I'm at a family wedding in Texas. I'm trying to ascertain if I have the highest property tax bill of anyone here.

the cook county public defender's office not mincing words in its response to a plan to allow all chicago cops to directly file felony weapons possession charges. "This policy abandons prosectors’ duty to review felony charges and simply hands that responsibilities over to police."

A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer. Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."

Broke the office paper shredder today. Theoretically it shreds credit cards but apparently mine's too thick and now it's jammed. I'm consistently batting 1000 at this institution.

Today was one of those days where I had a lot of small but stressful tasks to get through and I dealt with the anxiety by doing none of them and instead taking a nap.

I consider myself a prison abolitionist despite the very real and material challenges of that position. It's not a practical one day-to-day policy slate, but an anchor on a longer-term project not possible in the current context, contingent on social changes that are wildly unlikely in my lifetime.

@queencitynerve.com is more active on X right now, but if you're looking for indie and paywall free coverage of the CBP invasion of Charlotte, they're one to follow for sure:

People taken by federal agents in Charlotte include: "Workers putting up Christmas decorations in a homeowner's front yard. Picking up construction materials from hardware stores. Doing yard work at an east Charlotte church.”

I don't want to get sucked into Buttigieg discourse, but it's notable that he jumped straight from small-town mayor to presidential candidate (with a failed bid for DNC chair along the way) instead of even trying to flip a statewide seat in Indiana.

I've barely been to my local brunch spot this fall just due to general busyness, and today when I walked in one of the waitresses recognized me and gave me a hug. Chicago over everything. 🩵❤️🩵

Car Size xkcd.com/3167/

NEW: I've obtained TWO emails sent directly from AIPAC on Aug. 21 and Sept. 15 fundraising for State Sen. Laura Fine in IL-09 Both emails include links to a hidden webpage called "pro-Israel Network" with live (and hidden) donation pages. But the homepage to the site is dead 🧵

NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected. And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.* Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:

Frankenstein is a metaphor for the dangers of reanimating corpses with electricity

Went to the lakefront and really only affirmed my shoddy photography skills. The vibes of people being out was cool though.

I don't care what the US Treasury says, the Penny is priceless!

What's prime Aurora viewing time tonight?

Great to see the show off support, but it's worth reminding folks that these are not the only 6 protestors that have been indicted by the federal government for protesting at Broadview, they're just the most famous.

if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.

Aurora Boreanaz.

Everyone's getting these beautiful Aurora shots and this was the best I could do. 😭

Good system. #PlowtheSidewalks

This is a small snow plow for sidewalks If your city plows the roads but leaves sidewalks up to property owners, your city hates pedestrians.

Mag Mile is basically an urban mall and its collapse is more reflective of national storefront retail trends than it is an indicator of Chicago's crime rates. The venues are too big and expensive for local businesses, and national chains aren't investing in brick and mortar locations. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Fuck every alder who voted against plowing the sidewalks in chicago. I hope you don't slip and fall and break some bones. Special fuck you to the alder who did some terrible "back of the napkin" math. Stop ruining our lives!!!! Photos from a two block stretch of a busy commercial corridor.

I've said it before, and I will say it again. We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do. 8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.

I don't know if I've ever seen such collective fury.

will the government shutdown or the YouTube TV/ESPN shutdown end first?

Per @nlgchicago.bsky.social, feds arrested nine people in total in Little Village today. CPD arrested an additional four people, and police at Broadview arrested two others: instagram.com/p/DQ0dwLODcMr/ Every level of law enforcement involved in some way today

On X, Bovino has a comment

Based on the videos residents have been posting, elected officials and residents deserve answers about CPD’s role in immigration enforcement.

I always think it's fascinating to see who adds me to their close friends lists on IG.

Strength training is political. We have a right-wing which has taken over physical fitness spaces, and hijacked “warrior culture”. We need a muscular progressivist visions. We need to be strong to build the world we want. Building my guns for the revolution. 💪🏾✊🏾 #Swoletariat #ResistanceTraining”

Literally the one place in the country where Democrats got their clock cleaned was in the home county of state chair who refused to endorse Mamdani and has generally overseen a string very poor democratic performances.

The key factor that everyone seems to always forget is that Trump was the host of what was once the highest rated show on network TV - a purportedly non-fiction show that portrayed him as a hyper-savvy and hyper-successful businessman.

A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.

cta is planning on making the orange line run 24 hours a day!! imo they should take the opportunity to through-run brown & orange line trains (at least overnight) so that everything from kimball to midway can be 24 hour. they already run occasional rush hour trains like that!!

It's getting hard for me to believe the blue city mayors and state governors empathizing to cameras and reporters about the terror that lawless federal agents are wreaking, when the armed employees of said cities and states either do nothing to stop or help the feds. At least admit you're toothless.

Transportation, infrastructure, and urban design are some of the most effective tools for long-term Progressive power building.

Just a complete disappointment.

PHOTOS: 'Yo tengo papeles': Teacher detained by immigration agents in North Center day care READ MORE HERE: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

@ramirez.house.gov says that ICE agents went room to room inside the daycare, looking for teachers to take in front of literal toddlers

It's a beautiful fall day, crisp and sunny. All the local daycares are keeping kids inside rather than going to the parks for recess due to ICE presence. Despicable.

Zohran is cool and awesome and I’m thrilled for him and all of us but at my core this is who I am: the Jewish guy who shows up to be a world class hater in support of his friend

Waking up to news that a daycare worker in my neighborhood was kidnapped after ICE followed her inside the private business where she works. The work to defeat fascism is immediate, urgent, and supercedes the electoral cycle.

Steinway freaks out at mention of Steinway in Mamdani's victory speech. @thecity.nyc

Mamdani's speech ends and Steinway goes wild.

Had a watch party tonight and everyone Libbed out the appropriate amount.

What an auspicious start to the day. Zohran's gonna win 70% of the vote and Cheney didn't want to live to see it.