Please repeat over and over:

“Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.”

—Gov. JB Pritzker

Jackson Park cherry blossoms are finally back after a 2-year hiatus. 🌸 buff.ly/Ke8O8nl

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

It was quiet her at the Oak Park satellite, but we were impressed by the highlight package they showed of her.

The only way forward, that I can see, requires both courage and collective action. If we’re not going to fight for our students and our scholarship, then what the hell are we doing anyway?

Opinion | Black Americans Are Not Surprised by What Trump’s Doing (Gift Article) Many Black Americans are not surprised by the way Trump is running roughshod over the rule of law, because they have seen it happen throughout American history.

Every word of this piece from @cmgreer.bsky.social is on point. READ and share it. We’re sick of it. Wake up!

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...

Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.

BREAKING: Trump's National Security Advisor Mike Waltz used GMAIL to discuss NATIONAL DEFENSE INFORMATION. That's LESS SECURE than Hillary's private email server. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Find My Polling Place

Wisconsin folks: please, I am begging y’all to go vote today. Don’t assume this race is won. Every vote is gonna matter. We need EVERYONE to go cast a ballot for Susan Crawford.

Polls close at 8pm.

Go here to find out where you’re supposed to vote: myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Find-M...

We need more senators like Cory Booker!!!

What other classified info is Hegseth sharing on Signal chats? Clearly, he can't be trusted to keep our military secrets—or our troops—safe.
 
We have Senate committees for a reason.
 
SSCI, SASC and SFRC must hold hearings to investigate this egregious breach and potential others.

Gov. Hochul will have to remove the Mayor. This is unconscionable.

DEI WATCH This guide is broken into three categories: 1) DISMANTLED - companies that have ended or scaled back their DEI efforts; 2) COMMITTED - companies that have active DEI initiatives; and 3) FUNDED - organ...

A great website tracking all the companies that have bent the knee to Trump and eliminated their DEI programs, and all the companies that have stood strong.

www.dei.watch

I will continue to contribute to individual Democratic lawmakers who are getting something done, but I refuse to give another donation to any Democratic campaign arm until a specific and compelling strategy is in place.

Dear DNC, DSCC, and DCCC:

I don't want to see another fundraising text or email asking for a dollar of mine until I see an actual plan to meet this moment.

Y'all had 11 weeks between the election and inauguration, and there's still no plan. There's no excuse for that.

No plan, no donation.

What the US is experiencing right now is fascism. There's no other word for it and pretending that it's verboten to say so diminishes the truth as much as they are diminishing the truth. It's fascism. It's arrived.

Trump has deployed active military to help round up migrants and put them into detention camps.

The military forced us out of our homes at gunpoint in 1942 because we were considered possibly disloyal Americans. They sent us to internment camps for four years.

History is repeating. Pay attention.

Don't let MAGA rewrite the facts. President BIDEN'S administration did this. NOT FIC34.

Sun beginning to rise over Lake Michigan

Good morning and hello sunshine.

Trans folks held a dance party in the Capitol bathroom to protest the bathroom ban on there.

Dog sliding down in the snow.. 😊

Beautiful picture!

new week
new vibes
new energy
new goals
new blessings
new intentions

Me after sleeping on my arm for hours.. 😅

Me finishing Mark's primer on the 2025 draft. (It's good, go read it!)

2024 WNBA Expansion Draft: Projected Protected Lists and Valkyries Picks The expansion draft which will stock the initial roster for the Golden State Valkyries is imminent. We take a detailed look at who teams will protect, and who might be left for the Valkyries to take.

New from me today @herhoopstats.com: My projected protected lists and Golden State Valkyries picks in upcoming expansion draft. With lots of explanation (but you can scan to the lists if you want).

More on potential moves around the draft soon. #WNBA

herhoopstats.substack.com/p/2024-wnba-...

Windy day.. 💨

Reindeer and the Northern Lights.. 😊

Unlikely friends..😊

A beautiful sparkling Violetear hummingbird is shown hovering near a beautiful flower in Ecuador.

A Sunday morning hummingbird for you. This is a sparkling Violetear I photographed in Ecuador for my hummer awareness project. Hope it brightens your day.
#birds #hummingbirds #ecuador #wildmanrouse #photography

A smile for your timeline.. 😊