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Russ Walker @russwalker.bsky.social · Mar 11
Spotted in a 1943 issue of The American Mercury
Text of a poem by Helen Gardner published in a 1943 issue of The American Mercury. Poem title: No News No news is not Good news. No news is Walker With the spring Wound tight ... Speaking With a thin edge, And laughing louder. No news is a Fearful vacuum ... And you daren't Look inside ...
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so much winning
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November 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Freedom not terror?
SMS message. Photo with block letters: Peace 2025 Text: Trump's peace plan for Gaza. For the plan to advance, Hamas must disarm. Instead, they're executing people in the streets. Hamas is on a rampage. For freedom, not terror, Hamas must go. Visit FreedomNotTerror.org to learn more today.
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.

He is a computer safety researcher.

And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.

In under 1600 words.

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I Want You to Understand Chicago Politics Chicago 2025-11-08 I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st. Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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$40B of your money to this guy, so he can dance at CPAC at Mar-a-Lago while Americans wait for their paychecks, hoping the money actually comes.
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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A Lancaster city homeowner’s effort to make his house a highly energy-efficient property has turned into a dispute over whether the city should prioritize historical character over environmental impact.
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Lancaster homeowner’s energy-efficient renovation sparks clash over historic preservation [Lancaster Watchdog]
A Lancaster city homeowner’s effort to make his house a highly energy-efficient property has turned into a dispute over whether the city should prioritize historical character over environmental impact.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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[email protected] had a heated response to VP JD Vance
calling the court order reinstating SNAP payments "absurd".

Shapiro: "... when I see hungry people in my state who are hungry because of JD Vance's bullshit politics, that makes me angry. And that's why I went to court..."
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Possibly the most genuine emotion I've heard from Gov. Shapiro ... ever. Listen to this and save it, b/c he just launched his 2028 campaign against JD Vance:
www.youtube.com/live/-1iAfd7...
PA Governor announces update on SNAP benefits after suing Trump administration
YouTube video by CBS 21 News
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November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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As Veterans Day approaches, here’s the story of a lost memorial oak of Lancaster and the search for what remains.
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Here's what happened to the 'lost oak of Lancaster,' a 101-year-old tree honoring veterans
As Veterans Day approaches, here’s the story of a lost memorial oak of Lancaster and the search for what remains.
lanc.news
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Farmers' Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
Farmers' Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
A 208-year-old publication that farmers, gardeners and others keen to predict the weather have relied on for guidance will be publishing for the final time.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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I helped make a film, out this week, called “Rovina’s Choice,” about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused — already 600,000, ⅔ of them children.
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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The Ballad of Todd Snider - Saving Country Music
Singer, songwriter, and storyteller Todd Snider is the great American anti-star. That's how he started his career, that's how he rose to prominence, and that's how he falls from grace.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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boy this sure sounds like DHS or ICE...
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PINKERTON | Comprehensive Risk Management hiring Internal Communications Manager in Seattle, WA | LinkedIn
Posted 11:02:20 AM. Overview 170+ Years Strong. Industry Leader. Global Impact. At Pinkerton, the mission is to protect…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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This is a BIG win!
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The election of Sacavage to county court, if it stands following the counting of provisional ballots, would be the first time the Democrats have won a Cumberland County judgeship by election since at least World War II @velshi.com
Democrat projected to win in historic Cumberland County judicial election: ‘It’s a shock’
Her father flipped a judicial seat blue while running in a red county years ago. Now, she’s likely done the same.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Deemphasis on controversial social issues helps Dems win majority on Hempfield school board
Democrats in Hempfield School District swept all four contested school board seats Tuesday on the strength of a campaign that connected with voters by deemphasizing controversial social issues and foc...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Lawmaker departures won’t upend Pa. House control, but budget gridlock persists
Four members of the state House of Representatives will need to resign their posts after winning seats in Tuesday’s municipal and judicial elections.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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"Because this time a year ago, I watched as American voters handed the country over to a criminal enterprise headed by a broken television set." @drewmagary.bsky.social on fire
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I have terrible, terrible news for red America
SFGATE columnist Drew Magary unpacks the 2025 elections.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Lancaster County voters Tuesday again raised the bar for turnout in a municipal election, as highly contested school board races and a state Supreme Court retention race drove voters to the polls.
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Voter turnout in Lancaster County municipal races doubled in 8 years
Lancaster County voters Tuesday again raised the bar for turnout in a municipal election, as highly contested school board races and a state Supreme Court retention race drove voters to
lanc.news
November 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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NEW: The Director of the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya, accepted an award over the weekend from an old ally who, just weeks earlier, had been the subject of a Politico story revealing how he’d left his previous job amid sexual harassment allegations.
NIH Director Accepts Award From Anti-Vax Dark Money Group Founded By Accused Sexual Harasser
Jay Bhattacharya reunited with his old ally Jeffrey Tucker weeks after the political operative was revealed to have faced a sexual harassment scandal.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Arroyo's victory speech from Tuesday night: www.facebook.com/reel/1194084...
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Remember, remember... potw.org/archive/potw...
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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I think we are going to need this meme again.
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Here are full results for Lancaster County's contested races in the 2025 general election
The 2025 general election in Lancaster County saw Democrats take control in Hempfield, Manheim Township school boards and falter in Elizabethtown and Warwick, while Lancaster city has a new mayor
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November 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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In Lancaster County, Pa., Democrats regained control of municipal government in Manheim Township, the second-largest (by population) muni in the county and the richest by far. The won 3 of 3 seats on the 5 member board and now hold all 5 seats.
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Lancaster city voters pick Jaime Arroyo for mayor
Democrat Jaime Arroyo will be Lancaster city’s next mayor after securing a resounding victory Tuesday night.
lancasteronline.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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BREAKING: Democrat Mikie Sherrill wins the New Jersey governor’s race, turning back a push from Republicans to build on Trump’s gains in the state, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4qCHbU1
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM