[ear pressed to the sidewalk, a rosary of rover wheels clattering on my neck] Coco. Early generation. [sniffs pavement] Chipotle bowl. Barbacoa and brown rice. Paid extra for guac [an excited murmur rises from the hunting party] we head it off at the crosswalk

The one time I met Paul Vallas was at a conference and after a very brief conversation he showed me a plan for a "reform school" project he was pitching. The man was carrying plans for a jail for children on his person and just...showing it to people. That guy came really close to being mayor.

The "wheelchairs in D&D" discourse is starting up again because of Heroes of the Borderlands. Look, there's a valid criticism of why publishers have wheelchair art in their fantasy dungeon crawlers and it isn't the one getting made. My question is, why not include other physical disabilities?

Wow, they did all that and got *two* suspected gang members? Suspected? Wow. And two of them? Wow. Plus a guy with a previous charge of marihuana possession? Wow. Wow, that is impressive. Wow, when are we throwing these heroes a parade? Wow.

Today's protest thread, ongoing

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Gregory Bovino, commander-at-large of the U.S. #BorderPatrol, claims a @wbez.org/@chicago.suntimes.com report about his comments Sunday in downtown #Chicago was "grossly inaccurate" and taken out of context. So we've posted the interview's unedited AUDIO and TRANSCRIPT: www.wbez.org/immigration/...

This is Gritty

For context Hegseth was basically fired from every job he had, including resigning from his national guard duty because he had a Deus Vult tattoo. He got fired from all his other jobs for drinking and abusing women on the job. Heres a letter his own mother wrote to him about his treatment of women

like, the fact that they felt this spectacle was necessary is itself evidence that they don't have the military support that they want

Bee Brutalism r/brutalism

free @peoplesfabric.com

Hey theater companies: don't do this. (From @bcmerchant.bsky.social 's newsletter Blood in the Machine www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/artists-ar...)

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

JUST NOW AT THE UN…

So this two-person shop has become a load-bearing element of Chicago's coverage of what's happening with the ICE raids. The least you can do is support em: unraveledpress.com/support-unra...

Update on this: The City of Evanston isn't waiting for Flock to take the cams down, and staff have covered them up with bags and tape. Writing up a quick story to post before I go do (another!) citywide site visit to confirm all are covered (Picture taken yesterday by @joergmetzner.bsky.social)

Is this supposed to be a threat? They did this exact thing while the government was open

5 year prison sentence. Brazil, France -- all the cool countries are doing it.

You guys do yourself a favor and look at what Eric Adams wore to Rosh Hashanah services at the Sephardic Lebanese Congregation

chotiner’s real gift is very quickly revealing how many powerful and influential people are complete morons. Sunstein is asked about his friendship with Kissinger and it’s pretty clear that he’s never really thought about it.

It strikes me that quite a lot of people knew for the last year that the guy running our horrific deportation squads took a bag with $50k in cash from undercover FBI agents investigating corruption, and it didn’t get out until now.

Good morning from the ICE detention/processing facility in Broadview, IL, where pepper balls are already being deployed. A few moments ago a federal agent responded to early morning protestor heckling by firing pepper balls at the ground. Meanwhile one of his colleagues urges him to come inside.

The Third Reich didn't last 1,000 years. Pinochet was ousted with a referendum. And the US isn't exactly dealing with the smartest, most competent fascists. Those of you insisting that 2025 is forever need to read a book, touch grass, go to therapy, anything other than trying to make others quit.

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Patel is really bad at this.

coates is genuinely a generational writer

Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵

We gotta start another Arts & Crafts movement dawg. We gotta return to the material and the creator

“The study found that about 7% of US adults have been present at the scene of a mass shooting in their lifetime, and more than 2% have been injured during one.”

Current* conditions near Isle Royale NP, MI:

Reporters on the ground in Chicago are screaming to be heard over the false narrative that Pritzker defeated Trump there. PLEASE listen to them.

I haven't paid much attention, can the bears still move further than arlington heights or is that pretty much locked in

i've been rewatching season 1 of the sopranos and i had the thought that it would have been a very different show if he was using chatgpt for therapy

The rest of the Cook County judges ousted longtime Chief Judge Tim Evans in a closed-door vote yesterday. Let's mark the momentous change with a 🧵of some of my favorite Evans stories from over the years, shall we? /1 chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/09...

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highly recommend turning off autoplaying videos today!

The protest march in Chicago - the second in only four days staged in opposition to the Trump admin's targeteting of Chicagoland for an immigration blitz - has stepped off from Congress Plaza and is heading north down Michigan Avenue. Hundreds of people have joined the march so far.

it’s not even a sacrifice, it’s like a Free Gift With Purchase

From your lips to G-d's ears

With the Trump Administration about to roll its ugly occupation into Chicago, I wanted to write a little lyrical love letter to the city. dansinker.com/posts/202…

When Schumer gave Trump everything he wanted back in March, the logic was that Republicans would be so unpopular by now, they'd be willing to stand up to Trump.

Taking a brief break from The Horrors for this delightful post: www.pauladamsmith.com/blog/2025/09...

Who's the worst cartoon character? I vote Henry, the dad from Dennis the Menace. He's a mask deliberately invented to whitewash the identity of his creator, Hank Ketcham, one of the worst men to ever make comics. It's gonna take a thread.

RIP to the great Graham Greene. He never struck a false note, and brought warmth and authenticity every time he was onscreen.

a neglected/"replaced" skillset withers rapidly because your brain doesn't think you need it anymore! they made a turns-you-stupid machine and it doesn't even make good stuff! it's like if the monkey's paw didn't even grant you a wish it just punched you in head until you got worse at everything

Gonna link back to this but just start a Ghost blog or something at this point, its never been easier. aftermath.site/website-musk...