Do you know how fucking funny it would be if everyone in Minneapolis had yak trax except the ICE agents who only have yakety sax?

For those outside Chicago: we have an Amazon wishlist! www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

Doing a toile for some linen pants for my sister. it's a modern Vogue pattern, with a handful of positive reviews. I tested one of my 70's patterns, but the result was extremely pyjama pant, so I'm hoping this one is better. #Sewing

An enforcement-only model for public safety will forever fail to make our communities safe and to help our communities thrive.

This post by @vermontgmg.bsky.social really did a great job of explaining why I often feel the way that I do, and know many others are feeling this too. Worth a read. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...

Graduating law school and going to work in the criminal courts was, well, basically what DiCaro recounts in this anecdote about Naperville: "Everyone knew it was bullshit. The lawyers knew, the cops knew, and the judges knew." losingmyperspicacity.beehiiv.com/p/losing-my-...

last tweet in our cpd & ice ccpsa meeting we learned: 1. people overestimate/don’t know the actual power of CCPSA 2. people want to call cops on ice recreating the same carceral mentality that creates them 3. people need places to yell at public officials more

I don't know why (I do, but it's complicated) but I just read a "Top 10 Things We Hate About Shopping at Trader Joe's" and half of them are things I love about #TraderJoes : NO self check out Banter at check out Self-bagging SNACK FOODS weird holiday SNACK FOODS

Tonight I watched a murder mystery in which "fatal insomnia" was a plot point.

Information I needed in advance of the primary

@durbin.senate.gov continuing to prove he is not meant for this moment

It's very clear from the commentary exploding on the timeline right now that hardly anyone outside Chicago knows ICE shot and killed a man in his car here in the fall. It's probably not your fault—too much news. But if you're choosing to jump in & *report* today, please contextualize. Thanks.

If you had told me when I was a tween that one of my favorite skin care things would be an Oil of Olay product, I would have died of embarrassment. It's dumb-expensive and probably not worth it, though. so If you have a recommendation for an SPF 25 face cream that feels amazing, HMU.

Absolutely

TONIGHT!

I love this because it's a small concrete way to affirm these girls' lives and identities.

Karaoke. Literally, standing up to take the mic. I tore an inch—2 inch hole in my calf muscle. Finished the song (Spellbound, Siouxsie & the Banshees), barfed, was kindly taken home. It's how I met my AMAZING sports doc who properly diagnosed my foot problem & connected me to my great surgeon.

VERY SUPERSTITIOUS, NOTHING MORE TO SAY VERY SUPERSTITIOUS, THE DEVIL'S ON HIS WAY So hurry over to Carol's Pub tonight and sing a few songs from 7:30pm to 11 before he hogs the mic! #ChicagoKaraoke #PopUpKaraoke #KaraokeTuesdays #Uptown #UptownChicago #Andersonville #AndersonvilleChicago

today was awful.

More details at 20x2.org/chicago/

Alright, we made it to 10:30. Good job, everyone! Time to head back to bed.

First #FirstTuesday of 2026! Join us at Carol's Pub 1/6 at 6:00pm for dinner and stay for @popupkaraoke.com at 7:30!

Why modern burial practices suck www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve... Petition to Bring Human Composting to Illinois resources.earthfuneral.com/bring-human-...

I may just be one mosquito, but have you ever tried to get shit done in a room with 1000 mosquitos? Any tiny annoyance I can put on them, they have coming.

Valentine's cards and treats for Heartland kids: Folks at PO Box Collective are collectincting Valentine's cards & treats for the kids being kept at the Heartland detention centers, you can drop off anything to share at PO Box (6900 N Glenwood)

I just need cheese and quiet.

RICO charges dropped against ‘Stop Cop City’ defendants. “A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a years-long conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility..." apnews.com/article/atla...

Today in disassociating, I agree with this Eater review of Seed to Surf. I enjoyed the tins quite a lot, but I think they'd be more popular as "fancy, exotic tinned vegetables for your snack spread www.eater.com/23891021/pla...

Happening now: several hundred people are pouring into Chicago's downtown Federal Plaza. It's 25 degrees outside. Organizers are leading the crowd in a chant of, "no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air!" Two protesters hold a large banner reading, "no war for Venezuela oil."

Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by

FWIW the youth has no trouble reading his grandparents' script/cursive handwriting. Can't read mine but that's because I never bothered to learn to write legibly.

Cities become so much better when we make the bus suck less; there are still many, many ways we can make the bus suck less; and as a whole we should be trying to make the things we already know how to do suck less instead of waiting/wishing/hoping for vaporware tech to save the day.

We took some time to rest and recover from everything the feds threw at our city in 2025. Chicago is ready for whatever is next.

Stay tuned...

WUT?!

First #FirstTuesday of 2026! Join us at Carol's Pub 1/6 at 6:00pm for dinner and stay for @popupkaraoke.com at 7:30!

Reading the parents' guide to this movie to make sure none of the animals die.

Coming in with a hex so heavy A curse cast, watch your witch get petty Welcome to 2026.

Stroopwafel and Old Forester. #LifeIsGood

To quote Michael Procopio: "Three Oscar-winning actors attend the worst New Years Eve party in cinematic history"

in 2002, a study showed that 42% of women murdered by partners had previously been strangled by that person. Advocates in Minnesota led the research which lead to widespread adoption of felony strangulation statutes. vawnet.org/sc/high-leth...

I don't really do favorites, but it's clear that I was influenced by this one: vimeo.com/1115050305

There are a hundred literacy lessons that are central to building the skill, but the most important one in my life is, "who benefits from me thinking this way?"

Pro tip for 2026: "So, what do you think about [recent federal court action]?" is NOT a conversation starter/cocktail party chat question with that lawyer acquaintance you barely know.

@lefttheprairie.bsky.social Who's the eye glasses guy you recommend?

things to do this week to not "waste" the time off: 1. re-pot those plants which need it (side note: anyone want some swedish ivy?) 2. finish that coat toil 3. finish Furious Hours 4. socialize 5. entertain the cat

seems all my websites are updating for 2026 and have borked everyone's log ins.

I am exhausted and it is shockingly difficult to do anything without the use of the thumb on your dominant hand.

Shout-out to the woman full-on wearing a sheet mask on this New York City public bus. I’m so curious whether she’s on her way to something where skin hydration is important (like a photoshoot or event) or if she just… does this.