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Springfield Illinois Lawyer; former Acting Inspector General, Illinois State Treasurer; former Ethics Counsel, American Bar Association; former Assistant Professor of Legal Studies; Actor, Director, Author, Speaker, Historian; U.S. Grant interpreter.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o... column by David Brooks in today's NYT
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o... column by David Brooks in today's NYT
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shocked to learn that the president lied about this and also this is a horrible defacing of a building that belongs to the people of the United States, not donald trump
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
shocked to learn that the president lied about this and also this is a horrible defacing of a building that belongs to the people of the United States, not donald trump
Amazing attendance at NO KINGS in Asheville, NC. Serious event and great fun.
October 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Amazing attendance at NO KINGS in Asheville, NC. Serious event and great fun.
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
Tell Costco: Don't Cave to Extremists—Dispense Mifepristone Now!
Costco has announced that its pharmacies will NOT dispense mifepristone—a safe, FDA-approved abortion pill used in the majority of abortions nationwide. This dangerous decision is a concession to anti...
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September 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watchlist chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
More "free speech" from MAGAts....I thought they opposed "cancel culture"....
More "free speech" from MAGAts....I thought they opposed "cancel culture"....
Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watchlist
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."
chicago.suntimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Illinois professors face threats after landing on Charlie Kirk group watchlist chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
More "free speech" from MAGAts....I thought they opposed "cancel culture"....
More "free speech" from MAGAts....I thought they opposed "cancel culture"....
Nothing Kimmel said was disrespectful of Kirk. It did point out how Kirk is being used for authoritarian propaganda by the MAGAts. Financial tools for censorship...another step from the authoritarian playbook.
September 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Nothing Kimmel said was disrespectful of Kirk. It did point out how Kirk is being used for authoritarian propaganda by the MAGAts. Financial tools for censorship...another step from the authoritarian playbook.
The thought of Pres. Felon winning a Nobel Peace Price is as incongruously appalling as Ketchup on a Chicago Hot Dog or Pres. Felon as president
September 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The thought of Pres. Felon winning a Nobel Peace Price is as incongruously appalling as Ketchup on a Chicago Hot Dog or Pres. Felon as president
"Moby Dick and Jane", the children's book written by my granddaughter Anna and me is now available on eBay. It tells the story of a 10 year old girl, Jane, who goes to the beach to watch her favorite whale, young Moby Dick, and saves him when he is beached. Check it out.
August 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Moby Dick and Jane", the children's book written by my granddaughter Anna and me is now available on eBay. It tells the story of a 10 year old girl, Jane, who goes to the beach to watch her favorite whale, young Moby Dick, and saves him when he is beached. Check it out.
Mess with Texas as Pres. Felon attempts to steal another election!
August 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Mess with Texas as Pres. Felon attempts to steal another election!
8647 ASAP as the destruction continues
August 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
8647 ASAP as the destruction continues
Does anyone doubt that CBS cancelled Colbert b/c of Pres. Felon
July 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Does anyone doubt that CBS cancelled Colbert b/c of Pres. Felon
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
Stop the Everglades Detention Camp!
Everglades National Park is in a High-Velocity Hurricane Zone—meaning buildings should be constructed to withstand winds of 180 miles per hour. But the Everglades Detention Camp is made up of flimsy t...
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July 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...
Not surprisingly, fraud is deemed legal by Bondi DOJ if it corresponds w/ Pres. Felon's specious policy positions. No surprise after Jan. 6 insurrectionist's pardons. news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
Bloomberg Law
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July 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Not surprisingly, fraud is deemed legal by Bondi DOJ if it corresponds w/ Pres. Felon's specious policy positions. No surprise after Jan. 6 insurrectionist's pardons. news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
What Bullshit!! www.floridabar.org/the-florida-...
Supreme Court directs Bar to end ABA House appointments
The Florida Supreme Court has directed The Florida Bar to stop appointing delegates to the ABA’s House of Delegates, citing concerns about alignment with the Bar’s core mission. In a June 12 letter to...
www.floridabar.org
June 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
What Bullshit!! www.floridabar.org/the-florida-...
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Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed in handcuffs from a press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday after attempting to ask Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem questions about immigration policy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Sen. Padilla Handcuffed, Forcibly Removed From DHS Press Conference
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed in handcuffs from a press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday after attempting to ask Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem questions about immigration policy. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Springfield IL” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
NO KINGS Springfield IL · Mobilize
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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June 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Springfield IL” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
Pres Gangster Felon has taken another step toward fascist authoritarianism...and we still have 3 1/2 years to go.
June 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Pres Gangster Felon has taken another step toward fascist authoritarianism...and we still have 3 1/2 years to go.
Go read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
ABA Model Rule 8.4(g) and Anti-DEI in the 21 st Century: The Federal Threat to the Legal Profession
The American Bar Association leads in protecting the legal system, the rule of law, and lawyers from interference by those who would destroy federalism and the
papers.ssrn.com
June 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Go read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
No one has said it any better! brucespringsteen.net/news/2025/la...
Land of Hope & Dreams EP | Bruce Springsteen
On May 14, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band opened their Land of Hope & Dreams Tour in Manchester, England. Highlights from that first night are now available digitally as the “Land of Hope & D...
brucespringsteen.net
May 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
No one has said it any better! brucespringsteen.net/news/2025/la...
Pres. Felon used to mythologize about Biden's "corruption" and then we see this: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
Auction to Dine With Trump Creates Foreign Influence Opportunity
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Pres. Felon used to mythologize about Biden's "corruption" and then we see this: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
If you think the first 100 days were bad, there are still too many days to come. He and his cult must be resisted at every opportunity!
May 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If you think the first 100 days were bad, there are still too many days to come. He and his cult must be resisted at every opportunity!
Trump’s Return to Power Elevates Ever Fringier Conspiracy Theories www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/b...
Trump’s Return to Power Elevates Ever Fringier Conspiracy Theories
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trump’s Return to Power Elevates Ever Fringier Conspiracy Theories www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/b...