Jill Johnson

And having an economic system based on the premise of infinite growth is also a choice...

Yes, we're awesome, now please go away. We don't want our rent to go up.

"I cannot begin to tell you how difficult and unnerving it is to have been in Chicago these past few weeks; to exist indefinitely in the contradictory space between knowing and living."

Boiling rage. I've lived 1/2 block from there for a decade. The day laborers who gather at that intersection are just looking to work and earn a living, and they don't bother anyone. (Plus, when I hired a couple to help with yard work, they did great jobs!)

In Chicago, we're still breathlessly awaiting a legal ruling that's supposed to be announced tomorrow about the legality of the deployment here. The judge declined to block it in the interim.

If she's worried about tear gas, she can bring a bottle of saline, swim goggles, and a respirator or mask or bandana. When scared, it's normal to want to crouch down, but tear gas is heavier than air and thus thicker close to the ground, so don't listen to that crouching instinct.

Here's a thought: Why don't we just accept the Autism spectrum as part of life and seek better ways of accommodating people's diverse needs?

What's tasteless is the cowardly way politicians and media outlets lined up to call the person behind the Professor Watchlist a "Champion of Free Speech."

The best response I've seen so far.

A buck looks over his shoulder at me, probably annoyed at my presence.

Life is dark and depressing, and then I walk in the woods and remember that all of human history is a blink, and the other animals (the ones that survive, at least) will celebrate our extinction.

)Sudden intrusive thought: Anyone following this thread in hopes of thinspo is certainly thoroughly icked by this point. Sorry, folks!)

Have you explored what your blender can do to get rid of textures? It's been a god send for me with the soups. I get them nice and drinkably smooth.

Hey, I know someone who can't chew due to a neuromuscular issue who's survived on those for years now. She gets enough calories to do wheelchair marathons.

In terms of meds, they have me on ondansetron and cannabis gummies, and they just started me on olanzapine. Jury's still out on that one- I can eat, but I'm super tired and brain foggy. Right now, I just use it on the 2 worst days.

One thing I've had to let go of was my healthy "clean" eating habits. Friend, we're not gonna live to 80 no matter what. Any food you can actually get down is good for you at this point.

Everyone is different, but for me the trusty foods are instant mashed potatoes, pureed lentil soup, and oatmeal cooked until it's almost more like a pudding.

The noodle thing is problematic - it's your body responding to calorie deficit. My oncologist set the goal to get rid of noodle mode. She of course suggested the brat diet. And soup, lots of soup. And protein shakes. Supplements when I can handle them, but sometimes they're too hard to swallow.

My bad days are also consecutive and lead to being a "horizontal noodle" (love that description!) Tho mine also comes with diarrhea, and my cycle is 30 days. I was in fast mode for 1 week of 4 and a noodle for 4 days. Now, we got out down to 2 days of fasting with 1 day as a noodle.

Hi, fellow cancer patient here who's undergone 5 years of immunotherapy. I'd love to share advice from my oncologist but first must ask: Are the days when you can't eat consecutive? Is there diarrhea or vomiting involved, or just fasting? Also, do the non-eating days make you feel weak and wobbly?

I'm pretty sure it's Taste of Chicago. You can tell the trucks are parked along a park - probably Grant Park.

Instagram post reading, "Chicago says no trump no troops. Date & time announcement. Ida B. Wells & Michigan. Saturday, Sept 6 at 5pm.

Please be more specific in the future. There are like 20 locations of that store.

Love to see it!

#FuckICE #Chicago #RemainVigilant

Mock and ridicule them for masking

Ask how it feels to be hated by everyone in town

Ask if this is what they thought this assignment would be like

Ask if they really want to be here

Ask if they'd rather be home where they live with family and friends instead of being hated here

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Blast (within legal decibel limits) silly songs (for ex: Vanilla Ice)

Lawfully engage ICE, feds, cops etc

Film them

Ask them why they're wearing masks

Ask them to remove their masks

Ask them their names

Ask what agency they work for

Ask them where they're from

Ask them why they're here

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If you can:

Be there

Be there with others

Film stops, arrests, detainments etc by ICE, feds, cops etc

Film them walking down the street or standing around

Warn others esp potentially vulnerable people

Waste their time

Monopolize their attention

Distract them

Make them a spectacle

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A flyer with a drawing showing a tea cup with bees buzzing about. The Heading reads, " Tea Time - Herbal tea making workshop & picnic." Smaller text at the bottom says, "Mindful Living Garden. 3323 N. Drake. Thursday, September 4. 6-8pm(ish)"

This evening at the garden, Miss Betty will teach us how to make our own herbal tea blends! She's focusing on herbs to support our health with cold and flu season approaching. Of course, everyone is always welcome at the Mindful Living Garden!

If you'd like a physical version of this zine for Chicago, we've just stocked them on our free zine cart.

A beautiful picnic spread on a blue table cloth in a garden. There's cucumber cake (with gin buttercream), cucumber bread, agua fresca, cucumber/watermelon/mint popsicles, crackers, and various cheeses (because there's always room on the table for cheese!). Because we're in the real world, there's also a citronella candle and can of mosquito repellant on the table. Later on, someone brought the most lovely cucumber salad, but I didn't get a photo of that.

Wow, this week's Mindful Living Garden happy hour was beyond amazing! Our theme was Cucumber, and everyone really stepped up, creating so many delicious things using this year's cucumber bumper crop. I'm so in love with the collaborative, mutually supportive community we've built at the garden.

Digital drawing in anime style : a young woman wearing ripped jeans and at shirt sits on a giant cucumber. That's right. She's in a park and casually using this giant cucumber as a park bench. The heading says Cucumber! The small print reads Mindful Living Garden 3323 N Drake. August 21, 6 to 8 pm (ish).

This week's Community Garden Happy Hour theme is cucumber. My partner in crime, Miss Betty, is making agua fresca & 3 types of pickles, and i have 2 cucumber cakes in the oven. We're drowning in cukes from our gardens and are determined to use them all! ##UrbanGarden ##UrbsInHorto