John Heerman
@jheerman.social
Husband, Dad, Gen X, He/Him, These opinions are mine
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Disrespectful and insulting.
According to Donald Trump, nursing isn't a professional degree.
The bottom line? The entire nation, including Illinois, needs more nurses — this decision makes it even harder than ever for them to get the support they need.
According to Donald Trump, nursing isn't a professional degree.
The bottom line? The entire nation, including Illinois, needs more nurses — this decision makes it even harder than ever for them to get the support they need.
Trump Administration Moves to Exclude Nursing From Professional Degrees, Set New Student Loan Limits
The proposal has drawn pushback from the nursing community, which argues the reclassification could limit students’ financial access to advanced nursing degrees.
news.wttw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Disrespectful and insulting.
According to Donald Trump, nursing isn't a professional degree.
The bottom line? The entire nation, including Illinois, needs more nurses — this decision makes it even harder than ever for them to get the support they need.
According to Donald Trump, nursing isn't a professional degree.
The bottom line? The entire nation, including Illinois, needs more nurses — this decision makes it even harder than ever for them to get the support they need.
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"Now that I've hit everyone with ruinous taxes, I'll dole some of it back out to my political supporters as welfare payments."
Trump: "I'm delighted to announce this afternoon that the US will be taking a small portion of the hundreds of billions of dollars we receive in tariffs ... and we're going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. We love our farmers. The farmers like me ... $12 billion"
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
"Now that I've hit everyone with ruinous taxes, I'll dole some of it back out to my political supporters as welfare payments."
The land is worth more than the crops growing on it. Tariffs have forced farmers to make a decision to sell off land for the capital to keep their farms viable. Feels like the redistribution of resources. 🤔
www.wpr.org/news/survey-...
www.wpr.org/news/survey-...
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The land is worth more than the crops growing on it. Tariffs have forced farmers to make a decision to sell off land for the capital to keep their farms viable. Feels like the redistribution of resources. 🤔
www.wpr.org/news/survey-...
www.wpr.org/news/survey-...
It was only a matter of time before they all turned on each other. None of them want to be accountable.
A new report from payroll processor ADP found that private employees lost nearly 32,000 jobs in November, far off analyst projections that they would add 10,000 jobs.
The data is a sharp decline from October. trib.al/iCOUiWs
The data is a sharp decline from October. trib.al/iCOUiWs
December 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
It was only a matter of time before they all turned on each other. None of them want to be accountable.
A pox on anyone in the Senate who voted to confirm this dope.
“Messages sent from Hegseth’s Signal account to the group chat included material from documents marked classified at the time they were sent, and offered specific, real-time updates about planned military strikes. One even read: ‘This is when the first bombs will drop.’”
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing of sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say | CNN Politics
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, which could have endangered American troops and mission objectives, when he used Signal in March of this year to s...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A pox on anyone in the Senate who voted to confirm this dope.
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This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This from @govpritzker.illinois.gov on @cnn.com
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A rare moment of a Republican genuinely giving a damn.
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A rare moment of a Republican genuinely giving a damn.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Pearl Jam
The Smashing Pumpkins
Tool
Rush
Tom Petty
Pearl Jam
The Smashing Pumpkins
Tool
Rush
Tom Petty
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen —
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
NIN
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Soul Coughing
Poe
Tom Morello
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
Bowie *
Roger Waters
July Talk *
Metric *
Alice Phoebe Lou *
* multiple times
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Pearl Jam
The Smashing Pumpkins
Tool
Rush
Tom Petty
Pearl Jam
The Smashing Pumpkins
Tool
Rush
Tom Petty
"Farmers have been under particular strain in 2025, with tariffs raising costs and retaliatory actions closing off some of their key export markets. U.S. soybean croppers lost out on billions in sales earlier this year when China abruptly halted its American orders".
Farmers have for weeks been promised financial assistance to help them offset rising costs and declining foreign demand.
US Farmers Could Get Financial Boost Within Weeks
www.newsweek.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Farmers have been under particular strain in 2025, with tariffs raising costs and retaliatory actions closing off some of their key export markets. U.S. soybean croppers lost out on billions in sales earlier this year when China abruptly halted its American orders".
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This might actually make Trump’s abysmal poll numbers go up.
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 AM
This might actually make Trump’s abysmal poll numbers go up.
POTUS is easy to manipulate, difficult to control and everyone knows it.
Mamdani walked in with an agenda. Trump walked out repeating it.
Trump’s Oval Office Surrender to Zohran Mamdani
In a stunning White House meeting, Donald Trump abandoned his party’s narrative and embraced New York City’s mayor-elect, while Mamdani stayed laser-focused on issues facing the city.
www.meidasplus.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
POTUS is easy to manipulate, difficult to control and everyone knows it.
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what a year we’ve had this week
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
what a year we’ve had this week
This 👇
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This 👇
MTG acting like she just got a look at the bat-shit-crazy old guy behind the MAGA curtain, randomly pressing buttons and pulling levers. Fingers crossed, this could be the moment when the facade has cracked for many true believers.
November 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
MTG acting like she just got a look at the bat-shit-crazy old guy behind the MAGA curtain, randomly pressing buttons and pulling levers. Fingers crossed, this could be the moment when the facade has cracked for many true believers.
I'm sure this really resonates with the red-hat crowd.
Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees."
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I'm sure this really resonates with the red-hat crowd.
Totally normal behavior from someone who has nothing to hide.
Trump desperately pressuring Republicans who signed the Epstein petition before Grijalva signs it at 4:10 PM when it will then be too late to stop it.
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Totally normal behavior from someone who has nothing to hide.
Spectacular view of the Aurora over Illinois tonight.
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Spectacular view of the Aurora over Illinois tonight.
This checks out
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This checks out
This is still less than the pre-trade war levels of 35 million metric tonnes in 2017. China stops buying US soybeans when Brazil's harvest is available in February. soygrowers.com/news-release....
October 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is still less than the pre-trade war levels of 35 million metric tonnes in 2017. China stops buying US soybeans when Brazil's harvest is available in February. soygrowers.com/news-release....
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This is exactly the position that EVERY democratic world leader should adopt.
There is no viable way of dealing with Trump. The only method (outright bribery, and ever-increasing displays of submission) is not suitable for any democracy.
Only alternative: "Develop new partnerships."
There is no viable way of dealing with Trump. The only method (outright bribery, and ever-increasing displays of submission) is not suitable for any democracy.
Only alternative: "Develop new partnerships."
Carney: "We can't control the trade policy of the US. We recognize it has fundamentally changed from the policy in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, & it's a situation where US has tariffs against every trading partner... what we we can control is developing new partnerships, including w/econ giants of Asia"
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This is exactly the position that EVERY democratic world leader should adopt.
There is no viable way of dealing with Trump. The only method (outright bribery, and ever-increasing displays of submission) is not suitable for any democracy.
Only alternative: "Develop new partnerships."
There is no viable way of dealing with Trump. The only method (outright bribery, and ever-increasing displays of submission) is not suitable for any democracy.
Only alternative: "Develop new partnerships."
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It is very important that voices on the right are saying this.
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It is very important that voices on the right are saying this.
More proof we are living in the Upside Down.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: Republicans are doing nothing. The House is not in session which i think is inexcusable. Mike Johnson should be calling us back because we should be working
October 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
More proof we are living in the Upside Down.
Unbelievable performance by Hayley Williams. So good. youtu.be/sNNYei__joU?...
Hayley Williams: True Believer | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Unbelievable performance by Hayley Williams. So good. youtu.be/sNNYei__joU?...
Say what, now?
Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."
October 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Say what, now?