Bart Durham
@bartdurham.bsky.social
Husband, Father, PaPa, Attorney, Fly Fisherman, Conservationist, Illinois Smallmouth Alliance supporter
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Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
September 29, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces.
Equals 10 nuclear reactors
Reduces heat island, shades cars
The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight.
Why aren't we doing this?
Equals 10 nuclear reactors
Reduces heat island, shades cars
The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight.
Why aren't we doing this?
April 15, 2026 at 5:09 PM
France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces.
Equals 10 nuclear reactors
Reduces heat island, shades cars
The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight.
Why aren't we doing this?
Equals 10 nuclear reactors
Reduces heat island, shades cars
The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight.
Why aren't we doing this?
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christ this infuriates me. ACA bridged the gap between my divorce (with loss of spousal benefits) and medicare eligibility. without it, I would not have had access to health care for eight years.
Rick Scott: "Obamacare has been a disaster, so what we gotta do is we gotta go back to let the private sector work. Give you the choices ... treat it like a cell phone. You know what plan to buy."
September 30, 2026 at 12:46 PM
christ this infuriates me. ACA bridged the gap between my divorce (with loss of spousal benefits) and medicare eligibility. without it, I would not have had access to health care for eight years.
Prepping the fishing poles
September 29, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Prepping the fishing poles
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A bear, a dog and a monkey raised together since birth.
September 29, 2026 at 5:36 AM
A bear, a dog and a monkey raised together since birth.
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So gas is getting more expensive, and Trump is making cars less fuel-efficient. Brilliant strategy.
Trump announces he will sharply scale back fuel-efficiency rules for new cars and light trucks, gutting one of the government’s most significant efforts to reduce gasoline consumption and speed the country’s shift to electric vehicles.
September 27, 2026 at 3:27 AM
So gas is getting more expensive, and Trump is making cars less fuel-efficient. Brilliant strategy.
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Everyone knows all the Brazilians are on Bluesky anyway.
Elon Musk is shutting down the Catholic Bishops in Brazil account on X to help the right-wing win the election there
paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...
paydayreport.com/x-blocks-acc...
X Blocks Account of National Conference of Bishops of Brasil As Catholics Back Lula
Polls show Catholics backing Lula as the church denounces foreign interference.
paydayreport.com
September 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Everyone knows all the Brazilians are on Bluesky anyway.
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Glass, Like Glass. Sunday's sunrise at the entrance to the Chicago River.
September 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Glass, Like Glass. Sunday's sunrise at the entrance to the Chicago River.
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He is so out of his depth it’s embarrassing. We have the worst possible president at the AI inflection moment. The opportunity cost of putting this guy back in office is vast.
Trump: "Super Intelligence - SI - I don't call it AI anymore. I call it SI because it's a much better name. It's a much more accurate name, because when you say the other, that means it's fake. 'Artificial' means it's fake & it's not fake. It's just very strong intelligence...it's much more elegant"
September 27, 2026 at 12:03 PM
He is so out of his depth it’s embarrassing. We have the worst possible president at the AI inflection moment. The opportunity cost of putting this guy back in office is vast.
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Cubs and White Sox are in the playoffs. Tracking their postseason possibilities as the final weekend unfolds.
Cubs and White Sox are in the playoffs. Tracking their postseason possibilities as the final weekend unfolds.
www.chicagotribune.com
September 26, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Cubs and White Sox are in the playoffs. Tracking their postseason possibilities as the final weekend unfolds.
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Eh. It’s Friday night. Let’s go. !!
September 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Eh. It’s Friday night. Let’s go. !!
Remember when Donald Trump promised to get rid of ‘waste, fraud, and abuse….G.A.O. now has exposed a shocking pattern of waste within the administration’s…mass deportation campaign
Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown
In a report Thursday, the Government Accountability Office said the Trump administration squandered millions of dollars to expand detention.
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Remember when Donald Trump promised to get rid of ‘waste, fraud, and abuse….G.A.O. now has exposed a shocking pattern of waste within the administration’s…mass deportation campaign
Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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The temerity, irony, hypocrisy, stupidity, and arrogance should have ended the run of this 🍊🤡💩🎪 a long time ago.
September 24, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The temerity, irony, hypocrisy, stupidity, and arrogance should have ended the run of this 🍊🤡💩🎪 a long time ago.
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Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goals
Read the full story in the Illinois Times. For Illinois to meet its ambitious decarbonization goals, the state’s energy grid will need more battery storage to make use of solar and wind power when the sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow.…
Read the full story in the Illinois Times. For Illinois to meet its ambitious decarbonization goals, the state’s energy grid will need more battery storage to make use of solar and wind power when the sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow.…
Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goals
Read the full story in the Illinois Times. For Illinois to meet its ambitious decarbonization goals, the state’s energy grid will need more battery storage to make use of solar and wind power when the sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow. State regulators took the first major step last month toward bringing new energy storage online, a key component of legislation that took effect in June.
envnewsbits.info
September 24, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goals
Read the full story in the Illinois Times. For Illinois to meet its ambitious decarbonization goals, the state’s energy grid will need more battery storage to make use of solar and wind power when the sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow.…
Read the full story in the Illinois Times. For Illinois to meet its ambitious decarbonization goals, the state’s energy grid will need more battery storage to make use of solar and wind power when the sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow.…
“Let’s say it was a fugitive and they got the wrong guy,” he said. “If you tackle the wrong guy, you don’t leave him on the ground bleeding and drive off. It’s like fleeing the scene of a crime.”
U.S. Citizen Injured During Mistaken Detention by ICE Near Chicago www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
U.S. Citizen Injured During Mistaken Detention by ICE Near Chicago www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
ICE Mistakenly Detains U.S. Citizen in Chicago Area, Leaving Him Injured
The Department of Homeland Security said agents released the man after he identified himself. He was taken to a hospital with head and neck injuries, local police said.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2026 at 12:49 PM
“Let’s say it was a fugitive and they got the wrong guy,” he said. “If you tackle the wrong guy, you don’t leave him on the ground bleeding and drive off. It’s like fleeing the scene of a crime.”
U.S. Citizen Injured During Mistaken Detention by ICE Near Chicago www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
U.S. Citizen Injured During Mistaken Detention by ICE Near Chicago www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
Some positive news!
Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/c...
Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/c...
Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath Dam Removals, Study Finds
The first fall runs of chinook salmon since the project in California and Oregon was completed have surpassed researchers’ expectations.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Some positive news!
Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/c...
Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/c...
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Had a great time fishing Wabash River trib last week, throwing terrestrial patterns in the hot September sun!
#flyfishing
#smallmouthbass
#terrestrials
#flyfishing
#smallmouthbass
#terrestrials
September 21, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Had a great time fishing Wabash River trib last week, throwing terrestrial patterns in the hot September sun!
#flyfishing
#smallmouthbass
#terrestrials
#flyfishing
#smallmouthbass
#terrestrials
Parke County river float !
September 21, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Parke County river float !
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They hate the Bill of Rights because freedom is a threat to people in government who want to hide the truth about what they are doing from the American people. So they behave like tyrants because that is what they are. Vote this party out of power.
September 18, 2026 at 11:45 PM
They hate the Bill of Rights because freedom is a threat to people in government who want to hide the truth about what they are doing from the American people. So they behave like tyrants because that is what they are. Vote this party out of power.
Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...