Monica

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Top political issues: Ranked Choice Voting and privacy.
Fan of Jane Austen, Henry Cavill, red pandas, otters, and the Oxford comma.
(Chicago area)

Reader, writer, editor of novels (JMW Editor - jmweditor.com)

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Tbh this is why I think we need to stick with Biden. I don't want to valorize him here, like those corny pictures of Trump protecting people while they sleep and shit, but I think Biden grasps that he can absorb a lot more flak while proposing this stuff than any replacement could

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I’m really sorry they didn’t do their fucking homework 8 months ago, but that’s a them problem, not a whole Democratic Party problem. I am voting for a succession that won’t end in the Handmaid’s Tale crossed with the Hunger Games crossed with The FuckWit’s Guide to Feudalism.

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I’m voting for the succession I want to see. I’d prefer we not have the chaos of a contested convention since we literally have not done that in a century or so, and back in January, these Nervous Nellies knew Joe is 81. They coulda run a primary. But we have a 25th amendment. We know how it works.

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It's still my birthday so I'm going to ask you to do me a favour, okay? Stop right now & take 5 deep breaths, as deep as you can, pressing your held breaths down into your diaphragm before releasing. Do it like this: Breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, out for 4 seconds. Got it? Five times

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I am the very model of an anxious white American, I dither over ethics and the country of my origin, I freeze up on my praxis amidst theoretical comparison, I am the very model of an anxious white American.

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🚍 44 Wallace/Racine buses are temporarily rerouted via Racine, Marquette, Ashland, 63rd and Racine: due to, street blockage near Racine/65th.

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I open the door. Wind lashing me, I grasp the grimoire tightly, and steel my nerve. As lightning flashes, illuminating the runes, I utter the spell - "WE NEEDED THIS RAIN" My neck jerks back. The ritual is complete. I have ascended. Maximum Dad power is mine. In the morning, I will fix the car

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Yellow, Brown, Pink & 🟩 Green Line trains are standing due to signal problems. Crews working to restore service.

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This is a busy week for us so I can’t say anything about timeline, but we are going to prioritize notification filtering. Work has already started

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A little known feature of social media is that you can follow people who are fun and interesting and block people who are weird and unpleasant.

The convention has been preempted by a tornado warning. That sounds about right.

Lightening in the distance. It comes.

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🚨 , brace for potential flooding! Des Plaines River areas, from Roosevelt Rd in Forest Park to Hodgkins, are on watch from late tonight to Wed AM. Stay vigilant, monitor forecasts, and be ready to act. Stay safe, folks! 🌧️🌊

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🚨 : Flood Watch in effect until Thurs AM for Des Plaines River areas including Gurnee, Lincolnshire, Des Plaines, Riverside, Russell. Flooding possible, monitor forecasts & be prepared to act. Stay safe, Chicago! 🌧️

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I love that thing w/an aging body when you've been less physically active for a minute, lost a little muscle mass, then you start amping up your activity/high impact workouts again & are feeling pretty good/confident about it all when some critical piece of structure like a knee is like

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::taps mic:: because teen girls and wine moms have a lot to lose and are some of the most realistically politically engaged people in america.

It’s weird that the last few years have involved having to wrestle with the NYT and CNN being full of shit while People and Teen Vogue of all things are doing their job for them

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Lost in the ongoing Trumpapalooza is the excellent news that a malaria vaccination developed at Oxford Univ. over the last 30 years and costing only £3 per shot is being unrolled in malaria-prone countries. If it fulfills its promise, this will make an enormous difference to so many lives.

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If you care about women's rights, protecting Medicare and Social Security, or safeguarding democracy on the whole, you should be concerned about Project 2025. Last week, writer Jay Kuo broke down this radical agenda for a second Trump term in a piece of essential reading from The Big Picture.

Breaking Down Project 2025thinkbigpicture.substack.com We took on Project 2025 issue by issue so you don't have to.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing calls to resign on social media after she quickly blamed Democrats for the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, saying Republicans are in a “battle” against the “party of pedophiles.” www.yahoo.com/news/mtg-fac...

MTG faces calls to resign after wild statement on Trump shooting: ‘Democrats are the party of pedophiles’www.yahoo.com ‘We are in a battle between GOOD and EVIL,’ Greene writes as she blames shooting on the Democrats

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But if your hardline position is that not paying authors for their labor is a great way to end capitalism, you do not understand what capitalism is.

I saw IF yesterday. Going forward, whenever I trip, I must now say, "Hi Keith."

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#94 California buses are temporarily rerouted via California, Ogden, Western, Cermak and California: due to, street blockage near California/18th.

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Red Line trains are running with delays due to to a shortage of available staff; we're working to run as much service as possible. Allow extra time.

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🌪️ , we've got a Tornado Warning! Seek shelter ASAP in a sturdy building's lowest floor. Stay away from windows and protect yourself from flying debris. Stay safe until 11PM CDT. 🚨

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Chicago peeps. That warning sound means get into shelter that's surrounded by cement NOW. Leaving my apartment for the stairwell in my building immediately.

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🚨 , brace for flooding! Excessive rainfall expected across Cook & DuPage counties until 1:15AM CDT. Stay clear of underpasses and roads that may flood. Stay safe, folks! 🌧️💦

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Rewatch complete and this remains one of my favorite and most entertaining movies of the year. Amazing cast, outstanding action and that witty Ritchie dialogue. Ritchie knows that Cavill is a superstar and with a cast this attractive you take every chance to show them off!

Thunderbolts and lightening! (to the west of me)

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I don't want my political enemies dead even if they want that for me. I want them to have a UBI, M4A, secure housing, free education and to be able to live their lives peacefully. I want this for everyone. Even those who wish me the worst. This shit sucks.