Veronica
@veronicaeye.bsky.social
Chicago gal who wears many hats: 🗳 Councilor, 24th District 📚 Author, J is for Justice: An Activism Alphabet 📣 Pitch Your Peeps 🎙 Storyteller 🧗🏽♀️ Women's Sports Evangelist She/They
i mentioned i got interviewed! @veronicaeye.bsky.social caught me with my head down in the rain so my Queens hat was visible but i was wholly unprepared lol. Veronica, it absolutely delivered! experiencing the agony and the ecstasy in just 7 was wild supportwomenssports.beehiiv.com/p/women-s-ba...
Women's Baseball is Back!
And Springfield is a great host
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THAT IS NOT HOW THE AMERICAN JUSTICE SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO WORK! THE PENALTY FOR “FAILURE TO COMPLY” IS NOT A FUCKING DEATH SENTENCE!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoHoman on people getting killed by ICE: "It comes down to one simple fact -- these people failed to comply with law enforcement ... all they had to do is comply. If they did, they'd be alive today."
Baddies on their way to Chicago for @wnba.com ASW. We have a lot of construction on our train tracks this weekend. This is last weekend's alert, but it should look the same this weekend. It'll be less easy to get from the UC to your downtown hotel. Save this! www.transitchicago.com/weekend/
Weekend Service Changes - CTA
Find info about planned, weekend service changes, including bus reroutes, service changes, and construction work affecting service.
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ICE really is made up of the most absolutely divorced men on the planet.
Bangor Daily News@bangordailynews.bsky.social · 3w agoHe reportedly called his ex-wife to ask her to "lie for him" and to "cover for his character."
A reminder that cities used to have terrible air quality like we have today on a regular basis and the current administration continues to actively dismantle the protections and regulations that cleaned that up.
Anyone know how many fed agents showed up to arrest the ex-Loretto exec? Asking cause a dozen showed up near my home to execute a fraud charge warrant. Felt like too many ppl needed to arrest for fraud. Esp if a case as big as Loretto is not getting jail time. blockclubchicago.org/2026/07/14/e...
Ex-Loretto Exec Gets Deal That Could Keep Her Out Of Jail
Similar deals are expected for two other people charged in the case. Prosecutors have said the defendants were part of a scheme that led to tens of millions of dollars being embezzled from the hospita...
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Look... There's a burrfish I preserved 30yrs ago in the Field Museum collection that I would love to be reunited with. Just check in. See who else visited her.
The Onion@theonion.com · 3w agoGeologist Reunited With Beloved Rock He Studied 20 Years Ago https://theonion.com/geologist-reunited-with-beloved-rock-he-studied-20-years-ago/
Hey, look, it's another six-hour scandal that would have brought down any other presidency in the history of the country. Well, let's never talk about it again.
Trump Paid $2 Million by South Korean Company Facing Trade Investigation
The payment illustrates the minefield Mr. Trump has created by maintaining personal financial ties with foreign businesses while he is in office.
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The latest @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social video is so touching. And a good reminder of how awesome it is to be Mexicana en Chicago. Looking forward to getting my hands on this set. vimeo.com/1208241050
Field Notes Summer Release: The “Paletas” Edition
Our 71st Quarterly Limited Edition takes us 25 blocks south of HQ to the center of gravity for Chicago’s Mexican-American community and the home of the cold, sweet treats that are everywhere in the ci...
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My years old solution that I have told to many elected officials - make Milwaukee bikes only during rush hour. It'll pull bike traffic to a safe space. Us drivers have plenty of other options.
Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 4w agoLetter to the Editor: There is a glaring absence of designated bike lanes running north and south through the midsection of Chicago. Please consider adding safe bike lanes, however configured, along a major north-south corridor, such as Pulaski Road.
Thursday is the next Pitch Your Peeps! Chicago's queer slide deck match making show. We have room for pitches! If you are 35+ queer & looking for new connections, ask someone to pitch you. All info & tickets at linktr.ee/PitchYourPeeps See you at Nobody's Darling at 7 pm!
Well now I know how to saw "Houston, we have a problem," en Español. jajajaja!
*tap tap* Sports are inherently political. Always. Having a corrupt POTUS ask a corrupt governing body to break a rule? not an every day thing. But let's not act like sports are devoid of politics. Tax payer money. Gentrification. Affordability. Who gets to play. Who makes our equipment & gear.
the number of people on this app who think I'm white is amazing.
Inaccurate headline. Only a handful showed up at the subcommittee hearing. Also the photo selected for this story reflects the rightwing owners of WGN. The Sun-Times centers the teen leaders: chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/20...
Chicago teens testify about takeovers — ‘How can we better make adults our role models?’
A group of Chicago teens testified at City Hall Wednesday about so-called “teen takeovers,” imploring City Council members to think beyond curfew ordinances. But many on the City Council subcommittee ...
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WGN NEWS@wgntv.com · last mo.City Council members heard from Chicago teenagers Wednesday morning at City Hall on what to do about so-called teen takeovers.
This is such bullshit. Canada gets away with its own evils because the US demands so much attention, but it does the same things as the US while covering it with a veneer of niceness.
Guan Yang@guan.dk · last mo.should have just had the whole thing in mexico
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My book is now available! I repeat, my book is now available at @bookshop.org - in time for anti-prime day! It had been on backorder for weeks. Fight fascism. Buy banned books. bookshop.org/a/22221/9781...
Sad to think that my board book, J is for Justice" would be banned under this directive. Maybe Washington needs to ban book banning like we did in Illinois?
Cascadia(PNW)@cascadiarevolting.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis was anonymously leaked by several Timberland Regional Library employees. Includes: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, and Thurston Counties.
Gen X queers.... who was your queer awakening? If it's a real person, no need for names. A lot of memes are Millennial-centric. Upon reflection mine includes Kristy McNichol & Leather Tuscadero.
Suzi Quatro Youre Mine
Alt: Suzi Quatro Youre Mine
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The Liberty clinching a spot in the Commissioner's Cup Championship may be the biggest thing to happen for New York City sports this weekend. #WNBA
Why do we laugh at UFO believers but right there is Steven Spielberg?
New issue of Support Women's Sports is out! THE SKY WON! And we should be cautious about making Skylar's messy hair our lucky charm. supportwomenssports.beehiiv.com/p/the-sky-fi...
The Sky Finally Win
Wake up, babe, play some CeCe Peniston!
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Watching "Legally Blonde" and while rideshares have been devastating in many ways, it is nice that you can call one and not have to ride home with the person who just dumped you.
Love to fellow Scoobies mourning our fave librarian dad. There's no way Giles could've had that much heart without Tony. I'm heartbroken. bbc.com/news/article...
Anthony Head: Buffy and Ted Lasso actor dies at 72
The British actor, who also appeared in Merlin and Little Britain, died of complications from pneumonia.
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Breonna Taylor would have been 33 years old today..... If she hadn't been murdered by Louisville police officers.
Thanks to @blockclubchi.bsky.social for covering the banning of my children's book. I set out to write a book empowering young people, which I guess is a bannable offense. blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/03/h...
How A Chicago Author's Children's Book Became One Of The Most Banned Books In America
Veronica Arreola’s picture book, “J Is For Justice!: An Activism Alphabet,” is among the most banned in school districts nationwide, according to a new report.
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Trying to be a full-time writer & seeking the elusive, steady PT job. Just got another rejection and this line killed me, "Unfortunately, we were unable to offer you an interview, and the position to which you have applied is no longer available." Like, did you fill it or cut that job altogether?
