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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5h

Welcome to Illinois, NANO Nuclear!

Helping grow our clean energy economy, their more than $12M investment in our state will create new jobs for hardworking Illinoisans and promote innovative strides in the sector.

Governor Pritzker Announces NANO Nuclear Energy to Establish Operations in Illinois - NANO Nuclear Energy

NANO Nuclear Energy to receive REV Illinois incentive award of $6.8M

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Friedman @jefffriedman.bsky.social · 6h

BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY GUNS! "At least 6 killed and others injured in Mississippi shootings near high school football games, authorities say" www.cnn.com/2025/10/11/u...

At least 6 killed and others injured in Mississippi shootings near high school football games, authorities say | CNN

At least three shootings across Mississippi this weekend, all apparently connected to high school football games, left several people dead—including an expectant mother—and others injured.

www.cnn.com

Friedman @jefffriedman.bsky.social · 8h

We can come back from this but it will take community and will power.

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Cycling Capital @cyclingcapital.bsky.social · 9h

>street is too narrow for cars to pass through
>still people get to park right by the door

#Utrecht

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Friedman @jefffriedman.bsky.social · 8h

Irresponsible use of Texas resources - if I were a Texan I'd be angry.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9h

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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Mikie Sherrill @mikiesherrill.bsky.social · 13h

When labor votes, labor wins!

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 9h

Now with proper link!

Just added another "Life After Cars" book tour stop: White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, NJ on January 21st. Tickets are on sale now!

www.eventim.us/event/LIFE-A...

Buy Tickets to LIFE AFTER CARS: An Evening with Authors in Jersey City on Jan 21, 2026

LIFE AFTER CARS: An Evening with AuthorsThe Future is Multi-ModalJan. 21, 2026 at 7:00PMWhite Eagle HallGeneral Tickets: $25.00Grab your copy of the b

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Friedman @jefffriedman.bsky.social · 9h

Politics makes bizarre bedfellows sometimes

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Friedman @jefffriedman.bsky.social · 9h

Give him the Nobel "Please" Prize

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Newtown Action Alliance @newtownaction.org · 12h

Thank you @carbajal.house.gov and @raskin.house.gov for cosponsoring HR.1564!

We urge Members of Congress to #KeepKidsSafe by cosponsoring Ethan’s Law.

Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

#KeepKidsSafe #SafeStorageSavesLives #EndGunViolence

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 1d

44.2C today in Culiacan Int. Airport is also its

HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORY for any month

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 10h

Just added to the "Life After Cars" book tour: Houston, TX! We'll be there on Wednesday, December 10th, hosted by @bikehouston.bsky.social. Tickets on sale soon.

www.bikehouston.org/events/the-w...

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Everytown for Gun Safety @everytown.bsky.social · 9h

“The persistent idea that firearms are central to our character is, in the end, a marketing lie agreed upon.” - Nick Suplina, our senior vice president for law and policy

Vital City | Forging Firearm Folklore

America’s obsession with guns isn’t organic. It was manufactured.

www.vitalcitynyc.org

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Jewish Dems @jewishdems.bsky.social · 9h

New Jersey: The voter registration deadline is just THREE days away. Register and make a plan to vote for @mikiesherrill.bsky.social before this Tuesday.

Share this post with anyone you know in New Jersey who needs to make a voting plan:

I Will Vote

Be a voter. Find everything you need to vote in your state’s next election.

iwillvote.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9h

Angus: Who else are you going to give military bases to? When’s Vladimir Putin getting his rocket bases in the United States?

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 10h

Keri Russell, welcome to The War on Cars.

Andrea Learned | Climate Influence Catalyst Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 1d

More cultural influencers who happily « brand » themselves as car-less #bike riders for local transportation in their #cities *and* journalists like @emilynussbaum.bsky.social @newyorker.com who include that point = #ClimateInfluence | See yourself riding more for short trips!

Screenshot of a few sentences from the « Third Act » feature story on actress Keri Russell that mentions how she bikes everywhere in Brooklyn /NYC and doesn’t have a car.

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Friedman @jefffriedman.bsky.social · 10h

Another vote for mass transit: itsmarta.com

MARTA

marta

itsmarta.com

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 15h

Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:

"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."

"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?

It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.

www.construction-physics.com

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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 1d

Humans are responsible for 100% of the *increase* of atmospheric CO2 since the pre-Industrial era. It's increased by about 50% since then.

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AnarchoTerran @anarchoterran.bsky.social · 20h

The last Randian will die of starvation at Galt's Gulch.

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Seth Moulton @sethmoulton.bsky.social · 1d

For more than four decades, France has had trains 3.5x faster than any of ours in the U.S. today.

We built the transcontinental railroad 156 years ago. What in the world are we waiting for?

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Kris Brown | President, @BradyUnited.org @krisbrown.bradyunited.org · 15h

Schools shouldn’t be death zones.

A new WSU study shows teens ages 14-18 face unprecedented risk of death by firearm.

We are losing our children to a uniquely American epidemic and yet, too many leaders still look away.

Gun deaths among high schoolers on the rise, WSU study finds • Washington State Standard

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

SEN. @gallego.senate.gov on the terrible Milei rock concert: “Millions of Americans are about to lose their health care and have their insurance premiums double, but Trump & Republicans are giving this idiot $20 BILLION. Good job. Way to make America First, guys.”

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 17h

Cars. Ruin. Everything.

‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.

A trio of new books argue that we need to confront the full range of costs that car-based living has imposed on our cities, our health and our society.

www.bloomberg.com

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