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Senator Dismisses Medicaid Cuts Killing People: 'Well, We're All Going to Die' www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Oh I am not shitposting, folks. Stephen Miller, his wife, and Elon are widely rumored to be a throuple. Now Miller's wife is leaving the Trump team to be with Musk & LITERALLY PER THE NEW YORK TIMES Stephen is angrily subtweeting Musk. They actually put it in the paper of record that he was mad

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Going to need to be prepared to answer some questions about that lil' old U.S. Court of International Trade box in the corner of my Structure of the Federal Courts diagram the next time I teach, I see.

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

Trump Tax Chicken flic.kr/p/Tif8Nh Not a new #TACO

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Master of Reality #doubleExposure #Hipstamatic #vinyl #music #BlackSabbath

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Blue books are back! Although I never left them behind.... In the past year, sales are up 30% at Texas A & M, 50% at U-Florida, and 80% at Cal Berkeley. gizmodo.com/ai-cheating-...

submitted 3 days ago • 17 comments

AI Search Has A Citation Problem - Columbia Journalism Review www.cjr.org/tow_center/w...

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There’s a Very Simple Pattern to Elon Musk’s Broken Promises www.wired.com/story/theres... "Tesla did not respond to WIRED’s request for comment on this article." Not even with a poop emoji? Lame… #Musk #liar

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The New York Times Just Published Some Bizarre Race Science About Asian Women futurism.com/new-york-tim...

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The Missing Part of Trump’s Minerals Math - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/science/arch... Demand-side for clean energy components is essential and FOTUS is stuck on stupid of course like the Fox News Grandpa he is

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My grocery store’s fishmonger said they are having trouble getting pacific salmon because most comes from Canada and, you know, Trump Take Fish

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The Forgotten Black History of How Memorial Day Started | TIME time.com/5836444/blac...

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In the Midst of War, a Tale of Hot Dogs www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/w...

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We're now exactly halfway through the 90-day pause on April 2nd tariffs, and the only "deal" the Trump administration has done is slightly lowering the tariffs on British Aston Martins. Meanwhile, we're starting 50% tariff on the EU in a week. This whole thing has been a disaster

submitted 6 days ago • 42 comments

US Tourism Sector Plunges into Unprecedented Revenue Crisis in 2025 as America First Policy Ravages Global Visitor Arrivals - Travel And Tour World www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article... But President Stevie Miller thinks this is just fine

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‘Baby Bear’ Learns How to Be Wild From Humans in Fur www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...

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How #Medicaid cuts from Congress could affect every Cook County resident - WBEZ Chicago www.wbez.org/politics/202... and in every county in the entire country

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Hey while we're talking about who has what it takes to handle the 2 a.m. phone call defector.com/what-do-you-...

submitted 7 days ago • 7 comments

Plants produce more nectar when they ‘hear’ bees buzzing, scientists find www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Warren Zevon —The artist that Bob Dylan said was a musician’s musician rockandrollgarage.com/the-artist-t... #music

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Evening Cocktail in the #hellhole #doubleVision

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Trump Tower fish-kill lawsuit settled with state for $4.8 million chicago.suntimes.com/environment/...

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Chaos at Texas airport as FAA grounds flights amid staffing crisis www.chron.com/news/article...

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Reminder that not only is Danny Davis the oldest member of the house, he also has ties to a *literal cult* responsible for the assassination the PM of Japan, and ‘crowned’ Rev. Sun Myung Moon in a ceremony in Congress in 2004! Insane stuff. archive.seattletimes.com/archive/2004...

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

How fucking embarrassing "Trump Lectures South African President in Televised Oval Office Ambush" www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...

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Gerry Connolly defeats AOC to become top Democrat on Oversight Committee www.cbsnews.com/news/gerry-c...

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"That is the beauty of biking. It demands so much of your attention that you have no option but to live in the present. There’s no time to worry. It’s like meditation while moving. And then you always feel a bit better after." kottke.org/25/05/biking... so true

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Incorrect permissions to format an SD card - adding Disk Utility to the "System Settings > Privacy & Security > Full Disk Access" list seems to solve this permissions issue. #Apple discussions.apple.com/thread/25594... weird, but this worked

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AI and editorial cartooning don't mix. open.substack.com/pub/jackohma...

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The straw that broke the nation's back. Trump promoting plastic straws a sign of creeping authoritarianism chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2... "They explode? And who but a moron drinks a hot beverage through a straw of any kind? " #environment

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Take The Next Steps flic.kr/p/2r583Ma #mono #bw #Chicago #bridge #angles

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Creative dynamic, doomed loner, dictator: We explore the cult of Rory Gallagher - MOJO apple.news/A_q6xdtNFS0a... guess what I’m about to queue up

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Please enjoy this stock photo the local CBS affiliate chose for a story about traffic this summer

submitted 16 days ago • 517 comments

Block Club is suing ICE for violating the Freedom of Information Act. Back our legal fight by donating to Block Club’s legal fund. newsletter.blockclubchi.org/index.php?ac...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

yesterday i published this piece about Trump floating a bullshit plan to "raise taxes on the rich" in order to bait the media into talking about it. shortly after, the GOP released their tax plan, which naturally includes no tax such increase on the rich.

submitted 17 days ago • 29 comments

Austin Welcomed Elon Musk. Now It’s Weird (in a New Way). www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/u...

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The Congressional Freethought Caucus has added two more members, including Delia Ramirez. The group, which champions reason-based policies and opposes discrimination against atheists, now stands at 28 members www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-congre...

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Margaret Sullivan: “Last time I checked, journalism is not a crime or a disciplinary offense.” "nor"? via www.chicagopublicsquare.com/2025/05/than...

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Trump Take Egg, still #Chicago #eggs

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Lilacia Park is in full bloom until mid May and smells delightful! #Lombard #lilac #bloomscrolling #flowers

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

how long before the masked, unmarked kidnap gangs try to seize someone with a concealed carry permit outside of some purple district Congressional town hall, and the GOP MOC's wife gets wounded in the shoot-out?

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Lilacia Park | Lombard Park District lombardparks.com/lilacia-park/ #Lombard #bloomscrolling

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Trump tariffs to hit small farms in Maga heartlands hardest, analysis predicts Rural counties rallied behind Trump in 2024, giving him a majority in all but 11 of the 444 farming-dependent counties www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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JB Pritzker, aka Coconutbigboy, Is Ready to Be Memed www.thebulwark.com/p/jb-pritzke...

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