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she/her. very bi very gay. Chicago I love you so much. Opinions are my own and not representative of my employer.

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TSA Lines Are About To Get A Lot Worse Agents will miss their first full paycheck this week, and union officials say they expect resignations to start increasing if there's no resolution.

TSA lines at airports nationwide are about to get a whole lot worse

11.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 307 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 37

If you’re ready to tax billionaires, fight for universal healthcare, and build housing for all, then vote for Mike Simmons for Congress in IL-09! Re-share if you agree and you’re ready to WIN!

10.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I'm mad at Stephanie for underselling Mike. πŸ˜’

10.03.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Overflow Action Day Alert: Heavy rain is expected in the Chicago area today. Reduce your use of water during and after the storm to help prevent flooding and protect water quality:
* Delay showers and baths
* Flush less frequently
* Wait to run the dishwasher or washing machine

10.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4
1. Image: Mayor Brandon Johnson daps up Dereon Wiley. Text: Summer Jobs. Ages 14-24 Apply Now! Get Paid. Get Skilled. Get Ahead. ChicagoYouthWorks.org Navy background with radiating light blue rays from a art deco Chicago Star.

1. Image: Mayor Brandon Johnson daps up Dereon Wiley. Text: Summer Jobs. Ages 14-24 Apply Now! Get Paid. Get Skilled. Get Ahead. ChicagoYouthWorks.org Navy background with radiating light blue rays from a art deco Chicago Star.

Get Paid. Get Skilled. Get Ahead.

Chicagoans from 14 to 24 years old can apply for paid summer jobs and opportunities today at chicagoyouthworks.org

10.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
2. Image: Mayor Brandon Johnson fist bumps a young Black woman. Trabajos de verano. De 14 a 24 anos. Aplica ahora! Gana dinero. Aprende Habilidades. Aavanza. ChicagoYouthWorks.org. Gold background with radiating light yellow rays from a art deco Chicago Star.

2. Image: Mayor Brandon Johnson fist bumps a young Black woman. Trabajos de verano. De 14 a 24 anos. Aplica ahora! Gana dinero. Aprende Habilidades. Aavanza. ChicagoYouthWorks.org. Gold background with radiating light yellow rays from a art deco Chicago Star.

Gana dinero. Aprende Habilidades. Aavanza. Trabajos de verano. De 14 a 24 aΓ±os. Β‘Aplica ahora! chicagoyouthworks.org

10.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Telling people "these reforms are basically free" is an argument I used to make and it is a loser on every level. People who support the police do not care about the cost. That's why the method must be "defund," not "use a smaller plate, it costs nothing."

10.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned β€˜Illegal’ Orders Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.

Scoop: DHS ousted multiple privacy officers at CBP after they questioned orders to purposely mislabel records about government surveillance to prevent their release under FOIA.

10.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 2970 πŸ” 1737 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 89

Quick addendum on this: the one part of the left that truly understood power was ... unions. Union organizers were never under the illusion that they could sweet-talk concessions from bosses with the right framing. They dealt in power.

That's why the right killed them.

10.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 478 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

Not just that people focus on this, but they focus on it to the exclusion of almost everything else! Like the amount of f'ing language analysis from the left & academia *dwarfs* the amount of, say, *power* analysis. Y'know ... power? Anyone? Power?

10.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 361 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 7

I don't want to do a whole long rant on this, so I'll just say: the reason fossil fuels & other aligned incumbents don't want to transition to clean energy is that it will *damage their material interests*. And folks, they understand their own material interests. Really well!

10.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 663 πŸ” 135 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 11

not anymore. Not. Anymore. Though I never ended up in a boot πŸ’…

10.03.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

life’s too short not to spend a little time harmonizing with other humans

04.03.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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There is a man at the ACC tournament screaming Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls while Stanford tries to shoot free throws

10.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 1548 πŸ” 417 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 182

It was about a year or so ago we were told we should silently concede them the right to illegally rendition people to overseas torture camps in the name of addressing immigration. That was the *savvy* political play we were told.

10.03.2026 19:21 πŸ‘ 174 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Anyway, here are the same ICE agents some may recognize from immigration court arrests (tall skinny unidentified guy plus his boss/team lead #7880, name still unknown) grabbing someone in the West Loop this morning.

10.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected β€” young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! β€” and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

09.03.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 30260 πŸ” 5123 πŸ’¬ 1720 πŸ“Œ 473

Trump did not announce a U.S. policy then walk it back. That is not what happened, and media presenting it that way does a disservice.

Trump said words he thought might appeal to his audience in the moment, with no connection to actual policy, then did that again with a different question/asker.

09.03.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 2800 πŸ” 768 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 30

no spark just 18 years of being forced to attend church/events that I got nothing out of and that didn't make any sense to me.

09.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, friends. My incarcerated friend, Jeremiah, would like some help getting Bibles into the hands of some of his peers. I ask you to put aside any negative feelings about religion you might have to help folks in the way they have asked to be helped. /1

09.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 265 πŸ” 83 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 6

people have got to realize that we are not getting Medicare for All without taxing the middle class. we are not getting free child care without taxing the middle class. we are not getting better schools and free college without taxing the middle class.

I make $95,000 a year. raise my taxes, please.

09.03.2026 14:33 πŸ‘ 1264 πŸ” 242 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 29
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Ahead of 2028, Sen. Cory Booker to unveil bill to make $75,000 in income tax-free The bill is a marker for the next time Democrats get a chance to rewrite the tax code. The New Jersey senator told NBC News he's keeping the door open to a 2028 presidential bid.

At first glance this idea may SOUND good, but the truth is that no poor person will benefit from it, middle class people will benefit from it only marginally, but the well-to-do would benefit substantially. This is a perverse policy disguised as a middle class cut

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

09.03.2026 13:06 πŸ‘ 171 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

If we are being honest: Claude didn't do any of those things.
People USING Claude as an excuse for greed extraction are.

β€’ Claude didn't choose to work for the military.
β€’ Claude didn't build data centers.
β€’ Claude didn't defund mental health.
β€’ Claude didn't refuse security protocols.

Humans did.

06.03.2026 16:44 πŸ‘ 547 πŸ” 145 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 15

someone to help us remember why we even left the house bc brain foooogggg

06.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Newly Poly Plover Dad Still Figuring Out His Time Management | Defector The animal kingdom is ruled by open sexual relationships. Bats, beetles, and bonobos all have multiple partners over a season or a lifetime. Barnacles and barracudas don’t even get to pick their partn...

which publisher will give this bird a book deal to explore his experience with ENM!
defector.com/newly-poly-p...

06.03.2026 16:28 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

guys who can I read to explain the Iran + oil prices + overall economy situation???

06.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It is 2026 and we are not fucking doing this anymore. EIGHT WOMEN came forward and told stories of Franken GROPING AND FORCIBLY KISSING THEM. The man was a sexual abuser. He did not and does not belong in congress. Fucking period. End of conversation.

06.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 2378 πŸ” 456 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 18

Democrats who voted against the War Powers resolution:
-Cuellar
-golden
-Landsman
-Vargas

05.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 9

Hello internet friends! I am working on a feature about the people making whistles and popup leftist supply depots and looking for people to talk to; sometimes casting a wide net yields people I haven't found yet! I am in touch with Bree and Courtney, but if YOU are a whistle logistician...

05.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

People enjoy thought exercises so here’s one…

imagine the Democratic Party without Black women

05.03.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 261 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 16