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Retired public interest attorney, loves Chicago, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, waterfalls and all burbles, folk music, local history. Proud Democrat.
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A group of Marquette women have been making these for more than 20 years. #upperpeninsula

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submitted 2 days ago • 26 comments

President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

submitted 3 days ago • 2872 comments

Because these lies continue to gain traction.

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"Law and order" in the Trump era: if you bow down to the head of the U.S. government, he may help you - whether you're awaiting trial for sex crimes in Europe or doing time in the USA for physically assaulting police.

submitted 5 days ago • 512 comments

By @neilsteinberg.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.

submitted 9 days ago • 418 comments

A Second Yooper Valentine Shall I compare thee to a rusty Chevrolet? Thou art more rumbly, with stronger frame rails.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

👀 "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

More about President Musk and his buddy. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

I have a sinking feeling I may be getting old as well.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

I'd missed this story about SCOTUSblog. Gift link. wapo.st/4hX9YgU

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

Anticipatory obedience by my alma mater. Pathetic. #universityofmichigan #goblue.

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

DOGE teen ran image-sharing site linked to URLs referencing pedophilia and the KKK open.substack.com/pub/elonmusk...

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

www.everygoddamnday.com/2025/02/focu...

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

Yeah. Trump knew to do this the night of the Super Bowl. Every healthcare worker, doctor, nurse, etc. working at a hospital (most are nonprofits) that has student debt is enrolled in this. Cops, prosecutors, first responders are enrolled in this. People wait a decade for this. Wow.

submitted 13 days ago • 23 comments

Elon—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. He could end world hunger single-handedly and still be the richest man alive. But he won’t. Instead, he spent 40 million on Super Bowl ads attacking USAID! Stand with USAID: share this counter-ad…

submitted 13 days ago • 384 comments

Superb owl Sunday.

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

A burble for your morning. #upperpeninsula

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Sen Cassidy: “Black lives matter only if you count them”

submitted 14 days ago • 1727 comments

Yeah, how about that.

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🤷🏻

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‘This is Serious Business. You Better Start Paying Attention.’ open.substack.com/pub/fallows/...

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Here’s what we did today

submitted 15 days ago • 3138 comments

Keep eyes 👀 on Haiti 🇭🇹

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

Latest directive from the IRS for volunteer tax sites: Cross out the question that asks if they want information about how to register to vote.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

A timely story from the U.P.https://open.substack.com/pub/jackohman/p/trumps-war-on-transgender-americans?r=58c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false #transrights #upperpeninsula

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Pin this, save it, we’ll need it. “When a prison camp opens in your town…when a DREAMer is disappeared from your classroom…when the President destroys what’s left of the Constitution…They will all say they didn’t know this was coming. And I want the American people to know that they did.” AOC 🔥🎯

submitted 31 days ago • 2387 comments

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/h...

submitted 16 days ago • 353 comments

Worth stepping back into the book of faces for this. A Lutheran MInister responds to the evil Musk and Flynn. www.facebook.com/stephen.boum...

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

I'm the local coordinator for our AARP tax program. I don't know if it's down because it talks about how important taxpayer privacy is, or because it says we can't discriminate, but the IRS publication "Privacy, Confidentiality, and Civil Rights" has been taken down, though we're required to have it

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BREAKING: Federal judge in D.C. blocks Trump administration from implementing the Office of Management and Budget memo ordering a government-wide freeze on grants and loans as to all current awards. Judge Loren AliKhan also blocks agencies from implementing the order "under a different name."

submitted 19 days ago • 32 comments

It’s pretty amazing that these guys are going with “Covid, which wasn’t a big deal, is the worlds greatest bio weapon, that we shouldn’t have cancelled school for a semester for, but also China did almost destroy the world, but don’t forget it’s also just the flu”

submitted 20 days ago • 103 comments

The FBI’s core values, including integrity, compassion, fairness, and allegiance to the Constitution - and oh, yeah, diversity, are being painted over at the FBI Academy. Source: NYT.

submitted 22 days ago • 2514 comments

I hope people see how truly alarming this is: 1. Musk's team, who may not even be US govt employees yet, have complete access to OPM's databases of PII on federal employees and have locked out career employees 2. Musk's people trying to do same with THE US TREASURY MASTER PAYMENT SYSTEM 🚨

submitted 22 days ago • 245 comments

Homan went on CNN to complain that ICE’s attempts to arrest Chicagoans has been hampered by the people’s knowledge of policy—largely because of the city’s “Know Your Rights” campaign. Fascists rely on your compliance. On your ignorance. They depend upon your fear. Disappoint them.

submitted 24 days ago • 167 comments

A great story. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/n...

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