SleepyInIL
@sleepyinil.bsky.social
Unsupervised chaos coordinator. Midwest Narcoleptic. Love pets, retro, Chicago, architecture, gardening, snark & lots of other things.
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Thats right. Smart people ban books to protect kids.
The hypocrisy is just so blatant.
Mom Who Demanded LGBTQ+ Book Ban Arrested For Plot To Kidnap Her Own Daughter As 'Scare Tactic'
www.comicsands.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Thats right. Smart people ban books to protect kids.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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My new yard sign arrived!
December 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
My new yard sign arrived!
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
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Good!
apnews.com/article/trum... York Times, after Trump post, says it won't be deterred from writing about his health
apnews.com/article/trum... York Times, after Trump post, says it won't be deterred from writing about his health
New York Times, after Trump post, says it won't be deterred from writing about his health
The New York Times and President Donald Trump are fighting again. The news outlet said Wednesday it won't be deterred by Trump's “false and inflammatory language” from writing about the 79-year-old president's health.
apnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Good!
apnews.com/article/trum... York Times, after Trump post, says it won't be deterred from writing about his health
apnews.com/article/trum... York Times, after Trump post, says it won't be deterred from writing about his health
Thanking this vet who didnt have bone spurs
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Thanking this vet who didnt have bone spurs
Changing up the yard sign today in honor of all vets!
November 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Changing up the yard sign today in honor of all vets!
Recognizing this immigrant soldier who earned his citizenship fighting for our country in France during WWI
#veteran #veteransday #WWI #geneology #army #immigrant #grandfather
#veteran #veteransday #WWI #geneology #army #immigrant #grandfather
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Recognizing this immigrant soldier who earned his citizenship fighting for our country in France during WWI
#veteran #veteransday #WWI #geneology #army #immigrant #grandfather
#veteran #veteransday #WWI #geneology #army #immigrant #grandfather
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Column: Celebrity documentaries pumped out by streaming platforms over the past several years have a way of turning these projects into exercises in image management, stripped of anything too complicated or unexpected. Yes, even the one about a legendary director
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Column: Most celebrity documentaries are about image management, ‘Mr. Scorsese’ tries at times to go deeper
Apple’s “Mr. Scorsese” tries to go deeper than most, and doesn’t always succeed.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Column: Celebrity documentaries pumped out by streaming platforms over the past several years have a way of turning these projects into exercises in image management, stripped of anything too complicated or unexpected. Yes, even the one about a legendary director
Gift link 🔗
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The fate of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries, is becoming a deep concern as it gets closer to Nov. 1, when the benefits could dry up without either a resolution of the federal government shutdown or other action.
States worry about how to fill the gap in food aid ahead of a federal benefits halt
Recipients of the food aid, food banks, states and advocates are bracing for a pause to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, payments at the end of next week.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The fate of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries, is becoming a deep concern as it gets closer to Nov. 1, when the benefits could dry up without either a resolution of the federal government shutdown or other action.
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When a right-wing provocateur last month posted a video outside Gov. JB Pritzker’s Chicago home encouraging viewers to “take action” after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the governor reached out to both Republican leaders of the Illinois legislature.
Gov. JB Pritzker and GOP House leader bickered in texts after conservative influencer filmed Pritzker’s home
Gov. JB Pritzker sought support from Illinois Republicans after a conservative online provocateur filmed his home. Instead, he got into an argument over text.
trib.al
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
When a right-wing provocateur last month posted a video outside Gov. JB Pritzker’s Chicago home encouraging viewers to “take action” after conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the governor reached out to both Republican leaders of the Illinois legislature.
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NASCAR and two of its teams returned to court Thursday after two failed days of mediation and resumed their bitter antitrust fight with a hearing that included team owner Michael Jordan laughing in disbelief at some of the testimony as the two sides hurtle toward a trial.
Michael Jordan laughs at NASCAR’s claims at hearing as bitter antitrust feud heads toward a trial
NASCAR and two of its teams returned to court Thursday after two failed days of mediation and resumed their bitter antitrust fight as the sides hurtle toward a trial.
trib.al
October 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
NASCAR and two of its teams returned to court Thursday after two failed days of mediation and resumed their bitter antitrust fight with a hearing that included team owner Michael Jordan laughing in disbelief at some of the testimony as the two sides hurtle toward a trial.
Whoa!
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the $1.4 million in gambling winnings reported on his 2024 tax returns he won in a single trip to Las Vegas with his wife and friends.
Gov. JB Pritzker says of his $1.4 million in gambling winnings in 2024: ‘I like to play cards’
The billionaire governor said he won the money gambling during a single trip with his wife and friends to Las Vegas.
trib.al
October 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Whoa!
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A woman begging Border Patrol not to take her away at Chicago’s Swap-O-Rama.
October 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A woman begging Border Patrol not to take her away at Chicago’s Swap-O-Rama.
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Chicago police are on scene at 31st and Princeton for two people shot, at least one of them killed.
October 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Chicago police are on scene at 31st and Princeton for two people shot, at least one of them killed.
🌱 Monarch visiting zinnias
October 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
🌱 Monarch visiting zinnias
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The book they tried to ban… then used as a manual.
Every chapter. Every warning.
Binge it all plus commentary from two people still trying to make sense of it.
Start here:
www.bannedcamppodcast.com/episodes/sea...
Every chapter. Every warning.
Binge it all plus commentary from two people still trying to make sense of it.
Start here:
www.bannedcamppodcast.com/episodes/sea...
July 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The book they tried to ban… then used as a manual.
Every chapter. Every warning.
Binge it all plus commentary from two people still trying to make sense of it.
Start here:
www.bannedcamppodcast.com/episodes/sea...
Every chapter. Every warning.
Binge it all plus commentary from two people still trying to make sense of it.
Start here:
www.bannedcamppodcast.com/episodes/sea...
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"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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ah yes, nothing says “21st century education” like letting an algorithm decide which books your kids can’t read. totally normal, right?
Texas School Administrators Use A.I. To Ban Books Like TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Leander Independent School District's administrators tell educators to "pause" use of 40 books, including numerous classroom classics.
bookriot.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ah yes, nothing says “21st century education” like letting an algorithm decide which books your kids can’t read. totally normal, right?
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80% of all book bans last year came from just 3 states: florida, texas, tennessee. that’s not “local control.”
that’s coordinated censorship. call it what it is.
that’s coordinated censorship. call it what it is.
Just 3 states are responsible for 80% of known school book bans
An annual report on book bans in U.S. schools finds that 80% of the nearly 7,000 books banned for the 2024-2025 school year took place in just three states.
www.livenowfox.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
80% of all book bans last year came from just 3 states: florida, texas, tennessee. that’s not “local control.”
that’s coordinated censorship. call it what it is.
that’s coordinated censorship. call it what it is.