Iron Librarian
@ironlibrarian.bsky.social
School Librarian
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Chicago
‘24-‘25 Fellow University of California Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement
CTU
WOSO
Chicago
‘24-‘25 Fellow University of California Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement
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In the early stages of working on a syllabus for a first-year zine history class & would be grateful for any recommendations for activities & assignments (beyond zine making, obviously). Thanks!
December 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In the early stages of working on a syllabus for a first-year zine history class & would be grateful for any recommendations for activities & assignments (beyond zine making, obviously). Thanks!
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Letter to the Editor: Investing in education and libraries protects Chicago’s most vulnerable and helps build a better city for everyone, not just for the ultra-rich.
Letters: Why we need a fully funded Chicago Public Library
Public schools and libraries are public goods, and both should be invested in for the benefit of everyone.
trib.al
November 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Letter to the Editor: Investing in education and libraries protects Chicago’s most vulnerable and helps build a better city for everyone, not just for the ultra-rich.
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Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of Black Chicagoans. https://bit.ly/4oHpDVu
Chicago has always defied kidnappings of our neighbors - Chicago Reader
Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of men, women, and children who had escaped slavery
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of Black Chicagoans. https://bit.ly/4oHpDVu
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“Similar to the way that I terrorized Afghan villages during my time in the military following 9/11, ICE has been terrorizing my town.”
ICE Is Functioning Like an Occupying Army. I Know Because I Served in One.
via Rory Fanning @truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Is Functioning Like an Occupying Army. I Know Because I Served in One.
via Rory Fanning @truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Is Functioning Like an Occupying Army. I Know Because I Served in One.
Veteran-led protests against Trump’s National Guard deployments encourage soldiers to resist Trump’s illegal orders.
truthout.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“Similar to the way that I terrorized Afghan villages during my time in the military following 9/11, ICE has been terrorizing my town.”
ICE Is Functioning Like an Occupying Army. I Know Because I Served in One.
via Rory Fanning @truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Is Functioning Like an Occupying Army. I Know Because I Served in One.
via Rory Fanning @truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ice...
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Kendrick Lamar ft. Joyce Carol Oates "Not Like Us REMIX"
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Kendrick Lamar ft. Joyce Carol Oates "Not Like Us REMIX"
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Trump's pardon of allies who helped him try to subvert the 2020 election is important. It's a permission slip--no, it's an encouragement, even an order--to allies to be ready to try to subvert the elections in 2026, and 2028.
politi.co/3WN7A3T
politi.co/3WN7A3T
Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election
Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.
politi.co
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Trump's pardon of allies who helped him try to subvert the 2020 election is important. It's a permission slip--no, it's an encouragement, even an order--to allies to be ready to try to subvert the elections in 2026, and 2028.
politi.co/3WN7A3T
politi.co/3WN7A3T
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My husband planned to retire in December. I'm not eligible for Medicare until Aug so I planned to get an Obamacare policy. I found one in Oct that was $800/month. Now it's $2000/month.
So now my husband isn't going to retire. I hate Trump & GOP so much.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
So now my husband isn't going to retire. I hate Trump & GOP so much.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
My husband planned to retire in December. I'm not eligible for Medicare until Aug so I planned to get an Obamacare policy. I found one in Oct that was $800/month. Now it's $2000/month.
So now my husband isn't going to retire. I hate Trump & GOP so much.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
So now my husband isn't going to retire. I hate Trump & GOP so much.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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Every single person in Little Village fighting ICE/BP this week, each one of those people had more courage than the entire party leadership put together. Every single person in the street resisting in LA, Portland, Chicago, they're ALL showing more backbone than useless top tiers of Dem apparatus
I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really
November 10, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Every single person in Little Village fighting ICE/BP this week, each one of those people had more courage than the entire party leadership put together. Every single person in the street resisting in LA, Portland, Chicago, they're ALL showing more backbone than useless top tiers of Dem apparatus
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Plow tracker … activate plow-tracker-chicago.hub.arcgis.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Plow tracker … activate plow-tracker-chicago.hub.arcgis.com
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Watching people radicalize in real time is heartening.
elmo is standing in front of a fire with the words `` welcome to the darkside '' .
Alt: elmo is standing in front of a fire with the words “welcome to the darkside”
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Watching people radicalize in real time is heartening.
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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Listen, when it comes out that the dems were negotiating this thing with Chat-GPT, I'm not going to be surprised.
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Listen, when it comes out that the dems were negotiating this thing with Chat-GPT, I'm not going to be surprised.
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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When the world goes mad...sanity becomes rebellion. Stay sane.
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
When the world goes mad...sanity becomes rebellion. Stay sane.
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Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them.
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
November 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Millions of Democratic voters on Tuesday: Fight these guys. Fight them.
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
Senate Democrats: We heard you loud and clear and we will give in
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did it happen like this
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
did it happen like this
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Here's the link for the above video so you can save & share it.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D9gCBj/
Here's a clip that shows what happened at the preschool. What if this #ICELawlessness happened at your child's school?
If it can happen there, it can happen in yourcommunity!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D9gCBj/
Here's a clip that shows what happened at the preschool. What if this #ICELawlessness happened at your child's school?
If it can happen there, it can happen in yourcommunity!
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Here's the link for the above video so you can save & share it.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D9gCBj/
Here's a clip that shows what happened at the preschool. What if this #ICELawlessness happened at your child's school?
If it can happen there, it can happen in yourcommunity!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D9gCBj/
Here's a clip that shows what happened at the preschool. What if this #ICELawlessness happened at your child's school?
If it can happen there, it can happen in yourcommunity!
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Great read about Chicago’s growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz. Story of community, solidarity, and empathy bringing the children of day laborers together with suburban moms. Gift link. By Andrew Carter @chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
Inside Chicago’s growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: ‘Small acts have huge consequences’
In Chicago, the resistance to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation mission has taken many forms. A movement has grown through acts large and small.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Great read about Chicago’s growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz. Story of community, solidarity, and empathy bringing the children of day laborers together with suburban moms. Gift link. By Andrew Carter @chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
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"We’re no longer in the usual realm of Republicans whitewashing or downplaying the darkness in our history... This administration has upgraded the earlier model, showing through word and action that it believes the shameful sides of America’s past were, in fact, good—even examples to follow today."
The Pro-Massacre, Pro-Segregation, Pro-Eugenics Administration
The Trump administration is seeking to rewind the clock on an entire century of legal—and moral—progress.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"We’re no longer in the usual realm of Republicans whitewashing or downplaying the darkness in our history... This administration has upgraded the earlier model, showing through word and action that it believes the shameful sides of America’s past were, in fact, good—even examples to follow today."
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One of my friends who is visiting lives in Albany Park in Chicago and listening to her talk about what’s been going on and watching her cry and feel helpless…
She was a union organizer. She’s used to organizing in less than ideal conditions. She’s not brand new.
She’s horrified and traumatized.
She was a union organizer. She’s used to organizing in less than ideal conditions. She’s not brand new.
She’s horrified and traumatized.
November 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
One of my friends who is visiting lives in Albany Park in Chicago and listening to her talk about what’s been going on and watching her cry and feel helpless…
She was a union organizer. She’s used to organizing in less than ideal conditions. She’s not brand new.
She’s horrified and traumatized.
She was a union organizer. She’s used to organizing in less than ideal conditions. She’s not brand new.
She’s horrified and traumatized.
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“Describing rapid response networks and neighborhood moms as professional agitators shows just how out of touch these agents are, and how extreme their views are.”
— U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis
— U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis
FULL STORY: Finding that federal agents repeatedly used force that “shocks the conscience” and lied about their actions, a federal judge issued a sweeping injunction designed to permanently rein in agents’ use of tear gas and pepper balls. @wttw.bsky.social
news.wttw.com/2025/11/06/f...
news.wttw.com/2025/11/06/f...
November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“Describing rapid response networks and neighborhood moms as professional agitators shows just how out of touch these agents are, and how extreme their views are.”
— U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis
— U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis
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"And having answered so I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer and say to them:
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."
— Carl Sandburg, "Chicago"
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."
— Carl Sandburg, "Chicago"
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"And having answered so I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer and say to them:
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."
— Carl Sandburg, "Chicago"
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."
— Carl Sandburg, "Chicago"
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This reminds me: A few CBP agents were recently overheard complaining about how much they *hate* the whistles. Apparently, in addition to the obvious, the racket makes it harder for them to communicate with each other.
Listening to CPD radio traffic from something last month and can hear the whistles in the background.
November 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This reminds me: A few CBP agents were recently overheard complaining about how much they *hate* the whistles. Apparently, in addition to the obvious, the racket makes it harder for them to communicate with each other.