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The last two summers, I was on my couch with no energy or hair. This year I’m going to enjoy my balcony (if Chicago weather cooperates.)
It’s not much but it’s my little slice of heaven.
Good bye cancer!
It’s not much but it’s my little slice of heaven.
Good bye cancer!
May 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The last two summers, I was on my couch with no energy or hair. This year I’m going to enjoy my balcony (if Chicago weather cooperates.)
It’s not much but it’s my little slice of heaven.
Good bye cancer!
It’s not much but it’s my little slice of heaven.
Good bye cancer!
Putin wrote the training manual and Erdoğan, Orban, and 45 are following it to a t.
In a piece for The Atlantic, the Russian chess grandmaster Gary Kasparov writes about how Putin seized power, parallels in with the current state of U.S. politics, and what Americans should do to avoid the same fate.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
April 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Putin wrote the training manual and Erdoğan, Orban, and 45 are following it to a t.
Who are these people? Where does the administration find such cruelty? How can we find out what characteristics are required to be an ICE agent? I am appalled.
When ICE agents descended upon 19-year-old Merwil Guttiérez in New York City, they realized he was not the intended target of their operation — but they arrested the boy anyway.
Merwil was, in fact, in the United States legally — from Venezuela, seeking asylum.
Merwil’s father, Wilmer Guttiérez,…
Merwil was, in fact, in the United States legally — from Venezuela, seeking asylum.
Merwil’s father, Wilmer Guttiérez,…
April 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Who are these people? Where does the administration find such cruelty? How can we find out what characteristics are required to be an ICE agent? I am appalled.
Humans, it turns out, endanger themselves as well as other species.
i think these people are in the grip of a genuine delusion www.nbcchicago.com/news/busines...
Bill Gates: Within 10 years, AI will replace many doctors and teachers—humans won't be needed ‘for most things'
Over the next decade, advances in artificial intelligence will mean that humans will no longer be needed "for most things" in the world, says Bill Gates.
www.nbcchicago.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Humans, it turns out, endanger themselves as well as other species.
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I’m old enough to remember when Secretary Hegseth tried to publicly mock Judge Reyes—suggesting that she didn’t know what she was doing when it comes to protecting our national security.
It was … two days ago.
It was … two days ago.
March 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I’m old enough to remember when Secretary Hegseth tried to publicly mock Judge Reyes—suggesting that she didn’t know what she was doing when it comes to protecting our national security.
It was … two days ago.
It was … two days ago.
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Every Dem challenger in a GOP district should be hosting weekly Town Halls where they invite voters to come address a cardboard standee of their elected Republican congress person. Promote them as “your GOP rep is afraid to show their face, but that doesn’t mean you can’t speak out”
March 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Every Dem challenger in a GOP district should be hosting weekly Town Halls where they invite voters to come address a cardboard standee of their elected Republican congress person. Promote them as “your GOP rep is afraid to show their face, but that doesn’t mean you can’t speak out”
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In a couple of weeks, I’m going to visit my daughter who lives in Greece. I wish I didn’t have to travel with an American passport. Such a shame.
February 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
In a couple of weeks, I’m going to visit my daughter who lives in Greece. I wish I didn’t have to travel with an American passport. Such a shame.
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No more work-from-home, government workers, except for Kash Patel, who will run the FBI from Las Vegas www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
No more work-from-home, government workers, except for Kash Patel, who will run the FBI from Las Vegas www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
If you thought we can fix the current damage in 4 years, just a reminder that the last election was probably the last fair election (if it was. )
“CISA will pause all elections security activities until the completion of this review,” Bean added. The agency is also cutting off funding for these activities” electionlawblog.org?p=148644
"Top US Election Security Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work" #ELB
Eric Geller for Wired: The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen all of its election security work and is reviewing everything it has done to help state and local officials secur...
electionlawblog.org
February 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If you thought we can fix the current damage in 4 years, just a reminder that the last election was probably the last fair election (if it was. )
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Great job by Ruben (@rubenbolling.bsky.social).
February 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Great job by Ruben (@rubenbolling.bsky.social).
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
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Fantastic photo
January 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Fantastic photo
“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. “
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
January 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. “
Eleanor Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Trump's Executive Order ended the Biden ethics pledge. Here's what Trump got rid of on his first day in office:
"I will not accept gifts from registered lobbyists or lobbying organizations for the duration of my service as an appointee."
"I will not accept gifts from registered lobbyists or lobbying organizations for the duration of my service as an appointee."
January 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Trump's Executive Order ended the Biden ethics pledge. Here's what Trump got rid of on his first day in office:
"I will not accept gifts from registered lobbyists or lobbying organizations for the duration of my service as an appointee."
"I will not accept gifts from registered lobbyists or lobbying organizations for the duration of my service as an appointee."
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
December 24, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
Happy Winter Solstice! It’s my second favorite day of the year, after the Summer Solstice. I love that soon it won’t be night time at 4pm.
December 21, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Happy Winter Solstice! It’s my second favorite day of the year, after the Summer Solstice. I love that soon it won’t be night time at 4pm.