80 and tornado watch Friday night, waking up to this and 32 degrees on Sunday morning. #midwestweather #ilwx #midwestspring
Posts by Angie Muhs
2pm at post office, 17-person deep line. One clerk working. She was fast, efficient, still smiling. Old guy enters. “What’s going on? Hmph. Federal govt at work, amirite?” Let me tell you: if the words “Elon” or “Trump” had been uttered next, this nice middle aged mom was spoiling for a fight.
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
This is such a massive violation of basic privacy rights, and every elected Democrat in Congress should be screaming about the illegality of it and demanding accountability. apnews.com/article/dona...
“Without treatment, virus levels in people with H.I.V. will quickly spike, hobbling the immune systems of the infected people and increasing the odds that they will spread the virus to others.”
Forgot this needle minder was on the project I pulled to work on this week, but it’s oh so appropriate.
This is Carolyn Edwards. She was one of the first officers attacked and knocked out on January 6th. She bravely testified before the January 6th committee. She is one of the bravest people I know and she deserves better. (She posted this publicly on her FB page which is why I'm sharing publicly)
When a bishop begged Trump to "have mercy" on LGBTQ children and immigrants, the expressions on the faces of the president, his family and vice president betrayed irritation and consternation. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/u...
It’s pretty messy driving out there in Springfield. Be careful out there! I even slid some in my Subaru and I do know how to drive in this - I lived in Maine for 10 years!
Beautiful essay about one of the best books I read in 2024, indeed, the past several years.
Well, I used to be an editor, back when there were editors to ask these questions.
Asking with sincere curiosity: has anyone considered the traffic impact of 559 cars trying to exit White Oaks Mall nearly simultaneously? www.sj-r.com/story/busine...
One of my favorite #jimmycarter stories
The best part of buying a few #megamillions tickets is the discussion with my teen about what nonprofits we’d support and where we’d travel.
I’m still reeling from the news that Illinois is one of the worst places to celebrate Christmas and now I find out I can’t even shoot down a drone to try to make things merrier. www.sj-r.com/story/news/s...
Spoiler alert: “some places” does not include Illinois, and no, you can’t shoot them down. www.sj-r.com/story/news/s...
Thankfully, I’ve never heard some of these. Possibly unpopular opinion: I’m actually kind of fond of “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” and “Simply Having a Wonderful Christmastime” definitely belongs on this list. www.usatoday.com/story/entert...
I don’t understand how anyone can be a Verstappen fan. Whiny, entitled.
When you ask your teenager to help get the house ready for a holiday party 😂😂 …
If we want to do this, people who believe in democracy need to start gearing up to run for school boards across the country ASAP.
I really like this shop and it was jarring to see that they’d auto applied a 10% tip. I mean, you need to put the item in a bag.
I just placed an online order (for merchandise, in-store pickup) at a locally owned shop that I like and want to support. But I was caught off guard when I noticed a 10% tip had been added to total. I removed it. Am I being off-base in thinking this is not a tipping situation?
I’ve visited hundreds of women’s restrooms over the course of my life. Not once have I seen anyone else’s genitals.
Too many people haven’t touched a book since they graduated high school and it shows.
Yes, I judge your character by whether you return your shopping cart. I’ve found it to be fairly accurate.
WaPo in the understatement mode: “Still, McMahon is not particularly known for work on education policy or practice, a point that concerned some conservatives in the education community”
I’ve been meaning to go there! Looks like I need to do that soon.