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Jo Zienty

@jozienty.bsky.social
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Nat Board Cert Teacher/Librarian. Winner: 2014 Soon-to-be-Famous Illinois Author Award, writer, reader, devoted to democracy & justice 4 all. I have friends everywhere. If U wouldn’t say it 2 my face, don’t post it in replies. www.joannezienty.com

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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
And why would anyone be surprised? Mamas, don't let your babies grow up in front of screens, please! Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/t...
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Silicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not For Their Own Kids. (Gift Article)
At home, moderation and restraint are the rule for tech parents. Boredom is exalted. Maybe they’re onto something.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Two posts in one day?! Unbelievable. But please, if you need a laugh and a lift and nod of agreement, this captures us (Americans) right here, right now. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | The 25 Objects That Explain America (Gift Article)
Want to understand this country? Look at our stuff.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
It's August. The NFL Hall of Fame game is this Thursday. (What!?!?!?) So @sandonfl.bsky.social and @theathletic.com just came out with the 2026 QB Tiers, based on a poll of NFL execs and coaches, so here we go. This year you can rank 'em yourself: www.nytimes.com/athletic/int... Here's mine:
A chart with NFL QB rankings from Tier 1 (QBs whose teams win because of them) to Tier 5 (should not be starters). These are my personal rankings, not the rankings of the execs and coaches polled by the Athletic.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
And pass along…
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Warms this librarian’s heart, as always!
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Grace and grit always
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A triumph for all those involved in reclaiming and restoring the wetlands of the Calumet!
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
One more reason to live in Illinois! 👇🏻
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Absolute this! 👇
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The sound bites for commercials for Democrats are just writing themselves! Are you paying attention, Dems?
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I don’t know. I think a master horror writer could handle it as well.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Oh, how about we start by replacing the First Lady with a fembot, preferably the model that shoots bullets through its boobs.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Rainy day in Batavia, but Sturdy Shelter Brewing is warm and dry. They always put on a great authors’ fest!
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I’ll be there. Will you?
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Devotions in troubled times: because we need some uplift via the wings of birds
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Surprised by joy: when you forgot that you planted daffodils last October! And you may ask yourself, well, how did they get there: when crocus pop up where you didn’t plant them, but they are a welcome sight nonetheless #plantlife #spring
Daffodils sprouting Crocus bloomCrocus blooms
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Your tax dollars wasted…
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Thanks @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Just what I needed to read today! Which includes this brilliant nugget:
Meanwhile, Vance has had a Year of Boos. They boo'd him in Vermont almost a year ago when he tried to ski there, they boo'd him in Greenland, they boo'd him here, they boo'd him there, they boo him, boo him everywhere. They boo'd him big at the Olympics in Italy last Friday where he tried to glom onto the glory of the country's top athletes, poor things. Vance is supernaturally unlikeable and he does a lot to maximize that quality with his sneers, hate speech, and lies.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Jesus wept.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
This poem breaks my heart every time I encounter it.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Never did I ever…
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Drew Sheneman, Newark Star Ledger
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
What’s next? Bloodletting and poultices? Barber surgeons? We are beset by idiots.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
It was cold and windy but that didn’t stop Wheaton, IL from turning out to demand justice for Renee Good. Estimates of between 400-500 people on a day’s notice. Including a young man who was at risk of frostbite @indivisibledupage.bsky.social #ICEoutforgood
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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
"Ohio" (1971) - written by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970. Performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. 🗃️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN_9...
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Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Music And Song Courtesy:Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)
YouTube video by peaceandfreedom2011
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
It may not seem like it, but that particular day will be here sooner than you think, and when it comes, the celebrations will be luminous. On tough days, think of the celebrations to come.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Yes, this is exactly the time to demand Democrats "do something." They can denounce Trump's actions as unconstitutional. They can state that he must be impeached and removed. They can make clear that all involved will be held accountable. These are the core duties of a role they all signed up for.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Okay, third time’s a charm:
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Just finished this by the light of the Xmas tree. Beautiful writing as always by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social An examination of navigating our current America while keeping one’s sanity. Heartwarming & terrifying at once. ❤️the quote about loving America “honestly.” Why do so many find that so hard?
Book cover of The Last American Road TripQuote from book about the need to love America honestly, recognizing our country’s faults.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
“Nature gives you the face you have at twenty. Life shapes the face you have at thirty. But at fifty you get the face that you deserve.”—Coco Chanel Karoline Leavitt is only 28. Wow… all that lying carves its way into skin and soul… and lots of pinpricks in the lips…
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Hey, can my deleted BlueSky post get re-posted?
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Yes! This book is incredibly informative and entertaining. Not sure it’s a “comfort read” but if you want to understand more about the whys and hows of the current state of the world and the foundations of foreign policies, read this NOW! The author has a wonderful book about flags as well.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
So we’re executing alleged drug traffickers on boats in the Caribbean, but pardoning convicted drug traffickers… yeah, that tracks… www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Hilarious! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Well, Illinois, are we up for this challenge?
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
When you're weary, feeling small, When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all; I'm on your side. When times get rough And friends just can't be found, Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down. Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Another reminder of the "less is more" theory. Enjoy this gift article. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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To Get Happier, Make Yourself Smaller
Self-esteem is overrated. The better path to enlightenment is through contemplating one’s insignificance.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Awesome thread! Behold the female, destroyer of worlds!
Kali, Hindu goddess
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Hope in the dark
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
1000x this. 👇
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Truth straight up
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
You can count on historian Jill Lepore to deliver it straight, no need for a chaser:
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
So over all of this…
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Epic takedown!
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Lots of US companies have done lots of dreadful things to Americans. But the symbolism of paying to destroy the White House is hard to top.
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
#NoKings The Pope even made an appearance because he’s a local boy
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
No Portland frogs, but some of the best people and animals around! #NoKings
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
New York Times, just STFU The Democratic Age Wars Begin www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/u...
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The Democratic Age Wars Begin
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Jo Zienty @jozienty.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Why would a foreign country be allowed to have an Air Force base on American soil? @durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @ramirez.house.gov @seancasten.bsky.social @laurenunderwood.bsky.social @schakowsky.house.gov
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 06/10/2025
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. trib.al/9Sxu9IN
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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