Donna Vickroy
@donnavickroy.bsky.social
Chicago area storyteller, mom, nonna, believer in truth, nature, dogs.
I put my faith in the people but the people let me down.
I put my faith in the people but the people let me down.
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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
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… Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
In Flanders Fields
BY JOHN MCCRAE
… Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
In Flanders Fields
BY JOHN MCCRAE
May 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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… Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
In Flanders Fields
BY JOHN MCCRAE
… Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
In Flanders Fields
BY JOHN MCCRAE
Judging by the flurry of social media post, every Chicago South Sider has a connection.
We don’t just got a guy; we got ourselves a Pope.
We don’t just got a guy; we got ourselves a Pope.
May 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Judging by the flurry of social media post, every Chicago South Sider has a connection.
We don’t just got a guy; we got ourselves a Pope.
We don’t just got a guy; we got ourselves a Pope.
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.
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Based on the replies l, it looks like there a lot of fed workers on @bsky.app
I just wanted to say THANK YOU. I can't imagine the shit you are going through right now
Thanks for your service to our country
I just wanted to say THANK YOU. I can't imagine the shit you are going through right now
Thanks for your service to our country
March 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Based on the replies l, it looks like there a lot of fed workers on @bsky.app
I just wanted to say THANK YOU. I can't imagine the shit you are going through right now
Thanks for your service to our country
I just wanted to say THANK YOU. I can't imagine the shit you are going through right now
Thanks for your service to our country
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Yesterday, I fondly remembered my dear friend Leonard Nimoy, who would have turned 94. His legacy lives on in our hearts. Just days ago, Bill Shatner celebrated his 94th birthday — wishing him continued health and happiness. Live long and prosper, my friends.
March 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Yesterday, I fondly remembered my dear friend Leonard Nimoy, who would have turned 94. His legacy lives on in our hearts. Just days ago, Bill Shatner celebrated his 94th birthday — wishing him continued health and happiness. Live long and prosper, my friends.
Won’t you please come to Chicago? 🎶
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
March 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Won’t you please come to Chicago? 🎶
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Something to think about
March 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Something to think about
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Staff at a Michigan animal shelter hope to find a loving home for a dog who was abandoned in a grocery store parking lot with a note tied to her collar.
Dog abandoned outside grocery store with note begging for help: ‘Take me home’
Animal shelter staff hope to find a loving home for a dog who was abandoned in a grocery store parking lot with a note tied to her collar.
www.live5news.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Staff at a Michigan animal shelter hope to find a loving home for a dog who was abandoned in a grocery store parking lot with a note tied to her collar.
SAME!
In this last month I have made the mental transition from "air travel is very safe" to "at least it would be a relatively quick way to go"
February 17, 2025 at 10:13 PM
SAME!
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The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
February 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?
Remember the American panic over the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014? … an Ebola pandemic was averted — in part because of U.S.A.I.D.’s work in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Remember the American panic over the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014? … an Ebola pandemic was averted — in part because of U.S.A.I.D.’s work in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Sheila Murphy, Cook County’s first female presiding judge who opened the first children’s room and became a champion for restorative justice, died Tuesday.
Sheila Murphy: Cook County’s first female presiding judge, champion for restorative justice
Sheila Murphy was a Cook County public defender, a private criminal defense attorney and Cook County’s first female presiding judge.
www.chicagotribune.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Sheila Murphy, Cook County’s first female presiding judge who opened the first children’s room and became a champion for restorative justice, died Tuesday.
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We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
For readers who love murder mysteries as much as they love animals. Get the audiobook. You won’t be sorry. It’s weird and quite wonderful.
February 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
For readers who love murder mysteries as much as they love animals. Get the audiobook. You won’t be sorry. It’s weird and quite wonderful.
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Nearly 250,000 people in Berlin showed up to protest fascism and the Musk backed AfD party.
February 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Nearly 250,000 people in Berlin showed up to protest fascism and the Musk backed AfD party.
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Reminder: Canada is our closest ally and our friend
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Tariffs against Canada take affect Tuesday 🇺🇸
Retaliatory Tariffs against the US take affect also on Tuesday 🇨🇦
Lessons will be learned 🍿
#SheShed
#MagaMorons
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Tariffs against Canada take affect Tuesday 🇺🇸
Retaliatory Tariffs against the US take affect also on Tuesday 🇨🇦
Lessons will be learned 🍿
#SheShed
#MagaMorons
February 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Reminder: Canada is our closest ally and our friend
🇺🇸🇨🇦
Tariffs against Canada take affect Tuesday 🇺🇸
Retaliatory Tariffs against the US take affect also on Tuesday 🇨🇦
Lessons will be learned 🍿
#SheShed
#MagaMorons
🇺🇸🇨🇦
Tariffs against Canada take affect Tuesday 🇺🇸
Retaliatory Tariffs against the US take affect also on Tuesday 🇨🇦
Lessons will be learned 🍿
#SheShed
#MagaMorons
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I have many regrets about Earth, but making humans in a wide range of colors, shapes, and temperaments is not one of them.
Celebrate thy diversity.
Love each other.
Celebrate thy diversity.
Love each other.
February 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I have many regrets about Earth, but making humans in a wide range of colors, shapes, and temperaments is not one of them.
Celebrate thy diversity.
Love each other.
Celebrate thy diversity.
Love each other.