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Retired. Spending time in my hometown of Chicago and in Tennessee. Be curious, not judgmental ~Ted Lasso
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Jake Tapper: "One 60 Minutes source tells me, 'The lawsuit was baseless. Bill Owens wouldn't apologize. He wouldn't bend. He fought for the broadcast and for independent journalism and that cost him his job. It's shameful.'"

CNN: The Dow is on track to have its worst April since the Great Depression, and the S&P is having its worst start to any presidency since this data started being tracked in 1928. The IMF has released its outlook, they expect US growth to be 1.8%, a dramatic turn from last year's 2.8%

For Young Readers, a Birdy Booklist #EarthDay www.slj.com/story/newsfe...

Right-wingers really really want you to forget this distinction. They want you to join them in separating the good people (who deserve rights) from the bad people (who don't). They are incapable of imagining moral universalism. They regret the Enlightenment. They are this country's worst people.

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Abrego Garcia, criminal or saint, was denied his due process rights by the gov’t. In this country, people are entitled to those rights, whether criminals or not, whether citizens or not. joycevance.substack.com/p/does-it-ma...

Reading about the political debate in Canada. Learned a new word, piffleswipe. No clue what it means nor could I say it quickly 10 times & sound coherent. #Canada #Carney #debate

Key component: If your district is banning books and you think you’ll need to go to court, you’ll need plaintiffs. Look and listen for the students/parents who are affected and speaking up about it. Not only are they your allies in intellectual freedom, they are potential plaintiffs.

Either the courts get to decide who is a “violent criminal” or “gang member”, or Donald Trump gets to decide. That choice determines whether we are a Republic governed by laws or an autocracy living under a ruler.

"We can react by seeing all of this for what it is, and naming it by name: incipient state terror. We can react by associating ourselves with others who are repressed before we are. Only in solidarity do we affirm law."

Where did Irish musician/comedian Garren Noone go? #garrennoone #Ireland

Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal

We traded Europe for a guy that builds concentration camps for profit.

THIS WEEK Cookeville Arts and Community April 14th-20th #cpactn #studentart #sallycrainjager #renovations #centredance #historymuseum #soundofmusic #artsandcommunity

Basically a massive hash brown (or mega-latke) with profoundly crispy edges and steamy-soft insides. It's the show-stealing complement to breakfast eggs, a dinner or Seder roast or even fancy party things like crème fraîche and caviar. smittenkitchen.com/2015/12/pota...

The real threat to American jobs…

We have a winner…🏆

Amazing thread.

A perfect example of how tariffs increase prices on things that don’t have tariffs on them.

One of the most touching protest videos I’ve seen all day. #Handsoff Senior Speak out!💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Today, while the market collapsed and four soldiers who died on an exercise in Lithuania arrived at Dover, where was Donald Trump? Was he monitoring the markets? Was he there for the arrival of these heroes? Nope: he was golfing, with the Saudis

I stand with the penguins of Heard and McDonald Islands!

Federal employees, both military and civilian, don’t get paid huge salaries and you are not going to be a multi millionaire. The vast majority of federal employees work hard . The people in the federal government who enrich themselves are most of the elected politicians.

It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory. Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.fightforthefirst.org/petitions/ge...

If you think Kermit the Frog is a monster and Putin is NOT… then you need PBS and NPR more than anybody.

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Russia has its eyes on the Arctic, as global warming continues to ramp up the natural barrier between Russia and the rest of the free world is rapidly disappearing. This has put Russia in the direct path towards war with Canada and Nordic Europe. #ArcticFront 🧵

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