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Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️
@mslauradurnell.bsky.social
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Exhausted Gen Xer and disabled spoonie coming to you every day from the "killing field" of Chicago. Wife of @willyh1. Publications include The Huffington Post, Chicago Tribune, Women's Media Center, Fifth Wednesday Journal, Room, others.
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Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️ @mslauradurnell.bsky.social · Jan 2
A week after the Chicago Tribune published my op-ed, Senn chose not to cut classes at Senn Arts for my daughter's class.

This is a gift link. You can also hear the audio laughably mispronounce my last name.

www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/13/o...
Laura Durnell: CPS is gutting my daughter’s arts program. This isn’t what we signed up for.
Cuts to Senn High School’s competitive magnet fine arts program will harm student educational experiences.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4h
This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit
A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.
newrepublic.com
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4h
Trump’s Albert Speer-style German Arch of Triumph now planned for DC.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 14h
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 3h
To be fair, Bob didn’t have this much help
Written by Jonathan Rado David Byrne Gregory Aldae Hein Max Taylor-Sheppard Maxx Morando Michael Pollack Miley Cyrus Pino Palladino Shawn Everett
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3h
The entire Trump administration is full of shit.
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Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️ @mslauradurnell.bsky.social · 2h
Get bent, Mary of several numbers who is too cowardly to show her actual face and resorted to a pink avatar. If you want to say this to my face, I can send you a Zoom link and arrange a time we can meet.

I'm a Chicagoan. Now is not the time to f-ck with me.
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 3h
Before you hit the streets- join the know your rights, protest safety, and de-escalation training on 10/15/25 at 7 PM ET.

Together, let’s send a clear message: the people will not be silenced. act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-k...
No Kings: Protest Safety, Know Your Rights & De-Escalation Training 10/15
I'm attending this event - sign up now to join me!
act.aclu.org
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Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 3h
Are you a fed who works in global health who’s been affected by this latest round of RIFs?

Reach out via signal @jonlambert.12, NPR can protect your anonymity.
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3h
Is it just me, or does it seem the press is actually and completely terrified to report about Donald Trump's physical and mental health the way it would have if anyone else were president?
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ᑕ ᕼ ᓰ ᗷ 〇 ᒪ 乇 @chibole.bsky.social · 4h
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50501 SoCal @50501-socal.bsky.social · 21h
Join us and the Los Angeles No Kings Day Coalition on for a peaceful afternoon of resistance! October 18th starting at 2pm. Gloria Molina Grand Park.

#fiftyfiftyone #nokings #nokingsday #removetheregime #arrestthepresident #protecttheoppressed #fdt #wethepeople #meltice
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Removal Coalition @removalcoalition.bsky.social · 15h
Let's make this happen at every No Kings protest!! #RemovetheRegime
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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 16h
"I hope every speaker and leader at the #NoKings protests just takes five minutes and says, 'Okay, everyone, take out your phones now. We are ALL going to call our representatives. We are all going to ask about impeachment.'" - Keira Havens @highcountryrose.bsky.social

Impeach, convict, remove.
Advocate for impeachment in 5 minutes - Citizens' Impeachment
This guide shows you how to advocate for impeachment with quick and easy actions, and even includes templates. Contact your representative!
citizensimpeachment.com
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Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️ @mslauradurnell.bsky.social · 13h
They have additional hours. Read the WebMD link I provided.
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Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️ @mslauradurnell.bsky.social · 13h
They do.
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Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️ @mslauradurnell.bsky.social · 13h
One of my doctors was a D.O. He was one of my best doctors. He was board certified and his treatment was incredible. He didn't manipulate my spine of joints. He treated me holistically to better treat the specific area I came to him for. He graduated from an Ivy League medical school.
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Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️ @mslauradurnell.bsky.social · 13h
DO vs. MD: What's the Difference share.google/0uvWZOzl530l...
Difference Between MD and DO
Find out the differences between an MD and DO, and discover the pros, cons, risks, and benefits, and how it may affect health.
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Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️ @mslauradurnell.bsky.social · 13h
Having fun in Broadview!

(The Cook County officer Robby's having fun with is fighting hard not to laugh.)

Joy is resistance.
Passing out Hugs and subs At the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois! - Robby Roadsteamer
YouTube video by Robby Roadsteamer
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Laura Durnell ♿️ ♀️ @mslauradurnell.bsky.social · 13h
Having fun in Broadview!

(The Cook County officer Robby's having fun with is fighting hard not to laugh.)

Joy is resistance.
Passing out Hugs and subs At the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois! - Robby Roadsteamer
YouTube video by Robby Roadsteamer
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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 20h
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door. 

It wasn’t the feds —  it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 16h
New Orwellianism just dropped
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 17h
Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14h
The Democratic Attorneys General Association established a Legal Defense Fund for exactly this moment: when its members — including AG Tish James—are targeted by the Trump administration for political prosecution.

Donate here.
Donate to DAGA's Legal Defense Fund
The Democratic Attorneys General Association has launched a defense fund to help defend Democratic attorneys general and their staff who are targeted for political retribution by the Trump administrat...
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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 15h
Guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too.

Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.
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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 16h
Psychiatrists/NPs/therapists who could provide off-the-books, no-fee, Zoom-based care for individuals in crisis in ICE-targeted Chicago communities, please email me: [email protected]. Include whether you can prescribe, speak Spanish (or other languages), and available hours per week/month.
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