iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Guess I struck a note … JB’s people deemed me an “unreasonable and bad faith troll.” @govpritzker.illinois.gov , I was a supporter through COVID. I think you can do good things. You dropped the ball with ISP and Broadview. Bad faith is telling the national media one thing while ISP cracks skulls.

Screenshot from BlueSky reading:

At Pritzker posting dot bee sky dot social has added you to the “Unreasonable people and bad faith trolls” moderation list.

010

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Ignoring critics and silencing truth is probably not the best way to distinguish yourself from Donald Trump.

Screenshot from BlueSky account “Pritzker Posting” showing I’ve been blocked. I have been actively critical of the difference in Governor Pritzker’s words and his actual actions in relation to ICE and the use of the Illinois State Police in Broadview.

010

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

That one struck a note … JB’s people deemed me an “unreasonable and bad faith troll.” @govpritzker.illinois.gov , I was a supporter through COVID. I think you can do good things. You dropped the ball with ISP and Broadview. Bad faith is telling the national media one thing while ISP cracks skulls.

Screenshot from BlueSky that reads:
“At Pritzker posting dot bee sky dot social has added you to the “Unreasonable people and bad faith trolls” moderation list.”

110

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

The injury didn't happen due to the gender or misgendering. The injury happened because physical mismatches exist and injuries happen. Concussions are the 2nd most common injury in high school volleyball. Ankle strains are # 1. 2023-24 data: www.datalyscenter.org/wp-content/u... Is this fair?

Two height mismatched volleyball players stand on opposite sides of a volleyball net.

000

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Timeline cleanse … Over my backyard tonight:

The Northern Lights over residential housing. The night sky is a vibrant red transitioning to green on the horizon.

161

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Central Illinois, 10 second exposure on an iPhone 13. Loving the photos!

The Northern Lights over residential houses. The night sky is a vibrant red transitioning to green at the horizon.

2211

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

From @readingthepictures.bsky.social ‘s Substack That is our Illinois State Police in Broadview. @govpritzker.illinois.gov #WhatAreWeDoing? readingthepictures.media/p/images-of-...

4 Illinois State Police Troopers use wooden bats to beat a protestor in Broadview, IL.

020

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

@govpritzker.illinois.gov … That doesn’t look like ICE preventing this man from finding his wife. That looks like our Illinois State Police providing security for the illegal detention facility AND doing ICE’s job by instructing him how to look online for info. OUR ISP. OUR DIME. #WhatAreWeDoing?

Illinois State Police prevent a man in a suit from approaching the Broadview ICE Detention Center. Illinois State Police, not ICE.

021

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

❤️✨🧲🍀🌕🌕🦄🌈🎈

An angry leprechaun dressed in tactical gear draws his pistol.

032

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Well, there was this … “It’s a great car, fantastic bargain. What do we have to do to send you home in it today?”

Donald Trump and Elon Musk stand in front of a red Tesla parked in front of the White House.

030

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Just to be clear: ISP intervened to prevent the access. Not sure if that is Illinois State Police or ICE Supplied by Pritzker. Donald doesn’t need the National Guard when we are providing security for him and making Illinois residents pay the bill. @govpritzker.illinois.gov #WhatAreWeDoing?

An Illinois State Police Trooper prevents clergy delivering communion from passing.

010

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Did you not see the news? Trump claimed a Nobel today …

A social media post from Donald Trump laying claim to the Nobel Prize in Physics for “three signature Trump science efforts.”

010

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

It takes special training to be able to toss a tear gas canister and flip off a judge in the some arm-movement. It’s more of an art than a science. Photo from the article:

Unthreatened, masked soldiers dressed in tactical gear escort a field general through a parking lot. The unmasked general (Gregory Bovino) is throwing a tear gas canister.

031

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

So … even the Burger King is saying the government of the Wannabe King has no sense, er, cents.

A sign that says: “For guests paying in cash: The Federal Reserve has stopped making Pennie’s and our local banks are already running out. If you choose to pay in cash, we will round the cost of your meal up or down to the nearest nickel. Example: $10.57–>$10.55; $10.58–> $10.60. If you choose to pay with a credit or debit card, you will be charged the exact price. We apologize for any inconvenience.”

030

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Alt text: A bald, elderly man in a tactical vest and reading glasses (t-shirt and jeans underneath) kneels and feebly points a handgun at the camera. He may be taking a defensive posture, or he may have fallen and can’t get up.

A bald, elderly man in a tactical vest and reading glasses (t-shirt and jeans underneath) kneels and feebly points a handgun at the camera. He may be taking a defensive posture, or he may have fallen and can’t get up.

111

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Turns out what we thought was a spree of ICEholes shooting Illinois residents in Chicago is actually just a movie production …

120

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Alt text included for the visually impaired … and so this guy can follow his fame. (I recommend the alt text even if you are not visually impaired.)

A doddering, bald senior citizen has fallen to his knees and can’t get up. He is wearing tactical gear and reading glasses. The man aims a pistol feebly at the camera, as if he is in a Hollywood shootout.

000

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Let me guess, was it the same manly man man who shot this lady in the face, then attacked her from behind and put her in a choke hold until his manly man man buddies dragged him away?

000

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

He was the little bitch that shot her in the face with pepper balls and then proceeded to attack her from behind and put her in a choke hold as she flashed a peace sign.

A protestor stands in front of a black van while an ICE antagonizer, sorry, agent shoots her in the face with pepper balls.

The same ICE agent that just shot a protestor in the face with pepper balls attacks her from behind and puts her in a choke hold.

1113

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Texas is becoming Thor to my Hawkeye …

A black and white close up of Jeremy Renner drawing a bowstring in the rain. The text says “You better call it, Coulson, ‘cause I’m starting to root for this guy.”

020

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Every time … every time my mind goes to the Rick and Morty episode …

Morty looks aghast as his young female companion is approached by a translucent man.

000

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

I love the awkward placement of the photo with the text …

Donald and Melanie Trump stand in front of American flags.

010

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

A rushed bulletin board I put up last school year. Looks as if we are back to these stupid games so I’ll need to redo it with the Constitution.

A school bulletin board featuring articles and images about historically important minority individuals and events which the Trump administration tried to scrub from government websites. A sign in the middle features a computer screen with “Access Denied” on it, followed below by “Reading prevents history from being erased.”

010

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I’ll second that WTF?! but for a different reason: A CHS sighting!? Lived in MS for 2 years and the only time Cindy Hyde-and-Go-Seek-Smith popped her head up was for a photo shoot wearing Confederate Army artifacts. She wouldn’t even debate her opponent in that election.

Mississippi Representative Cindy Hyde Smith poses while wearing Confederate Army garb and holding a Civil War era rifle. A man stands beside her, also holding a rifle.

000

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

That one isn’t quite right, it’s worse. See below (circa 2023) Done by (D)s. And the (R) Representative for IL-15 lives outside the district (in that little blue sliver on your map). And the (D)s are going to put up a candidate who also lives outside the district. #IL-15DeservesBetter

A map of the Congressional districts in Illinois. https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/new-congressional-maps-signed-into-law/amp/

100

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

@arunadsouza.bsky.social , that was me. Just like the jet that would be “donated to his library, but he could use it.” These are not his contributions to the future of the country.

020

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Be careful what else you are doing when you shout into that door …

A mini van crashed into a Baskin Robbin’s, causing the building to collapse. Two Springfield police officers look at the taped off scene.

010

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

This spring, I rushed this bulletin board to post outside my classroom. I took it down when we left for break because I thought we were done with this shit. I was wrong; see below.

A sign in the middle of a bulletin board reads “Access denied” on a computer screen. Below that, another sign reads “Reading prevents history from being erased.” Surrounding that are numerous images and articles detailing the Trump administration’s erasure of minority histories from government websites.

182

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I like the concept of having a relevant measurable guideline ... but your logic fails.

A short female volleyball player from Japan stands in front of a much taller female volleyball player from Australia.

010

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Oh yes. Here was the rushed bulletin board I had outside my room for awhile (deleted and reposted to add Alt Text to the image):

A sign reads “ACCESS DENIED” on a computer screen. Below is a second sign that reads “Reading prevents history from being erased.” Surrounding it are historical images and articles the US government had scrubbed from websites due to the subject being a minority. Included are books a the various topics.

120

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

No rain here at the moment (it will come, it has almost every day for weeks), but I’m enjoying the nightly show this heat brings.

130

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

IL is gerrymandered AF and was done by (D). My district has been handed over to the (R) Trumpette Mary Miller because they forced out another (R) by doing it. She does not live in the district. (D) cares so little, they are also leaning toward running a carpetbagger in the next election.

120

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Do either of you vote in the 15th District? I do appreciate somebody running against her, but it would be better to have somebody from the district. #TaxationWithoutRepresentation For me to run, I would need 12,000+ signatures to get on the ballot. She needs about 500, you 700. (Circa 2024 numbers.)

Chart from Ballotpedia showing inequitable ballot access through the number of signatures required to be on the ballot for the IL-15 Congressional district A Republican needed 538; a Democrat needed 685; an independent would need 12,188.

110

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Today’s Mississippi memory: Did you know that Jackson Public Schools pay teachers once a month? So, when you wake up one day before payday and realize you are out of coffee creamer … yeah, I did it, and I’d do it again, too.

051

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Make America Granular sugar Again! When you've been extra-rapey and only real sugar will do ...

010

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Mississippi memories: Sitting at a stop light, I turn my head to observe the world and I see … this. Not sure if they were recharging the fire hydrant or filling the water bottle.

010

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

I haven’t found the balance between political doomscrolling and posting personal BS nobody cares about. Nonetheless, I FINALLY finished reading Dune after stalling out half-way through about a year ago. I had it on my desk one day and a student asked, “Is that book about Mexico?” Took me a minute.

A picture of the “well loved” spine of the paperback book Dune (by Frank Herbert). Turned on its side, the stylized letters appear to say MZCO.

010

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I’m still a “new” teacher, but I’ve learned a few tricks to see if people are reading! 😁 Thank you @mahleela !

030

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Today’s Mississippi memory: Since I’m feeling a bit down, I call on the power of a friend: Rosa took me to the Mississippi Museum of Art. Leave it to me to find a book there: a children’s book which I ended up reading for my “class speaker” speech. If you’re curious, ask me which book!

A young woman sits with her back against a large white wall. She is reading a magazine.

130

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Feeling low today, so here are some fond memories of Mississippi: My students asked how old I was. One thought the years my children were born could lead him to the answer. Wrong, but I loved his conclusion.

Questionable math on a white board, arriving at the conclusion “You are an ancient Creator” (and that I am 5,996 years old).

010

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Data complied from public records by @boycottcitizens.bsky.social : Allocations of money for the DeSantis-Trump Commemorative Concentration Camp

010

The Curious Fish @thecuriousfish.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

"In moments like this, we feel just as helpless as everyone else does. All we can do is pray." And your prayers were answered. That you, bro?

130