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Jennifer Messner

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Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · Dec 19

Once upon a Chicago morning

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Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 1d

A Chicago story
#amreading #booksky

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 1d

Team coverage of the Texas troops’ arrival in the Land of Lincoln by my Chicago Public Media colleagues from @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Texas National Guard members arrive at Chicago area military training facility

Military troops arrived at an Elwood training center after weeks of threats from President Donald Trump's administration, over the objections of local leaders.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 2d

Something at one of the high rises

Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 2d

A ton of fire trucks and ambulances out on East Hyde Park this morning, do we know what's going on? 😢

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Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing lineup!

Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 3d

Adding!

Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 3d

Halloween 🎃

Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 4d

We were alone with the quiet day, and his little heart, dispossessed, had stopped.

Henry James, The Turn of the Screw
#sundaysentence #booksky

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Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 4d

Rapid Transit

Squealing under city stone
The millions on the millions run,
Every one a life alone,
Every one a soul undone:

— James Agee, 1937

Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you, sir

Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 4d

The NYT article spent 75% of their story talking about her male predecessor:/

Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 5d

Ha, right ? 😂😢

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 5d

The Block Club Chicago newsroom continues to report on today’s federal immigration activity across Chicago.

If you have footage of agent activity you filmed, please reach out via this website:
blockclubchi.co/3IIYou4

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Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 5d

Gorgeous. And name just calls out for a novel.

Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 5d

Good morning, Chicago

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Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 6d

Have read The Catch ( fantastic! ). New titles the tbr 📚☺️

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Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 6d

So awful 💔

Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 6d

Agree! Do I remember it was a debut? Look forward to reading more!

Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 6d

Whoa!

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Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 6d

Loved Olga Dies Dreaming and the accompanying #onebookonechicago film and discussion last night, esp after just finishing The Battle of Lincoln Park. Kudos, CPL 📚🏠❤️ #OBOC

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Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 6d

This was so much fun, bravo to the CTA! #savepublictransit

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Chip Mitchell @chipmitchell1.bsky.social · 7d

A neighbor said she saw agents dragging residents, including children, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers, she said.

“It was heartbreaking,” she said.

⁦‪@Suntimes‬⁩ ⁦‪@WBEZ‬⁩

www.wbez.org/immigration/...

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

www.wbez.org

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emily north @north0fnorth.tgirl.gay · 7d

PRO TIP: they’re running the century-old 4000 series trains around the loop today! you can still catch one if you hurry!

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Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 7d

It's a great day when you get to ride n old school train around the loop ❤️🚉

Jennifer Messner @occasionallyzen.bsky.social · 7d

Happy for you! 🎉👏⚾