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The cross-marketing I didn’t know I needed.

Hey @trek.bsky.social chicago.urbanize.city/post/mixed-u...

Hey @seattlekim.bsky.social next week will be FUN!

JUST POSTED: Today at The NYT we are publishing a major investigation into how President Trump used his executive powers to expose millions of Americans to greater cancer risks. A six month-long investigation built on more than 10,000 pages of FOIA records. Read it www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

Gotta love the Jewels app when I searched for onions.

She went to a West Side police station on Friday to file a domestic battery report against her boyfriend. Cops offered to find her a safe place to stay. She chose to stay at home. Hours later, she was dead. Prosecutors say the boyfriend did it. cwbchicago.com/2026/10/man-...

Three-byline alert: 🚨 “.. Last week, Musk capped the speeds at which Ukrainian hardware could stay connected to the satellite-based network .. .. One of the people also claimed Musk and Trump discussed the matter prior to the decision ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...

It’s a clear conflict of interest for the Trump Administration to have their own lawyers represent immigrant children against their own deportation machine. We have two demands for Secretary Kennedy: (1) Drop this absurd plan (2) Restore independent legal counsel Now.

Reminder: The Uptown Theatre is open for free public tours as part of Open House Chicago — 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both Saturday, Oct. 17, and Sunday, Oct. 18. Expect long lines to get in, so please be patient.

If anyone needs the exchange rate for time, my response to someone on Twitter and his use of AI created this. It’s now official.

"Iron Mike" remembered. An advanced look at tomorrow's front page, featuring Mike Ditka.

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Oh wow, @uchicagopress.bsky.social is doing a full size reprint of Sullivan's "A System Of Architectural Ornament!" press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Trump’s new AI chatbot wasn’t hallucinating, he lost the 2020 election. But when the newest rollout from the White House contradicted Trump’s rhetoric, they pulled the plug. Now when asked about it, the AI tool says “I do not offer political commentary on elections” and dismisses the question...

Made turkey chili today and then put some onions into the slow cooker to caramelize with butter and some sprigs of thyme. My place smells better than your place right now.

BURRY: “.. Fundamentally, I am moving timelines up. .. As such, I want more leverage in my short positions. Better timelines make leverage more palatable. Nothing says leverage like options, in this case put options, which are relatively cheap ..” @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2026/09/28/m...

Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile stops in Chicago

Colorado safety Ben Finneseth apologized Tuesday for making profane remarks about Northwestern’s Martin Stadium prior to the Wildcats’ 41-7 win.

While CNN, MSNOW, and Politico are being locked out of the White House, who is being let in? My latest post examines the outlet with documented ties to white nationalist figures—and what this shift means for government accountability. Read the full breakdown below.

BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove off

Fun to see our shirt make an appearance in the new Reacher spinoff Neagley :)

US Customs and Border agent convicted of raping, robbing sex workers in Chicago-area hotel rooms

“The Princess Bride: The Musical” is premiering in Chicago next year. buff.ly/6blBaci

The commercials on the Texas-Ohio State football game make it clear that the Republican Party knows it doesn’t have anything to run on except lies about trans kids.

Congress needs to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by 9/30 - get to work!! glri.us

If you took my Comparative Fascism class last semester, you learned about autarky. In a phrase, it is economic nationalism. It seeks to end international trade, uses tariffs to promote protectionism, and puts captains of capital squarely in the passenger seat. Once again, friends, Trump is fascist.

"Food insecurity more than doubled between 2020-2024. Add in last fall’s SNAP crisis, steadily rising food costs...ongoing policy changes that threaten food access...and the need is truly greater than ever." —@rifoodbank.bsky.social CEO Melissa Cherney in a new commentary for @rhodeislandcurrent.com

Today I pickled peppers grown on my balcony and confit’d (?) tomatoes and chili peppers from my balcony. Good harvest this year! Tmrw is non-balc items; pickled cucumbers, tomato jam, and carmelized onions.

Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet and Mercy Medical Center in Aurora will no longer provide OB services effective Oct. 1, the healthcare system said in a news release.

Great @financialtimes.com story on Chicago: www.ft.com/content/7c71...

BOOK CLUB YEARLY SCHEDULE! It’s been over two years of monthly Tuesday meetings of the Off Color Book Club at Mousetrap and we can assure you we’ll be going for at least another year and that’s because the bookmarks with the schedule for the next 12 months have been printed.

Republicans are trying to hide their Trumpiness until after the midterms. That's how unpopular the whole criminal enterprise has become.

Nine officers on leave after deadly shooting of security officer in Gary

Tailgaters kick off Chicago State’s first football season: ‘A historic moment’

The U.S. ambassador to Canada reposted this

More from Craig Wall who details court filings alleging Henderson took “older son into the garage and beat him repeatedly with the wooden handle of a garden hoe,” would whip son "with a belt while he is asleep under the covers." abc7chicago.com/post/chicago...

Defense attorney Michael Clancy's not done yet: "I want a hearing in which AUSA A [Sheri Mecklenburg] will testify so that I can find out about other conversations she might have had with the grand jury in the hallway, which we know she had."

Lunch sammie made with cherry tomatoes and basil from the balcony.

This morning, the Coldstream Guards at Buckingham Palace performed a tribute to Dolly Parton. The last time I remember the guards at the palace honoring the memory of an American entertainer was when they paid tribute to Aretha Franklin after she passed away.

Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says

Went to my pasta place today for the first time in years. This is their dining room.

Make it stop.

The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country’s most pristine ecosystems.

And now 50% tarriffs on Canada. I’m sure that’ll help our farmers and cattle ranchers.

Bond market, .. you in danger, girl. 👀

Pay attention to actions, not rhetoric: Sen. Ron Johnson is the author of a budget just this month that envisions public debt rising from >$41 trillion to >$58 trillion in a decade. His name is on the document and the numbers are explicitly written out.