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Reminder... Any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message — they can't win on their ideas alone.

No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.

One of the few positive aspects of this era in American history is that it's super-easy to identify the villains.

A president who can tear down 1/3 of the White House can tear down the entire White House. A president who can steal $230M from the treasury can steal $1T from the Treasury. We have both legalized and tolerated Trump’s crimes, so they will only get bigger.

The No Kings March in Chicago is one of the largest gatherings I’ve seen here. Looking down from by the river, the crowd stretches for blocks down Michigan Ave and wraps around Wacker Dr. This video is from a few minutes ago and the end of the protest is nowhere in sight. @blockclubchi.bsky.social

I can’t keep up on the news because there’s only one story: the people in charge shouldn’t be and, because of that, people will suffer and die. It seems increasingly futile which topic leads me to that same conclusion.

History has already tried this.

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Chicago No Kings protest parking garage view coverage: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/06/14/c...

I’ll say this as many times as I have to. No tax cut in the history of tax cuts has ever paid for itself. Not a one.

If you do in fact want Covid boosters for yourself or anyone, you can submit public comment to the FDA here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

This times a trillion.

Ceres and local anti-fascists

Big turnout in Chicago.

I appreciate that Jeffrey Goldberg did not sit on this news for a book that he writes two years from now

In a sane world, this would be the end of the Trump administration. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Political street art at Clark and Montrose

Trump wanted to cut off aid to Ukraine to please his handler Putin. He set up the Oval Office ambush to create an excuse to do so. It's obvious.

Conan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.

The Beginning. Today's sunrise in Chicago on the final day of February 2025.

FACT: The Clash debuted "Clampdown" in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sept. 12, 1979. #rockfacts #localangle Photo taken from the front row that day by Mike Reiter #Internationalclashday

In a functioning democracy, a president who -tries to seize Congress's constitutional spending powers -attempts to rewrite the Constitution unilaterally -pardons violent insurrectionists who attacked the government -fires the Inspectors General and DOJ prosecutors would face immediate impeachment

TARIFFS ARE TAXES ON DOMESTIC CONSUMERS.

Wicked Winter on Wednesday. This morning's start in Chicago Harbor.

Chicago (2023)

December 10, 1967: Otis Redding and 4 members of the Bar-Kays died when Redding’s private plane crashed into Lake Monona in Madison, WI, just 3 days after he had recorded “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” which was released in January 1968. #RIP

Two months later the album "London Calling" gets its first (very positive) review in a Minneapolis newspaper. They may have held off until the LP was available as a domestic U.S. release

Make Stupidity Embarrassing Again

The front page of The New York Times for Friday, May 31, 2024. nyti.ms/3KpeTZp

Afternoon in Autumn as We Wrap-up Wednesday in the Windy City. Today in Chicago.

YES. WH spox responds to GOP Fascist Party Speaker:   "We absolutely reject offensive accusation that gun crime is uniquely high in US bc of Americans' 'hearts.' Gun crime is uniquely high in US bc congressional GOP spent decades choosing gun industry's lobbyists over lives of innocent Americans."

I didn't see this coming. In Northern Ireland, Brexit has drained support among young people for remaining in the UK - across the board. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The upshot of the Jenna Ellis plea deal? An admission that the fraud claims were bullshit all the way down.

🌒 Chicago & the moon tonight www.instagram.com/p/CypJMOpuS-...

Republicans have gone from threatening the spouses of Jordan holdouts yesterday to today asking God for divine inspiration. Tomorrow they will be doing Ouija boards. Saturday they'll be speaking in tongues.