As an IL-09 resident i want you to know that we are reading your IL-09 takes out loud at the diner and laughing at them

If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student.

Impressive pivot for a niche mid-00s news and culture blog

Finally, a breach of civility that merits a furious response. Looking forward to reading a billion op-eds demanding judge van dyke resign

Who’s gonna tell him

[Ordering Coffee in 1950] "I'll have a black coffee." "Coming right up." "Thank you." [Ordering Coffee in 2026] "I'll have a black coffee." "Coming right up." "Thank you."

Gonna show my ignorance here but… we had a war with Panama in 1989?

Remember when we had a secretary of defense who was texting top-secret battle plans to non-secure group chats? Glad that guy's not in charge anymore.

if only inflation had been a central issue in the last election, nobody would have voted for the inflation guy

INVENTOR OF THE MIRROR, MOMENTS AFTER MAKING FIRST MIRROR: who the fuck are you

My favorite podcaster is David Foster Wallace

But is anyone even gonna notice? Is the typical diesel consumer really that sensitive to the price of fuel?

This woman, US citizen living in Skokie, was detained at Ohare yesterday, taken to Broadview, then transferred to a detention facility in Wisconsin, now released. We know all this not because of DHS, who repeatedly denied that they even had her, but because her phone was pinging in those locations.

trump take cushy suburban lifestyle

You thought American Voters were unhinged before? Wait until you see American Voters When Gas Costs $6 / gallon

Looking good, Lake Michigan.

some (presumably) right-wingers have launched a project called "More Monuments" to "build landmark monuments and awe-inspiring megastructures that define a new era of American artistry and craftsmanship." their first project looks like absolute shit lmao

Retvrn

They should also remake star wars without all of the space noises to make the space scenes more realistic

Obviously not the point here, but why is it called a strait when it's so bendy?

Tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm

They should put a little spike on the bottom of the ship to pop the bubble

Just found out senate candidate James Talarico is younger than me, which I believe violates Article 1 Sec. 3 of the Constitution (no making me feel old and sad)

This is what happens when a guy moves to a gritty, working class midwestern town like, uh, Traverse City

Yet again thinking about the CHKN crypto coin created by a candidate for Illinois comptroller (responsible for the state's fiscal accounts and investments). She named it after her back yard chickens.

Sadly, it is an appropriate time to re-up this thread. Among all the other terrible things about this war, gasoline is about to become much more expensive for families that have been give too few alternatives. Here's how state lawmakers can help.

Tailpipe pollution from cars is the largest source of emissions in the United States – and housing policies that reduce car dependence can go a long way towards addressing it. For example, state and local govt.'s can adopt:

SCOOP: IL-9 congressional candidate and current state senator Mike Simmons had police called on him in Buena Park while canvassing for votes. No arrest was made. Here’s the video of the interaction @senmikesimmons.bsky.social recorded and shared with me.

Just encountered a long, widely-shared thread criticizing a TV show from a person who has never watched the show. Is it possible for a website to have too much The Juice?

the One True Purpose of this website

That’s nice that so many of you use this site for “fun” or “laughs.” Not me. I’m on Bluesky to accumulate prestige and influence so that I can one day seize power and rule the world

Chicago when New York gets a blizzard

Sourdough loaf

opening up the tariffs decision

This would be acceptable if they change the team's name to the Dunes. "The Indiana Dunes" would immediately be the coolest team name in the NFL

We said AI will solve all of humanity’s problems, we didn’t say that the solutions would be “good”

“Nobody is ever mean to me when I post on X” is a confession you could not extract from me at gun point

Who’s the most attractive person you’ve ever met in real life? For me it’s gotta be Abraham Lincoln. That was one beautiful man

Eventually everyone on here will have muted or blocked me for O’Malley posting. That’s the goal

Can’t believe people on this app are debating the 2028 primary. What are we even doing here. Martin O’Malley is the only choice

Federal court orders Trump administration to restore historical panel exhibits at President’s House in Philadelphia. Happy Presidents Day.

Thinking about becoming a professional golfer. Seems like a good gig. Need to learn how to golf tho

Tragic: Guy Who Attended Week-Long Conference Has Zero New Invitations on LinkedIn

Can’t believe eggnog season is already over. We’ve got to wait 7 months before ‘nog returns to the shelves and it’s socially acceptable to guzzle ‘nog in public. ‘nog

Elon Musk wants to [spins dial] __replace all animals__ with [draws card] ___humanoid replicas of himself___

They should do Olympics for more art forms besides figure skating. Olympic Banjo. Olympic glass blowing. Olympic Haiku

Just had a religious experience leaving DC

always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay

Terminator remake but it’s dogs traveling back in time to tell their owners not to get Ring cameras

Switching over to the TPUSA alternate postgame ceremony to watch Jim Caviezel give a trophy to members of the Kansas City Chiefs