How are Chicago-area bookstores doing in this era of increasing book bans and censorship? We talked to a bunch of them. We think you will find their responses as interesting as we do. thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/09/...

I was searching here for #government #shutdown but it came out shitdown. And I realized, there is no difference. Also, I made a new word. Shitdown. #words #typos

University of Chicago is selling off a major research center. #AcademicSky #HigherEducation www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

💯 We are tired of raising other peoples sons. Tired of excusing them from doing their own work. Tired of constantly coddling them. Tired.

Breaking:   WASHINGTON (AP) - Judge suspends Trump administration's plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at agency overseeing Voice of America.

broccolini was invented in japan in 1994

What’s your sign?

I needed this happiness today. Absolutely wonderful to see my friend @markhamillofficial.bsky.social and a very happy birthday to my friend @stephaniemiller.bsky.social

I don’t know who needs to see this but Rosebud on Taylor is still open & awesome! We took a needed break after work last night - @fantasyyeti.bsky.social and I sat outside, people watched and enjoyed a wonderful meal. It reminded of warm evenings as an undergrad at #UIC. #Chicago #restaurants

Actual data about crime in Chicago:

“..Six months after the president’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs .., U.S. soybean farmers are learning that China — long the predominant market for their product — doesn’t need them anymore.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Former Bears cornerback Charles “Peanut” Tillman decided to leave the FBI in part because he didn’t believe in the agency’s role in enforcing immigration.

Happy fri-yay! We all out there… youtu.be/kLDitGAUrno?...

“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.” The professor spoke by phone from the inside of a car to avoid being overheard by colleagues. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

At the Broadview ICE "processing facility" outside Chicago this morning. Protesters here for this morning's action are gathering off 25th now that Beach has been fenced off. A pair of men peering through the fence at ICE vehicles shout, "Get the fuck out of Chicago, you terrorists!"

Obama photographer Pete Souza posted this pic of Obama on that UN escalator… www.instagram.com/p/DO9GFjUEZi...

Violence against the truth.

ICE treating the Chicago Riverwalk like it’s Omaha Beach? Or merely the backdrop for a photo op coming soon to a Fox News commercial? @chicago.suntimes.com has the details of the Feds’ amphibious activities here

WATCH: “I want the American people to know that when you stand up to a bully, you win. Do not back down. Do not bend. You allow them to go and wage their threats. If everybody starts to bend, for sure, what is left of our democracy will be gone,” says Rep. Jasmine Crockett.

The question is NEVER what in the name of God is WRONG with white people and particularly white men that they embrace authoritarianism and fascism so readily.

Me welcoming people from the waiting room of Zoom. Every. Hour. Of. Every. Day. #IYKYK #work #zoom #caniretirenow #funny youtu.be/eeEoYz6kfDw

Microsoft has terminated a set of services for the Israeli military after an investigation suggested Israel was using the company’s cloud computing technology for mass surveillance of Palestinians. https://cnn.it/481CRHe

The $100,000 visa fee that could raise tuition costs qz.com/h1b-visa-tui...

Jimmy Kimmel's return didn't pull any punches.

"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.

If you’re still watching network news or MSM, get help. Now. #news #sinclair #broadcasting

I’m autistic. Not because of Tylenol. Not because of vaccines. Not because of some headline. I’m autistic because that’s how my brain works. Stop treating us like a problem. Start listening to us.

MacKenzie Scott, one of the world’s most prominent philanthropists, has just donated $70 million to UNCF, the nation’s largest private provider of scholarships to Black students. trib.al/aXDOxDF

There’s no link between Tylenol and autism… but there is a link between Trump and the Epstein files.

Guess who Jimmy’s come back guest will be?? Tune in tomorrow maybe we’ll learn even more about Trump’s new ballroom!😂

California bars ICE agents from wearing masks in state

Hours after we sent a letter signed by over 450 artists and 40K others defending free speech, ABC announced Jimmy Kimmel will return to air. Other companies should heed this warning: We the people are watching.

This is Annie. She freaking loves fall. 13/10 (FB: James Osborne)

Back to Chicagoland after working in #Miami, Florida, for a week. Seems I brought the humidity back w/me. It’s can be 100 degrees and I’m still taking walks, birding & drinking #coffee. The bonus in Miami is spotting lizards everywhere! #travel #work #worktravel 🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎🦎💚

Hey Chicago! Brace for extra traffic around Rate Field due to the White Sox game at 1:10 pm today. ⚾🚗

“Freedom of speech” is good, no not like that

Flying back to #Chicago from #Miami for a work trip & watched some episodes of the Morning Show. Fell in love w/ the theme song. Y’all know is this?? #music #soundtrack open.spotify.com/track/7aNwPr...

see also: my friends who did the library's summer program for adults who now spontaneously inform you of programming offered at the library related to things that come up in conversation blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/08/c...

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

If they walk it back, and your wallets follow, you will have taught them exactly how cheaply you can be bought, and confirm that you'll tolerate sacrificing human rights for everyone except those who are already unspeakably privileged.

The thing about lying is that it snowballs quickly. So, when you’re trying to lie to an entire nation, there’s infinite ground you have to cover. It is simply not possible to not get caught. The Trump regime is wrapped in its own web of lies, one it will keep tripping over until it’s stuck for good.

"This type of language spurs on depraved people, deranged people who who take that as a cue." Right, Speaker Johnson?

Too perfect not to share @lindsrn.bsky.social

With the forced sale of TikTok to Trump's oligarch allies, I'd just like to remind everyone that Bluesky has a TikTok alternative called Skylight It's already a part of your account, any videos you post on Bluesky are also on Skylight, and all of your followers exist there #Skylight

More than any generation before them, Gen Z puts mental health ahead of climbing the corporate ladder, with nearly nine in 10 undergrads considering it a non-negotiable. The personal boundaries #GenZ values most often clash with #leadership roles. www.blackenterprise.com/conscious-un...

Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men." Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...