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Cristi Kempf

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Avid reader, traveler & aging rock chick. Former journalist (@chicagotribune.bsky.social, @chicago.suntimes.com, Vatican Radio) and current Chicagoan. #scleroderma Resist!

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Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.

05.03.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 16173    πŸ” 3730    πŸ’¬ 578    πŸ“Œ 327

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04.03.2026 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The first confirmed fatalities in Trump's illegal War on Iran:

Captain Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, FA

Sergeant First Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, NE

Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, MN

Sergeant Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, IA

04.03.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2620    πŸ” 914    πŸ’¬ 80    πŸ“Œ 93

Birds connect usβ€”to nature & to each other. Now you can see that connection come to life, thanks to this beautiful, interactive, data visualization by @nadiehbremer.com. Using data from our All About Birds website, it highlights species that capture our hearts. searchingforbirds.visualcinnamon.com

03.03.2026 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely amazing and so beautifully done. A love letter to birds and those who β€œwatch” them.

03.03.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Symbolism & Composition: 
The work features a large, circular, mask-like face with a crescent moon in one eye and a black sun in the other. A black teardrop is present, hinting at melancholy.

The "Error": 
The title refers to a deliberate "error of balance," as the figure appears structurally unstable, with a "moon-disk" face that should fall forward.

Technique & Style: 
It is a prime example of Klee's late-period style, blending Surrealism with simplified, childlike, and graphic forms. It is characterized by thick, dark lines and a textured, mottled background.

Significance: 
It is part of a massive, late-career surge in production despite failing health. The piece is associated with this Facebook group post and this Facebook group post, and is noted as part of the Beyeler Foundation collection.

Context: 
While created in 1939, it is part of his late work period before his death in 1940.

Symbolism & Composition: The work features a large, circular, mask-like face with a crescent moon in one eye and a black sun in the other. A black teardrop is present, hinting at melancholy. The "Error": The title refers to a deliberate "error of balance," as the figure appears structurally unstable, with a "moon-disk" face that should fall forward. Technique & Style: It is a prime example of Klee's late-period style, blending Surrealism with simplified, childlike, and graphic forms. It is characterized by thick, dark lines and a textured, mottled background. Significance: It is part of a massive, late-career surge in production despite failing health. The piece is associated with this Facebook group post and this Facebook group post, and is noted as part of the Beyeler Foundation collection. Context: While created in 1939, it is part of his late work period before his death in 1940.

Paul Klee : Error on Green, 1939

Surrealist portrait, created during his most prolific year while suffering from scleroderma, featuring a stylized, moon-like figure on a brown background.

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26.02.2026 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Comin' along nicely here in AZ.
#eclipse #lunareclipse πŸ”­

03.03.2026 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Secretary Rubio's remarks indicate that Israel put U.S. forces in harm's way by insisting on attacking Iran. And the administration was complicitβ€”joining their war instead of talking them down.

This is unacceptable of the President, and unacceptable of a country that calls itself our ally.

02.03.2026 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2135    πŸ” 782    πŸ’¬ 206    πŸ“Œ 127

Your kid gets killed fighting for this asshole and he responds with, "that's just the way it is"

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CENTCOM says 3 US service members have been killed

01.03.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6
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Today, I am joining the #ShowYourStripes campaign in honour of #RareDiseaseDay and the millions of people all over the planet living with a #RareDisease. Visit rarediseaseday.us To learn more and get involved @RareDiseases (@nord_rare) πŸ€πŸ–€πŸ€πŸ–€ #Zebras

28.02.2026 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"The Washington Department of Licensing said in a statement that it was trying to...figure out how it happened in the first place."

I THINK THE VERY NEXT SENTENCE ANSWERS THAT MYSTERY.

27.02.2026 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.

A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/a-whit...

25.02.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2255    πŸ” 1079    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 105
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Trump does a full minute on his tariffs and the only part that gets any applause is the part where SCOTUS blocked them 😬

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Another win for the U.S. Women’s Hockey team.

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Court convicts climber whose girlfriend froze to death after he left her behind on mountain The 37-year-old defendant was given a five-month suspended sentence.

A man in Austria left his girlfriend to freeze to death on a mountain & got only a five month suspended sentence.

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24 hours later & guess what? I can’t stop watching Alysa Liu.

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Was that just about the most fun Olympic day in a long time for women? Yes it was. USA wins hockey gold in overtime with an immortal shot. Alysia Liu gets gold for carefree rapture. And Prince Andrew gets cuffed.

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Alysa Liu wins the Olympic gold medal for the United States
YouTube video by Olympics Alysa Liu wins the Olympic gold medal for the United States

I urge you to stop what you're doing and watch Alysa Liu's free skate from yesterday. I have never seen anything like this. I understand why sports writers are born now. I have never seen anyone as free from the burdens of this world as this pierced Oakland girl spinning to Donna Summers.

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Pritzker’s invoice to White House:

(via @nbcnews.com) @govpritzker.illinois.gov

20.02.2026 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 20334    πŸ” 5811    πŸ’¬ 630    πŸ“Œ 583
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Gust of wind blows baby girl in stroller into Lake Michigan on North Side, man helps save child A gust of wind blew a baby girl in a stroller into Lake Michigan on Chicago's North Side, the man who dove in to save the child told ABC7 from his hospital bed.

Sharing some good news for a change. Worth watching the video interview here with the man who dove in to rescue this baby, Lio Cundiff.

I believe he also works as a local comedian when not rescuing babies.

19.02.2026 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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US Supreme Court rejects Trump's global tariffs The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Friday President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies, rejecting one of his most contentious assertio...

In a 6-3 ruling authored by Chief Justice Roberts, the Supreme Court struck down Trump's sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies, rejecting one of his most contentious assertions of his authority in a ruling with major implications for the global economy.

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BREAKING: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office as part of the Epstein files investigation, per the BBC.

The probe centers on allegations he shared confidential material with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as trade envoy.

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RIP

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Fucking hell. I love the CIA World Fact Book.

05.02.2026 01:36 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A classic black-and-white portrait photograph of Susan B. Anthony, the legendary American suffragist, abolitionist, and women's rights pioneer, taken in her later years. She is seated in a formal pose against a plain dark background, wearing a high-necked, long-sleeved black dress with elaborate lace trim and floral-patterned lace collar and cuffs. Her white hair is neatly styled in a low bun with a small decorative comb or ribbon. She gazes to the left of the camera with a calm, resolute, and dignified expressionβ€”her face conveying unwavering determination and quiet strength. The image captures her as a tireless advocate who co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association, fought for decades to secure voting rights for women (culminating in the 19th Amendment after her death), and remains an enduring symbol of perseverance in the struggle for gender equality. The soft lighting and formal composition highlight her as an icon of the suffrage movement.

A classic black-and-white portrait photograph of Susan B. Anthony, the legendary American suffragist, abolitionist, and women's rights pioneer, taken in her later years. She is seated in a formal pose against a plain dark background, wearing a high-necked, long-sleeved black dress with elaborate lace trim and floral-patterned lace collar and cuffs. Her white hair is neatly styled in a low bun with a small decorative comb or ribbon. She gazes to the left of the camera with a calm, resolute, and dignified expressionβ€”her face conveying unwavering determination and quiet strength. The image captures her as a tireless advocate who co-founded the National Woman Suffrage Association, fought for decades to secure voting rights for women (culminating in the 19th Amendment after her death), and remains an enduring symbol of perseverance in the struggle for gender equality. The soft lighting and formal composition highlight her as an icon of the suffrage movement.

Susan B. Anthony was born #OTD in 1820.

She dedicated her life to women's #suffrage, and campaigned for the abolition of slavery, women's property rights, and more: susanbanthonyhouse.org/her-story/bi...

Active until she died in 1906. She never got to vote in her lifetime (well, legally that is).

15.02.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2456    πŸ” 625    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 22

ICE using the same ruse that Ted Bundy used to kidnap people should tell you something.

15.02.2026 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 21087    πŸ” 8166    πŸ’¬ 372    πŸ“Œ 166

Me too!

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Give her what she really wants for Valentine’s Day: A bookshelf with a rolling ladder, a vintage bottle of ChΓ’teau Margaux, a basket of fresh pastries, and a candlelight meal where she can dine on the hearts of all who've wronged her.

14.02.2026 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 733    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 8
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LA Lakers Co-Owner’s Firm Linked to Proposed $80 Million ICE Warehouse Deal in Texas The unwelcome facility would detain up to 9,500 people

NEWS: LA Lakers Co-Owner’s Firm Linked to Proposed $80 Million ICE Warehouse Deal in Texas β€” a massive facility that could detain up to 9,500 people.

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