Part of me feels badly for younger generations who will experience the long-term impact from the men who drove this country into the ground. Yet, I feel my recollection of a better time was seriously colored by white privilege and, in reality, it was all smoke and mirrors.

Do we REALLY need a hearing? Isn’t it obvious?

Every damn day we hear about some billionaire breaking laws and every damn day nothing happens to them. As a result, every damn day we pay more. I wish moving to another country was easier; this one has lost its damn mind.

Today in the Tulips. Michigan Avenue in its spring color palette peak on Wednesday. The tulips are planted by the non-profit, A Safe Haven Foundation. Help those you help you see beauty on the Mag Mile, donate what you can at bit.ly/4cdBWoG

Companies who, for a time, "transparently" showed those tariffs as a separate surcharge have now decided to just roll them into their products' prices, along with a hefty increase because, well, war. In the last 2 weeks, I've gotten letters from 9 suppliers doing exactly that.

The task of de-Trumpification of science and public health will take a generation and a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild. Without a bold, expansive vision to guide us, there is no coming back. Small-bore, poll-tested versions of the future will not help us. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Illinois made history as the first state to outlaw book bans once and for all. Marginalizing people, ideas, or facts has no place in our state — and they have no place in a democracy. This National Library Week, we continue our commitment to free thought and free speech.

What could possibly go wrong?

This is not a surprise. They all hated him before his first term and they’ve been cowards ever since.

The Day After Tomorrow deja vu

How could this not be seen as a monopoly?

Mesmerizing

It’s my pleasure to announce the 2026 Makers Madness Champion for Coolest Thing Made in Illinois — the NASA Standard Initiator by Chemring Energetic Devices in Downers Grove. It played a critical role in the Artemis II mission, literally taking Illinois innovation to the moon.

When are the adults going to put a stop to this madness?

Literally the day after Marco Rubio scolded Iran for spending money to fight wars instead of on things Iranians need, Donald Trump told everyone we can’t spend money on things we need because we are fighting wars Adjusting for GDP, USA’s war budget is ~3X Iran’s & Iran’s literacy rate is 10% higher

#StayReadyCrew Sadly…this is a damn good political slogan. It’s sad that we’re here. These prices are not sustainable and buying on sale is going to be key. money.com/federal-mini...

Bondi wants her soul back 🤣 Never going to happen... She's toast 👌

In a letter to Congress this week, #ICE confirmed it has approved the use of a powerful #spyware tool, raising serious civil liberties concerns. The Knight Institute urges Congress to limit ICE's use of spyware technology. See @nadinefj.bsky.social's statement: knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...

Renaming airports, signing currency, promoting his library, and whining about the pause on his albatross, sorry, ballroom. Glad there isn't looming pedophile charges and a war, sorry, operation going on to distract us.

NEW: Trump pardoned nursing home owner Joseph Schwartz just 3 months into his sentence for a $39 million fraud scheme. Meanwhile, families who won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against Schwartz haven’t collected a cent.

Deploying ICE at airports is to normalize their transition from being a special operation targeting immigrants to being an entity that polices all. This is the production of the American Gestapo, one institution at a time.

Dame Judi Dench! 🤣☠️

Lots of sound and fury but, still, no arrests. What the hell are we doing in this country? That’s a loaded, rhetorical question.

Fans of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement ate their own on Tuesday night after Democrats flipped a Florida House seat.

Trump endorsed the most powerful Republican legislator in North Carolina. The NC Senate leader lost anyway. In a Republican primary. Trump is OVER.

Send these idiots to the front lines immediately

Minnesota filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration over evidence related to shootings by federal officers, including the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. https://cnn.it/4bFspFq

"What kind of TSA PreCheck Member are you"

Just shoot people, that'll help shorten wait times.

Strait of Hormuz is getting all of the attention because, natch, oil. But price spikes, backlogs, capacity issues, & extended transit times for global cargo flights are happening too due to closed air spaces, rerouted traffic, & grounded flights. Don't think that won't hit your purse strings soon.

@verizon-wireless.bsky.social Hey, Verizon...riddle me this - why are blocked contacts still allowed to leave voice messages? If I don't want their call, I sure as hell don't want their messages.

The next Big Lie is to taking shape right in front of us. Donald Trump will try to use this to assert illegal and unconstitutional powers over the 2026 elections.

Wonder how many MAGA families will send their kids to fight this just war of their orange god?

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are two lawless criminals who will kill civilians to distract from their own corruption.

I worry about AI's damage to artists & authors. I worry about AI's impact on the planet. Still, AI has proven to be an incredibly helpful problem solver in my job, providing practical, yet epiphanic, solutions on a subject I've been struggling w/for 40 years. I remain on the fence.

A+ State of the Union counterprogramming by TCM.

I am anti-iCE….come and get me

"Dem consultants" are the geniuses that put the party in this position. Maybe they should stop listening to them and pay attention to their voters.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

DNC masterminds behind letting DHS get funded: @kenmartin.bsky.social, @janekleeb.bsky.social, @reynawaltersmorgan.com, @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social, @shasti.bsky.social, @raejason.bsky.social, @repbeatty.bsky.social, @schumer.senate.gov, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social. We need new people at the helm.

Just when I think there's nothing left that unites us...

The most surprising thing about the return of Fascism is how extraordinarily stupid it is.

Amen!!!

#cdnpoli #Canada 🇨🇦 #CanadaSky #TeamCanada #CanadaProud #CanadaStrong #TeamCarney #ElbowsUpCanada 🍁

The reason I talk so much about Democrats in rural America is because it’s key to taking the country back. We can’t wring many more blue votes out of the cities. Come back to rural spaces. Run for office. Contest every race. This is the way.