https://mastodon.online/@Susan_Larson_TN/113629569634808705 Susan_Larson_TN@mastodon.online - 100 years ago, a #Chicagoan made #history by founding the first #gayrights #organization in the #US.

In 1924, #HenryGerber established the #SocietyForHumanRights, the nation’s first #gay #rights group, paving the way for #LGBTQ+ #activism in the #LandofLincoln
 
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #Illinois #Chicago #Activism #GayRights #Representation #Culture

https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2024/12/09/100-years-lgbtq-rights-henry-gerber-chicago-history

Won't they be surprised when they're rounded up too. They knew he was a snake before they voted him in.

♲ #StreetRootsRSS 🇺🇲 - 2024-11-26 11:00:36 GMT

Immigrants' Resentment Over New Arrivals Helped Boost Trump's Popularity With Latino VotersMelissa Sanchez and Mica Rosen *** 11-26-2024
propublica.org/article/immigra…

#MelissaSanchezandMicaRosen #ProPublica #StreetPapers VIA #MPAQ & #StreetRoots #English #Illinois

https://mastodon.social/@backyardecology/113098084834682532 backyardecology@mastodon.social - A lot of dragonflies around the yard today. Here's a green darner, wandering glider and a couple of eastern pondhawks. #dragonfly #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers

Backyard Ecology (@backyardecology@mastodon.social)

Attached: 4 images A lot of dragonflies around the yard today. Here's a green darner, wandering glider and a couple of eastern pondhawks. #dragonfly #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers

https://mastodon.social/@backyardecology/113070134700333582 backyardecology@mastodon.social - The beautiful shadow darner dragonfly (Aeshna umbrosa) today!  #dragonfly #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography

Backyard Ecology (@backyardecology@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image The beautiful shadow darner dragonfly (Aeshna umbrosa) today! #dragonfly #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography

https://mastodon.social/@backyardecology/113018563251054194 backyardecology@mastodon.social - We're down to our last few meadow blazing star flowers, but the monarchs are still finding them. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch

Backyard Ecology (@backyardecology@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image We're down to our last few meadow blazing star flowers, but the monarchs are still finding them. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #SaveTheMonarch

Not unusual for near-river towns on a regular basis

♲ Flipboard News Desk - 2024-07-16 19:28:15 GMT

Some residents of a town in southern Illinois town were ordered to evacuate after severe weather brought water to the brink of rolling over a dam. About 300 people were in the evacuation zone, but the entirety of Nashville, Illinois faced flash floods, with the National Weather Service reporting 5-7 inches (12.7-17.8 centimeters) of rain over an eight-hour period. Read more from the Associated Press.https://flip.it/pFzJDP

#Flooding #Weather #Dam #Climate #Illinois #Evacuation

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Multiple tornado warnings, Chicago IL, South Bend IN

...and in an effort to avoid the GOP snit show, I just found out how exciting the Weather Channel could be. They're working it all live, right now.

♲ mybarkingdogs - 2024-07-16 02:08:32 GMT

ALL of #Northeastern #Illinois: severe thunderstorms with 80+ mph winds on the way#WeatherAlert #Derecho

mybarkingdogs (@mybarkingdogs@freeradical.zone)

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https://mastodon.social/@backyardecology/112753607146691140 backyardecology@mastodon.social - It doesn't get much prettier than this red-spotted purple butterfly (Limenitis arthemis) in our black raspberry patch. #butterflies #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography

Backyard Ecology (@backyardecology@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image It doesn't get much prettier than this red-spotted purple butterfly (Limenitis arthemis) in our black raspberry patch. #butterflies #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography

https://mastodon.social/@backyardecology/112685332167860040 backyardecology@mastodon.social - Butterflies from around the backyard: A question mark, a hackberry emperor, a red admiral and a pearl crescent. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #photographylovers #wildlifephotography

Backyard Ecology (@backyardecology@mastodon.social)

Attached: 4 images Butterflies from around the backyard: A question mark, a hackberry emperor, a red admiral and a pearl crescent. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #photographylovers...

https://mastodon.social/@backyardecology/112576993123200743 backyardecology@mastodon.social - Photos from this morning's dragonfly walk in the backyard: A female blue dasher, a male pondhawk and a male and female widow skimmer. #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #photography

Backyard Ecology (@backyardecology@mastodon.social)

Attached: 4 images Photos from this morning's dragonfly walk in the backyard: A female blue dasher, a male pondhawk and a male and female widow skimmer. #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #photography

#TeamCicada

https://mastodon.social/@backyardecology/112468976411036441 backyardecology@mastodon.social - The first cicada that I have seen or heard this year. #insects #cicadas #Illinois #nature #photography

Backyard Ecology (@backyardecology@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image The first cicada that I have seen or heard this year. #insects #cicadas #Illinois #nature #photography

https://mastodon.social/@backyardecology/112333012872105052 backyardecology@mastodon.social - A common green darner dragonfly (Anax junius) in the backyard this morning. #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography

Backyard Ecology (@backyardecology@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image A common green darner dragonfly (Anax junius) in the backyard this morning. #dragonflies #Odonata #Illinois #nature #photography #wildlifephotography

https://mastodon.social/@backyardecology/112310213293843461 backyardecology@mastodon.social - A male black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in the backyard prairie garden this morning. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography

Backyard Ecology (@backyardecology@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image A male black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in the backyard prairie garden this morning. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #photography

https://worldkey.io/@LibrarianRA/112085682190569557 LibrarianRA@worldkey.io - 1967 Marina City Towers - Chicago, Illinois - Postcard.
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#Chicago #Illinois #MarinaCityTowers #architecture #nighttime #postcard #retro #vintage #latenightvibes

Retro Librarian (@LibrarianRA@worldkey.io)

Attached: 1 image 1967 Marina City Towers - Chicago, Illinois - Postcard. . #Chicago #Illinois #MarinaCityTowers #architecture #nighttime #postcard #retro #vintage #latenightvibes

#consequences

#socialjustice

#Illinois

(https://apnews.com/article/illinois-judge-removed-bench-reversed-rape-conviction-c821beec0cf87aebb64a36239e45fec6)

Funeral in US for Palestinian-American boy killed in suspected hate crime

Mourners in the United States have gathered to honour Wadea Al-Fayoume, a six-year-old boy stabbed to death by a man police say targeted him and his mother b...#CAIR #Chicagostabbing #Illinois #IsraelPalestineconflict #Israelgazawar #Israelhamaswar #WillCountySheriff #americasnews #attacksonmuslimsintheus #bridgeview #gazawar #islamophobia #josephczuba #unitedstatesofamerica #ushatecrime #ushatecrimes #uslatestnews #wadeaalfayoume #AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews
Funeral in US for Palestinian-American boy killed in suspected hate crime

https://newsie.social/@ProPublica/110866596762001050 ProPublica@newsie.social - Years After Being Ticketed at School for a Theft She Said Never Happened, Former Student Prevails in Court

Amara Harris declined plea deals and ultimately won a legal fight that dates back to 2019.

#Illinois #CriminalJustice #Naperville #Airpods #Schools #Students #Police #Crime #Courts #Teachers #News #Verdict #Teens #Parents

https://www.propublica.org/article/school-ticketing-naperville-illinois-airpods-amara-harris-verdict?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

https://mastodon.social/@backyardecology/110822592376961787 backyardecology@mastodon.social - So far, during the #MonarchBlitz (July 28 - Aug. 6), I have seen a least 2 monarchs and have photographed at least 1 monarch per day. Here's another male in the front yard this afternoon. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #SaveTheMonarch #wildlifephotography

Backyard Ecology (@backyardecology@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image So far, during the #MonarchBlitz (July 28 - Aug. 6), I have seen a least 2 monarchs and have photographed at least 1 monarch per day. Here's another male in the front yard this afternoon. #butterfly #butterflies #Lepidoptera...

#biology #birds #eagles #twoDads #illinois #USfishandwildlifeService
My two dads
Eagle trio sees parenting success in Illinois
We at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service know that families come in all shapes and sizes, and that’s true for wildlife too! Meet Valor I, Valor II and Starr, a breeding trio of bald eagles that live along the Mississippi River in Illinois. For several years, fans from all over the world have been watching this nontraditional family through a webcam as the eagles deal with the trials and tribulations of parenting...
https://www.fws.gov/story/eagle-trio-sees-parenting-success-illinois

Eagle trio sees parenting success in Illinois | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

'Easter Morning in Chicago'

Photography by Lee Russel (Southside, Chicago, 1941).

• 🥚📷 About... -> https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2017789025/
• https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2017/03/negro-boys-on-easter-morning-shot-in.html

#easter #morning in #southside #chicago #illinois
#LeeRussel #bw & #colorized #boys #portrait #photo #art