(((Steve Chapman)))
@stevechapman.bsky.social
Contributing columnist, Chicago Tribune, and freelance journalist. I always heed my doubts.
My latest for @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/07/c...
Steve Chapman: Republicans are fanning baseless fears about American Muslims
You might expect that as the memory of the 9/11 attacks and the global war on terror has subsided, Islamophobia would also fade. No such luck.
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If Democrats win the Senate, I suspect he'll resign immediately so that Trump can nominate, and Republicans can confirm, a successor before the new Congress convenes.
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 5d agoAlito weighs retirement. We MUST win the Senate so we can block any Trump judicial nominee. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
I'm sure the younger George Will never imagined that one day he would feel it necessary to write this sentence: "It is sensible to hope that on Nov. 3 most of the Republican Party will be smashed to atoms." Kudos to him for doing so. wapo.st/4rJUKBZ
Opinion | Bring on the midterm GOP carnage. But spare these two Senate candidates.
It is sensible to hope that on Nov. 3 most of the Republican Party will be smashed to atoms.
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Dartmouth provost got busted for using AI to write an op-ed on student use of AI to cheat. He issued a statement of apology -- which was found to have been composed by AI. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
College Leaders Are Using A.I. Students Call It Hypocrisy. (Gift Article)
Dartmouth said it would investigate its provost over A.I. accusations. Similar controversies on other campuses have prompted frustration among students.
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"The worst civilian leader of the American military since John Floyd in 1860, who, as a Confederate general (of the kind that Hegseth chooses to honor), was a traitor." www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Pete Hegseth’s Magic Marker
The secretary of defense strikes another blow against military preparedness.
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A wise friend, @drjlhazelton.bsky.social, says Hegseth's speech reminds her of this scene from "Dr. Strangelove." www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6WD...
Slim Pickens / Major Kong riding the bomb
YouTube video by Rob Fehily
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Holy shit this is delicious. That smarmy little smile on Schmidt’s face when he thinks he has Smith. Then the utter humiliation.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · last wk.A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
“Iconic moments in sports . . . showcase one of his strongest attributes: his genuine passion for something we all love,” says a former aide about Trump's attendance at the TN-TX game. As if he has ever had a genuine passion for anything but his own selfish impulses. wapo.st/4dYstSx
Trump heads to Texas-Tennessee football game as midterm rallies slide
Trump will attend the Tennessee-Texas college football game on Saturday and the President’s Cup golf tournament on Sunday.
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This is my shocked face. "It is unclear if Mr. Trump has ever visited a national park, either while in office or as a private citizen . . . Taylor Rogers, a spokeswoman for the White House, would not say if Mr. Trump had been to a park." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/c...
Inspirationhome#1Gold Statues and Staff Cuts: How Trump Has Disrupted America’s Parks (Gift Article)
Maintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the president’s favored projects in Washington.
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Buying into a ludicrous fantasy vision of how immigration stops function in the real world is a moral choice, not a matter of cognitive horsepower. You don’t have to be terribly bright to grasp that’s not actually how things work; you just have to care.
Jay Willis@jaywillis.net · 2w agoThere have been lots of malevolent Supreme Court justices, but there's not really a precedent for a Supreme Court justice who is as *dumb* as Brett Kavanaugh. A complete rube. Shows his ass every time he tries to write down more than two sentences of original thought.
A tough time to be a Cardinals fan, which I am. "The Cardinals, now 76-82, will finish the season with a losing record . . the first time since 1958-59 that they’ve had a losing record in consecutive full seasons." www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
Error proves costly as Cardinals net first back-to-back losing seasons since 1950s
A throwing error in the eighth led to an unearned run that proved the difference in a 2-1 loss to the Pirates, assuring the Cardinals of a losing record.
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Trump wants to put his name on Ford's Theater? It's perfectly fitting, since he's done more damage than anyone since John Wilkes Booth.
Yeah, it's definitely a DEI plot that prize-winning histories are often about minorities. Couldn't be that those works represent the cutting-edge research into fields that *haven't* been mined to death like Great White Men Histories and also have compelling underdog stories people love. Nah. DEI.
To know him is to loathe him. Why Vivek Ramaswamy’s Star Is Falling in Ohio www.thebulwark.com/p/why-vivek-...
Why Vivek Ramaswamy’s Star Is Falling in Ohio
He’s been a darling of Trump voters around the country. In Ohio, not so much.
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“I had been my whole life a bell, and never knew it until at that moment I was lifted and struck.” ― Annie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." -- Annie Dillard
Annie Dillard was unique and irreplaceable. I've given "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" to several people over the years, and I've reread it many times. I would bet it will still be read a hundred years from now. All of her books are richly rewarding. May she rest in peace, and may she never be forgotten.
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
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The Wall Street Journal editorial board: "His political bribery is running naked in the street. Elect my party, get a check." www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Opinion | Trump Has a $5,000 Bridge to Sell You
His latest promise is a classic in vote-buying political cynicism.
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My latest for @chicagotribune.com www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/02/c...
Steve Chapman: Donald Trump’s war on NBC, ABC and freedom of the press
A threat made against an NBC correspondent is confirmation that Trump’s oath to uphold the Constitution did not include the First Amendment.
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New reporting from my colleagues: Ectopic-related deaths in abortion banned states are increasing. One expert said deaths from ectopic pregnancies should “really be a never event.” www.propublica.org/article/ecto...
Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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