Mike Innocenzi
@pantagrapher.bsky.social
There is a very loud amusement park right in front of my present lodgings.
Eight months ago, This American Life sent reporters from Chicago to cover the protests and counter-protests outside the ICE facility in Portland. They chose Karlyn Borsynko to be their local guide to the world of Antifa. What they failed to mention is that KB self-identifies as a fascist.
By Natalie Moore. It’s great to see a story like this with a South Side focus.
dmercer.bsky.social@dmercer.bsky.social · 20h ago
An experienced fact-checker, Linda Qiu, at the most well-resourced and serious news organization in America, STILL cannot manage to call a true statement true: "Susan Collins helped Trump slash Medicaid to the tune of $990 billion.” —Troy Jackson This is true. Here's why Qiu gets it wrong:
Fact-Checking 3 Competitive Senate Races in Maine, Michigan and Ohio
Republican attacks have focused on terrorism and illegal immigration, while Democrats have sought to capitalize on the unpopularity of President Trump’s cuts to Medicaid.
nytimes.com
Woman killed by hit and run driver while she was walking at the intersection of Irving Park and Southport. abc7chicago.com/amp/post/wom...
Woman killed in hit-and-run crash at Irving Park Road and Southport Avenue; Chicago police say suspect in custody | abc7chicago.com
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash at Irving Park Road and Southport Avenue on Saturday. Chicago police said a suspect is in custody
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She’s now declaring this her favorite movie ever but I’m a bit worried because she’s really embracing the motto “If everything goes bad, we will be bad too.”
Mike Innocenzi@pantagrapher.bsky.social · last wk.I’m watching Daisies with my daughter and she just said “this is exactly what happened when Owen and I went to Olive Garden.”
This is even worse than “why would a rich person steal?” logic.
Steven T. Dennis@steventdennis.bsky.social · 4d agoCassidy — amazingly? — says he was convinced in part by Bill Barr's argument to him that as Trump's former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche would be more likely to successfully "push back" on the president. (Is there any evidence Todd Blanche has successfully pushed back on Trump?)
This was entirely predictable: “ICE will promptly release video of shootings and other encounters in which its agents cause death or serious injury only after determining “it is in the best interests of the agency” to do so.”
ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ‘best interests,’ policy says
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency’s policy gives it broad control over what footage will be made public.
chicagotribune.com
My son is looking for snacks and just yelled from the other side of the house “Can I eat butter?”
This also works for “telling it like it is.” Never applies to ideas like “tax the rich” or “abolish ICE.” Only ever said about “slash entitlements” and “we gotta be more racist.”
Karen K. Ho@karenho.bsky.social · 5d agoit's always odd when "you should expose yourself to more diverse ideas" always means a certain kind of conservatism instead of like, Indigenous art, new fusion foods, math paradoxes, or the Dvorak keyboard layout
What makes this especially stupid is that these large brands usually have huge databases of free art assets that any designer can use.
Cooper Lund@cooperlund.online · 5d agoBehold: madness
Hey, did you know winning a general election for Senate is "the hard part"?
You might think the US running out of missiles is bad, but we've spent over a century building up soft power with other nations, a vast complex of diplomatic outreach through trade and programs like USAI— oh fuck oh no aw beans dangit
Oak Park is considering new zoning that would allow missing middle housing to be built. Ultimately, the new zoning would align our ordinances with the built environment. The Village will be doing a series of engagement sessions to hear feedback before finalizing the proposal.
Shrubtown: If these walls could talk - Wednesday Journal
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"Many times, potential jurors show up and they do everything they can to avoid being selected for a jury," Sen. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) said. "That makes the system not work as intended. Again, I'll point out this is a cornerstone of our democracy."
WAND News@wandnews.bsky.social · 5d agoA new Illinois law will require employers to pay people while they serve on jury duty.
They found someone willing to burn a pile of money, apparently. I’m still struggling to figure out what the point is. Money laundering? Who the hell knows but there’s no way any investor expects to make money on the product.
BobHarig@bobharig.bsky.social · 6d agoLIV says it has new investment deal www.the-daily-drive.com/p/breaking-l...
welp, it turns out cook county sheriff tom dart was actually the one asking the general assembly to lower the minimum age for prison/jail guards in illinois from 21 to 18. here's his exchange with commissioner tara stamps during a recent midyear budget hearing:
Dave Byrnes@djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 4w ago"We're working to expand [police forces'] talent pipeline" is a real slick way of saying "We're gonna let high school seniors work as prison guards"
Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
When the editor does not communicate effectively with the illustrator.
Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 6d agoWhy did they make him look so cool though
“All of the speculation and hype around A.I. is hiding the fact that the technology isn’t just large language models or agents or data centers. It is the backbone of a superstructure that merges regressive politics with unchecked economic power in the guise of technological innovation.”
Opinion | Want to Fight Back Against Big Tech? Start Here. (Gift Article)
A.I. is a political theory. And it is gobbling up our democracy.
nytimes.com
I’m not sure I’ve seen a single Capitol Hill pundit wonder if Trump is asking for election interference or manufactured campaign dirt from Iran as part of negotiations. Considering what he tried with Zelenskyy, I feel like the question is fair game.
Today’s #SUTS on @tcmtv.bsky.social features Glenn Ford bringing “The Big Heat” from 1953. He’s a cop whose wife is killed in a car bombing intended for him. Gloria Grahame is the moll for a guy he wants. Horrifically hurt, she works with Ford to get the gangsters. Columbia. #FilmNoir #TCMParty #TCM
DOD is not letting trans service members attend their own separation hearings unless they conform with Whiskey Pete's notion of their gender. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
