Jackie Drees

Writer/reporter @BeckersHR ➡️ @JDrees_Beckers | Former @Chi_Splash and @CBSChicago | LUC ‘18 | Retired quidditch chaser | CLE 🛴 CHI | Opinions are my own

[Rebecca Mehra 🧀🏃🏽‍♀️ @rebecca_mehra]

I went to the grocery store this afternoon. As I was walking in I heard a woman yell to me from her car. I walked over and found an elderly woman and her husband. She cracked her window open a bit more, and explained to me nearly in tears that they are afraid to go in the store.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

If you’re wondering whether it’s an overreaction to cancel large gatherings and public events (and I love basketball), here’s a useful primer as to why these measures can slow the spread of the virus and save lives. We have to look out for each other. https://t.co/Ld7Uc8sPTQ

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

When we say it's time to provide health care to all our people, we're told we can't afford it.

But if the stock market is in trouble, no problem! The government can just hand out $1.5 trillion to calm bankers on Wall Street.

[Former Congresswoman Val Demings @RepValDemings]

If you’re angry about a speech being torn in half and not angry about families being torn in half...

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Young people: do not underestimate your power. You will transform this country if you turn out to vote.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

By a vote of 51 to 49, the Senate refused to subpoena witnesses in this impeachment trial.

I've never heard of a trial where you don't have witnesses.

This is a sad day in American history.

[Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN]

War doesn’t have a reset button, I learned this lesson at the age of Eight.

Lives will be lost, many innocent lives will be lost and the future of generations will be impacted.

Let’s call for peace.

[Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN]

The fact that Election Day isn’t a federal holiday is a moral outrage. It’s just another form of voter suppression against working people.

The so-called right to vote is more of a privilege. Let’s keep fighting to strengthen voting rights and access!

[Jen Fifield @JenAFifield]

If Starbucks really thought its coffee was any good, it would offer it for free.

[David J. Trowbridge @DTrowbridge7]

I just told our six-year old about interlibrary loan.

Daughter: They’ll get you ANY book? Even if it’s ten miles away?

Dad: Even if it’s a thousand miles away!

Daughter: Librarians must be magic.

Dad: They have to be. They work with books.

[Jackie Drees @jackiedrees]

I asked my mom to go see the new Spider Man movie with me and she said no. But then she said “Oh wait, is that the one with Toby Maguire?? Ok I’ll go.” Not sure if I should tell her...

[Keefler @Keefler_Elf]

just so we’re clear, that “everyone is entitled to their opinion” take works for things like putting pineapple on pizza or enjoying watching big bang theory. not so much for things like denying people basic human rights or spreading harmful misinformation

[Jackie Drees @jackiedrees]

@dannypdrees Love it!

[Jackie Drees @jackiedrees]

Yaaaaaas

[cta @cta]

160 Years ago – April 25, 1859 – public transportation began in Chicago! The first mass transit vehicles were called “horse cars.” These horse-drawn vehicles could transport 18 passengers along State Street, between Randolph and 12th St., at a whopping 3 miles an hour.

[NYTimes Communications @NYTimesPR]

@realDonaldTrump “The phrase “enemy of the people” is not just false, it’s dangerous. It has an ugly history of being wielded by dictators and tyrants who sought to control public information.“ - NYT publisher’s response from Feb. to the president’s attacks on media. https://t.co/l7ZM3cGkpu

[Jackie Drees @jackiedrees]

@dannypdrees And protected bike lines🤭

[Jackie Drees @jackiedrees]

Zuckerberg on @Facebook's new privacy push: "we should be working towards a world where people can speak privately and live freely knowing that their information will only be seen by who they want to see it and won't all stick around forever." https://t.co/dfkS06bddj

[Jackie Drees @jackiedrees]

A little late to the game here, but I need a frame-by-frame breakdown of the #SuckerVideo. It’s so fab and amazing and I just can’t keep up🍭 #FangirlProbs