As William Stafford wrote, "Every war has two losers." Generally true. But not for military contractors, who alway$ make a killing.

Israel is bombarding, literally bombarding, two Middle East capitals, Beirut and Tehran, killing 100s of civilians, and yet the US and UK media continue to portray Iran as the threat to the region. Israel has nukes, but Iran is the nuclear threat. We live in Orwellian times.

I'm not trying to add snark. I keep hearing versions of this and think it's useful to consider. Let's assume for the sake of argument that it is true that the lower courts are working. That forcing lawyers for immigrants to prove 4,400 times that the .gov breaking the law is the system working. +

the one who loved horses, the one who was a great goalkeeper, the one who kept a diary every day, the one who held her sister's hand when they walked to school, the one who read Harry Potter in English, the one who collected old coins, the one who drew rainbows for her grandmother ...

Nice to see Bob McAdoo looking good.

Want to feel old? Lincoln Park HS is playing in the Chicago public league basketball championship game. Their coach is Nick Anderson’s son.

One of the luckiest breaks in my life is that I got to work with and learn from #JesseJackson. The Reverend didn't just talk — he rallied a multiracial populist movement and actually led. #RestInPeace

One day I can tell my grandkids about the time I saw the USA beat the USA 47-21 in the NBA all star championship game

The biggest tournament for collegiate Ultimate competitors makes its way to Rockford.

On this day in 1948, an all-white jury sentenced a Black woman and two of her teenage sons to death for killing an armed white man in self-defense.

STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NBPA) AND ITS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON THE FATAL SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS BY ICE

The explainer press conference is great as well. youtu.be/cVDN87_oJwk?...

Whistleblowers just shared a memo showing DHS instructing ICE to force their way into peoples' houses without a proper warrant. Why is this not on all the networks right now? This is a criminal conspiracy to violate rights under color of law.

FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now? Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests? Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face

It’s crazy how much teams rely on analytics for every aspect of the game, but then are willing to lose 2 yards right before a game winning FG attempt instead of trying to gain a few with one of the greatest rushers in NFL history. Make % for a 40 yd attempt is much better than 45 yd attempt.

Arthur Ashe and John Lucas playing tennis.

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

I navigate the sports reference sites on occasion and find interesting information. This page was a complete surprise to me for many reasons. www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/195...

I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Happy Holidays from Metra with aisles and vestibules filled when the Holiday train doesn’t have nearly enough cars

“Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal,” the New York Times reported-- with a lackadaisical attitude toward the president using the federal government that he administers as a channel for his family’s businesses. fair.org/home/for-nyt...

Cavs broadcast does not want you to have to use your brain to determine how they are winning or losing by.

It is embarassing that only a news outlet from the UK has an accurate headline while our local papers keep saying "reports" without specifying a liar made that report. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

In the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, a TN sheriff had a 61-yr-old man arrested for posting a meme on Facebook, which the sheriff absurdly construed as a threat. It was pretty clearly bullshit but I dug into the case using FB & public records and now it looks even worse. My latest @theintercept.com:

From the people that pretend to be Christian, they hit a clergyman directly while protesting. They’ve gone from attacking marginalized communities to attacking the community in general. Now they are openly attacking religious institutions.

Oak Park resident Scott Sakiyama reports feds pointed weapons at him across from an elementary school today. They then arrested him and took him to Broadview. While in custody, he saw agents texting in a group chat called "Chiraq Team 2." Full testimony: www.facebook.com/share/p/1GqB...

Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!

Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through

Reposting cause No Kings on its bs again.

ICE GOONS apprehended local organizer Leo Martinez in Oxnard, colliding with his truck while he was patrolling the area.

The entire incident is infuriating and terrifying. She’s a Latina woman who was working a service job. On her way home late at night, with her headphones in, she was detained for an hour by masked federal agents who wouldn’t give her their names.

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

It feels like Gausman’s leg raise when he is looking back at 2nd base should be a balk

In addition to gassing people on public streets today, ICE handcuffed and detained Ald. Jesse Fuentes (26th ward) today at an ER. As we’ve seen repeatedly, ICE agents exhibit little self-discipline or understanding of the law.

What DHS pulled in Chicago on Tuesday is wildly unconstitutional. They smashed down almost every door in the building, dragged entire families into the street, and detained people for hours ("Kavanaugh stops"). Ms. Fisher was held for five hours and another senior citizen was held for three hours.

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hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.

Cornell is cancelling a distinguished professor's classes on Gaza and suspending him because of the complaints of a student who previously served in Israel's military surveillance agency and was literally recording the comments of other students in class and deliberately derailing discussion.

#tdih 1850, U.S. Congress passed draconian Fugitive Slave Act which required that people who'd escaped from slavery to anywhere in U.S. be captured & returned. 💔 Punished those who did not comply. Undoes claim of concern for "states rights." Lessons + more ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/fu...

The 400 richest people in the U.S. are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

Never forget en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Ch...

Saturday Highlights from Central Plains Club Sectionals 2025 www.ultiphotos.com/club/sectionals/2025/centralplains/highlights - Photos by Rudy DeSort

2026 D-I College Championships Headed to Rockford, Illinois; D-III in Waukegan, IL -> buff.ly/q6SqeGJ

The deliberate killing of five Al Jazeera staff has brought the total number of journalists killed by Israel since the start of the war to 237, according to Gaza's Government Media Office. 🔴 LIVE updates:

stop using chatgpt (etc), stop using it, there is no reason to use it

Me three months ago: