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Polls have closed in Illinois, where a series of bitterly contested primaries will decide which members of a new generation of politicians will try to replace several Democratic mainstays
-- including Senator Richard J. Durbin, the party’s No. 2 in the Senate.
The Senate primary and down-ballot races in deep-blue Illinois have seized national attention as longtime lawmakers step aside and Democrats hope to gain momentum heading into midterm elections that have been reshaped by …

Illinois Primary Election Live Updates: Polls Close, Vote Counting Underway
With Senator Richard J. Durbin retiring, the Democratic primary features two House members, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton. AIPAC, the pro-Israel group, was a factor in several House races.

Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen announces retirement (Sabrina Lam/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/05/15/congress/steve-cohen-tennessee-retire-00923361
http://www.memeorandum.com/260516/p3#a260516p3

Longtime NFL asst. Moore joins Iowa as adviser https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48759372/tom-moore-87-returns-alma-mater-iowa-offensive-adviser

I don't know if anyone is super interested in backpack quality right now, but last month my partner bought one from https://www.discoversalkan.com/ which are WAY too expensive but it was heavily discounted because they were retiring the line, and she can't stop banging on about what an excellent backpa…

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Madonna:
🎵 Don't Stop
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https://open.spotify.com/track/6eB4UdPtmFYzT8JEhKj5tt
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"‘Slumping’ afflicted soft corals around a South Korean island in 2024. Will it return this year?
#Coral #CoralReef #SouthKorea

‘Slumping’ afflicted soft corals around a South Korean island in 2024. Will it return this year?
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea — In April 2025, I zipped myself up into a thick wetsuit and inched down a steep, rocky ledge toward the gray-blue water encircling Beomseom, a small island off the southern coast of Jeju Island in South Korea. Then I leapt into the chilly sea and wriggled into my scuba gear […]

nice walk down memory lane. I believe my earliest experience with MacOS was System 7.5.3 so a little past the revelation of 7.0 but still far enough back that I remember stuff like Conflict Catcher, using AppleScript for everything, the controversy of Copland and the sad reign of Gil Amelio before Jobs returned.
#apple #MacOS #System7

Social Security is in danger. Trump's tax and immigration policies are draining the trust fund.
https://time.com/article/2026/06/10/social-security-retirement-medicare-disability-fund-trump/

Moved a child out of her Boston/Brookline border apt yesterday-today, biked some stuff home last night after work, then drove over to pick up all the stuff that would not benefit from being rattled around on our lovely roads, then returned on bike to get all the large lumpy stuff that would be harder to fit into a Honda Civic.
Moved her to Boston like this two years ago (no e-assist), then moved from Boston to Brookline a year ago (with e-assist), now this year (again with e-assist).…

Retired Ragnow: Body told me to stop playing https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49043269/frank-ragnow-reflects-abrupt-lions-retirement-aborted-return