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Zohran Mamdani’s last name reflects centuries of intercontinental trade, migration and cultural exchange Mamdanis belong to the Khoja community, who were categorized by the British in the early 19th century as “Hindoo Mussalman” because their traditions spanned both religions.

Fascinating. Zohran Mamdani’s last name reflects centuries of intercontinental trade, migration and cultural exchange theconversation.com/zohran-mamda...

The Death of Direct File Tech for good not welcome in the Trump administration

The Death of Direct File
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They were already living in one of Chicago’s worst apartment buildings. Then came the ICE raid. In what appears to have been a warrantless operation, the federal government will not say how many people were detained, who remains in custody and what happened to the children.

They were already living in one of Chicago's worst apartment buildings. Then came the ICE raid. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/19/i...

"We needed to do SOMETHING" in memoriam, Lori Cannon

"We needed to do SOMETHING"
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Northern lights are out! #906 #upperpeninsula

On Trump's Bullshit The danger isn’t Trump’s lies — it’s his indifference to truth itself

An important distinction between lying and bullshit. On Trump's Bullshit open.substack.com/pub/glennkes...

YouTube video by TRINITYCHGO Keep Our Name Out Your Mouth #Chicago #Gospel #

Perfect. youtu.be/2XoHVYbZocI?...

“Just Let Me Die”: After Insurance Repeatedly Denied a Couple’s Claims, One Psychiatrist Was Their Last Hope After a North Carolina man attempted suicide twice, his wife tried to get him help at an inpatient clinic. But their insurance provider refused to cover the treatment, deeming it “not medically necess...

He wanted to die. His wife fought for him. A psychiatrist was their last hope.

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By @lynnungar.bsky.social

May the soul of each and every
child shot in school follow
those with AR-15 pins on their lapels
through the halls of Congress, poking them
and demanding with the dreary repetition
of a bored child on a long car trip to know
Where are we going? What are we doing?
What is the plan? Lynn Ungar

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Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...

A data analysis by ProPublica shows the administration has cut federal health agencies deeper than it has acknowledged. Sec. Kennedy said he would add scientists. Yet agencies have lost thousands of them. @propublica.org @anniewaldman.bsky.social
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An Invitation to Think Differently About Addiction Treatment "Harm reduction is both a practice and a philosophy."

An Invitation to Think Differently About Addiction Treatment
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Bullets in the windows Until now, it was only a metaphor.

Bullets in the windows
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New Law Firm Made Up of Former Federal Lawyers, Judges, and Others Formed Specifically to Take on the Trump Administration and Protect the Rule of Law! And I love them already!

New Law Firm Made Up of Former Federal Lawyers, Judges, and Others Formed Specifically to Take on the Trump Administration and Protect the Rule of Law!
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Michigan hotel taxes fund tourism promotion. Should they also fund services? | Bridge Michigan Tourists use local government services but don’t directly fund them. Some people want to change that by redirecting some hotel tax revenue from tourism promotion to local governments.

I've been on this bandwagon for a while. I gather it's the realtors who are the big opposition. Michigan hotel taxes fund tourism promotion. Should they also fund services? www.bridgemi.com/business-wat... via @bridgemi.com

Lawyers for Chicago Housing Authority used ChatGPT to cite nonexistent court case In the latest headache for CHA, law firm Goldberg Segalla used artificial intelligence, specifically ChatGPT, in a post-trial motion and neglected to check their work, court records show.

Oops. Lawyers for Chicago Housing Authority used ChatGPT to cite nonexistent court case www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/17/c...

July 10, 2025 Just a week ago, Republicans in the House of Representatives passed the nearly 1,000-page budget reconciliation bill President Donald Trump demanded, and at the signing ceremony for the bill the next ...

July 10, 2025
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Trump’s ‘big’ bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will help nonprofits is unclear A new broadly available tax break of up to $1,000 will become available for those giving to a charity if they file on their own. Couples filing jointly may deduct $2,000 from their taxable income.

Good discussion of this part of the bill. Trump’s ‘big’ bill gives millions of taxpayers a new charitable tax break, but whether it will help nonprofits is unclear theconversation.com/trumps-big-b...

Medicaid cuts: The how and why Plain language translation of what the heck happened and where this will go

Medicaid cuts: The how and why
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Chris Ware Illustrates a Postwoman's Day to Celebrate 250 Years of USPS Chris Ware's illustration for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Postal Service will be released on July 23.

I love Chris Ware's work. #usps #oakparkIL
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To Err Is Human, To Defy Bove-ine A bombshell whistleblower complaint sheds light on who in the Justice Department is allegedly driving open defiance of the courts

To Err Is Human, To Defy Bove-ine . Erez Reuveni is a true American hero.

Their Iran Narrative Is Unraveling We can’t trust anything the administration is saying or doing on Iran.

Their Iran Narrative Is Unraveling
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Fun.

Laura Washington: An iconic LGBTQ+ bar at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport? Fabulous. If Sidetrack’s owners can get a location at O’Hare airport, it would be the first gay-owned, gay-themed bar at any airport in the nation.

Laura Washington: An iconic LGBTQ+ bar at Chicago's O'Hare Airport? Fabulous. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/18/c...

Two civic leaders, one a judge and one a U.S. senator, stepped outside the normal bounds of discourse to condemn the utter lack of humanity now rampant in Trump’s GOP. It underscores the deep need not only to win the political fights ahead but to win the battle for America’s moral soul.

Trump’s Big Bill Would Be More Regressive Than Any Major Law in Decades (Gift Article) Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, released Thursday, offer a detailed view into the effects on income groups.

Exactly the desired result. Gift link. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

US immigration officers ordered to arrest more people even without warrants Exclusive: Ice officers told to get ‘creative’ with arrests, including of undocumented people encountered by chance

Guardian story by Jose Olivares: