it's just nonstop othering...nonstop...

"deeply rooted institutional beliefs" in a system that has been burned to the ground by the folks who he is "counting on to keep (their) word" @durbin.senate.gov needs to resign now. Retirement is too late. From today's @chicagotribune.com

Just watched Bernie Sanders on Maddow and in response to whether Schumer should step down from leadership, his answer was "Look Schumer is part of the Dem Establishment and if he steps down who will replace him?" I mean... Bernie, WTF???? Take a damn stand.

Federal agents pepper-sprayed a baby girl in Little Village this weekend. There's no limit to what these thugs will do. To make Chicago safe again, we need ICE and CBP to get the hell out of our city. #ice #chicago

In their own (teeny tiny) way, the Lions and Pistons wins yesterday and today over the Commanders and Wizards feel like some kind of karmic vengeance for what's going on in DC.

It seems crucial (and long overdue) that our national political discourse has finally shifted from an obsession with "the economy" to what actually matters: whether people can afford the basic things they need to live.

This is depraved. “While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”

This is depraved. “While Border Patrol photographers snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’”

Lots of emails from pols chastising the Dem capitulation last night. If your email doesn’t call for new leadership, please spare me.

Yes, ⏬of low-cost & subsidized units a major problem in metro Atlanta as #RedHotCity continues to see high demand. Yes, allowing ⏫multifamily, especially in suburbs, is important, but much more $ to *deeply* affordable units needed. Policy choices by Atlanta & Georgia have been insufficient. 1/2

Warner is up for reelection. He was widely seen driving towards surrender behind the scenes, but he's voting no in public because it's unpopular. The real question is whether he supports a senate leadership change. If not, someone who supports senate leadership change should primary him.

That $21 trillion must still be in the mail. 🤡 (via @mikezaccardi.bsky.social)

Yes, ⏬of low-cost & subsidized units a major problem in metro Atlanta as #RedHotCity continues to see high demand. Yes, allowing ⏫multifamily, especially in suburbs, is important, but much more $ to *deeply* affordable units needed. Policy choices by Atlanta & Georgia have been insufficient. 1/2

democrats “standing tall”

The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it. Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.

@durbin.senate.gov You just voted with Trump to strip the ACA and are a hypocrite Sir.

A congress and senate where power is accrued by seniority in a system without term limits or retirement age limits insures an endlessly entrenched old and in the way gerontocracy that blocks democratic renewal and change that reflects the will of the electorate.

watching my Obamacare premiums go from $422/month to $1455/month on the Senate floor right now.

This, but for those critical scholars who dismiss the work of scholars who engage in actual policy work and pushback against power, while they say nothing and play up to various power structures. They save their radical fervor for articles that will likely be read by a few dozen academics, if that.

Everyone is saying it. Literally everyone

Important to understand this. There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play. It's the same reason why they scheduled the surrender for AFTER the election this week. They didn't want people pissed at Dems right before an election.

Yep. My feelings exactly.

The original Dem demands were: 1) Permanent ACA subsidies 2) Medicaid funding restored 3) No more blank checks for the regime (rescission) They dropped Medicaid immediately. Went silent on rescission. Cut back to 1 year of subsidies on Friday. And surrendered today. The Senate Democrats!

Apparently, it is negotiable!

A lot of viral video of Bovino’s terrorism yesterday in Little Village. This frame shows a branch of Self-Help Credit Union in background. Self Help, out of North Carolina, has a storied legacy as a CDFI, a program Miller-Trump is trying to destroy. It’s all coming together for the far-right.

Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero

Same. Durbin seems bent on completely burning up what is left of his legacy. It’s sad and infuriating thing to watch. Hope I’m wrong.

I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave. It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.

I am a Lions fan but, man, glad the Bears won. Chicago needs all the wins they can get right now. Of almost any kind.

Girl Scouts in a Chicago Suburb hosted a food drive. But the girls encountered masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with weapons. "ICE turned it into a scary and what felt like an unsafe environment for us to be out with these kids" chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

In Georgia’s statewide races on Tuesday, the two Democratic candidates won 8 counties where, in 2024, Kamala Harris had received UNDER 40%. via: almanacofamericanpolitics.substack.com/p/democrats-...

Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments. My response ⬇️

Never mind the fact that a 50 year mortgage is a bad idea [rate will be higher so won’t save much, build equity more slowly, and could have a (likely small) upward effect on prices] It’s hilarious he is calling FDR a great American president as he’s gutting the safety net.

I have had other colleagues from Europe tell me they simply will not attend conferences in the US for the foreseeable future because they no longer feel welcome. They have seen the stories of travelers detained and don't want to hand their social media over to the current administration for approval

Going to a research conference next week. One of my panels featured researchers coming from Asia, who decided to withdraw given the uncertainty about domestic travel with flight cancelations. Just one more reference point for how the US under Trump has become seen as a basket case country.

Glad this appeared in @chicagotribune.com today. Includes signatures of CEOs of Chicago & Illinois Chambers of Commerce & other business folks, & from faith & philanthropic sectors. But worth noting how few business types actually signed, & that some of these business orgs helped get us here.

'delights in being mean' says the guy responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths after just a few months of his work...

Glad this appeared in @chicagotribune.com today. Includes signatures of CEOs of Chicago & Illinois Chambers of Commerce & other business folks, & from faith & philanthropic sectors. But worth noting how few business types actually signed, & that some of these business orgs helped get us here.

This, but for those critical scholars who dismiss the work of scholars who engage in actual policy work and pushback against power, while they say nothing and play up to various power structures. They save their radical fervor for articles that will likely be read by a few dozen academics, if that.

So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!

“…approximately 48 hours after U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered federal agents to stop using “riot control weapons,” including “chemical irritants” to disperse crowds if they could injure anyone “who is not causing an immediate threat of physical harm to another person.”” #Chicago #ddrm

More Bovino-led horror in Little Village today. Matt is a reliable leader in the community. www.linkedin.com/posts/matt-d...

Never mind the fact that a 50 year mortgage is a bad idea [rate will be higher so won’t save much, build equity more slowly, and could have a (likely small) upward effect on prices] It’s hilarious he is calling FDR a great American president as he’s gutting the safety net.

At least two people were arrested by Chicago police and shots were allegedly fired at Border Patrol agents conducting immigration enforcement operations as tensions flared in Little Village Saturday morning.

For the reply guys: Yes they are often going after workers (of all sorts) in these affluent communities, that's obvious. It still is an attempt to intimidate communities (or parts of them). And yes, people are fighting back! That doesn't deny attempt to intimidate with shows of force.

This featuring @donmoyn.bsky.social is spot on. Helps explain why ICE/DHS activity lately has moved from working class suburbs & Chicago neighborhoods to more affluent north side and northern suburbs, like Evanston & Wilmette. They want to intimidate/scare *everyone* including the "liberal elite."

And this.

Patronizing Pilsen (Chicago) Mexican restaurant with some excellent mole.