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February 5, 2026

so, who's taken over for epstein?

saw a meme on fb asking this question. u know the pedo class hasnt taken a vow of abstinence.
i say look at the modeling agencies. which 1s make everyone sign an nda?
and can we ban nda’s for this sort of thing? only high level execs and spies shd b compelled to sign them.

January 27, 2026

notes from the surveillance state-

ok, this is extremely weird. i just ordered my mom’s death certificate from dupage co, il, which uses something called vital check. in order to prove my identity, they ask some questions.
1 was- which of these ppl have u been associated w, and they give 4 choices.
the only 1 i knew is my ex-husband’s current wife.
where the heck did they get that info? i have no official connection w her. not even fb friends.

they also asked about cities i was ‘associated w’. have only lived in 2. chicago and my hometown of aurora, il. that wasnt a choice. but the town my ex now lives in was.
jeebus. what else do they know about me?

January 25, 2026

i posted this yesterday on my fb page. troll spotting-

how to spot a fb troll.
so, i’ve been helping out as a mod on a local fb page. here’s some tips on spotting the phonies-
short time on fb. few friends, or a locked friends list. few posts visible. few photos or photos from elsewhere in the world, esp indonesia and india.
sometimes friends r visible, but like photos, from elsewhere in the world. lots of profile pics of said friends r ai slop- smooth skinned young ladies who look asian.
more and more they’re using cloned stolen profiles, usually folks who were never rly active. so most posts r yrs old.
i just looked at the profiles of all the ra ra ice lovers on a thread of a congressional candidate about the latest ice murder. almost every 1 had these hallmarks. so, dont despair about the state of humanity based on what u see in this open sewer.

January 7, 2026

venezuela wasnt about epstein, it was about jack smith.

and it worked. testimony dumped on nye, then this insanity. not a coincidence.
cuz all we’d all b talking about today, on the anniversary, wd b jack smith’s testimony w/o this colossal distraction. instead, it’s an after thought, even here. even in stories about that day.

it worked like a fucking charm.

eta- since folks r missing the point- i’m talking about the timing here.

November 23, 2025

snowy owls.

so, i’m in chicago. my ex is in s mich, around benton harbor. lives on a small lake. he texts me his unusual bird sightings.
this morning he says there’s snowy owls on his lake. we get them every few yrs in chgo, but i dont recall them ever being this early.
i’m taking this as a bad sign.

correction- they werent at his beach. they’re in chgo.

November 9, 2025

since we're talking about mortgages

posted this as a reply in another thread, but thought i’d make it an op.

i just want to point out, since a lot of ppl dont know-
if you make an extra principle payment every mo, even a small 1, u shorten your repayment by A.LOT.
esp in the early yrs. if only $100 goes to principle, and u pay an extra $100, u just knocked a payment off the end of your loan.
$10, $50/mo, every mo, greatly shortens your loan.

always do what u can to fuck the bankers.

November 4, 2025

ai slop slopping over into ai slop.

so someone shared a story on fb claiming jimmy kimmel did a tearful monologue about virginia guiffre, after reading her book. i figured it was bs, so i googled it. the ai summary reported it was true. the only results were fb posts.
so i searched youtube, where they always post his monologues. no sign of it. no credible news reports, but stupid ai thought it was true.
ai is gonna get dumber and dumber as it swallows it’s own bs.

October 23, 2025

dan biss for il-9.

i just got off the phone w dan biss. i knocked doors for him in his 1st state rep run. i’ve talked to him several times since. he called me cuz i’m on the list jan gives ppl to raise money. i gave him some money.

he’s jan’s pick to succeed her. he’s been out there at broadview, and speaking out quite a bit.
i know some folks here like kat whatsername. but i dont think we need a podcaster. a pretty face w a big mouth. we need a smart person who knows how this stuff works. that’s dan.

eta link- https://www.danielbiss.com/

October 14, 2025

How to stop authoritarianism across the globe: a conversation with President Obama.

President Obama issued a stark warning against the rise in authoritarianism in a recent discussion with three Obama Leaders: Zuzanna Rudzinska-Bluszcz, Sándor Léderer, and Stefania Kapronczay, who are on the frontlines of defending democracy by fighting corruption and empowering citizens.



good to hear his plans for the obama center.
October 13, 2025

file under- how the true blue do it. my neighborhood's response to ice.

i love where i live.

Another tamalera, or tamale vendor, was arrested by federal agents Thursday outside of a nearby Walgreens, 7410 N. Clark St., organizers said. At least four people were arrested that day along Clark Street in Rogers Park, organizers said.

In response, around 400 Rogers Park neighbors rallied on Saturday near where the arrests were made to show support for at-risk neighbors and businesses suffering from the heightened immigration enforcement, according to organizers with Protect RP, a rapid response network that reports ICE activity.

“We’ve had at least 500 people in our online training sessions,” Protect RP organizer Marissa Graciosa said. “So we had people go out just to be visible on Clark Street and there was a huge turn-out.”

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