When bearing false witness on TV, it's helpful to wear ash on your forehead. How else would anyone ever guess you're supposedly a "Christian"?

Just because it’s a dreary day, a little visual stimulation from the Roanoke Building. I love these grand mailboxes. The tile isn’t colorful, but those swirls!

Wow

Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Very good thread.

Argh, why aren’t videos loading in Bluesky?

Gotta remind yourself not to cry when you see the kid's signs. It's negative -25°F and tears are dangerous. "LEAVE MY FRIENDS ALONE!" "ICE GIT OUT YA FUCKIN DUMBIES 😡"

Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS. ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion. This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.

Medicare email with “Stay Healthy with Dr. Oz” in banner. No thanks, I’ll get my health information from a reliable source.

ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.

Does anyone know the source or artist for this?

It’s cold and windy, my sign didn’t turn out right, and I would have been happy to stay in and read. But I’m so glad I went out to protest. Thanks, @saline-indivisible.bsky.social, for organizing so well. We have to keep trying.

Delightful! Is this what we’d call “vernacular architecture”?

The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred. It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become

Today marks 15 years since a gunman tried to assassinate me. He shot 19 people and killed six. I almost died, and think of those who did every day.

'E' before 'i,' when the “rule” feels like a lie...

I’m often on the verge of cancelling my subscription, but then they come through with something like this. Keep it up @nytimes.com.

First time this season for washing the salt off my shoelaces. Always a good feeling.

The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.

fuck outta here

So, was there some big statement today from Democratic leadership about Venezuela that I missed???

This Langston Hughes poem is relevant af.

@nuphoto.com, I’m so happy I gifted myself your calendar! Photos are stunning, and it’s beautifully printed and bound. I especially love that it’s signed and numbered like a work of art — because it is!

Music for a bad day:

Saw this after I’d called my rep. Thorough instructions and a good script.

Terrible photo, but it was exciting to spot a Cooper’s Hawk in our backyard.

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Tonight is Christmas Eve, when we in Iceland open presents. All the Yule Lads have already come down from the mountains, but tonight the Yule Cat arrives and he will eat all the children who weren't gifted any new clothes for Christmas. My daughters both got woollen socks so they are safe 🙏

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Too mind-blowing to not share.

Good to see an old building getting restored. No word about the price tag, though. Hope they don’t get overwhelmed and have to give up the project. What do your think, @dmercer.bsky.social?

Just heard Hail Holy Queen at Mass, so of course I had to play this when I got home: m.youtube.com/watch?v=s3RP...

I scored a sheet of Chris Ware stamps, but now I don’t want to use them. Such an excellent illustration.

I always appreciate this annual post.

In a world where Trump punches down, be like Pope Leo and lift people up.

Probably my last view of Regenstein Hall at the Art Institute before they convert it into the Conservation Center. It was strangely open to display a large piece, but had a very under-construction look, with bare walls and some old cards on the walls. This still seems like an odd move for the AIC.

This guy is the best!

THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.

Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer. He is a computer safety researcher. And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine. In under 1600 words. aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...

Oh you're trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing? Donald Trump can't hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom.

Anyone else thinking of this moment in Chicago history? No particular reason. (Sun Times file photo)

@chicagovtfloor.bsky.social, have you already covered the Reliance Building? You’d probably get a better shot of this spectacular floor.

“There’s no way I’m bending the knee I have left for a king in America.” Damn. Just … damn.

Got some great ideas for my Open House Chicago itinerary from @leebey1.bsky.social’s list of top five new spots! Does anyone else have recommendations?

Note left on our typewriter.

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I love how real this week’s is: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies