Some got their miracle. Not being cured or fixed but finding the sustaining power to wake up every day and do what we're here to do. In spite of the pain. Daily bread. - Fr. Jud Duplenticy in “Wake Up Dead Man” (2025)
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Educator-Minister. Queer Activist. Poet. UMC Deacon. Traveler. Theology PhD Student. Gay & Married. https://linktr.ee/gtswanson88
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John Fetterman Just Made an Incredible Promise to Republicans—and Democrats Need to Wake Up
Endless Urgency exists because too much of our politics is shaped by people with hidden agendas, wealthy interests, and media incentives that reward attacking Democrats instead of fighting for working...
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Appeals court revives key parts of Texas voter suppression law found to harm voters with disabilities
The decision is the latest blow to voting rights and civil rights groups that have spent years challenging SB 1, a sweeping 2021 law that imposed new restrictions on mail-in voting, voter assistance a...
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The worries and desires and hatreds have dwindled, stretched out upon the earth, tired of existing. And at the level of my mouth all I find is the sweet, pure air of calm renunciation. - Clarice Lispector, “Letters to Hermengardo” (1941)
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Nebraska court throws out RNC lawsuit targeting overseas voters
The ruling is a major defeat for the RNC, which has filed a wave of lawsuits across the country targeting so-called “never resident” voters — U.S. citizens born abroad who are eligible under state law...
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Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s White House Press Secretary, Is Leaving the Role
President Trump said that Ms. Leavitt, who recently gave birth to her second child, would be leaving to spend time with her family.
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The Perseids meteor shower is peaking tonight. Here’s how to watch from the Chicago area.
Missed out on the total eclipse across Greenland, Iceland and Spain? You can still experience an awe-inspiring celestial event tonight: a meteor shower considered the year’s best.
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Despite everything we have been through, we dream beyond what’s possible. All the trauma we’ve accumulated in movement spaces that intentionally exclude our voices have been converted into a choice, to still, change the world. - Alexa Leclercq
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Trump's "Girlfriend" Has One Job... and IT'S INSANE
Endless Urgency exists because too much of our media treats stories like this as spectacle instead of asking the harder question: who actually has power, influence, and access—and what are they doing ...
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The jibarito: How the Chicago sandwich became a classic and where to order it
Puerto Rican and Latin restaurants across Chicago continue serving the recipe that made the jibarito famous, while some kitchens riff on the original with smashburgers and regional Latin American infl...
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Election deniers bombarded Michigan with voting conspiracies during Democratic Senate primary
As primary season wraps up, cementing the key matchups in multiple battleground states, the wave of lies targeting Michigan is poised to grow larger.
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