We need some help staffing our table Saturday morning at Market at the Square in Urbana. It's always a good time. And the weather looks lovely. Will you join us? Sign up at the link here or email champaigncountyindivisible@gmail.com. Thanks! -LM

Champaign County Indivisible at the Urbana Farmers' Market at the Square · Champaign County Indivisible

Champaign County Indivisible will have a presence at the Urbana Farmers' Market at the Square once per month this season. We're looking for people to help set up, staff, and tear down the tent at the ...

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As a longtime Chicago journalist I want to say that if you fail to put Hastert's serial CHILD SEX ABUSE in the headlines about his death, you are doing it wrong. So far, this is the only headline I've seen that has been crystal clear about what the Illinois pol did to kids. Credit @reuters.com.

Over a dozen states have important voter registration deadlines today. Check your registration and make a plan to vote at IWillVote.com. Then ask friends and neighbors to do the same.

I’m so happy to read Illinois DOT is on board! Many of us have wished for this for a long time 💚🦋

Illinois Public Media@ilpublicmedia.bsky.social · 4d ago

Experts say adding areas where monarchs can eat, rest and lay their eggs, gives them a greater chance of completing their migration amid large-scale habitat loss – especially in states like Iowa and Illinois, where less than 0.1% of original prairie remains.

periodic reminder that uchicago press will give you a free ebook every month and most of them are pretty interesting, including this month’s.

New free ebook every month from the University of Chicago Press ebook

Get a new free ebook every month from the University of Chicago Press. We publish over 5000 ebook editions.

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It's not too late to plan a No Kings Day Voter Drive! #RegisterDemocrats the @FieldTeam6.org way - and help swing elections! We'll teach you all the secrets & coach you through the entire process.💙 📆 Various days & times #Voterizer #NoKings social.fieldteam6.org/s/fJJ4ID0F

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I know the number of conservative/GOP voters here is generally low, but convincing them to become (trained) election judges is a great way to pre-bunk claims of fraud. ipmnewsroom.org/voters-in-ch...

Champaign County voters could see polling locations close — unless more people become election judges - IPM Newsroom

Champaign County currently has a shortage of 120 election judges. If the gap isn’t filled, the county may see certain polling locations close on Election Day, affecting voters’ experiences.

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Regardless of the merits of data centers, this is not an appropriate use of public lands, because it monopolizes the land for a single private entity rather than keeping the land as multi-use, defeating the whole idea of public lands. Let Valar purchase its own land if it needs space.

Geoff Brumfiel@gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 6d ago

SCOOP: Valar Atomics is planning a massive nuclear powered data center on public lands in Utah. The 9,600 acre site would include 456 reactors, along with fuel fabrication and waste storage facilities. www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...

The census is used to determine how much say your state has in Congress and the Electoral College. President Trump failed to alter it during his first term, but he's trying again ahead of 2030. trib.al/m96Iu6U

COMIC: How the census gives your state power (and what Trump wants to change)

The census is used to determine how much say your state has in Congress and the Electoral College. President Trump failed to alter it during his first term, but he's trying again ahead of 2030.

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We need to focus on the fact that Senators Kennedy and Grassley participated in this charade and soiled themselves badly in the process. They need to apologize to the witness, and to the American public for their serious misconduct. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d ago

"Republicans hoped to discredit Smith’s prosecutions of Trump & foster a narrative he weaponized the DOJ at the behest of Biden. And they hoped to catch him in some way that could be fashioned into the perjury indictment Trump has demanded over and over. But Schmitt’s f*ckup didn’t help the cause."

I’m calling on my fellow public servants - Democratic and Republican - to reject the influence of AI and Big Tech spending in our politics and elections.   Americans deserve full confidence that our federal government focuses on their safety, not on companies' profit margins.

In Illinois, we strive to give everyone what they need to thrive. We take care of our neighbors — and together, we will fight to end poverty and food insecurity in our state. On Hunger Action Day, the need for action couldn’t be greater.

💻🩴Make a difference sitting at home in your sweatpants & flip-flops. With a computer & phone, you can talk to voters who live ANYWHERE 👐 Join us this week (& any week) for Michigan Mondays & Wisconsin Wednesdays. We train ➡️ You become a confident phone banker! indivisiblechicago.com/phone-bankin...

From the Pride Strategic Alliance, a Champaign County Indivisible team: C-U Pride Fest is Oct. 11-18 with LGBTQIA+ events all week. Fair and parade are Saturday, Oct. 17. Browse the fair from 1 to 5 p.m. Bring your “No Kings” sign and come march with us at 1 p.m. @unitingpride.bsky.social -LM

Gotta give a shout-out to the #NoKingsVoteEarly organizers in Belleville, IL for the brilliance of their event name: No Kings, Episode IV: A New Vote.

And when people in DC are like it is rude not to invite the President; maybe, if you act like a Constitutional Goon, we treat you like one. You are a temporary tenant, buddy. You preside, you don’t rule.

Every Appropriation Bill next year should have specific instructions that Congres require an agency to submit regular, detailed accounting reports as a condition for receiving their budget. No more 17 million dollars to RFK, instead of infant mortality health.

And when people ask what should the Democrats do, particularly in light of the fact that the President retains a veto: plenty. I will start with the petty: do not invite the President to give the SOTU. Have him send a letter. A more substantive approach: it is time to audit the Executive Branch.

Check out this event set for Sunday. Attend our business meeting at 1 p.m. at the Champaign Public Library and then head east for a day filled with important information to inspire you to keep going! -LM www.aclu-il.org/event/power-...

Power to the People: Danville - ACLU of Illinois

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Please stop overestimating what a democratic Congress can do. The oligarchs are spending money to make you think a Dem Congress can arrest people and hold trials and pass laws without a POTUS signature so that you’ll be disappointed when they don’t do stuff they can’t do. Don’t fall for it.

Reminder that we have weekly tours every Saturday. No registration needed and all welcome 😊 For more information: www.spurlock.illinois.edu/events/event...

Illinois: Mail ballots will be sent, and early voting begins, TODAY. In Champaign County, M-F until 10/16, then 7 days a week from 10/19 to 11/1. ipmnewsroom.org/general-elec...

General Election 2026 Voter Guide - IPM Newsroom

From the Champaign County Clerk and Sheriff to U.S. Senate and House seats, several local and statewide races are on the ballot in Illinois’ Nov. 3 midterm election. Illinois Public Media is covering ...

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Several somebodies need to be prosecuted for fraud, among other offenses.

Sentient@sentientmedia.org · 2w ago

The USDA has announced a massive meat recall on more than 167,000 pounds of raw pork, beef and goat products that officials said were produced without federal inspection. Danielle Langenfeld reports for @thehill.com: buff.ly/GKAsEh5

Elevating this so people join us Sunday. Hope to see you there! -LM

Champaign County Indivisible 📎@cc-indivisible.bsky.social · 4w ago

Join us at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27 at the Champaign Public Library. All are welcome! The November midterms are right around the corner. Find out what Champaign County Indivisible is doing and how you can get involved. Register to receive updates/reminders: www.mobilize.us/champaigncou... -LM

p.s. for one lovely example of writing from the experience of having had miscarriages, Apoorva Tadevalli's review in The New Yorker was excellent:

The Unsettling Ambiguity of Early Pregnancy

Binary tests offer an illusion of certainty, but pregnancy is a nonlinear experience, and confirming one is a process of slowly ruling out all other possibilities.

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The anti-abortion crowd gets why this book is a threat (and are writing badly about it). Would love to see the pro-abortion crowd take the evidence, arguments, and perspective of this book and use it in their work!

Pregnancy Interrupted: The Science and Stories of How Pregnancies Really End

A compassionate, evidence-based look at pregnancy loss--how and why it happens, and why the assurances of the medical industry don't reflect the reality One of the most prevalent myths about human pre...

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I've now gotten three reviews from right-wing media outlets of Pregnancy Interrupted while most center and left-wing outlets have avoided coverage of a book that contests the cultural norms we put around the science of pregnancy.

Lucille Ball is the Godmother of #StarTrek. As head of Desilu Studios, she overrode her own board of directors to finance the show & convinced network executives to greenlight a second pilot after the first one failed. That second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," first aired #OTD in 1966. 🖖

A new report is shedding light on Latine homelessness in Illinois, including factors contributing to housing instability.https://www.wcia.com/news/illinois-news/report-on-latine-homelessness-in-illinois-what-to-know/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_

Report on Latine homelessness in Illinois: What to know

A new report is shedding light on Latine homelessness in Illinois, including factors contributing to housing instability. The report was presented at Mercado on Fifth in Moline, followed by a local…

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For likely the first time in modern history, the Supreme Court decided more cases in fast-tracked, secretive proceedings than in open court. Watch us break down how a once-rare emergency process became the norm.

The Supreme Court Changed. What Now?

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