What will the media companies who are publishing stories that Blanche agreed to a “deal” with Cornyn & Tillis to kill the slush fund write when people start getting paid with our tax dollars & this whole thing is revealed as a sham? Since they aren’t writing how it’s a sham now.
The Harlander ✅
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"There can be only one" ✡️ Ars longa vita brevis. 🇺🇦 Nature, culture, everything is political. North branch of the Chicago River watershed.
Excited to visit with Alaskans on the beautiful Kenai Peninsula!
"Giannoulias will leap into the Chicago mayoral race with a staggering financial advantage, having banked more than $22 million to finance a run to take the top job at City Hall." www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
Exclusive: Alexi Giannoulias running for Chicago mayor in 2027
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias will make a formal announcement Sunday that he is running for mayor of Chicago, NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern has learned.
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100% boycott of all Zuckerberg products. get off Facebook, Insta, WhatsApp now. www.qasimrashid.com/p/corporate-...
Corporate Media Is Not Failing—It Is Collaborating
As the fourth estate falls, here's what we must do to stay informed and empowered
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#GIFT_ARTICLE TRUMP KNIFES UKRAINE IN THE BACK, AGAIN, BY PULLING OUT OF A DEAL TO LET UKRAINE BUILD PATRIOT MISSILES Trump had been told that Ukraine was running out of Patriot interceptors, the most reliable weapon it has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
Trump Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles (Gift Article)
The president of Ukraine had warned that the country was running out of Patriot interceptors, the most reliable weapon it has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles.
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When the Trump regime, calling itself America, has your back. KEVIN KALLAUGHER [KAL]
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Friday that she has restored voting rights for 66,085 people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to vote due to past felony convictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Virginia Gov. Spanberger has restored voting rights for 66,000 people with past felony convictions
The volume presents a dramatic reversal of prior Gov. Glenn Youngkin's tenure, when he restored less than 10,000 voter's rights during his entire four-year term.
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Tribal nations in Michigan are celebrating as the state's Supreme Court overturned a key permit Enbridge needs for its Line 5 tunnel project. upnorthlive.com/news/local/m...
Michigan Supreme Court overturns key permit for Line 5
Tribal nations in Michigan are celebrating as the state's Supreme Court overturned a key permit Enbridge needs for its Line 5 tunnel project.
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Beets are kinda great pt.3 Put up a 1/2 gallon #ferment of beets, carrots, radishes & cukes, and a 1/2 gal of my regular #Ukrainian garlic dills.
“his eyes closed” Untitled #7 Willem de Kooning 1969 Bronze In 1969 de Kooning ran into an old friend, sculptor Herzl Emanuel … de Kooning experimented with clay for the first time, modeling a series of 13 figures; as with his drawings from the same period, he worked with his eyes closed.
No manholes going aerial but the storm sewers were fountaining at the Village Crossing mall in Niles Monday.
Are sewer geysers the new norm in Chicago? Exploding manholes raise alarm. blockclubchi.co/4x4P6vO
News: The U.S. economy grew at a disappointing 1.5% in the 2nd quarter of 2026. Congratulations to @sarahbca.bsky.social for her “Bookmark this” comment last December when Howard Lutnick said 2Q of 2026 would be “amazing.” @atrupar.com
I know I have several folks who love lake sturgeon following me and this is eye opening, they can live to over 400 years old! content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MID...
Showcasing the DNR: Long live the sturgeon!
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Honestly laughing out loud that 88-year-old shit-stirring Olympian Joyce Carol Oates looked up in the sky, saw the Batsignal, and headed to her laptop. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Joyce Carol Oates Defends ‘Odyssey’ Against Translator’s Viral Slam: “Crude Language of MAGA Folks”
The celebrated author weighs in on Christopher Nolan's film: “No reason why Nolan, or anyone else, should not re-imagine/re-envision a classical hero.”
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Took a field trip to Woodridge to see the 70mm 15 perf IMAX yesterday.
It’s a Fair Question….. “Why is it that it takes 900 years and 5000 impact studies to build high speed rail but a 5 minute city council meeting is all it takes to approve a massive data center?”
Reminder that on his last day of his first term, Trump awarded a commendation to Dr Fauci "in recognition of his exceptional effort on Operation Warp Speed"
Still storming out west by Rockford but makes a nice sunset here.
Storm Sewers were fountaining at Village Crossing Shopping Center in Niles just now. Third wave of thunderstorms coming over today.