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Avid reader, traveler & aging rock chick. Former journalist (@chicagotribune.bsky.social, @chicago.suntimes.com, Vatican Radio) and current Chicagoan. #scleroderma Resist!
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Here in Illinois, ten years ago we saw the consequences of a rampant ideological gutting of government. It genuinely harmed people. Our citizens hated it. Trust me – I was elected based in part on just how much they hated it.

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Wow incredibly sad and it’s only gonna get worse way worse

submitted 6 days ago • 4 comments

On this world #WorldPangolinDay, we celebrate these amazing animals and draw attention to the threats they face. Did you know pangolins are the world's most trafficked wild mammals? They are illegally hunted and traded, and all 8 species are threatened with extinction. 🌍🧪 1/

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Hagan Scotten is a badass. 🔥 What a great letter. meidasnews.com/news/assista...

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👀 "If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." -- AUSA Hagan Scotten, SDNY.

submitted 8 days ago • 520 comments

Valor Danielle Sassoon, Acting U.S. attorney for SDNY - refuses to drop Adams charges and resigns John Keller, Acting head of DOJ Public Integrity Section - refuses and resigns Kevin Driscoll, Acting head of DOJ Criminal Division - refuses and resigns www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

submitted 9 days ago • 1086 comments

People may not understand just how important federal science research funding is to the prosperity of the nation. I tried to explain it, because it's under unprecedented and direct assault.

submitted 11 days ago • 6 comments

"If the administration continues down this path, and neither Congress nor the courts are able or willing to stop it, the damage will be catastrophic and ... will extend far beyond the laboratories where government research funds are spent." @thebulletin.org thebulletin.org/2025/02/how-...

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Brianna Keilar: Do you think that calling Elon Musk a dick is effective messaging? Congressman Robert Garcia: Well, he is a dick.

submitted 10 days ago • 1874 comments

America's research universities lead the world and alleviate human suffering around the planet. Naturally, the Trump regime wants to gut them - targeting knowledge, education, research to save a pittance. #resistance #defenddemocracy #fightfascism www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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“Silence implies tacit acceptance.” A call to defend science from Luke Evnin, chair, Scleroderma Research Foundation and co-founder of MPM Capital; Peter Rubin, No Patient Left Behind, Peter Kolchinsky, RA Capital. No paywall: www.biocentury.com/article/654982

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After all that Marko Elez was the first taker on the resignation program.

submitted 16 days ago • 208 comments

About time. Ridiculous what is/was going on in schools like District 211 in Palatine, one of IL’s largest high school districts, where, shock!, tickets mainly went to Black and Latino kids. Big$ tickets for things like having a vape pen. @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/illi...

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Study finds microplastic contamination in 99% of seafood samples

submitted 19 days ago • 4 comments

Kristi Noem is a cosplaying weirdo. So cringe.

submitted 23 days ago • 1329 comments

Oh no! RIP fierce and amazing Marianne. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

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Border czar Tom Homan says Chicago is "very well educated" in defying ICE as Trump's immigration crackdown leads to 100+ arrests in the area. https://buff.ly/4jw63t3

submitted 25 days ago • 6 comments

Today, the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board sets the #DoomsdayClock at 89 seconds to midnight. "The world depends on immediate action." Read the full statement below.

submitted 25 days ago • 18 comments

On the migration of the scientific community to Bluesky: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

submitted 26 days ago • 102 comments