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On this date in 1940, Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister at the head of a coalition government.
May 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
On this date in 1940, Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister at the head of a coalition government.
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May 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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After Trump and Rubio claimed they mediated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, India’s foreign ministry contradicted them, saying the ceasefire was arranged directly between the two countries
They lie about everything
They lie about everything
May 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
After Trump and Rubio claimed they mediated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, India’s foreign ministry contradicted them, saying the ceasefire was arranged directly between the two countries
They lie about everything
They lie about everything
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Another win for Illinois! Thrilled that Holcim is growing its presence in our state thanks to our skilled workforce, strong infrastructure, and commitment to innovation.
Holcim leases space in West Loop for planned U.S. spinoff
Amrize is investing about $19 million in its Chicago operations.
www.chicagobusiness.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Another win for Illinois! Thrilled that Holcim is growing its presence in our state thanks to our skilled workforce, strong infrastructure, and commitment to innovation.
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Happy Opening Day, Illinois.
Hope springs eternal. Good luck to both the Cubs and White Sox this season.
Hope springs eternal. Good luck to both the Cubs and White Sox this season.
March 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Happy Opening Day, Illinois.
Hope springs eternal. Good luck to both the Cubs and White Sox this season.
Hope springs eternal. Good luck to both the Cubs and White Sox this season.
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Congratulations to recently admitted students to Harvard Chan School, and a special welcome to those visiting campus for admitted students day!
🎥: Renata Prôa
🎥: Renata Prôa
March 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Congratulations to recently admitted students to Harvard Chan School, and a special welcome to those visiting campus for admitted students day!
🎥: Renata Prôa
🎥: Renata Prôa
How I wish I was there…
Join us for a unique poetry reading at Kippered—a tinned fish and champagne bar—and enjoy an unforgettable night of verses and drinks at 7 pm today! With Phoenix Poets, Fonograf Editions, The Paris Review, and Kuhl House Poets co-hosting, we're excited to see you there! #AWP25
March 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
How I wish I was there…
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Donald Trump is putting cruelty over care.
No part of Illinois will be untouched by these cuts that impact mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and infectious disease prevention programs.
Ultimately, his actions will generate larger expenses in the long run.
No part of Illinois will be untouched by these cuts that impact mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and infectious disease prevention programs.
Ultimately, his actions will generate larger expenses in the long run.
Trump administration cuts $153 million in Illinois public health, substance abuse programs
The Illinois cuts are part of $12 billion in grants that the federal Department of Health and Human Services canceled this week.
www.wbez.org
March 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Donald Trump is putting cruelty over care.
No part of Illinois will be untouched by these cuts that impact mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and infectious disease prevention programs.
Ultimately, his actions will generate larger expenses in the long run.
No part of Illinois will be untouched by these cuts that impact mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and infectious disease prevention programs.
Ultimately, his actions will generate larger expenses in the long run.
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Nothing about this is surprising. Anyone who has followed Trump since 2015 knows he’s a Russian asset who admires Putin. Shame on the “pro-Ukraine” “normie” Republicans in Congress who voted to confirm Gabbard and continue to enable Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine.
March 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Nothing about this is surprising. Anyone who has followed Trump since 2015 knows he’s a Russian asset who admires Putin. Shame on the “pro-Ukraine” “normie” Republicans in Congress who voted to confirm Gabbard and continue to enable Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine.
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Trump and Putin:
"We have two leaders of two great countries who are very good friends and very focused on how we can strengthen the shared objectives and shared interests."
"We have two leaders of two great countries who are very good friends and very focused on how we can strengthen the shared objectives and shared interests."
March 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Trump and Putin:
"We have two leaders of two great countries who are very good friends and very focused on how we can strengthen the shared objectives and shared interests."
"We have two leaders of two great countries who are very good friends and very focused on how we can strengthen the shared objectives and shared interests."
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Musk is cutting a destructive path through the middle of the federal government, and the damage will take a deadly toll on the Department of Veterans Affairs, Rep. Seth Moulton told constituents at a town hall on Saturday.
“Musk is killing veterans with his cuts,” said Moulton, a former Marine.
“Musk is killing veterans with his cuts,” said Moulton, a former Marine.
‘Musk is killing veterans’: Mass Rep. Moulton tells packed town hall
"There are veterans who will die on waiting lists again because of what Musk is doing," U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-6th District, told constituents at a town hall on Saturday.
www.masslive.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Musk is cutting a destructive path through the middle of the federal government, and the damage will take a deadly toll on the Department of Veterans Affairs, Rep. Seth Moulton told constituents at a town hall on Saturday.
“Musk is killing veterans with his cuts,” said Moulton, a former Marine.
“Musk is killing veterans with his cuts,” said Moulton, a former Marine.
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The FAA and SpaceX hid the fact that they list yet another rocket this month.
Not only that, but the FAA is not going to investigate either.
And there’s your reason for forcing out the head of the FAA.
Not only that, but the FAA is not going to investigate either.
And there’s your reason for forcing out the head of the FAA.
SpaceX Silently Loses Another Rocket To Space - FAA Rules Out Investigation
SpaceX might have lost another second stage Falcon 9 rocket launched at the start of this month shows data from the satellite tracking website Celes Track. The Falcon 9 rocket launched from the Vanden...
wccftech.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The FAA and SpaceX hid the fact that they list yet another rocket this month.
Not only that, but the FAA is not going to investigate either.
And there’s your reason for forcing out the head of the FAA.
Not only that, but the FAA is not going to investigate either.
And there’s your reason for forcing out the head of the FAA.
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Reporter: You cited $50 million worth of condoms sent to Gaza as fraud, but fact-checking showed it was actually Gaza in Mozambique for HIV prevention.
Musk: First of all, some of the things I say will be incorrect. Nobody is gonna bat 1000.
(Eric Trump repeated this lie last night on Fox News.)
Musk: First of all, some of the things I say will be incorrect. Nobody is gonna bat 1000.
(Eric Trump repeated this lie last night on Fox News.)
February 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Reporter: You cited $50 million worth of condoms sent to Gaza as fraud, but fact-checking showed it was actually Gaza in Mozambique for HIV prevention.
Musk: First of all, some of the things I say will be incorrect. Nobody is gonna bat 1000.
(Eric Trump repeated this lie last night on Fox News.)
Musk: First of all, some of the things I say will be incorrect. Nobody is gonna bat 1000.
(Eric Trump repeated this lie last night on Fox News.)
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Looking to gain teaching experience while broadening participation in data science and computing?
We’re looking for a Non Degree Program Assistant for the Spring 2025 Data4All High School Bridge Workshop!
Priority application deadline is Monday, February 17th
drive.google.com/file/d/1kJSU...
We’re looking for a Non Degree Program Assistant for the Spring 2025 Data4All High School Bridge Workshop!
Priority application deadline is Monday, February 17th
drive.google.com/file/d/1kJSU...
February 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Looking to gain teaching experience while broadening participation in data science and computing?
We’re looking for a Non Degree Program Assistant for the Spring 2025 Data4All High School Bridge Workshop!
Priority application deadline is Monday, February 17th
drive.google.com/file/d/1kJSU...
We’re looking for a Non Degree Program Assistant for the Spring 2025 Data4All High School Bridge Workshop!
Priority application deadline is Monday, February 17th
drive.google.com/file/d/1kJSU...
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Tina Smith: "I'm sitting here and I'm thinking about what's happening at the US Treasury tonight, and it seems to be entirely possible that he's trying to distract us all from the ransacking of the Treasury Department's federal payment system that is going on right now under the thumb of Elon Musk."
February 5, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Tina Smith: "I'm sitting here and I'm thinking about what's happening at the US Treasury tonight, and it seems to be entirely possible that he's trying to distract us all from the ransacking of the Treasury Department's federal payment system that is going on right now under the thumb of Elon Musk."
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"Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest."
-- Lady Bird Johnson, born #OTD 1912
-- Lady Bird Johnson, born #OTD 1912
December 22, 2024 at 11:12 AM
"Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest."
-- Lady Bird Johnson, born #OTD 1912
-- Lady Bird Johnson, born #OTD 1912
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"That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence."
-- Christopher Hitchens, who died #OTD 2011
Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
-- Christopher Hitchens, who died #OTD 2011
Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years
A four-year Fact Checker project comes to an end.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2024 at 12:23 PM
"That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence."
-- Christopher Hitchens, who died #OTD 2011
Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
-- Christopher Hitchens, who died #OTD 2011
Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978
-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978
November 15, 2024 at 1:18 PM
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978
-- Margaret Mead, who died #OTD 1978
Hello Bluesky!
November 16, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Hello Bluesky!