Chris Dunker

I had heard a WILD rumor earlier this week that Gov. Jim Pillen was being considered as a Kristi Noem replacement at DHS.

A quote by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundr...

Sen. George Dungan and his wife, Britta, welcomed a baby boy early this morning. Dungan's row mate, Sen. John Cavanaugh, read this Vonnegut poem into The Record: www.goodreads.com/quotes/1889-...

Last week’s Nittany Lions joke was stuck in my head until FDNY: Chicago this week.

Nebraska going one way, Charles Herbster going another.

For those who prefer their news in a visual format:

Herbster won't challenge Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen in GOP primary Charles Herbster says he will not challenge Gov. Jim Pillen, largely clearing the way for the Republican incumbent’s bid for a second term.

Charles Herbster waited until the final hour to say he won't challenge incumbent Gov. Jim Pillen for the Republican primary this year, ending months of speculation about the longtime Trump ally's political future.
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Every time I hear someone bring up the Shah of Iran my brain immediately pictures Phil Leotardo

We apparently had a (extremely minor) earthquake in Lincoln a few minutes ago.

Turning Point USA event with Pillen postponed due to security concerns, governor's office says A spokesperson for the governor's office said Gov. Jim Pillen's planned event with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Turing Point USA chapter Thursday was postponed due to security concerns.

Gov. Jim Pillen was set to speak to the Turning Point chapter at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Thursday until the event was abruptly canceled due to security concerns.

No one has been able to explain what those concerns were, however. journalstar.com/news/state-r...

There is a state senator who gives up his time during floor debate to give announcements about what the executive branch is doing and I can't think of a more apt illustration of Nebraska's state government right now.

Gold rolls back NU gender identity policy following Trump executive orders "This change reflects our sensitivity to an evolving social climate and our commitment to respecting a range of beliefs and perspectives across the communities that we serve," NU said.

Last November, University of Nebraska System President Jeff Gold quietly removed an entire passage from Executive Memo 40 directing the university to recognize the gender identity of students and employees: journalstar.com/news/state-r...

Post See new posts Conversation Siobhán O'Grady @siobhan_ogrady This is one of my last articles for The Washington Post. The incredible photography is by @vanhoutenphoto , who was also laid off. No full-time staff who were in Kyiv on Feb. 24, 2022 for The Post are still with the paper.

The Washington Post writes -30- on its fully staffed Ukraine bureau.

In related news, Jeff Bezos’s net worth is estimated at $223,900,000,000.00.

This is pathetic

Can we just restart the Olympics right now, please?

Jon bois tweet of why watch overtime playoff hockey when you can simple snort cocaine and ride a motorcycle out of a helicopter but I crossed out playoff and scribbled gold medal

I find it fascinating how much Trump is aware of and internalizes the criticism made against him

Canada feels inevitable in this game.

They are calling beating Nebrasketball a signature win. Never in my life…

That foul on Mast was terrible

Hold on pushing Ctrl + F and searching “Airplane” in the Constitution

Mia Valentina Paz Faria A 7-year-old from Venezuela who was living in Austin, Texas Detained for 70 days “I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

UPDATE: Staff at the ICE concentration camp in Dilley, Texas have begun raiding the dormitories of kids and their parents to confiscate and destroy letters from the children. This is in response to the ace reporting by @micarosenberg et al for ProPublica:

“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”

- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.

Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.

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YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Why CBS Didn't Broadcast Stephen Colbert's Interview With James Talarico

Shot: Colbert explaining to his audience last night that the Trump administration ordered him not to air an interview with Texas Democrat and Senate candidate James Talarico - or even mention his name. (Scroll to 1:30) youtu.be/oh7DPSP65JA

YouTube video by Barb L Your Obedient Servant - Hamilton (lyric video)

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The Headband Guy on USA Curling is national hero material.

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

A sure sign of Spring: first sighting of a kid walking to school in a t-shirt, gym shorts, and Crocs.

Students from Lincoln high schools trek to Capitol to protest federal immigration enforcement Hundreds of Lincoln High and Lincoln Northeast students gathered in front of the Capitol on Wednesday, waving signs and flags while protesting federal immigration enforcement.

Students from Lincoln Northeast High School walked nearly 6 miles to the Capitol to protest ICE. They met up with students from Lincoln High, which is about a half mile down the hill.

From LJS's Livia Ziskey:
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NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:

Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”

Nebraska Supreme Court doesn't block voter data release, but sets expedited arguments The Nebraska Supreme Court denied an emergency injunction to block release of voter data to the DOJ but set expedited arguments for March 31.

The Nebraska Supreme Court denied an emergency injunction to block release of voter data to the DOJ but set expedited arguments for March 31.

Sure, the University of Nebraska no longer has an Earth and Atmospheric Sciences program but at least Epstein would never go here.

Put it on the Welcome to Nebraska sign