Joelle Charbonneau

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

250,000 of us marched in Chicago! #NoKings #HandsOffChicago

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#NoKings #ArlingtonHeights

#noting Arlington Heights Il

Marching protest No Kings

Signs during March read THIS IS WHAT A PATRIOT LOOKS LIKE and AMERICA'S ONLY MONARCH with a butterfly on the sign.

Marching #Nokings Arlington Heights IL

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People still arriving in Arlington Heights #NoKings

My new favorite sign #nokings Arlington Heights Il

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Pregame at Alington Heights #NoKings

Perhaps a little off brand for me, but let's talk farm policy for a moment - specifically soybeans. Thread:

Tuxedo Cat hiding in a pink gift bag in the middle of tissue paper ready to pounce on his toys.

Another for your timeline.....

There is a shocking amount of critical infrastructure maintained in total by the Army Corps of Engineers. Most Americans have no idea.

If the govt starts jacking with it for the lulz, sh*t will collapse and Americans will die. Let’s be real about this.

Stop the Book Bans & Demand Accountability from Lamar CISD Lamar CISD has quietly banned over 700 books — including The Paper Bag Princess, Pinkalicious, The House on Mango Street, The Glass Menagerie, The Bluest Eye, and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.&nbsp...

Remember that time Lamar Consolidated ISD banned Pinkalicious and 700+ other books? Well LCISD parents are getting organized and fighting back.

Sign and share their petition!

www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/st...

No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

When you equate opposing Trump with hating America, you're kinda making the whole point of the No Kings rally.

Find a protest near you:

www.nokings.org

#NoKings

Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.

Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.

NEWS: An AFP fact-check reveals that a video posted by Donald Trump and the White House depicting "chaos" in Chicago as justification for deploying the national guard features old footage of incidents in other states including Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska.

The header of the appeals court decision: NUMBER 13-25-00005-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

The conclusion of the appeals court decision, which states: The trial court's judgment is reversed. We remand the cause to the trial court with instructions to (1) grant appellants' TCPA motion to dismiss, (2) award court costs and reasonable attorney's fees to appellants in accordance with the statute, (3) consider whether to assess sanctions against Haas in accordance with the statute. See TEX. Civ. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 27.009(a).

In 2024, I wrote a story for Texas Monthly about Michelle Haas, whose complaints resulted in the removal of books about slavery from historic Texas slave plantations. Haas sued us, alleging defamation, and was represented by the preferred lawyer of billionaire J.P. Bryan. Today, we won on appeal.

Graphic with people carrying a banner that says rise up, fight back. Wording on graphic is: Hands off Chicago. No Kings. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead. In 3 days: October 18, 12 pm. Butler Field at Grant Park. Indivisible Chicago

✊✊✊THREE days from today, Chicago will rise up to say: HANDS OFF our city and No Kings in America! ❌👑

Saturday, October 18th
⏰12 PM Rally followed by a march
📍Butler Field @ Grant Park, Chicago
🔗 Get info: bit.ly/HandsOffChiOct18 (registration not required)

The Impersonation List - Writer Beware The most pernicious scams focused on English-speaking writers these days come from overseas: publishing/marketing/fake literary agency scams from the Philippines, and ghostwriting/editing/marketing sc...

Impersonation alert! Writers, if you get an email from someone recommending you contact literary agent Annie Bomke at either anniebomkeliterary@gmail.com or submissions@anniebomke.com, it's a SCAM. Both emails addys are fake. Annie's real domain is abliterary.com writerbeware.blog/2024/03/15/t...

Read that again.

.01% of parents deny their children access to school libraries because it is literally .01% of parents creating the moral panic and spreading lies about books in school libraries.

Yet there are schools COMPLETELY BANNING LIBRARIES FROM THEIR ENTIRE STUDENT BODY.

In addition to the roundup below, you can read @douglassoule.bsky.social article on Escambia’s nearly $1M spent arguing that students do not have First Amendment rights in the library.

www.wusf.org/politics-iss...

“King Donald The First. F*ck that.”

Robert De Niro wants to see you in the streets on October 18 to show the world that America has no kings, and power still belongs to the people: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

Being told ICE is being extra aggressive with protesters this morning in Chicago. Haven’t seen any video yet, but there have been some pretty dramatic escalations. If you’re out there protesting or protecting a school, be smart. Keep your head on a swivel.

Spread the word, please.

Good evening #BookSky Well, #BannedBooksWeek may be wrapping up but the fight for the right to read continues. Here's a quick thread of things you can do all year to help...

One last time, seeing as I deleted my first, accurate post because I was given inaccurate info mistakenly saying that first post was mistaken.

It *does* appear cs tear gas was used here along with smoke, and the cs gas, at least, is definitely covered by judge Ellis' restraining order.

Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon!

I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.

Baldwin: Our farmers are facing incredible headwinds. A lot of the fertilizer inputs come from Canada. Those have shot up because of tariffs. About a quarter of all farmers use the ACA for their health care coverage. This president is just contributing to the headwinds that our farmers are facing.