They’re just going to give press conference after press conference smugly declaring that authoritarianism is here until they put against the wall aren’t they

sometimes you have to make a 16” muffaleta

enough with the press conferences, do something or stfu

brb crying because it just hit me that my dad is never going to answer the phone with “wazzzzap” again

Poem You a butch queen! Let your freak flag, Fly!

fascism is HERE!! and we have to FIGHT BACK!! so please put your contact information in this google form so that Orgs can send you fundraising emails

i heard ezra klein had his two bottom ribs removed so he could suck a dead nazi’s dick

POV it is 2009 you are a 23 year old alcoholic getting dumped over mediocre brunch by a polyamorous academic who shaves his chest and has never made you cum even once

oh p good p good reinventing irrigation from first principles and lashing sticks together hbu?

ICE just killed an immigrant at a traffic stop outside Chicago while simultaneously tear gassing protesters ALL IN ONE DAY and the entire timeline is still massive accounts talking about the Kirk shooting and Pritzker scaring Trump off Literally what the fuck is wrong with all of you

also I feel like “assassination” lends more gravitas to the situation than it actually warrants

damn, that’s crazy

The money seems funny here. Their website features a big fundraiser link so I expected them to be registered as a 501(c)(4) political nonprofit, but there's no indication that they are.

The magnitude of the surveillance network that surrounds us is staggering but instead of leaving me feeling hopeless I feel weirdly excited to take a turn around my neighborhood and see how many cameras I can spot.

Predatory “healthcare loans” are not an employee benefit.

don’t pick up a habit for the hell of it but listen if you gotta rip cigs/get high/have inadvisable sex do any kind of fucked up coping mechanism baby go on ahead if that’s what it takes to get through this shit

Could also be a synopsis of at least two Henry James novels.

When riders help each other on public transit. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone struggling with a stroller or grocery cart go unaided.

the reason healthcare in this country is garbage is that there’s a good amount of wiggle room for life expectancy to drop without impacting the economy

the secret to good BBQ pulled chicken is to use bone in skin on thighs, cook low and slow, and then emulsify the cooked skin into your sauce with an immersion blender

not enough people countering with “who cares professional sports are stupid” imo

Chicago folks the following Lowe’s are on this list: - 7971 South Cicero - 8411 South Holland Road - 1360 North Ashland

Nonsense. $1.50 per order is extremely reasonable.

it’s wild that in addition to being a political and socioeconomic millstone around the necks of all subsequent generations boomers are also rude as hell

slappy peaches, painted by amanda almira newton, 1910

hermit grapes

Why do we not have Courtesy Benzos

“defund the fire department” do you hear yourself, I swear to god

It’s wild the amount of restaurant owners who don’t understand the difference between a tip and a service charge and think that they’ve found the cheat code. 🧵

A new report from CPD shows a sizable year-over-year increase in reports of both use-of-force and firearm-pointing incidents by Chicago cops.

the left needs its own Riley Gaines

how is it your homeland when you gotta take the dysentery U-Haul to get there

i think we need more simple signs and stickers that say Fuck ICE and fewer know your rights handouts with a phone number to call

is it because “they” don’t want “White” people in the neighborhood or because you’re not allowed within 500 feet of a playground

wow a lot of people showed up in Humboldt Park today

This weekend show up for Humboldt Park and the folks at the National Puerto Rican Museum who were terrorized by ICE on Wednesday:

struggling to internalize this today

Humboldt Park has a strong Puerto Rican culture AND it’s also home to many people from the Caribbean and Central and South America. Just an FYI for folks whose first response is “PuErTo RiCaNs R uS CiTiZeNs”

even though things are fucked up, probably because things are fucked up, I am just so goddamn stupid grateful to be here

have a Root Beer Float

I made a work mistake and got a little stressed out and then I realized that everything is so fucked up generally that a work mistake is not a big deal at all

Anyway the assload of money getting shoveled into ICE and DHS means lots of government contracts for everything from security services to office furniture. The U.S. General Services Administration publishes the details of these contracts on SAM dot gov which is pretty neat!

Sharing this for no special reason: In July 1933, a New York Times reporter toured Dachau and saw the entire camp "except possibly the disciplinary cells." According to the reporter, "it was an almost idyllic picture of a rest camp," though the inmates were "gloomy" (h/t @monospace.com)

This is why it’s abolish, not “community control” or “civilian oversight” or “committee for accountability” or any of the other half-measure dogshit offered as a sop whenever too many people hit the streets. FIVE different entities if you count police district councils, zero consequences.