Live view of the Air Force One pilot.

Well, America, we had a good run. I mean, mostly. Okay, not entirely. *flips through a history book* You know what, forget I said anything.

Holiday + -15 windchill = time to make quiche

Seen today on Norwood in Edgewater #fuckice #abolishice

Including the detail that the grater was purchased for $8.99 from da Jewels is why I am a proud subscriber to Block Club 🫡

There have been a lot of evil people in the world and a lot of pathetic people in the world, but Trump has to be the most pathetic evil person in history

The ICE thugs and those who enable them are the worst of America, but the community members bravely standing up to fascism and protecting their neighbors are the best of America

A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country

“But what do you expect Democrats to doo-hooo?” 1) Refuse to fund this criminal government anymore. 2) EVERY one of them call to abolish ICE (and bonus, DHS). No more “they need training” shit. Promise prosecutions. 3) EVERY one of them call for Trump’s impeachment, relentlessly, EVERY day.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: The best antidote to doom and despair is getting out in your community if you are able to and working towards something positive. Not everything has to be about fighting fascism directly. Simply building better and stronger communities is a worthy endeavor.

Monstrous. All of it.

In Chicago's Winnemac Park tonight, a growing crowd of around a hundred neighbors have gathered for an emergency vigil for Renee Nicole Good, a 37 yr old mom shot and killed by DHS in Minneapolis today.

Corporate America has been back from post-holiday break for a few hours now and I’ve already received my first “we’re going with another candidate” job rejection of 2026. I’ve been searching for two years now and I’m bone-weary and scared

Here's a simple rule of thumb. If something in the US looks dystopian, if it looks like Europe has some privilege or right or blessing that the US lacks, from sick leave to vacation time to food safety, there's a corporate organization with teams of lawyers and lobbyists keeping it that way.

I'm not a historian but my analysis is it's "Not good" when a government constantly commits crimes and tells the legislature, courts, and general public "What are you gonna do about it"

I miss this one so much, CDOT paved over it when they resurfaced Estes

“Would you care to step into a waltz as the old year dies?” In my pajamas and watching a perfect NYE movie, Holiday.

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It’s an end of the year porcupine pufferfish love story in Coral City 🥹🐡💞🐡 #porcupinepuffer #porcupinefish #pufferfish #pufferfishofcoralcity #courtship #lovestory #relationshipgoals #kisskiss #fishkiss #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that. We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs. Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.

I love that this webcam captured people having a lakeside picnic today, with at least two of the guys are in shorts or short-sleeves (it's 40 degrees). Those are real Midwesterners!

I got all but one **shakes fist** damn you, Chance!

Here's to all the Chicagoans who showed up for our modern Mary and Joes this year, with street corner whistle watches and everyday mutual aid and gas masks at Broadview. In a very dark year we made our own light with and for each other. Merry Christmas y'all.

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 🙏

Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

Why decline all these chances to defend feminism? Because to participate would be accepting the premise that our rights and humanity are up for debate in the first place. Once you’ve conceded that it’s reasonable to ask whether women’s equality was a mistake, you’ve already lost.

i don't want to win a unifying 70-30. i want to win 51-49 based on promises of vengeance.

Did you know a) There’s a super dark Christmas song called Coventry Carol with lyrics from the POV of moms singing a lullaby to their children murdered by Herod, and b) It likely originated as a tongue-in-cheek song for medieval, multi-day passion plays that were more like drunken summer festivals?

Ollie is very good about not messing with my little mantel tree, and instead just looking cute next to it

Ohthankgod 30 Rock is back on Hulu. We needed a win

Current* conditions near Empire, MI:

A large CBP presence is back in Chicago this morning, with sightings and arrests reported across the southwest side and Cicero. Bovino is also here.

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Broke: Die Hard is a Christmas movie Woke: The Thin Man is a Christmas movie

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It’s a uniquely Chicago sensation to be freezing everywhere except for the crown of your head, which is broiling

I need every woman, every POC, every writer or artist, every gig worker—basically everyone who’s not a rich white guy—to see and internalize the message on this awesome zippered pouch from www.ellembeegift.com

“It is the color of offending by trying very hard not to offend. It is the color of a corporate apology. It is the color of a machine saying, ‘I hear you.’”

For Xmas decorations, we have 2 white boards in our yard. Each day we have a different Advent Calendar Dad Joke. I see parents driving kids home from school and stopping to read the joke of the day. I’ve seen school bus drivers stop and read the joke to the kids. Kids look forward to the jokes.

it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value

Once again not beating the “they’re all 12-year-olds” rap

we got about a jar of giardiniera worth of snow in Chicago

Winter is winterin

Wake Up Dead Man is great and surprisingly moving, compared with Glass Onion and Knives Out. What it lacked in whodunit satisfaction, it made up for in emotional punch (while still having several genuine lol moments)

Between a winter storm and holiday weekend, I suddenly feel like I’m in a cabin in the woods rather than in the middle of a city of 2 million. There’s no sound, either from outside or from ambient neighbor noises, which are usually constant in my middle-floor condo. It’s peaceful but a little weird!

God these writers are lazy

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷