By coincidence, I got to write about Harding's death today. He had a heart attack and suffered for a couple days; his handlers claimed it was indigestion due to bad crab on a West Coast trip. Then he had another one and died. West Coaster + Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover was on the trip with him.

100 years ago news@100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 2d ago

103 years ago today- the dramatic start to the Coolidge presidency

Nice little L surprise appearance on this account.

Every Lot Chicago@everylotchicago.bsky.social · 4d ago

3243 West Congress Parkway

I have been working on a book on race and real estate for a few years (Property Wrongs) and am in the course of revisions on it. One of my challenges (as with any book) is that there are SO MANY really excellent moments and people that I want to write about. Today I am going over... 1/n

It was a really fun project to work on and my colleagues at the DSL are the absolute best in the business.

Deedee Jacobsohn@deedeej.bsky.social · 3w ago

This is really cool!

This was my old post office, a block from the apartment where my late wife and I lived for 4 years. I love this place. Whenever I think of Vonnegut's story about going to the post office for an envelope, I imagine my doing the same and seeing him here. www.insidehook.com/wellness/kur...

Kurt Vonnegut's Advice for Making the Most of Your Day

Go buy some envelopes. It'll change your life.

insidehook.com

every usps@everylot-usps.bsky.social · 3w ago

EVANSTON SOUTH: 701 MAIN ST, EVANSTON IL 60202-1700

The Jesse White Tumblers were my absolute favorite part of the Evanston July 4th parade, my absolute favorite of all civic celebrations. Super good and entertaining, a real gem.

Lynda Lopez@lyndab08.bsky.social · 4w ago

Love this

In politics, we’re torn between ideals and practicalities, aspirations and realities, the world as we want it, and as we find it But one day a manifesto comes along that reconciles both in every pledge. A rare moment of clarity and hope

"He's doing these things now because no one will honor him when he's gone" is a very good line of attack against Trump.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Ossoff: "While you pay more for everything, Donald Trump wants your tax dollars for what many are calling the Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Ballroom."

One of the things I love about Stephen Colbert is that the guy is just a great entertainer, well trained at Northwestern. He would probably do jokes and sing and dance super well for an audience of 20.

Dave Jorgenson@davejorgenson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

this is the closest I've ever come to actually suggesting a "one neat trick" suggestion for anything, but I'm so serious here. the Virginia Constitution gives the legislature the power to set retirement ages for judges "REGARDLESS OF THE TERM TO WHICH ELECTED OR APPOINTED." make it 54 right now.

How Virginia Democrats can overturn the redistricting ruling: Retire the Supreme Court

The state Constitution gives lawmakers complete latitude to set the judicial retirement age. They should use it.

the-downballot.com

One of the pieces of my students' writing I am most proud of: an obituary for Harold Kahen, who helped the NAACP defeat covenants in a 1948 U.S. Supreme Court challenge. He died six years ago at age 101 and had just a one-sentence obituary. www.chicagocovenants.com/blog/z06l44s...

I'm moonscrolling

This is extremely wise.

Janet Hill@saskajanet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Congrats, BC!

do not dream of being America's top retailer if you are not willing to do this: bsky.app/profile/good...

Joel Kibbles@goodposter.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hey why did the costco ceo actually reply to my email

Great news. Note how the party that sued here was not the University of California but its faculty and staff unions.

Jaweed Kaleem@jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · 6mo ago

NEW: The Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a federal court order blocking its $1.2-billion settlement demand to UCLA over alleged campus civil rights violations: www.latimes.com/california/s...

I'll read any interview with @tj-stiles.bsky.social. Here's a good one for a Sunday morning.

Alexis Coe@alexiscoe.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My Q&A with @tj-stiles.bsky.social is a masterclass in intellectual humility, narrative ambition, and the unromantic economics of writing. Also, a perfect editor moment after his NBA win — tears, applause, a dry reminder: aren’t you glad I made you cut all that stuff? substack.com/home/post/p-...

Cake was a great late-90s band with a wide range of styles featuring guitar that I will remember all the rest of my days. Rest in Peace, Greg Brown.

Stereogum@stereogum.com · 6mo ago

R.I.P. Cake founding guitarist Greg Brown

#NEW: 2030 Apportionment Forecast based on 2025 Census Bureau Population Estimates (January 27, 2026). Forecast prepared by Dr. Jonathan Cervas (CMIST) at Carnegie Mellon University

I am just a simple small-town lawyer but I really can’t think of a more toxic and self-defeating political strategy than telling your constituents the things they care about are “a distraction.”

"the state of the commonwealth is everyone is tired of my sorry ass" www.vpm.org/news/2026-01...

Youngkin set to deliver final State of the Commonwealth Address

How to watch the 2026 Virginia State of the Commonwealth address

vpm.org

A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.

Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'

A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach for the department.The killing of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross last...

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This is the most correct take. It is extremely heartening to see someone in a leadership position say "I will continue to do my job and will not concede to bullshit."

Charlie Thomas@cthomasjamh.bsky.social · 7mo ago

This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.

This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.

Joshua J. Friedman@joshuajfriedman.com · 7mo ago

Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."

Hey, Chicago! @historians.org panel on civic engagement yesterday and a big public research session today for @chicagocovenants.bsky.social. It’s great to be back.

An extremely ill-advised acceptance that is not only tone-deaf and nakedly ambitious, but actively undermining the expressed will of Virginians and the incoming governor. I get why Republican hacks want to undercut the governor...

VPM News@vpm.org · 8mo ago

Breaking: The University of Virginia's Board of Visitors named a new president Friday: Scott Beardsley, dean of UVA's Darden School of Business since 2015. Beardsley called the selection "the honor of my life."

I always said that the humanities couldn't save your life, but that it could make it worth living. I am going to amend that proposition -- it can save your life.

Savage! 🎄 Lake Street Church of Evanston creates a nativity scene with gas masks to remind us that Jesus was a refugee. "This installation is not subtle. The crisis it addresses is not abstract. We ask viewers to confront the disconnect between professed religious or moral values & immigration."

Among all the Edmund Fitzgerald coverage, this record of the radio transmissions from 50 years ago posted on Threads is the one that has affected me the most deeply: www.threads.com/@visitthesau...