Bea Westrate
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Liberal Democrat who has no patience for MAGA.
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Mayor Young wants National Guard to help with beautification, homelessness
Memphis Mayor Paul Young says he is encouraged after meeting with Deputy Mayor Lindsey Appiah and Police Chief Pamela Smith of Washington, D.C. this week.
https://www.actionnews5.com/2025/09/19/mayor-young-wants-national-guard-help-with-beautification-homelessness/
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In Chicago, ICE actions are triggering a new wave of political activism
Many protestors responding to "Operation Midway Blitz," the stepped-up immigration enforcement in Chicago, are politically active for the first time in their lives.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/21/nx-s1-5538428/in-chicago-ice-actions-are-triggering-a-new-wave-of-political-activism
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Birding from the climbing wall at Steelworkers Park
Birding from atop the climbing wall at Steelworkers Park was quite the way to kick off the Urban Birding Festival last weekend.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/outdoors/2025/09/21/birding-from-the-climbing-wall-at-steelworkers-park
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Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watch list
An online database compiled by Turning Point USA, affiliated with slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, identifies nearly 50 Illinois college instructors it labels "radical professors."
https://www.wbez.org/politics/2025/09/19/illinois-professors-watchlist-charlie-kirk-turning-point-usa?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=socialflow-wbez&fbclid=IwdGRzaAM9NpVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHp6KC8hU8jwkiSaqhaHsP6XnmNiKy56XjalBpBD5lzKbesqfjsY6Gk1PDod7_aem_e971_Rk0gjJf2WLPyVUKIw&sfnsn=mo
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Los Angeles hospital seeks help to identify patient found in alley months ago
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NEW: Jack Smith: "The Department of Justice Was My Home...That Home is Now On Fire."
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NEW: Jack Smith: "The Department of Justice Was My Home...That Home is Now On Fire."
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith delivered remarks at George Mason University this week, warning of the weaponization of the Justice Department under the Trump administration.
https://www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-jack-smith-the-department-of?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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BOGUS ADVICE: Call 911 to order pizza (NOPE!)
âEach time we see the social media meme about calling 911 and asking for a pizza, I worry,â said Andrea Tobin, communications shift supervisor at Willamette Valley Communications Center.
https://www.salemhealth.org/you-matter/post/bogus-advice-call-911-to-order-pizza-nope
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HUD cancels funding for Twin Cities supportive housing developments
MINNEAPOLIS (Minnesota Reformer) - A federal housing program for people exiting homelessness awarded $5.2 mill...
https://kfgo.com/2025/09/20/hud-cancels-funding-for-twin-cities-supportive-housing-developments/
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Kennedy says Health and Human Services will determine the cause of autism by September
Trump suggested that vaccines could be to blame for autism rates, although decades of research have concluded there is no link between the two.
https://apnews.com/article/autism-kennedy-trump-vaccines-rfk-jr-cdc-b66251888f039c80b15beda23c279d5b?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Kennedy
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rapidly intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic, is staying away from land
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Gabrielle rapidly intensifies into a Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic, is staying away from land
Gabrielle has strengthened into a major hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean but was forecast to remain away from land.
https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-gabrielle-tropical-weather-atlantic-bermuda-ba4f3724d48657ba40160aae454028a2?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Gabrielle
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George Takei to lead Banned Books Week, urging the fight against censorship
Actor and activist George Takei is taking on a new role as honorary chair of Banned Books Week. The American Library Association announced Monday that the 88-year-old will lead the event, which runs f...
https://apnews.com/article/george-takei-banned-books-week-cda7d9feb689c61f58c2594407d2811c
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European airports disruption due to ransomware â EU agency â DW â 09/22/2025
The EU's cybersecurity agency ENISA said the type of ransomware that caused airport chaos last week has been identified. Severe disruptions over the weekend affected flight hubs in Berlin, London, Bru...
https://www.dw.com/en/european-airports-disruption-due-to-ransomware-eu-agency/a-74073365?mobileApp=true
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Philippines: Thousands evacuate as Super Typhoon Ragasa hits
Ragasa has hit northern Philippines and is barrelling towards southern China.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cge223y2e9eo
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Uptown Rhythm Festival
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September 21, 2025
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September 21, 2025
On Friday the Bureau of Labor Statistics postponed the release of the annual report on consumer expendituresâa key report for understanding inflationâwithout explanation.
https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/september-21-2025?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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81 Mpox Cases Reported In Chicago In 6 Months; Health Officials Urge Vaccination
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81 Mpox Cases Reported In Chicago In 6 Months; Health Officials Urge Vaccination
Health officials are expanding vaccination efforts as cases continue to rise into September.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/22/81-mpox-cases-reported-in-chicago-in-6-months-health-officials-urge-vaccination/
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10 Protesters Released After Facing 'Shocking Violence,' Arrest By Federal Agents In Broadview
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10 Protesters Released After Facing 'Shocking Violence,' Arrest By Federal Agents In Broadview
On Friday, ICE and border patrol agents threw a congressional candidate to the ground, shot pepper balls at unarmed protesters and tear gassed crowds of peaceful protesters.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/20/10-protesters-released-after-facing-shocking-violence-arrest-by-federal-agents-in-broadview/
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KASH PATEL'S DISASTROUS HILL TRIP, WITH KATIE PHANG AND Anand Giridharadas
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KASH PATEL'S DISASTROUS HILL TRIP, WITH KATIE PHANG AND Anand Giridharadas
A recording from Jim Acosta's live video
https://open.substack.com/pub/jimacosta/p/kash-patels-disastrous-hill-trip?r=nnlyj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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4.3 magnitude earthquake jolts the San Francisco Bay Area and people report feeling a sharp shake
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https://wgntv.com/news/ap-4-3-magnitude-earthquake-jolts-the-san-francisco-area-and-many-people-report-sharp-shake/
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The Week in Abortion
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The Week in Abortion
9.15.25 - 9.19.25
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DO NOT STOP POUNDING FOR THE TRUTH!!!! TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! Iâm gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.
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Texas Wonât Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Hereâs how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-maternal-mortality-analysis-methodology
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What Went Wrong at RFK Jrâs Vaccine Advisory Committee (ACIP) Meeting and Why it Matters
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What Went Wrong at RFK Jrâs Vaccine Advisory Committee (ACIP) Meeting and Why it Matters
When the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met on September 18â19, 2025, the stakes could not have been higher.
https://open.substack.com/pub/drrubin/p/what-went-wrong-at-rfk-jrs-vaccine?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Reinstate National Suicide Hotline for LGBTQ+ Youth
In July, Trump cut LGBTQ+ youth services for 988, the suicide crisis hotline that launched in 2022.
https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/09/22/youth-lgbtq-suicide-hotline-bill-baldwin-murkowski/
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ICE âlosesâ more than 1,000 detainees at Alligator AuschwitzâReport
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ICE âlosesâ more than 1,000 detainees at Alligator AuschwitzâReport
For all the chest-thumping braggadocio about Alligator Auschwitzâhow their migrant-detention facility built on the Everglades was so âsecureâ and âuniqueââturns out Trump and his associates are not very good at running it. So claims a new report in Miami Herald, which states that a huge swath of men rounded up by Trumpâs Gestapo have simply [âŠ]
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Experts independently resurrect Census Bureau advisory committee axed by Trump administration
A U.S. Census Bureau advisory committee disbanded by the Trump administration has reconstituted itself.
https://apnews.com/article/census-bureau-commerce-department-lutnick-668d081d5889662245e70eac315deb4e
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesnât like.
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Letâs be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trumpâs most brazen attack on free speech yet.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/let-clear-happened-jimmy-kimmel-025000655.html
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Ukraine destroys giant radio telescope used by Russian military
The RT-70 radio telescope in Crimea was once used to support missions to Venus and transmit messages to potential alien life in the cosmos.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/drone-destroyes-rt-70-radio-telescope-crimea
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Resisting ICE In Chicago: North Side Leaders Hosting Emergency Town Hall On How To Fight Back
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Resisting ICE In Chicago: North Side Leaders Hosting Emergency Town Hall On How To Fight Back
The Sunday event will connect Chicagoans who want to protect vulnerable neighbors with resources and training, organizers said.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/18/resisting-ice-in-chicago-north-side-leaders-hosting-emergency-town-hall-on-how-to-fight-back/
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Clayton Kershaw to retire after 18 years with Dodgers and more than 3,000 strikeouts
Clayton Kershaw, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, says he's retiring at the end of this season, capping an 18-year career all spent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
https://apnews.com/article/clayton-kershaw-retiring-8b130f05c84a966b93118309a8498d63?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-09-18-MLB
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Senate confirms 48 of Trump's nominees at once after changing the chamber's rules
The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trumpâs nominees. Republicans acted for the first time under new rules to clear a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democra...
https://apnews.com/article/senate-nominations-trump-rules-change-confirmation-a84e49fb5f6e433bf6fc9e92d2bd968b?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-09-18-Breaking+News
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US vaccine panel votes against use of combined measles shot in children under 4
A panel of U.S. vaccine advisers appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday voted to remove the U.S. CDC's recommendations that allow for the use of a combined measles-mumps-rubel...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-vaccine-panel-votes-against-214137272.html
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Barack Obama Slams Jimmy Kimmel Suspension: The Trump Administration Is âThreateningâ Media Companies to âMuzzle or Fireâ People âAfter Years of Complaining About Cancel Cultureâ
Barack Obama says the Trump administration has taken 'cancel culture' to a 'new and dangerous level' with ABC's suspension of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/barack-obama-trump-jimmy-kimmel-suspension-1236523291/?fbclid=IwVERTSAM59U1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHlMcos8J1Df1Sc0LIAcyNWN1L5sotHIie92n8ejSlkxYTJLWZubOwRN3gVOA_aem_X0iSJRNIganRD4OtOdsEMQ&sfnsn=mo
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Ukraine aims to expand its weapons industry to deter Russia and help allies
With little chance of NATO membership for Ukraine, the countryâs Western allies have bought into an alternate strategy for helping it repel Russia: invest billions in Ukraineâs weapons industry so it ...
https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-weapons-drones-950b69c3917c561d2e6a61aec00170fe
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Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon
The Pentagon is implementing new guidelines that will require journalists to sign a pledge and agree to report only approved and officially released information.
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/20/g-s1-89713/pentagon-new-strict-guidelines-for-media
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There are videos showing ICE's violence.
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ICE denies using excessive force as it broadens immigration arrests in Chicago
An immigration enforcement operation in the Chicago area is troubling immigrants and activists because of what they say are increasingly aggressive tactics.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-deportation-ice-chicago-arrest-fd6d049fcd293b62f85ffcd5b1a547ee?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>ICE
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ProPublica and Other News Organizations Fight to Unseal Texas AG Ken Paxtonâs Divorce Records
A group of eight state and national media organizations are arguing that the records are of public interest, especially in light of Paxtonâs bid for a U.S. Senate seat.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-divorce-case-records-unseal
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The Navy officer who became a legend among the 6th Marines
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The Navy officer who became a legend among the 6th Marines
Joel Boone became the stuff of legend among Marines and ultimately became the most decorated medical officer in the U.S. Armed Services.
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2025/09/20/the-corpsman-who-became-a-legend-among-the-6th-marines/
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Satellite photo shows US beefing Up military presence in Caribbean
The sighting of more naval and air assets signals a broader confrontation, as Washington intensifies counternarcotics strikes.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-military-presence-increase-venezuela-caribbean-2131051
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FDA proposes ban on Orange B, a food dye not used for decades
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing to remove the food dye Orange B from the U.S. food supply
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/fda-proposes-ban-orange-food-dye-decades-125675886
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Ford recalls 100K Taurus cars over door trim issue
Ford is recalling more than 100,000 vehicles because of faulty door trims.
https://6abc.com/post/ford-recall-faulty-door-trims-impacts-taurus-models-2016-2019/17854128/
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Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info
The Pentagon is stepping up restrictions on the media by requiring journalists to sign a pledge not to report on information that has not been authorized for release, including unclassified informatio...
https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-press-media-restrictions-nondisclosure-8420d3a80de20a39605c588d9990c582
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UN âgravely alarmedâ by deteriorating situation in Sudanâs el-Fasher
A deadly drone attack killed more than 70 people on Friday, in the single deadliest attack on the besieged city.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/21/un-gravely-alarmed-by-deteriorating-situation-in-sudans-el-fasher
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Faith leaders and activists rally against ICE operations near Chicago-area naval base
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George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue - Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic (1976)
YouTube video by Qiyu Liu
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âShow me the man and Iâll find the crimeâ
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âShow me the man and Iâll find the crimeâ
With apologies, this is a long post for any night, let alone a Saturday, but Trumpâs abuse of the power of the prosecutor and efforts to directly control the work of the Justice Department make it ess...
https://open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/show-me-the-man-and-ill-find-the?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs069dndIYk&list=RDGs069dndIYk&start_radio=1
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âSeptemberâ
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âSeptemberâ
A Reason To Smile
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In Little Village, Residents Are Blowing Actual Whistles To Warn Neighbors About ICE
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In Little Village, Residents Are Blowing Actual Whistles To Warn Neighbors About ICE
Residents have equipped themselves with bright orange whistles amid ramped-up ICE arrests. "People could hear that noise, and if they donât have legal status, go the other way," one immigrant advocate...
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/17/in-little-village-residents-are-blowing-actual-whistles-to-warn-neighbors-about-ice/
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Far South Side's First Hotel In 40 Years Breaks Ground In Pullman This Fall
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Far South Side's First Hotel In 40 Years Breaks Ground In Pullman This Fall
The Hampton by Hilton Hotel will be located near Pullman attractions like its national park, sports complex and major employers like Gotham Greens.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/15/far-south-sides-first-hotel-in-40-years-breaks-ground-in-pullman-this-fall/
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