@jrode91.bsky.social
I’m an older American from the Land of Lincoln who is heartbroken over what is happening to my Country. I garden to keep my sanity.
This will be forever evergreen
January 4, 2026 at 9:44 PM
This will be forever evergreen
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They said she didn’t belong, but Maria Curtis built a full life in Naperville. A tenderly written obituary of a remarkable person from @carolynstein.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/31/m...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/31/m...
They said she didn’t belong, but Maria Curtis built a full life in Naperville
When Maria Curtis was born with Down syndrome in 1963, her Naperville family refused to institutionlize her and she would thrive.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:41 PM
They said she didn’t belong, but Maria Curtis built a full life in Naperville. A tenderly written obituary of a remarkable person from @carolynstein.bsky.social
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/31/m...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/31/m...
This is all there is to it.
December 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is all there is to it.
Santa visited and we’re ready for the kiddos. Bless you all in 2026.
December 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Santa visited and we’re ready for the kiddos. Bless you all in 2026.
That was beautiful and unbelievable
Caleb Williams can really throw that damn football: defector.com/caleb-willia...
Caleb Williams Can Really Throw That Damn Football | Defector
How much you will or won’t enjoy the Caleb Williams experience depends almost entirely on the timing of your dosage. Catch him during one of those quarters when the Bears can’t buy a first down and al...
defector.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
That was beautiful and unbelievable
Watch this.
You MUST watch this 5 minute video.
A federal judge with a *video* opinion piece in @nytopinion.nytimes.com - I am making it available so everyone can listen.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Watch this.
This is a horrible disease for a child to suffer and 💯 preventable
Subtext: This entire family *is* vaccinated, and the mom got a booster while pregnant. Their child was just 2 weeks old when she contracted whooping cough -- too young to be vaccinated.
But experts say if vax rates drop, this kind of infection becomes more common -- bc the disease is just around.
But experts say if vax rates drop, this kind of infection becomes more common -- bc the disease is just around.
Vaccination rates are plummeting across the country, as part of a larger, troubling trend of growing vaccine hesitancy that is fueling a resurgence of preventable diseases, an NBC News and Stanford University investigation found.
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This is a horrible disease for a child to suffer and 💯 preventable
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Trump is so clearly insane. It’s a national emergency.
Lying. It’s all lies.
December 18, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Trump is so clearly insane. It’s a national emergency.
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RFK Jr is a monster. Read the entire thread.
December 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
RFK Jr is a monster. Read the entire thread.
Good… if they comply
BREAKING: Judge Cobb (DC/Biden) blocks recent ICE policies on Congressional visits, lifts 7-day advance notice requirement & ICE attempt to exclude field offices. Doc: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov
December 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Good… if they comply
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When they destroyed our Mary figure in our anti-ICE #nativity, I bet they didn’t think that we would make it MORE powerful! Honestly, if you tear something down that you don’t like, you’re pretty much never the good guy. That goes for nativities and the entire county, btw. #DHS, take note.
December 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It’s not all that we could do, but it’s all that we will do. once we decided that we could live with a Sandy Hook, the mirage that we care about this dissipated.
Trump: "I've been fully briefed on the Brown University situation. What a terrible thing it is. All we can do right now is pray for the victims." (Trump falsely posted that the shooter is in custody.)
December 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
It’s not all that we could do, but it’s all that we will do. once we decided that we could live with a Sandy Hook, the mirage that we care about this dissipated.
I’ve seen this happen to my elderly neighbors. I’m glad about this ruling, but the County should now go after the predatory purchasers to compensate the homeowners.
A federal judge ruled in a class action lawsuit that the way Cook County handles unpaid property taxes violates the U.S. Constitution, a win for homeowners who lost their properties.
Property tax foreclosures illegally stripped Cook County homeowners of their equity, federal judge rules
chicago.suntimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I’ve seen this happen to my elderly neighbors. I’m glad about this ruling, but the County should now go after the predatory purchasers to compensate the homeowners.
Zzzzzzz
He seems to be constantly fighting 'wokeness' these days...
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Zzzzzzz
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By Clay Bennett of the Chattanooga Times Free Press:
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
By Clay Bennett of the Chattanooga Times Free Press:
Streisand effect, please
Rutger Bregman: "Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history”. A key line from the Reith lectures, which BBC excised without the author's permission. And now BBC is telling its journalists they may not quote the line anywhere. A shocking lapse in basic journalistic ethics.
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Streisand effect, please
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Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss the charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park, one of the most high-profile criminal cases to result from the Trump administration’s’ “Operation Midway Blitz.”
Feds drop case against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park
chicago.suntimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss the charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park, one of the most high-profile criminal cases to result from the Trump administration’s’ “Operation Midway Blitz.”
Brought tears.. how did we get here?
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Brought tears.. how did we get here?
This blood is on our hands
Anybody who thinks thousands of agonizing deaths is a fine price to pay for saving a fractional amount of government spending is unworthy of being listened to, let alone being given political power www.thebulwark.com/p/this-may-b...
This May Be the Cruelest, Most Senseless Thing Trump Has Done
A conversation with Atul Gawande about the human toll of the dismantling of foreign aid.
www.thebulwark.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
This blood is on our hands
I’ve noticed that here in Chicago, Latinos are self-censoring speaking Spanish. It breaks my heart.
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I’ve noticed that here in Chicago, Latinos are self-censoring speaking Spanish. It breaks my heart.
Krugman speaking truth
KRUGMAN: “Republicans don’t care about deficits & debt, they care about trying to prevent Democrats from spending money on helping people.” 🎯
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Krugman speaking truth
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WOW NYT operated catch and kill for trump and epstein since 2015
thank you for your attention to this matter!
thank you for your attention to this matter!
November 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
WOW NYT operated catch and kill for trump and epstein since 2015
thank you for your attention to this matter!
thank you for your attention to this matter!