last night when we were AT the Chicago Fire game, my brother was watching this happen, and today he was back in Cleveland at the game. Cleveland will break your heart in the end, but it's some great moments before then that keep you rooting for 'em.

Everytime Butker misses a field goal, a woman gets to leave the kitchen.

A'ja: "Aliyah did say I have a special whistle and she shot 13 (free throws) today"

Becky Hammon: "They shot 34 free throws and we shot 11. Next question" 👀

CLEVELAND GUARDIANS DIVISION CHAMPIONS No team in MLB history has come from as far back as they were to win a division

S. #Wacker Drive, #Chicago, #Illinois. This is what #fascism looks like. #ICE agents meandering down a very safe street in the business district and serving absolutely no purpose other than intimidation and wasting #taxpayers $. You don't see them in a gang infested neighborhood. #Trump #Gestapo

AND ANOTHER THING! With all of these conversations around censorship, I continue to be really upset about some people refuse to see the through line to trans and reproductive rights AND our countries rejection of comprehensive sex ed.

The scenes of fully militarized CBP personnel parading through downtown and reportedly detaining people are outrageous. Everyone should see this action for what it is: the unwanted and unnecessary deployment of the military by the federal government on an American city...

In our holding cell last night, there were 7 white men, two Black men, and one trans woman. In the women’s cell there was one woman. 7 protesters were released last night. You already know which ones those were and which ones were shackled and transferred to an unknown location.

I would love an on-site reporter to ask Indiana to explain the strategy of their bench seating—why are three (white) injured players closer to the court than the active players? How did they decide which injured players got to sit up front vs in back? Bc it’s unconventional, at the very least.

Probably 40+ border patrol some holding automatic weapons on South Michigan Avenue just now 12:20 pm. Fully masked. #NoIceInChicago. @icirr.bsky.social @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social

This chart just blows my mind.

So the alarming part about this isn't publicizing medbeds, which I doubt Trump personally even knows about. The bad part is he doesn't want — or even need — to adhere to reality anymore. He needs his base ready to go to war for him, maybe literally. He is in the endtimes prophecy business now.

Little Free Anti-ICE Libraries: yesterday multiple people were abducted by ICE in my Chicago neighborhood (Avondale). This morning I added 40 ICE alert whistles to three different LFLs, including one box that is about a block from one of the kidnappings. I have ordered 700 whistles.

I can’t tell you how much good could be done right now by average citizens socially cold-shouldering anyone tangentially working for ICE.

A replay of the moment the Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff berth.

The Guardians clinch a playoff spot with a walkoff hit by pitch

"describes himself" is very disappointing language. freedom of the press is deeply at risk, we need our local media to stand together. he's a journalist just like the Sun Times visual journalist who was struck by munitions yesterday.

We don’t talk enough about how racists and authoritarians are the ones who actually genuinely hate this country.

The only crime in Chicago that needs national attention is the violence being perpetrated by government-employed, mask-wearing dirtbags on peaceful protesters.

Who's printing "Fucking Malpractice" tshirts for game 5 if the Lynx extend the series?

I hope Collier is okay. I hope Thomas and Mercury can keep out all the noise and mess out of their head. They’ve been playing their asses off (through injuries) all season and do not deserve to have their hard work second guessed by {waves hands in air} all of this.

Chicago Fire. (Name is destiny)

this article really gets at the heart of why in the past year or so, we have incorporated two types of new episodes at @fatedmates.net

# of paragraphs for news orgs to mention there's no discernable need to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon The Guardian: 1st paragraph BBC: 4th paragraph AP: 5th paragraph Time: 6th paragraph Politico: 8th paragraph NPR: 9th paragraph CNN: 10th paragraph NBC: 12th paragraph Fox News: never mentions

Re-upping this so I don't forget about it! It's been a crazy week!

Talent is lapping the officiating. These women are better and more physical than those in charge actually think, so the refs don't get trained as if they're that talented/athletic/strong/etc

I want this on a shirt. Hell Reeve might wear this on a shirt next game. #wnba

Let's see Sally do a video about this one.

Let the #WNBA team that is without excessive physicality cast the first stone at the Phoenix Mercury. Let every team instead join together and throw all the stones at Cathy Deloitte, Original Sin Adam, and whoever is responsible for these garbage refs. -A wise action plan laid out in John 8:7

Re: today's march in Chicago at 1 pm at 50 W Washington: I have seen some people posting complaints about this march that don't make sense, and I want to respond. First, some people complain that folks should take action in affected communities. They are. It's called rapid response. (Thread.)

She won by FORTY POINTS

In short -- educators should not be carrying water for the AI bros. It's more than just a bad look. >>

And this strikes me as especially disingenuous. If what's offloaded in the cognitive offloading is the educational experience then the education does. not. happen.

Back to CHE: NO ONE WAS SAYING THAT THE TELEPHONE OR VIDEO GAMES WERE GOING TO REVOLUTIONIZE EDUCATION AND WE HAD TO HAVE THE KIDS USE THEM TO BE PREPARED FOR THE FUTURE.

still not convinced either the World Cup or the Olympics actually take place here

Reeve is not wrong. WNBA officiating MUST IMPROVE. putting the safety of players at risk like this is madness.

I really, really love this.

Before I turn on @npr.org again or read another @nytimes.com editorial, because I know exactly how it'll be: This isn't "a threat" to academic freedom. It's not igniting "a debate" about it. The "future" of academic freedom isn't at stake. This is what the end of academic freedom has made possible.

this article really gets at the heart of why in the past year or so, we have incorporated two types of new episodes at @fatedmates.net

An update! Thank you to everyone who offered advice and support online and off. I owe you all one of those drinks that have accessories and snacks stuck in them. And thank you to the American Libraries magazine for updating with attribution.

In Urban Hellscape News, watched “The Muppets Take Manhattan” outdoors at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. Kermit’s battered but defiant soliloquy from the deck of the Empire State Building played extremely well. K: You hear that, New York?! Crowd: YEAH! Kermit: I’m not leaving! C: <wild cheers>

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

Love these W admins lol. Angel Reese gave Kah some props during the first half of the game last night. Looks like the Phoenix Mercury clocked it 😂 #WNBA #WNBASky

Cis people do not have the fucking right to tell trans people how they should feel about Harry Potter or J.K. Rowling. If you are an ally, you should just shut up and listen.

I often say that conservatives want to repeal the various Civil Rights Act but it’s probably more accurate to say they want to overturn the Reconstruction amendments.

I’m sure the Fever will bitch about the refs (and they’re bad), but the they have a 20-7 FT advantage 🙄

NaLyssa Smith was 10-26 combined in four straight losses to Indiana this season, against the team that gave up on her after taking her #2 overall. 15-22 for 34 points in the last two games as her Revenge/Redemption series takes off. #WNBA

Visual ASMR, and it’s just a shortcut of Chelsea Gray’s passes.

This picture shows well what I really want people to get -- this is not an industrial park, far away from people's homes. This is Broadview and Westchester and people live very close to where ICE is deploying tear gas. There's also a Black church very close by.