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Devon Ellington
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FT writer, playwright, radio writer publishing under multiple names. Expanding into multi-disciplinary arts. Tarot reader owned by cats. No DMs. lnk.bio/DevonEllington
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This fantastic map by Francis Galton shows travel time from London to the rest of the world in 1881.
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The MA millionnaires tax funds Universal free school lunch & free community college, as well. It was passed by ballot measure, not by législation.
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Earlier in October the House version of An Act Regarding Free Expression was passed on to the House Committee on Ways and Means. If you're Representative is on the Committee tell them to keep the ball rolling! List of committee members here: malegislature.gov/Committees/D...
House Committee on Ways and Means
malegislature.gov
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"And after this vote, we Senators are gonna start looking into why we're losing all these court cases."
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If you are on ICE watch in the Rogers Park vicinity please have a buddy and exercise extreme caution. ICE has assaulted verifiers today and arrested at least one of our people. If you are vulnerable to ICE in this area, I recommend staying inside if possible.
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Publishers de-prioritizing children's books is just crappy, but it's also shortsighted financially:

1. Kidlit is recession-proof! Parents will always need to buy books for kids.

2. If you're not fostering the next generation of readers, then you won't have a consumer base 10-20 years from now.
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Dems, I bet of you, STOP VOTING FOR TRUMP JUDGES JESUS FUCKING CHRIST
By a vote of 66-32, the #Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Harold D. Mooty III to be US District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama.
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.
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And they call themselves “conservatives.”

They conserve NOTHING. Not the White House. Not our water, our air, our parks, our oceans, our wildlife.

NOTHING.
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Great summary of what the No Kings protests are about, in terms of effect.
What, if anything, did the No Kings protests accomplish?

I've seen that pop up in everything from genuine inquiry to sneering dismissal. For anyone asking or facing that question, here's an answer.

Everything isn't all fixed, of course. But the protests accomplished at least these seven things:
7 Things the No Kings Protests Accomplished
The political emergency isn't over, of course, but who thought it would be. Here are seven things this weekend's protests accomplished.
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We’re queer, trans, and disabled, doing everything we can to stay afloat with no safety net. Please help if you can 💕

🔹 $233.54 by 10/31 – repay Cash App loan for bills/essentials
🔹 $400 – rent due soon
🔹 $120 by 10/27 – car tag renewals

💵 cash.app/$nagemenna
ko-fi.com/alex0671

#mutualaid 🏳️‍⚧️💸💕
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My girl Nyssa managed to get enough for her internet bill but still needs 390 for the rest of her food and meds. If you can help it would mean a lot. 💕💸

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Thanks to a generous person we're down to needing $450 for food meds and the phone bill. The shut off notice finally came in for my phone and wifi. Please if anyone can help with anything towards it it will make all the difference

Cashapp/Venmo
AkiDoughNa
PayPal
[email protected]
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There's a Go Fund Me to support the family of a vendor taken by ICE from Swap O Rama in Melrose Park (fwiw, on its site, Swap O Rama made a statement that it did *not* consent to let ICE in, not that ICE would care about that) www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for SwapORama Vendor's Family, organized by Angelica Rodriguez
On 10/16/2025 ICE was allowed to enter SwapORama where they arrested many peo… Angelica Rodriguez needs your support for Support for SwapORama Vendor's Family
www.gofundme.com
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Here are some images of what the White House looks like right now as Trump demolishes the East Wing.

Pics via AP
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NEW: A Jan. 6 rioter who breached the Senate floor — and was subsequently pardoned by Trump — was arrested Sunday for threatening to assassinate Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
I'm hosting this week's edition of #FreelanceFriends on Thurs. Oct. 23 at 12 noon EST. We're talking about booking clients. Come join us for fun, great shared information and resources, and laughter-filled community. Invite your friends to join ours!
#FreelanceFriends #Freelance #WritingCommunity
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🚨ALERT: there are 3 ICE / US Park Police vehicles stopped on BW Parkway near Cheverly. Park police can do traffic stops on BW Parkway between Baltimore & DC and are actively collaborating with ICE.

WARNING: Commercial vehicles are not allowed on the parkway & are therefore at higher risk for stops.
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If you care about the rule of law, you should furious that Rep. McIver is forced to defend herself against trumped-up, bogus charges today while so many legitimate criminals are being ignored or pardoned by Trump & his cronies. thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com
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It makes my day to hear about how folks are showing up and TAKING constructive actions re: public libraries. Please keep sharing with me about what you are doing.