GrrlGnag
@grrlgnag.bsky.social
Secular Progressive Homeschool Mom.
Sustainability. Community. Chicago.
This is the dumbest timeline.
Sustainability. Community. Chicago.
This is the dumbest timeline.
Festive litter season has begun siiiiiigh.
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Festive litter season has begun siiiiiigh.
May ICE have a miserably cold day in their fake military gear (I hope their toes get cold), may they have a hard time driving in the snow, and may they slip on unsalted sidewalks.
Thanks for the assist, Mother Nature.
Thanks for the assist, Mother Nature.
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
May ICE have a miserably cold day in their fake military gear (I hope their toes get cold), may they have a hard time driving in the snow, and may they slip on unsalted sidewalks.
Thanks for the assist, Mother Nature.
Thanks for the assist, Mother Nature.
@durbin.senate.gov
WTF. You did not hold anyone accountable. You caved. Shame on you.
WTF. You did not hold anyone accountable. You caved. Shame on you.
could durbin have picked a worse time to publish this?
Opinion | Trump turned the military on U.S. cities. I will continue to hold him accountable.
Excessive militarized ICE raids and misuse of the military will not make Chicago safer, writes Sen. Dick Durbin.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
@durbin.senate.gov
WTF. You did not hold anyone accountable. You caved. Shame on you.
WTF. You did not hold anyone accountable. You caved. Shame on you.
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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Fuck. Ice.
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Fuck. Ice.
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I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
#NoSpendNovember - I feel very happy that I had no idea this Starbucks bear cup craziness was happening. (They'll all be at thrift stores with all the other microtrend cups in a year.)
THE STARBUCKS BEAR CUP OBSESSION IS OUT OF CONTROL
YouTube video by Kiki Chanel
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
#NoSpendNovember - I feel very happy that I had no idea this Starbucks bear cup craziness was happening. (They'll all be at thrift stores with all the other microtrend cups in a year.)
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The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
#NoSpendNovember tip -
You don't have to buy all new stuff for every holiday every year bc of trends/influencers. As a thrifter, SO much holiday microtrend stuff just winds up at Goodwill. So much so that I think of it as landfill-core now. The stuff you already have is probably perfectly fine. <3
You don't have to buy all new stuff for every holiday every year bc of trends/influencers. As a thrifter, SO much holiday microtrend stuff just winds up at Goodwill. So much so that I think of it as landfill-core now. The stuff you already have is probably perfectly fine. <3
tiktok is a little too obsessed with ralph lauren chistmas
YouTube video by Shawna Ripari
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#NoSpendNovember tip -
You don't have to buy all new stuff for every holiday every year bc of trends/influencers. As a thrifter, SO much holiday microtrend stuff just winds up at Goodwill. So much so that I think of it as landfill-core now. The stuff you already have is probably perfectly fine. <3
You don't have to buy all new stuff for every holiday every year bc of trends/influencers. As a thrifter, SO much holiday microtrend stuff just winds up at Goodwill. So much so that I think of it as landfill-core now. The stuff you already have is probably perfectly fine. <3
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I think democrats should push for a thorough review of all Elon Musk govt contracts as part of their 2026-8 portfolio. Why are taxpayers financing the work of a racist near-trillionaire? Leaving that unexamined was one of the biggest failures of the last Dem majority.
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I think democrats should push for a thorough review of all Elon Musk govt contracts as part of their 2026-8 portfolio. Why are taxpayers financing the work of a racist near-trillionaire? Leaving that unexamined was one of the biggest failures of the last Dem majority.
.....cutting libraries to find our ineffective/overpaid police force, when we already pay all their wrongdoing settlements? Gross.
Mayor Brandon Johnson hopes to give the Chicago Police Department a bigger pot of cash to spend on overtime next year, but wants the money to come with strings attached.
More money, stricter rules for Chicago police overtime spending face City Council scrutiny
Police Supt. Larry Snelling on Wednesday welcomed proposed new restrictions on Chicago police overtime, but defended spending an annual nine-figure sum on it.
trib.al
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
.....cutting libraries to find our ineffective/overpaid police force, when we already pay all their wrongdoing settlements? Gross.
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
Literally teaching The New Colussus in our #homeschool this AM. 100% using this skeet. Perfect. No notes. <3
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door, MOTHERFUCKERS.
AMERICA: A LIFTED LAMP BESIDE THE GOLDEN DOOR; ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Literally teaching The New Colussus in our #homeschool this AM. 100% using this skeet. Perfect. No notes. <3
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the age of woke is over, the age of dark woke begins
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
the age of woke is over, the age of dark woke begins
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Turns out the tent was "FUCK NAZIS" all along
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Turns out the tent was "FUCK NAZIS" all along
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hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.
we’ll all subscribe en masse
we’ll all subscribe en masse
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.
we’ll all subscribe en masse
we’ll all subscribe en masse
While signing a lease to move a relative to Chicago yesterday, the office manager gave her staff - and us! - ICE whistles. The resistance is everywhere in this city right now, and we are a grumpy city notorious for squabbles & disagreements so that says a lot. Community is resistance. <3
"Right now, Chicago is really putting on a clinic in bravery and relentlessness in terms of response."
Yes, that's exactly right. Watch @maddow.msnbc.com on how our community has been fighting back against Trump's federal agents for EIGHT WEEKS now.
youtu.be/QnFINw4KgB8?...
Yes, that's exactly right. Watch @maddow.msnbc.com on how our community has been fighting back against Trump's federal agents for EIGHT WEEKS now.
youtu.be/QnFINw4KgB8?...
Maddow: Chicagoland sets the example for countering Trump's abuses
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
While signing a lease to move a relative to Chicago yesterday, the office manager gave her staff - and us! - ICE whistles. The resistance is everywhere in this city right now, and we are a grumpy city notorious for squabbles & disagreements so that says a lot. Community is resistance. <3
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In light of the cut to SNAP this coming month, I'd like to share that Aldi grocery stores have a "Feast for 10" deal for $40 until 12/24. It includes everything for making turkey, sides, and dessert.
www.aldi.us/products/tha...
www.aldi.us/products/tha...
Feast for 10
www.aldi.us
October 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
In light of the cut to SNAP this coming month, I'd like to share that Aldi grocery stores have a "Feast for 10" deal for $40 until 12/24. It includes everything for making turkey, sides, and dessert.
www.aldi.us/products/tha...
www.aldi.us/products/tha...
Need to use up Halloween candy? This hasn't failed me yet!
Leftover Halloween Candy Blondies - Just a Taste
Make the most of Fright Night extras with the ultimate recipe for Leftover Halloween Candy Blondies starring all of your surplus sweets.
www.justataste.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Need to use up Halloween candy? This hasn't failed me yet!
Starting #NoSpendNovember - spending on groceries (meal planning!), health/hygiene/household & necessities is fine, but for 30 days its about using/appreciating what we have, & being creative ahead of the holiday season's chaos. 2025 is a LOT, & all signs point to a wild 2026. F&%$ billionaires. <3
November 1, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Starting #NoSpendNovember - spending on groceries (meal planning!), health/hygiene/household & necessities is fine, but for 30 days its about using/appreciating what we have, & being creative ahead of the holiday season's chaos. 2025 is a LOT, & all signs point to a wild 2026. F&%$ billionaires. <3
Here's an easy tip to start #NoSpendNovember - if, it being the morning after Halloween, your kid has a huge pile of candy, grab a Ziploc bag's worth of pieces & stash them away to put in their Christmas stocking. Especially things they got a lot of. ;)
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Here's an easy tip to start #NoSpendNovember - if, it being the morning after Halloween, your kid has a huge pile of candy, grab a Ziploc bag's worth of pieces & stash them away to put in their Christmas stocking. Especially things they got a lot of. ;)
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It's a Chicago holiday
November 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It's a Chicago holiday
Friends gathered for Halloween chaos in the driveway until it rained on us. Love that the teens are still into it. So much candy. Geez. <3
November 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Friends gathered for Halloween chaos in the driveway until it rained on us. Love that the teens are still into it. So much candy. Geez. <3
What I read in October 2025.
Or, all spooky all the time. 🎃 IT was a reread, Turn of the Screw was a novel study in our #homeschool, & I spent most of the month ranting about Vampira biographies. (Glamour Ghoul is SO the better of the two, fyi.) The Haunting of Paynes Hollow blew me away. 👻🎃
Or, all spooky all the time. 🎃 IT was a reread, Turn of the Screw was a novel study in our #homeschool, & I spent most of the month ranting about Vampira biographies. (Glamour Ghoul is SO the better of the two, fyi.) The Haunting of Paynes Hollow blew me away. 👻🎃
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
What I read in October 2025.
Or, all spooky all the time. 🎃 IT was a reread, Turn of the Screw was a novel study in our #homeschool, & I spent most of the month ranting about Vampira biographies. (Glamour Ghoul is SO the better of the two, fyi.) The Haunting of Paynes Hollow blew me away. 👻🎃
Or, all spooky all the time. 🎃 IT was a reread, Turn of the Screw was a novel study in our #homeschool, & I spent most of the month ranting about Vampira biographies. (Glamour Ghoul is SO the better of the two, fyi.) The Haunting of Paynes Hollow blew me away. 👻🎃