“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” Dune (1965) Frank Herbert

If trump had gone to his son’s wedding, he wouldn’t have been around the White House for his latest fake assassination attempt.

My son graduates from high school tomorrow. How’d we get here so fast?

Senn Theatre Arts students won the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre's Shakespeare Slam 2026. Here's an encore performance by them, featuring my favorite actor, my son, Ian. youtu.be/fl9BU6YguhA

I get so confused: is this one of those days the Dow Jones goes up 400 points or is one of those days when it goes down 400 points?

Tesla Gold Coast dealership in Chicago is permanently closed. Yeah, man.

It’s been a few years, but happy Mother’s Day!

He suffered so much for succotash. Peace be with him.

so you want to hear a little popular music history from a galaxy far far away? i'm sure you're already familiar with the biggest group ever, Rebel Alliance. (bringing this thread over from the bad place before it is list like tears in rain)

Just another day in today's GOP. www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026...

John Lewis had John Roberts' number from the jump: takebackthecourt.substack.com/p/john-lewis...

Good.

You’re at a banquet. At a big hotel. There’s a shooting. In the banquet hall. And then you just sit there and eat the prime rib or chicken Kiev (or pasta with steamed veggies if you chose the vegetarian option) as if nothing has happened? Really? Oh, okay.

They think you're stupid.

Wall Street day traders are like Pavlov's dogs, only less intelligent.

Guys, they installed a revolving door on the Strait of Hormuz. #Hormuz

This is NUTS www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-usai...

TY Hannah Einbinder

Friday night with these Magnificent Six. Thank you @robynhitchcock.bsky.social and @emmaswiftsings.bsky.social for another fantastic night of LIVE MUSIC! And always thanks for saying hello. Safe journeys to Toronto and beyond. Love on ya.

OH. MY. GOD. THIS IS THE MILKY WAY SHOT BY THE ARTEMIS II CREW. LOOK AT ALL THOSE STARS!!!!

How can one man be so stupid, so incompetent, so frivolous and so dangerous all at the same time?

It's a good thing he wasn't wearing a tan suit when he posted this because there are serious consequences for a thing like that.

Sunset. Townline Road, Union Pier, Michigan

Hey media-- Pam Bondi is not a victim -- she willingly carried out Trump's political agenda to prosecute his political enemies and undermine free and fair elections. Todd Blache is not shouldering a "burden" or "walking a tightrope." He is a willing accomplice. Language matters.

Isn't nice to know that, when he's not busy going on five vacations a year, the Vice President of the United States of America has enough time to write a memoir. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

You know, just like the old adage: "we broke it, you bought it." www.bbc.com/news/live/c8...

(parrot squawks)

Chicago No Kings Rally #NoKings #Trump #MAGA

What on earth are we doing? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

#NoKings #NoKingsChicago

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Chicago” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Normal Americans call out Vince Vaughn for becoming too irrelevant. “He stopped being an actor.”

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

@johnbrooks.bsky.social What in the world is wrong with you?

War’s over.We don’t need any help. Frankly you should help; it’s on you. We don’t want your help even if you want to give it to us because we’re the most powerful country in the world that doesn’t need your help. I can’t believe how ungrateful you are that you can’t offer us the help we don’t need.

It is the anniversary of the My Lai massacre today. I'd say that even more than most years, it's important to remember what happened. And the role Hugh Thompson, an active serviceman, played in both stopping and publicising it. Despite enormous military, political and public pressure to stay quiet.

Rewatching season 1 out of the blue and finally realizing that the entire White Lotus series is about Greg. #TheWhiteLotus

Yeah, that'll get them to surrender. Diplomacy in action. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

This might be the greatest split-screen ever broadcast. They’ll play this in museums in future. (🎥 LCI 🇫🇷)

After 20 years and a basement flood, my old Bean boots bit the dust. I got my new pair today and I love them. Thank you, Scott D and the Bean Boot Team. #BeanBoots

Essential read: a statement from Cardinal Cupich. www.archchicago.org/statement/-/...

The Kurds: Guys, what could go wrong? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

@robynhitchcock.bsky.social Hey, it's your birthday! Happy day and days to you, Robyn. Thanks for all, y'all.

Uh no...we definitely realize it.

I give him until Wednesday morning and he’ll start complaining that the war is going on too long.

@fetterman.senate.gov On Hannity? "Celebrate what happened today"? "CELEBRATE"? Fuck you.

Now that the Olympics are over, how will I get by without seeing that "See the U.S.A. in a Chevrolet" commercial eight times a day?