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I'm sure I'm late to game on this, but it's exciting to think that there's now a pope who will be issuing Chicago bulls.

Not just Kempton, but Hamill, Breslin, Dwyer

Love the lil flex when they realise they just became the most famous bird in the world.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...

I just really, really, really want to watch the next Federalist Society meeting where they have to pretend Jeanine Pirro is a serious, good choice. TAKE IT FEDERALISTS THAT’S RIGHT, TAKE IT ALLLLLLLL

Boy Accidentally Orders 70,000 Lollipops on Amazon. Panic Ensues. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/b...

A win for democracy www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/u...

This is the most Chicago editors note ever

"Hell, Leo, I ain't embarrassed to use the word. I'm talking about ethics." www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXQ9...

"Hello, Leo, I ain't embarrassed to use the word. I'm talking about ethics." www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXQ9...

"Throw your hands in the air And wave 'em like you just don't care!"

"Gaudium Magnum" has got to be the name of a band.

Pynchon's new novel is apparently set in a secret government library in Washington DC, known by the acronym LLOL.

Not a great time to have the American defense and national security establishment run by amateurs

The wonders of Tivoli! Presumably this is in the Suminski Innski.

DJT: The Houtis have capitulated. I don't know about the Blowfish. But I think they'll come along. We're having very strong conversations with the Blowfish, and I think they'll do the right thing. But the Houtis, we've taken care of that.

Ah, Chicago. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...

Asked what concession he would most like to see from Canada, President Trump said: "friendship." Friendship is a concession. This is foundational for Trump's worldview.

A guy named Hitchcock edits a book on causation. Talk about MacGuffins.

Harvard will no longer receive ANY federal research money, per letter to the school: "Harvard should no longer seek GRANTS from the federal government, since none will be provided. Harvard will cease to be a publicly funded institution, and can instead operate as a privately-funded institution."

My neighbor reports that she has 6 caterpillars, which she'll keep in a jar until they become chrysalises. She’ll then transfer them to a special container, in which they'll become butterflies. She anticipates that this will happen within the month. It’s all very suspenseful.

A terrible loss. Pierre Audi, Eminent Force in the Performing Arts, Dies at 67 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/a...

New: “Trump says, ‘I don’t know,’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A terrible loss. Pierre Audi, Eminent Force in the Performing Arts, Dies at 67 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/a...

I’m still baffled at how America took one of the basic principles of the presidency — the occupant shouldn’t be able to benefit financially from the office — and just said, nah, that just doesn’t count for this one guy.

NEW: For the first time, a judge has issued a final ruling striking down Trump's proclamation that Venezuelan gang activity in the US counts as an "invasion." Here's a close look at the decisive hearing, and Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr., a Trump nominee. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...

Francis to Donald: Noli me tangere.

Surely we are living in a golden age of judicial opinion writing. At least that.

BREAKING: A federal judge has permanently BLOCKED the entirety of Trump's executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Related coverage www.allrisenews.com/p/jenner-tru...

102 pages of straight fire from Judge Beryl Howell storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Go see Michael Rohatyn's movie! A compelling evocation of 1970s New York City. Who knew there was all that wild archival video? www.ifccenter.com/films/drop-d...

The holiest day of the year. To borrow from Allen Ginsberg: Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy! Holy!

Wonderful to see these terrific young Irish musicians from the Royal Irish Academy of Music tonight at the American Irish Historical Society.

Always been kind of ambivalent about the TB vaccine.

Trump’s second term will be the worst presidential term ever | Steven Greenhouse

Wonderful to see these terrific young Irish musicians from teh Royal Irish Academy of Music tonight at the American Irish Historical Society.