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Donald Trump Has a History of Pulverizing Historic Buildings | Artnet News Read an excerpt from the book 'Art and Crime: The Fight Against Looters, Forgers, and Fraudsters in the High-Stakes Art World.'

he hates art deco

31.10.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Do I have to dig up my "1 2 3 4 we don't want your oil war" placards from 2003?

31.10.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Studs Terkel: Luminary for the little man 10 years since the death of Studs Terkel.

Remembering Studs Terkel, who died 17 years ago today.

www.everygoddamnday.com/2018/11/stud...

31.10.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Another big reason to worry about Bari Weiss’ tenure at CBS News Right now, a potential peril is at hand: the end of truth.

Right now, a potential peril is at hand: the end of truth.

29.10.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 478    πŸ” 169    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 10
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Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino is appearing in federal court today as part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Block Club Chicago and other organizations over immigration agents using force against journalists and peaceful protesters. blockclubchi.co/49u6C3U

28.10.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

U.S. District Judge Ellis: β€œKids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer...They just don’t. And you can’t use riot control weapons against them.” | blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/28/j... per @minabloom.bsky.social

28.10.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thou Shalt Not Starve Children While Giving Yourself A Golden Ballroom β€œThey got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.” - Tupac Shakur

β€œThey got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.”

28.10.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4099    πŸ” 1217    πŸ’¬ 116    πŸ“Œ 42
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Democratic states sue to force SNAP payments during government shutdown The Agriculture Department has $5.5 billion in back-up funds for food stamp benefits but says it can’t use them.

Democratic states sue to force SNAP payments during government shutdown www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

28.10.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 252    πŸ” 58    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3
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Oliver Cussen Β· Fish in the Wrong Place: Aquatic Colonialism The environmental history of European empire doesn’t end with decolonisation. The quasi-colonial schemes of the Green...

@londonreviewbookshop.co.uk has a review of two books about the ecological legacy of imperialism which leads with the fight to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

28.10.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"I have the best polling numbers ever" - he thinks this is like golf.

27.10.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Erie Canal, the ditch that made Chicago great, marks its 200th birthday More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming the city it is today.

@neilsteinberg.bsky.social marks the anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal, and how it helped Chicago grow (even though its mostly in New York State)

26.10.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Local leaders and citizens challenge Trump’s ICE in Chicago The politicians of Chicago are joining protest organisers in the battle against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents

Local leaders and citizens challenge Trump’s ICE in Chicago

The politicians of Chicago are joining protest organisers in the battle against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents
@dear-starfish.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

24.10.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Despite risks, Hong Kong teenagers turn to chatbots for counselling Around 20 percent of secondary school students in Hong Kong exhibit moderate to severe depression, anxiety, and stress, but nearly half are reluctant to reach out when facing mental health issues.

Despite risks, Hong Kong teenagers turn to chatbots for counselling

@hongkongfp.com talked to teenagers, developers, and a neuroscientist about how AI chatbots are being used for emotional support.

24.10.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can Substack Recover the Blogosphere We Lost? When I started Jacobin in 2010, my first milestone of the magazine...

Can Substack Recover the Blogosphere We Lost? by Bhaskar Sunkara talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/can-s...

22.10.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2
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Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' series includes voices the founders overlooked Burns' PBS documentary includes the perspectives of women, Native Americans, and enslaved and free Black people β€” all of whom were initially excluded from the declaration "all men are created equal."

On @nprfreshair.bsky.social Ken Burns discusses his latest documentary "The American Revolution" which highlights overlooked voices

21.10.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US Passport Falls Out of Top 10 – See Which Countries Rank Highest - Business Traveller The US passport has slipped out of the Henley Passport Index's top 10, while Asian nations take the leading positions

The US Passport is no longer in the top 10 powerful passports

21.10.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wouldn't his name still be on the ballot if he drops out?

20.10.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Erie Canal: How a β€˜big ditch’ transformed America’s economy, culture and even religion Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was often derided as a β€˜folly.’ Yet the waterway went on to transform the American frontier.

A look at the impact of the Erie Canal, opened 200 years ago next week

20.10.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great advice.

19.10.2025 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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chewbacca at a no kings rally holds up a sign with yodansaying "you must unlearn what you have learned" beneath that is trump in a imperial officer uniform and the text says "stand against a real life imperial
tyrant"

chewbacca at a no kings rally holds up a sign with yodansaying "you must unlearn what you have learned" beneath that is trump in a imperial officer uniform and the text says "stand against a real life imperial tyrant"

#NoKings Manhattan

ARROOOOOOOO

18.10.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 911    πŸ” 193    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 8
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A dinosaur in Chicago says this ICE age sucks.

18.10.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 429    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6
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Bill Nye the Science Guy talking about the possible β€œend of the Republic” at the DC #NoKings rally.

18.10.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1802    πŸ” 398    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 12
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Eight residents of the tiny tourist town of Medora, North Dakota, decided to hold their own No Kings rally outside Theodore Roosevelt National Park rather than drive to a neighboring city. β€œWe’re all so sad that our national parks are closed,” said Sandy Baertsch. (Photo courtesy of S. Lambert)

18.10.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 434    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

Animal would be a better EIC for CBS News

16.10.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Federal Judge 'Profoundly Concerned' After High-Profile Tear-Gassing In Chicago Neighborhoods U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis is modifying the temporary restraining order to require agents to wear body cameras if they've already been issued them. She's also calling Chicago ICE commander Russell...

"β€œI live in Chicago … and I’m not blind. I don’t live in a cave; I have a phone; I have a TV; I have a computer; and I tend to get news," U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/16/f... per @minabloom.bsky.social for @blockclubchi.bsky.social

16.10.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 300    πŸ” 121    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ronald Reagan narrates a new anti-tariff ad from Canada The new commercial is part of a $75 million ad campaign by Ontario aimed at Republican voters.

Ontario has produced an anti-tariff ad that's playing on American TV, featuring Ronald Reagan's voice condemning tariffs and praising free trade (via @fastcompany.com )

16.10.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chicago's uber-popular Riverwalk is now a fishing hotspot With nearly 80 species now thriving in the Chicago, local fishermen are casting lines and landing catches of up to 35 pounds from spots smack in the middle of one of downtown's most visited tourist destinations.

With nearly 80 species now thriving in the Chicago, local fishermen are casting lines and landing catches of up to 35 pounds from spots smack in the middle of one of downtown’s most visited tourist destinations.

15.10.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Press Releases : DOCOMO and PaMeLa Develop World’s First Technology to Share Pain Perception Tailored to Individual Sensitivity TOKYO, JAPAN, October 1, 2025 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. and PaMeLa Inc. jointly announced today that they have developed a groundbreaking technology that integrates DOCOMO’s human-augmentation platform wit...

CEATEC is happening right now in Tokyo, and NTT Docomo got an award for their just-announced technology on measuring pain perception (putting actual data behind "on a scale of 1-10 how much does it hurt?"), explained here www.docomo.ne.jp/english/info...

14.10.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump Is Now One Of The World's Biggest Bitcoin Investors Trump's crypto portfolio goes beyond World Liberty Financial and his memecoinβ€”he’s also big into bitcoin. Will he use his presidency to boost its price to new heights?

More people should really know that President Trump is one of America's biggest investors in Bitcoin.

14.10.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 176    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1

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