People say they love to work from home, but I say I don’t love hearing your dog bark in the background on a call. 😂

One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential

A movie that takes place where you’re from

U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents expected to leave Chicago soon chicago.suntimes.com/public-safet...

I’m obsessed with flight tracking. (I hear a lot of helicopters, k) Look at bro doing donuts in the sky.

My thoughts:

Now let’s see if ❄️ melts 🧊

Terrifying.

the fact that Sandwich Guy is facing this 'wich trial at all is evidence of subpar justice. he is a hero being put through the judicial grinder. i hope the jury wraps up a not guilty verdict without delay or loafing around

Bringing poetry to the courtroom - okay!

"Describing rapid response networks and neighborhood moms as professional agitators shows just how it of touch these agents are, and how extreme their views are"

Good, now do Schumer.

wtf

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“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.” Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.

If the Democrats keep nominating charismatic candidates who actually like people, they're going to get massacred in 2026 and 2028. by Rahm Emanuel

I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.

Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest. The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says. "I could smell the onions and mustard."

chicago is under a federally funded terrorist attack and we are just supposed to ignore it, keep walking, go to work & shut up

Federal agents just gassed my neighborhood

Well if they walk like 🧊 and they talk like 🧊 … “The officers at the Coast Guard station did not appear to wear any agency or personal identification. They did not speak when asked to identify themselves, while one officer moved behind a bush as a Block Club reporter took photos and videos.”

the whole point of mass protest is to demonstrate overwhelming opposition to the political direction, at a scale that can't be cracked down on dress comfortably and stay away from anyone inciting violence, but don't let clout chasers scare you into losing sight of how the basic concept works

The out-of-touch David Brooks, at it again 🥴. We’re out here, Davie. We’re desperately fighting. What the hell are you doing beside writing dismissive articles?

It’s been said but it bears repeating: in addition to the people being abducted, all Chicagoans are being psychologically terrorized. Seeing feds driving/walking around and videos of violent attacks in places you know and love will fuck you up. Get ready, it’s coming to all of America soon.

“Got ya, Darryl.” This is why we have to be here for each other. Also note she’s filming landscape and narrating. The training helps.

There’s legitimately people out there who think all writing is a homework assignment and not a creative endeavor.

A civil war, needs two (or more) factions trying to kill each other. This is an authoritarian power grab. I usually don't worry about fine points, but "civil war" suggests both sides are involved in a violent conflict. We aren't. For now. Don't power their fantasies.

These fuckers are evading legal orders and sure that means people in detention will have to be released but that doesn’t undo all the trauma they’re causing.

They are not planning "a violent crackdown" on 10.18. What they are doing is sending a signal to their shock troops to try to cause havoc. But those shock troops will be vastly outnumbered. Go out and protest freely. Do not be cowed.

This is fascinating!

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

“I think folks in Chicago want to feel free and safe to walk around and be able to visit and explore without fear of being attacked, assaulted or otherwise victimized,” says the man responsible for the people attacking, assaulting, and victimizing Chicagoans. 🥴

I sincerely hate the framing ”majority of the electorate” and “public opinion.” Where does this info that almost all Americans hate trans people come from? How are polling questions worded? Are they based on phone polling ffs?? Why is this just being accepted as true?

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

Could part of the problem be that this reality TV celebrity numb-nut doesn’t understand the difference between campaigning and governing? He’s always campaigning and never anticipated, learned or cared about the second part.

I’m told ICE attacked us—despite us being off the street, courtesy of the state police—to create a spectacle because Kristi Noem was present today. Here’s some footage of her and her team on the roof of Broadview. Everything is content creation to these fascists.

Excellent piece on the state of the publishing industry.

Once again, f these people www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

IT IS TIME.

He. Is. Not. Popular. No one wants what Trump/Miller/SCOTUS are shoving down our throats

It’s a persecution complex that unfortunately feeds into a lot of others’ persecution complex.

"Chicago's about to find out why it's called the Department of Well We Would But the Vibes Are Off"

Why are we hyping Apple anything at the moment? Groveling Tim Cook is on the shitlist (she types on her iPhone 🥴).

“Guess-Stop-O” is sending me.

Talk about how this is all being staged to set Chicago up for a military occupation. Talk about how they are planning to attack cultural gatherings, picnics, and parades, knowing that people will cling to their neighbors and family members—and that Trump will use those acts of decency as an excuse.

"Why should I care about U.S. Space Command being transferred to Alabama? I hate the military-industrial complex. We spend too much money on defense. Why does it matter which rich people get richer off it?" There are a number of reasons you should care, but you really only need one. (thread)

I mean the world is horrible and people with half formed frontal cortexes can’t even begin to process it. Also why any shooter/terrorists’ screed is hardly worth examining.

Nice little slice of life. I want to meet all these cool people! chicagoreader.com/city-life/th...