Five people shot after gunfire breaks out at Hammond apartment complex; 1 dead, 1 taken into custody Multiple people, including a 3-year-old, were shot at an apartment complex in Hammond on Thursday, emergency officials said.

America's gun psychopathy continues: *46* mass shootings so far in 2026. 💔😡💔 #GunsDontMakeUsSafer

The latest, with 1 person killed and 4 wounded (including a 3-yr-old), in Hammond, La.:
www.wbrz.com/news/man-kil...

Russell Vought raided USAID budgets he helped gut to pay for his own security The White House budget office reportedly set aside $15 million of remaining funds to protect the Project 2025 guy, according to Reuters.

Security detail provided by the US Marshals Service for budget chief and Project 2025 architect Russell Vought is being paid for by the $15M left in funding for the now gutted USAID.

Cuts in USAID will contribute to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, with 2/3 of them being children.

CNN headline that says Trump delivers a deadly blow to EPA’s ability to regulate climate pollution

The president is overruling science to eliminate measures that protect us from pollution and environmental damage, mainly to benefit multinational corporations that have thrown money at his campaign, ballroom, and family.

It's simple corruption, and it will cost American lives and livelihoods.

Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American h...

Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the agency’s new grant guidelines could fund projects that encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American history.

Cook County State’s Attorney has “taken no action whatsoever” against feds, new lawsuit alleges The suit seeks the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate potentially unlawful conduct by federal agents in Illinois.

I'm suing Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke for appointment of a Special Prosecutor who will investigate and prosecute crimes committed by ICE and CBP agents during Operation Midway Blitz. Federal agents do not have immunity for plainly unlawful acts.

Ohio Attorney General sues several cannabis companies for keeping prices artificially high In an antitrust lawsuit, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuses nine multistate cannabis operators of engaging in anti-competitive conduct to reduce product choice and keep prices artificially high,

Ohio AG sues several cannabis companies for keeping prices artificially high
Ascend Wellness, Ayr Wellness, TCC, Cresco Labs, Curaleaf, Green Thumb Industries, Jushi, Trulieve, Verano are named to have organized to push small Ohio businesses out of the market
www.cleveland19.com/2026/02/13/o...

Walz: "The federal government needs to pay for what they broke here. There's going to be accountability on things that happened, but one of them is the incredible and immense cost borne by the people of this state. The federal government needs to be responsible."

Howard Lutnick misled the American people about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein because he didn't want to admit he continued interacting with Epstein even AFTER Epstein was convicted of soliciting a minor.
 
It's a disgrace. Lutnick needs to resign as Secretary of Commerce.

under questioning by Rand Paul, ICE officials confirm that yelling at officers is not assault and recording officers is not a crime

EPA reverses long-standing climate change finding, stripping its own ability to regulate emissions The agency announced it is repealing its 2009 conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the Earth and endanger human health and well-being.

There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.

Why Training Plants Is a Waste of Time: Here’s What Actually Works | High Times You may be reading this article and thinking, hang on a minute, what is this author talking about? Now, before you read any further, let me clarify that I am

"In this article, I will present my reasons why the Sea of Green method is best suited for home growers who want to make the most of their time and lower their electricity bills."

hightimes.com/grow/trainin....

#growmies #cannabis #weed #mmj #gardening #CannabisCommunity

Will Fox be updating their story on this and giving it the same amount of airtime as they did initial arrest?

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@katmabu.bsky.social recently called for the impeachment of Trump which would be stupid because it's obvious the votes aren't there.

And @katmabu.bsky.social is not from the IL 9th Congressional District. She recently moved here.

Not every American is disgusted with what is going on per the latest polls.

California and Hawai`i join growing movement to hold Big Oil accountable for the climate-driven home insurance crisis | Center for Climate Integrity New bills would empower state attorneys general to protect the public from rising insurance costs after a climate disaster

Home insurance rates are soaring in the aftermath of wildfires in Maui and Los Angeles.

Two new bills introduced in Hawaiʻi and California would help protect families from rising costs by making Big Oil pay their fair share. 👏

After arrest, teen refugee held overnight in hotel room by ICE agents A girl who entered the United States as a refugee alleges that immigration authorities separated her from her family and detained her overnight in a hotel, where she was forced to share a room with fe...

Sickening.
#ICEOUT #MN
www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

WATCH: Rep. Jayapal asks Bondi to apologize in person to Epstein survivors In a heated exchange, Jayapal asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to turn to the survivors in attendance “and apologize for what your Department of Justice has put them through with the absolutely unacce...

In a heated exchange, Rep. Pramila Jayapal asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to turn to the survivors in attendance "and apologize for what your Department of Justice has put them through with the absolutely unacceptable release of the Epstein files and their information." https://to.pbs.org/4bV2taN

'Walk for Peace' concludes as Buddhist monks arrive in Washington after 15-week trek A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., after completing a 15-week trek from Texas that captivated the country.

A group of Buddhist monks reached Washington, D.C., Tuesday, walking single file across a bridge over the Potomac River to cap a 15-week trek from Texas that has captivated the country.
https://to.pbs.org/4rIxYJE

Mayor Biss is very good at obfuscation his position.

AIPAC Tracker lists Daniel Biss as Pro-Israel and he is endorsed by Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky who has received $376,102 from AIPAC.

Laura Fine is the publicly AIPAC candidate, though Daniel Biss is an Israeli Zionist and I suspect he is second in line.

AIPAC candidates in IL-

Miller, 2nd dist: Chicago S lakefront and SE side, S suburbs, Kankakee

Conyears-Irvin, 7th: Chicago W side, Loop, inland S side, Oak Park, W Cook County

Bean, 8th: N DuPage, NW Cook and N Kane Counties

Fine, 9th: Chicago far N side, Evanston, near N and far NW burbs

Frozen Lake Michigan shoreline in foreground, dark steel blue lake water on horizon in left middle ground, a few bare deciduous trees and a white twin dome observatory structure with crisscross support bracing in right middle ground (Lindheimer Astrophysical Research Center). Hazy clear light blue sky above.

Observatory near frozen Lake Michigan shoreline
Evanston, Illinois
Winter 1984-1985

On the lakefill where the NU Observatory used to be.

Saxophonist Melissa Aldana will release her 3rd Blue Note album "Filin" this Friday, a gorgeous ballads collection of Cuban Filin songs performed by an extraordinary band with Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Peter Washington, Kush Abadey & special guest vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant: melissaaldana.lnk.to/Filin

Reminding and educating our neighbors on the signs of Fascism.

Chicago-area Asians were arrested in Midway Blitz. They kept quiet about it, for a while. Stigma and a false sense of security have kept families from speaking publicly about immigration enforcement. The daughter of a deported man says "staying silent ... hurts you more than anything."

Chicago-area Asians were arrested in Midway Blitz. They kept quiet about it, for a while. www.wbez.org/immigration/..., reports @estheryjkang.bsky.social