Had she been an evangelical preacher, she could have packed the pews. Had she been an ancient warlord, her adoring troops would have piled skulls at her feet. She was, however, a good Catholic girl, so she got married. Repeatedly.

White men are very bad judges of character. They don’t have to be wary of anyone, so they don’t develop any instincts.

preview of trump's speech

"if you introduce a tertiary character, you must either justify their usage or consolidate them with other tertiary characters" - most books on narrative craft

This does. Not. Happen. The government does not agree to pay defendants’ legal fees. It is not done. They are doing it in the hopes of avoiding discovery, because they are hiding something that is somehow even worse than what we already know.

Reach right to save lives. The Dutch Reach uses your far hand to open your car door, forcing you to pivot and check for oncoming cyclists. 🚴 It’s simple. It’s common sense. Let’s keep each other safe this summer! @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social

found a little buddy and brought her to a nice flower shrub, but why are her wings so mangled? :( #invertebrate

Mr. McGregor in the Peter Rabbit books is the most misunderstood character in English literature.

with all the millennial nostalgia cash-grabbing going on, I’m still waiting for this one — to which I would give all my money: bring back zoombinis you cowards

NEW, from @zoetakaki.bsky.social & @peoplesfabric.bsky.social: A Forest Park cop won't be charged by North Riverside police over an incident captured on video where, while off duty and wearing a Trump jersey, he yanked a terrified young woman from her car and arrested her—for hitting a curb.

fire, earth, water and air

#BREAKING U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros annoucnes that charges against the remaining members of the "Broadview Six" will be dismissed with prejudice.

Squirrel Unaware He Embroiled In Months-Long Feud With Homeowner

This seems very much like a “ice cream sales leads to murders” or “Nicolas Cage movies lead to more drownings” situation

we don’t talk enough about how Chicago is the most gorgeous city in the country

On this day in 1935, FDR signed an executive order creating the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Of 2,000 WPA posters known to exist—publicizing community activities, theatrical productions, and health and educational programs—the Library's collection of more than 900 is the largest.

Some people work out to be healthy. Others so they can look good. I do it so I don’t commit a felony

We asked our bus operators from the 77th garage which route takes the most skill to drive, and which route is their favorite. Here’s what they had to say 💬

Gift article: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Got in a little hometown jam So they put a rifle in my hand Send me off to a foreign land To go and eat the silver ham

A shocking new poll result: Many Americans somehow don't have a favorite dinosaur. And only 6% give the correct answer (triceratops). Check out YouGov's new polling on Americans and dinosaurs: yougovamerica.substack.com/p/whats-your...

(I see a bumblebee) Hi bumblebee! (I see a wasp) I’m gonna fucking kill you, you piece of shit. Then I’m gonna kill your whole family

“I Wasn’t That Stressed About America’s Falling Birth Rate. Until I Realized It Was Women’s Fault” “Did Planned Parenthood Ruin the Birth Rate?” “We Asked Eight Women Why They Didn’t Want Children. We Forgot to Write Down Their Answers”

"We Spent Six Months Investigating the Birth Rate Crisis and Found Women at Every Turn" "Birth Rates Are Down Across the Western World. One Variable Has Remained Constant: Women" "Experts Warn the Falling Birth Rate Could Have Serious Consequences for Men"

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto https://theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-home-claims-he-was-following-chatgpt-recipe-for-risotto/

JD Vance currently getting another teardrop tattoo

The Swalwell story brings up an issue with a famous medtwitter doctor Josh Mugele. He was PD for an emergency medicine program and admitted on twitter to having sexual relationships with multiple female physicians that were in the residency program. He stated that the encounters were consensual.

The horror of sitting across from a Trump voter is the realization that they do not believe in universal human rights. Simple as. They believe in a tiered, racist and patriarchical system of humanity, and they're voting to ensure they remain at the top of it.

This is no way to live, man

I am not one of those who believes that history repeats, but consider the following from Herodotus: the Oracle at Delphi told the fabulously wealthy King Croesus that if he invaded Persia he would "destroy a great empire." Croesus invaded and lost--the empire he destroyed was his own.

Kristen Schaal posted this photo with Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie from Flight of the Conchords, and I officially feel Very Old. www.instagram.com/p/DWuql3mjxm4/

Constitutional lawyer here. I don't think it would violate the Constitution for the VP/Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment, but the intended constitutional remedy for this behavior is impeachment & removal. The fact that that remedy is politically impossible is a scandal and a crisis.

it probably isn't helping anyone's mental state that the news every morning is like "Things Have Gotten Much Worse Again! Further, No Sign of Anyone Attempting to Stop It" great thanks

Court: "Are you here for moral support? Because you're not going to speak." Off to a great start!

I wrote about Kat.

SCOOP — Body camera footage obtained as a result of my lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan PD confirms DOGE and the Trump administration openly admitted they were entering private property when they raided the building on March 17, 2025. That didn't stop MPD from breaking down the doors. My report:

A lot of people say AI isn't very good for the world and its outputs are routinely unreliable, but these haters fail to see how it's revolutionizing how we incinerate schoolchildren.

Read our full story that details how we got inside the Dilley detention center for immigrant families here: www.propublica.org/article/life...

Scientists Confirm Shingleback Lizards Only Reptiles That Mate For Sake Of Aging Mothers https://theonion.com/scientists-confirm-shingleback-lizards-only-reptiles-that-mate-for-sake-of-aging-mothers/

“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths 'I am their voice' NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Father at toddler swim class with his lawyer’s phone number conspicuously written in dark sharpie on his arm

If you think covid fucked up a generation, wait until you see the long tail of psychic damage from years of “the masked secret police could come to your town and randomly kill you and blame you for it, no one is telling them not to”

Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him. White. Hot. Rage.

ICE agents are America's failures, basically indistinguishable from lazy school shooters, losers who want to play Call of Duty on our streets against people who can't fight back. They have unlimited ammo and toss tear gas like they're pressing L1. They have to be defunded and jailed. All of them.

Finally, if you think they wouldn't shoot you in a heartbeat because - I dunno, you're a white dude, or you voted for this - you are deluding yourself. They don't give a damn about any American. They know that the walls are closing in and are petrified about the accountability that will come.

Breaking: jury finds Chicago resident Juan Espinoza Martinez NOT GUILTY of placing a hit on Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino.