Ernie Broglio
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Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
February 15, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
Worst. Dunk contest. Ever
February 15, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Worst. Dunk contest. Ever
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Illinois wetlands are at risk as federal protections vanish. Will the state move to protect them? blockclubchi.co/4qCHTQ3
February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Illinois wetlands are at risk as federal protections vanish. Will the state move to protect them? blockclubchi.co/4qCHTQ3
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This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Who writes the terrible dialogue for Chicago Fire? "We swore an oath to protect this city."🤣🤣🤣
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Who writes the terrible dialogue for Chicago Fire? "We swore an oath to protect this city."🤣🤣🤣
Pats should use all their draft picks on O Line.
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Pats should use all their draft picks on O Line.
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They weren't all bad moves in isolation, but the fact that the Bulls turned Coby White, Nikola Vucevic, Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball, DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso into just one first-rounder is emblematic of the problem here.
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
They weren't all bad moves in isolation, but the fact that the Bulls turned Coby White, Nikola Vucevic, Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball, DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso into just one first-rounder is emblematic of the problem here.
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NEW: "All of this amounts to almost masochistic levels of economic self-sabotage." Read @crampell.bsky.social:
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...
Trump Is Making America Stupider
How MAGA is purging scientists and other skilled workers from both the private and public sectors.
www.thebulwark.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:15 AM
NEW: "All of this amounts to almost masochistic levels of economic self-sabotage." Read @crampell.bsky.social:
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...
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When I think about measles I think about the number 1,000. Thats the number that epidemiologists use to explain harm from measles in children. With 1,000 cases, about 200 children will require hospitalization, 50 will develop pneumonia, and one to three will die.
South Carolina is at 789.
South Carolina is at 789.
January 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
When I think about measles I think about the number 1,000. Thats the number that epidemiologists use to explain harm from measles in children. With 1,000 cases, about 200 children will require hospitalization, 50 will develop pneumonia, and one to three will die.
South Carolina is at 789.
South Carolina is at 789.
Great reporting here.
Red Bull later shared hours of screenrecordings as he scrolled through the compound's internal WhatsApp groups. We at WIRED converted the videos into 4,200 pages of screenshotted chats that reveal the daily operations of a scam compound at a level never seen before. www.wired.com/story/the-re...
Revealed: Leaked Chats Expose the Daily Life of a Scam Compound’s Enslaved Workforce
A whistleblower trapped inside a “pig butchering” scam compound gave WIRED a vast trove of its internal materials—including 4,200 pages of messages that lay out its operations in unprecedented detail.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Great reporting here.
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(CNN) - The fast-growing measles outbreak in South Carolina is now the largest in the United States since the disease was declared eliminated in this country more than two decades ago.
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January 28, 2026 at 1:04 AM
(CNN) - The fast-growing measles outbreak in South Carolina is now the largest in the United States since the disease was declared eliminated in this country more than two decades ago.
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Pat Williams with the -22.
January 27, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Pat Williams with the -22.
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Trump says he’s making deals at a historic pace. But many of them turn out to be frameworks, handshakes or threats — with real risks for allies, markets and the US economy.
Trump’s Art of the Not-Quite-Deal
The president has offered frameworks, pledges, handshakes and threats — a style that carries growing legal, economic and diplomatic risks.
bloom.bg
January 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Trump says he’s making deals at a historic pace. But many of them turn out to be frameworks, handshakes or threats — with real risks for allies, markets and the US economy.
And here come the white walkers.
January 23, 2026 at 1:33 PM
And here come the white walkers.
Before AI, no one knew how to go jogging.
January 20, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Before AI, no one knew how to go jogging.
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The study found that only about 4% of the tariff burden is shouldered by foreign firms, with a “near-complete” pass-through of 96% to US buyers.
Americans Bear Almost All the Cost of Trump Tariffs, Study Shows
President Donald Trump’s duties on imported goods are paid almost entirely by American importers, their domestic customers and ultimately US consumers, a study from a German think tank concluded.
bloom.bg
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The study found that only about 4% of the tariff burden is shouldered by foreign firms, with a “near-complete” pass-through of 96% to US buyers.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
Espn with the phony countdown clock suggesting the game would start 25 minutes before the actual kickoff.
January 18, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Espn with the phony countdown clock suggesting the game would start 25 minutes before the actual kickoff.
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Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
January 15, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
This is exactly the opposite.
Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
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Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
Macclesfield rules.
January 10, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Macclesfield rules.
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Geothermal energy is essentially carbon-free, it is available at any time of day and in any weather, and it leaves a small footprint on the landscape. New approaches to harnessing it may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/pvWVGb
Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
It used to be that drawing heat from deep in the Earth was practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Geothermal energy is essentially carbon-free, it is available at any time of day and in any weather, and it leaves a small footprint on the landscape. New approaches to harnessing it may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/pvWVGb
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😱 Starting in 2030, annual deaths exceed annual births, and net immigration accounts for all population growth.
CBO a year ago predicted we would hit a wall on Social Security Trust fund in fiscal 2034. Then in Sept moved to 2031, now…2030?
Wow.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
CBO a year ago predicted we would hit a wall on Social Security Trust fund in fiscal 2034. Then in Sept moved to 2031, now…2030?
Wow.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
www.cbo.gov
January 7, 2026 at 11:05 PM
😱 Starting in 2030, annual deaths exceed annual births, and net immigration accounts for all population growth.
CBO a year ago predicted we would hit a wall on Social Security Trust fund in fiscal 2034. Then in Sept moved to 2031, now…2030?
Wow.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
CBO a year ago predicted we would hit a wall on Social Security Trust fund in fiscal 2034. Then in Sept moved to 2031, now…2030?
Wow.
www.cbo.gov/publication/...