This one will make you smile 😎 Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/w...

Scott Pelley has provided @status.news a statement blasting current CBS News management and even accusing them of having tried (and failed) to "inject falsehoods and bias" into his stories. www.status.news/p/scott-pell...

The New York Times has started a boat strike death tally to track what experts say are illegal killings by the U.S. government in the Caribbean and Pacific. As of today, a shocking 196 killings in 59 strikes. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Vietnam War veterans who dedicated much of their lives to U.S. government service are suing the Trump admin to halt the construction of Trump's proposed arch. Its planned height — twice of the Lincoln Memorial — would obstruct the view between the two hallowed memorials in a "disrespectful" manner.

Wow. @kylec.bsky.social has done one of the best interviews I’ve ever seen. He is prepared for everything and does not let this person off the hook. This is public service #journalism for Colorado voters as they consider their GOP primary options.

This should be a much bigger story. "Military experts say the [boat] strikes are illegal, extrajudicial killings." "The Trump administration has not provided evidence that the boats that have been attacked were involved in drug smuggling." #journalism Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...

For those grieving Stephen Colbert’s late show, check out this other show he posted. Pure genius from beginning to end. 🥰 m.youtube.com/watch?v=jJTX...

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

Bruce Springsteen to Stephen Colbert last night: “You’re the first guy in America who lost his show because we’ve got a president who can’t take a joke” m.youtube.com/watch?v=rMrN...

NEW: Records released tonight show that Reynolds, makers of Vuse vapes, gave $5 Million to MAGA Inc. days before the FDA wrote a policy that could allow them to make millions selling flavored vapes. Via @kenvogel.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

Attorney suing to block the $1.8 billion fund: “The fund is stunningly, blindingly illegal, and the defendants must be prohibited from transferring money to this corrupt and illegal monstrosity.” Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Payout Fund www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

Great story by @leebey1.bsky.social about how the old Diplomat Hotel on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago is becoming transitional housing with wraparound services. What a smart and well-executed idea. (As always, the nonprofit Chicago Sun-Times has no paywall.) chicago.suntimes.com/architecture...

A happy Chicago bee on milkweed, July 2025. Happy World Bee Day 🐝

A raccoon family maneuvers into a hole in a tree. One of the little guys gets some assistance. (Seen this morning at Jarvis Bird Sanctuary.)

A dominant Russian narrative is the inversion of responsibility: Europe is ‘escalating’ by defending itself, Ukraine is ‘provoking’ by resisting occupation, while Russia frames its own escalation as mere ‘response’.

Saw the Sheep Detectives movie tonight at the Davis in Chicago. Packed theater with lots of tears and applause. Go see it! 🐑🐏

Friday Fantastic. This morning's twilight in Chicago's River North at the Spirit of Progress.

I’m still smiling about the next segment, where they take the furniture up to the roof …

Dozens of empty Waymos invaded an Atlanta neighborhood and circled a cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Wednesday's Wake-Up. This morning on Lake Michigan with Chicago Harbor Lighthouse. SaveTheLighthouse.org

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

My latest @nytimes.com oped shows that the White House is dramatically understating the cost of the war in Iran. By my calculations—and I show my work—this war will cost the typical American family thousands, and it could cost them tens of thousands. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...

NYT Opinion column: Lawyers for Pete Hegseth argue that military retirees are subject to freedom of speech restrictions, and that if they don’t like those restrictions, they could forfeit their pension and benefits. Hegseth Is Sending Us a Warning www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/o...

Peter plays “Begin The Begin” with Man Or Astroman? at the 40 Watt in Athens Thursday at Expo 2026 celebrating 30 years of Kindercore. Thanks to Sydney Grove for the footage 🙏

I know I sound like a broken record but this entire campaign of bombing boats without proper legal justification needs more investigation and much bigger headlines. #journalism www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/u...

In 1841 Mary Richardson married John Jones of North Carolina. They carried free papers when they settled in Chicago & Mr. Jones established a successful tailoring business. Active in abolitionist politics & voting rights campaigns, they hosted & dressed John Brown & crew en route to Harper’s Ferry.

Evangelical Christians went to Mar-a-Lago to bless a golden statue of Trump. Pastor Mark Burns claimed this was not a “golden calf” from the Biblical tale of idolatry. President Trump has posted & then deleted an AI-generated image depicting himself as Jesus, but keeps imagining golden statues.

So glad to see my former employer ABC has found its voice and is standing up for the First Amendment. #journalism www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/b...

30 percent of Americans are against [squints at notes] the Pope urging peace

As in any business, one way to grow the audience is when your competition screws up. That's exactly what's happening at ABC's World News Tonight. It's added nearly 1-million viewers so far this year thanks in part to Bari Weiss' mistakes at CBS. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

WGN aired this great, in-depth story about Chicago’s coyotes. (I recognize some of them.) youtu.be/nh_H_lJ8EDM

I watched the entire Colbert-Obama interview and tour last night (which had multiple parts and took up all of the show minus the monologue) and suspect many of the commenters here did not. Go watch the whole thing.

Once again, the U.S. government is blowing up people on boats in the Caribbean. They have killed at least 187 people so far, and experts say it’s illegal (aka murder). This should be getting a lot more news coverage. #journalism www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

Intense Double Rainbow over Sears Tower on Monday evening in Chicago.

I’ll be damned. The Pulitzer board did it. Good on them

Stillness on Saturday. This morning in Chicago's Lincoln Park.

The average price of a gallon of gas hit $4.39 this morning — up 9¢ in just 24 hours, and 47% higher before the Iran war.

Fill My Eyes With That Double Vision. The South Branch of Chicago River reflection in April.

Lots going on as usual, but as an animal lover this sloth story just breaks me. The cruelty and greed. Hoping to see a follow-up story about criminal charges for these jerks. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/u...

Magenta Monday. This morning's start in Chicago.

These *public figures* are so thin-skinned, it’s terrifying. NYT says FBI investigated their reporter for doing her job, reporting on Kash Patel and his singer girlfriend Alexis Wilkins. #journalism Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

Hungary has chosen Europe. Europe has always chosen Hungary. A country reclaims its European path. The Union grows stronger.

BREAKING: BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result, ending 16 years in power.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation in March .. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/infl...

JUST IN: Judge Friedman has rejected the Pentagon’s revised press policy, saying it flouted his earlier order and represents a bid by Hegseth and the Trump admin to “dictate” coverage, what he calls “the mark of an autocracy, not a democracy.” ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

I know it's risky to read much into state-level elections, but the difference in these two maps is pretty striking. The left shows county-level votes for Trump and Harris in 2024 in Wisconsin. The right shows the results of yesterday's Supreme Court race, where the Democrat won in a landslide.

Voters in Waukesha, Wisconsin — a Republican-leaning Milwaukee suburb — just elected a Democrat as mayor, according to The Associated Press. Alicia Halvensleben, the Democratic president of the city's Common Council, defeated Scott Allen, a result that could signal a political shift in the suburbs.

In a recent homily, Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, said the Christian mission had often been “distorted by a desire for domination, entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.” Hegseth Likens Easter Rescue of U.S. Airman to Resurrection of Jesus Christ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/u...