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SAVE OUR PUBLIC LANDS Call #Congress!! @congressmanraja.bsky.social @duckworth.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social #PublicLands #NationalParks #WildlifeRefuges #Water #Resources #GOPTaxBreaks politicalwire.com/2025/05/07/r...

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@congressmanraja.bsky.social is running for Senate in #IL So far, he's a great option in the race. Also want @casten.house.gov , @adamkinzinger.bsky.social and @underwood.house.gov All good choices. #Illinois #USSenate #Congress #Election2026 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nBH...

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My message to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem today: We expect the President to follow the constitution and the law. America is a democracy, not a dictatorship.

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#IL #Chicago #Wisconsin #WI #Madison #Milwaukee #CookCounty #Illinois #Michigan #MI

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Suggestion: We all start documenting the prices of things we purchase every week/month. The proof will be in the documentation. Our own. No one will be able to gaslight us. #Tariffs #Prices #Economy #Recession #US

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So my friend texted me that she thinks she knows where he got a pope's outfit for that pic. I told her it was AI generated. Silence. We have no idea how many people don't understand tech and will be fooled by everything they see. Several generations. #Technology #AI #Future #HelloBoomer

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Guilty pleasure: The Kentucky Derby. I love the horses, the pageantry, the hats. I love that sometimes an underdog wins. Post time 6:02 Central Saturday, but don't miss the excitement beforehand... bugle call and the singing of "My Old Kentucky Home". #KentuckyDerby #KY #Race

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Holy shit. #CyberCrime #NorthKorea #IT #RemoteWork #CyberSecurity

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If you don't know where to look, you could miss the bluebells in bloom. #Forests #Nature #Bluebells #Blooming

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This one's for @govpritzker.illinois.gov who showed us all how to lead with his fiery speech. #IL #Illinois #Chicago #Election2028 #JBPritzker www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUZo...

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Just to be clear. Your deodorant may be distributed from Canada, but the ingredients likely come from China. Same with frozen foods. Same with prescription drugs. We have no idea the impact. It's not just plastic trucks and Barbies.

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I'm proud of Canada. At least someone is learning a lesson from the US. #Canada #Carney #Democracy #LiberalsWin

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When there's not a ton to celebrate, celebrate nature. It doesn't give a flying fig about what anyone believes. If we don't respect it, it will kill us and never look back. Humans of the world, Touch grass. #Nature #Daffodils #Spring #Redbuds #NaturePhotography #Photography #Landscape

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Recently spent some time in Palo Alto, CA, and saw these Waymo cars everywhere. It took awhile for me to realize they are on the road everywhere with no driver. It's the freakiest thing to see. #Transportation #Waymo #AV #SelfDrivingVehicles #CA www.cnbc.com/2025/04/25/c...

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This sweet spot in the neighborhood feels like a secret garden in the spring. Vertical shot. #Tulips #Blooming #Photography #FlowerPhotography #Spring #Bluebells #Redbuds

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Virginia Giuffre, who accused Britain’s Prince Andrew and other influential men of sexually exploiting her as a teenager trafficked by financier Jeffrey Epstein, has died. She was 41. buff.ly/bFkPhdD

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Dick Durbin will not run for reelection in 2026. He is a good man, and was a good senator, but 80 years old, and no longer up to take on the load of today's politics. Time to pass the torch. Now, how about @adamkinzinger.bsky.social or @casten.house.gov for #IL senator? #Congress #USPolitics

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Books for the time we live in... carolthecrone.com #Books #Bookstodon #History #Literature #Journalism

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Fidelity says the DOW has to drop 7% for the first 15 minute circuit breaker. The second is at 13%, also 15 minutes. The third is at 20% and then the market closes for the day. FYI. #DOW #Markets #Stocks #StockExchange #WallStreet

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How's everyone doing? Just want you to know that this, too, shall pass. One way or another. Freaking out helps no one. Find a place to direct your energy. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

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huge tornado on the ground in Arkansas. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuIi...

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The first new antibiotic approved for UTI's is 30 years!! Statistically superior to nitrofuantoin. It's called gepotidacin. Brand name, Blujepa. Good news!! #FDA #UTI #Women #Menopause #PublicHealth #Healthcare #Medicine www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...

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The sky on the trail this am. #Bluesky #Clouds #MorningWalk #IphonePhotography #MorningLight #Perspective

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Influenza B is climbing now in my area, and Influenza A is subsiding. Flu levels in wastewater still high as they overlap. Covid slight decline, RSV slight decline, but both mostly holding at an elevated level. #Covid #RSV #Flu #RespiratoryViruses #PublicHealth #WastewaterSurveillance #Wastewater

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I need someone to teach me how to HAKA because I am feelin' it. #HAKA #NewZealand #Release #Fierce #Ceremonial #Warrior

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Ah, spring in the Midwest. Hail and thunderstorms yesterday. 3 inches of snow today. I'm hoping I don't have to shovel and that it will melt today and tomorrow. #Midwest #Snow #Weather #IL

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OK I don't know what's happening, but the everything has turned a weird orange yellow here. Not the way a day is supposed to look. The weather is scaring me. #Weather #Storms #Tornado #Thunderstorms #Rain #IL #Midwest

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In the next 24 hours, our weather includes, sun, showers, rain, thunderstorms, wind, possible hail and accumulating snow. Not necessarily in that order. Keepin' it interesting #IL #Midwest #Weather

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I'm on Substack. Kind of a learning curve. But I guess as we get older we keep learning new things. Carol the Crone carolthecrone.substack.com?r=6xp4q&utm_...

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Time to focus on the weather. #Wind #Rain #Thunderstorms #Hail #Tornado #Weather #NOAA #NWS #RyanHallYall #Midwest #IL

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Measles are now in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and NY state. #Measles #PublicHealth #Healthcare #Epidemiology #InfectonPrevention #USPolitics www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/la-c...

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If you were born before 1957, you likely already had measles and have natural immunity. After that, check your vaccine records or ask your doc for advice or for blood work that will tell you if you are protected. #Measles

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Mouthwatering, with a slight crunch on the first bite. Juicy, and oh so sweet. My downfall. #Foodie #GrapesOfWrath #Grapes #RedGrapes #Photography #FoodPhotography #Delicious #Food

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Today I read this article about how #Covid has affected people's brains and personalities. And the US may be starting to make sense to me. #LongCovid #USPolitics #InfectionControl #Politics #Chaos #Kleptocracy #GOP www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/underst...

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If you were born between 1957 and 1969-ish, you may want to have your measles antibodies checked. Easy test from a blood draw. Talk to your doc. I did, and found out I have antibodies for all 3. Everyone's different. #Measles #PublicHealth #Healthcare #Health #MMR #Antibodies

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On my kitchen table today. To cheer me up to get to spring. Trader Joe's roses and green hydrangeas in a wide mouth, low crystal vase. Whatever it takes to get through the day. #Roses #Flowers #FreshFlowers #KitchenTable #FloralArrangements #Spring #Kitchen #Photography

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On the HHS Leadership call today: 1 employee from CMS (Center for Medicare/Medicaid Service) and 2 employees from SSA (Social Security Administration) have died by suicide after their firing.

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wow the hits just keep coming. Canada discovered an antiviral resistant strain of #AvianFlu #H5N1 And polio showed up in 4 more countries. Nothing like a govt in chaos to handle crises. #PublicHealth #USHealth #Healthcare #Polio #AvianFlu #USPolitics www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

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The virus is blowin' in the wind. #AvianFlu #H5N1 #PublicHealth #Flu www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

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In my area, #covid in wastewater is still at 60-80% of omicron. That's damn high. Flu is still at epidemic skyrocketing levels. More people are currently dying from flu than from covid. RSV, thankfully, is declining. #IL #Illinois #WastewaterSurveillance #Flu #RSV #WearAMask #PublicHealth

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