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Checking in from Indiana with WCK's Roo. 📍
Thousands of families are entering their 3rd week without power. WCK is on the ground working with local restaurants & food trucks to ensure meals reach everyone who needs them, including vulnerable populations who have few other options. #ChefsForIndiana
Thousands of families are entering their 3rd week without power. WCK is on the ground working with local restaurants & food trucks to ensure meals reach everyone who needs them, including vulnerable populations who have few other options. #ChefsForIndiana
August 24, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Checking in from Indiana with WCK's Roo. 📍
Thousands of families are entering their 3rd week without power. WCK is on the ground working with local restaurants & food trucks to ensure meals reach everyone who needs them, including vulnerable populations who have few other options. #ChefsForIndiana
Thousands of families are entering their 3rd week without power. WCK is on the ground working with local restaurants & food trucks to ensure meals reach everyone who needs them, including vulnerable populations who have few other options. #ChefsForIndiana
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Gary, Indiana residents have been without power for ten days. Here’s how you can help.
Gary Residents Have Been Without Power For 10 Days. Here's How You Can Help
A South Side business is offering free laundry service for storm-affected Gary families, while another fundraiser is collecting money for essentials as some residents face a second week without electr...
blockclubchicago.org
August 22, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Gary, Indiana residents have been without power for ten days. Here’s how you can help.
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coming out against taco trucks is the caliber of self-imposed destruction with very few rivals. I'm thinking Pharaoh in the Book of Exodus, General Custer, Division General Leclerc. Sun Tzu wrote a whole book about not giving your opps this much to work with
Karen Bass reelection update: the mayor has come out as anti-taco stand. In Los Angeles.
August 21, 2026 at 12:34 AM
coming out against taco trucks is the caliber of self-imposed destruction with very few rivals. I'm thinking Pharaoh in the Book of Exodus, General Custer, Division General Leclerc. Sun Tzu wrote a whole book about not giving your opps this much to work with
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Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended.
Guest star: Jeff Daniels
Special appearance by: Eminem
Musical director: Jack White
Genius.
youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...
Guest star: Jeff Daniels
Special appearance by: Eminem
Musical director: Jack White
Genius.
youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...
Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026
YouTube video by Stephen Colbert
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May 23, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended.
Guest star: Jeff Daniels
Special appearance by: Eminem
Musical director: Jack White
Genius.
youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...
Guest star: Jeff Daniels
Special appearance by: Eminem
Musical director: Jack White
Genius.
youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS Indiana law banning the use of a student ID for voting. A huge victory my law firm, our clients Count US IN and Women4Change Indiana, and the voters of Indiana.
Another reminder that when we fight we win! www.democracydocket.com/cases/indian...
Another reminder that when we fight we win! www.democracydocket.com/cases/indian...
🚨 Count US IN v. Morales
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
April 14, 2026 at 8:22 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS Indiana law banning the use of a student ID for voting. A huge victory my law firm, our clients Count US IN and Women4Change Indiana, and the voters of Indiana.
Another reminder that when we fight we win! www.democracydocket.com/cases/indian...
Another reminder that when we fight we win! www.democracydocket.com/cases/indian...
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Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Marté has filed a federal lawsuit challenging efforts to force sheriffs to comply with ICE detainer requests without warrants. He argues that local officials should not be required to violate the Fourth Amendment rights of the people in their custody.
Indiana sheriff sues attorney general over ICE enforcement
Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Marté's lawsuit says he can't do what the AG wants without violating the Fourth Amendment Rights of the people he's sworn to protect.
www.wthr.com
April 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Marté has filed a federal lawsuit challenging efforts to force sheriffs to comply with ICE detainer requests without warrants. He argues that local officials should not be required to violate the Fourth Amendment rights of the people in their custody.
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New — I wrote about the terror and loss of the last few days, mostly so we don’t forget.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-iran...
www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-iran...
April 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
New — I wrote about the terror and loss of the last few days, mostly so we don’t forget.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-iran...
www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-iran...
We’re going to win
look I don't want to count my chickens or downplay the extent to which the right has fascist aspirations. but if the GOP had an unassailable, undetectable election rigging strategy - or the juice to openly do the detectable kind - you do kind of suspect they would've started here
JUST IN: Democrats tonight have flipped a GOP-held state House seat in Florida.
And not just any seat: This is the district that contains Mar-a-Lago. (It voted for Trump by 11% in 2024).
That's right: Trump will now be represented by a Democrat, Emily Gregory, in Tallahassee.
And not just any seat: This is the district that contains Mar-a-Lago. (It voted for Trump by 11% in 2024).
That's right: Trump will now be represented by a Democrat, Emily Gregory, in Tallahassee.
March 25, 2026 at 12:23 AM
We’re going to win
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) conducts annual surveys that consistently find employers are looking for graduates with skills developed in a liberal arts education—problem-solving, written and verbal communication, adaptability, and leadership.
Study what you love.
Study what you love.
"If liberals want to see things change in 2028, they (and everyone else) should concern themselves more forcefully with the role of the liberal arts in educational institutions and invest to become the primary champion of books in the public square." www.liberalcurrents.com/upholding-li...
Upholding Liberal Education
Love of the world, not meaningless tests, must be the heart of liberal education.
www.liberalcurrents.com
March 21, 2026 at 2:27 PM
The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) conducts annual surveys that consistently find employers are looking for graduates with skills developed in a liberal arts education—problem-solving, written and verbal communication, adaptability, and leadership.
Study what you love.
Study what you love.
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"Where-ever law ends, tyranny begins, if the law be transgressed to another’s harm; and whosoever in authority exceeds the power given him by the law...may be opposed, as any other man, who by force invades the right of another." - John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, sec. 202
March 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
"Where-ever law ends, tyranny begins, if the law be transgressed to another’s harm; and whosoever in authority exceeds the power given him by the law...may be opposed, as any other man, who by force invades the right of another." - John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, sec. 202
Call your reps and encourage friends and family to do the same. A lot of folks still don’t understand what’s in this bill.
Make your voice heard. Call your senators today and let them know that you oppose all forms of voter suppression.
Tell them to VOTE NO on the SAVE Act.
📞: 202-224-3121
Tell them to VOTE NO on the SAVE Act.
📞: 202-224-3121
March 18, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Call your reps and encourage friends and family to do the same. A lot of folks still don’t understand what’s in this bill.
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I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)
SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors.
My report:
My report:
Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid
Footage obtained by The Handbasket’s lawsuit shows a hostile takeover on March 17, 2025.
www.thehandbasket.co
March 6, 2026 at 11:10 PM
I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)
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Def get with anything @annelamott.bsky.social says about writing .
Neal Allen & Anne Lamott have written a superb new book on writing. It is EXTREMELY clear & immediately useful. It will improve your writing. If that’s of interest to you, preorder below.❤️✍🏼
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36 ways to improve your writing Two writers show you how to turn a worthy sentence into a memorable one. Starting where The Elements of Style leaves off, Good Writing can improve your book, your essa...
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March 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Def get with anything @annelamott.bsky.social says about writing .
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Bad Bunny “together we are America”
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Bad Bunny “together we are America”
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
Winning in the freezing cold. Warms the heart.💜
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
this photo. minneapolis. 💜
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Winning in the freezing cold. Warms the heart.💜
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
January 23, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win.
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RIP to one of the greatest American rock musicians of all time, Bob Weir. One more Saturday night, my friend.
Grateful Dead – One More Saturday Night (Tivoli Concert Hall 4/17/72) | Meet Up At The Movies 2022
YouTube video by Grateful Dead
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 6:17 AM
RIP to one of the greatest American rock musicians of all time, Bob Weir. One more Saturday night, my friend.
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Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
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"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being:’ Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
www.startribune.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:57 PM
"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...