Look up at the skylight from the lobby of the Bloomingdale’s Building in Chicago and you’ll see Georgia O’Keefe’s Sky Above Clouds IV smiling upon you…One can’t help but to smile back… #ConversationsWithClouds

Congrats to Rep. Adelita Grijalva on finally being sworn in! Grateful to have her join our caucus, to champion environmental justice, and push for transparency as the 218th signature on the discharge petition for the Epstein files.

Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”: wapo.st/448fDw6

Death by Lightning is entertaining as hell. Good beards, too. Hard to believe we would live to see a bio pic on James Garfield and Chester A. Arthur… youtu.be/6jopqrSojQE

Stay strong, stay beautiful, Chicago. c

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE Truth: No cars rammed ICE Claim: She boxed ICE in Truth: ICE boxed her in Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE Truth: She did not have a rifle Claim: ICE returned fire Truth: Only ICE fired Claim: She drove herself to the hospital Truth: Paramedics found her

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram. Community action works. Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

Had the pleasure of seeing the amazing/colossal/stupendous/mesmerizing/extraordinary Joshua Jay for his last night of magically magical magic at The Rhapsody Theater in Rogers Park…If he comes to your town, see him before he vanishes…literally.

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

The owners of Mario’s Italian Lemonade in Little Italy haven’t figured out that summer isn’t a season anymore. It’s a symptom…as a nearly 90-degree October day in Chicago is making eminently clear.

News today that ICE shot a woman is chilling. The videos online show that there are some abusive, masked thugs masquerading as law enforcement. Nobody deserves this. The courts need to step in.

Film critics used to win Pulitzers for newspapers. Now they’re force-reduction targets… www.pastemagazine.com/movies/film-...

As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama. His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful. Now he is tweeting in support of me. This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*. Or used to work.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Robert Redford’s talent could seem invisible until the right conditions made it heroically apparent. K. Austin Collins on the how the late actor snuck into our lives and onto our screens with understated grace:

Chicago keeping art alive:

“Cloning yourself is a bad idea “Bathe often.” “Volume control is good.” These are The Rules. What rules are missing…?

A “we were wrong” correction would be nice.

Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.

Roman Polanski’s exposition of the Dreyfus Affair—and the deep seated anti-Semitism that created it—was all set for its American release but the #MeToo movement killed it…Now, after six years, the folks at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social believe the film’s time has come… www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/m...

Bill Cunningham fans, you'll dig this: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...

Crockett: My former colleagues from the Texas House—decided to get the hell out of Texas… breaking quorum is where they’re at right now. And they didn’t just do it by themselves—they went to Illinois, where there is a governor that gives a damn. This fight is going to take all of us.

A papal Mass drew more comparisons to Woodstock than Lollapalooza 2025…wow. open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...

My very own Boston Red Sox have overtaken the Yankees to be #2 in the AL East.

The capitalist class converts your life-time into leisure-time for themselves. Time to get organized, comrades. #SocialistSunday

“It is incumbent on all of us to fight for American freedom in this moment. You can donate to org/ wrongly attacked to help them cover their legal costs and continue their important work even while litigation ensues... www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...

My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.

You know it’s going to be a good day when Ben Turpin ends up in your timeline…

I would like Soccer/Euro football to introduce a shot clock. Just for kicks.

PLEASE TALK ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN EPSTEIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

Stevie Wonder is a renowned musician and vocal advocate for those with disabilities. He raises funds and awareness for children with disabilities, pushing for greater accessibility for people who are blind and visually impaired. This Disability Pride Month, we celebrate Stevie’s art and impact.

Gift Article. Communities are standing up for each other. “During the first Sunday Mass after the raids began in Los Angeles, members of a Jewish synagogue stood guard outside a Catholic church in Boyle Heights, a Latino neighborhood, to look out for any ICE activity while parishioners were inside.“

Angels in our midst…

Five years on, Francis’s words still resonate… “Goodness, together with love, justice and solidarity, are not achieved once and for all; they have to be realized each day.” howell-5462.medium.com/recovering-k...

RIP Michael Madsen…

The Statue of Liberty is an immigrant. Born in France. Don’t tell ICE or she’ll be in a cage by dinner…

Bad design. Hurts my head. And my eyes.

And some of them aren’t things… #PopeLeo #Chicago

The Constant Gardeners… go.bsky.app/5Zd26WF

There are no immigrants. Only bigots.

This image is now absolutely everywhere over European media lmao

Today, I'm suing the Trump Administration alongside 19 other states and Washington DC to stop them from arbitrarily canceling funding owed to Pennsylvania.

Resistance will take many forms in the days and months ahead.

📣 On her June 19th Facebook Live, historian Heather Cox Richardson breaks down U.S. v. Skrmetti—and drives home a powerful truth: rights are not a la carte 🛑🧾 either all of us have rights or none of us have rights. #USvSkrmetti #HeatherCoxRichardson #CivilRights #RightsAreRights #StandUpSpeakOut

The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences. The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences. The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.

I sure would love to see all the democrats in Congress on the Capitol steps calling for impeachment in one voice. I know we can't do it without republican votes, but it sure would be nice to see a loud, unified message. I'll be calling my reps today and asking them to please do this. Join me.