TapSchu
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My ancestors didn't escape the Cossacks for this-
Long Covid 3/2020-
Here for Long Covid folks, Reproductive Rights advocates, Democracy defenders, Genealogy divers, Cubs fans, just the essential rational survival stuff #DoNotObeyinAdvance
Long Covid 3/2020-
Here for Long Covid folks, Reproductive Rights advocates, Democracy defenders, Genealogy divers, Cubs fans, just the essential rational survival stuff #DoNotObeyinAdvance
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One of my favorite traditions as Governor.
Honored to stop by Lurie Children's and La Rabida to celebrate the holidays with some of Illinois' bravest.
Hoping everyone has a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season.
Honored to stop by Lurie Children's and La Rabida to celebrate the holidays with some of Illinois' bravest.
Hoping everyone has a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season.
December 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
One of my favorite traditions as Governor.
Honored to stop by Lurie Children's and La Rabida to celebrate the holidays with some of Illinois' bravest.
Hoping everyone has a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season.
Honored to stop by Lurie Children's and La Rabida to celebrate the holidays with some of Illinois' bravest.
Hoping everyone has a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season.
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I wrote about a family tradition — and discovering that I'm not the first one to have done so. www.pbump.net/o/finding-a-...
Finding a tradition inside of a tradition
Every so often, I Google the names of my grandparents. The internet keeps expanding backward as more pre-internet information is digitized so it's interesting to see if anything else has surfaced. I w...
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December 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I wrote about a family tradition — and discovering that I'm not the first one to have done so. www.pbump.net/o/finding-a-...
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Tonight’s movie selection is “The Muppet Christmas Carol” (1992). Gonzo is Dickens (“I’m here to tell the story”) and Rizzo is himself (“I’m here for the food”). Songs by Paul Williams. Need I say more?
December 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Tonight’s movie selection is “The Muppet Christmas Carol” (1992). Gonzo is Dickens (“I’m here to tell the story”) and Rizzo is himself (“I’m here for the food”). Songs by Paul Williams. Need I say more?
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December 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Can confirm: Pulled 60 Minutes “Inside CECOT” segment on the El Salvador mega prison housing hundreds of Venezuelan deportees sent by the U.S. is on Global TV’s free app
December 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Can confirm: Pulled 60 Minutes “Inside CECOT” segment on the El Salvador mega prison housing hundreds of Venezuelan deportees sent by the U.S. is on Global TV’s free app
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I just got my first at home haircut through PRIV, which is like UberEats for stylists. It was great (expensive, but great)! I was able to request a stylist who doesn't mind masking.
It's hard navigating life with long covid, and this felt like a big win! 🙌
It's hard navigating life with long covid, and this felt like a big win! 🙌
December 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I just got my first at home haircut through PRIV, which is like UberEats for stylists. It was great (expensive, but great)! I was able to request a stylist who doesn't mind masking.
It's hard navigating life with long covid, and this felt like a big win! 🙌
It's hard navigating life with long covid, and this felt like a big win! 🙌
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Anyone involved in any artistic endeavor should internalize this. Live by it. Get out of bed in the morning for it.
As told by the late dancer and choreographer Agnes DeMille.
December 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Anyone involved in any artistic endeavor should internalize this. Live by it. Get out of bed in the morning for it.
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Greg Bovino and his masked thugs have come back to Evanston, IL, to terrorize us for Christmas.
Bovino's Border Patrol caravan hits Chicago area for second day, making arrests in Evanston
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino had a tense standoff with Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss after federal agents arrested a man at a gas station on Wednesday. A short time later, another man was taken int...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Greg Bovino and his masked thugs have come back to Evanston, IL, to terrorize us for Christmas.
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I am absolutely bursting with gratitude for everyone who bought my book from any platform, but the fact that so many of you bought it from @bookshop.org that it made their bestseller list for the whole damn year feels unbelievably cool. bookshop.org/lists/bestse...
December 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I am absolutely bursting with gratitude for everyone who bought my book from any platform, but the fact that so many of you bought it from @bookshop.org that it made their bestseller list for the whole damn year feels unbelievably cool. bookshop.org/lists/bestse...
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Here’s how to stay warm and safe during this weekend's subzero temps: blockclubchi.co/491gaCW
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Here’s how to stay warm and safe during this weekend's subzero temps: blockclubchi.co/491gaCW
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This legislation will be thoughtfully implemented so that physicians can consult patients on making deeply personal decisions with authority, autonomy, and empathy.
December 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This legislation will be thoughtfully implemented so that physicians can consult patients on making deeply personal decisions with authority, autonomy, and empathy.
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Midwest folks: got any recommendations for extra warm gloves or mittens?
December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Midwest folks: got any recommendations for extra warm gloves or mittens?
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Today, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Peter Welch and I are introducing a bill to expand ranked choice voting to all elections for Congress. RCV assures that winners have majority support, no candidate acts as a “spoiler,” and the voting process favors positive coalition-building.
December 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Today, Rep. Don Beyer, Sen. Peter Welch and I are introducing a bill to expand ranked choice voting to all elections for Congress. RCV assures that winners have majority support, no candidate acts as a “spoiler,” and the voting process favors positive coalition-building.
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I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress
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22000 days ago (September 10, 1965), 22-year-old Canadian pitcher Ferguson Jenkins makes his debut for the Phillies, pitching 4.1 scoreless innings and picking up the victory in a 12-inning win over the Cardinals. He picks up another 283 career wins, but only one more with the Phils.
September 10, 1965 – Fergie Jenkins made his major league debut 59 years ago today - Cooperstowners in Canada
On this date 59 years ago, Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.) made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Phillies.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
22000 days ago (September 10, 1965), 22-year-old Canadian pitcher Ferguson Jenkins makes his debut for the Phillies, pitching 4.1 scoreless innings and picking up the victory in a 12-inning win over the Cardinals. He picks up another 283 career wins, but only one more with the Phils.
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Tonight’s sunset behind our beautiful City of Chicago.
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Tonight’s sunset behind our beautiful City of Chicago.
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Skywatchers are in for a stunning spectacle this week when the second-biggest full moon of 2025, the Cold Supermoon, rises in the east at dusk and appears higher in the night sky than any other full moon of the year.
#space #fullmoon #supermoon
www.livescience.com/space/the-mo...
#space #fullmoon #supermoon
www.livescience.com/space/the-mo...
'Cold Supermoon' 2025: Why the final full moon of the year also towers highest
The Cold Moon, the 12th and final full moon of 2025, will rise on Dec. 4 and reach its highest point in the night sky.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Skywatchers are in for a stunning spectacle this week when the second-biggest full moon of 2025, the Cold Supermoon, rises in the east at dusk and appears higher in the night sky than any other full moon of the year.
#space #fullmoon #supermoon
www.livescience.com/space/the-mo...
#space #fullmoon #supermoon
www.livescience.com/space/the-mo...
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The pro shot version of Merrily We Roll Along with Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez hits theaters this weekend. I don't see any reviews, so maybe there's an embargo, in which case it would be completely inappropriate for me to say "Do not miss it."
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The pro shot version of Merrily We Roll Along with Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez hits theaters this weekend. I don't see any reviews, so maybe there's an embargo, in which case it would be completely inappropriate for me to say "Do not miss it."
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The Cubs have signed infielder Scott Kingery to a minor-league contract with an invite to big-league camp.
December 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The Cubs have signed infielder Scott Kingery to a minor-league contract with an invite to big-league camp.
It's #GivingTuesday and if you are in Cook County, Illinois and have the resources, a donation to @injusticewatch.org will help support the work they do on our behalf everyday (personally, could never make it through the county judicial ballots without their excellent research)
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It's #GivingTuesday and if you are in Cook County, Illinois and have the resources, a donation to @injusticewatch.org will help support the work they do on our behalf everyday (personally, could never make it through the county judicial ballots without their excellent research)
Tufted puffins Erika-chan and Erio-kun a Lee mascots from Japan’s Northern Territories.
December 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 2, Watercolor sketch of a puffin, after the best trip ever, #Newfoundland summer 2025. #Watercolour #BirdArt #Newfoundland.
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 2, Watercolor sketch of a puffin, after the best trip ever, #Newfoundland summer 2025. #Watercolour #BirdArt #Newfoundland.
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The story's simplified for the heroes-and-villains podcast format.
A few things:
1. John DeWitt's role in #EO9066 is understated (to make him a fool); Karl Bendetsen's is overstated; & his racist boss Allen Gullion's omitted completely.
2. The key role of white West Coast agribusiness is omitted.➡️
A few things:
1. John DeWitt's role in #EO9066 is understated (to make him a fool); Karl Bendetsen's is overstated; & his racist boss Allen Gullion's omitted completely.
2. The key role of white West Coast agribusiness is omitted.➡️
It's here! "Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order"
Episodes 1 and 2 are up today... Eps 3-6 coming from here on out on Mondays.
Free to listen on any podcast app.
(For no ads and early access to all episodes, it's $2.99/month for an MS NOW premium subscription...)
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Episodes 1 and 2 are up today... Eps 3-6 coming from here on out on Mondays.
Free to listen on any podcast app.
(For no ads and early access to all episodes, it's $2.99/month for an MS NOW premium subscription...)
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
News Podcast · Series ·
podcasts.apple.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The story's simplified for the heroes-and-villains podcast format.
A few things:
1. John DeWitt's role in #EO9066 is understated (to make him a fool); Karl Bendetsen's is overstated; & his racist boss Allen Gullion's omitted completely.
2. The key role of white West Coast agribusiness is omitted.➡️
A few things:
1. John DeWitt's role in #EO9066 is understated (to make him a fool); Karl Bendetsen's is overstated; & his racist boss Allen Gullion's omitted completely.
2. The key role of white West Coast agribusiness is omitted.➡️
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Happiest birthday Javy!
December 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Happiest birthday Javy!