Middle Manager Mom ☕️
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💜 How to resist tyranny https://timothysnyder.org/resources/
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💙 Align spending w/your values @goodsuniteus.bsky.social
💜 How to resist tyranny https://timothysnyder.org/resources/
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🚨 You can resist tyranny! Yes, you.
Find this list and more free resources to do so at timothysnyder.org/resources/
Find this list and more free resources to do so at timothysnyder.org/resources/
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Data center cooling-related stocks drop after Nvidia CEO Huang's comments reut.rs/4bnarcf
Data center cooling-related stocks drop after Nvidia CEO Huang's comments
Shares of U.S. heating, ventilation and air conditioning-related companies dropped on Tuesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that the company's upcoming chips could significantly reduce cooling requirements in data centers.
reut.rs
January 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Data center cooling-related stocks drop after Nvidia CEO Huang's comments reut.rs/4bnarcf
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My word, could the House GOP be down to 217 by the end of the day?
January 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
My word, could the House GOP be down to 217 by the end of the day?
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BREAKING: GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California has died at 65. His death reduces the Republican Party’s control of the House to a razor-thin 218-213.
Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House to 218-213
Republican seven-term U.S. congressman Doug LaMalfa of California has died, reducing the GOP's already narrow control of the House.
apnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
BREAKING: GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California has died at 65. His death reduces the Republican Party’s control of the House to a razor-thin 218-213.
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checking in on the president:
January 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
checking in on the president:
What is happening here? Seriously.
January 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
What is happening here? Seriously.
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Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
In my twenties I threw my back out tying my running shoe. I was flat on my living room floor for a week!
January 6, 2026 at 1:52 AM
In my twenties I threw my back out tying my running shoe. I was flat on my living room floor for a week!
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Venezuela is just the start. Trump & Putin's plan:
- Trash rule-based international order
- Usher in "spheres of influence": Russia controls Ukraine & Europe. US controls Western Hemisphere
- Run USA as well as Russia as a dictatorship
On 1/3/26, Heather Cox Richardson explains in clear language:
- Trash rule-based international order
- Usher in "spheres of influence": Russia controls Ukraine & Europe. US controls Western Hemisphere
- Run USA as well as Russia as a dictatorship
On 1/3/26, Heather Cox Richardson explains in clear language:
Understanding the U.S. Strike on Venezuela | Explainer
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Venezuela is just the start. Trump & Putin's plan:
- Trash rule-based international order
- Usher in "spheres of influence": Russia controls Ukraine & Europe. US controls Western Hemisphere
- Run USA as well as Russia as a dictatorship
On 1/3/26, Heather Cox Richardson explains in clear language:
- Trash rule-based international order
- Usher in "spheres of influence": Russia controls Ukraine & Europe. US controls Western Hemisphere
- Run USA as well as Russia as a dictatorship
On 1/3/26, Heather Cox Richardson explains in clear language:
And...
- Support legal services working on our behalf like the ACLU & Mark Alias
- Stop spending money at places that support the right and/or voter suppression. Use the @goodsuniteus.bsky.social app
- Divest your data from the tech bros. Yes, you too can leave Facebook/IG & live to tell about it.
- Support legal services working on our behalf like the ACLU & Mark Alias
- Stop spending money at places that support the right and/or voter suppression. Use the @goodsuniteus.bsky.social app
- Divest your data from the tech bros. Yes, you too can leave Facebook/IG & live to tell about it.
January 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
And...
- Support legal services working on our behalf like the ACLU & Mark Alias
- Stop spending money at places that support the right and/or voter suppression. Use the @goodsuniteus.bsky.social app
- Divest your data from the tech bros. Yes, you too can leave Facebook/IG & live to tell about it.
- Support legal services working on our behalf like the ACLU & Mark Alias
- Stop spending money at places that support the right and/or voter suppression. Use the @goodsuniteus.bsky.social app
- Divest your data from the tech bros. Yes, you too can leave Facebook/IG & live to tell about it.
This is the second time in the last few years that the one in Skokie has relocated within the same mall. I wonder why.
January 5, 2026 at 10:57 PM
This is the second time in the last few years that the one in Skokie has relocated within the same mall. I wonder why.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats’ 2024 candidate for vice president, is ending his bid for a third term as governor amid President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on a fraud investigation into child care programs in the state.
https://to.wttw.com/4qeWMJ6
https://to.wttw.com/4qeWMJ6
Tim Walz Drops Bid for Third Term as Minnesota Governor; Amy Klobuchar Considers
Less than four months after announcing his reelection campaign, Walz said Monday that he could no longer devote the energy necessary to win another term, even as he expressed confidence that he could ...
to.wttw.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats’ 2024 candidate for vice president, is ending his bid for a third term as governor amid President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on a fraud investigation into child care programs in the state.
https://to.wttw.com/4qeWMJ6
https://to.wttw.com/4qeWMJ6
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Here's the link to the story
Organizer arrested in Grand Rapids following protest in response to U.S. attack in Venezuela
An officer can be heard telling the woman she's being arrested for "obstructing a roadway" and "failure to obey a lawful command from a police officer."
www.wzzm13.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Here's the link to the story
No surprise. Like any big purchase, a degree should be scrutinized & college is not for everyone, but we continue to see robust enrollment from families all over the political & ideological continuum. For many, the ROI is still enough reason to go.
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 PM
No surprise. Like any big purchase, a degree should be scrutinized & college is not for everyone, but we continue to see robust enrollment from families all over the political & ideological continuum. For many, the ROI is still enough reason to go.
We will be vacationing in #NYNY this year. www.youtube.com/live/rPNMVLa...
Mayor Zohran Mamdani Holds Press Conference to Make an Announcement
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
www.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 PM
We will be vacationing in #NYNY this year. www.youtube.com/live/rPNMVLa...
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Scientists Baffled by Marco Rubio’s Ability to Sleep at Night
January 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Scientists Baffled by Marco Rubio’s Ability to Sleep at Night
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My annual end of year break ends tomorrow. I achieved my goals to not let the clock force my decisions, spend time w/non work friends & family, gaze at my sci-fi tree endlessly, read & get back to the gym. Happy Sunday everyone. #scifi #vacation #weekend #gratitude #family #rest
January 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Shout out to the #Museum of Contemporary #Art #Chicago (aka the MCA) for its Yoko Ono & City in the Garden exhibits! Both are beautifully done & feel so complete. Plus the view from MCA can’t be matched. Highly recommend! #chicagosky #photography #artsky #queerart @mcachicago.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Shout out to the #Museum of Contemporary #Art #Chicago (aka the MCA) for its Yoko Ono & City in the Garden exhibits! Both are beautifully done & feel so complete. Plus the view from MCA can’t be matched. Highly recommend! #chicagosky #photography #artsky #queerart @mcachicago.bsky.social
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The CTA’s elevated State/Lake station in the Loop is scheduled to close Monday and not reopen for three years. The reconstruction project won’t be completed until sometime in 2029, according to the Chicago Transit Authority.
State/Lake L station to close Monday for 3 years of construction
chicago.suntimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The CTA’s elevated State/Lake station in the Loop is scheduled to close Monday and not reopen for three years. The reconstruction project won’t be completed until sometime in 2029, according to the Chicago Transit Authority.
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Preliminary work already is underway at Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County for an $18 million project that will include the first major improvements in three decades to a 13-mile trail system that winds through sandstone canyons and bluffs along the Illinois River.
Starved Rock, Illinois’ most popular state park, to get $18M trail upgrades in new year
The new year will bring long-overdue upgrades at Illinois’ most popular state park, and one of its top tourist destinations outside Chicago.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Preliminary work already is underway at Starved Rock State Park in LaSalle County for an $18 million project that will include the first major improvements in three decades to a 13-mile trail system that winds through sandstone canyons and bluffs along the Illinois River.
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Props to Mayor Mamdani on a #SocialistSunday.
And don’t @ me, kids.
Cheers @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/reel/DTFFw9k...
And don’t @ me, kids.
Cheers @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/reel/DTFFw9k...
January 4, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Props to Mayor Mamdani on a #SocialistSunday.
And don’t @ me, kids.
Cheers @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/reel/DTFFw9k...
And don’t @ me, kids.
Cheers @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/reel/DTFFw9k...
He is the master of the nothing sandwich statement/monologue.
January 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
He is the master of the nothing sandwich statement/monologue.