Larry Sabato: New NBC Poll: Trump’s job approval at 2nd term low. 63% Disapprove, 37% Approve. 50% STRONGLY Disapprove. So much winning.

Flooding in my river yard 4/18/2026, with sandbags

Life on the river has its ups. Today is one of the few downs. Sandbagging complete, awaiting the crest on Tuesday with confidence we will stay dry.

Photo of Zach holding an angry cat

Fancy would like to issue a Fuck This Shit Warning in response to all of our quality family time in the basement this week

> @adamscochran.bsky.social

Flower of the Day - A Cosmo for #MagentaMonday

Angus: This is a president who says the only constraint on his actions is not Congress, not the courts, not international law, but, quote, “my own morality, my own mind.”

There is no morality in a man accused of being a rapist…

BREAKING: The GOP has put their name in the history books as being on board with GENOCIDE as well.

Christopher Penn @cspenn Just remember that given the abundance of neurodivergent people in science, it's far more likely that autism causes vaccines.

April is Autism Acceptance Month🧪

Illinois basketball falls short in the Final Four Illinois was unable to overcome a late first-half run in a Final Four loss to UConn.

Hell of a season.

Incredibly proud of our Fighting Illini and the inspiring run they had. I-L-L!

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If there is a god, Mango Mussolini is dead at Walter Reed and it will be an all Big Ten final.

ILL-INI

WTF

#truth

Amen

Screenshot of text conversation where I send a recipe card and my daughter responds with "Jesus"

our heirloom Monster Cookie recipe traumatizes a new generation

Orange clouds over the Rock River

After the storm

Ugh

This is an excellent summary of current circumstances

Kyle Kulinski: “A sundowning president with Alzheimer’s who’s a malignant narcissist is dragging us into WWIII, committing war crimes on a daily basis and crashing the global economy, and nobody is actually grabbing the steering wheel.”

The hubs and I with our protest signs, at No Kings 3 in Rockford, Illinois 3/28/2026

Hubs and I made the #RockfordNoKings slide show

#RockfordNoKings

Yay!

No Kings message from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

Thanks for showing up! #RockfordNoKings

Photo of a uniquely shaped paper clip

Hey look, I "discovered the paper clip"

Trump explains why he cast a mail ballot in Florida's election: 'Because I'm president' Trump frequently criticizes mail-in voting, although he says there should be exceptions. He said he "couldn't be there" to vote in Florida's recent special election because he's president.

Sounds like something a king would say "because I'm president"
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

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Sweet 16 baby! ILL-INI

Poster for No Kings Rockford City Market 3/18/26 1 pm

Hey Rockford, come on out! No Kings 3/28 City Market 1-3 pm