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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:

A parade for Trump, but the true patriots will be in the streets "No Kings Day" is a chance for Americans who reject a totalitarian nightmare to raise our voices. We might not get many more chances.

"We need to say, in a clear, loud, steady voice: “You can’t have our rights — we’re using them.” @neilsteinberg.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

Farming Was Extensive in Ancient North America, Study Finds (Gift Article) A millenniums-old settlement in Michigan has archaeologists rethinking the rise of agriculture on the continent.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. #906life www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/s...

What I’m learning from MAHA And why public health needs to catch up with the curiosity-driven movement

Very thoughtful. What I’m learning from MAHA open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

Thank you, Senator Peters.

White-breasted nuthatch at its nest. Gwinn. #906life

A few from the bog walk at Presque Isle Park in Marquette #906life

A Dubious Science History Lesson The exclusion of "outsiders" isn't a strategy for scientific success

A Dubious Science History Lesson
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A court blows the whistle on a fake ‘emergency’ Words & Phrases We Could Do Without

A court blows the whistle on a fake ‘emergency’
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Mon moment de gloire est arrivé.

"The Wake Forest Class of 1861 did not choose their time of calling. The Class of 1941 did not choose. The Class of 1968 did not choose. History chose them. And now history is calling you...."

-Scott Pelley

He was talking to all of us.

Not that Cajun Jack Bergman cares, but that's a lot of yoopers losing their health care coverage. Certainly bad news for local. hospitals and clinics as well. #906life

#906life #mymichigan

U.P. birding in the Limestone Grasslands. Upland sandpiper noted for having big eyes.