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💥 BREAKING: At John Deere's annual shareholders meeting today, shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal brought by the same group that targeted Costco and Apple. An anti-DEI proposal from the NCPPR received less than 1 percent of votes. Deere shareholders: DEI is in. Bigots are out

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Lincoln Park???

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The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks 
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available." www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...

submitted 2 days ago • 18 comments

A personal note about the @katiephangshow.bsky.social:

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One might assume that an alderperson would be more likely to vote for a speed limit reduction if their constituents were more exposed to traffic violence. That was NOT the case for yesterday's vote to reduce Chicago's default speed limit from 30 to 25.

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

Tomorrow at noon at Chicago's Bean.

submitted 10 days ago • 7 comments

This is a good idea. electrek.co/2025/02/12/n...

submitted 14 days ago • 3 comments

Dems should propose a law that immediately requires every fed agency to post on @bsky.app account, every outlay with a detailed description, $, and a link to existing gov sites with in depth details Rather than trying to keep Elon out, pre-empt him so he cant miss characterize spending.

submitted 15 days ago • 2424 comments

Saw three coyotes in Clark Park tonight right by the boathouse, one of them was chowing down on a small animal. Totally chill by the joggers with dogs. #ChiCoyotes cc @robertloerzel.bsky.social

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I agree with Evanston Mayor Biss that it is immoral to, when presented an option to lower housing costs through legalizing more housing, delay lowering housing costs.

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

Yes, we need to be open and listen

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Lisa Phillips: "It's fairly simple to eulogize folks who were well-loved, or even generally well-liked, and who never did much out of the ordinary with their lives. Chicago cycling advocate and artist Travis Duffey was not such a person." chi.streetsblog.org/2025/01/28/t... @chicritmass.bsky.social

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All Democrat leaders are doing this right?

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

As an SEO, can confirm

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Shutting down medical research — not just within NIH, but everywhere that’s funded by NIH — will have long-term effects on medicine & short-term effects on state, higher education & hospital budgets. This affects all of us, not just researchers.

submitted 35 days ago • 87 comments

What a great way for Putin to get out of the war www.bbc.com/news/article...

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

News conferences every day

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Got two 7th graders at home and can confirm they are still teaching the constitution

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Grateful to be involved in this #SEO webinar about the future of search in these new AI platforms like #Perplexity and #ChatGPT www.seoclarity.net/webinar/win-...

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Providers should charge double for ads that are in the "commercial about shooting a commercial" format because that is awful and thank you for coming to my ted talk

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Why am I just now learning that Tim Kaine speaks Spanish??

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My day just took a turn where I have to shift and work in Keynote which is painful. Really been enjoying Figma Slides

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Strength Training: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/strength-tra...

submitted 51 days ago • 29 comments