I got this same text and said the same thing to our assembled group of friends. Like gods, please go away…

Every gamer’s gone to the rapture?

Huzzah! @dapneym.bsky.social, @mcgreenesd.bsky.social, and our static finally took down M6S!

Maybe they'll eventually regain their nerve, but for the moment, JB Pritzker appears to have single-handedly spooked the Trump administration into backing down with one 12-minute speech.

May as well call @dapneym.bsky.social and I crows because we're attracted to the bright shiny. This time sunset mode edition!

Seeing Sasha Velour tonight! Been a moment since I've been to the Steppenwolf.

This thread outlines an INCREDIBLE tactic to use when calling Visa/mastercard/stripe/other payment processors. If you have the will and gumption, this is an amazing way to make an impact on their bottom line. Every time you do this you cost them between $10 and $20.

I talked to @halfrobot.com about what credit card companies have been doing to Itch and the impact that could have on the future of games www.404media.co/credit-card-...

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

Listen to AOC. Repost ad infinitum. Call your Representative (202-224-3121).

A government ban on Hungary’s Pride parade backfired Saturday as over 100,000 people marched through Budapest, far more than usual PM Viktor Orban warned people to stay away, threatening “clear legal consequences.” But the warnings only turned a modest event into a mass rally against his government

We are everywhere and that's never going to change.

Starting an interesting-sounding YouTube video only to hear an AI voice is an instant stop video and tell YouTube to never recommend the channel to me.

To be really clear: The reason members of Congress can't just walk right in is because of the guns. Armed DHS personnel won't allow entry. In other words, DHS is using armed force to *break* laws. Democrats need to wrap their minds around that. Accept that the frog is boiled.

Illinois has enshrined protections to meet this very moment. In a time of increasing overreach and hateful rhetoric, it's more important than ever to reaffirm our commitment to the rights and dignity of the LGBTQ+ community. You have a home here always.

Get her ass, dad.

First time at Ravinia. @dapneym.bsky.social and I are excited to see Grace Jones and Janelle Monae!

In today’s episode of drivers being assholes, parking in a no parking zone while also blocking the southbound bike lane

A democrat supermajority in Illinois legislature gets you: no housing, no clean energy, no transit. Like, Sierra Club agreed to support the bill that lifted the nuclear moratorium and it still didn't pass? Embarrassing

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Oh, thank the gods… #Eurovision2025

I think this is the biggest spread for the jury twelve points that I’ve seen in a long time.

EBU: We don't like you using the word "Kant." Can you please tone it down? Malta: sure ok. #Eurovision

Eurovision final, let’s goooo!

Playing FF7 Rebirth and this beach chocobo is giving "Tan with You"

🧵 THREAD: A federal whistleblower just dropped one of the most disturbing cybersecurity disclosures I’ve ever read. He's saying DOGE came in, data went out, and Russians started attempting logins with new valid DOGE passwords Media's coverage wasn't detailed enough so I dug into his testimony:

Zoning Committee meeting happens on April 15 and full council on April 16! To help build the first ever Bikerdike 100% affordable housing development on Chicago’s Northside, sign up for public comments or send the zoning committee your email or letter of support 🏢 🚇 🙌

If your plans for this weekend involve being outdoors voicing your displeasure with *gestures* the entire situation, just sayin', my colleagues have a guide that you should read. www.theverge.com/21276979/pho...

Live on Bloomberg:

Seeing Kylie with @dapneym.bsky.social at Allstate tonight. Had dinner at a restaurant converted from a church.

Wisconsin! Vote! Our Democracy needs these 2 Women!

some more congestion pricing Ws: Broadway attendance: up 21% Restaurant reservations: up 7% Pedestrian traffic: up 4% Retail sales: up $900M Commercial leasing: up 61% Subway crime: down 37% Car crashes: down 50% Honking complaints: down 69%

This would be a massive abandonment of Chicago’s population if allowed to happen.

Grimly ironic: this constellation of Democratic consultants and power brokers have unwittingly been Trump's great allies, dismissing the idea that Trump 2 represents a profound threat demanding an uncompromising fighting stance and not just a redo of 2017's posh fundraising

Managed to clear M3S with @dapneym.bsky.social and @mcgreenesd.bsky.social! Made prog on M4S, but the beginning of that fight is brutal.

Fuck fascists; do not let them get a foot in the door. This is the scouting party, and if they’re allowed to stay they’ll bring their less “polite” friends, and all of a sudden you’ve got a Nazi bar.

やれやれ。。。Jotaro Kujo will be raiding with us tomorrow night

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.

Hey, @schumer.senate.gov: You know what's the clearest sign that you're doing something wantonly stupid that will hurt America? When that fascist knucklehead Donald Trump is praising you.

Dick Durbin can and will rot in hell. And it’s time to make sure he never wins an election again.

Preshow entertainment before seeing Mickey 17 at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social.

Lovely evening full of food and a concert (Caroline Kingsbury and Pom Pom Squad at Lincoln Hall). Right next to me there was a Gen Z daughter with her Gen X father and it was amusing listening to them joke at each other and relay concert stories.

@aeazel.bsky.social and I appreciate concert venues with some seating 💜

I expanded on this post with this article. Please read and share. "Don't Be Fooled By Today's Ruling: The Supreme Court is Still Corrupt and Broken" open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

reminder not to buy anything tomorrow

That’s how you write a headline, people.

Today, the Chicago Plan Commission approved the Broadway Land Use Framework, which includes a recommendation to rezone both sides of Broadway to B3-5. This means thousands of new, transit-oriented homes can be built by-right! 🥳🏗️🚇 Huge shout-out to our members for speaking in favor of the plan. 👏