Reposted by @39quarks.bsky.socialJohn Paul Helveston @jhelvy.bsky.social · 10/10/2025I knew MIT hired smart people www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...nytimes.comM.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment 291753248
Reposted by @39quarks.bsky.socialGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 11/10/2025Texas 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.trib.alAbbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in TexasWith 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. 659150374249
