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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Exhibit 1A for why SCOTUS judges have lifetime appointments.

Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It seems like bad defensive execution since the LBs get caught ball watching instead of actually covering a receiver. One of the LBs is very clearly staring in the backfield instead of covering the underneath receiver (Cameron).

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

At a time when the separation of powers designed by the Constitution is tested greater than ever, it's more important to celebrate the foresight the founders had in designing a system that is intended to avoid a super-executive with too much centralized power.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

FINALLY!! And just in time for the movie too. 😂

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I do not agree with this premise....here are some authors I have read over the past 1-2 years and all of them address themes which appeal to me, a regular old adult male. Mark Gimenez Daniel Silva Matt Haig Harlan Coben T. Kingfisher Richard Chizmar Ben Macintyre Travis Deverell

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The admission showed how President Trump has weaponized the provision of federal aid in his second term. Far from rooting out misspending, the White House has instead sought to leverage the budget as a tool to assist its allies — or as a cudgel to hurt the president’s foes.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Federal officials acknowledged that they had terminated clean energy grant funding “based solely” on political criteria, targeting projects in states that were represented by Democrats and had voted for Kamala Harris.

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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 08/07/2026

Norway will always be the GOAT of the energy transition. Instead of talking about the future, they proved it could be done & showed how. In 15 years, new car sales went from 0% to 99% electric, while the rest of the world kept arguing about timing and speed. #Bettrification #EV

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

With several generations of retired US soccer players available to replace Lalas, it's time for Fox to move on. He has no inherent credibility, even for this US fan who watched him when he played.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

This comparison needs no explanation.

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 13/06/2026

Trump lies constantly and he is desperate for the Iran war to be over. So desperate that he’s giving Iran 20 times the money Obama did, and getting nothing in return, except an open strait that Iran will charge a “maintenance fee” to all ships. Well done, bozo

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Never underestimate the ability for Illinois politicians to screw things up. 🤯

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Cook County Treasurer Pappas' "study" about the megaprojects proposal is more a political op-ed than a disciplined analysis of the draft legislation. Be wary of politicians looking for headlines instead of sober analysis.

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Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » A flawed ’study’CapitolFax.com

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

It's not enough for the Dems to criticize the Trump agenda. They need to provide solutions. And they need to stop demonizing success. Create incentives for successful people to share their success directly with employees rather than paying it to the govt. People don't trust govt to spend it well.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I do not accept your apology. You supported Trump while it was good for your ratings and income and now you are flipping. You have demonstrated no integrity, so you do not get the benefit of the doubt that your reversal is genuine or principled.

nytimes.com

Tucker Carlson Says He Is ‘Tormented’ by His Past Support for Trump

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

No one is requiring politicians to lower the bar. If all the politicians who said they want to restore sanity and respect for institutions decided to keep our standard of discourse at a high level, it would not be so hard to restore normalcy once DJT is done.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

So not only has RFK recommended people stop taking safe vaccines which have been around for decades, but now his baseless hostility will make Americans less likely to receive life-saving medicine in the future. Are you feeling healthier yet?

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Moderna won’t fund new late-stage vaccine trials because of U.S. hostility to immunizations. CEO Stéphane Bancel said regulatory delays and narrower U.S. eligibility under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have shrunk the market and undercut returns. (h/t @bloomberg.com)

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

"Politics, not economics, is the real obstacle to getting a deal done," on a new Bears stadium in Arlington Heights. #ChicagoBears #Illinois www.dailyherald.com/20260115/new...

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Good thing the Bears are not asking for public funding to build a stadium. The Bears are asking for property tax predictability in exchange for making a $2B investment. We need to stop painting the narrative the Bears are asking for help with the bricks and mortar of the stadium.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

This reminds me of driving by the Sara Lee factory in Deerfield when I was younger. Come rain, snow, sleet or hail, I was opening my car window to smell the streusel in the air. Mmm!

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Isn't it time to change to a defined contribution plan to the greatest extent it is legally allowed? We can't keep digging a deeper hole.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

When people show you who they are, believe it. Don't rationalize it away. The people making these decisions are anti-semetic, racist, homophobic and cruel. Full stop.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Congresses over the past 25 years, led by both parties, have been complicit in the growth of Executive Power by reason of legislative gridlock and abstention. The Supreme Court has tried to put the genie back in the bottle by adopting the Major Questions Doctrine. Let's hope its applied evenly.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

And make law school 2 years. Replace the 3rd year with a mandatory internship before sitting for the bar exam.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

No, I just want them to leave out information which is irrelevant. The story here is about Trump's health, not about his authoritarian dreams. Just because he speaks in random stream of conscious ramblings doesn't mean the news must report it the same way.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Maybe you could have left the last sentence out of this headline. The news media has to stop allowing itself to be used for blatant political tweaking and focus on the facts. If he calls a constitutional convention to amend term limits, that's news. Otherwise, he's just pushing peoples buttons.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

It's like they repealed the Hatch Act (or more likely, just don't care).

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/10/2025

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Our country needs to understand, as it once did, how dangerous it is to recast violent racist hate as ‘just joking,’” write Roberta Kaplan and Michael Bloch, two of the lawyers who sued the white nationalist organizers of the 2017 Charlottesville rally.

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Opinion | We’re in Trouble When Racism Is Dismissed as Just a Joke

False humor is simply a technique to neutralize the unpalatable.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

This is NOT law enforcement. This is martial law. We cannot tolerate the militarization of our communities.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Can you please start indicating in your headlines when SCOTUS decisions are procedural versus substantive? This is NOT a final decision on the merits, but your headline would make a reader believe it is.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The Chicago Bears should refuse to meet with Brady to prep for the broadcast of Sunday's Cowboys game because they play the Raiders THE FOLLOWING WEEK.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

I posted this only 2 months ago.....unfortunately it is necessary to repeat.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/08/2025

In Opinion | Almost every new lifesaving drug starts with government-funded research. But what happens when that funding is cut? In this Opinion video, meet the scientists who are trying to save the lives of you and your family.

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Opinion | Trump Is Defunding Medical Research. It Could Cost You Your Life.

They hoped to make tomorrow’s medicines. Then came Trump.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Trump wants us to be Less educated and More compliant, Less healthy and More exposed to illness, Less tolerant and More hateful, Less transparent and More corrupt, Less wealthy and More indebted, Less reliable and More isolated, Less vocal and More obedient, and Less free and More scared. I refuse!

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

mRNA vaccines are safe and effective. They worked for COVID and now, miraculously, they provide hope for glioblastoma patients. PLEASE tell our dipshit, conspiracy theory-loving Secretary of Health and Human Services, to restore Federal funding for this life-saving research.

cancer.ufl.edu

UF-developed mRNA vaccine triggers fierce immune response to fight malignant brain tumor » Cancer Center » UF Health Cancer Center » University of Florida

The breakthrough by UF Health Cancer Center researchers now will be tested in a Phase 1 pediatric clinical trial for brain cancer.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Any idea what motivated them to change the website? It worked better before and was easier to navigate and read.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

At least it's more transparent now that it's mostly airing opinions.

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

There are no good guys in political gerrymandering, just winners and losers...But regular people lose every time. It’s often said that politicians choose their voters when they draw political maps, when it should be the other way around. chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2...

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No good guys in political gerrymandering — just winners and losers

Whether it’s Texas Republicans seeking to gerrymander congressional boundaries or Illinois Democrats preserving their control to set state legislative boundaries, power brokers are notorious for drawi...

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Zah Frazier was working by the jugs machine after practice and looked to be a fine mood....what is is diagnosis/prognosis?

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Adam Simon @bearister.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Jahnsy - I'll miss reading you on The Athletic, but wish you luck in your next gig. I hope you'll still have time for the best Bears podcast around.

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