Happening now in Chicago: Local officials and attorneys, alongside Border Patrol shooting victim Marimar Martinez, are holding a presser outside CPD's District 19 police station to announce the filing of police reports over alleged crimes by federal immigration agents.

Just getting this feeling that maybe Taylor Farms is really shitty

The Trump regime is ending student loans for majors that don't lead to high-paying jobs. You know, useless stuff* like teaching or social work (*sarcasm) We're losing liberal education right when we need it most. Why won't Dems fight for college? My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

Should Democrats campaign for more English lit majors? | Will Bunch

A new Trump attack on student loans is part of a push to crush the liberal arts. How can the humanities fight back?

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Make sure you rub some herbs on your chicken before roasting it. Just a little sage advice for you.

you got to enough of these for the past year and a half in the Midwest and it kinda seems like the Older Whites are getting rather radicalized

Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 10h ago

I went by the rally at the blue ash ICE office yesterday morning, and for instance:

NEW FROM ME: The Great Delegalization. There are now (almost certainly far more than) 1M immigrants who were protected from deportation on Jan 20, 2025, and no longer are. It’s the result of a problem that’s been building for 30 years—& now only Congress can fix. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

These Immigrants Lived in the U.S. Legally. Now Trump Is Changing Their Status.

More than a million immigrants are seeing protections that granted them safe lives in the U.S. suddenly swept away.

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Federal authorities sent Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart subpoenas for inmates wanted for civil immigration enforcement along with letters that threatened criminal charges if the office didn’t turn over the individuals, according to the sheriff’s office and public records obtained by the Tribune.

ICE threatened Sheriff Tom Dart with criminal charges over access to inmates for immigration enforcement

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This is fascinating. theconversation.com/taxi-drivers...

Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain

Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed.

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Another Chicago crematorium is under investigation after 35 human remains were allegedly stored improperly, just days after a similar case surfaced at a Southeast Side funeral home. Full story: https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/bohemian-national-cemetery-under-investigation/ 

Rainbow Cone has left a lasting mark on Beverly over the past 100 years, attracting people from across the city to the neighborhood and giving many teenagers their first jobs.

Rainbow Cone celebrates 100 years in Chicago: ‘An institution’

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For years I've noticed my students increasingly exhausted by the digital world and for good reason. The optimist in me hopes to see the social media world stagnating soon. I live in a neighborhood of kids (and parents) minimally interested in being online. It's glorious.

Why Gen-Z Is Embracing Old Tech: Fighting the Algorithm with Analog

Amid the deluge of AI, young consumers are turning to vinyl records, books in print, film cameras and other tangible vestiges of a pre-smartphone age.

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Such a feel good song ☺️ 🗣️'Cause there's music in the air and lots of lovin' everywhere.......

Albumism@albumism.com · yesterday

George Benson released ‘Give Me The Night’ 46 years ago on August 9, 1980 | Listen to the album here: album.ink/GBensonGMTN

Why yes, I will be rewatching The Secret of Roan Inish for the umpteenth time this week.

David Beard@dabeard.bsky.social · yesterday

think i need a john sayles movie binge. this, roan finish, baby it’s you, matewan and lianna. ok, secaucus seven, too.

This was made before you were born, but it’s one of my favorite bits about the New York subway. Wait for it.😂

Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Reminds me of my favorite scene from Brother from Another Planet.

This is probably my favorite John Sayles movie. I like it when he gets weird

Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · yesterday

This was made before you were born, but it’s one of my favorite bits about the New York subway. Wait for it.😂

The stepped decline of Lake Powell. Just 30 feet now before minimum power pool.

Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · yesterday

New: Lake Powell Reservoir Hi-Res images show dramatic loss - in just 10 years Lake Powell water level has dropped 140 feet and it’s lost 2 Million ACRE-FEET. It’s a critical source of water and power to tens of millions in the US SW… 1/

If you’re more video oriented, here’s 1995 Peter Jennings (ABC News) documentary loosely based on our book. It won a Peabody Award.

Peter Jennings - Hiroshima: Why the Bomb was Dropped (1995)

YouTube video by Charles Atencio

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It should be illegal to give destructive forces of nature cutesy names. Typhoon Dragon was right there. And you went with Dolphin? Fire the naming team. This is almost as bad as the time they went with Typhoon Jebi instead of Typhoon Jedi.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 21h ago

Hong Kong records hottest day ever as Typhoon Dolphin fuels heatwave

The vibes are very good here the past few days so obviously I am excited to see what fresh nonsense people unleash tomorrow

The Trump Admin and MAGA on the whole is just one big ol' pedo ring. Right out in the open. JFC what are we even doing?

I read the Douthat piece and it reminded me that I own a preview copy of Jonah Goldberg’s “Liberal Fascism” because we moved into Douthat’s old apartment in DC and Goldberg’s publisher accidentally sent the galley copy for him there.

wishing all the spiders on my balcony right now a very merry please do not touch me

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

Sunday blog: On journalists and some bullshit. mattdpearce.substack.com/p/the-labor-...

The labor analysis of "some bullshit" in journalism

The modern problems of working in the news.

mattdpearce.substack.com

People: You can't just post one line from a song and expect everyone to know the song. Me: Shot through the heart and you're to blame.....

Strictly 4 My Navigators@lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 23h ago

People: You can't just post one line from a song and expect everyone to know the song. Me: You are my fire.....the one desire...

Commentary: The president is now living the real estate developer’s fantasy — with seemingly no laws, no permits, no reviews and no budget.

Edward Keegan: Donald Trump’s design depravity and disregard for expertise

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The Trump Administration was holding up 16 projects totaling $9 billion in investment and 22,000 jobs. All because the President doesn't believe in renewable energy. We will always fight back to help bring down energy costs for Illinoisans and put money back in your pockets.

Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Lift Freeze on Wind Power

Since April, the Defense Department has halted all military reviews for wind projects, stalling dozens of projects nationwide.

nytimes.com

The official Mister Rogers YouTube channel has been posting full episodes recently, and believe me when I tell you that watching one is a great way to take a break from the general state of things. www.youtube.com/@MisterRoger...

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Welcome to the official Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood YouTube channel! For more than 30 years, Mister Rogers created a relationship with millions of children, each of whom felt like they were visiting ...

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I will forever hate that #they hijacked "woke" and continue to use it wrong...... it also pisses me up that #they are never asked to explain exactly what #they mean when #they use "woke"

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 2d ago

"'Wokeness'—in an idealized form—is an argument for guardrails against unrestrained domination by the most powerful forces in society." Doesn't sound so bad right about now, does it?

We need a name for when the Overton Window for a problem doesn’t include mention of its primary cause. e.g. * Articles about extreme weather that don’t mention climate change * …about the loneliness epidemic that don’t mention the decline of walkable urbanism www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/h...

How Americans Became Less Connected

Plus, the start of a series on the opposite of violence.

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