Thea Lux

For the generation that has never licked a stamp, let it be known that back in the day one kid in every friend group owned a globe.

If you’ve made your Senate calls, time to start calling Dem Congressional representatives (both D.C. & local numbers) and telling them not to accept anything the Senate sends down that doesn’t include ACA subsidies.

Personal stories help. Tell them how much caving will cost YOUR family.

Can a slide be Gen X? Because that slide is Gen X.

Just as Zooey Deschannel ruined “quirky” for average gals trying to find their place in Hollywood, Luigi Mangione apparently made it so all criminals — present  Louvre burglars included — must be goddamn models.

There are more of us than there are of them.

Saddest news all day.

Literally just said that to my husband watching his speech. He made young people vote. He brought some hope to these bleak times.

I keep learning new awesome things about this new mayor guy!

Bluesky also feels like old school let’s have fun about it Twitter time like ‘09 right now. 🎉

Cheney was so evil that him dying actually lifted a curse

I know things are bleak and things won’t change overnight, but these Dem wins are very necessary for my brain right now.

Every night I make a To Do list that hinges entirely on me waking up as a completely different person

Such a dang painful journey.

I’m going to win, in the courtroom and on Election Day.

But I need your help to do it: katforillinois.com/legal

Find out how to say it tonight on @thedailyshow.com!

He gets the award for being the only podcast that has caused me to call his office to file a complaint. 🏆

It’s that time of year when I recognize I don’t read enough or watch enough TV to get the majority of Halloween costumes.

At the Ren Faire today, we watched a blacksmith give a 30-minute demonstration about swords. And at the end he said, “My lecture is now over, here are some kittens to pet.”

*Proceeds to uncover 2 large pet carriers and pulls out 6 kittens.*

At the Chicago area ICE detention center in Broadview this morning.

These aren't detention vans—they're vehicles full of Illinois State Police. Local cops are staging for a morning of protest.

Supposedly, demonstrators will be banned from 25th St today. Fence on Beach came down a few days ago.

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You can never be too careful

Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) In efforts to meet public health challenges head-on, the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District is looking for innovative and effective…

In happy local news, LA is piloting sterile male mosquito releases to reduce the mosquito population without harming other species! www.glamosquito.org/sterile-inse...

Grateful to @unraveledpress.com for this explanation of who those heavily armored & armed cops in Broadview are—other local cops in NIPAS bsky.app/profile/unra...

ICE harassing a landscaper on Sheridan south of Catalpa 8.45am Friday.

We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.

Time to go to sleep.

Or as my brain calls it:
Time to go over every to-do list that needs to be done.

outside the detention/“processing” facility in broadview, illinois:

a crowd of protesters, some of whom showed up before 5 am, is heckling ice agents arriving to work.

a few minutes ago, special response team agents came out to push protesters away from the driveway. pepper balls already flying.

We saw some shit back then! The Last Unicorn, The Secret of Nymh, Never ending Story…

Do kids now just have that one scene in Toy Story to scar them now?