The ice shelf has finally melted in Rogers Park and the colors are magnificent. (Now if we can only say the same about the other forms of ice infecting our neighborhood.)

This one is speaking to me today

On Aug 24, 1869, Ohio Rep. John Bingham, principal framer of the 14th amendment, gave a remarkable speech on “Equal Rights-Impartial Suffrage,” in which he said of those who sought to reject the principal of birthright citizenship, “no greater political atrocity than this can possibly be committed.”

Bluesky will put an adult content label on a marble statue but not this?

So gratuitously and pointlessly spiteful and petty.

Among the things & people you're thankful for, remember the migrants who produced most of the food we enjoy today & all days.

'You got a friend in me.'

seen on WT Harris in E Charlotte

Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged. Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.

The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted. If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.

They're still here!

A couple thousand dollars doesn’t even begin to make up for how much Trump’s plan to eliminate ACA tax credits will cost American families. No deal.

NEW: Gregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us about. DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom. Tonight, at Law Dork:

Some legendary Chicago broadcast veterans speak out against DHS' reign of terror in our city.

Celebrating Veterans Day with a former Commander in Chief. Thank you all for protecting our freedom.

The Professor, a consummate professional, quiet but effective, has hung up his glove. Always a Cub.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

Never forget who sold us out: Hassan King Cortez-Masto Shaheen Kaine Fetterman Durbin Rosen

Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous

Leaf of the day. Panther Falls, Georgia #BlueSkyArtShow #Autumn #EastCoastKin

'They're hunting!'

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess...”

Happy Halloween! Be wary of ghosts & goblins on the prowl tonight. They may be DHS agents.🎃

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

Noem - We'll increase our activities to keep kids safe. Um, sure.

There’s a @briancassella.bsky.social shot for this from just today!!

“.. Andrea Soria, whose daughter plays at Luna y Cielo, overheard her 6-year-old whisper to her dolls: ‘We have to be good or ICE will get us.’” @apnews.com #Chicago apnews.com/article/chic...

The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR supportjamaica.gov.jm

Democrats should hold a press conference and announce that if Mike Johnson has no interest in running the House they'd be happy to do it for him

Such a contrast with the usual news story quoting law enforcement's side of the story. Richly detailed report of neighbors' and witnesses' experiences with the latest Chicago raids today. Thanks, reporter @royalpratt.bsky.social. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube. Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X). *1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.” youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

This is how you do it!

IL SoS: Don't mess w/IL license plates! Looking at you, DHS! www.ilsos.gov/news/2025/oc...

"Political opposition is not rebellion. A protest does not become a rebellion merely because the protestors advocate for myriad legal or policy changes, are well organized (or) call for significant changes to the structure of the U.S. government."

Speaker Mike's ex-employer & the group that brought us Dobbs, anti-LGBTQ bakers, wedding planners, & soon therapists, AFD is exporting its 'Christian' Nationalism to Britain.

Judge April Perry: 'DHS's perception of events [in Chicago] are simply unreliable.' But who's lying?

To revive and paraphrase a classic Richard J. Daley quote, "DHS and ICE aren't there to stop disorder; they're there to CREATE disorder." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Where's Waldo, Kristi Noem version

RIP Jane Goodall — who recently made a visit to Chicago. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/16/j...

Istanbul manhole covers #ManholecoverMonday

A nighttime stop in the one place where soul and morality will never die in our nations capital.

I seem to recall something that happened on January 6, 2021, that should weigh heavily in this supposed to debate

Fare checker at Yenibosna Metro station, Istanbul

Save your 'thoughts & prayers.' Elect fed & state representatives who will actually do something to control gun violence!

Paul Krugman: 'We are all Lisa Cook...Criticize them or get in their way, and you will become a target.' open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

The fact that this administration is hell bent on punishing Kilmar Abrego Garcia while rewarding Ghislane Maxwell tells you all you need to know about their violent racism and misogyny.

I love the new Cracker Barrel logo! 🧡 #EpsteinFiles

A sub. A hoagie. A sammie. A symbol.

My comments with @hiltzikm.bsky.social @latimes.com www.latimes.com/business/sto...