George Key
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Chicagoan, Gen X, avid reader, dog foster, pizza connoisseur.
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The state accused a suburban business of breaking environmental laws after even more asphalt was found in the Sanitary and Ship Canal more than 10 months after a spill of almost a half-million gallons of the hot liquid substance.
Suburban business cited for big, oily asphalt spill in Chicago canal
chicago.suntimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The state accused a suburban business of breaking environmental laws after even more asphalt was found in the Sanitary and Ship Canal more than 10 months after a spill of almost a half-million gallons of the hot liquid substance.
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Happy holidays America! The Supreme Court just told Trump “NO” regarding his federalizing and deploying National Guard troops to the streets of Chicago.
Trump is losing his grip on the dictatorial power he so covets.
Trump is losing his grip on the dictatorial power he so covets.
December 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Happy holidays America! The Supreme Court just told Trump “NO” regarding his federalizing and deploying National Guard troops to the streets of Chicago.
Trump is losing his grip on the dictatorial power he so covets.
Trump is losing his grip on the dictatorial power he so covets.
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There's always a Tweet.
December 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
There's always a Tweet.
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And now, the nominees for this administration’s most unhinged social media posts of 2025 (part 1): https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-20-most-unhinged-maga-media-posts
The 20 Most Unhinged MAGA Media Posts of 2025 (Part I)
From Pope Trump to ‘Chipocalypse Now,’ a ranking of the Trump administration’s social media ragebait
contrarian.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:35 AM
And now, the nominees for this administration’s most unhinged social media posts of 2025 (part 1): https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-20-most-unhinged-maga-media-posts
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The president’s underlings are charged with a release detailing the crimes of his “closest friend.”
Trump’s Epstein coverup is just getting started
The president's underlings are charged with a release detailing the crimes of his "closest friend."
www.motherjones.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The president’s underlings are charged with a release detailing the crimes of his “closest friend.”
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From going after student protestors to attacking the media and trying to silence entertainers, President Trump has relentlessly tried to weaken our right to freedom of expression.
But the First Amendment protects our right to free speech, whether Trump likes it or not.
But the First Amendment protects our right to free speech, whether Trump likes it or not.
Trump tests the First Amendment: A timeline | CNN Politics
Within weeks of retaking the White House, President Donald Trump boasted that he had "brought free speech back to America." But since then, he has tested the limits of the First Amendment time and again.
www.cnn.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
From going after student protestors to attacking the media and trying to silence entertainers, President Trump has relentlessly tried to weaken our right to freedom of expression.
But the First Amendment protects our right to free speech, whether Trump likes it or not.
But the First Amendment protects our right to free speech, whether Trump likes it or not.
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As Trump & Congressional Republicans continue their obsession with attacking trans youth, millions of Americans are on track to see their health insurance premiums skyrocket.
New data from KFF confirms what YOU told us: Nearly ONE-FOURTH of ACA recipients will “very likely” forego health insurance.
New data from KFF confirms what YOU told us: Nearly ONE-FOURTH of ACA recipients will “very likely” forego health insurance.
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
As Trump & Congressional Republicans continue their obsession with attacking trans youth, millions of Americans are on track to see their health insurance premiums skyrocket.
New data from KFF confirms what YOU told us: Nearly ONE-FOURTH of ACA recipients will “very likely” forego health insurance.
New data from KFF confirms what YOU told us: Nearly ONE-FOURTH of ACA recipients will “very likely” forego health insurance.
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AI data centers are straining electrical grids across the country so that our president can post an AI-generated video of himself dumping shit on protesters from a fighter jet.
Monster of 2025: AI slop
The drive for a frictionless existence has sloppified our offline lives, too.
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
AI data centers are straining electrical grids across the country so that our president can post an AI-generated video of himself dumping shit on protesters from a fighter jet.
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BREAKING: The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Instacart, according to Reuters.
The probe follows our investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social revealed the company is using AI algorithms to increase grocery prices.
The probe follows our investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social revealed the company is using AI algorithms to increase grocery prices.
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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December 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
BREAKING: The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Instacart, according to Reuters.
The probe follows our investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social revealed the company is using AI algorithms to increase grocery prices.
The probe follows our investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social revealed the company is using AI algorithms to increase grocery prices.
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"For decades, Rob sought to entertain and enlighten us with his television and film work and to improve the world with his activism. This loss is incalculable.
But my hunch is that Rob would have gotten a kick out of causing Trump to show his worst."
But my hunch is that Rob would have gotten a kick out of causing Trump to show his worst."
Rob Reiner was a mensch. In death, he showed us Trump’s a schmuck.
The president's remarks about the murder of the filmmaker and his wife cast Trump as petty and callous.
www.motherjones.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
"For decades, Rob sought to entertain and enlighten us with his television and film work and to improve the world with his activism. This loss is incalculable.
But my hunch is that Rob would have gotten a kick out of causing Trump to show his worst."
But my hunch is that Rob would have gotten a kick out of causing Trump to show his worst."
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As MAGA’s chief content creator, Benny Johnson has spread anti-immigrant invective and lavished the president with praise, earning Johnson prime footing among the most powerful people in Washington.
But will it last beyond Trump?
“The candle burns bright—and then it burns out.”
But will it last beyond Trump?
“The candle burns bright—and then it burns out.”
How Benny Johnson went from BuzzFeed plagiarist to MAGA's chief content creator
He did “some very bad things.” But in Trumpworld, that's a plus.
www.motherjones.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
As MAGA’s chief content creator, Benny Johnson has spread anti-immigrant invective and lavished the president with praise, earning Johnson prime footing among the most powerful people in Washington.
But will it last beyond Trump?
“The candle burns bright—and then it burns out.”
But will it last beyond Trump?
“The candle burns bright—and then it burns out.”
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The government is using face-scanning apps to check if random people on the street are citizens. And they say you cannot refuse.
Our new dystopia, on this week’s @revealnews.org
Our new dystopia, on this week’s @revealnews.org
Lessons from Trump’s “war” on Chicago
ICE and Border Patrol agents terrorized the city, and locals fought back.
www.motherjones.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The government is using face-scanning apps to check if random people on the street are citizens. And they say you cannot refuse.
Our new dystopia, on this week’s @revealnews.org
Our new dystopia, on this week’s @revealnews.org
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@samanthamichaels.bsky.social hid out with an immigrant family in Memphis, where the federal onslaught of ICE officers has fundamentally reshaped daily life.
“I am more scared in the last month than in the last 20 years. I thought they were gonna kick down the door and take me away.”
“I am more scared in the last month than in the last 20 years. I thought they were gonna kick down the door and take me away.”
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
@samanthamichaels.bsky.social hid out with an immigrant family in Memphis, where the federal onslaught of ICE officers has fundamentally reshaped daily life.
“I am more scared in the last month than in the last 20 years. I thought they were gonna kick down the door and take me away.”
“I am more scared in the last month than in the last 20 years. I thought they were gonna kick down the door and take me away.”
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The move marks the second time that state public health officials have broken away from guidance under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
Illinois vaccine committee votes to keep recommending hepatitis B vaccine for newborns
chicago.suntimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The move marks the second time that state public health officials have broken away from guidance under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
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NEW: We filed a motion to stop the U.S. Justice Department from accessing Nevada's entire voter file as part of their effort to create a national voter database.
The Trump administration doesn't get to weaponize our private information to suppress our right to vote.
The Trump administration doesn't get to weaponize our private information to suppress our right to vote.
December 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
NEW: We filed a motion to stop the U.S. Justice Department from accessing Nevada's entire voter file as part of their effort to create a national voter database.
The Trump administration doesn't get to weaponize our private information to suppress our right to vote.
The Trump administration doesn't get to weaponize our private information to suppress our right to vote.
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Josh Hawley started a dark money group to fund anti-abortion ads.
That means undisclosed, right-wing donors will start pouring tons of cash into Hawley's organization, leaving Americans in the dark about who is trying to influence them.
That means undisclosed, right-wing donors will start pouring tons of cash into Hawley's organization, leaving Americans in the dark about who is trying to influence them.
Scoop: Hawleys launch dark money group to revive anti-abortion politics
The Hawleys are launching the Love Life Initiative this week.
www.axios.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Josh Hawley started a dark money group to fund anti-abortion ads.
That means undisclosed, right-wing donors will start pouring tons of cash into Hawley's organization, leaving Americans in the dark about who is trying to influence them.
That means undisclosed, right-wing donors will start pouring tons of cash into Hawley's organization, leaving Americans in the dark about who is trying to influence them.
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ICE unlawfully grabbed our client Rümeysa Öztürk off the street and sent her to a for-profit detention center in Louisiana — all for an op-ed she co-authored in her student paper.
What happened to Rümeysa is part of a broader crackdown on the First Amendment and immigrants' rights.
What happened to Rümeysa is part of a broader crackdown on the First Amendment and immigrants' rights.
Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk did nothing wrong. The Trump administration went after her anyway. - The Boston Globe
In March, masked agents swarmed her on a Somerville street. The crackdown on foreign scholars was just beginning.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
ICE unlawfully grabbed our client Rümeysa Öztürk off the street and sent her to a for-profit detention center in Louisiana — all for an op-ed she co-authored in her student paper.
What happened to Rümeysa is part of a broader crackdown on the First Amendment and immigrants' rights.
What happened to Rümeysa is part of a broader crackdown on the First Amendment and immigrants' rights.
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An unapologetic ally through and through. Thank you, Rob Reiner. May you and Michele rest in power.
December 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
An unapologetic ally through and through. Thank you, Rob Reiner. May you and Michele rest in power.
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I’m proud and eternally grateful to be the governor of a state where we cherish our diversity.
In joining together with our Jewish community to light the menorah tonight, Illinoisans once again have reaffirmed that the light outshines darkness.
Happy Hanukkah.
In joining together with our Jewish community to light the menorah tonight, Illinoisans once again have reaffirmed that the light outshines darkness.
Happy Hanukkah.
December 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I’m proud and eternally grateful to be the governor of a state where we cherish our diversity.
In joining together with our Jewish community to light the menorah tonight, Illinoisans once again have reaffirmed that the light outshines darkness.
Happy Hanukkah.
In joining together with our Jewish community to light the menorah tonight, Illinoisans once again have reaffirmed that the light outshines darkness.
Happy Hanukkah.
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TSA is forwarding names, photos, and flight info to ICE
TSA is forwarding names, photos, and flight info to ICE
The secret airport deportation program denies victims any semblance of due process.
www.motherjones.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
TSA is forwarding names, photos, and flight info to ICE
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As Pete Hegseth once said, “If you’re doing something that is just completely unlawful and ruthless, then there is a consequence for that.”
Urge your Members of Congress to demand an immediate, public investigation into Hegseth’s extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean and Pacific.
Urge your Members of Congress to demand an immediate, public investigation into Hegseth’s extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean and Pacific.
Demand a Congressional Investigation Into Hegseth’s Extrajudicial Killings
Over the last few months, the Trump regime has orchestrated the bombings of small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific that it claims are trafficking drugs bound for the US. They’ve provided no legal ju...
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December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
As Pete Hegseth once said, “If you’re doing something that is just completely unlawful and ruthless, then there is a consequence for that.”
Urge your Members of Congress to demand an immediate, public investigation into Hegseth’s extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean and Pacific.
Urge your Members of Congress to demand an immediate, public investigation into Hegseth’s extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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"The virus can lead to brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including blindness, deafness and intellectual disabilities..."
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December 14, 2025 at 5:14 AM
"The virus can lead to brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including blindness, deafness and intellectual disabilities..."
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