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Midwesterner. Healthcare marketing pro. Proud auntie. Political centrist. Human dignity for all. Life must have family, friends, fresh veggies and fruit, live music, hikes, and the Great Lakes.
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ukrainian social media today:

Abrego Garcia’s lawyers are back in court with a brief that unstintingly puts the government on a collision course with the courts’ authority. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Jonathan Joss was Comanche and Apache and an openly gay actor. He was murdered while looking at the remains of his dogs at his own house that was burnt down. The killer yelled homophobic slurs before shooting him. This is the real world consequences of the hatred that the right commodifies

Steve Bannon is really pissed that Ukraine successfully struck more than 40 military planes that bombed Ukrainian cities relentlessly for the past three years Bannon says the WH should condemn Ukraine and “pull all support today.” Fu*k this guy

I’ve always believed that the way to overcome conservative resistance to gun reform is for liberals to start arming themselves.

Last week I wrote that Trump is scapegoating Jews in a new way, using them as an excuse to deport students w/out due process for exercising their 1st Am rights. He certainly didn’t jump in to support American Jews after the horrific attack in Colorado www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/u...

No objection. Lock him up.

"Yet while Trump is losing in the places where politics normally happens in America, he is making gains in three places which have historically been considered out of bounds."

Brilliant and terrifying piece from @jvl.bsky.social — i must read and absorb, though I didn’t want to TBH. Deep pit in my stomach. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

sahillavingia.com/doge

The heartbreaking statement from Jonathan Joss’s husband about his death.

Here's something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen.

“People will not lose their Medicaid unless they choose to do so," House Speaker Mike Johnson said. Several experts and organizations expose this for the lie that it is.

Democrats’ message should surely be: What Sen. Ernst really means here is that the donors, lobbyists, and elites Sen. Ernst now hangs around with don’t much care about some less well-off people dying.

It’s June — that means No Kings Day is almost here. Trump is ignoring the courts and the Constitution, so we’re gathering again on June 14 to remind him there are NO KINGS in our country. Check out our map of No Kings Day events and everything else you need to know: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

I cannot believe that I am lucky enough to work on legal cases with @katiephang.bsky.social at @democracydefendersaction.org-- but also in the court of public opinion @contrariannews.org & her other ventures We are fortunate she made the jump. Happy 30 day anniversary! substack.com/@katiephang/...

🚨BREAKING: Exit polls project that moderate, pro-EU candidate Rafał Trzaskowski has defeated Trump-backed nationalist Karol Nawrocki in Poland’s presidential election, 50.3% to 49.7%

Listen to Faine. ⬇️

This.👇

This @NYT Opinion essay by Jillian Weinberger is excellent on what has long been wonderful about living in Wash DC—and is so different from the pure-politics cage-match portrayed in 99% of the news. And on the soulless carnage being inflicted now. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/o...

Another act of terrorism against Jews in America. Another violent act of antisemitism. More targeting of & attempted killing of Jews. This must be called out for what it is. It must be condemned. It cannot stand. And all of us must stand with/defend our Jewish brothers & sisters.

"If what you're doing is legitimate and lawful, why do you need to cover your face?”

Chris Murphy on Joni Ernst: "I think everybody in that audience knows they're going to die, they would just rather die in old age at 85 or 90 instead of dying at 40. And the reality is that when you lose your healthcare, you are much more at risk of early death."

A radical transformation of our way of life is underway. Don’t let anyone gaslight you into thinking this administration is normal.

Overheard: Apparently Zelenskyy had some cards, and he didn’t need a suit.

Community comes before strategy. love this from @jvl.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/community-...

Stunning details now emerging: this was an operation planned a year and a half in advance, involved smuggling drones into Russia, placing them in containers on top of trucks, arranging for them all to open simultaneously and to strike.

Early rumors are that up to 40 Russian strategic bombers were destroyed in one of the most audacious operations I’ve ever seen. Get fucked, Vlad.

A lot of these people are just not telling the truth

The worst people on Earth coming together to make everything worse for everyone

Couple thoughts on this Ukrainian operation: 18 months of planning with no leaks is crazy impressive. The intelligence picture, the OpSec, and the execution were all top notch. I’m curious to see what else they have planned, and yes I’m worried about how Russia will respond.

A decade ago, Illinois was plunged into a budget impasse that disrupted the lives of working families. The times have changed — nine credit upgrades, seven balanced budgets, a $2.5 billion Rainy Day Fund, jobs at an all-time high, and a growing economy.

Thank you, Senator Warnock.

"By hitting Trump with TACO over and over, you (a) reveal his pull-backs as weakness and (b) dare him to go through with the stuff that will screw up the real world—and, in theory, create pain for his movement."

Elon Musk’s Reign of Terror Is Only Just Beginning newrepublic.com/article/1959... via @newrepublic.com Important read. Musk is going nowhere.

Harvey Milk. First openly gay elected official in California and LGBTQ rights icon. #PrideMonth #gay #lgbtq #queerhistory 🏳️‍🌈

Against all odds, Joni Ernst has made it worse

The plaintiff, a victim of Epstein, claims the gov't concealed its conduct for years & "At no time did the FBI or any other government entity reach out to Maria to investigate or seek to understand or resolve her claims or otherwise in any way substantively respond to her claim.

For a pro-life party, they’re kind of pro-death.

Incarcerated students accepted their diplomas from Augustana College at a commencement inside East Moline Correctional Center. It was the first of its kind to take place inside the men’s prison on the Illinois-Iowa border.

We fought a war so we wouldn’t have a ruler who wanted majesty. It’s the people’s house, not a palace or a tacky casino.

Last year, Illinois abolished requiring prior authorization for inpatient mental health care — and now, we're extending it to outpatient care. Patients and their doctors should be in control of decisions about their care, not insurance companies.

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Musk is in denial about a serious problem he so obviously has and his bullying wealth is the reason no one close to him — enablers all — will step in and tell him he is in desperate need of help.

@apnews.com this is a beautiful story. apnews.com/article/afri... Afro Mexican actors fighting racism celebrate their heritage through their plays

President Zelensky, at the Kyiv Arsenal book fair, having just been handed a copy of AUTOCRACY INC, in Ukrainian

This is the real game: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...