What a wonderful conversation: Julia Louis-Dreyfus talks with Catherine O’Hara on her podcast in 2024. lemonadamedia.com/podcast/juli...

Pro tip: marry a person crazier than you

Lady Gaga sings “won’t you be my neighbor?” youtu.be/gMFQmOBO6D4?...

BREAKING: Chicagoans can now vote to name one of Chicago’s snowplows “Abolish ICE,” linking the pun to efforts to oppose President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign. @wttw.bsky.social

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NEW: Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Streets and Sanitation announced the top 25 names chosen in the City’s fourth annual ‘You Name A Snowplow’ contest. In the next phase, Chicago residents may vote for up to six names at chicagoshovels.org by Feb. 14.

To process the chaos, I'm spending a few minutes each night stitching a news diary--embroidering tiny icons representing an important story of the day. One month in, and it feels like I've already sewn a year's worth of news. But it helps me make sense of it all, so I think I can manage 11 more.

This is happening a lot to female journalists. So here is a modest proposal for the White House press corps: Stand together. No one should ask another question until the President answers the question that was ignored.

This race was such a massive swing blowout that Democrat Taylor Rehmet literally won a city called White Settlement

Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning. Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

Hard to overstate how big a deal a Rehmet win would be. Tarrant County is the epicenter of Christian nationalism in Texas, an incubator for far-right policies, and nexus of billionaire Tim Dunn's network, which is riding hard for Wambsganss. Rehmet almost entirely funded by donations of $100 or less

Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.

One or Two Things by Dorie Blesoff “We don’t really know how many times your heart will break wide open, But we know - you need never feel alone.” Share this song with new parents & anyone who needs to hear it. It was written for her child’s bat mitzvah #music #parenting youtu.be/F1z_i23diIY?...

Holy Cow! This San Francisco anti-ICE protest is huge! Solidarity with Minnesota. 🤍

As a Canadian, what I've learned so far: - Minnesotans are very nice and VERY organized - Mainers are aggressively xenophobic but in a way that lCE will not like - Philadelphians crave the blood of their enemies - LA is ground zero for chaos tactics that never lose - New Yorkers love gay hockey

It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall. But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"

#Chicago There's a rally today at 4 pm in Daley Plaza as part of the "ICE OUT!" National Day of Action in solidarity with Minnesota.

📹 NEW from KSDK News: hundreds of people in St. Louis marched to Enterprise Center on Wednesday and dropped a banner to demand Enterprise end *every* contract it has with ICE!

Dear person behind me, the world is a better place with you in it. love the person in front of you On my friend’s sweatshirt

I visited hotels all over Minneapolis, went into back rooms & talked to the staff. They're afraid. One told me she resents how her undocumented coworkers spend their days cleaning the rooms of agents who are “hunting down their family members.” @notus.com: www.notus.org/immigration/...

Don Lemon's arrest will get more headlines, but we absolutely have to be aware of how local & independent journalists are being targeted with violence & arrest. Admin will accuse them of participating in a riot, or material support of terrorism, or whatever. Bottom line: journalism is not a crime.

My song of resistance for the people of Minneapolis - St Paul is now available to stream on these platforms bbragg.lnk.to/cityofheroes

Let’s try this one in foreign correspondent voice: State Security Forces Arrest Journalist Who Covered Protests Against Regime Official

Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.

"As a member of the press, I filmed the church protest a few weeks ago and now I'm being arrested for that," Indipendent journalist Georgia Fort said. "It's hard to understand how we have a Constitution, Constitutional rights, when we can just be arrested for being a member of the press."

You know what’s “tough on crime”? SOCIAL PROGRAMS. MENTAL HEALTH CARE. LIVING WAGE. AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE.

The resolution requires ICE agents to obtain a warrant and meet with the tribe's public safety director before coming onto the Red Lake reservation, and it goes on to state that an ICE agent must also be accompanied by a tribal public safety officer when on tribal land.

Thank you for your service in freeing me from the yoke of a really funny bit. I was determined to carry out this campaign for decades if necessary, but I'm feeling pretty damn good about our chances now. :)

Proud to have been one of the 9,200 people who submitted that name to the contest. Lol blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/28/a...

Musicians are being moved to write heart wrenching songs right now in response to the latest assault on people’s freedom, liberty & rights in the US. Please share songs in replies. I’ll start with Schuyler Iona Press’ song that made me cry. #resist #defundICE #music bsky.app/profile/pawb...

We still have funds for matching donations! For today - Donate less than $50: we’ll match $50 to the cause of your choosing. Donate more than $50: we’ll match your donation up to $100. Multiple funds calling to you? Pick one for you and one for us!

One Battle After Another produced, written, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson is so good. Timely - it’s almost like they cast Sean Penn as Bovino. #Oscars #movies 👏 Chase Infiniti, Teyana Taylor, and Benicio Del Torro were excellent. And Sean Penn nailed it.

ice was in elgin today. on tuesday, ice kidnapped people from chicago’s hermosa neighborhood as well as the suburbs of bolingbrook (west) and waukegan (far north). last week, feds in six vehicles abducted an adult and three kids from near their home in woodlawn. they never left. they never stopped.

Of the biggest scandals in US history just this week, I think I’d rank them: 1) Federal paramilitaries invade US city based on racist lies, murder US citizens 2) Slush fund for the president from stolen foreign resources held in Qatar 3) Whatever FBI and DNI are doing re: 2020 election in Georgia

Check out the 11pm CT @carleton.edu Carleton College KRLX radio show from Northfield #Minnesota — Curveball radio show with Thomas Sorokti. My son’s debut show - what do you think @jonathancapehart.bsky.social? Call 507-222-4127 to talk to the DJs content.krlx.org/radioplayer/... #radio

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Eyes on Springfield

Know that we are creating stronger, tighter communities right now. In your despair hold onto hope. Intersperse hope with your sadness. Spend time with the people you love to regroup and fill your cup. There are more people who are working for justice and what is right now than fighting against it.

Musicians are being moved to write heart wrenching songs right now in response to the latest assault on people’s freedom, liberty & rights in the US. Please share songs in replies. I’ll start with Schuyler Iona Press’ song that made me cry. #resist #defundICE #music bsky.app/profile/pawb...

TOMORROW! Thursday, January 29 • 10:00 AM ET People of faith are coming together to pray with our feet, showing up in Washington, D.C., and in communities across the country to bear public witness. 📢 WE WANT ICE OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES Register here: buff.ly/PTRaB29

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

A lot of people gathered tonight outside the Department of Veterans Affairs in D.C. for a vigil memorializing Alex Pretti, who worked as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.

Kansas just passed a monstrous bill enabling criminal penalties and vigilante lawsuits for trans people using the bathroom according to their gender identity and requires them to surrender their current drivers licenses and birth certificates if it does not match their sex assigned at birth.

“They didn’t burn brujas they burned women with knowledge.” - 🔥sticker from Mestiza shop I happened across an incredibly curated store in the #Pilsen neighborhood in #Chicago. Apparel, home decor, jewelry, etc. Definitely stop in or shop online. The owners are lovely. www.mestizashop.com

“La vida ofrece una magia especial para aquellos que se atreven a soñar." - Unknown via Mestiza shop in #Pilsen #Chicago "Life offers a special kind of magic for those who dare to dream." www.mestizashop.com/about

Noch Fragen, wer „schuld“ ist? 🤨 Übrigens hat diese Ausrede in Nürnberg auch nicht wirklich was genützt! ☝️

A mutual aid organizer in Minneapolis told us that Ilhan Omar pops in to help with the foodbank. No press, no photos, she just shows up and asks the organizers where she should pitch in.

“Guys, I’m starting to think you didn’t read me book.” - Jesus (via @colbertlateshow.bsky.social)

And he lived! See how that works

This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.