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So proud and moved to be at St Peter's Square during the conclave and election of Pope Leo XIV. My wife and I are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. Extra special that the Pope is from Chicago. So many God moments. @RaymondArroyo
This guy collected every local law in America and put them in a single database.
2.2 million laws.
This might seem to you like some nerds side project, and while it is technically, it is also much more important than you think.
Historically, whenever anything is made transparent to the voting bloc it undergoes radical change.
Every. Single. Time.
To the extent governments work overtime to make things opaque. (And I expect that to happen to this dataset too very soon, in a thousand different ways.)
The internet makes everything including politics “global/local” and local laws won’t escape.
It’s hard to understand right now how profound this will be, but we live in interesting times for sure.
Thank you Joe, and all the other nerds who do stuff like this because they are personally curious and they can. This is how history moves forwards
As a Marine Corps veteran, I’m sick and tired of people telling me I’m wrong about “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band. I’ve known this for decades.
Here are the straight facts:
These members are professional musicians — top-tier, experienced artists who go through an extremely competitive audition process. They are not regular recruits.
This was established by Congress in 1798.
Once selected, they enlist under a special contract for duty with the U.S. Marine Band only. They are directly appointed to the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-6). And yes — they are exempt from Marine Corps Recruit Training (boot camp). No Parris Island, no Quantico, no San Diego
Unlike every other Marine band, “The President’s Own” has no secondary combat role. They exist solely for their musical mission: performing for the President, White House events, and national ceremonies. They are still active duty Marines subject to the UCMJ and military standards, but their path is unique by design and regulation.
If you’re out here arguing with actual US Marine Corps veterans about this, do yourself a favor and read the official Marine Band career documents instead of running your mouth.
Official source: https://t.co/SxtrOOY80S
Facts over internet warrior feelings.
Semper Fi. 🇺🇸
On the last day of session, State Representative Patrick Sheehan called out Illinois Democrats on their lack of action to improve public safety in the state. #twill
Thank you Schaumburg! Schaumburg has joined the growing list of cities that stand in opposition to the terrible Build Act! Tell Pritzker to keep bumbling Springfield out of the suburbs! We can manage ourselves far better than he can! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Great job New Lenox! New Lenox stands up for local control and stands against Pritzker’s over reach! Leave zoning questions to local, community leaders! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
@unclebobmartin@kcosr Thank you for your work and research on AI agents. This is a very important topic. I enjoy reading your findings and learning from them
@jondelarroz Doctor Who needs to get back to quality writing/stories that was evident in Classic Who when special effects were not available. When the actors have a quality story they are able to make it come to life.