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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Dang! Sitting in my more expensie, tiny shoebox of a house here in Madison imagining what it'd be like to have all that space. I do have an amazing location in a very walkable and bikeable city, but MN owns more of my heart. And a little room to spread out would be nice.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Wisco, look what we've done to a national treasure. We for sure owe him a beer.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Ironically, so do the Cubs. Can't go a week without one breaking.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

8 home runs! When it's this hot and the wind is blowing out at Wrigley the ball can really fly. Helps that Swanson is out of his mind right now and had 3 of those homers....1 grand slam.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I think you mean Francesca Hong?

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This Cubs fan is okay with that.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

As a Cubs fan who was enjoying the streak, no it was not.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

This used to infuriate me at Bragg. Then when we PCSed to Germany and AFN cycled through all the major news networks every couple hours, I wondered how hard would it be to have that setup for ALL bases within the US too!?!

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Just got home from working the poll for my ward in Madison, and turnout was wild for a Spring election. So encouraging!

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

What a pure soul to use his powers to help others rather than simply enrich his own life.❤️

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Just as Chicago will never accept the Sears Tower by any other name, I'm confident the ugly signage will have little impact outside of those in the administration.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

But then they released a new video using a doctored video of her from SNL, so they really just doubled down.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

The VA issues disability checks based on conditions already documented in their computer systems for many of their employees. So for disabled veterans employed by the VA it's not like they can hide their disabilities. However, I suppose they don't need to make it any easier for these goons.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Beneath the Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan. His other books are also good.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Okay, appears you're itching for an argument I'm not trying to have. Hope you find peace today.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I agree it has potential with a different name on the building and if the owner asked for more reasonable rates. But it'll always be isolated without through traffic. They'll need more than a retailer or 2 to pull people over.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Exactly! Who the hell wants THAT as their landlord? Someone needs to explain to him people only go down there to board river cruises, so he can't ask for Mich Ave rates. He should just sell the damn building. Everyone would be happier.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

He's bitter nobody wants to rent on the ground floor of his building, which happens to be on the side of the river walk that sees little to no foot traffic. He likely expected proximity to mag mile to pull in big $$$, but it's in a dead zone. He doesn't know the city at all.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

We're a furloughed family who just closed on a new house last month. It's been insanely stressful, but we're figuring it out. Co-workers who are hurting worse are conflicted. But for us, healthcare is too important. We'd much rather keep weathering this storm to protect affordability.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Even if Thune keeps his word, Johnson has made no such promise to hold a vote. We've been played too many times to believe this is a good idea. On behalf of a furloughed family, healthcare is too important to cave!

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Please talk to Durbin! And when I say talk, I mean yell on behalf of all Illinoians!

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I've tried to read this multiple times, but the pop-up ads are making it impossible. Will have to look up the story from another source, unfortunately.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

To be clear, I think their behavior is abhorrent. But the choice of clothing doesn't appear to be inspired by anything other than their preferred football team. I think the bad behavior was born of alcohol, opportunity, and inflated sense of self-importance.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Nah, it looks like they're Giants fans in town for the game. The accents give that away if the clothing didn't.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Thanks, I'm well aware. But I grew up and spent most of my life in/around Chicago, so that will always be where I'm from. I tell people in Madison the Chicagoland area, because they are close enough in proximity to recognize that term.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

When I lived in Europe, I told people I was from Chicago. When I lived in AZ, MN, and NC I told people I was from the Chicago area. Now that I live in Madison I say I'm from Chicagoland and often specify NW burbs. There was a time I lived in the city, and I claimed Chicago then. Context matters.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Oh yes, it is so much fun to finally have a bid accepted on a home in a very competitive market only for the government to shut down and suddenly a furlough letter from the feds isn't as reassuring a proof of employment/income as it used to be. It's a dream turned nightmare for us.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

I feel this in my bones! You are not alone.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Not on reddit, but I'd be happy to tell them about how the joy of finally having a bid accepted on a house in a very competitive market last week has quickly turned into a nightmare due to my husband being a federal employee. Mortgage company isn't feeling confident about employment/income.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Yes, you can keep ammo in your home for defense, but the government can trace the bullets to who they were sold or distributed to.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Missing in his comparison to Switzerland is that ammo is carefully regulated and traceable to an individual. Guns can't be transported outside of the home if loaded. And ammo is purchased at ranges only for use at that location. Exceptions exist for hunting, but again all ammo is traceable.

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

The line Trump referenced today from Apocalypse Now, "I love the smell of napalm in the morning," is about the absurdity of war and the profound psychological damage it inflicts on everyone involved. Seems like Trump was, unintentionally, right on target. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

open.substack.com

The American Dictator

Tonight, we have the specter of an American president trying to take control of an American city for thinly veiled political reasons.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Population size is needed for context. Also, it helps to have some understanding of crime trends, because while nobody like these numbers, they are entirely consistent with a good weather holiday weekend in a large city. Bet you'll be shocked by the curative effect of winter too.

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

He's very well known in Chicago and the Chicagoland area. He's been very involved in the community and publicly and politically active for years.

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Jeff Jackson @jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

A federal agency - which controls an enormous amount of money - is breaking the law to hide its decisions from you and avoid accountability. Hey OMB, see you in court.

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June Lewins @joonloons.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

#LibrariesRule📚

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Jackie Smith @jackiesmith.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Sorry, not a square to spare. I see what you did there.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/07/2025

"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it" @hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000 www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

theatlantic.com

The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food

Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.

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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

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Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim

You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House. When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases. For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.

Infographic titled “One Court, Two Standards” compares how the Supreme Court used emergency powers to rule on lower-court injunctions against the Biden and Trump administrations. Two panels show:
• Biden Administration: Lower courts blocked policies in 21 cases. All 21 cases are represented by red squares, indicating that 0% of injunctions/TROs were lifted by SCOTUS.
• Trump Administration: Lower courts blocked policies in 86 cases. 66 green squares and 20 red squares show that 77% of injunctions/TROs were lifted by SCOTUS.

Key takeaway box below reads:
“Using its ‘shadow docket,’ the Supreme Court granted emergency relief to lift 77% of lower-court injunctions against the Trump administration. It lifted 0% of those against the Biden administration.”

Sources and notes below include: CourtListener data through July 7, 2025; analysis by Adam Bonica.

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