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The lowest ever approval rating at this point in a presidency.

submitted 6 days ago • 13 comments

When I meet a grown-up who carves out a space for young people to feel safe and loved and celebrated in a too-cruel world, I tend to keep them on my radar. Jason Patera is one of those people. My column ❤ www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/25/h...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that that the public has a right to access federal records.

submitted 7 days ago • 317 comments

I want to be this guy when I grow up 🩵

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

Last week, it was reported out that the White House budget proposal eliminates all funding for Head Start. This is deeply troubling to me as a pediatric physician, an expert in early childhood development, a mother, and an American. A 🧵...

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

What do you feel like for dinner? I don’t know, what do you feel like? I don’t know, you pick. Happy Friday, Chicago 💙

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

'My research comes out of the fact that not all children do as well as others after surgery. I love surgery. I adore my patients. But it’s actually not as hard as many of the complex issues in this world.' Thanks for hosting @johnlist.bsky.social & me, Freakonomics! freakonomics.com/podcast/poli...

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Commentary: We’re hungry for some hope. We’re looking for some guidance. We’re casting about for role models — for ourselves and for our kids. We’re listening for someone to say: This is not the America we’ve been working toward. This is not normal. In Booker’s speech, we heard it.

submitted 27 days ago • 21 comments

The Hands Off protests today were something to witness. Crowds stretched nearly 20 blocks in Manhattan. Daley Plaza in Chicago was packed. The National Mall in D.C., Phoenix — everywhere, people showed up. This moment matters. #HandsOff www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.

submitted 26 days ago • 2165 comments

Powerful opinion piece by @heidikstevens.bsky.social in the Chicago Tribune. Reflecting on Cory Booker’s Senate speech, she writes about the radical act of choosing hope — even when the world feels heavy. A reminder that empathy & courage still matter. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/03/h...

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

We all need a picker upper after today ❤️

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submitted 28 days ago • 165 comments

We’re hungry for some hope. We’re looking for some guidance. We’re casting about for role models. We’re listening for someone to say: This is not the America we’ve been working toward. This is not normal. In Booker’s speech, we heard it. My column. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/03/h...

submitted 28 days ago • 13 comments

‘The U.S. must not follow the lead of authoritarian governments it has worked for decades to counteract by weaponizing visa status against criticism.' This is spot on. Proud to have worked for @splc.org in college, grateful they're out front on this. splc.org/2025/03/splc...

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Good morning, Chicago. Especially Josh Giddey ♥️

submitted 34 days ago • 2 comments

All Lives Matter was born to distract us from a needed racial reckoning. But taken at face value? It’s true. All lives do matter. So show us. Show us all lives matter. Because it’s hard to look around right now and discern that they do. My column. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/28/h...

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

My aunt shares her @chicagotribune.com papers with me, and I’m behind. This @heidikstevens.bsky.social column is lifting me up today. Our news cycle moves so fast. Grateful to be reminded of Bishop Budde’s courage. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/22/h...

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

There’s no love like the love Chicagoans have for Chicago the first day it hits 70 💗

submitted 47 days ago • 1 comment

another banger from Heidi Stevens

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

There’s a narrative that folks criticizing the White House hate America. We’re not falling for that. Dissent is baked into the United States. Democracy is messy. And loving a place means fixing what’s broken and saving what’s precious. My column. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/14/h...

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

My latest op-ed in The Opinion Pages on recent federal changes and how it is impacting people with disabilities. theopinionpages.com/2025/03/we-n...

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

USDA cancels local food purchasing www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

They called him Sleepy Joe because we could sleep at night.

submitted 51 days ago • 1096 comments

I love the brilliant @heidikstevens.bsky.social so was really happy that I got to tape a conversation with her for todays show. I also have your news recap from the weekend so come over and give us a listen standupwithpete.libsyn.com/1312-heidi-s...

submitted 52 days ago • 4 comments

Read Heidi’s defense of press, why journalism matters

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

Press access is not a trophy to be handed out to obedient participants in the president’s — any president’s — tale-spinning. Press access is the price the president pays for the privilege of serving his constituents. My column. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/28/h...

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

I guess the free market will decide if people want the flu newrepublic.com/post/192059/...

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

We forgive you for last week, February. Good morning, Chicago ❤️

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

For the moment, I’m going to keep reading the Post — the news pages, anyway, for the same reason I read the WSJ news pages. I will not blame anyone if they choose not to. In the meantime I will point out that NPR/PBS and your local stations only answer ultimately to the public. Support them.

submitted 63 days ago • 153 comments

I'm so excited to read all the WaPo opinion pieces advocating for the personal liberties of women & LGBTQ people. And just as lawmakers are dismantling same-sex marriage and reproductive rights! Perfect timing! That's how this is going to work, right? 🤔

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

You first.

submitted 64 days ago • 5752 comments

This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

submitted 69 days ago • 1199 comments

Get Ready For Delayed Tax Refunds, Long Hold Times After Mass IRS Firings But wealthy tax evaders will enjoy “a feast” as the strained federal agency lacks the resources to hold them accountable, said one tax policy expert.

submitted 69 days ago • 890 comments

The Department of Ed's move to ban race-based programs chips away at the entire educational experience—not just for students whose race is being considered or honored in course work, affinity groups or ceremonies. For all students. My column. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/21/h...

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

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submitted 79 days ago • 5 comments

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/31/h... A special thank you to @heidikstevens.bsky.social for writing this! Plz remember to care for each other!

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments

There's a lot of cruelty right now and I know we need to pick our battles. Today I'm picking mine with people who suggest whipping kids who have ADHD was a good idea. This week's column. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/07/h...

submitted 83 days ago • 2 comments

I have not contacted my senators today but I did show my 81yo dad how to connect his @nytimes print subscription to digital all access using a series of screenshots where I circled in red all the places he should type his email address so I feel I've done my part for democracy🇺🇸

submitted 86 days ago • 2 comments

Good morning, Chicago 🧡

submitted 86 days ago • 2 comments

Good morning, Chicago ❤️

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

“Next week, there’ll be a new line of ‘criminals’ that they’re coming after. And before too long, Black people will be on the chopping block or LGBTQ people,” thetriibe.com/2025/01/amid...

submitted 90 days ago • 0 comments

This week was chaotic, tragic and divisive. And I’m afraid it’s likely the new normal. I’m also afraid we’re entering a chapter where needing help is for losers and providing it is for suckers. I don’t think that’s how we’re designed. My column. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/31/h...

submitted 90 days ago • 2 comments

i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country

submitted 90 days ago • 2282 comments