John
John
@johnlarson.bsky.social
Chicagoan, Cubs fan, husband, dad, fisherman, bicyclist, lover of bourbon, beer, BBQ, and all kinds of music. Big engineering nerd in DNA. The DH is not real.
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As federal immigration agents ran roughshod over the Chicago area during Operation Midway Blitz last fall, our reporters and photographers were there to document it all. 📸 A look at the photos that shook Chicago one year later: buff.ly/4A7wFTp
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I know there’s plenty of spineless sellouts out there, but it’s getting to the point where I’m starting to wonder if these people are waking up with horse heads in their bed
Tillis admits Trump is weaponizing the DOJ during his speech announcing he'll vote for Todd Blanche: "Maybe it's a little bit more intense in this administration than the last one ... I'm going to support Mr Blanche's nomination"
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$100 to any reporter who asks him, "so you're saying Capitol Police should've shot dead everyone who breached the Capitol on January 6?"
Homan on people getting killed by ICE: "It comes down to one simple fact -- these people failed to comply with law enforcement ... all they had to do is comply. If they did, they'd be alive today."
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Replying to @emilylhauser.bsky.social
B) These folks had accepted, probably without thinking about it, not one, but two lies: 1. He'd been running away. 2. Since he was running away, it's ok that armed agents of the state killed him. EVEN IF HE HAD BEEN—in what world is summary execution an appropriate sentence for RUNNING AWAY? 5/
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“The legacy of this show needs to be that we remember it as the show that was canceled because a presidential administration wanted it off the air,” says Heather Hendershot, a professor of communication studies and journalism at Northwestern University.
Flood the zone 🙄
Blanche said Hunter Biden could apply to anti-weaponization fund. Sen. Reed noted leak of Trump tax returns took place during Trump I. Seems to be no time limit. Maybe Don Siegelman should apply? Greg Craig? Jesse Jackson Jr.? Aaron Schock? Geoffrey Fieger? www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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NEWS: ICE detains Chicago Public Schools senior and his mom: “We had done everything by the rules.” ICE also separated Ricardo from her. By this time of year, Ricardo planned to be at prom and preparing for juco in the fall. Instead he’s in jail www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/18/i...
Project Operation Glorious Tuesday Kablammo Victory Totally unrelated to other so-called special military operations in the area
Q: In the last 24 hours, Iran has fired at us. We've fired at Iran. Is the ceasefire over? HEGSETH: No, the ceasefire is not over. Ultimately, this is a separate and distinct project.
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Replying to @techconnectify.bsky.social
This is why, no matter how hard I try to explain "it's actually way more convenient to just plug in your car and let it charge while you sleep than it is to go to gas stations" I can't get anywhere. EVs allow us to reimagine the concept of fueling in ways people are unwilling to imagine.
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Come to @beermiscuous.bsky.social, give me $200, and I'll give you the beer tasting of a lifetime. You won't have to take a shower afterwards.
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Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right v. Wrong’ https://theonion.com/supreme-court-overturns-right-v-wrong-1819573211/
I loved Pete’s content on the other site. You’ll be missed, Pete
Are you a fan of Pete Kastanes' Vanished Chicagoland Stories podcast? Unfortunately, he passed away this weekend. Kastanes’ authenticity, kindness & deep love of Chicagoland will be missed. He leaves a legacy of 520 episodes of Vanished Chicagoland which are evergreen. @vanishedchicago.bsky.social
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Anything could be true. The so-called laws of Nature were nonsense. The law of gravity was nonsense. 'If I wished,' O'Brien had said, 'I could float off this floor like a soap bubble.' Stupidity was as necessary as intelligence, and as difficult to attain. George Orwell, 1984
RFK Jr: "A Democratic senator claimed it's mathematically impossible to have a drug drop by 600%. I said, 'Well, if the drug was $100 and it raises to $600, that would be a 600% rise. If it drops from $600 to $100, that's a 600% savings.'" Trump: "Right"
I can’t believe this is even a real debate. But, maybe the 2 pounds I lost over the past two weeks means I lost 100% 🤷🏼♂️ I’m awesome 👑
I firmly believe presidents & people with control over medical agencies should understand percentages! If *you* don’t, no judgment; I will explain in the next couple posts how they work. The short version is that Senator Warren is correct in the clip, and there’s NO interpretation in which RFKJr is
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I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king.
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But sure—tell me more about Hunter Biden’s paintings while Tweedle Dee-Finger-in-the-Coke-Bowl and Tweedle Dumber-Than-A-Box-Of-Hair are out here turning war into a family fucking coupon code… open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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