John Ternus will take over as chief executive in September for Tim Cook, who turned Apple into a $4 trillion tech colossus during his 15-year run after the death of co-founder Steve Jobs. https://to.pbs.org/4vEjb5D
We're Webby Award Winners! At a time when democracy is being chipped away before our eyes, this recognition is all the more powerful.
Thank you to everyone who watched, shared, and voted for our entry. We couldn't do this without you!
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....and another one bites the dust"...🎶🎶🎶🎶
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The BUILD initiative lowers housing costs by making it easier, faster, and more cost-effective to build homes in Illinois by:
Eliminating unnecessary barriers
Streamlining permitting
Closing financing gaps for developing housing
Lowering costs for construction and renovation
Florida US representative indicted in November for allegedly misusing more than $5m of federal disaster funds
☀️ Synoptic Map
- ongoing influence of coronal hole 42: elevated solar wind speeds ≈ 550 km/s, mainly S-ward magnetic field, occasional substorms
- 4419: simplified; mainly inactive
- NEW region SE of 4419
C-class flares from
- 4420: rapidly growing in the NE, 1 CME
- 4421: emerged on the far side
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed an executive order banning state employees from using insider info to bet on prediction market apps like Kalshi and Polymarket, warning the unregulated boom “opens the door to insider trading and abuse.”
Stop privatizing space.
Met with Dr. Bjorn Kunoy of the Faroe Islands today to discuss strengthening our transatlantic partnership.
As the President continues to threaten the Danish Realm, we must stand for sovereignty, the rule of law and respect for our allies.
Met with the @protectparks.bsky.social this week to discuss maintaining our national parks, preserving their history and investing the resources needed to sustain these treasured spaces.
Our parks are a vital part of America’s story—and we must ensure they're protected for generations to come.
He means make it harder for blue states or blue areas to get said Medicare, the GOP plan is indeed, die faster
What will it take for Republicans to join us in bringing this illegal war of choice to a stop?
When are they going to stand up and do the bidding of the American people who are overwhelmingly against this conflict?
@baldwin.senate.gov's message to Senate Republicans:
When I ran for Congress, I did it differently than most—I didn’t take corporate PAC money. My average contribution in this race is $68; my opponents' are in the thousands.
I want you to know that when I make a decision, I’ll be fighting for you, not special interest donors.
Congressman Robert Garcia is leading the charge to fight back against the Trump Administration in Washington.
As colleagues on the Oversight Committee, we fought tirelessly to hold Donald Trump and special interests accountable for cheating California families and raising costs.
When policy is written by billionaires who do you think it benefits?
When I led California’s response to the foreclosure crisis under then-AG Kamala Harris, homes weren’t just saved because a settlement agreement existed.
Ever feel like the state government and Congress are like two different groups of kids playing in separate sandboxes?
With the largest congressional delegation in the country, California has the power to make universal childcare a reality.
“...anti-redistricting Justice for Democracy PAC has received $9 million from a group linked to tech billionaire, PayPal + Palantir co-founder, and GOP fundraiser Peter Thiel. Thiel was the first major tech figure to declare support for Donald Trump ahead of his first election as President in 2016."
"Palantir is not just a problem of profiteering from our national healthcare system— it's a fundamental threat to the democratic control of our public infrastructure + the privacy of every citizen. By giving our taxes to this company, we are aiding their operations everywhere."
tinyurl.com/3ejuyv89
Any candidate that takes money from Palantir should not receive your vote.
Co-founder Joe Lonsdale is pouring millions into a PAC to buy off Democrats, especially in California.
techcrunch.com/2026/04/19/p...
"Measured against #Palantir's own human rights commitments, its decision to keep powering ICE with tools used in dragnet raids and discriminatory detentions is indefensible.”
Read what @eff.org asked, how Palantir responded, and why the EFF believes those responses fall short.
tinyurl.com/a8ka6hf5
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SO WOULD THIS BE A **YES** reply? ⚡ HAL SPARKS⚡
@halsparks.com
Just love Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov ✅💞
#greenscreen This video is my opinion 🤓 #maga #trump #health
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ICYMI: "The #SAVEAct Fails
Millions of Voters Retain Their Right to Vote for Now"
Stay vigilant because every day we get closer to Nov. 2026 Elections, the ever more desperate Trump & GOP will be in trying to cheat & steal our votes
www.splcenter.org/presscenter/...
Iran makes its first major mistake and it might be fatal.
/hattip
Vote Virginia like America depends on it!
📣 Thanks to this fantastic primer from @taniel.bsky.social, I've been able to fill in every 2026 state Supreme Court race except one!
Unfortunately, this also meant having to delete several races in several states where there's no Dem/progressive running:
secure.actblue.com/donate/state...
And what paper & How Big was your Final Print? ✌🏼💞
Rocky Mountain National Park, January, 1994. This was the first large-format piece of film I exposed in a national park.
