@govpritzker.illinois.gov owns every arrest and act of violence against protesters this morning. He is aiding and abetting Operation Midway Blitz by allowing state cops to do this. He tells us to film ICE. His cops have shoved me around for filming this morning.

"Virginia Republican lieutenant governor nominee John Reid is facing mounting political pressure after a report tied him to a Tumblr blog that reposted Nazi-themed pornography and violent sexual content."

when asked why oregon democrats let a bill die in committee that would have restricted unauthorized national guard deployments, senate president wagner responded: “whoops! we forgot about that!”

[tv commercial opens] [a woman comes into a kitchen and puts down her grocery bags] “as a busy mom, I’m always looking for faster, cheaper ways to launder hundreds of millions of dollars”

Just when I think the Trib can’t possibly sink any lower, they prove me wrong!

as a christian, one thing i love about trump is that he explicitly rejects the teachings of jesus

“After careful consideration and listening to the residents of…those most directly impacted — my office will not support this proposal,” This is just an extension of the idea of tying voting to land ownership. You can’t be impacted if you don’t own land because you don’t count.

There are a lot of people in the world who make way more money than they deserve but I’m not sure anyone’s windfall has ever made me madder than this guy’s.

The US conservative movement has organized & funded a massive anti-wind power campaign, based on lies & bullying. Researchers at Brown University have been investigating & revealing that campaign. Now cons are pressuring the university to shut the investigators down.

Limbless, Slippery RFK Jr.: ‘Becoming An Eel Is A Sign Of Good Health’ https://theonion.com/limbless-slippery-rfk-jr-becoming-an-eel-is-a-sign-of-good-health/

If they had a right-wing, “tough-on-crime” coded mayor there would be endless national profiles about him and how he finally brought sanity back to Chicago.

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

Whilhoit’s law applies: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect”

HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED

Some lady named Aubrey standing outside the Magic Kingdom surrounded by a sea of mid-30s moms, summer 2028

Hakeem Jeffries voted for Charlie Kirk Day but still isn’t sure if he’ll endorse Zohran Mamdani. This is why the approval rating of the Democratic Party is lower than Trump’s or the GOP.

The one belief that unites Long Island Republicans and Long Island Democrats is that New York City does not have a legitimate claim to self-governance and the needs of the suburbs always outweigh the needs of the 8 million people who live in New York City. Jay Jacobs embodies that perfectly.

You’re not allowed to investigate whether this actually happened, you must dismiss the employee immediately or I’ll bring fascist goons to harass you.

“State security forces assault opposition party candidate” or so they would write if this was happening in another country. But here, I doubt the big news outlets will bother even mentioning.

It's also darkly funny that this entire monologue was an attempt to refute Ms. Rachel saying "love thy neighbor as yourself." Imagine reading this and rushing to debunk it. ca.news.yahoo.com/fact-check-c...

I can’t believe I forgot to do this one.

Trump: everyone in the US died from drugs last week Reporter: [nods] Trump: so we must murder on the high seas Reporter: [nods] Trump: I caught Trix rabbit once Reporter: [nods] Trump: the cock on that bunny Reporter: [nods] Trump: bigger than you think Headline: Trump Policy Seeks To Save Lives

this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers

Guy: wake up sheeple, can’t trust the msm Same guy: * believes this obviously made up story*

The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.

Quick question: what the fuck is anyone talking about anymore

NEW: Chicago police officers pointed their guns at individuals 4,209 times in 2024, an increase of nearly 44% since 2022, according to Chicago Police Department data shared with the federal judge overseeing the ongoing effort to reform the department. @wttw.bsky.social

Chicago forever

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

abundance con. where you can hear radical pro-abundance moves like "we should deport more immigrants" and "what if we had more tariffs"

At least three of President Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

“Noting sharp differences between the two sides’ views on compensation, the board says it “expects and encourages Metra and UP to undertake a concerted, good-faith effort to reach agreement,” www.trains.com/pro/regulato...

Again, Ohio showcases its position as the biggest impediment to passenger rail expansion in the Midwest. The state just dropped its updated rail plan, which contains no passenger rail projects. It's another slap in the face to the super-majority of Ohioans who want more & better passenger rail:

American Century of Humiliation

No matter how low you set the bar, the Trib editorial board will tunnel miles beneath it.

We are deeper in the lawlessness now. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

BREAKING: Gov. JB Pritzker says the Trump administration has sent the Texas National Guard to Great Lakes Naval Base outside Chicago, awaiting orders to deploy to Chicago. Trump administration officials will target Mexican Independence Day (Sept. 16) celebrations. @wttw.bsky.social

One weird trick to not get “slammed”

so many people are going to die because not enough people were willing to believe that RFK jr would actually try to do exactly what he has said for decades that he wanted to do

Unreal - @schumer.senate.gov + @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social just sent this letter to Republicans requesting “meeting” re govt funding wanting to work in a “bipartisan manner.”😳 Missing from their letter: anything about reining in regime’s occupation of cities or masked fed agents running rampant.

Very much this:

Midwesterners want more passenger trains! one highlight: "Capacity shortages are prevalent on key routes. We expect slower growth from 2028 to 2030 due to peak-period shortages of seats and the likely absence of significant service additions."

wtf is this nonsense? He thinks he can understand kid’s “mitochondrial challenges” just by looking at them? This is an insane person.

Good afternoon and welcome on board this beautiful Amtrak NextGen Acela train! I’m joining Amtrak for its “Acela-bration” ride northbound out of New York Penn Station. Very excited to finally get on one of these trains after seeing them sit idle across the Northeast for half a decade!

National Guard soldiers called into service for President Trump's law enforcement surge in D.C. have been assigned to spread mulch at federal monuments. Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

that's 2025 in a nutshell

I've been saying this since January but just describing the news accurately makes you sound hysterical to people who aren't following things that closely

At this point the jokers at the mad king court are just stringing his favourite words together.