KevinC from Chicago
@kclarke2112.bsky.social
Sports fan (Chicago teams) and music fan (u2, REM, Gaslight, Frank Turner, Pete Yorn, Neil Finn, etc) - Simpsons fan, happily married, and proud dad of 3 teenage daughters (they might be older now 😜) - go DePaul and Illini
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We have a “poverty trap” and it’s driving the destruction of social cohesion.
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We have a “poverty trap” and it’s driving the destruction of social cohesion.
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
The “poverty line” is’t 35,000, it’s $150,000, and making more than one, and less than the other is worse than being “poor”.
Which is why the rage.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
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This article sums up very well most of the challenges of aging parents as well as current policy impact and core facts.
My siblings and I are caregivers to my mom who has dementia; dad passed away. Mom does not speak English. Mom is not covered by Medicare/Medicaid. We struggle with the challenges.
My siblings and I are caregivers to my mom who has dementia; dad passed away. Mom does not speak English. Mom is not covered by Medicare/Medicaid. We struggle with the challenges.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
Opinion | The People Holding Everyone Together Are Coming Apart
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This article sums up very well most of the challenges of aging parents as well as current policy impact and core facts.
My siblings and I are caregivers to my mom who has dementia; dad passed away. Mom does not speak English. Mom is not covered by Medicare/Medicaid. We struggle with the challenges.
My siblings and I are caregivers to my mom who has dementia; dad passed away. Mom does not speak English. Mom is not covered by Medicare/Medicaid. We struggle with the challenges.
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Today is the anniversary of the British evacuating New York City after the end of the Revolutionary War. Here's how I learned about it: the piece that introduced me to the terrific work of @bencarp.bsky.social
Evacuation Day: Marking the End of the Revolutionary War
We know how to honor the image of soldiers charging forward, but we often forget to cheer the backs of troops as they peaceably depart.
werehistory.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Today is the anniversary of the British evacuating New York City after the end of the Revolutionary War. Here's how I learned about it: the piece that introduced me to the terrific work of @bencarp.bsky.social
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I realize there are only like 5 people who may do this but I would strongly suggest giving this a read.
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I realize there are only like 5 people who may do this but I would strongly suggest giving this a read.
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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A tree-lined community with an easy commute to downtown Chicago has become a new hot spot for families on.wsj.com/3LPXLjz
A Chicago Neighborhood With a Suburban Vibe Is Seeing Home Prices Soar
Bigger backyards and a shorter commute have made Lincoln Square one of the city’s top destinations for families
on.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
A tree-lined community with an easy commute to downtown Chicago has become a new hot spot for families on.wsj.com/3LPXLjz
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“His lawyers think he has a strong case for release,” Father Brost told the Arlington Heights Village Board. “But it takes time for the judicial system to catch up with a rogue police force, which is what ICE is…”
www.journal-topics.com/articles/fol...
www.journal-topics.com/articles/fol...
Following Emotional Testimony, Village Board Unanimously Pursues Anti-ICE Ordinance - Journal & Topics Media Group
Like many in Arlington Heights, Father Corey Brost, a member of the clergy at St. Viator, has had someone he knows taken into custody by federal immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) agents.
www.journal-topics.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“His lawyers think he has a strong case for release,” Father Brost told the Arlington Heights Village Board. “But it takes time for the judicial system to catch up with a rogue police force, which is what ICE is…”
www.journal-topics.com/articles/fol...
www.journal-topics.com/articles/fol...
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Wrote a column for tomorrow morning about all the crazy shit Trump has done **this week** and hoo boy, let me tell you, it’s a lot. And any one of these things would’ve gotten any past president impeached. The GOP owns every bit of this stain on our history.
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Wrote a column for tomorrow morning about all the crazy shit Trump has done **this week** and hoo boy, let me tell you, it’s a lot. And any one of these things would’ve gotten any past president impeached. The GOP owns every bit of this stain on our history.
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Seth Meyers used Monday night’s 'A Closer Look' to address Donald Trump’s latest weekend broadside—a new Truth Social post calling the 'Late Night' host "talentless," accusing him of “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” and urging NBC to fire him.
Seth Meyers Mocks Trump’s Latest Attack: ‘They Said My Name on TV!’
Seth Meyers used Monday night’s 'A Closer Look' to address Donald Trump’s latest weekend broadside—a new Truth Social post calling the 'Late Night' host "talentless," accusing him of “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” and urging NBC to fire him.
dlvr.it
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Seth Meyers used Monday night’s 'A Closer Look' to address Donald Trump’s latest weekend broadside—a new Truth Social post calling the 'Late Night' host "talentless," accusing him of “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” and urging NBC to fire him.
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'The Dude Is Flailing': Jon Stewart Shows How Trump's Facade Is Finally 'Crumbling'
www.huffpost.com
'The Dude Is Flailing': Jon Stewart Shows How Trump's Facade Is Finally 'Crumbling'
twp.ai
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
'The Dude Is Flailing': Jon Stewart Shows How Trump's Facade Is Finally 'Crumbling'
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
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I’m not Catholic but I like this pope.
November 13, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I’m not Catholic but I like this pope.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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I was today years old when I learned that the “Good. Better. Best.” victory chant we hear from Ben Johnson and the Bears came from this line in Billy Williams’s Baseball HOF speech.
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I was today years old when I learned that the “Good. Better. Best.” victory chant we hear from Ben Johnson and the Bears came from this line in Billy Williams’s Baseball HOF speech.
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NEWS: ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: “He belongs with her.” I spent yesterday afternoon with Ofelia Torres and her mother, Sandibell, talking about Ruben Torres. Here’s the story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/21/i...
ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: ‘He belongs with her’
Ofelia Torres has spent almost every day of the past month at Lurie Children’s Hospital, where the 16-year-old Lake View High School student is fighting cancer.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
NEWS: ICE arrests Chicago man whose teenage daughter is fighting cancer: “He belongs with her.” I spent yesterday afternoon with Ofelia Torres and her mother, Sandibell, talking about Ruben Torres. Here’s the story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/21/i...
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Kavanaugh stop
“Once my colleague pulled out his camera, the agent put away the gun," Huynh told the Sun-Times Tuesday night. "[But] if they can do this in broad daylight to an elected official, and point a gun at someone, imagine what’s happening behind closed doors.”
October 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Kavanaugh stop
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41 years ago, IMO, the greatest SNL digital short, Men's Synchronized Swimming premiered. The short came from the powerhouse SNL season and still is just as brilliant today.
October 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
41 years ago, IMO, the greatest SNL digital short, Men's Synchronized Swimming premiered. The short came from the powerhouse SNL season and still is just as brilliant today.
The Cubs have not scored 3 or more runs in last 12 postseason games . They are due for some big offensive games. That must be close to a MLB record. Does anyone know ? Game 2 is huge obviously. Go Cubs!!!
October 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Cubs have not scored 3 or more runs in last 12 postseason games . They are due for some big offensive games. That must be close to a MLB record. Does anyone know ? Game 2 is huge obviously. Go Cubs!!!
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Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.
October 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.
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First Cubs home postseason win in a deciding game ever !!!! W
October 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
First Cubs home postseason win in a deciding game ever !!!! W
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Illinois walk-off win and Cubs clinch home field in WC Series
a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a fishing rod
ALT: a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a fishing rod
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September 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Illinois walk-off win and Cubs clinch home field in WC Series
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Bears full postgame locker room game balls
September 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Bears full postgame locker room game balls
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Cubs win 6-4 / bullpen is dealing- last 3 games = 11.33 innings, no runs, 1 hit and zero walks
September 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Cubs win 6-4 / bullpen is dealing- last 3 games = 11.33 innings, no runs, 1 hit and zero walks
Some ex cubs and guys I took in fantasy BB
September 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Some ex cubs and guys I took in fantasy BB