@andidurbin.bsky.social
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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Israeli strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father's funeral - Via Reuters
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.
www.reuters.com
April 12, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Israeli strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father's funeral - Via Reuters
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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?...
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?...
Grandmother Faces Trial for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest
YouTube video by The Intercept
youtu.be
April 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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?...
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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there is no politician so irreplaceable that we must overlook sexual misconduct because nobody else could possibly fill their shoes
April 11, 2026 at 4:48 PM
there is no politician so irreplaceable that we must overlook sexual misconduct because nobody else could possibly fill their shoes
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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.
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.
April 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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.
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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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?
April 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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?
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
April 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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
Done!
what if we got a 100% blockrate on it. what if they designed an AI and we unanimously said "nope"
The bluesky address is @attie.ai and it really needs to be in the top five accounts blocked on this platform. This is honestly some of the most tonedeaf shit I’ve seen from BS and thats saying something
March 29, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Done!
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wrong actor from Home Alone 2
January 30, 2026 at 7:13 PM
wrong actor from Home Alone 2
Time for a general strike!!!
January 26, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Time for a general strike!!!
Time
For
A
General
Strike.
For
A
General
Strike.
January 25, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Time
For
A
General
Strike.
For
A
General
Strike.
I love that they are doing a general strike. We should follow Minneapolis' example.
I think it's important to boost news of the general strike in Minneapolis today and it's possible to do it without the hyperbole that nobody in the media is covering it
It may not be getting the attention it deserves! Posting links to reported stories is one way to combat that!
It may not be getting the attention it deserves! Posting links to reported stories is one way to combat that!
Economic strike in Minnesota to protest against ICE: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’
Organizers demand ICE leave state and agency be investigated for constitutional violations
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I love that they are doing a general strike. We should follow Minneapolis' example.
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.
Wishing peace on earth and goodwill to most this Christmas morning.
December 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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.
Wishing peace on earth and goodwill to most this Christmas morning.
A kitty, a book, a glass of wine. #FridayNight
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
A kitty, a book, a glass of wine. #FridayNight
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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...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“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...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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...
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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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...
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.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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...
An anthem for our times. Thanks for reminding me of it, Henhouse Prowlers. youtu.be/RgiimWoAs3U?...
Gospel in Review
YouTube video by The Henhouse Prowlers - Topic
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
An anthem for our times. Thanks for reminding me of it, Henhouse Prowlers. youtu.be/RgiimWoAs3U?...
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/?
October 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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/?
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.
Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
issuu.com/idsnews/docs...
October 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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.
Not a bad turnout for a Wednesday night. I ❤️ Chicago.
October 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Not a bad turnout for a Wednesday night. I ❤️ Chicago.
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Like… it's kind of right there, no?
October 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Like… it's kind of right there, no?
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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.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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.
I want to throw up.
The Trump administration has cancelled 4,304 deliveries to food banks so far this year, refusing to deliver 94 million pounds of contracted-for food. Food banks simply can’t feed people enough anymore. Millions of Americans are going hungry as a result.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I want to throw up.