You could say that Rock n Roll was born 111 years ago today in Arkansas, but probably not where you'd think. Before there was a Chuck Berry or Little Richard, there was those who wanted to be like her. Rosetta Nubin better known as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of Rock was born on this day

Justice for Cricket

I need this to be successful before I pitch my reboot

Sorry your health insurance costs so much more this year, we needed to make fancy airplanes for illiterate dog-murderers

Part of what makes Schmidt's photo work is the crisp focus on the survivors' eyes, while Bondi is blurred seemingly by her own obfuscation

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omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for gradient.horse

Liam! With the Grammy even

A lot of people listen to the centrist strategists and “analysts” who wrongly argued Democrats shouldn’t talk about immigration because it would help Trump or some shit. You do have to wonder how that shaped Dem behavior in Congress, & how things could’ve been different w/ different info streams

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

Murderers

If you’re a grown ass man in full tactical gear asking a child to show you ID or proof of citizenship you failed at life. Utterly & completely failed. Loser.

This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia. Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.” Really listen to it.

one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it

Five years ago, I sheltered in the Capitol, praying the lock on my door would hold. Alarms blared. Rioters screamed, "Kill the infidels." I held my breath, not just because I was in danger, but because our democracy was. Democracy held, and I do still believe we can keep it.

Criminal

It's the indifference

The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing. All from his movies.

Holy shit, thank you FIFA for naming me Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. I am honored, and I can't wait to KICK it with y'all at the after party and whatnot.

The plea deal turns a potential felony sentence that could mean six years in federal prison and $250,000 in fines into three years of probation and a few thousand dollars in restitution costs.

As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.

If you’re wondering how the debate is going on the city’s parking tax ordinance, it’s this

My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."

Worth a thousand words and whatnot. And just a reminder from Uncle George. It's never too late to admit your ass got played.

FULL STORY: Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and its suburbs, lied about firing tear gas at protesters in Little Village and tackling a man outside the Broadview ICE facility, a federal judge said Thursday. @wttw.bsky.social

Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis has just taken the bench to rule on federal agents actions' during a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs. Background, for @wttw.bsky.social from @bymattmasterson.bsky.social

A scoop that I’m not happy to report: CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution. heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...

New developments in my 3 year Epstein investigation, this time regarding JP Morgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon. This is a long thread, but worth sticking around for.

🔥 As you may have seen, in recent days, I've been going to the Broadview ICE facility near where I live. For @vanityfair.com I wrote about those protests & the hell that the Chicago area is being put through thanks to ICE/DHS. I hope you'll read this & share it. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

I have lived and worked in and around Chicago for 27 years and I have been assaulted less often than Sen Paul has been in his own back yard.

FASCISM: a populist political movement exalting nation and race above the individual, lead by a centralized autocratic government with a dictatorial leader. FASCISM (CONSERVATIVE DEFINITION): when a black man tries to help you get health insurance.

Measles was once considered eliminated in the United States, but is coming back in some communities as people choose not to vaccinate themselves or their children. SRHD identified 4 exposures and 1 positive case from Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital.

Judging by their rulings, the conservative justices of the Supreme Court believe that the use of race to improve political and economic outcomes for minorities is intolerable, but using race as a proxy for who does not belong in this country is permissible.

Today, at a press conference, survivors spoke at length and in detail about the abuse they suffered at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, who was recently moved to a minimum-security federal prison camp by the Trump administration.

over the last week, several political scientists i trust have declared trump a dictator and that america is not a full functioning democracy anymore. see here: goodpoliticsbadpolitics.substack.com/p/where-we-a... donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-author... i think making a list clarifies this:

According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago. 8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois. And yet Trump is sending troops here.

Gross

I can’t stop thinking about how the Access Hollywood tape came out before the election even happened, yet suddenly we have people concerned that the President might have lied about being a sexual predator who were totally fine with it when he told the truth about being a sexual predator very grim

This one weird trick (building more housing) will help reduce your city’s housing costs…

My thoughts on the Epstein files:

And NONE of them mention that Steve Bannon has been working for years to have South Asian Americans rounded up in camps, which is pertinent to this story because it proves they do not consider Bannon’s explicit violent fascism disqualifying. I wish he’d merely target their editors and not us.

HAVE YOU SEEN THESE CATS They’re not missing or anything I just think you should see them

Ted Cruz: ‘Vacationing Is How I Grieve’

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.

I don’t think we fully appreciate the depths of economic harm the Republican megabill will unleash on this country, and the ways it will affect things like the housing market. Here are a few things I’m thinking about:

For updates on breaking news of a wildland fire and shooting ambush of firefighters situation in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, please follow local news (Spokane, WA) sources if possible. The closest: - Spokesman Review www.spokesman.com/stories/2025... - @kxly.com (ABC) - KREM (CBS) - KHQ (NBC)

Republicans told us they wanted to vote on their Big Ugly bill promptly at 4pm ET. We’re here. But it seems they’re not ready to go. I guess they’re still working on buying the votes they need to cut Medicaid, close hospitals, and kick seniors out of nursing homes.