Brian Plunkett

Great big jubilant fourth of July crowd in Schaumburg IL to protest the big ugly bill and everything else. #NoKings #NoFascistUSA

This Friday is Bandcamp Friday.

We're slowing traffic on the interstate here in beautiful Northbrook Illinois! Maybe it's the chicken or maybe it's people waking up?#TeslaTakedown

Springfield Illinois! #HandsOff #April19 #WeAreHomegrowns

Growing #handsoff protest on the steps of the Illinois capitol building in Springfield

Bald eagle at the Woodman's in Buffalo Grove Illinois LOL #birds funny to think of the times I've gone looking for them with no luck

#handsoff Arlington Heights Illinois

We've got all four corners covered here at #TeslaTakedown in beautiful Chicago!

@teslatakedown.com #teslatakedown another energetic crowd protesting in Chicago

#TeslaTakedown in Libertyville on the eve of the nationwide one tomorrow is very lively. And there are cute dogs!

On a daily basis, I marvel at how many people in putative positions of power are willing to help obliterate American democracy. The US has faced a series of very easy moral tests in the past decade and it’s staggering how often people in once-respected positions have failed.

Okay, I'm on the public line and going to do another live-skeeting of the hearing for those who can't join (it seems the public line is now full). Hearing is set to start in moments.

"Schumer's argument had its own rebuttal written into it. These things were already reduced, delayed, slashed, and forcing people to wait. Trump and Musk were already shutting down the government, in pieces, as fast as they could." defector.com/chuck-schume...

www.fox32chicago.com/news/protest...

Frustrated by what happened in the Senate, but now we're right back to the #TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com in Schaumburg Illinois

Huge crowd in Chicago for #InternationalWomensDay!

Chicago! It's a beautiful day for a protest. #WomensMarch

Yes @jamellebouie.net every word: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...

Good morning from WGN Radio. Temps are falling from the 50's to the 30's today. Here's the 7-Day Forecast:

Somewhere, Jeff Bezos is angrily clicking “track shipment” to see what happened to his new editorial page.

This Friday is Bandcamp Friday.

#TeslaTakedown Chicago

The Lake County Democrats protest of Elon Musk and Donald Trump outside the Tesla dealership in Libertyville had more than 550 people! (Check out the short video to see what a crowd came out.) lakedems.org/elonprotest/

From today's #TeslaTakedown in #LibertyvilleIL. 300 or so. A few counter protesters, maybe 20. @alexwinter.com Thank you @lakedems for a well-organized protest, hot chocolate even! Good vibes. Lots of supportive honking, waving, and thumbs up

#TeslaTakedown Libertyville Illinois @alexwinter.com

Some good trouble. Enjoy!

Some #PostcardsToVoters going out to voters in my neighboring state of Wisconsin for Judge Susan Crawford for Supreme Court @judgesusan.bsky.social

Statement from the Illinois Governor on DOJ lawsuit over TRUST Act:

I wrote about the absentee Democrats. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A Few Thoughts on Messages and Morale talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-few...

Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...

On February 7, join Bandcamp as we partner with MusiCares to aid communities impacted by the California wildfires. daily.bandcamp.com/features/ban...