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@norarallen.bsky.social

Writer, dog enthusiast, and elder millennial desperately tap-dancing my way through late-stage capitalism. Bay Area born Chicago transplant getting by on snacks, anxiety meds, and trying to make sure my dogs have a better childhood than I did.

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Latest posts by norarallen.bsky.social on Bluesky

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Iโ€™ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people.

08.11.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19072    ๐Ÿ” 5938    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 921    ๐Ÿ“Œ 324

There are more of us than there are of them.

05.11.2025 02:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32897    ๐Ÿ” 5260    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 446    ๐Ÿ“Œ 260

So the president took a dementia test, and then they administered an MRI. Whereโ€™s the media on this?

28.10.2025 19:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28850    ๐Ÿ” 7865    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1961    ๐Ÿ“Œ 464

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

24.10.2025 10:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24580    ๐Ÿ” 9292    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 986    ๐Ÿ“Œ 471
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Now let me explain to you about Mar-a-Lagoโ€™s prima nocta policy โ€ฆ

20.10.2025 01:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2236    ๐Ÿ” 301    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 461    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52
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Of all the people CNN couldโ€™ve platformed to tell a personal redemption story, they chose the least authentic and deserving person in America for their dwindling audience.

19.10.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8800    ๐Ÿ” 1630    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1136    ๐Ÿ“Œ 231
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago

18.10.2025 21:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44087    ๐Ÿ” 11562    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 935    ๐Ÿ“Œ 849
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Sanders: Today, October 18th 2025, there are more people out on the streets in more communities all over our country than we have ever seen in American history

18.10.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26694    ๐Ÿ” 7052    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 325    ๐Ÿ“Œ 231

Our federal tax dollars are being used to fund a network of government social media accounts that pump out disinformation 24/7. Even during a government shutdown. Itโ€™s definitely not essential work.

18.10.2025 02:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21773    ๐Ÿ” 6321    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 445    ๐Ÿ“Œ 159
4 panel comic

Panel 1: A group of people just having a lovely time. Everyone is laughing

Panel 2: An absolute Federal Agent appears in the middle of the group laughing like an obnoxious robot

Panel 3: The group quickly disperses, leaving the gross creepy agent by himself

Panel 4: The agent touches his ear and says โ€œarrest their momsโ€

4 panel comic Panel 1: A group of people just having a lovely time. Everyone is laughing Panel 2: An absolute Federal Agent appears in the middle of the group laughing like an obnoxious robot Panel 3: The group quickly disperses, leaving the gross creepy agent by himself Panel 4: The agent touches his ear and says โ€œarrest their momsโ€

the US government has arrived on bluesky

18.10.2025 10:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19928    ๐Ÿ” 4921    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 201    ๐Ÿ“Œ 90
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This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton.

Iโ€™m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.

17.10.2025 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24991    ๐Ÿ” 9369    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2075    ๐Ÿ“Œ 890
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โ€œKidsโ€

16.10.2025 03:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16123    ๐Ÿ” 6853    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1550    ๐Ÿ“Œ 819
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two men in military uniforms salute in front of a man with the words thank you for your service below them ALT: two men in military uniforms salute in front of a man with the words thank you for your service below them
15.10.2025 03:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

12.10.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24947    ๐Ÿ” 6888    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 782    ๐Ÿ“Œ 695

Just a reminder, the layoffs in govt were just done out of spite, not necessity

11.10.2025 01:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29262    ๐Ÿ” 7319    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 778    ๐Ÿ“Œ 224
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I love this image.

10.10.2025 23:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29093    ๐Ÿ” 5109    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 470    ๐Ÿ“Œ 320
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behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

05.10.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16956    ๐Ÿ” 3741    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1316    ๐Ÿ“Œ 536

I love my fellow Chicagoans with all my heart, and especially these people today.

05.10.2025 22:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:

This statement is a clear example of what is known as โ€œState Terrorismโ€: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

05.10.2025 04:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13986    ๐Ÿ” 6033    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 864    ๐Ÿ“Œ 344

In order for the United States to become a party to the International Criminal Court and have our officials be subject to trial at The Hague, the US Senate would need to ratify the Rome statute by a two-thirds vote. Letโ€™s start running on that.

04.10.2025 03:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16655    ๐Ÿ” 4841    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 509    ๐Ÿ“Œ 242
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Spot on.

04.10.2025 12:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23621    ๐Ÿ” 10778    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 722    ๐Ÿ“Œ 488
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ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children โ€” some of them allegedly naked โ€” from ...

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

02.10.2025 23:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13553    ๐Ÿ” 5784    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 369    ๐Ÿ“Œ 283

Those are some legit clouds

03.10.2025 02:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That sounds like something a pedophile would say

01.10.2025 12:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

War crimes are so hot right now

30.09.2025 13:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out โ€“ record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening โ€“ and that we wonโ€™t stand for it.

30.09.2025 02:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40136    ๐Ÿ” 12520    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 813    ๐Ÿ“Œ 451
"Haters said I couldn't do it" meme

"Haters said I couldn't do it" meme

Eric Adams

28.09.2025 22:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2546    ๐Ÿ” 249    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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You really shouldnโ€™t take medical (or any!) advice from a willfully-ignorant fool who stared directly into a solar eclipse.

24.09.2025 02:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 104    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I find I canโ€™t muster a proper response to either the Tylenol madness or the U.N. appearance. At some point it is just too ridiculous. It would feel insane to offer sane commentary.

23.09.2025 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17712    ๐Ÿ” 2347    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 709    ๐Ÿ“Œ 122
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Jordy: A makeup-wearing, orange-faced, clown-looking, cognitively addled Trump spewed deeply disturbing shit based not on facts but vibes.

The way he talks to pregnant women is predatory, basically telling them to suck it up. Dude, back off. Youโ€™re an abuser, a predator, and youโ€™re insane.

23.09.2025 01:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6040    ๐Ÿ” 1008    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 185    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

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