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andidurbin.bsky.social

@andidurbin.bsky.social
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Mom, feminist, social worker, CEO of Illinois Collaboration on Youth, Janeite, and Oxford comma devotee. All posts are my own, reposts are not endorsements.

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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Israeli strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father's funeral - Via Reuters
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Israeli strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father's funeral
Wrapped in bloodied bandages, Aline Saeed, 7, barely survived an Israeli strike on her home. She was there to bury her father when a new strike killed her infant sister and other relatives.
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Maria Vale @mariavalewrites.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
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Prosecutors Still Trying To Convict 62-Year-Old Woman For Wearing Penis Costume To Anti-Trump Protest - Above the Law
From the more-of-that-famous-prosecutorial-discretion dept
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Maria Vale @mariavalewrites.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
We have the polka dot dress lady The bathrobe woman And now penis grandma. Worth watching 3 LEOs try to maneuver a flaccid member into the back of a police car. After a stiff warning, Renea Gamble showed up at #nokings dressed as an eggplant.🍆 youtu.be/83gk0muYlhY?...
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Grandmother Faces Trial for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest
YouTube video by The Intercept
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Micah @rincewind.run · 11/04/2026
there is no politician so irreplaceable that we must overlook sexual misconduct because nobody else could possibly fill their shoes
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Speaker Johnson, we are calling on you to bring the House back to DC IMMEDIATELY! The Cabinet needs to invoke the 25th Amendment. But Congress can’t just sit on its hands and wait for that to happen when the President is threatening to commit war crimes TONIGHT.
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Maggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right?
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
No to WWIII. Congress must return to DC to stop this madness. No one wants mass death and destruction. @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Done!
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Ash Dylan @ashdylan.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
wrong actor from Home Alone 2
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Time for a general strike!!!
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Time For A General Strike.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I love that they are doing a general strike. We should follow Minneapolis' example.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Not a creature wAs stirring, not even a … cat. (That’s me underneath her, trapped in the bed.) Wishing peace on earth and goodwill to most this Christmas morning.
A gray and white tabby cat is lounging on top of a comforter, which is on top of me.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
A kitty, a book, a glass of wine. #FridayNight
A tabby cat is snuggled in a chair next to me. On my lap is a glass of red wine and my e-reader.
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Melissa Sanchez @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants. We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua. www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
NEWS: Diana Santillana, the beloved Rayito De Sol daycare teacher arrested with children present, was freed after a federal judge ruled her mandatory detention was illegal. She will be back teaching soon. “I am so grateful,” she said. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/c...
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Chicago day care teacher arrested by ICE released: ‘I am so grateful’
Diana Patricia Santillana Galeano was arrested from a North Center preschool in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, prompting widespread backlash.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
An anthem for our times. Thanks for reminding me of it, Henhouse Prowlers. youtu.be/RgiimWoAs3U?...
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Gospel in Review
YouTube video by The Henhouse Prowlers - Topic
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Today is the last day that the Federal government will be funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as the Trump administration is refusing to release contingency funding for SNAP. Last year SNAP fed more than 41 million Americans. Undocumented immigrants have never accessed SNAP. 1/?
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
I am an IU parent and am disgusted by this shameful and unconstitutional decision by the University. All fundraising appeals will go straight to the trash where they belong.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Not a bad turnout for a Wednesday night. I ❤️ Chicago.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 05/10/2025
Like… it's kind of right there, no?
"AI" generated image of woman with dark hair sitting in a chair in front of posters with random shapes and symbols meant to look like images and text on movie posters, all superimposed with a post from k.w.bogen reading
"AI actresses can't negotiate. They can't say they'd prefer their bodies not be shown certgain ways. They can't refuse degrading scenes. They can't express distress about disturbing content. They can't ask the creators :why would you do that to me? Why put any woman through watching that? If AI film winds up being the path, we're about to see an entirely new generation (and more brutal depiction) of media misogyny."
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 05/10/2025
ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
I want to throw up.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Glamour Magazine with the harsh truth.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I am so ashamed of my country right now.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Illinois State Senator Karina Villa sprang into action to protect her community from ICE raids, alerting neighbors to their rights and chasing off masked agents. This is how you stand up to authoritarianism. We should all be inspired by Sen. Villa's courage.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
This isn’t Moscow or Beijing. It’s Chicago. Masked federal agents grabbed U.S. citizens protesting ICE and threw them into an unmarked van. “Who are you? Where are you taking them?” people shouted. “You are kidnapping them!” What has America become?
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Great thread for all #Chicago people on Bluesky. #notroops
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with one of his own states. This is completely unhinged.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Today I suspended in-person work requirements for staff in our downtown Chicago office so we can prioritize their safety & security. The majority of our team are Black & Brown people & most take public transportation. We gain a lot from being together, but their safety is more important. #NoTroops
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Illinois Collaboration on Youth @icoyouth.org · 28/08/2025
Our CEO, @andidurbin.bsky.social, was quoted in this thoughtful and cautious piece by @illinoisanswers.bsky.social about the state of Illinois' human services sector ten years after the budget impasse began.
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10 Years After State Budget Impasse, Human Services in Illinois Again Brace for ‘Tsunami’
Nonprofits hurt by impasse boosted budgets with federal funding — now endangered by Trump.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all: “If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.” Israel just killed him.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
NEW: Since giving NYT hacked info from a Nazi and sending a swastika push alert, Substack's extremism is in the spotlight again. An investigation finds Substack is a haven for newsletters dedicated to white supremacy—with the co-founders' blessing. A collab between @katz.theracket.news and me:
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Substack’s extremist ecosystem is flourishing
The app's recent swastika push alert was just the tip of the iceberg.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
This is one of the most important essays you can read. Please make the time. It's urgent. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
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How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
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Kinda Angry Female US Air Force Officer (Ret) @aimhighflygirl.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
THIS PARADE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL 💀💀💀💀💀💀
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Sarah Tolcser @tolcser.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
a photo grid of dolls with protest t-shirts and signs.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
What a weirdo! #Caturday #timelinecleanse
A tabby cat is sleeping upside down in a rectangular basket with her head completely hidden and her two front paws dangling over the side of the basket. She appears to be decapitated.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
This is not reassuring at all. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Got my first shingles vaccine yesterday so I was not feeling 100%, but neither is our democracy so I was out here today. #50501 #constitutionalCrisis
A group of white women holding protest signs. A white woman with a pink hat and sunglasses taking a grimacing selfie at a protest.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
Once again, @amandamarcotte.bsky.social cuts through the bullshit to get right to the point. Distract the right's so-called Christians with petty feel-good pablum so they don't notice or care about the atrocities being done in their name, with their consent. www.salon.com/2025/04/18/a...
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An atheist tries the prayer app beloved by MAGA celebrities — the results are unnerving
Endorsed by Gwen Stefani and Russell Brand, Hallow's take on religion is the opiate of the MAGA
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John Breen @breen.tech · 19/04/2025
I saw advice to buy extra cans of food when you’re at the grocery store to donate to the food bank. I want to politely nudge you to give the money directly to food banks (or to mutual aid groups if you know of any). We can usually stretch a dollar farther than a dollar’s worth of canned goods
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Appeasing a bully never works, example #infinity. @medillschool.bsky.social and the rest of the University capitulated in advance. Gained nothing. Lost integrity, respect, and other irreplaceable things. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/u...
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Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say
The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges.
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Maria in Chicago @maria-in-chicago.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Protest just getting started here in Chicago.
Large crowd in Daley Plaza Chicago
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Well here's some more good news. Not surprising news at all, but good nonetheless. #twill chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...
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Charges dropped against Chicago activist accused of violently shaking Rep. Mace's hand
James McIntyre pleaded not guilty in December to a charge of misdemeanor assault of a government official after confronting the anti-trans politician in a building near the U.S. Capitol.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I love this for them. I haven't stepped foot in 🎯since early January, nor have I ordered online from them. I am honestly surprised at how little I miss them. Of course I am fortunate to have other options in my community. Those of us who have options should be flexing our muscles right now.
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andidurbin.bsky.social @andidurbin.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
"Experts say people will die." But billionaires and multinational corporations will get to avoid taxes. Question though: Who buys their products if everyone is dead or impoverished? Seems like a fundamental flaw in their reasoning here.
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