"They are creating the war zone and then calling it a ‘war zone.’ It was not that before. If you want to really help folks in Chicago, we need resources, not boots on the ground in terms of ICE.” More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW. While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

This image was posted on X today by a Chicago Tribune reporter. Trump’s government has declared war on the American people — or some of them, based on race.

"“We’ve become a party that too often trims its sails. Too cautious, too rudderless. Too attached to poll-washed, pundit-rinsed, and donor-dried messages,” he said. “What comes out of the wash is all bleached and blow-dried.”

Every single US city needs to do this, and enforce it.

A reminder that this is what the path to a full ban on vaccines looks like. No one is banning vaccines for everyone overnight. Just like with abortion, they will carve off one group at a time and hope the those still eligible respond with gratitude and self-interest instead of anger and solidarity.

one very real, concrete way to help feed Gaza right now is through donating to World Central Kitchen

Let’s party!🎉

Yes, it should. However, that would require an effective mainstream media in America — which we don’t currently have.

One extraordinary thing about Pritzker's speech: saying this won't last forever and justice will eventually find the perpetrators. Shouldn't have stood out so much. But did, because way too many US elites in politics, media, business, etc. are acting like it's popular and permanent. It's neither.

I think it's time for us to view Kennedy's actions as an attack not just on our public health but the country itself. He's an incredible monster.

As we celebrate #ADA35, we reaffirm our commitment to its vision. Under my admin, we've made the largest investment in state history to support people with disabilities. Illinois will keep fighting against those in DC who want to roll back the progress we’ve made.

There's going to war on faulty intelligence, then there's going to war in absence of intelligence, and then there's this: Going to war in the face of contrary intelligence Vice Chair of Senate Intelligence Committee asking one of the most important questions👇

Undocumented immigrants contribute nearly $100 billion in taxes every year. Meanwhile, the wealthiest 1% dodge $163 billion in taxes annually. The real drain on America isn’t coming from the border — it’s coming from the boardroom.

I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.

Even after all this, the @nytimes continues to normalize it

Yup. I continue to say that AI is for those who fetishize THE IDEA and dismiss THE WORK. It's for those people who come up to writers and say, "I got a great idea for a book, I'll give it to you, you write it, and we'll split the profits 50/50," as if the idea is the hardest and most important part.

Everyone deserves dignity and equality regardless of who they are or who they love. On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, know that Illinois stands with our LGBTQ+ community. Hate has no home here in the Land of Lincoln.

Bonkers thread!

Well yes that’s the plan. Also, not a secret. Also, never been so close to achieving it before. Wealthy, powerful people are generally such because they never, ever let a good crisis pass without breaking their enemies and stealing their stuff.

Trump said that he does have the ability to bring back Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador, but is not willing to do so.

Absolutely deplorable. Don’t be confused. This administration knows what it is doing. This is a campaign of smear & intimidation being waged against US citizens & those lawfully in this country. DHS is trying to intimidate a family because it isn’t getting its way.

What people really don’t want to hear is that shaming people who brag about writing emails with AI would be just fine. Admirable in fact. Norms can sometimes do what law won’t.

An autism "registry" culled from private medical records could potentially violate federal privacy laws and runs the risk of abuse. It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.

It works. The government here largely works. Because we are so spoiled by how well it works, we are letting a fool convince us it is broken.

Here are my upcoming art shows and festivals for May and June!

No one should be above the law, most especially the President. Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional. They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.

Curtailing people’s ability to read widely and carefully, to locate, assess, and compare different sources for themselves, and to write in their own voice about what they find and what it means, is arguably more effective than censorship. It is also one of the most obvious effects of generative AI.

Throwing plates for a wholesale commission this week! #pottery #ceramics #chicagoartist #pottersofbluesky #potteryvideo

Today House Republicans, cheered on by the richest person on Earth, passed a budget framework that will cut support for the poorest people in our country. All while cutting taxes for corporations and the wealthy, and massively increasing the deficit.

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

This vase is firing right now. Excited to see how the tape resist pattern turns out! #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #chicagopotter #chicagoartist #craftswoman #midcenturymodern

To anyone living in a state that doesn't respect you for who you love or who you are: Illinois has a place for you. You are seen, you are celebrated, you are protected, and you are welcome here in our state.

Target, in a way, is manifesting the same problem as the Democrats -- giving away parts of what people liked about them or wanted from them in order to appease an audience that doesn't like them at all or doesn't want them ever, no matter how low they sink, no matter how noisily they obey.

My pottery shop is updated with all my current pieces! You can find them at aeterpstra.com.

I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable. Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes. Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.

New clock designs will debut this weekend at the International Women’s Day Market at Artifact Events in Chicago! #clocks #pottery #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #womenartists #wheelthrown

Hope to see you at the market this weekend! #chicagopotter #pottery #pottersofbluesky #ceramics #wheelthrown

If you can get your titers checked, do so. My measles immunity turned out to be remaining almost abnormally high, which is good, I guess, but my mumps protection was all the way gone, so no guarantee you're good if it's been a while since you got the MMR.

It's absolutely insane that Elon Musk and his wrecking crew are saying they're firing entire swaths of our government infrastructure and the press are just like "oh that's sad but what are you gonna do, guess they're fired." It is batshit crazypants, and it's being covered like normal policy choices

The term that makes sense to me is "evangelical capitalists." They believe if you can afford something you deserve it no matter how you got the money and if you can't buy it you don't deserve it, even food & medicine, no matter what external forces prevent you from having the money.

Q: how to 6x DOGE savings ($2.5b)? A: Cut subsidies to Tesla ($15b)

Why is this so hard for news orgs? www.status.news/p/cbs-evenin...

You cannot defeat fascism with centrism.

Post a female character you love. Always a classic.

Historically, suddenly forcing massive numbers of highly educated and well paid people into unexpected mass unemployment has not led to *stability*

After multiple bisque firings, I finally ran a glaze kiln in 2025. Some of the first pieces out? Confetti vases! #pottersofbluesky #pottery #ceramics #wheelthrown #potterystudio @skuttkilns.bsky.social

Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it. Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on. Making this my pinned post.

JD Vance is saying the quiet part out loud: the Trump administration intends to break the law. America is a nation of laws. The courts make sure we follow the laws. The VP doesn’t control the courts, and the President cannot ignore the Constitution. No one is above the law.