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Bart Durham

@bartdurham.bsky.social
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Husband, Father, PaPa, Attorney, Fly Fisherman, Conservationist, Illinois Smallmouth Alliance supporter

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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 7h
Strong message!
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 14h
Trump sanctioned the International Criminal Court while simultaneously easing sanctions on Russia which is massacring Ukrainian civilians. A masterclass in criminality and corruption.
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Thibault @steinbeck207.bsky.social · 21h
#BestSongHeardToday Jeff and Glenn’s cover of Summer’s End at the 9:45 mark is a chef’s kiss! John Prine tribute concert last night in Chicago. youtu.be/vFHI73FUU18?...
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Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff & Jeff Tweedy @ John Prine Tribute. Chicago 2026-10-08
YouTube video by Brandon Pfeiffer
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Bonnie Raitt @bonnieraitt.bsky.social · 21h
Remembering my dear friend John Prine, on what would have been his 80th birthday this Saturday. I miss him deeply, as all of us who love him do. What a gift he will always be.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15h
Trump’s deal to buy Russian diesel from Putin just weeks before the midterms funnels money directly into Russia’s war machine. Trump is now facing calls for Congress to block the deal and impeach him. Meanwhile, energy analysts say it’s unlikely to even make a dent in fuel prices.
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Trump Announces Russian Diesel Deal Ahead of Midterms
Trump campaigned against foreign oil.
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 15h
Menominee vibes! #flyfishing #smallmouthbass
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17h
This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 09/10/2026
Hey, wanna see a murder?
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 23h
We’re making America great again!
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 23h
Playing politics with disaster aid relief is so typical of this President www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/08/f...
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Trump’s FEMA rejects Illinois disaster aid request for August storms
The denials comes as Trump’s administration denied providing federal assistance to Illinois last year, denials Illinois Democrats say shows the president is politicizing disaster relief.
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G8erlaw68 @g8erlaw68.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is like a Seinfeld episode where either Kramer or Costanza could portray this Yankees fan.
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: As Colorado’s Tina Peters reportedly meets with President Trump to discuss an election “plan,” her attorney says the plan involves seizing ballots nationwide and discusses strategy for a potential civil war
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.”
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
She could not be more contrite, Gov. Polis.
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News to Remember @moments2remember.link · 04/10/2026
Robert De Niro has a message to share. The November is our time to shine at the polls. Fuck those ICE goons and just get there.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I believe in Medicare for All like I believe in public schools. There for you no matter what.
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“it is not the place of the president to issue propaganda on his behalf, with money taken from the public till.” Trump Shows His Contempt for Us. Again. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/o...
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Opinion | Trump Shows His Contempt for Us. Again.
This is ‘what authoritarian governments do to promote their leaders.’
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Congratulations, fake Christians.
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Let’s not only have the G20 summit held at Trump’s resort but also have it broadcast by Trump TV! Where is Congress? Oh yeah on vacation. An Outrage in 2019. No Problem in 2026. Trump Has Moved the Ethical Line. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 Nov. 11, 1909, Cairo, Illinois was the site of one of the most violent lynchings in American history. A mob not only lynched William James—a White man was lynched as well. Yep. A double lynching. Pull up a seat🪑.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The mid term elections cannot get here soon enough. U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😂😂😂
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Koreen Brennan @koreen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?
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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
christ this infuriates me. ACA bridged the gap between my divorce (with loss of spousal benefits) and medicare eligibility. without it, I would not have had access to health care for eight years.
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Prepping the fishing poles
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A bear, a dog and a monkey raised together since birth.
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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 27/09/2026
So gas is getting more expensive, and Trump is making cars less fuel-efficient. Brilliant strategy.
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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Everyone knows all the Brazilians are on Bluesky anyway.
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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Glass, Like Glass. Sunday's sunrise at the entrance to the Chicago River.
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Ahmed Baba @ahmedbaba.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
He is so out of his depth it’s embarrassing. We have the worst possible president at the AI inflection moment. The opportunity cost of putting this guy back in office is vast.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 26/09/2026
Cubs and White Sox are in the playoffs. Tracking their postseason possibilities as the final weekend unfolds.
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Cubs and White Sox are in the playoffs. Tracking their postseason possibilities as the final weekend unfolds.
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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Eh. It’s Friday night. Let’s go. !!
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Remember when Donald Trump promised to get rid of ‘waste, fraud, and abuse….G.A.O. now has exposed a shocking pattern of waste within the administration’s…mass deportation campaign Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown
In a report Thursday, the Government Accountability Office said the Trump administration squandered millions of dollars to expand detention.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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AyJay @dcvet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The temerity, irony, hypocrisy, stupidity, and arrogance should have ended the run of this 🍊🤡💩🎪 a long time ago.
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Environmental News Bits @envnewsbits.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goals Read the full story in the Illinois Times. For Illinois to meet its ambitious decarbonization goals, the state’s energy grid will need more battery storage to make use of solar and wind power when the sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow.…
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Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goals
Read the full story in the Illinois Times. For Illinois to meet its ambitious decarbonization goals, the state’s energy grid will need more battery storage to make use of solar and wind power when the sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow. State regulators took the first major step last month toward bringing new energy storage online, a key component of legislation that took effect in June.
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Let’s say it was a fugitive and they got the wrong guy,” he said. “If you tackle the wrong guy, you don’t leave him on the ground bleeding and drive off. It’s like fleeing the scene of a crime.” U.S. Citizen Injured During Mistaken Detention by ICE Near Chicago www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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ICE Mistakenly Detains U.S. Citizen in Chicago Area, Leaving Him Injured
The Department of Homeland Security said agents released the man after he identified himself. He was taken to a hospital with head and neck injuries, local police said.
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Some positive news! Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/c...
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Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath Dam Removals, Study Finds
The first fall runs of chinook salmon since the project in California and Oregon was completed have surpassed researchers’ expectations.
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 20/09/2026
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Had a great time fishing Wabash River trib last week, throwing terrestrial patterns in the hot September sun! #flyfishing #smallmouthbass #terrestrials
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Parke County river float !
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A modern day river cleanup sucess story: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/16/k...
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‘Better than it was’: Creek, DuPage River removed from Superfund cleanup list after decades of work
There’s no sign today that Kress Creek, DuPage River were once a Superfund cleanup sites due to radioactive thorium contamination.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
They hate the Bill of Rights because freedom is a threat to people in government who want to hide the truth about what they are doing from the American people. So they behave like tyrants because that is what they are. Vote this party out of power.
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Blanche’s Political Campaigning Breaks an Ethical Norm Going Back to Watergate
The attorney general’s campaign politicking for Republicans adds to the degradation of post-Watergate values at the Justice Department.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 15/09/2026
More than a month after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers halted work on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, part of a $1.15 billion project to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes, the agency announced last week it would resume construction.
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Army Corps resumes work at Brandon Road Project as invasive carp encroach on Illinois River
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#memphisblues
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
River Valley Rangers and Keller Williams perform on beautiful evening last night at Mackey’s Hideout
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Bart Durham @bartdurham.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Until this term no other President has filed a personal lawsuit during the Presidency. Going against precedent, President Trump has now earned over $85 million from personal lawsuits filed by him during his second term. How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/u...
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How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
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