Nancy Gowler

JB Pritzker put on his bulletproof vest to give Jimmy Kimmel a report from the war torn streets of Chicago

Act 3: (6 months later)
Scene 1: Dr. office requests pre-authorization.
Scene 2: Pre-authorization received.
Scene 3: Same test as in Act 1 scheduled for tomorrow...

to be continued.🤞

Act 2:
Scene 1: Claimed denied. EOB: out of network, additional info requested.
Scene 2: out of pocket price $5k 👀
Scene 3: additional info sent.
Scene 4: Claim denied for experimental use.
Scene 5: Provider prepares 2nd appeal. 🤔

Health insurance drama Act 1:
Scene 1: Dr. office calls insurance for pre-authorization.
Scene 2: Pre-authorization received.
Scene 3: Test completed.
Scene 4: screening for cancer comes back negative. 🥳

Michigan Avenue right now.

#WarRavagedPortland

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago (RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Colmon Elridge in a blue suit stands behind a lectern.

Crowd of people in a conference room listening to a speaker.

Rocky Adkins in a blue suit stands behind a lectern holding a mic.

Amy McGrath wearing a cobalt blue jacket and black pants speaks to an audience.

Ned Pillersdorf wearing a white polo shirt and khaki hiking pants stands behind a lectern speaking.

Logan Forsythe wearing black stands behind a lectern.

Rainy night for Rowan County Kentucky Democrats fundraiser tonight. Appearances by Rocky Adkins (Gov. Beshear advisor), Amy McGrath (Senate candidate), Ned Pillersdorf (KY5 candidate), Logan Forsythe (Senate candidate), and Colmon Elridge (chair, KY Dems).

10 ways to enrich the Trumps and the MAGA movement “We don’t actually give a fuck.”

“We don’t actually give a fuck.”

10 ways to enrich the Trumps and the MAGA movement

The Communities We All Long For Recovering the shared vision beneath our divisions

"We must tell the stories of the communities we long for." open.substack.com/pub/jemartis...

No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

Where will you be on October 18?
I'll be speaking at the No Kings rally in Morehead, KY. ☮️🌎 Join the movement!

www.nokings.org

Preach, RTD, preach!

I live in a small blue dot in Eastern Kentucky. McGrath makes regular stops here for fundraising (she'll be here this week).
I've been supporting Ned Pillersdorf who has a decent chance at picking off the KY5 house seat.
My concern is with the KY Dems. They don't have a deep bench.

I hope you do continue to share! (In my mind's eye I imagined a museum shelf with special lighting and little information plaques by each one.) Such a marvelous way to hear someone's journey.

That's so cool!

Ah, I love the smell of petrichor in the morning. 🌦️ 💙💚

Big Dumper doubles and Julio Rodriguez follows with a double to drive him in, Mariners lead 3-2

I'm so glad you shared a picture of your mug! Lovely conversation. 💙💙

Federal tactics on Portland protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on prote...

The beatings will continue until the legal rulings permitting our use of military force on the domestic population improve.

New Meta Data Center Needs Twice as Much Energy as New Orleans Meta is constructing its largest data center yet: a $10 billion facility in Louisiana requiring more than twice as much electricity as New Orleans.

Meta is constructing its largest data center yet: a $10 billion facility in Louisiana, as big as 70 football fields, requiring more than twice as much electricity as the City of New Orleans.

Louisiana has had to greenlight $3 billion in new energy infrastructure to service Meta's facility.

Screenshot of private chat. Got my COVID vaccine yesterday... When does my autism start showing? Depends, did you take Tylenol to stop the soreness? FRIAT1:47PM So had an ICE recruitment ad on a Spotify podcast today. I'm looking Into alternatives. If you have any ideas let me know.

Snapshot of my week in America.

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Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

BlackRock will buy AES, one of the largest publicly traded utility companies in the U.S.

AES is a major power provider for Big Tech companies building out data centers.

Yes: while these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.

George Pitt-Rivers with Dan Hicks

Morning listen: This Guy Sucked podcast.
open.spotify.com/episode/4ylP...

I know! Yikes

Email heading which reads: Nancy: Someone In the department of landscape Theology at Heritage Foundation read your paper.

Hmmm...

Like Scandinavian...but brown.

Dept of Defence now Dept of War.

Next:
Depart of Education to be Dept of Indoctrination

Dept of Trade to be Dept of Tariffs

Dept of Environmental Protection to be Dept of Mines

Dept of Agriculture to be Dept of Subsidy

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