Your little oopsie "mistakes" had me worrying for a year of my life about my partner going to jail for up to a decade based on lies likely fed to you by the top of the federal government. Show everyone what you're covering up in these emails and texts. There's a reason you don't want them released.

Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed

Chicago's top federal prosecutor noted in a court filing that his office has already dropped charges in the case, implemented “robust root-cause changes” and started the process of reviewing over 1,00...

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Why food companies love labels like "organic" and "high protein," why they're not always healthier — and how to avoid paying extra for misleading marketing. www.npr.org/sections/pla...

The sneaky economics of healthwashing

Why food companies love labels like "organic" and "high protein," why our brains are misled by them — and how to avoid paying extra for marketing.

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Q: Director Patel, any update on the Guthrie case? KASH PATEL: *walks away*

35 years for murdering a guy during a “gang check” outside a Bucktown convenience store during 2020 Puerto Rican Day festivities. The victim wasn’t in a gang. cwbchicago.com/2026/08/man-...

Man gets 35 years for fatal shooting during 2020 Puerto Rican Day festivities near Western Blue Line - CWB Chicago

A judge on Tuesday sentenced a man to 35 years in prison for shooting two people, one fatally, during the 2020 Puerto Rican Day festivities in Bucktown.

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I introduced legislation to get more men into classrooms and involved in their communities as teachers, coaches, and mentors. Role models matter, and right now too many boys don't have them. Let's fix that.

In the 1950s we had 700 different chemicals in our food Today we have over 10,000 in our food In Europe, they only have 700 still today. Kelloggs makes the safer Canadian version and the American version. Two different options, same manufacturer. Americans have been sold out sadly.

Talarico’s argument is simple: Stop treating marijuana like a crime. Legalize it. Regulate it. Tax it. Stop wasting police resources on low-level marijuana offenses. Clear the records of people whose lives have been derailed by nonviolent marijuana convictions.

Happy birthday to an actual President, Barack Obama. 💙

Frances Perkins was the patron saint of American workers and an inspiration for me during my time as labor secretary. She was the guiding light behind the creation of Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the National Labor Relations Act, and much more.

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Today's Prospect Patriot is Frances Perkins. She saw the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory go ablaze in 1911 and her life changed. "The New Deal was born that day," she said. 22 years later she'd be America's first female cabinet member. prospect.org/2026/08/04/a...

Connecticut, Maryland and New Jersey are the first states to enact laws restricting companies from using personal data such as browsing history or shopping habits to set prices on goods and services. stateline.org/2026/08/04/s...

States begin banning ‘surveillance pricing’ that uses personal data to charge more • Stateline

Three states this year became the first ones to enact laws restricting companies from using personal data such as browsing history or shopping habits to set individualized prices on goods and services...

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LETS GO STEPHANIE!!!

Alex Harrison@alexhairysun.bsky.social · 12h ago

New in Evanston: City Clerk Stephanie Mendoza announced this morning that she's running for mayor, becoming the fifth declared candidate in next year's special election. She's the first current elected to announce, and immediately the most prominent name in the field. Full story here:

Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.

A handy overview of the Uptown Theatre:

Lynn Becker@cmgiulini.bsky.social · yesterday

A palace. A mystery. A riddle. The Uptown, Chicago's largest, most magnificent movie venue, has been boarded up for almost half a century. I got inside, took a lot of pictures, and tell the story, also with a lot of pictures, at the link. arcchicago.blogspot.com/2026/08/aura...

#NewLives 'The voice of a saint trapped in a glass harp.’ From an early age, Dolores O’Riordan used her lyrics and songwriting to reflect and process her emotions; her words provided the framework for the band, but her voice that gave The Cranberries their unique sound. www.dib.ie/biography/or...

A man from El Salvador has died at a New Jersey immigration jail that has been the target of months of protests over living conditions for people detained there, federal officials said Monday. https://to.pbs.org/3TEYkR1

El Salvador man dies in Delaney Hall immigration facility in New Jersey

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday that Edwin Lopez-Cornejo had been held at Delaney Hall in Newark after being arrested in June. The agency says he died Saturday.

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Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

Booker: "Ghislaine Maxwell is sitting in the lowest possible confinement after giving no information that helped us get one more investigation started and has been silent, and the man responsible for that we're about to make the attorney general of the US ... this is farcical."

Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "

BREAKING: Sen. Dick Durbin accuses Todd Blanche of lying under oath. He says Blanche told him in his office — with witnesses — that the slush fund was a mistake. In his confirmation hearing, Blanche denied that remark.

Monday, August 3 - Vote NO on Voter Suppression / MI Monday and WI Wednesday Phone Banks / Postcard Party & Pastries 8/10

Monday, August 3 - Vote NO on Voter Suppression / MI Monday and WI Wednesday Phone Banks / Postcard Party & Pastries 8/10 — Indivisible Chicago Alliance

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Democrats are strongly favored to take the House, while the Senate tilts Democratic in this new election forecast for the 2026 congressional midterms. It puts Democrats at above even odds to take control of BOTH chambers.

Democrats strongly favored to take the House, Senate tilts Democratic in our new election forecast (crosspost)

Our brand-new election forecast for the 2026 congressional midterms puts Democrats at above even odds to take control of both chambers

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Busy day for ICE across Chicagoland. Reports of encounters with agents across the heavily Latine Chicago neighborhoods of Hermosa and Austin, and in the suburbs of Wheeling and Naperville. Rapid responders report at least 5 people detained this morning in Naperville; 1 person detained in Austin.

Yup. You did. And cancer research for children was first to go.

Check out some of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein's great closet picks on the Criterion Channel! ✨ HOOP DREAMS AFTER HOURS INGMAR BERGMAN'S CINEMA

Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s Closet Picks

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House Dems Want To End Citizens United So We Never Get Musked Again www.wonkette.com/p/house-dems...

House Dems Want To End Citizens United So We Never Get Musked Again

'Corporations are not people and money is not speech,' said Pramila Jayapal.

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A data center in Wyoming has contaminated the water supply.

Wyoming officials say Meta’s 715,000-square-foot data center is responsible for contaminating its water system with a rare bacterium — FORTUNE

July 10, 2026, 10:53 AM ET Wyoming residents attend an Evanston planning and zoning commission meeting regarding the construction of the nearby Prometheus Hyperscale data center. Cheyenne, Wyoming, of...

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It’s taken me 47 years, but some kind of switch flipped this year and I’ve gotten really into the Grateful Dead. www.npr.org/2026/08/03/n...

How long will the Grateful Dead's songs survive?

The Grateful Dead endured an original run of 30 years, but its appeal has survived just as long in a world where the band no longer exists. The question now is not whether the music will continue, but...

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Happy 65th Birthday, August 4th, to the best President in US History. The black man "they" feared, led with humor, dignity & grace for 8 yrs scandal-free, has a beautiful & accomplished family, and is beloved by millions around the world. @barackobama.bsky.social #BarackObama #ThePeoplesPresident

🎶Now, when I die Now don't think I'm a nut Don't want no fancy funeral Just one like ole king Tut (King Tut) He coulda won a Grammy (King Tut) Buried in his Jammies Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia He was born in Arizona Got a condo made of stone-a (King Tut)🎶 ~nightly lyrics #waffaout 😴 💤

Steve Martin's Funny King Tut Dance on SNL

ALT: Steve Martin's Funny King Tut Dance on SNL

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Another weekend, another community shattered by a gunman armed with an assault-style rifle — this time in Twin Falls, Idaho at an In-N-Out Burger, where three people were killed and seven others were wounded.