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Capitol Fax @capitolfax.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Love is all there is, it makes the world go 'round Love and only love, it can't be denied No matter what you think about it You won't be able to do without it Take a tip from one who's tried

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 12h

Wishing you a thorough, speedy recovery. As you say, @isabelmiller.bsky.social truly is invaluable, so the Fax and blog are in good hands when you're out. For Oscar's sake, feel better soon.

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 14h

= “Out of the 19,000 people that we mail (ballots) to, 620 were affected,” he said. “13 of those have already been returned and cast. The remaining 607, we will be sending replacement ballots to today...According to [Aaron] Ammons, another 15 votes were cast in person on ballots with errors. =

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Champaign County Clerk discusses ballot corrections amid criticism

There are concerns on both sides of the aisle following the news that a data entry error led to incorrect races being printed on certain ballots — including 28 that

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 14h

= “I’ve worked with Pritzker, and I don’t agree with JB on a lot of things. But the fact is, he and I have worked together,” Durkin said. He cited Pritzker’s investment in infrastructure, the credit upgrades to steady the state’s finances and the governor’s support for “commonsense gun reforms.” =

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 14h

= About half of Constellation’s investment, or $2 billion, will be spent at the Byron, Braidwood, LaSalle and Quad Cities plants In Illinois...regulators said the installed capacity of the state’s electricity grid will need to double by 2045 to 120 gigawatts, mainly to support data center growth. =

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The commander-in-chief, speaking in Nebraska, suggests he wouldn't mind if Iran destroyed two of California's largest cities. www.c-span.org/clip/campaig...

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Where in the law does it say that Constitutionality depends on whether a Supreme Court Justice feels an established right has or has not “engendered reliance interests” in other people?

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

= “AI could rapidly make certain forms of human capital obsolete, particularly skills that were designed for intellectual labor...It may also affect social inequality, as people with more technological skills and flexibility could gain far more benefits than others.” = @bloomberg.com >>

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 05/10/2026

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

View looking SE from 2800 N Lake Shore Drive as the Chicago shoreline meets Lake Michigan. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-04 21:36:05 CDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: 2800lsd.com // Current Temp in Chicago: 61 F | 16 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: NNW at 7 mph | 11 kph // Humidity: 52%

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CNN @cnn.com · 05/10/2026

The FBI arrested a 34-year-old California woman who has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent for China and allegedly surveilled the Taiwanese president's son and his family, federal officials said. cnn.it/3VMrwqg

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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 05/10/2026

Current* conditions near Isle Royale NP, MI:

From one of the highest Isle Royale peaks at 1,133 feet above sea level (roughly 530 feet above Lake Superior), webcam located at the peak of Mount Ojibway, captures a northern vantage point. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-04 21:05:48 EDT (about 13 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: nps.gov/isro/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm // Current Temp in Isle Royale NP: 50 F | 10 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: WNW at 24 mph | 38 kph // Humidity: 75%

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

= “We don’t have a strong bench in the Republican Party,” Tracy said in a September interview with the Tribune. “I (was) state party chair. I know the players. And I think this is an opportunity to begin to make it a two-party state again. = @olivia0.bsky.social >> #ILPols

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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 05/10/2026

Current* conditions near Duluth, MN:

View looking SE through the Duluth Harbor Basin where much of the Lake Superior shipping traffic comes through. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-04 18:48:13 CDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: youtube.com/@DuluthHarborCam1 // Current Temp in Duluth: 57 F | 14 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: NW at 13 mph | 20 kph // Humidity: 61%

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ostermeier's field before harvest in what is very likely the last season without MacArthur Blvd - Iron Bridge Rd traffic.

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The "Church of Chill," bathroom cleaning chemicals, and this 10-point buck Myra and I saw a few weeks ago exploring one of the "secret paths" in Springfield, Illinois' Washington Park ✌️ #SilentSunday

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Beverly Tweetmaker @bvrlytweetmaker.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Having a Saturday night dance party

Screenshot of my phone playing the Ducktales theme.

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you don't already follow, the r/GreatLakesShipping sub is fun.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

NEWS: CPS watchdog has reopened an investigation into allegations school board president candidate Hilario Dominguez had ‘inappropriate interactions’ with minor, who told her story to @chicagotribune.com @aliceyin.bsky.social Kate Armanini www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/02/c...

chicagotribune.com

CPS watchdog reopens case into allegations school board president candidate had ‘inappropriate interactions’ with minor

The Chicago Public Schools inspector general has reopened an investigation into Hilario Dominguez, a candidate for Chicago Board of Education president.

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Kinzinger said he went through public life thinking, "I've already taken the vote that will cost me my career," which was drawn from his mentality going into combat - "I'm already dead." How could I cast votes that sent 19-YOs to war if I'm not even willing to sacrifice my career, he said.

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Most UST is not callable. The fed gov is on the hook to payoff debt issued at these rates thru maturity. Likely good for investors. Lousy for deficit hawks and USD values.

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Happily, #illinois is not one of them. Republican Gov. George Ryan commuted all outstanding death penalty sentences. The State Legislature and Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn abolished the law.

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

= The disclosure is the most detailed update on Ms. Pike’s health since she survived two rounds of pentobarbital... = 27 U.S. state governments have active death penalty laws in 2026.

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

= Ms. Pike’s medical condition, some legal experts said, raises questions about whether the state could attempt to execute her again if she is not fully cognizant or capable of understanding what is happening. = @emilyscochrane.bsky.social in Nashville >>

nytimes.com

Christa Pike Was Unconscious and on Ventilator After Execution Attempt

The Tennessee inmate was brought to a hospital with burned and blistered arms after an unsuccessful attempt at lethal injection, her lawyers said in a court filing.

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Preliminary September data will trend today, but the revisions are 😱. Finals in ~9 mos.

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Why would someone hoping for the '28 Democratic POTUS nod allow themselves to be so prominantly featured at a public-facing Ken Griffin event? @rahmemanuel.bsky.social #USPols

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Once upon a time, I was a poll watcher in Cook County. It would disappoint a lot of enthusiasts how much embellishment goes into a rigging the ballot boxes in Chicago story. Nothing compromising the vote happened and everyone went home safely. The end. Rick >>

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Full house at ISU Braden Auditorium in Normal, Ill., for home boy @adamkinzinger.substack.com film screening and interview with @wglt.bsky.social. In addition to #NeverTrump and #J6, the former U.S. Rep. spoke about support for Ukraine and how drone warfare has violently transformed battlefields.

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Marketplace @marketplace.org · 01/10/2026

Open AI says it will delay its IPO. Where's its funding coming from in the meantime? Plus: agritourism, full employment, and too-spicy mustard. Today on Marketplace.

marketplace.org

OpenAI is staying private (for now)

The company says it will delay its IPO. Where's its funding coming from in the meantime? Plus: agritourism, full employment, and too-spicy mustard.

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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters, upholding its landmark copyright victory over the AI startup Ross Intelligence. It's the first time a U.S. circuit judge has ruled on fair-use arguments in an AI copyright case. www.niemanlab.org/2026/09/fede...

niemanlab.org

Federal appeals court upholds Thomson Reuters’ landmark AI copyright win

On Tuesday, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled in favor of Thomson Reuters, upholding the company's landmark win in a copyright infringement case against the now-defunct legal AI startup Ross Intellig...

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We briefly stopped in Carbondale this weekend on our way home, so I went to visit a friend. It's sad enough that Ryan isn't here in-person to do the good work he was destined to do. His tree keeps growing, even though my memories of him are still of a 22-year-old.

A tree outside of the Communications Building on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a memorial plaque at the base. The inscription reads that the tree was planted in memory of Ryan Rendleman, an undergraduate student from Batavia, Ill., studying photojournalism and working as a staff photojournalist at the Daily Egyptian student newspaper. Rendleman, 22, was killed in April 2008 in a traffic collison in rural Washingtin County, Ill. He was en route to O'Fallon, Ill., to meet the subject of a story he was reporting about Tay-Sachs disease when a tractor-trailor crushed his car, stopped in a construction zone near the Locust Creek bridge on Illinois Route 127.

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

= "...it’s definitely scary,” said Morehead, lamenting that it’s been difficult to make ends meet caring for her son, ...who is living with Down’s syndrome and a heart condition. = All on our watch.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 29/09/2026

Here's a $20 million order, paid for by CBP's Office of Public Affairs, awarded to LMD Agency for a national media campaign starting on Sept. 20. The first pro-Trump ad aired on Sept. 23. www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_A...

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Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Recipient
LMD AGENCY, INC.
5950 SYMPHONY WOODS RD STE 500
COLUMBIA, MD 21044-3592
UNITED STATES
Congressional District: MD-03
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$20,000,000.00
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$20,000,000.00
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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

= Mayor Cara Spencer and other city officials say they want to ensure the city receives the tax revenue developers have promised from the project. They plan to do so through a recently agreed-upon community benefit agreement and financial analysis from the city’s development arm. = #STL #MONews

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Diane Swonk @dianeswonk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The inflation we are enduring represents one long collision of demand and supply shocks, which includes the service sector. The rise in healthcare costs is better captured by the PCE index of inflation than the CPI. It also better captures tradeoffs consumers make in their spending decisions.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 29/09/2026

Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and tradition of dialogue to blunt the "desire for domination" driving today's wars, as he wrapped up a visit to France by recalling the forces that contributed to the continent's peaceful integration. to.pbs.org/4AEToN5

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Pope Leo wraps up France trip by urging Europe to blunt 'desire for domination' driving today's wars

Pope Leo XIV is urging Europe to draw from its Christian roots and traditions of dialogue to confront the thirst for domination driving today's wars.

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Barton Lorimor @bartonlorimor.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"I can't wait to watch it with them tomorrow on the couch, or probably just Bluey." - Case Keenum, post-game interview on playing in an NFL game while his kids watch from the stands. #DaBears #BearDown

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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 28/09/2026

Despite skyrocketing fuel prices and sinking approval ratings for President Trump’s conflict in Iran ahead of the midterms, U.S. Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ efforts to check the president’s unfettered military action in the Middle East. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/09/28/r...

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Democrats gain 4 in US Senate GOP on Iran war resolution, but vote falls short • Ohio Capital Journal

WASHINGTON — Despite skyrocketing fuel prices and sinking approval ratings for President Donald Trump’s conflict in Iran ahead of the November midterms, Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ efforts…

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