C'est la vie.

Learning new words is educational.

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I'll take it. Fall can wait. There's plenty of time for "sweater weather." I'd rather have "sweaty weather."

Since it has been determined that both the escalator and prompter malfunctions were to blame oh WH staff, are Jesse Watters and Karoline Leavitt going to apologizes for their remarks yesterday?

Another Republican elected official convicted of corruption?! Must be a day ending in "Y". apnews.com/article/tenn...

TACO strikes again! apnews.com/article/doge...

Yesterday was the autumnal equinox and the start of autumn. Coincidentally, it was also the start of the Fall of America.

"Conclusions and Relevance: Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

I may not have grown much corn for eating this summer, but I grew lots of corn stalks for decorating this fall.

Family Weekend at Illinois State University

I feel the same way. "I could never join the MAGA world — because I have no sense of grievance. Just the opposite. I'm grateful. I live in a good place. I have a good job, paid well for doing exactly what I want. Blaming others for my woes feels small."

They'll probably have company, because they won't be the last.

Or a Grammy or Emmy

Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...

"Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists, including 227 events that took more than 520 lives."

Happy trails, Sundance

"As a fierce free speech advocate, I cannot tolerate dissent..."

Republicans are so opposed to alternative energies because it's impossible to gaslight on solar power.

Truth

Praying mantis rescue

TGIF

If Trump's federal government is cutting funding to states (specifically blue states), the states should cut funding to the federal government.

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We all saw it coming.

Nice week ahead for Chicago

How long before the rebranded (because it sounds better) Department of War reinstitutes the draft?

We need Colbert’s bold and frank commentary now as much as ever, and we need to stop corporations like CBS from cowing to political intimidation of this administration. Add your name to the petition to demand they reverse their decision and keep Colbert on air! sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...

Another "responsible" gun owner makes the news. apnews.com/article/door...

So when the National Guard comes to Chicago, are they going to start with picking up trash or raking leaves? Soon enough, they can help shovel snow. Can they leave their rifles after clearing street parking as dibs?

Signs of the times

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And black hearts

Waiting for the show #thelumineers #soldierfield

Is this the day?

Goodbye, Lucy We'll miss you. 😢🦔🌈💔

Arm up, Chicagoans!

So after a disaster, in order to receive Red Cross aid, you will have to prove you are a legal citizen? What if, for example, your entire life was just destroyed by a tornado and you have now way to prove your are here legally? Then what?

If these vaccines are dangerous as he says they are, then why is RFK Jr. targeting the old and unhealthy? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...

I just found out on FB that e-scooters are prohibited in Illinois. What's up with that ‪@govpritzker.illinois.gov‬?

The best way to convince the Nobel committee to award you the Peace Prize is obviously to rebrand the Dept of Defense as the Dept of War because it sounds better.

Cracker Barrel should donate all the "Americana decor" that they removed from their restaurants to the Smithsonian since the museums seem to be void of what makes America great.

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Two friends embark on a bucket-list road trip after a huge misunderstanding, rushing to repair family relationships and embrace life while they still can. www.imdb.com/title/tt3696...

Bathing beauty

I am America. Mayflower descendant on my father's side, and of 20th century Finnish immigrants on my mother's side. And everything in between.

Afternoon snack time

That's the "new" Democrat way.

How long before he creates the Trump Peace Prize, with the first recipient to be...Donald J. Trump!