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reporter in the Midwest, currently at Investigate Midwest covering Illinois government bookworm, word nerd

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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I'm so angry about her attacks on Iowa Dems, who have been so staunch in their support for trans rights and are running against Republicans who are SO MUCH worse
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
agrivoltaics are so cool, there are some lawmakers in Illinois who really want to make them a big deal
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Saw someone float it yesterday and I'm pretty excited about the idea
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Everyone coming on my feed and explaining to me that all is lost, I note what I have noted before, that there are no Negro Spirituals entitled, “Welp, I Guess It All Sucks and I Am Giving Up.”
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Tibor M. Kalman @kalmantibs.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Beautiful gesture from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, illuminating the Mother Ukraine monument in Kyiv in Stars & Stripes of the American flag. May the world continue to stand firmly alongside the resilient, courageous people of Ukraine in their fight for freedom & liberty. 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🕊️ #4thOfJuly
The Mother Ukraine monument in Kyiv illuminated with the projection of the American flag's Stars & Stripes. Photo via the Embassy of Ukraine in the USA.
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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 30/06/2026
the way that pregnant people are being treated by the red state legal system is so deeply broken that there is no way we can heal this country until we restore the right to abortion nationwide
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
I really like this one and I worked hard on it
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
literal same but for a knitting pattern with charts
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politiBOO! @politiburb.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I can't wait to live in a future where over 50% of the country drives electric cars and gas prices no longer determine elections
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/04/2026
Artemis II lifts off
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Capitol News Illinois @capitolnewsil.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
MidAmerican Energy is proposing rate hikes on electricity and gas for about 85,000 Illinois residents in the Quad Cities area. @nhytrek.bsky.social has more: loom.ly/1GfPyq8
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RossWB @rosswb.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
As everyone expected, the biggest Iowa-Nebraska game since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten in 2010 is happening in... (checks notes) men's basketball.
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Capitol News Illinois @capitolnewsil.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
More Illinoisans with disabilities are now able to save and invest money for the future without threatening their federal benefits. @nhytrek.bsky.social has more ➡️ loom.ly/iS9WUhg
capitolnewsillinois.com
Thousands more Illinoisans with disabilities now have access to savings accounts
Article Summary The age of eligibility for Achieving a Better Life Experience accounts was expanded in January 2026, meaning people
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 06/03/2026
During a funeral service in Chicago, former President Biden speaks on Rev. Jesse Jackson and the inspiration he was to generations of Americans and the civil rights movement.
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politiBOO! @politiburb.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Ngl the main reason I'm hoping for a shock upset D win in IA-SEN this November is so I can post jokes that Selzer wasn't wrong, just such a good pollster she saw the future.
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Capitol News Illinois @capitolnewsil.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
State Sen. Neil Anderson resigned from leadership positions because he’s pushing a bill to outlaw abortion in Illinois. @nhytrek.bsky.social has more loom.ly/0UgHieI
capitolnewsillinois.com
Illinois Republican senator pushes to outlaw abortion, loses leadership spots
Article Summary Illinois State Sen. Neil Anderson on Tuesday defended a bill he introduced that would outlaw abortion and classify
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Capitol News Illinois @capitolnewsil.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
With growing concerns about electric bills and environmental impact when it comes to new data centers, Illinois lawmakers have introduced legislation to regulate these projects. @nhytrek.bsky.social has more ➡️ loom.ly/oZ12sMU
capitolnewsillinois.com
POWER Act: Lawmakers seek to regulate new data centers’ power, water usage
Article Summary Illinois lawmakers are pursuing data center regulations to address concerns about price increases, electricity shortages and environmental impacts.
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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 08/01/2026
this week feels like the end of one chapter and the beginning of another.
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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
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Deus Hex Machina @asterionhex.monster · 02/11/2025
It’s so nice to have a little creature that climbs around on you and sits on you and purrs
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Global but Chinese is a strong number two. I like the sense of weight in both but I think how small the figure is, how large the landscape is and the stark colors in Global put it at the top
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Same. There's a weight to them that I like a lot
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Raccoons Hourly @raccoonhourly.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
An adorable raccoon.
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Theodore Painsworth is feeling shaky. Like milkshakes. @itty53.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
worth sharing just because it's so fucking well done but also, informative
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
yay!
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
I remember reading something months ago about how demand for EVs and hybrids would probably outweigh the consequence of the IRA incentives getting cut, so this is cool
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
wow
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23/08/2025
I made a promise to the women of Illinois — as governor, I will ensure your medical decisions will be your own. Now, we continue fulfilling that promise. Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers.
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 08/08/2025
(Looks to my right) Mike pence: FREE TRADE WITH FREE NATIONS (Looks to my left) Bill Kristol: ABOLISH DHS chat it’s getting weird in here
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🎃GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE🎃 @golikehellmachine.com · 13/07/2025
there's an enormous amount of magical thinking going on with these private companies who think they're going to profit from selling the same services they sell today but without any of the raw data and material they've been freely taking advantage of for years
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
honestly I want so much more media hyping the Union and making the confederates look like dumb losers you should be embarrassed to root for
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David S. Cohen @dsc250.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
So, liberal parents who can ground their beliefs in religion (many do) can opt out of: - abstinence only education - Baby Olivia videos - reading Ayn Rand - any class that talks about Donald Trump or this Supreme Court This is going to be fun. (And by "fun" I mean "utter and complete nonsense").
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
"Invisible Monsters" would make such an interesting movie
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
The hardest rule of Beltway journalism is that Republican public officials have no agency and bear no responsibility for choices fully within their discretion
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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
the red-faced blowhards have been getting most of the media attention lately, clergy-wise, but we do a rousing business in 5’4” soft-spoken men with the moral force of a sledgehammer here in these United States also
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28 Days Lehner 🪦 @danlehner.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
so I have a lot of complicated thoughts about the specific issue at hand, but I have to point out that’s not what “magical realism” is
The Atlantic:

The Magic Realism of Zohran Mamdani
The socialist New York mayoral candidate's proposals don't hold up to serious scrutiny. Will that matter?
By Michael Powell
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
In the midst of daily debates over whether the president needs to follow the laws and court orders, it's absolutely wild to me that everyone's just like, "So it goes! Let's pretend that law says something totally different."
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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 14/06/2025
MILLIONS of us There are millions of us who still believe in the light of democracy. We demand our human rights and American freedoms be preserved, and an end to rule by thugs and criminals
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Unable to get a picture that conveys how big the crowd in DSM is
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Lucy @leftliblucy.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Part of the reason I like corporate pride displays is because it is humiliating to the reactionaries. It is good in the same way the Nazi flag flying over the Eiffel Tower was bad. The rainbow flag draped over a bridge is the symbol of our imperium of liberty. The bigot must forever live under it.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 13/06/2025
Here, have some genuinely great news: In a unanimous decision, SCOTUS rules in favour of disability protections, and a reasonably low standard of proof for disability-based discrimination.
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
especially when you have multiple red states NOW having to beg the fed government for resources
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Right? Fundamentally, progressive Iowans need to understand they're the outliers and the electable Dems/progressives are gonna be pretty centrist compared to those in other places. Is he going to work to strip people's rights away? No? He's already better than every single Republican
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NH @nhytrek.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
I'm so into voters being held more responsible. No more "uwu I'm just a low-info voter I can't be blamed for not knowing anything"
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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 18/05/2025
"what does it mean that the guy who isn't President anymore and didn't run for President last time who recently stopped being President now has cancer" nothing, there is no information from this that is relevant unless you are the former President or his family, it literally does not matter. stop.
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
The House just passed its budget resolution, so reconciliation is now officially underway. This is their bill to destroy Medicaid and SNAP while cutting taxes disproportionately for the rich. THIS IS VERY REAL and can be enacted even if all Ds vote no. Thread on what's to come and WHERE TO FIGHT.
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