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Barton Lorimor
@bartonlorimor.bsky.social
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A wonky hack taking politics too seriously.

I consult on media, public policy, and corporate affairs. Former journalist + state gov staff. Always Robin's and Myra's Dad.

📍 Springfield, Illinois USA

BTL (at) FullStackStrats (dot) com

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In this picture, there are five children. They cannot be seen. In this film, we hope to demonstrate to you the value of not being seen.
November 27, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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The post-acquisition #StLouis Riverfront Times is...huh.
RIVERFRONT TIMES Yes, It's Weird To Look Up Youe Cousin's OnlyFans It is not hot cousin week, and some of you are gooning too close to the sun. A very wise woman once said, per TikTok, "if they're in the famil...
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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#ThisIsNormal

Salukis WIN!
November 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Best. Decision. Ever.
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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I passed on my hometown ISU to meet this co-ed in Carbondale.
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Public Service Announcement: This account distributes pro-SIU Saluki propaganda. #GoDawgs

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November 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Larry Wang, CEO of Singapore-based FoloToy, told CNN that the company had withdrawn its “Kumma” bear, as well as the rest of its range of AI-enabled toys, after researchers at the US PIRG Education Fund raised concerns around inappropriate conversation topics, including discussion of sexual fetishes, such as spanking, and how to light a match.
November 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Springfield, Illinois, USA
Seymour! The house is on fire! No, Mother, it's just the northern lights.
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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What a horrible way for the Crew to spend their final 60 seconds of life.

@chicagotribune.com >>

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/u...
The UPS cargo plane, built in 1991, was nearly airborne Tuesday when a bell sounded in the cockpit, National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman said earlier Friday. For the next 25 seconds, the bell rang and the pilots tried to control the aircraft as it barely lifted off the runway, its left wing ablaze and missing an engine, and then plowed into the ground in a spectacular fireball. The cockpit voice recorder captured the bell, which sounded about 37 seconds after the crew called for takeoff thrust, Inman said. There are different types of alarms with varying meanings, he said, and investigators haven’t determined why the bell rang, though they know the left wing was burning and the engine on that side had detached.
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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This playlist is a personal attack.

a) WIDB was awesome. I wish I had more time there.

b) College radio isn't an algorithm.

Better radio memories:

WDBX >> www.wdbx.org

KEXP >> www.kexp.org
(I'm partial to Larry Mizzel, Jr.'s show and Pacific Notions on Sunday)
Fake college radio playlist.
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Emptying the Veto Session and Veto Session recovery camera roll. #Sorry #NotSorry #GratuitousCapitol #ModerateToSeverlyOKNature #Photography(?)
Looking west at dusk on Oct. 30 outside the Illinois State Capitol. The rotunda is accentuated by blue sky and mid-autumn tree canopies of oranges, browns, yellows, and fading green. Looking straight-up into the Illinois State Capitol rotunda at approximately 3 a.m. October 31, 2025. Shadows are broken up by spot lighting cast from light poles lining the guard rails on each of three visible floors. Statues and murals are more difficult to see in the dim light. Looking northeast along the Lake Springfield, Ill., shoreline. The water is calm and softly breaks against the shore of repurposed concrete. Blue skies aplenty. Looking southwest into the woods of Lincoln Memorial Gardens at dusk. The oranges, yellows, and green autumn canopy is highlighted by beam of light breaking through.
November 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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They're just children, Mr. Simpson.
November 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Good night. See you in January!
Outside the Illinois State Capitol at 2 a.m. Oct. 31, 2025 - the last scheduled day of legislative session. Looking upwards from the west, an iconic statue of the late President Abraham Lincoln is illuminated and casts a shadow against its stone background. Flood lights illuminate the rotunda in an otherwise pitch black night sky. Interior lights remain on in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floor, including the State Senate chamber.
October 31, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Happy Diwali from Springfield, Illinois, USA!
October 22, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Halleluah.
Undisclosed location but in need of another round.
October 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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TGIF.

Only 3 more days left on the 2025 legislative session calendar. See you back here on Oct. 27!
Exterior of the Illinois State Capitol from the south in mid-day, overcast sunlight. The grounds are still green, and the walkways between the south and eastern entrances are empty.
October 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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October 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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The late former Gov. Jim Edgar's portrait on the second floor still dawned with mourning shrouds.
Portrait of the Honorable Jim Edgar as presented on October 8, 2025, in the "Hall of Governors" second floor corridor of the Illinois State Capitol. Mourning shrouds remain as the former two-term governor died September 14.
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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See you soon!
Looking up from the third floor of the Illinois State Capitol into the rotunda. "The Rail" outside the House and Senate chambers and main entrance to the Speaker's Capitol office suite is in the foreground. Sunlight shines through the windows above bronzed engravings of Illinois' recorded pre-20th century history. Only tour groups pass through the hallways.
October 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Mission: Impossible theatrical poster.
October 8, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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I guess I waited too long to redeem these AOL free samples :\
Unused America Online demonstration discs on the eve of the great dial-up shutdown. RIP, Buddy.
September 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Sandbars, timber, and what remains of the Sangamon River today as viewed from the Sangamon Valley Trail bridge. Keep the rain coming (after I get home)!
September 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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September 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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A beautiful day in Springfield to pay your respects.

Did you know then-Secretary of State Jim Edgar oversaw a rehabilitation of the Capitol dome? We enjoy the vibrant, interior colors instead of decades worth of tobacco stains and soot because of his leadership.
Looking skyward at the Illinois State Capitol. Leaves on the bushes lining the southwestern sidewalks have turned bright red. A breakthru overcast sky is behind the most beautiful state capitol building in America.
September 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky
September 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM