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Here in Illinois, we're reducing food insecurity while strengthening local economies. By equipping producers with development and expansion funds, we're helping farmers, food processors, and small businesses provide local food across the state.

New grant funding will help Illinois farmers and food processors expand infrastructure

Illinois officials announced $1.8 million in grant funding for the Local Food Infrastructure Grants program to help eligible organizations expand local food supply chains.

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‘You’ve Hired Half the Third Reich’: 6 Key Moments From the Georgia Senate Debate Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, called his Republican opponent, Representative Mike Collins, a bigot. Mr. Collins called the incumbent a radical “trust-fund kid www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...

Key Moments From the Georgia Senate Debate Beween Ossoff and Collins (Gift Article)

Senator Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, called his Republican opponent, Representative Mike Collins, a bigot. Mr. Collins called the incumbent a radical “trust-fund kid.”

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Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program and later in life was celebrated as a powerful symbol of women in technology, has died. She was 90. bit.ly/4zmAtVK #APPhoto by Carol Francavilla

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Trump's new Title IX regulations make it harder for student survivors to get justice. So we're planning a public display of solidarity with student survivors of sexual assault—and we need as many people as possible to show their support. Add your name to our public display of solidarity:

Show Your Support for Student Survivors of Sexual Assault

Students deserve to feel safe and protected. Sign on this petition to demand Cornell and the Trump administration do better for student survivors.

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“The Philippines has been a test case for how technology enables an authoritarian state to capture and corrode the institutions that make democracy work,” Maria Ressa writes. She details how she responded as the CEO of Rappler, a Philippine media company: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

If You Want a Real Digital Commons, Build It Yourself

Rappler’s answer to state-sponsored lies and harassment was to stop using corporate social media as its public square.

theatlantic.com

Rainfall totals of 4-8" are forecast across southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle & Big Bend, & southwest Georgia. Localized totals up to 15" are possible. Across the coastal Carolinas, rainfall of 3-5", with localized totals up to 8" are possible. The rest of the Southeast could see 1-3" totals.

Map of the Southeastern U.S. showing 5-day forecasted rainfall totals:   Highest Totals (8 to 16+ inches, orange/red): Located over the north-central Gulf of Mexico approaching coastal Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.   4 to 8 inches (yellow/light orange): Extends across the Gulf Coast, Florida Panhandle, coastal South Carolina, and coastal North Carolina (Wilmington to Hatteras).   1 to 4 inches (green): Covers broad inland areas across the Southeast including Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and central/southern Florida.

Major update: Trump brings back public executions. First one since 1936. Senator Chris Murphy speaks to me and exposes a major Iran war cover-up. Trump declares anyone who says “Artificial Intelligence,” including his wife, is “THE ENEMY!” And more. Subscribe today:

Major Update: Trump Brings Back Public Executions, Major Iran War Cover-Up Exposed, Trump Declares “AI” Users “THE ENEMY!”

Good evening, The United States hasn’t held a public execution since 1936.

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A “Community Shrine” invites visitors to leave a photo of a deceased loved one. Below it sits a wooden chair with a sign: “Reserved. In memory of the millions of lives lost to genocide & violence by ICE & inhumane immigration policies.” No one is allowed to sit there.

Houston's 'Living Archive' of Migration

At Fresh Arts, photographer Violeta Álvarez created a space where immigrant families in Houston can see their own histories reflected back to them.

texasobserver.org

Did you make your sign for No Kings: Vote Early yet? Come make some signs with us after our monthly meeting! We’ll provide the posterboard, markers, and snacks—you bring your creativity (and a friend, if you’d like!). Feel free to bring along any extra sign-making supplies you have.

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Cuba’s deepening economic crisis has led to a spike in abandoned pets. While there are no official figures, rescues and veterinarians say people have been leaving cats and dogs behind as food and care for pets have become unaffordable.

Animal rescues in Cuba struggle to care for abandoned pets amid deepening economic crisis

While there are no official figures, animal rescues and veterinarians say people have been primarily leaving cats and dogs behind as food and care have become unaffordable.

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For months Gabriela Soto has relentlessly advocated for her husband Martin, unlawfully detained by ICE while buying diapers for their baby. Martin played a key role in the Delaney Hall hunger strike this summer. Last night we was RELEASED from ICE custody. ALWAYS FIGHT BACK.

Beautiful young family outside a detention center.