Sheila Q.
@sheilaq.bsky.social
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Freelance writer. MSW. Mom. Wife. Grieving parent. Chicago enthusiast. Politics. CPS. Fancies myself an iPhone camera savant. Known as ‘Mary Tyler Mom’ at that other place.
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sheilaq.bsky.social
No more fitting metaphor for this moment in America than Gilles Barbier’s 2002 wax sculptures of aging superheroes, L’Hospice, at Miami’s WAREhouse. Took these in spring 2024 and have been thinking about them ever since. We have no superheroes, only ourselves.
Wax sculptures of an ailing Captain America hooked up to an IV and lying on a hospital gurney next to an aging Wonder Woman standing at his side. Detail of an aging Wonder Woman wax sculpture with graying hair, crepey skin, and sagging breasts. Another image of the ailing Captain America with the aging Wonder Woman at his side.
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andrewjweinstein.com
Due process. Academic freedom. An independent judiciary. A free press. A professional civil service. A protected environment. These aren't partisan talking points; they are the pillars of a healthy nation. And every single one of them is under direct assault by the Trump administration.
sheilaq.bsky.social
When this album came out I was 13. 1982 was not a bad time to be a 13 year old girl.
carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Cyndi Lauper releases her “She’s So Unusual” LP 42 yrs ago today

“I wanted it to be an anthem .. for all women,” she said of the hit single. “I made sure that when a woman saw the video, she would see herself represented — whether she was thin or heavy, glamorous or not, and whatever race she was."
sheilaq.bsky.social
Just read this and I am going to take to my bed.
jaredlholt.bsky.social
One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
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elienyc.bsky.social
Not that anybody comes to me for Maine politics, but the fact that the Democrats successfully convinced a 77yo Governor to primary the 41yo progressive, is today's example of why the Democrats fucking stay failing.

Susan Collins is 72 and if Schumer gets his way, she'll be the YOUNGER choice!
sheilaq.bsky.social
Ugh. That was my Mom’s school and neighborhood. Ghouls.
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prisonculture.bsky.social
Vaccinate your children. My GOD.
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mcopelov.bsky.social
When authoritarians tell you they like authoritarianism, over and over and over and over and over again, believe them
atrupar.com
Trump on Egypt: "They have very little crime. Because they don't play games. That's why. Like we do in the United States with governors that have no idea what they're doing."
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adamchicago.bsky.social
Pleasant day out in my neighborhood in Chicago. There was a farmer’s market and people are out strolling, chatting, and sitting out on porches. Just like every weekend.

Except now most of us are wearing whistles to alert neighbors if unidentified guys in tactical gear show up to kidnap people.
sheilaq.bsky.social
Specifically Americans in blue voting areas.
joshuaeakle.com
In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.
sheilaq.bsky.social
This is my neck of the woods — northern edge of Chicago into Evanston and Skokie. A Catholic church east of me about a mile is on lockdown with ICE agents nearby. Every morning starts with sirens and helicopters. We are definitely occupied.
markjacob.bsky.social
Just saw an announcement from a kids soccer group that ICE agents have been spotted in the area, so it’s OK to skip today’s games if people are scared.
The MAGA assault on our community is intolerable and has nothing to do with making people’s lives better.
sheilaq.bsky.social
The hovering helicopters and sirens are really making me edgy. Been almost non-stop every morning since last week in Chicago.
sheilaq.bsky.social
They are too busy in LA, DC, Portland, and Chicago.
atrupar.com
JD Vance: "The idea that we're gonna have troops on the ground in Gaza and Israel -- that is not our intention, that is not our plan."
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sheilaq.bsky.social
This is what I meant when I said that a government shutdown would work in the GOP’s favor. They will continue to slash and burn jobs and services with glee and blame it on Democrats.
jamellebouie.net
a russ vought special
sarapartridge.bsky.social
There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.
sheilaq.bsky.social
Tony Fitzpatrick has died. Tremendous loss for Chicago. 😔
sheilaq.bsky.social
My Dad took me to see Reds when I was 11. No idea why, but I was transfixed. Diane Keaton was a real one.
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clarajeffery.bsky.social
These guys hogtied a journalist who is probably their mom’s age for nothing.
jsweetli.bsky.social
WGN, this woman’s employer, is now reporting she was not charged with any crimes and was released.

DHS said earlier she was arrested for assault for throwing objects at agents.
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eric-reinhart.com
I don’t know how any honest observer of what’s happening in Chicago—or at least any observer who has any historical knowledge—can keep claiming that we are not now living under fascism in America.
sheilaq.bsky.social
Thank you, from a resident of Chicago.
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thebulwark.com
George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
thebulwark.com
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
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andycraig.bsky.social
Hegseth sucks. The Qataris suck. But we aren’t giving Qatar an airbase in Idaho. It’s building dorms etc. at an existing base to train them on F-15s we sold them, just like Singapore already has there. Common arrangement we have with lots of countries. This one was already being planned under Biden.