Lindsay Smith

#localelectionsmatter #vote

Jane Fonda's Fiery SAG Awards Speech Was an Instant Classic Her Life Achievement Award speech invoked empathy as a counterargument to the idea that actors should avoid politics

time.com/7261061/jane...

“We must not isolate. We must stay in community”

“This is our documentary.”

@janefonda.com - brilliant

How powerful!! Thank you for sharing!!

2/2. We have to let go of getting people to see it and start holding boundaries. FIGHT BACK because WE want it and that is enough!!!

Pic of my gorgeous girl, Buttercup

I had a realization this morning. Maybe this will click with you too.

Dems we are officially the abused wife saying “he’ll change for me, I know I can convince him to be better”. The people that voted for him want this.

He was going to be fired anyway - so go out trying to make a difference. Good job Paul!

I would say pretty Boomer level….. high five!

Ha I was until Chiefs got their ass handed to them and we went home and went to bed. Cause you know - I’m old now haha. Did you???

Oh hi!!

Headed into the weekend, a gentle reminder that this whirlwind is specifically designed to make us feel exhausted, overwhelmed, resigned, & sapped of energy, and that it is more important now than ever to connect with your community. Hug your family, check on your friends, walk in your neighborhood.

Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.

Thank you!!!! Stay strong!!!!

DJT is going to the Super Bowl. This is a great time for Kendrick Lamar to shine and drop a really awesome diss track and it would be amazing if he brought out Dre to sing Arrest the President.

It’s all amazing but start at 6:25 then you can go back haha

You’re welcome haha! Love it

Please understand me when I say this:

It is MORE IMPORTANT, not less, to listen to your lawyers and legal support right now if you are doing ANY kind of activism, direct action, or organizing work. It is MORE important. I'm really serious.

Thank you! I sent one as well and also went to his FB page and commented on his last post.

#illinois residents!

So how are we fighting for the few open positions in Congress to flip seats? And how are we responding to the insanity of the federal data breaches INTERNALLY? And what are YOU going to do differently? Ok - aaaaand go……

friendly reminder that the best case scenario over the coming years is that a lot of people say "I supported Trump but this isn't what I wanted at all" and when they do that it's gonna be really, really important that we say "welcome in," not "fuck you, we told you so"

A Black history month flyer with a black background and brown fists in the air. Behind the fists are red, yellow, and green stripes with the Black In Neuro logo at the top center.

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! ✨

They’ll never be able to take away the impact and contributions of Black scientists, no matter how hard they try.

So each week this month, I’ll be highlighting a few #BlackInNeuro scientists for you to learn about, celebrate their work, & follow 👩🏾‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬

I believe in JB but also want to know how we’re fighting this. The two are not mutually exclusive.

@govpritzker.illinois.gov I know it’s a lot of battles - what is being done?

THIS!!! You are IN Congress - what are you doing to mitigate this?!?!

@aoc.bsky.social @amyklobuchar.com @warren.senate.gov What is being done?? I need to hear from you all - what are you doing? How are you fighting? I’d tag my own IL senators but they aren’t on here.

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

JANUARY 30th, 1961: The Shirelles became the first all-girl black group to have the number one song on the US chart with ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow?’ The song was written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King. #theshirelles #willyoulovemetomorrow #gerrygoffin #caroleking #goffinkingsongs

I want to know what YOU are doing - and your post is a blanket, over generalized instruction set. Specifics - how can we help? Other than donate to a campaign. What can we DO? @aoc.bsky.social

Happy Lunar New Year, Illinois!

I hope that the Year of the Snake is full of joy, prosperity, and abundance for everyone celebrating across our great state.