some good news: H.R. 1897, the awful bill attacking the Endangered Species Act, has been pulled from a vote and FAILED

If you think Trump depicting himself as Jesus is blasphemous, wait until you hear how he cut food assistance and healthcare to poor children.

Opinion | Don’t Use A.I. to Do This

God bless you @colsonwhitehead.com

"Do you realize how much water and power it’d take to replicate the average writer’s narcissism, self-loathing and despair? It’d drain the Indian Ocean. You could light up Times Square for a year. We can’t afford it."

Again, the authoritarianism extremism of the American Republican Party far exceeds that of...Viktor Orban & Fidesz, who just immediately conceded an election without any of the shenanigans, coups, nonstop lies about nonexistent voter fraud, or endless litigation of the GOP after every US election.

Schools across America are quietly admitting that screens in classrooms made students worse off and are reversing years of tech-first policies | Fortune Millions were spent putting laptops in every student’s hands. Now schools want them back as technology in the classroom is turning out not to be the miracle solution it was sold as.

It’s almost like WE ALL SAID THIS WOULD HAPPEN fortune.com/2026/04/10/a...

EMERGENCY PROTEST STOP TRUMP'S WAR ON IRAN! WED. APRIL 8| 6 PM FEDERAL PLAZA, CHICAGO

CHICAGO!! TOMORROW!!

Reminder to next dem government: take all of SpaceX’s federal contracts and give the money back to NASA.

Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings

Hegseth Strikes Two Black and Two Female Officers From Promotion List

Women and people of color can risk their lives in Trump's reckless wars of choice but can't get well deserved promotions. No, those only go to white men in Hegeth's DoD. This story about Hegeth's on-going purge is revolting.

GIFT LINK: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/u...

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Picture of me holding my 'I voted' sticker.

Voted✅ in my primary ! 1st time in all my years of voting where I've wondered abt its meaning-which of course is exactly what this current Admin wants & so that is my motivation. It's always felt like wonderful right I hv as an American. But today-today felt different & I'm worried about November.

Pritzker, 18 Other Democratic Governors Call on Congress to Block New Trump Tariffs “We respectfully urge you to cast aside any efforts to codify the invalidated levies struck down by the Supreme Court and instead enact meaningful statutory constraints on presidential tariff power th...

NEW: Congress should immediately block President Trump from imposing new tariffs on imported goods after the Supreme Court struck down the levies — and impose new restrictions on presidential power, @govpritzker.illinois.gov & 18 other Democratic governors urged. @wttw.bsky.social

Will anyone be questioning Raja on how pro Republican he really is, especially when it comes to funding his campaign? Will Illinois be stuck with a John Fetterman-ie Democrat on the outside, Republican on the inside. Follow up: Will Raja cancel last minute because he doesn't like accountability ?

We’ve sought interviews with all 16 candidates for U.S. senator from Illinois — listen to them here | Illinois Public Media The decision by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin not to seek reelection has created a once-in-a-generation opportunity in Illinois politics. Sixteen men and women are seeking their party nomination to succeed...

Sen. Dick Durbin's decision not to seek reelection has led to a major race to succeed him.

On @21st.show, we've offered full-hour interviews to each of the *16* candidates (10 Democratic and six Republican) running in the primary.

Now you can find all of the conversations we've done in one spot.

Do we boycott the outrageous speech of lies or watch the utter stupidity that is the end of democracy? What are fellow people who comprehend the failure of the 3 houses of govt doing?

An image from the Hill.com announcing recent Supreme Court decision to strike down much of the Trump Tariffs

Your friendly reminder that going in2 primaries the GOP is gonna do stuff that makes it possible to keep votes-Supreme Court is no different-it is stacked w staunch anti-civil rights conservatives. Look at voting records-look at the unethical behavior-and for Congressional folks look at funders.

The University of Prince Edward Island is hiring a historian in Atlantic Canadian history! Details below…

www.upei.ca/hr/competiti...

In today's Tea for Teaching podcast, Kent Kauffman joins us to discuss the the origin of and legal foundations for academic freedom and to address concerns about the impact of political attacks on faculty speech. teaforteaching.podbean.com/e/academic-f... @cyberthread.bsky.social

A selected section of a BBC news story from Feb 12 2026 about the impending Department of Homeland Security shut down where Senator Chuck Schumer stated "Democrats will not support a blank check for chaos".

Since when is Schumer and his pals like Durbin against funding the chaos of the current Admin ? Asking for a friend.

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

Graphic promoting the exhibit, "The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and the Independence Movement." At the bottom is a 1775 watercolor illustration of two soldiers pointing towards building, with water in the background.

Opening February 11! "The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and the Independence Movement" exhibit at the Old State House, presented by Revolutionary Spaces and the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Learn more here: revolutionaryspaces.org/explore/exhi...

Only 3.3 degrees below normal???

It should not take a court order to get a toddler out of a prison.

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Thank you for a great season ! @chicagobearsnews.bsky.social

The first 10 years of January have truly been exhausting

Shovel Cartoon contrasting truth politics "I think therefore I am" with post - truth politics "I believe therefore I'm right"

Well there's that famous quote by Asimov about the cult of ignorance in the US and "my ignorance is as good as your knowledge". Disturbing to see the same approach being imported into British politics and captured in this classic Shovel cartoon.

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Yes everyone is all about 2016 but did you know that WXRT (Chicago radio kids) is featuring 1982!

Visiting Assistant Professor in Medical History/History of Science - Madison, Wisconsin, United States Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:Academic StaffEmployment Type...

Job at my beloved undergrad alma mater: VAP in #histsci #histmed at UW-Madison, due Jan 28.

jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/visitin...

Then why @durbin.senate.gov to you casts votes to support him??? What did you think was gonna happen? Also, why haven't you discussed with your constituents the creation of T*#^$RX. org website that is going to hurt people who need access to important medication. I regret voting for you.

Blue sky mixed with cloudy white stripes and bare tall trees. Sun giving light to sky.

Chicago peeps its 10 C and sunny - get your dupas outside !