I do not know how Sec. Marco Rubio lives with himself. He used to be a smart and sane person.
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A man who cannot laugh at himself is a very small man indeed.

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An Urgent Message: What You Need to Know About AI Without public guidance or oversight, its future is being built on greed

Food for thought.

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Intimate Professional Theatre on Chicago's North Shore

If you are in or near Chicago, go see The Writer’s Theatre production of As You Like It. This musical adaptation is Shakespeare like you’ve never seen it, and this particular performance will leave you moved and hopeful. A must see!

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Travelers face mounting delays this weekend as airlines cut hundreds of flights due to the shutdown. Here’s what to know | CNN Disgruntled travelers across the US will face more disruptions to their plans this weekend, as airlines cancel hundreds of additional flights and delays continue to mount due to air traffic controller...

News outlet/reporter friends: I don’t doubt flight delays and long airport security lines are real. But please, also tell stories about the thousands & thousands of federal employees who are continuing to show up and make sure a lot is going well, too! #RealHeroes

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Snowy airport scene

I’ve made 4 trips by air during the US #GovernmentShutdown. From SEA to LGA and at all points between, I’ve been consistently impressed by all the federal workers who keep showing up every day to make flying safe and easy. Thank you to TSA, ATC, and everyone else! I am grateful. 🙏🏻

Largest observed flare from a black hole unleashes the light of 10 trillion suns | CNN Astronomers spotted the largest flare ever released from a supermassive black hole as it snacked on a giant star.

Space is cool.

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We could pay for a lot of SNAP benefits with all those Congressional salaries….

Great essay and reminder to us all that when we start using the categories created by a demagogue, we start doing his work for him. Thanks for putting this out there, @nickallison80.bsky.social

Restless in October My favorite month comes to an end.

Read this beautiful, peaceful post to honor All Saints Day. I promise, it’ll be good for your soul.

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Donald Trump Posts Bizarre AI Video of Himself in a ‘King Trump’ Fighter Jet Bombing NYC Protestors With Streams of Fecal Matter President Donald Trump had a seemingly scatological reaction to the nationwide “No Kings” protests against him Saturday. In an AI-generated video Trump shared on his Truth Social platform Saturday eve...

This type of stuff wouldn't be funny even if the current president were a 5th grade bully on a playground. The fact that he's the president of the US and this is the official work product of his administration is downright alarming.

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Flying out of #DEN today - a big shout out and thank you to the #TSA, #ATC, and other #federal workers here who are here and making sure that flying is safe and smooth, even without their paychecks.

#governmentshutdown

Naming Fascism Is Not Violence How a new right-wing tactic tries to silence critics—and why Americans must keep speaking plainly.

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Sign the Petition Boycott ABC until they restore the Jimmy Kimmel Show and defend free speech!

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ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure

“Trump and his allies seem to want to shut down speech that they don’t like to hear,” Mr. Schumer said on CNN. “That is not what democracies do. That is what autocracies do.”

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Does this seem like things are better than under the previous administration? ☹️

White-collar workers are chasing fewer jobs while holding out for another tech boom - The San Francisco Standard

Trump’s plot against the 2026 midterms How to stop him

This. 👇 Let’s all make good trouble and save our democracy.

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How this 96-year-old’s garden grew into a food bank feeding thousands in Florida | CNN Bill Brown, 96, has no plans to slow down his efforts to fight hunger in his community. He founded the Children’s Table three decades ago, and his food bank has become a volunteer movement in North Ce...

In a world where too many people are increasingly willing to lie, cheat, steal, bully, and change the rules to stay in power, this simple story will feed your soul.

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Every Democrat in and running for office should read this. So should every non-MAGA Republican.

Also, many Americans don’t realize what the Federal government does and pays for until they are in direct need of assistance. Awareness needs to be raised.

Trump’s Unforgivable Sin - The Atlantic

Have you read this @richpitts.bsky.social ?

While I applaud the Gov of Illinois, the fact Dems have to hide should be bigger news. The threats coming from the GOP's side should never be normalized.

When does it stop???

Majestic coronal loops dance above the Sun’s surface huge arcs of hot plasma shaped by magnetic fields. These stunning loops can last for days and are often found near sunspots. Some even unleash solar storms affecting Earth’s space weather! Credit: Andrea Vanoni

Majestic coronal loops dance above the Sun’s surface huge arcs of hot plasma shaped by magnetic fields. These stunning loops can last for days and are often found near sunspots. Some even unleash solar storms affecting Earth’s space weather!

Credit: Andrea Vanoni

Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.

This is so dangerous, for the county, democracy, and the economy. Why is Congress not acting with outrage?

Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...

Trump's 'working trip' to Scotland includes opening a new golf course The White House defended Donald Trump's stay at two golf properties during a "working visit" to Scotland that included meetings with European leaders.

How much did US taxpayers just pay for Trump to open his Scotland golf course this weekend? Why aren’t we using those tax dollars to fund Medicaid, scientific research, national security and other things that benefit Americans?

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The fact that the President of the United States posts a fake video of a kneeling Barack Obama being handcuffed and we’re supposed to pretend it’s perfectly normal, everyday stuff shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.

I am not okay with this.

This Is the Presidency John Roberts Has Built The country is witnessing the creation of an all-powerful institution, and one man is responsible.

This is exactly why we need term limits for Supreme Court Justices in the modern era. Any person with unlimited authority for an unlimited time is like to be corrupted by power. Checks and balances appear to be lost across all gov’t branches.

#USDemocracy

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A Congress That Votes Yes and Hopes No Congressional Republicans keep wringing their hands over the White House’s legislative priorities … and then voting for them.

IMO, Congress is hoping that voters pay more attention to soundbytes of handwringing than they do to Congressional votes.

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Obama’s blunt message for Democrats: ‘Toughen up’ Former President Barack Obama issued a call to action for Democrats at a private fundraiser in New Jersey on Friday evening, urging those frustrated by the state of the country under President Donald ...

Democrats in Congress: This!! 👇

“I think it’s going to require a little bit less navel-gazing and a little less whining and being in fetal positions. And it’s going to require Democrats to just toughen up,” Obama said.

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Truth Matters on Substack Boom 💥 🎥TikTok - vm.tiktok.com/ZNdfnbHkg/

I am generally not an AOC fan, but to every person in the House and Senate who voted for this week’s Bill, she is right: this is a deal with the Devil, and you should be ashamed.

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