21 review:
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
#kidlit #bookreview #picturebook
REVIEW: IT’S HUNGER AWARENESS MONTH!
Food insecurity is a huge problem in the United States. Sometimes people have trouble affording food because they can’t find work, or they have trouble finding food close to home. Fortunately, food...
www.heatherpiercestigall.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
📚👍It's #HungerAwarenessMonth
SATURDAY AT THE FOOD PANTRY by @dianeon.bsky.social & Brizida Magro, is a #PB that shares the importance of food pantries in helping with the huge US food security problem.
My '21 review:
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
#kidlit #bookreview #picturebook
SATURDAY AT THE FOOD PANTRY by @dianeon.bsky.social & Brizida Magro, is a #PB that shares the importance of food pantries in helping with the huge US food security problem.
My '21 review:
www.heatherpiercestigall.com/ramblings--r...
#kidlit #bookreview #picturebook
Happy Book Birthday, Robin Currie and Estelle Corke!
September 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Happy Book Birthday, Robin Currie and Estelle Corke!
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While Chicagoans acknowledge problems in their city that need attention, some said the idea of armed uniformed personnel patrolling the streets is an outsize response that they worry is not only politically motivated, but antidemocratic.
Chicagoans say Trump’s plan to send troops to their city is ‘last thing’ they want
Some Chicago residents said they worry the president’s plan to send the National Guard to their city to address crime is not only politically motivated, but antidemocratic.
wapo.st
August 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
While Chicagoans acknowledge problems in their city that need attention, some said the idea of armed uniformed personnel patrolling the streets is an outsize response that they worry is not only politically motivated, but antidemocratic.
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This should be a turning point, the wholly unavoidable death of a man who worked on that farm for 10 years. I doubt it will be, because our country is run by monsters who unleash masked thugs on hardworking people and chase them to their death.
Make noise about this any way you can. Don’t stop.
Make noise about this any way you can. Don’t stop.
July 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This should be a turning point, the wholly unavoidable death of a man who worked on that farm for 10 years. I doubt it will be, because our country is run by monsters who unleash masked thugs on hardworking people and chase them to their death.
Make noise about this any way you can. Don’t stop.
Make noise about this any way you can. Don’t stop.
So excited and honored that Inclusive Books for Children (IBC) selected Saturday at the Food Pantry as one of their top picks!
Inclusive Books for Children
IBC makes it easy to find diversity in UK children’s books. Browse our expert reviews and recommendations, and search our unique database of inclusive books.
www.inclusivebooksforchildren.org
April 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
So excited and honored that Inclusive Books for Children (IBC) selected Saturday at the Food Pantry as one of their top picks!
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Nailed it with this one.
April 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Nailed it with this one.
Excited that I won honorable mention in the Write a DearReader Contest! www.emailbookclub.com/firstlook/bo...
First Look Book Club
www.emailbookclub.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Excited that I won honorable mention in the Write a DearReader Contest! www.emailbookclub.com/firstlook/bo...
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Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!
February 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!
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Writers, remember we are not pitching directly to posts! Happy hunting!
Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2025! 🎉
This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!
Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106
Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...
This is our first #MSWL Day on Bluesky, and we have new features to share!
Rather listen than read? Here’s a how-to! vimeo.com/1055984106
Here’s our Bluesky search guide: youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE?...
#MSWL Day 2025: Search Tips & Features
This is "#MSWL Day 2025: Search Tips & Features" by The Manuscript Academy on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Writers, remember we are not pitching directly to posts! Happy hunting!
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Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
The Next Official #MSWL Day: February 12, 2025 – The Official Manuscript Wish List Website
manuscriptwishlist.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.
Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
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REMINDER: #FirstDraftFriday is Dec. 6 with
@literallylynne.bsky.social and BROOMMATES!
Read the blog, write a new #picturebook draft, & enter the critique giveaway! 🎉
RT this for an extra entry! #kidlit #WritingCommunity
Details⬇️
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
@literallylynne.bsky.social and BROOMMATES!
Read the blog, write a new #picturebook draft, & enter the critique giveaway! 🎉
RT this for an extra entry! #kidlit #WritingCommunity
Details⬇️
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
#FirstDraftFriday 2024
This is year four for #FirstDraftFriday, and I'm so grateful for everyone who has joined in, be it every now and then or every. single. month! It's awesome to be part of your kidlit journey.If you're ...
www.holliewolverton.com
December 2, 2024 at 1:40 AM
REMINDER: #FirstDraftFriday is Dec. 6 with
@literallylynne.bsky.social and BROOMMATES!
Read the blog, write a new #picturebook draft, & enter the critique giveaway! 🎉
RT this for an extra entry! #kidlit #WritingCommunity
Details⬇️
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
@literallylynne.bsky.social and BROOMMATES!
Read the blog, write a new #picturebook draft, & enter the critique giveaway! 🎉
RT this for an extra entry! #kidlit #WritingCommunity
Details⬇️
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
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#FirstDraftFriday is TODAY!
#kidlit, #writingcommunity
☑️Read blog
☑️Get inspired by author @literallylynne.bsky.social
☑️Draft a new #picturebook
☑️Enter giveaway by 10pm ET
& optional/for fun
✅Drop a GIF in comments to hint at your idea
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
#kidlit, #writingcommunity
☑️Read blog
☑️Get inspired by author @literallylynne.bsky.social
☑️Draft a new #picturebook
☑️Enter giveaway by 10pm ET
& optional/for fun
✅Drop a GIF in comments to hint at your idea
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
#FirstDraftFriday with Lynne Marie
Lynne Marie is here as our final #FirstDraftFriday guest of 2024. She has quite a tale about how her most recent picture book, BROOMMATES, came to be. Read on to get inspired and then draft your own picture book manuscript today. BROOMMATES, written by Lynne Marie & Brenda Reeves Sturgis and illustrated by Nico Ecenarro, is available now from The Little Press. To order or learn more about Lynne, visit LiterallyLynneMarie.com. Lynne is generously offering a manuscript critique prize for someone
www.holliewolverton.com
December 6, 2024 at 12:44 PM
#FirstDraftFriday is TODAY!
#kidlit, #writingcommunity
☑️Read blog
☑️Get inspired by author @literallylynne.bsky.social
☑️Draft a new #picturebook
☑️Enter giveaway by 10pm ET
& optional/for fun
✅Drop a GIF in comments to hint at your idea
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...
#kidlit, #writingcommunity
☑️Read blog
☑️Get inspired by author @literallylynne.bsky.social
☑️Draft a new #picturebook
☑️Enter giveaway by 10pm ET
& optional/for fun
✅Drop a GIF in comments to hint at your idea
www.holliewolverton.com/post/firstdr...