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Kurt

@kritter64.bsky.social
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Single dad. Chicago. Jazz lover. Novice photographer. Native garden enthusiast. Traveler on occasion. Enjoys city culture with a healthy dose of the great outdoors.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 07/04/2026
One year later, Donald Trump owes the people of Illinois $8,679,261,600 — cut the checks.
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 07/04/2026
The Cook County State's Attorney’s office, alongside Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul and DuPage County state’s attorney, had challenged a lower court ruling overturning it in 2022. A federal appeals court backed the law in a September decision.
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US Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Illinois' concealed carry ban on public transit
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Can we stop being blindly stupid and expecting the invoking of the 25th amendment?! This congress does not have the courage or desire to do such a thing.
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Illinois DCEO @illinoisdceo.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Illinois is off to a powerful start in 2026! 🚀 📈 💼 Global companies are choosing to invest, expand, & create jobs across our state – driving nearly 4,000 new job commitments & $2.5B in investments in just the first quarter. #BeInIllinois Read more – bit.ly/4v5F9hk
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
We are #1, we don't need anyone! 😂 Research suggests the 1960s and 70s produced adults who could self-soothe, entertain themselves, and tolerate boredom - not because their parents were wise but because their parents were simply elsewhere - Silicon Canals share.google/WtLAmMFFZsZb...
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Research suggests the 1960s and 70s produced adults who could self-soothe, entertain themselves, and tolerate boredom - not because their parents were wise but because their parents were simply elsewh...
My daughter is three years old and already her childhood looks nothing like mine.
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Listen up rubes. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8bEq8H8/
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myopic ouroboros #woodworking #lamps #luminary #handmade #cedar
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
@wgntv.com is really going full on religious since the @newsnation.bsky.social takeover.
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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Thunder Thursday. Lightning over the Chicago skyline at 903pm this evening.
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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
💙 Thank you, Chicago, for showing us all what people power looks like! ❌👑 On March 28, 200,000 of us took to the streets for No Kings — rejecting authoritarianism and standing up for our communities. Together, we joined 8 million people worldwide in a historic day of protest. 🧵
Graphic with logos of No Kings and Indivisible Chicago.  Photo shows massive crowd in Chicago's Grant Park. Words say March 28, 2026. Thank you, Chicago!
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 30/03/2026
From the Editorial Board: We continue to support CVI efforts because Chicago’s murder rate is dropping and we believe, and plenty of academic research shows, they are contributing to the improvement.
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Editorial: Why we should keep faith with Chicago’s peacekeepers and continue to build accountability
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 30/03/2026
The court, split into competitive and recreational sides, pitted players of all genders against each other for 15-minute matchups less than a week after transgender female athletes were banned from women’s events at the Olympics.
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Basketball tournament makes space for trans athletes amid international sports bans
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Chicago representing. #nokings #Trump #MAGA #fuckICE www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8bsKbE2/
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Chicago No Kings Rally March 28, 2026. #Nokings #nokingsinamerica #chicago #trumpforprison
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Who tf cares about who wants to be called 'Iceman'. Humans are the dumbest species on earth. #Iceman #NFL #NBA #Gervin #Caleb
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
@wgntv.com aka @newsnation.bsky.social is slowly but surely turning into a right wing propaganda slop machine.
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
So Dump could have signed an EO on day 1 to pay TSA? Why did he wait for day 40? #Trump #tsa #government #USA
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 27/03/2026
Freight brokerage TransLoop held a grand opening Thursday for its new Chicago headquarters, more than doubling its footprint in the city.
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Logistics firm TransLoop opens River North office with hiring push planned
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 25/03/2026
Illinois continues to prove it’s the place for companies that want to grow and compete. Mars Snacking’s decision to expand its global HQ and create 600 new jobs reflects the strength of our workforce, infrastructure, and business environment. More opportunities for Illinoisans!
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23/03/2026
ICYMI: Hyundai Translead is creating nearly 2,500 new full-time jobs in Will County. Another win to add to the list of businesses expanding and relocating to our state.
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Hyundai Translead to bring truck trailer manufacturing and 2,500 jobs to 2 shuttered Will County plants
Hyundai Translead, a leading manufacturer of truck trailers and flatbeds, is firing up two shuttered industrial plants along the Des Plaines River in Will County, with a commitment to bring thousands ...
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Is it time to start talking about billionaires and guillotines again?
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 23/03/2026
A few hundred feet off the shoreline of Kenwood and Hyde Park lives an underwater marvel few Chicagoans ever see: the remnants of a 400 million-year-old coral reef scattered with ancient fossils and the wreckage of a steamship.
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A push to protect Morgan Shoal — a marine wonder on the South Side — and the Chicago shoreline
Hyde Park residents and advocates fear an Army Corps erosion plan to protect the lakefront could harm the rare natural refuge in Hyde Park.
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The randomness of this is absolutely gut-wrenching. There is no sense to this.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 22/03/2026
Illinois is on its way to being the best state in the nation to live and raise a family — and that starts with buying a home. Our new program provides a boost for first-time buyers who are putting down roots in communities across the state.
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New Illinois program aims to boost first-time homebuyers
A new Illinois program hopes to combat the rising age of first-time homebuyers.
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Stoner Philly Fan @stonerphillyfan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
The US debt is past $40 trillion, yet there's still somehow always money for war. Socialism is cheaper. Universal Healthcare is cheaper. Peace is cheaper.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 20/03/2026
Major changes have been a constant at O’Hare, from when construction equipment first tore up Orchard Place farmland to construct an aircraft assembly plant there in the 1940s to the recent modernization plan’s East-West runways which cleared the way for creation of the new “O’Hare Global Terminal.”
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Vintage Chicago Tribune: How O’Hare became a ‘first in the nation’ airport
Change is constant at O’Hare airport, from Orchard Place farmland to a military aircraft plant, to building the new “O’Hare Global Terminal.”
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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
GOP: the mail is secure enough to receive your photo ID, social security card, your debit and credit cards, your stimulus checks, and your tax returns Also GOP: the mail is not safe enough for voting
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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Systems like this don’t lose defective assets, they replace them with a more compliant model. Erika was always plan B.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 17/03/2026
Welcome to Illinois, Hyundai Translead! As a new manufacturer in our state, their investment will create 2,500 jobs and opportunities for working families in Will County and beyond. Another addition to a growing list of companies relocating or expanding to our state.
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Bluesky is like the wealth disparity in America. 90% of engagement is controlled by 1% of posters.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 15/03/2026
Dan Davis was found dead Monday in Blue Island. Since then, some answers have come to light, though the Cook County medical examiners office said Thursday it could still be weeks until cause and time of death are determined.
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Family learns some information about Dan Davis’ death, express gratitude to community
Daniel Davis was found wearing his Harley jacket and Indiana University hoodie, with his wallet, ID, cash and credit cards.
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
😂😂😂 www.instagram.com/reel/DVJ3MO3...
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Chicago Bears dodged a bullet with the Maxx Crosby trade. There is no way any one player is worth 2 first-round picks. #chicagobears #nfl #football
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 06/03/2026
"Hamilton" producer Jeffrey Seller said the decision to pull out of a planned engagement at the Kennedy Center was easy, but he was happy that Chicago provided a place to land.
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Jeffrey Seller on how ‘Hamilton’ is now an antidote — and why he walked away from Washington
Producer Jeffrey Seller said the decision to pull out of a planned engagement at the Kennedy Center was easy, but he was happy that Chicago provided a place to land.
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
This is a rough watch with Bill Clinton and Joe Biden.
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Not sure there is anything as inspiring as a celebration of life ceremony in a black church.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 06/03/2026
More than 1,000 people attended the public celebration of life ceremony for the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, including former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joseph Biden, as well as Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
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Funeral for Rev. Jesse Jackson draws former presidents, throngs of Chicagoans to send off civil rights icon
A crescendo of voices from the worlds of religion, politics, business, sports and entertainment converged at the House of Hope to provide a requiem to the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday.
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
92,000 jobs lost in February. War in Iran. Soon to topple Cuban government. Dow down. Gasoline up. Thank you Trump for one of the greatest economies in US history. Really, the world. Probably. #Trump #economy #americafirst
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 05/03/2026
The Discovery Partners Institute's new headquarters is a clear message to innovators everywhere: Illinois is investing in our students, our workforce, and the industries of tomorrow.
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Dianne Dupuis @iamfreetobeme.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Here we go, arming Kurdish forces to spark an uprising. Where have we seen this before? #Trump #Iran #war #Israel
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 03/03/2026
The Chicago area was named the top U.S. metro for corporate relocations and site selection for the 13th year in a row by Site Selection Magazine, the World Business Council announced on Monday.
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Chicago named No. 1 on annual ranking for corporate relocations
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
@chicagocta.bsky.social is the trashiest public transit in this country. Breakdowns on the tracks and cars almost daily. People smoking like it's the 1970s. Total trash and we riders deserve so much better. 🖕
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Good thing the DoD has nothing more pressing to deal with. SecDef Hegseth Announces Trans Scouts In Scouting America Will Be Outed, Segregated search.app/SnXKS
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SecDef Hegseth Announces Trans Scouts In Scouting America Will Be Outed, Segregated
The policy is the latest in a trend of organizations capitulating to Trump over transgender people.
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Is @chicagocta.bsky.social the only mass trans in the country that still has a major problem with people smoking on the trains?
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The fact of the matter is that people have been killed and people will be killed because of DHS, CBP & #ICELawlessness. At least 5 US CITIZENS were killed by these cruel &untrained savages including: LINDA DAVIS ALEX PRETTI RENEE GOOD KEITH PORTER & RUBEN RAY MARTINEZ Call Congress at 202-224-3121
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Trump is the most vile, deceitful, revolting, morally bankrupt human being I have ever heard utter human language in my entirety on this planet. #Trump #maga #conservatives #Republicans
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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Good for them. The behavior of the dipshit in the White House towards them was despicable.
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Why would I wait every 4 years to watch a NHL game?
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Y.O.L.O.0311 @yolo0311.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
GOP: “We won all the swing states and all three branches of government in 2024!!” Also GOP: “Elections are RIGGED and Election FRAUD is rampant!!” 🤦‍♀️
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Kurt @kritter64.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
WTF is with the paring of Snoop Dog and Marth Stewart at the Olympics? Couple of has-beens trying to stay relevant #Olympics #snoopdog #marthastewart #nbc
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