Jules
@jules82.bsky.social
Chitown born and bred. Political Junkie. Left wing liberal hippie. SJW. Love Pink Floyd.
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When students at dozens of schools across Illinois return to class in January, they may find that support services they depend on, such as mental health programs and food pantries, have disappeared.
Trump admin ending grants for support services at many Illinois schools
www.wbez.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
When students at dozens of schools across Illinois return to class in January, they may find that support services they depend on, such as mental health programs and food pantries, have disappeared.
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Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Frozen Friday. This morning's sunrise in Chicago.
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Frozen Friday. This morning's sunrise in Chicago.
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FLORIDA — Woman in scrubs: “I’m a U.S. citizen! Why are you doing this to me??”
December 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
FLORIDA — Woman in scrubs: “I’m a U.S. citizen! Why are you doing this to me??”
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The only way to know what's on the other end of a black hole is to go inside. In November 2026, to be specific. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xibdza
We Are Approaching the MAGA-Trump Event Horizon
And we have no idea what’s beyond it.
lnk.thebulwark.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The only way to know what's on the other end of a black hole is to go inside. In November 2026, to be specific. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xibdza
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Cloudflare outage causes error messages across the internet on many websites, including Twitter.
US company that defends millions of websites against malicious attacks suffers unidentified problem.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
US company that defends millions of websites against malicious attacks suffers unidentified problem.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Cloudflare outage causes error messages across the internet
US company that defends millions of websites against malicious attacks suffers unidentified problem
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Cloudflare outage causes error messages across the internet on many websites, including Twitter.
US company that defends millions of websites against malicious attacks suffers unidentified problem.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
US company that defends millions of websites against malicious attacks suffers unidentified problem.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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House Republicans (@HouseGOP)
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
Fucking do something you fucking cowards, impeach that motherfucker now!
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
Fucking do something you fucking cowards, impeach that motherfucker now!
Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
House Republicans (@HouseGOP)
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
Fucking do something you fucking cowards, impeach that motherfucker now!
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
Fucking do something you fucking cowards, impeach that motherfucker now!
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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ICE continues to assault us.
We are peacefully protesting. They are kidnapping and hurting us.
We are peacefully protesting. They are kidnapping and hurting us.
September 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
ICE continues to assault us.
We are peacefully protesting. They are kidnapping and hurting us.
We are peacefully protesting. They are kidnapping and hurting us.
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We’re peacefully protesting for our neighbors. What does ICE do?
Pick us up and throw us on the ground. No arrest, no identification, no process.
Pick us up and throw us on the ground. No arrest, no identification, no process.
September 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
We’re peacefully protesting for our neighbors. What does ICE do?
Pick us up and throw us on the ground. No arrest, no identification, no process.
Pick us up and throw us on the ground. No arrest, no identification, no process.
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"As a result of the megabill, DOGE, & other GOP policies, women will be among [those] who face the most economic adversity & will have to adapt more quickly to accept greater exploitation."
newrepublic.com/article/1976...
newrepublic.com/article/1976...
The Stealth Attack on Women in Trump’s Budget Bill
The “big, beautiful” bill is straight out of the “trad wife” fantasia, and engineered to do tremendous damage to the lives and livelihoods of women.
newrepublic.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"As a result of the megabill, DOGE, & other GOP policies, women will be among [those] who face the most economic adversity & will have to adapt more quickly to accept greater exploitation."
newrepublic.com/article/1976...
newrepublic.com/article/1976...
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#Temperatures reach dangerous highs as ‘heat domes’ hit Europe and US - #Heatdomes behind extreme weather around the world had almost tripled in strength and duration since the 1950s, as tens of millions of people sweltered in “dangerous heat” in parts of the US and Europe on.ft.com/3I6Nc9M via @FT
Temperatures reach dangerous highs as ‘heat domes’ hit Europe and US
Scientists say the atmospheric phenomena have almost tripled in strength and duration since 1950s
on.ft.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#Temperatures reach dangerous highs as ‘heat domes’ hit Europe and US - #Heatdomes behind extreme weather around the world had almost tripled in strength and duration since the 1950s, as tens of millions of people sweltered in “dangerous heat” in parts of the US and Europe on.ft.com/3I6Nc9M via @FT
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Enjoy your canned vegetables for Thanksgiving, people. This is only going to get worse.
June 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Enjoy your canned vegetables for Thanksgiving, people. This is only going to get worse.
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Donald Trump forcing US troops to sleep on the ground in the scorching heat in Los Angeles, since he made 0 arrangements to house or feed them and only wanted to use them as props for his fascist porn and political manipulation.
MAGA will say "I voted for this"🤡
MAGA will say "I voted for this"🤡
June 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Donald Trump forcing US troops to sleep on the ground in the scorching heat in Los Angeles, since he made 0 arrangements to house or feed them and only wanted to use them as props for his fascist porn and political manipulation.
MAGA will say "I voted for this"🤡
MAGA will say "I voted for this"🤡
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Wildfires are burning out of control in central Canada, and the smoke is drifting toward Chicago.
Forecasters with the National Weather Service are saying a haze could settle over Chicago on Friday, lasting through the weekend.
to.wttw.com/4dDaMqi
Forecasters with the National Weather Service are saying a haze could settle over Chicago on Friday, lasting through the weekend.
to.wttw.com/4dDaMqi
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Could Cast Haze Over Chicago This Weekend
Wildfires are burning out of control in central Canada, and the smoke is drifting toward Chicago.
to.wttw.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Wildfires are burning out of control in central Canada, and the smoke is drifting toward Chicago.
Forecasters with the National Weather Service are saying a haze could settle over Chicago on Friday, lasting through the weekend.
to.wttw.com/4dDaMqi
Forecasters with the National Weather Service are saying a haze could settle over Chicago on Friday, lasting through the weekend.
to.wttw.com/4dDaMqi
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Just a reminder that the guys that flew the airplanes into our Twin Towers are now showering gifts on the U.S. President.
Call me a cynic, but I don't think the gifts are due to their newfound love for democracy.
Call me a cynic, but I don't think the gifts are due to their newfound love for democracy.
May 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Just a reminder that the guys that flew the airplanes into our Twin Towers are now showering gifts on the U.S. President.
Call me a cynic, but I don't think the gifts are due to their newfound love for democracy.
Call me a cynic, but I don't think the gifts are due to their newfound love for democracy.
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Trump's tariffs aren't just a buffoonish policy failure. They're also a massive abuse of power. And they can still be stopped in court.
On the pod, @ilyasomin.bsky.social, a lawyer on a lawsuit against the tariffs, is very illuminating on how this might happen:
newrepublic.com/article/1952...
On the pod, @ilyasomin.bsky.social, a lawyer on a lawsuit against the tariffs, is very illuminating on how this might happen:
newrepublic.com/article/1952...
Trump Tariff Fiasco Worsens as Brutal New Reports Expose a Fresh Scam
As media scrutiny of Trump’s trade wars intensifies, a lawyer who’s helping several businesses sue to overturn the tariffs explains that they aren’t just terrible policy—they’re also a massive abuse o...
newrepublic.com
May 14, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Trump's tariffs aren't just a buffoonish policy failure. They're also a massive abuse of power. And they can still be stopped in court.
On the pod, @ilyasomin.bsky.social, a lawyer on a lawsuit against the tariffs, is very illuminating on how this might happen:
newrepublic.com/article/1952...
On the pod, @ilyasomin.bsky.social, a lawyer on a lawsuit against the tariffs, is very illuminating on how this might happen:
newrepublic.com/article/1952...
thehill.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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BREAKING: Trump is in Qatar, which has just announced an agreement to purchase 160 Boeing aircraft.
Republicans are working to defund health care and SNAP, but corporations are consistently being taken care of at the highest level.
Republicans are working to defund health care and SNAP, but corporations are consistently being taken care of at the highest level.
May 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
BREAKING: Trump is in Qatar, which has just announced an agreement to purchase 160 Boeing aircraft.
Republicans are working to defund health care and SNAP, but corporations are consistently being taken care of at the highest level.
Republicans are working to defund health care and SNAP, but corporations are consistently being taken care of at the highest level.