What an appalling to say after such a horrific event, and knowing full well you're doing it into a camera with a microphone attached? What does this guy say when he's behind closed doors?

Jesus. I was wholly unprepared for this truth

Before knowing all the facts, voices on the right are now exploiting the tragic death of Charlie Kirk & calling for all-out war on the left. This is sad, but not surprising, at a time when we should all be denouncing political violence. They were not so upset when Minn. Democrats were assassinated.

That 'apprentice' has somehow been worked into this AI slop is simply ICE'ing on the cracker.

Unraveled is one of those groups that does so fucking much and gets very little support or recognition – – for many years I assumed they had some kind of real funding source and was so shocked to find out it’s all grassroots. Supporting them matters!

En español en el hilo de abajo

Today at Graceland Cemetery, I stopped by the grave of Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld, whose words are relevant today.

@caropopcast.bsky.social returns with one half of Squeeze's dynamic songwriting duo: @chrisdiffordlyrics.bsky.social. Share away, subscribe and give a little back if you want at caropop.com

In the 90s, I had trouble understanding why so many of my peers liked oasis when the Beatles were right there. Similarly, Tolkien's oeuvre existed first, was LIGHT YEARS better than anything Rowling put to paper, and to me, it was evident from the first chapter of their respective landmark works.

Chicago: Buckle up for the invasion. Save this graphic. We’re at your service. 🫡

This is the way

These are gonna come in verrrry handy around town next month. Better stock up.

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Conservatives reacting to the most benign shit possible

Enabled by an illegitimate supreme court, tiny dictator exclaims that when the president does something, it's not illegal

This could be about literally anything, but the specific thing it's actually about is particularly alarming given all the failures that have led to this point.

canceling student loans canceling nih research grants drake meme

Good ad copy usually is an oxymoron, but this actually does resonate.

How many people have been kidnapped by ICE?

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A war criminal is meeting a convicted criminal in Alaska to broker another country’s sovereignty. Doesn’t get much more kleptocratic than that, huh.

Reminiscent of a Black person I saw in the wake of the George Floyd protests, tears in eyes, pleading for justice and saying that we should be grateful Black folks are just seeking equality, not revenge. I felt with every fiber of my being that revenge would not be too tall an ask, in all honesty.

Increase a band: Plus the Bear

Slightly diminish a band: Mightco

Too soon

Do the thing! Even a little bit helps.

I miss having a covered porch for just this reason. Not much better than a good light show / thunderstorm and a neat glass of bourbon.

LRS: I stand corrected

Not at all windy in this deluge, but apparently it's enough rain to down wires

Look how flimsy the security is going to be -- a wink when you say you're not using it for immigration purposes and cops will share their access or look up plates for you themselves.

Moon rise over @saltshedchicago.bsky.social as The Head and The Heart lights up the Chicago River

Skyyy

Is being "alpha" the manosphere? I'm so dutifully removed from it, I'm not sure, but a brilliant comedian recently observed that Joe Rogan's acolytes love proclaiming their "alphaness", while being un-self aware that they're literally Rogan's betas, lapping up wherever drivel he regurgitates

"Can a city as creative as San Francisco solve the enduring ills of capitalism?"

I continue to say fuck cancer 🩵💎

Lin was the one who first exposed me to Tom Lehrer, and if you were listening astutely, you could absolutely hear echoes of Tom in some of Lin's more, shall we say, situational observances. RIP to a legend. 97 years is nothing to sneeze at.

Love moments like this. Public Enemy meets Mavis Staples ❤️

A brief, illuminating thread on some of the people trump has decided to go after:

“the party being led by jeffrey epsteins best friend wants to repeatedly examine your childs genitals” is a true statement

As a Chicagoan, this resonates to the deepest part of my core.

it's remarkably bleak that Trump has been accused of sexual misconduct by dozens of women, including an allegation that was adjudicated and in which he was found liable for sexual assault, and yet the American public needs still MORE evidence of his depraved character and unfitness.

I'm Eighteen and School's Out are still bangers, and the dude who laid down the bass for those and others tells @caropopcast.bsky.social how he feels about the singer taking the band's name and going solo when they were at the height of their powers:

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Soundtrack for the day

Very sweet of the folks at the Bear to put some Shellac at the end credits of ep 5 of this new season. #ThankYouSteveAlbini

“pRoTeCtiNG eVErY wOMaN’s rIGhT tO CoMpEtE fAIrLy!” Except in pay, healthcare rights, reproductive rights, voting rights, against discrimination in the workplace… but sure buddy.

The finer points of the administration's war on brown people: