Rob O'Brien (she/her)

Dozens of U.S. service members in Kuwait suffered serious injuries, including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds, sources say About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.

NEW: The Iranian drone strike that killed 6 U.S. troops in Kuwait at the start of the war was far more devastating than previously disclosed.

Dozens suffered traumatic brain injuries, burns, and shrapnel wounds. At least one required an amputation. More than 30 remain hospitalized. (CBS News)

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Illinois continues first-in-the-nation free test prep program The Illinois Student Assistance Commission and global education company Kaplan announced that Illinois' first in the nation free text preparation program, Prepare for Illinois' Future Program, will co...

I'm committed to making Illinois the best state to obtain an affordable education and pursue post-secondary opportunities.

Thanks to investments like our first-in-the-nation free test prep program, we're making life more affordable for our students.

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Screen shot of WGN tv news weather forecast showing tornado zone in chicago area.

Tornado 🌪️ season has officially begun here in Chicago. Where are we with all those DOGE cuts to the national weather service?!

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US Navy tells shipping industry Hormuz escorts not possible for now The U.S. Navy has refused near-daily requests from the shipping industry for military escorts through the Strait of Hormuz since ​the start of the war on Iran, saying the risk of attacks is too high f...

The Navy says NOPE www.reuters.com/world/middle...

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Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

Hard no

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Zero in on Stephen Miller as a supervillain Democrats should make Trump’s unlikable adviser the face of the GOP

"Will Democrats make the obnoxious and unlikable Stephen Miller a key target in their midterms messaging? Will they run against Miller’s extremism and in solidarity with the vital contributions of immigrants?"

Strongly agree with @markjacob.bsky.social here:
www.stopthepresses.news/p/zero-in-on...

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The White House put out a series of hype videos about the war. Some have been defending it by saying military members themselves share these kinds of videos.

This is true. But they aren’t the White House. The WH is a bunch of children, and have no sobriety about the serious business of war.

#PSAGovernmentWaste

Page One in Miami:

@miamiherald.com

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Chris Murphy: "I think it's likely the United States that carried out this attack on this school. I think it's unforgivable under any circumstances, but the fact this was one of our first targeting decisions speaks to the incompetence of our leadership at the Dept of Defense."

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Guten Morgen. Ich wünsche ein schönes Tag heute.

UPDATE: Sunny, a U.S. citizen, is on her way home after being shipped across state lines overnight.

How the hell did this happen?

Press conference tomorrow at Broadview, where we will hear Sunny’s side of the story. More details soon.

Even red states are defiantly rejecting DOJ’s demands for private voter data “Election officials across the political spectrum stood up to protect state sovereignty and voters’ security, regardless of partisanship,” voting rights advocate David Becker told Democracy Docket.

Earlier this week, Idaho became the latest state to push back against the U.S. Department of Justice’s campaign to seize the private voter data of every state. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/eve...

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