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Which feels longer: taking the Blue Line from O’Hare to The Loop, or waiting for someone who is taking the Blue Line from O’Hare to The Loop?

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I think it's rather fitting and beautiful that Pope Leo XIV is confirmed as a White Sox fan. A true advocate for the downtrodden.

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It really is this simple. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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Help us Obiwan, you

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I live in Chicago, aka the Holy C

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Pope Leo XIV: ‘There Couldn’t Be A Better Time To Get The Fuck Out Of America Forever’

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So when do we get the “tweet” trashing the new pope because he’s a Chicago guy?

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A historic moment as we witness the first American leading the Catholic Church. Hailing from Chicago, Pope Leo XIV ushers in a new chapter that I join those in our state welcoming in at a time when we need compassion, unity, and peace.

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So much of the current moment is defined by certain systems working so well for so long that idiots think they’re “wasteful” and “unneeded.” It’s like working hard to lose weight, then saying, “wow, I’m in great shape! So why am I wasting all this time exercising?”

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If you aren’t following Emma, you should. She’s a councilwoman in Lexington-Fayette, KY. This is how we win. Start locally. In your community. Be heard. Be a ray of joy and hope amongst the darkness.

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This morning, I did something utterly mundane: I used the women’s restroom at Reagan International Airport. On Trump’s 1st day in office, he made doing so illegal. In the 104 days since, extremist Republicans have laid the groundwork for the elimination of trans people from all public life. (1/4)

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I don’t blame anyone from Canada whose appetite for visiting the US might have soured. But here in Illinois, we're ready to prove that Midwest nice is the closest thing to Canadian hospitality you can get south of Windsor. Welcome to the Middle of Everything.

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Hot grammar take: it looks a lot dumber to use “whom” incorrectly than to just use “who” all the time no matter what.

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Just the heartiest of fuck yous to all the "leftist" and "anti-war" protest voters in the U.S. This is what we told you would happen. If you helped Netanyahu's fascist orange buddy get elected, this is on you. apnews.com/article/isra...

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This Alcatraz business will be one of two things: 1) totally forgotten within a week, or 2) just another thing he occasionally ejects from his crazy-hole à la “Hannibal Lecter.”

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Certainly not the actions of a regime that believes it's an untouchable thousand year reich

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www.wbez.org/cpd/2025/05/... [I'm sure no one actually cares]

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Raskin: The lowest 100 day approval rating since polling began. He controlled the agenda. He controlled the House, the Senate— he’s got everything going for him and his numbers are in the gutter

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I am a degenerate artist against fascism. In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America.

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HAPPENING NOW: May Day March, Rally, and Protest in D.C. — Protesters are marching in D.C. to protest against Donald Trump and his administration’s policies. Hands Off | No Kings 📍Washington, D.C.

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I have already decided I am gonna blow off work tomorrow and go for a 20+ mile bike ride instead and I am feeling extremely great about it.

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I have just one message for anybody who thinks they’re gonna beat us down until we’re so exhausted that we just surrender: You are SEVERELY underestimating how pissed off we are. End transmission.

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Say it after me: Chat GPT is not a search engine. It does not scan the web for information, it just generates statistically likely sentences. You cannot use it a search engine, or as a substitute for searching. Now. Please never use an LLM for information searches ever again.

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I am pretty confident in saying that the administration is failing miserably at authoritarian consolidation and is basically on defense everywhere.

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This is the message. You may like Pritzker, you may not, but whomever the new leaders of a reformed democratic party are, they will carry this message. This is the way to win. My two cents.

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I understand now! Tariffs are gonna save us money because there’ll be NOTHING TO BUY!! Genius! How could I have ever doubted! (😖🙄)

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Something that I think is becoming clear is that we've shifted from the Trump administration being pretty much entirely on offense to being mostly on defense. This is kind of common, a lot of regime stuff tends to follow that pattern for even normal presidencies. But it's important to note.

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Let me be clear, we're in a perilous moment in this country. Donald Trump is taking away our economic and civil rights — and Americans are feeling helpless and powerless. It's time to step out of your comfort zone, into the streets, and make your voice heard.

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Pritzker: Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research…

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Out now from me, in our new Monday educational series on YouTube: why you should stop arguing with Trumpers online (no seriously stop), and what you should do with your time instead. Give it a like and a comment, and don't forget to share. youtu.be/4epWrJe-N2Q?...

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Early warning: ops are popping up trying to discredit protests and encourage purity testing. Don’t fall for it. Don’t engage. Just block.

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Elon Musk's illegal operation has nothing to do with efficiency and everything to do with dismantling public services that benefit all to rig our government for billionaires like himself. It's been a scam from the start — and the American people know it:

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‼️‼️FLORIDA‼️‼️

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“When folks try and harm the innocent, it is incumbent upon the righteous to speak out and bear witness. We live in a time of bullies and cowards. We defeat them with truth.”

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I’m going to beg people, because this seems to be a theme this morning, to not speculate on what the DOJ, ICE and Pam Bondi can do if you are not a federal court trial lawyer. Folks are out here claiming things like the Alien Enemies Act can be invoked to overturn the Fourth Amendment. NO it can’t.

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One other thing since I’m on a roll this morning: we still have rights in this country, even if Trump and his friends say we don’t. Do not capitulate. The courts are doing their part to stand up for the Constitution, including even Trump appointed judges. Do not listen to anyone who says

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Listen: Chicagoans and tourists alike can bike and walk along the nearly 30 miles of lakefront because of planning, fighting and a belief that it is a resource that should be publicly accessible. Openlands is now calling for a new vision to strengthen the municipal laws. www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...

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This criminal complaint seems pretty thin on the statutes charged. She allowed the defendant to leave the courtroom by a different door in her courtroom. The arresting agents literally saw him in the hallway right after going to elevator 1/

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Just your regular reminder that they can’t arrest all of us (or even a large number of us), and if we nonviolently force a situation where they have to confront that fact, they will lose. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

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Sure is interesting how the "invade greenland," "Canada is the 51st state," "We're gonna take over the Panama canal" stuff has all gone by the wayside because they're in a life or death fight with this El Salvador shit.

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Kind of alarming how many people can’t spell HIPAA.

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