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Susan Cotton

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Refusing to leave our problems to the next gen. Much to do! #thelilyproject #Chicago #thirdactil

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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
I flew into super snowy Ohare tonight and got into the cab line to head home. For grins I checked Uber and it was a 15 minute wait and $90 before tip. I had about a 10 minute wait and it was $49 to get downtown. Pro Chicago tip...always cab it!! #chicago
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 05/11/2025
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger. Gen Z women aren't playing around.
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Harper 🤯 @harper.lol · 06/09/2025
My friend @dansinker.com wrote a wonder piece on the eve of the occupation of Chicago. dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...
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A Benediction for Chicago on the Eve of Occupation | dansinker.com
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
I suggest you read the full post. I am so over the 'can you believe this...' and much more interested in the yes, happening... and this is how we need to think about it, which hopefully leads to what we need to do.
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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Federal authorities are planning a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Chicago after Labor Day, government officials announced Thursday. blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/28/a...
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Armored Vehicles, Fleet Of ICE Agents Chicago-Bound For Post-Labor Day Crackdown: Reports
Government officials told reporters Thursday that a large-scale immigration crackdown is being planned for after Labor Day. City officials and immigrant rights advocates say they are preparing for the...
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The Authoritarian playbook being followed in the US has worked in so many other countries. Take control of all branches of the government, intimidate the private sector, threaten universities, shutdown NGOs, suppress the media, scare the people. STOP thinking it can't happen here. bit.ly/3Jg4yl0
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Opinion | I Was Banished by My Country’s Dictator. What Happened to Me Is a Warning.
Thousands of dissidents have fled Daniel Ortega’s Nicaragua — and now, even those of us in exile no longer feel safe.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Received last night from SSA. They are weaponizing a trusted agency for political propaganda for the 1st time. They are lying but many will believe. And they are effectively executing Project 2025. We The People are pawns unless we build a stronger coalition w/strategy, leadership, comms & action.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
#chicagotheater youtu.be/j6MMNeA2vPQ?...
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The 78th Annual Tony Awards® | Purpose wins Best Play | CBS
YouTube video by CBS
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Great Mother's Day in Chicago. Beautiful weather, happy people, and amazing bird watching at Montrose. I saw two of our Piping Plovers (thanks to the guy with super dooper binoculars) plus all sorts of nesting migratory birds. Yay Merlin app! Posting for the #chicagobirders out there! #chicago
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
I usually get books thru the library (libby is the best!) but like to buy as gifts and always use @bookshop.org.
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Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Beautiful.
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L.A. Kauffman @lakauffman.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Lifting up a few resources for people looking to get more involved in pro-democracy activism. All Of Us Directory Newly created, searchable list of progressive organizations that are actively seeking new volunteers or members. allofusdirectory.org/organizations
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Search Organizations | All of Us Directory
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
New — I spoke to the school principal of Sackets Harbor, NY, where ICE handcuffed and disappeared a mother and 3 kids (including a 3rd grader). It’s also the town Trump Border Czar Tom Homan calls home. Cook tells me about how the small town is taking on enormous power to bring the students home:
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Try that in a small town
ICE disappeared a mother and 3 children. Neighbors of Trump's Border Czar said hell no.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
She has so much knowledge for this time. Just as Trump and his Project 2025'ers are hitting us with everything at once, we need to fight everything, everywhere. To win, they need to be able to control from the top, but will lose when the movement is everywhere - too many moles to whack!
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Thank you Wisconsin voters and everyone who worked so hard on this campaign!
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
🔴Hot Type: Being Braver Than We Want to Be American columnist Heidi Siegmund Cuda turns to Václav Havel’s dissident essays from 1978, 'The Power of the Powerless', to learn how people can find a collective way back from democratic ruin www.bylinesupplement.com/p/hot-type-b...
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Hot Type: Being Braver Than We Want to Be
American columnist Heidi Siegmund Cuda turns to Václav Havel’s dissident essays from 1978, 'The Power of the Powerless', to learn how people can find a collective way back from democratic ruin
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
NYT headline today ' How Trump Is Trying to Consolidate Power Over Courts, Congress and More' Asking one more time...what exactly will it take to get #42, #43, #44 and #46 to get into the fight? Did they not believe their own warnings? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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What will it take for a former president to speak out against Trump?
The silence from former occupants of the Oval Office has been deafening as the incumbent cuts a destructive path
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Glad to see this happeninf www.wbez.org/music/2025/0... #chicago
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In Chicago, a clamor brings a dead music festival back to life
Organizers have revived a citywide ode to Bach, starting with a daylong festival and a Union Station pop-up.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
@democrats.org @kenmartin.bsky.social Barack Obama, @schumer.senate.gov. Don't tell me to stand up, fight harder, and GIVE more until you remember you are leaders. You are rich and powerful. We the people are angry.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
This is what Democrats need to be discussing, finding solutions for. Housing affordability is affe ting everyone. America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/o...
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Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness (Gift Article)
The working homeless are casualties of our prosperity.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
#chicago supports Ukraine! Marching downtown supporting #democracy. Solidarity!
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
#chicago let your voice be heard!
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Cruel and ignorant at a time when we are seeing increases in maternal mortality in response to abortion ban in Texas. www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Ignorant and cruel. Cervical cancer is on its way to being eradicated in Australia which was the 1st country to implement a national HPV vaccine program while it remains the #1 cancer killer in many lower resource countries which lack consistent access to testing and vaccines. #thelilyproject
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Isn't this what Hakeem Jeffries should be doing instead of being out on a Book Tour in friendly blue cities??? #indivisiblechicago iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/sen-b...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders returns to Iowa as part of 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to speak in Iowa City Feb. 22 as part of a tour criticizing the Trump administration and Elon Musk.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Where can I find reporting on is what is happening among Republicans especially in the purple and red states? Are people hearing about the risks? Are there protests? Calls to Congress? How can we support activism and media that is telling the story there? Suggestions please!
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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
🛑CANCELLED—“Research on Women’s Health” funding website of the NIH.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
I continue to be amazed at how flat footed the Dems are in response to these actions which will just keep coming. Is an 80 year old woman the right spokesperson for this moment? Come on! Where is your future? Who are the communicators? youtu.be/mpHIKB8FYdk?...
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Democratic Rep. DeLauro: Trump trying to 'rob appropriated funds' with spending freeze
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Alex V. Hernandez @avhndz.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Immigration advocates hope to equip immigrants with critical information about their rights in light of Trump’s plans to carry out mass deportations and reinstate travel bans. Here’s a handy #KnowYourRights guide from @borderlessmag.bsky.social: blockclubchicago.org/2025/01/17/w...
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What Immigrant Communities Should Know About Their Rights
All immigrants in the U.S. have rights, including the right to remain silent. Here’s what you should know if you encounter federal immigration agents.
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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
😟✊ Are you counting down to Jan 20? Ditch the dread--start counting down to January 25th instead. We'll be bringing together Chicagoans from all over the city who want to work together to resist MAGA and protect our communities. Sat Jan. 25th, 1-4 pm. Stronger together! INFO HERE:
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Hey Chicago Divvy people. PSA...you can pause your membership for 12 weeks each membership year and they add it to the backend of your membership. It is under settings/annual membership/manage plan (yes, well hidden). #chicago #divvy
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
“Keep your eye on the doughnut, not on the hole.” ― David Lynch, Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity: 10th Anniversary Edition.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
I completely agree! I just so needed something lighthearted to enjoy on a dreary day in Chicago so on the spur of the moment I went to the box office and got a ticket for last night's performance. Laughed for two hours straight! It's a short run, just until the 19th...go!
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Jamie Carter @jctheresistance.demcast.com · 10/01/2025
While attention is focused on Trump, watch what the House GOP are up to. The SAVE Act, a massive voter suppression bill (not voter fraud prevention. ) The GOP is using this bill as a Trojan horse to restrict voting rights and maintain their power. #StopTheSAVEAct
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Rebekah Jones @georebekah.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change. Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk: www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
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Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Cool! Purpose, which premiered last March at Steppenwolf is opening on Broadway this spring. It was my favorite show of the season for sure. purposeonbroadway.com
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💙❤️💙Mia💙❤️💙 @mommamia.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
A little louder for the folks in the back: The development of vaccines is likely the greatest achievement of mankind. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Sunrise during the Holy Days. This morning in Chicago.
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Jeff Roush @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
4. See beyond the outrage. There is plenty about which we can—even should—be outraged. That can be either a stopping point or a launching point. Whenever possible, choose the latter. And in doing so, don’t be afraid to fight—but fight for something, not just against the outrageous.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
And the Sun-Times 😃
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I agree. If Anyone Can Save the Democrats, It’s Ben Wikler www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/o...
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Opinion | If Anyone Can Save the Democrats, It’s Ben Wikler (Gift Article)
This Wisconsinite is the obvious choice for D.N.C. chair.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
As I watch the democrats struggle, this is what resonates and gives me hope. eladnehorai.substack.com/p/community-...
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Community is Resistance
We expect big, fast answers. But the way to our goal is small and slow. And that is done through community.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
If you are in #chicago please follow. The only way it won't happen is for more people to get involved. www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/01/e...
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Editorial: Regulators should say no — again — to Peoples Gas’ push to resume its unaffordable pipe rebuild
It’s aggravating that we’re having the same debate we did a year ago over Peoples Gas’ unaffordable system overhaul.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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In Kansas City, a First-Ever Stadium Designed for Women’s Sports Takes the Field
Designed for the Kansas City Current by the women-led architecture firm Generator Studio, CPKC Stadium aims to revive an urban waterfront without public funds.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I volunteered with the #wisdems this cycle and agree with so many others. He's the best organizer out there!
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A cheer rang throughout the city...
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of death of young women in low resource countries, while Australia has essentially eradicated the disease given its commitment to vaccines and health registry. The US falls in between and is likely to deteriorate given the Trump administration.
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Who thinks we can't run a city?
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
“The consulting firm McKinsey and Co. said data centers are responsible for up to 4% of the country’s electricity demand today, and this will grow to 11% or 12% by 2030.“
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ComEd electric bills to go up more than $10 a month. Here's why.
Energy-hungry data centers will dramatically increase demand for power as the U.S. races to be a world leader in artificial intelligence. ComEd and other utilities pay up front to make sure the electr...
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Susan Cotton @sscotton.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Happy to support the people and projects in the city that are making Chicago better for all of us. Other suggestions? #chicago www.wbez.org/parks-nature...
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This designer engineered Chicago’s Wild Mile. Now the world is calling.
The floating eco-park is garnering awards and global attention. It started as one man’s passion project — and almost didn’t get built at all.
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