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What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
What the KENNEDY Center used to be…
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Remember that time Aretha Franklin performed at the 2015 Kennedy Center Honors, paying tribute to Carole King, who co-wrote “You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman,” and it brought a tear to Obama’s eye and everyone to their feet? And Carole King’s reaction. Wow.
Actions that you can take to fight ICE abuses in Chicago: causeaction.org/cause/end-ic... #chicago #ice
End ICE Abuses | Cause: Action
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January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Actions that you can take to fight ICE abuses in Chicago: causeaction.org/cause/end-ic... #chicago #ice
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Happy New Year, Illinois.
As we welcome 2026, let's continue to come together to create a brighter future for Illinois across our state.
Here's to another year of rolling up our sleeves and getting to work.
As we welcome 2026, let's continue to come together to create a brighter future for Illinois across our state.
Here's to another year of rolling up our sleeves and getting to work.
January 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Happy New Year, Illinois.
As we welcome 2026, let's continue to come together to create a brighter future for Illinois across our state.
Here's to another year of rolling up our sleeves and getting to work.
As we welcome 2026, let's continue to come together to create a brighter future for Illinois across our state.
Here's to another year of rolling up our sleeves and getting to work.
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Chicago’s "quantum prairie" promises a new era of Great Lakes technology and water use.
Circle of Blue reports:
Circle of Blue reports:
January 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Chicago’s "quantum prairie" promises a new era of Great Lakes technology and water use.
Circle of Blue reports:
Circle of Blue reports:
Original post: mastodon.social/@mstarace/11...
December 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Peaceful protest should never be met with violence.
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Peaceful protest should never be met with violence.
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"history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happen—whether it was for money, convenience, or just comfort. Use ... the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: F**k you. Make me.”" www.pajiba.com/news/john-ol...
John Oliver Offers Four Defiant Words of Advice to Disney Over the Kimmel Situation
It works. Try it out, Bob Iger.
www.pajiba.com
September 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
"history is also going to remember the cowards who definitely knew better but still let things happen—whether it was for money, convenience, or just comfort. Use ... the only phrase that can genuinely make a weak bully go away: F**k you. Make me.”" www.pajiba.com/news/john-ol...
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The Trump Slump is affecting every state.
That's why the Illinois General Assembly and I doubled down on fiscal responsibility.
Despite all the headwinds from DC, Illinois' FY26 balanced budget invests in the future of our communities from education to health care.
That's why the Illinois General Assembly and I doubled down on fiscal responsibility.
Despite all the headwinds from DC, Illinois' FY26 balanced budget invests in the future of our communities from education to health care.
June 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
The Trump Slump is affecting every state.
That's why the Illinois General Assembly and I doubled down on fiscal responsibility.
Despite all the headwinds from DC, Illinois' FY26 balanced budget invests in the future of our communities from education to health care.
That's why the Illinois General Assembly and I doubled down on fiscal responsibility.
Despite all the headwinds from DC, Illinois' FY26 balanced budget invests in the future of our communities from education to health care.
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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
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If you love your library, listen up…
April 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If you love your library, listen up…
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It’s weird* that the president can just decide to put a huge tax on American businesses without congress even being a little bit involved.
* very unconstitutional
* very unconstitutional
April 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
It’s weird* that the president can just decide to put a huge tax on American businesses without congress even being a little bit involved.
* very unconstitutional
* very unconstitutional
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CNN: Stock market plummets
MSNBC: Stock market craters
Highlights for Children: Stock market down big
FOX News:
MSNBC: Stock market craters
Highlights for Children: Stock market down big
FOX News:
April 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
CNN: Stock market plummets
MSNBC: Stock market craters
Highlights for Children: Stock market down big
FOX News:
MSNBC: Stock market craters
Highlights for Children: Stock market down big
FOX News:
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Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
March 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
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"This is something that does not belong to the president or the White House. It belongs to the American people.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say
The move threatens to upend trillions of dollars in e-commerce business and the 250-year-old Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"This is something that does not belong to the president or the White House. It belongs to the American people.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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This is completely illegal. The reason it is being permitted is that the press refuses to say it is illegal, only describing it as contested.
February 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This is completely illegal. The reason it is being permitted is that the press refuses to say it is illegal, only describing it as contested.
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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
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The most iconic figure in the environmental sciences is the Keeling Curve, the CO₂ record from Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
February 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The most iconic figure in the environmental sciences is the Keeling Curve, the CO₂ record from Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
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Does anyone notice how all the headlines about Trump's flagrantly illegal actions and orders simply describe what he's doing, and rarely even mention that it breaks the law? The newspapers and news outlets have given up on the idea that the law even exists, apparently.
January 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Does anyone notice how all the headlines about Trump's flagrantly illegal actions and orders simply describe what he's doing, and rarely even mention that it breaks the law? The newspapers and news outlets have given up on the idea that the law even exists, apparently.
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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Excellent post
January 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Excellent post