Reusing my Sausage King of Chicago sign for another No Kings demonstration.

In honor of Mr. Rogers’ birthday, here’s your regularly scheduled reminder that the quote of his you keep sharing, that in times of crisis we should look for the helpers, was for his audience of children. We’re adults now. We’re supposed to *be* the helpers.

Every word of this is a nightmare www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Another memorable ruling out of West Virginia, where Judge Goodwin — a Clinton appointee — excoriates the treatment of ICE detainees. "This is not what civil enforcement looks like in a humane system of government under law." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

During part of this we discussed Alpine Luge, which is an amazing sliding sport that sadly is not in the Olympics. Anyway, here's what that looks like, with one of the greatest to ever doing it giving the demonstration down the track in Deutschnofen

Jumping in to keep up with all the whistlemakers! Protopasta is ready to donate filament to keep the momentum going! Reach out to our support team at [email protected] to find how you can be involved, too!

I'm on the edge of my seat. You don't realize how much you miss the Olympics until they're back and you're huffing pure uncut curling on a Wednesday afternoon before the game have even started officially.

again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are his net worth is $253.2 billion. so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire and then do it again tomorrow and again the day after that and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"

-27 windchill walk to check on the birds at the Channel/North Branch (Chicago River) confluence. All the usuals including Goldeneye ducks and TWO blue heron!

The cool thing is that we know that every person out there in this cold is extra demoralizing to ICE and the administration. We fucking hate you so much and we’re prepared to stand outside in temperatures you can’t even fucking fathom to tell you that you suck absolute shit.

Paige Bueckers (Dallas Wings, Breeze FC) is donating $50,000 to relief efforts organised in response to ICE raids in her hometown of Hopkins, Minnesota. On Monday Bueckers won $50,000 in the #Unrivaled free throw competition after successfully scoring 13 free throws. (Source @brwsports)

We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...

Between Chicagoans and groups like Pilsen Arts & Community House, 150,000+ whistles have been shipped to cities in at least 10 states. “We’re responding to the immediate need. ... And the way we’re showing up for other cities, I think we can trust them to show up for us when the time comes.”

One day, the NFL will grant me my dream, and that is to license nail polish colors that exactly match NFL helmets.

A poem by Amanda Gorman For Renee Nicole Good Killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026

BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!

We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.

Also, when reporters start talking about the chatbots this way, it is imperative to remind them they are basically asking a toaster for comment. They should be a lot more embarrassed about this than they currently are. “Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.

Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

57 yards in the air to a receiver with half a yard of separation. LMAO

It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.

One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous scathing review of his movie North. The man had an amazing sense of humor about himself. RIP.

Just a quick update that the whistle fund is now focused on supporting a loose coalition of 3D print enthusiasts who are shipping whistles to any community in the US. If you’re interested in receiving 100-1000+ free 3D printed whistles, email whistlerequests @ proton [dot] me gofund.me/14eb7ac4f

"When you’re going to a concert or a sporting event, you’re worried about one thing: Will the stadium have an endless parking lot packed with thousands and thousands of cars, making entry and exit a living nightmare?" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/don...

Morning snowshoe in Chicago’s LaBagh Woods. I saw thirteen deer (and only one person)!

My infantry Bn had a really hard time parsing the gender and sexuality issues of Southern Helmand. When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.

Is this good? It doesn't seem good. "Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."

omg

Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment

When you’re riding public transit you realize that what’s good for everybody is also good for you. If the bus runs faster, if the train is cleaner, if the AC works, we all benefit when you’re driving a car, every other car on the road is your personal enemy

the stadium stopped selling alcohol seven innings ago. everyone at this game is sober now

Every single day I’m proud to be a Chicagoan.

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states. Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

❌️👑 + ❌️🤚 The Oct. 18 No Kings/Hands Off Chicago protest is organized by ACLU of Illinois, @chicagolabor.bsky.social, Equality Illinois, @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social, Personal PAC, Sierra Club Illinois. 🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏽👫🏼 We'll see you at noon, Sat. Oct 18, Grant Park! (1/4)

Dave Matthews has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.

Somewhat redundant that the Bears are honoring the 85 Bears tonight considering Chicagoland residents traditionally perform a small ceremony honoring the 85 Bears each morning before starting their day

The Onion News Network truck is currently stationed outside the Broadview ICE Detention facility just outside of Chicago.

A recent study found that nearly 80 percent of forests in and around Chicago are infested with invasive shrubs Restoration crews and thousands of volunteers are working diligently to change things blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/13/i...

❌ 👑 TOMORROW: No Kings in Chicago and nationwide!!! We’ll be at Daley Plaza for a peaceful rally and march from 12-2 PM! ✊✊✊ 🙌 Thank you the 60+ partners who are joining us tomorrow for a nonviolent day of action against Trump and MAGA’s tyranny, cruelty and anti-American authoritarianism

It's official! We are expecting! On behalf of Imani and Sea Rocket, we are excited to announce the first egg of an expected four-egg clutch was laid on the Montrose Beach Dunes shoreline the morning of Sunday, May 18, 2025. 📸: Jobi Petersen Cates (Sea Rocket, Montrose, Chicago, May 2025)

I think we should tell Gen Z that Head Cleaner's "Play Both Sides" was the 🔥 album of 1986

BREAKING: Pippin is back at Montrose Beach! Mark Kolasa, your Montrose Beach Dunes Volunteer Community Steward, alerted us and the birding community this morning of two banded Piping Plovers at Montrose. 📸: Lin Johnston (Pippin, Montrose protected beach, Chicago, April 11, 2025)

This article was heartbreaking and infuriating. How the hell can this be possible in 2025? East African Housekeepers Face Rape, Assault and Death in Saudi Arabia www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/w...

First Chicago River kayak day of the year. One sleepy coyote, painted turtles and maybe a red-ear slider, a boisterous kingfisher, a young raptor, and the friendly and well-mannered (really!) Canada geese of River Park. Plus a ton of trash pulled out of the river.

Amazing day at the Women’s March in Chicago. It’s so powerful to stand alongside so many strong women.