Via WGEM: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker responded Friday afternoon to President Donald Trump’s statement earlier in the day where Trump said he had deemed churches and other houses of worship “essential” and called on governors to allow them to reopen this weekend. During his COVID-19 press briefing on Friday afternoon, Gov. Pritzker said Illinois would continue to operate on the basis of science and data. If JB Pritzker, governor of Illinois, took science and data seriously, he’d drop about 280 pounds fast.

A couple weeks ago, the blog Progressives Today ran an attack piece on Eric Greitens for two of his donors (link). The piece generated of lot angst and fury on the right side of social media. **Turns out the story was pretty shoddy journalism. ** Progressives Today didn’t bother to look at the Pritzkers' other donations or the military museum they founded. If they had, they’d know that Jennifer N. Pritzker (formerly James N.