this made me laugh very hard

Our story @chicagotribune.com: Chicago teen Ofelia Torres, whose father was detained by ICE while she fought cancer, dies. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/14/c...

Back on my bullshit at Broadview #abolishice

Great piece out today in Physics Today on historical origins, contemporary relevance, & fundamental irreplaceability of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which remains at imminent risk of dismantling for partisan political reasons.

“The Constitution does not permit the government to arrest thousands of individuals and then disregard their constitutional rights because it would be too challenging to honor those rights.”

Turning Point USA Halftime Show Opens With Snake-Handling Preacher

What a stupid, stupid way to run a government

Soooo is anyone missing a husky? Found by Grand and Division, no tags

The Onion is savage.

Wrestling fans, welcome to the resistance

I hope folks recognize how abnormal it is for a sitting president to try to name key infrastructure after himself.

SHE GOT GAME Yeah Booyyyeeee she’s got it,!! www.reuters.com/sports/publi...

I don't see how Will Lewis can effectively lead WaPo. Lewis did not save Bezos from himself on opinion pages. (375K+ cancelations) His innovations did not stem enough red ink. And he has not taken any ownership of the devastating ensuing cuts. He's making Murray own it alone.

The mass layoffs at the Post really just make me feel a deep sadness for our industry. The severe weakening of the media ecosystem since 2017 has been catastrophic for American democracy. It has also, of course, come at great cost for journalists themselves.

The real reason why the groundhog wanted six more weeks of winter is because he loves the heat lamps.

I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home. But did you look at the judge's order? It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept." Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy

The Boss showed-up at Tom Morello’s gig in MN. Fuck yes!

We still don't know the names of the ICE agents who killed Gonzàlez behind the wheel of his car outside Chicago in September. They were unmasked in this BWC footage from Franklin Park police. If you have any information at all about these men—please text us on Signal at unraveled.66

ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.

Mood in minneapolis right now

My loose info so far is that the Minneapolis General Strike today had about 80 unions sign on, and it might be one of the biggest labor actions in decades depending on your definition

Jesus. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

RFK Jr. update

Not service members, not soldiers, "warfighters." Apparently journalism =woke for Defense Dept. "The Department of War is returning Stars & Stripes to its original mission: reporting for our warfighters”

That's good graphics.

A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.

A federal judge has ruled the president does not have the power to do that:

It's both. Powell's term as chair is up soon. Trump will replace him, with Powell presumably remaining as a governor. But he wants to humiliate Powell for defying him & gain total control of the Fed. Trump is power-hungry so he can exact retribution & he pursues revenge to show how powerful he is.

In response to a quote tweet of DHS that says “you guys killed an American citizen,” Greg Bovino replies: “Triggered much?”

Where’s the line?

“organized gangs of wine moms”

"This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."

What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?

Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!

Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."

Ordinary Americans will pay for Donald Trump's gold monuments to celebrate his military conquests.

talked to the owner of a denim company that produces jeans in the US. he said that he's seen declining sales abroad in EU and Canada. stores tell him that customers don't want to buy MiUSA products bc Trump makes dumb, pointless threats like "taking over Canada or Greenland"

Definitely would suggest everyone who wants to detail their experiences to write them out and email that so they can understand the totality of our experiences because only 60 minutes means 30 public speakers in total which is hardly anything for a city of nearly three million.

April 18, 1930: The BBC announces there is "no news" that day and plays piano music. www.bbc.com/news/enterta...

So fair and foul a day I have not seen! Beautiful fog at Graceland Cemetery today.

Podcasts in all cases are things I listen to when I’m doing something else. Not for watching! They aren’t TV shows. I don’t want more TV. If what you’re making isn’t consumable through my podcast app it is categorically not a podcast.

unironically a good idea

A cool thing about "The House I Live In" is that its lyrics were written by Abel Meeropol, best known for (a) writing the lyrics for the anti-lynching song "Strange Fruit," recorded by Billie Holiday, and (b) adopting Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's orphaned sons.

Side note: Sinatra’s mom Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa, a midwife by trade, ran an underground free abortion clinic, chained herself to a fence to fight for women’s suffrage and was an extremely influential organizer for the Democratic Party www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eamo...

Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, son of Italian immigrant Gaetano Crocetti Frank Sinatra, son of Italian immigrants Antonino Sinatra and Natalina Garavanta Merry Christmas to everyone except Stephen Miller and his enablers and handlers

To me, the Christmas message is that we should care for the needy and vulnerable. I don't understand people who think it means we should smash the car windows of immigrants, tear-gas neighborhoods and zip-tie children. May federal agents lose their masks and find their souls.

These declines are MASSIVE. And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING. “Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?” THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it. Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.

Btw this is one of the biggest reasons why it’s not as easy as people think to start up independent newsrooms or just be an indie journalist on substack. If you are actually holding powerful and rich people to account, you WILL need legal representation. Not a matter of whether but when