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WGN spent <1 minute telling us about the bill pushed through the House on a Sunday. It includes cuts to Medicaid and an extension to tax cuts for the very wealthy that will cost us triple what the Medicaid cuts will ‘save’.
Then we saw 5 full minutes watching 3 mopes doing a kooky dance. 😑
May 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I received this in email, entitled ‘Ammo Shaming’. Yikes:

As much as it may p*ss you off... if you walk into Walmart carrying your gun...Chances are you're gonna get some looks...
That's why we want to show you the VNSH MagMate, [lets you conceal virtually any mag...without anyone having a clue!
April 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
It's heartbreaking that families are ripping on their own fired government worker relatives in the name of Trump.
The lack of support has to hurt even more than the loss of the job.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing
Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.
apnews.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I was detained by US Customs agents leaving Canada. They put me into a room & took my passport without saying why.

My former passport had been flagged as possibly illegal (lost in 2021). My NEW passport (different #) was flagged as being the lost one. They returned it to me and I left, incredulous.
February 6, 2025 at 2:07 AM
In Chicago, TV news seems obsessed with Trump's ridiculous Gaza statement that will never fly. WGN even interviewed experts as to what may or may not occur if he were to try it.

No experts were interviewed about the real news story: Elon Musk has direct access to Treasury Department's data.
February 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
For me and TCO Marianne Faithfull was an influence and heroine.

'Why'd You Do It' was a powerful song: audacious and bold, unapologetic, caustic as hell but starkly beautiful in its rawness, from my fave album, Broken English.

OF course her initials are MF!
youtu.be/XYmK3PYQnGg
RIP, gorgeous. 🩵
Marianne Faithfull - Why D'ya Do It?
YouTube video by Christian Davies
youtu.be
February 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Scintillating sculptures near the #NationalGallery in Ottawa. #Maman
January 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Spent a few days in Ottawa and visited the National Gallery. There are some amazing exhibitions! #alltypesofartwork
January 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM