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Wayside Ministries wants to convert old Elgin bank into transitional housing Wayside Ministries’ plans to convert an old bank into transitional housing receives the Elgin Planning and Zoning Commission’s OK.

Wayside Cross Ministries’ plans to convert a former bank into transitional housing received the backing Monday of the Elgin Planning and Zoning Commission.

The Only National Parks Employee Who Tracks Leaky Oil Wells Is Out of a Job Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the National Park Service’s chief petroleum engineer. He wasn’t replaced.

Forrest Smith was forced to step down last month as the sole employee at the National Park Service responsible for cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells at national parks across the U.S. He wasn't replaced. Now, the wells are at risk of spewing planet-warming gases and contaminating groundwater.

Video shows US citizen cuffed a day after Kristi Noem claimed no such thing is happening A U.S. citizen was seen being detained by Border Patrol agents in Chicago, a day after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed that her agency was not engaging in the practice.In a video obtained by The Chicago Tribune on Friday, Border Patrol agents surround a Latino man in ha...

A U.S. citizen was seen being detained by Border Patrol agents in Chicago, a day after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed that her agency was not engaging in the practice.

Mike Johnson’s Christian Values: Children Starve, Pedophiles Skate On Saturday, November 1, the real pain of the shutdown starts for people. Donald Trump and the Republicans have screamed: We. Don’t. Care.

Many people have pointed out that Republicans are harming their own constituents, as if they don’t already know this, and telling them would make them go, “Oh, heck, we forgot, thank you, we better go change our ways. Praise Jesus.”

News flash: They know. They just don’t care. trib.al/hd2UcUv

New study shows lasting relief from depression after magic-mushroom treatment • Ohio Capital Journal Commentary: Two-thirds of people who underwent psilocybin-assisted therapy remained free from depression five years later, according to recent research from the Ohio State University and Johns…

Commentary: Two-thirds of people who underwent psilocybin-assisted therapy remained free from depression five years later, according to recent research from the Ohio State University and Johns Hopkins University that offers the first long-term glimpse into the lasting power of psychedelic treatment.

Utahns pour in for FanX, but A.I. is out in favor of ‘human-created art and goods’ FanX forbids A.I.-generated art on the vendor floor as the annual gathering gets underway in downtown Salt Lake City.

FanX forbids A.I.-generated art on the vendor floor as the annual gathering gets underway in downtown Salt Lake City.

That's a scary thought. What if the aliens are listening to the Church of Lazlo in the mornings? I'm pretty sure I don't want that duo representing earth.

Analysis: How the GOP put Democrats in a tough spot on Charlie Kirk resolution | CNN Politics White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pulled quite a pivot at Monday's briefing to reporters.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt pulled quite a pivot at Monday’s briefing to reporters. https://cnn.it/4gByhBH

Your AI therapist might be illegal soon. Here’s why | CNN State lawmakers are slamming the breaks on AI therapy as stories of chatbots offering inappropriate and even dangerous responses pile up.

Illinois became the latest on August 1 to join a small cohort of states moving to regulate the use of AI for therapeutic purposes. https://cnn.it/3HzeCFA

You should let people know that black cohosh is not appropriate if you're on psych meds. It may interfere with other meds as well, I'm not sure. But I know I've been told to stay away from it. I was going to use it for perimenopause symptoms.

😏😏😏You don't say?

Rethinking the Luddites in the Age of A.I. Brian Merchant’s new book, “Blood in the Machine,” argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.

Today, the word “Luddite” is used as an insult to anyone resistant to technological innovation. But a recent book argues that Luddism stood not against technology per se but for the rights of workers in the face of automation.

Stop using AI to prove that AI is stupid.

It still affects the environment just as much. It is still fed by stolen words and art.

It’s like proving a mushroom is deadly by EATING it.

I had not heard this. That's ridiculous. At least you still have 10 days from the date on the title to tag it, right?

I'm not saying Trump's a pedophile, but his approval ratings are so low he wants to fuck them.

It says everything that Republicans are working harder to arrest Texas Democrats than anyone on the Epstein list.

“Tell people there's an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure.”
– George Carlin

The wildest thing about this era is watching so many institutions say out loud yeah, we’re done committing ourselves to excellence, we’re going to specialize in the coddling of mediocre white men

There's a Meta Social Media Course on Coursera that explains how to do this, but I don't remember the details off the top of my head. If you're working with Meta I highly recommend it. I learned a lot. Definitely worth it.

RFK Jr’s health department to halt $500m in mRNA vaccine research Agency to end 22 federal contracts, questioning safety of technology credited with helping end Covid pandemic

Hey, so, TOTALLY not suggesting that RFK Jr. BACKS DOWN when we PUSH BACK, BUT if you’d like to call…

HHS Toll-Free: 1-877-696-6775

HHS Direct Line: 202-690-7000

PLEASE share and consider calling your senators and representatives as well.

NONE of this is okay.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

A meme that reads Me when I realize practicing self-care challenges capitalist narratives of constant productivity with an image of Margot Robbie from the Barbie movie saying Do you guys ever think about how self-care acts as political defiance by rejecting the culture of burnout? Meme by Meg Slay

Take care of yourselves this weekend. Self care is resistance 🖤

From printing presses to Facebook feeds: What yesterday’s witch hunts have in common with today’s misinformation crisis (The Conversation) — Who bears responsibility when false information leads to real harm?

Between 1400 and 1780, an estimated 100,000 people, mostly women, were prosecuted for witchcraft in Europe.

But climate change isn't real.

We should all be donating to these brave lawmakers if we have the money to spare. (I don't.)

Climate change: new method can more accurately attribute environmental harm to individual polluters | Alaska Beacon Emissions data can show how much warming can be directly attributed to an individual company, two commentary authors write.

Climate change: new method can more accurately attribute environmental harm to individual polluters, writes Shashi Kant Yadaz and Gitanjali Nain Gill in a commentary for the Alaska Beacon.

The Media’s Urge to Be “Fair” to Trump Is Killing the Republic 70 percent of Republicans understand that Trump’s tariffs will raise prices. Why is the press acting like they’re a huge success?

“It’s not enough for the nation’s most important newspaper to chronicle democracy’s decline. It must, at some point, affirmatively oppose it.” trib.al/QAK9NSw

This was my parenting style.

There is a problem with this. Not every homeless person is an addict or has a mental health problem. Some of them were simply pushed out of housing with nowhere to go. How is throwing them in jail going to help anything?

Big Plastic wants you to think you can recycle your yogurt container Those numbered labels, vetted by private interests, can be misleading.

Most plastics are not recyclable, largely because there is no market for materials labeled 3 through 7.

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