"An Abughazaleh or Biss victory, AIPAC leaders warned, could be the lead domino in the 2026 midterms of victories for more progressive Democrats who’ve expressed criticism of the Israeli government. Illinois’ primary on March 17 is one of the first in the country."

The whole "Grok admits" "Grok apologizes" thing reminds me of the famous IBM presentation quote that evidently everyone has forgotten. And I do think representing your brand on social media counts as a "management decision".

This brainrot is more responsible for the rise of authoritarianism in the US than any of the wokeness it will not shut up about

Shortly after this video Chance asked the crew again for something more upbeat “Hey man jazz clarinets great but can we get some hip hop?”

This is a strange way of saying “we’re complying with court orders now that we failed to get #SCOTUS to stay them.”

I think I’ve become a Cher defender because she’s the queen mother of every trans guy.

Happy Birthday to half of the Monkees.

Way too many posts in the TL today about how we just need to be friendly to fascists and give them everything they want and I don't even need to ask "have you ever read history" because have you ever even paid attention to the last year?

Try L-theanine dude.

Love having some time off for holidays but I’m not getting paid for them… if you’re able to help your favorite trans autistic underemployed ding dong out I could use it… PayPal.me/samorama venmo.com/u/DJSamorama

Barbara Manning Live at Empty Bottle on 1997-07-11 https://archive.org/details/ajc02422_bmanning1997-07-11.ajcproject

MICHAEL1.BMF

The paper that let go of Michael Phillips, an excellent film critic, still has a theater critic that reviews Broadway shows, since every Chicagoan goes to NYC a few times a year (oh, the theater critic is also the editorial page editor).

James Brown waved at me on New Years Eve 1993 in Jakarta.

Even before the heel turn, one of the most bizarre and fascinating cultural phenomena in recent memory - a revival of Edwardian schoolboy fiction injected with fantasy that three and a half books and a burgeoning craze in, shifts to an unedited Greek tragedy epigraph-ing supposedly universal 'epic'

Hey remember when even cynical, cheap cash-in promotional cartoons had a distinctive look based on what studio got the gig because they had human artists with individual artistic patterns and not just digitized aggregates of a marketing department’s idea of what the most average person would like

The concentration of wealth in the hands of an elite few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, the American people don't have a voice. The result is demagoguery and corruption.

Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here

If I get to choose between a lawyer or a billionaire or tampon schlepper to vote for I’m 100% voting tampon schlepper.

I scored 75% on the Chicago local news quiz 2025! Take the quiz at: lauriemerrell.com/chicago-news...

If you loved Heated Rivalry and haven’t seen Yuri On Ice it’s on Hulu and you should see it ASAP.

“It made me physically nauseous,” said Democratic congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social, reflecting on the massive sums Democrats raised and spent on the 2024 presidential election, “thinking about how many people could be fed."

Can I just say how refreshing it is to have a gay show where nothing awful happens to the gays?

no. furthermore, fuck no. you do not have to sacrifice your peace to appease someone just because you share dna. you just don't.

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller December 25,1945

Actually me not watching the Jim Carrey one til this year.

Oh yeah I’m VJing 90s rock for Xmas eve at Logan Arcade right now. 🎅🏽😅

Bari Weiss’ two accomplishments so far are hosting an interview that she desperately wanted people to watch (but they didn’t) and trying to spike a news story that she desperately wanted nobody to watch (but they did)

This is genuinely horrifying. Fact-free far-right agitprop given accolades by credible media across the political spectrum.

Watch out for live-streaming TikTokers in cars while walking.

Does reporting on the @chicagocta.bsky.social snitch chat do anything? Reported a guy pleasuring himself like 3 stops ago…

I can’t get peace & quiet on a past midnite dog walk because some imbecile is talking on the phone and broadcasting it on his car stereo turned up unnecessarily high with the windows down.

I know lists don’t mean shit but that Billboard 50 Greatest Rock Bands of All Time means double shit because it has NO KINKS.

I’m still annoyed The Kinks were not on Billboard’s best rock bands EVER list but Red Hot Chili Peppers are.

5ive Style Live at Empty Bottle 1994-07-04 https://archive.org/details/ajc02240_five-style-1994-07-04

I learned about Scylla and Charybdis from The Police “Wrapped Around Your Finger”.

LOS CRUDOS DALEY PLAZA CHICAGO PUNK youtu.be/KKTk6cmbLPE

Anyway here’s Cher around 30yo. Moving even less than on SNL around 80yo. They put her on a damn treadmill.

It’s weird to see a friend like a post tagging an artist like Murray Hill and they get my pronouns wrong when I began transitioning 5 years ago.

Watch out I’m drunk & dunking on fascists and or bot’s grammar.

In addition to the Chicago Handshake my neighborhood 4am gay bar offers a Halsted Handy of Fireball & Cider & it’s $5 on Sunday. 😳 🍎🍆

it's a mark of how fucked up the world is that this doesn't even phase me. at least he's paying the people he tortured. could be worse. off to read about conditions in our government's latest concentration camp.

You could just be Rick Steves or Michael Sheen & use your money to eliminate your communities suffering but not as many page view/clicks/impressions/followers in that.

Rick Steves & Michael Sheen are cool.