We are ruled by 12 year olds, and their towering intellectuals are stoned 19 year olds having a dorm room debate

"Highly concentrated corporate wealth and economic inequality is a scourge on our city and society. Corporations should pay their fair share to support the public good." @etoddbreland.bsky.social breaking down why corporations should pay more tax.

Don’t ever let any of these 30 alders (31 tbh) say they are for working people. Because they all chose to place the burden of this year’s budget on the backs of people too poor to pay off their own debts instead of making big corporations pay their fair share.

The Chicago City Council just punted again on passing a corporate head tax to help fill a $1.2b gap. Beyond the excellent case from @etoddbreland.bsky.social here, one of the alternative proposals—aggressive debt collection—seems almost designed to fail... (🧵) inthesetimes.com/article/bran...

Wrote something in light of the ongoing conversations about the city budget in Chicago. We should demand that large corporations pay their fair share to support the public good! @inthesetimes.com inthesetimes.com/article/bran...

in a moment of too many ascendant nationalisms, maybe what we need is some Midwestern Nationalism to defeat them all www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...

How do you know when a Border Patrol officer is lying?

Honestly you can and frankly should just take your pick between Kat and Biss at this point given they're 1) both far ahead of Fine and, 2) do not just straight up lie about who supports their campaigns.

My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area. (15 in Manhattan btw)

"WBEZ’s analysis sheds light on who would potentially be affected by Johnson’s proposal: less than 1% of all licensed businesses in Chicago; roughly 20% of jobs at companies across the city; and companies where an average salary is estimated to be roughly $111,000."

After 47 days in ICE custody, Chicago worker-leader Willian Giménez González is free — but thousands of others swept up in “Operation Midway Blitz” are still detained. @sarahlazare.bsky.social reports on how organizing saved his life.

this is what happens when elite institutions are in part run by the dumbest group chats in the world. whatever the information bubble you live in, it's not nearly as stupid as the one that whoever greenlighted this book or any coverage of it lives in.

Elected leaders with @localprogress.bsky.social discuss how they are moving progressive policy forward while defending against the assaults of the Trump administration.

My love for em dashes is as old as the hills and as mighty as my inability to make a transition between thoughts literally any other way and I will be damned if I let the clankers take that from me

You can only come to the world cup if you are from Saudi Arabia or Israel, seems like a good plan to me

I would PAY to listen to an interview where Rubio is asked numerous questions about Fonts. Which fonts are PATRIOTIC? Which fonts are for WEAKLINGS? Etc...

You have two bids for Warner brothers. Both are illegal. The fact that one deal is extremely illegal doesn’t make the other deal legal

A new @inthesetimes.com investigation by @ottavias.bsky.social w/ @typeinvestigations.org uncovers Texas “boarding homes” where disabled & elderly people face neglect, abuse & exploitation. As the US faces the largest healthcare cuts in its history, Texas' disastrous system is a warning for us all.

Respectfully, Congresswoman, you voted with Republicans to strip due process from immigrants and to praise Trump's ICE. This year. Now you're upset? Votes have consequences. Minnesotans deserve better.

Bro you own SEVERAL NAPA VALLEY WINERIES you are the weirdest fucking freak in the world

Well to their credit Boeing moved their HQ to Chicago while we still had a head tax and left the city while we didn't, further proof that no business makes decisions based on what is very small pocket change to them, they just like to cry a lot

Watching Republicans flail around as the clock ticks down on ACA subsidies and the reactionaries of Chicago city council flail around on the city budget feel very similar to me. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

"At first glance it sounds impossible—but a strategic look back at the coordinated strikes and militancy of the past two decades shows we might be much closer than we think. We’ve laid the groundwork." by @alexhan.bsky.social for @labornotes.bsky.social labornotes.org/2025/12/mayb...

"At first glance it sounds impossible—but a strategic look back at the coordinated strikes and militancy of the past two decades shows we might be much closer than we think." by @alexhan.bsky.social

If Michael Sacks wants to be mayor, he should run for the job. If alders want to work for him they should go do it: www.gcmgrosvenor.com/open-positio... www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Happy Holidays from the Chicago Police Department

At first glance, a general strike sounds impossible—but a strategic look back at the coordinated strikes and militancy of the past two decades shows we might be much closer than we think, writes @alexhan.bsky.social, executive director of @inthesetimes.com labornotes.org/2025/12/mayb... 1/2

Essential reading from @alexhan.bsky.social!

I have been dismissive of many calls for strikes of all kinds, general or not. But this moment, when millions turn out to "No Kings" rallies and tens of thousands are taking direct action to protect our immigrant neighbors, requires us to reimagine what is possible.

I've got a piece up today at @lukeoneil47.bsky.social's Welcome to Hell World. Check it out: www.welcometohellworld.com/a-coordinate...

If you can, please consider donating to their GoFundMe. The money is going to union members this holiday so they can buy groceries and pay rent while they fight for a fair contract. If MiUSA means anything at all, it must mean good paying jobs for workers. www.gofundme.com/f/support-in...

File under: Use 👏 every 👏 available 👏 tool 👏

If you are in line to make your retirement announcement from the house please stay in line.

I wrote a deep dive into the terrible health consequences of uranium mining in Navajo communities. Leslie Begay, pictured here next to his wife, Nora, is a double lung transplant recipient. When others who worked underground beside him got sick, they died. inthesetimes.com/article/they...

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The DC I know is worth fighting for. I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor. youtu.be/aOBD45c3wVM

In 2013, Whole Foods workers in Chicago staged a “Strikesgiving” walkout to demand Thanksgiving off. A year later, they won: no more mandatory shifts, voluntary sign-ups, and double pay for those who work. Proof that organizing works. inthesetimes.com/article/want...

Thinking about this on a left-right axis is not going to be helpful in analysis and understanding. Many forces at play here. I know I am always telling people to look to Chicago, but for god's sake look to Chicago.

Trump filling out his NYC DSA membership card to vote on primarying Jeffries right now

I've always been convinced that video podcasts exist to force creators to be reliant on a closed distribution platform. Podcasts are built on tech (RSS) that nobody can own. Every major tech company has wanted to migrate podcasts to something proprietary, but it never sticks. Video is their answer.

This is how a true public servant does it, letting the voters decide. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/n...

Workers from @sbworkersunited.org put their bodies on the line today, shutting down Starbucks' distribution center in York, PA, the largest in the US Stand in solidarity with these working-class heroes, DON'T BUY STARBUCKS ANYWHERE UNTIL THEY WIN THEIR STRIKE

wait does the @nytimes.com not think it's worth digging into that our brain genius president thinks he's an ABC News reporter's supervisor

Mayor Johnson is right. Journalists need to start asking individual alders exactly what they oppose about this budget and whether they have any financial ties with corporations who oppose the head tax.

seems like a good time to ask wealthy corporations and huge employers in Chicago who are getting gigantic tax breaks from Trump to pay their fair share to ensure the city keeps moving forward but hey what do I know I'm just one of the majority of people who support that

"The surging fortunes of the far right are intimately tied to a racist & authoritarian politics that blames immigrants for environmental degradation & will only intensify when climate catastrophe can no longer be denied." @alfatau.bsky.social talks with the authors of The Long Heat @inthesetimes.com

We're proud to endorse William Lawrence in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District! @wewill2026.bsky.social helped build Sunrise because he believes young people can take back power. He’s been a champion for working people and our generation, and now he’s taking that fight to Washington.

What is the through line for many of the cities who have ended up getting the brunt of federal escalation? Black leaders, and especially black leaders who are defending their immigrant constituents. The enemy is not just immigrants, it is multiracial democracy. boltsmag.org/north-caroli...