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80 years ago, on August 6, 1945, the United States committed one of the most atrocious crimes in human history and plunged the world into a nuclear dark age. It dropped nuclear weapons on Hiroshima, Japan and mass murdered an estimated 70,000 to 140,000 people, mostly civilians, instantly.

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Mercury Rising A CDC Advisory Committee just made the same mistake it did 25 years ago. And it’s only the beginning.

The brilliant @pauloffit.bsky.social breaks down the science and safety of thimerosal and aluminum salts in vaccines, as well as the far-reaching impacts of the CDC’s communication failure around thimerosal’s actual vs perceived risk. Could happen next with aluminum.

Well worth a read.

For decades, access to prescription drugs has been limited by profit-seeking PBMs who drive up costs for Illinoisans and force pharmacies to close.

We took bipartisan action this session to protect consumers and save our local pharmacies from being driven out of our communities.

WATCH: House Republicans block a vote to release the Epstein files

Kyiv is under such a crazy attack.
Drones. Now missiles.
I’m typing this -
which means I’m still here.

For those who care.

We gotta stop calling people "geniuses" or "gifted". It ruins them. They destroy themselves finding out the hard way they arent indeed good at everything or finding out being smart aint enough to acquire or even sustain success or even being happy.

'Hidden gem': Growing number of visitors discovering southern Illinois as travel destination A growing number of visitors are discovering southern Illinois as a travel destination amid a recent effort to entice more people to visit for the summer season.

It's no surprise that folks are coming to the Middle of Everything to experience all that we have to offer, including in Southern Illinois.

With record tourism growth year after year under my administration, we're not letting up now.

Stop travelling to America.

It’s not safe & your tourist dollars shouldn’t support fascism

If you’re American, stop going to Florida

They built a concentration camp in 8 days

They’ve opted to kidnap and detain thousands instead of housing the homeless, feeding the hungry & providing healthcare

Daily reminder that you don't need a Left Joe Rogan. Zohran wiped the floor with an establishment Dem in a race where he was being called a Muslim Socialist and absolutely no Rogan of the Left would have ever supported him. The kind of people who would fund a Left Rogan are rich Gillibrand Dems

State ends fiscal year with record revenue Illinois closed FY25 with record $54B revenue, but FY26 outlook is clouded by tax hikes and federal uncertainty.

Illinois has officially ended the fiscal year with nearly $54 billion in revenue — the most the state has ever collected in a single year.

We've exceeded initial projections thanks to responsible fiscal management that prioritizes Illinoisans.

Washington Post headline: President uses term seen as antisemitic slur to refer to unscrupulous bankers, with 'term seen as' crossed out in red.

Thanks, WaPo. But small typo in your headline.

To the “I voted for this” crowd:

You voted for the guy who gutted the National Weather Service. Now we’ve got dead families and missing kids in Texas, because storm warnings didn’t go out in time. And he gutted FEMA so they can’t properly respond to disasters.

That’s what you voted for?

Do not let up, repeat this every day to anyone that will listen:

If gutting Medicaid was truly good for the country, they’d roll it out before the midterms, they’d campaign on it.

Funny how their "reward" schedules itself for later.

24 Dead In Texas Flood As State Officials Blame Forecasts From National Weather Service Flash floods along Texas’ Guadalupe River have killed at least 24 people and left around 25 people missing.

Flash floods along Texas’ Guadalupe River have killed at least 24 people and left around 25 people missing.

This is bullshit.

Not only do ICE bounty hunters refuse to identify themselves, they won’t say where they’re taking the people they’re kidnapping.

Deliberately shuffling detainees from facility to facility so families can’t find them & they miss their chance at legal counsel.
(Anaheim, CA)

😕🇺🇸

the big questions for american democracy going forward seem to be (1) can the GOP actually build the federal police state they just funded, (2) in time to finish before democratic checks can be established, and (3) whether dems gaining power would actually try to stop/dismantle it

I'm not shocked that a 79 year old bigot uses the term "Shylock"

I am shocked that people who should know better have repeatedly treated his denunciations of anti-Semitism as anything other than the cruel, cynical ploys that they are.

I do sometimes think I should use the Substack app more. It can be confusing and non-user-friendly on occasion, but there is some good content there.

Mass protests against the Trump regime in Columbus Ohio, the crowd continues to grow as people chant:

"The people united will never be defeated!"

(‪📹 @colsunderground.bsky.social ‬) #3E #NoKings #RefuseFascism

The Fourth of July
The fifth of July
The minor Fall
The major Winter

Johnson needs time to make shady backroom deals and ruthlessly threaten holdouts. His commitment to cruelly fucking over the citizenry is truly something to behold. But don't forget! He is a deeply Christian man. 🙄

Oh, Geezus Christ on a communion cracker...

I shouldn’t be shocked, because I know CECOT is a bad place. But reading this took my breath away. All I could think about was Andry. The innocent men sent to be tortured, beaten, starved ‘til their deaths. Our govt did this — intentionally. I cry thinking about what is going through their minds…

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I'm no economist, but what June's job numbers tell me is that America is headed for a great big recession. And we'll be incredibly fortunate if it stops there and we don't end up with Hooverville's popping up in red states all over the country by this time next year.

White America: