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Elementary ESL. Erstwhile newspaper graphics. Chicago sports. Politically excitable.
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The average American has three friends. . . . Pity the poor schmuck with these three!

Robert De Niro is expressing his love and support for his daughter Airyn De Niro, after she recently shared publicly for the first time that she is transgender. cnn.it/3EY1msu

Zuck’s “three friends” thing jumped this directly into my brain

Putting a former heroin addict with a brain worm who eats road kill and drinks raw milk in charge of scientific research will prove to be a massively deadly mistake. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

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“maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls”

📬 Nick Chubb or J.K. Dobbins the on the radar? 📬 What's the confidence in Austin Booker after no edge was drafted? 📬 Strongest/weakest position groups? 📬 Starting left tackle Week 1? And much more in #Bears Mailbag. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/30/c...

They’ve already deported someone to Rwanda! I reported on a State Dept. cable confirming it a week ago! I even shared the cable details so others could confirm!!!! I feel insane www.thehandbasket.co/p/us-rwanda-...

Why is Pritzker seemingly one of the only Dems who is willing to address what's going on directly and forcefully?

why voters think democrats are big-ass phonies gretchen whitmer, yesterday gretchen whitmer, 2020

Later today the Senate will vote on my bipartisan legislation to end Trump’s tariffs. This has a real chance of passing. I encourage everyone to make your voices heard with your Senators if you feel strongly about this issue. I’ll be working to get it across the finish line. More soon.

This passage from @benjamincarterhett.bsky.social's book on Hitler's rise to power has long haunted me for the way it describes how so many ordinary Germans had their minds & souls gradually rewired by the changing political climate of the 1930s. Watching something similar happen here is terrifying.

a good example of how bad the media is at handling Trump: he lies in a very clear, provable way and instead of focusing on it Terry Moran tries to move the interview along

In the last few days, the president fell asleep at the pope’s funeral, said he wasn’t making decisions in the White House and fell for an obvious photoshop. Cool. Cool cool cool.

Last week, imaginations were running wild in Chicago and at Halas Hall for how the Bears could add to their backfield from a talent-loaded draft class. After the board kept dancing away, the Bears wound up with a Round 7 dice roll. What exactly happened? www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/29/c...

Every now and then I just pause and think that … we could have just elected Kamala Harris, and we’d still have an economy that was the strongest in the world; we’d still have an American-led trans-Atlantic order; we’d be assured that our universities would remain the envy of the world; … (1/x)

Illinois Gov > Michigan Gov

Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal. Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration. See how this works?

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker: "Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now. These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace. They must understand that we will fight their cruelty with every megaphone and microphone that we have."

Scoop: I'm told that The Washington Post shelled out more than $1 million for its fancy post-WHCD Sunday brunch at the exclusive Ned's Club—all while the Will Lewis-led newspaper tightens the belt internally. Details in @status.news: link.status.news/431TuQ1

#BoycottAmazon

“86% oppose the United States trying to take control of Canada. Eighty percent oppose Trump serving a third term, 76% oppose trying to take control of Greenland and 66% oppose sending U.S. citizens to foreign prisons.” abcnews.go.com/Politics/ame...

Law firms who failed the Lando test are at the finding out stage

I’m all for deporting criminals who aren’t here legally. That isn’t the issue. The issue is the lack of due process which affects us all. The issue is a child with cancer was taken from their family, their home, and their healthcare. The issue is the glee with which they are doing this.

Every Senate Democrat voted to confirm Marco Rubio. Every single one. They should never live that down. Yes, that includes Warren and Sanders and Booker. www.huffpost.com/entry/marco-...

If members of the press are worried they didn’t give enough coverage to the cognitive decline of a sitting president, they have an amazing opportunity to make up for it right now.

Wow. Naval Academy prof to their 3-star Admiral in his letter of resignation: "your legacy will be that of a careerist who banned Maya Angelou but retained Mein Kampf"

AI or A1?

El Mago!

More of the new DEI: Donny Employs Idiots

Douche Wars

Steve McMichael, the Hall of Fame defensive tackle who was one of the most colorful characters of the 1985 Chicago Bears, has died at 67 after a lengthy battle with ALS. Obit by @danwiederer.bsky.social and @colleenkane.bsky.social.

A day before the NFL draft, here’s my interpretation of some of the increasing chatter. The Bears don’t feel they have as many holes as a typical 12-loss team. Their urge to add *elite* talent is real. Thus shopping for potential ways to do so could offer an avenue(s) to aggressively move up.

Wikipedia, always a trustworthy source.

Most conservative backlash can be understood through the rejection of anything they didn't understand by the time they were five.

a beet red RFK, eyes bloodshot, sweating, a wild, feral expression on his face as he stands at the podium. He shrieks into a microphone, his words gutteral and strained as if his 3 sizes too small suit jacket is strangling the life out of him: "13 YEAR OLD BOYS ARENT EJACULATING ENOUGH THESE DAYS!"

"Fuck you, make me."

There’s no way Pete Hegseth is not drinking.

Meet the new Director of Communications for the US Navy, Kristina Wong, who on Jan 6 sat and watched the violence at the Capitol North Doors. She thought it was funny: "a lil sporty". This woman now speaks for the US Navy. (h/t/ PIperK on Twitter who first flagged her new position.) 1/

Mountains of shame on Shari Redstone and everyone else involved here trying to settle such a ridiculous and baseless legal action. They’re so poor, all they have is money and they will eventually pay the price for their grotesque behavior.

Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.” He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.” Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up. Marriott still has my business.

Kevin Kiley refuses to talk to his constituents about their health care and social security. Because he WON’T protect it. So, I went to Folsom and talked to them.