Happy “liberal arts professor helps save the Union” day to all who celebrate

An interesting legal story for folks following corporate consolidation of healthcare. California AG Rob Bonta secured a settlement with Carbon Health forcing it to give control of several dozen clinics back to doctors. State law bars PE and hedge funds from running healthcare. And a $4.4M fine.

“Closing a school is like evicting an entire community of social networks...You're taking a place that was so meaningful to a group of people, and now they're no longer able to congregate there and build their lives around it.”

Woot!

Everyone thinks they’re going to b Ironman when they become a superhero but the truth is they’re going to have to b closer to Betsey Ross. Start working on your sewing skills

@maggiedough.bsky.social and I sat down with more than a dozen compulsive gamblers in recovery about let them speak at length about their own lives. It is at turns sad, frightening, infuriating, occasionally funny and painfully human 🧵 illinoisanswers.org/2026/06/24/w...

You can see my feelings about the shared post in the comments, where I pointed out some - but not all - of the problems with this medical story. But now the person who uncritically shared it - do I unfollow them for what I see as a lapse in judgement? Curating your feed is important work people

Thanks to @blockclubchi.bsky.social for covering the banning of my children's book. I set out to write a book empowering young people, which I guess is a bannable offense. blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/03/h...

In a sports bar in Santa Fe NM with a bunch of excited Brazil fans and a couple of dejected Scots in kilts

TLDR, got to this part and stopped "Only 0.04% of America’s freshwater in 2023 was consumed inside data centers themselves. This is 3% of the water consumed by the American golf industry." If you limit the effects of something to try and explain away the totality of the effects, that's a problem.

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It's funny how suburbanites are so scared that if they come into the city they'll immediately get robbed but they go to Cubs games and get charged $18 for a beer

A timely reminder! Please know that I have taken the time out of enjoying this beautiful Sunday to block each and every person who jumped into my mentions with some version of “actually, all journalists suck”

Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼

With HHS due to set rules for Medicaid work requirements by Monday, 6 governors worried about the Jan. 1 start are appealing to RFKjr for flexibility. "our states are working diligently... and we have done so with limited federal guidance."

NEW REPORT: After Chicago shut down ShotSpotter in Sept. 2024, CPD response times to priority 1 calls improved by an average of 4.2 minutes. Read more here: uchicago-justice-project.github.io/chicago_crim...

It is May 25th in Chicago and I have grudgingly put away the snow shovels

Somewhere in the last several months we started paying for about 20% less toilet paper.

Bring back the Chicago road race! node.uchicago.edu/collection/m...

Hello tourists! Welcome to Chicago, we’re happy you’re here! Good job taking the Blue Line downtown from O’Hare. FYI: we stand right on the up escalators, allowing people to walk up to our left, minimizing the traffic on the stairs for people coming down. Have a great time in our beautiful city!

After many months of planning, meeting, writing, and learning a lot more about finance than any of us thought we would in our careers, and after April’s month-long subscriber drive that has brought so many of you to us, we have officially arrived at Day 1 of Ravenous. We have two stories for you.

I prefer to save talking till I know what I’m talking about.

The program schedule is LIVE on the CAKE website! Workshops, panels, and more are happening Saturday & Sunday at the Irish American Heritage Center -- all FREE 🎉 www.cakechicago.com/26schedule Take a look and make a plan to join us next weekend 😎

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Schumer with reassuring words for the American Hospital Association today on site neutrality that Rs seem more interested in these days: "Site neutral is often just another way of saying cut the daylights out of our hospitals."

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In a radical statement, President Trump endorses shifting #Medicaid *and* Medicare completely to the states saying the federal government shouldn’t pay for either and they are little scams. The federal government currently picks up about 65% of states’ Medicaid costs on average and all of Medicare.

btw, this is the pretty extensive list of potential healthcare cuts to pay for war funding. Story from last week, and a gift link.

Kicking off Friday Night vinyl

With war funding and DHS on the line, Republicans are looking at a second reconciliation bill. That sets up a hunt to offset costs. And for healthcare that probably means cuts, and a second shot at passing Trump policies like expanded HSAs.

Dr. Rep. Ruiz (D-Calif.): "This is very rich. You know, the majority is called a hearing on the high cost of healthcare while flat out denying the elephant in the room. This is a problem exacerbated by their making." He's referring to OBBBA, of course.

U.S. officials and lawmakers with access to classified information say the Trump administration’s assertions about threats from Iran are incomplete, unsubstantiated, or flat-out wrong. 🔗 on.wsj.com/3MUdsqQ

Large for-profit health systems say big financial hits are coming and the blows could be worse at nonprofit providers.

If you're curious: Yes, of course Trump is at Mar-a-Lago as his unilateral war kicks off. www.pbump.net/o/an-officia...

Heads up folks: @thetnholler.bsky.social posted an AI-generated video this morning that was a deepfake of the captain of the U.S. women’s hockey team, and they seem to be promoting it as if it’s a real video. So watch out for that and don’t spread fakes.

Trump, pointing at Democrats not applauding the anti-trans portion of his speech. "These people are crazy.I'm telling you, they're crazy."

I think the biggest challenge with getting people to adopt AI is due to the industry itself - it’s wrapped up a whole lot of different technologies under one term - “AI” - that’s become to be understood as an overhyped marketing strategy … 1/x

This was a great show - saw it twice, once on NYE

Chicago: The decline in violent crime echoes a nationwide trend; however, more work lies ahead in preventing shootings and in saving lives, according to stakeholders working to reduce violent crime and provide needed support to victims and their families.

I cannot imagine the devastation this family is experiencing today. This statement is powerful and must be read.

NYT’s analysis of the videos www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

ICE just murdered another person this morning. We're calling an emergency protest today at 3 pm at the Illinois Centennial Monument in Logan Square. Please join and share widely! Also, it's COLD. So if your health is at risk, please stay home. You'll be with us in spirit. mobilize.us/s/qIfXd3

Our initial analysis is up. The video footage appears to show that the gun was taken away from the man before he was shot. He was UNARMED before any of the shots were fired.

It's time to abolish Trump’s ICE.

It's wintering hard out there, so I'm pulling out all the wintertime fiddle tune classics. This one's "Cold Frosty Morn." I've heard of this melody having a scottish jacobin origin. Sound off about the Jacobite rising of 1745 down in the comments!

The AMA's statements on the administration's vaccine retreat are getting even sharper. “This is not a theoretical debate – it is a dangerous step backward. “There is no cure for polio. When vaccination rates fall, paralysis, lifelong disability, and death return. The science on this is settled.

This is everyone in my feed right now

Beef and Guinness with mashed potatoes and Irish brown bread. What a feast. Now settle in to watch the #Bears