@chitowndane.bsky.social
Tech pro, father, neighbor, citizen, making my way through life in the great American city of Chicago and trying do it my way without mucking things up for everyone else. 'Crusty' doesn't cut it...
What a f*cking stunad. 🙄
'when the sun goes down there's zero solar"
US Energy Secretary Doug kneepads Burghum
a 2nd helping of this bullshit in the same week
US Energy Secretary Doug kneepads Burghum
a 2nd helping of this bullshit in the same week
January 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
What a f*cking stunad. 🙄
I can't believe it's so high. I mean, for f*ck's sake, he is really shredding the Constitution on a daily basis, and now he's starting armed conflicts all over the d*mn place. 🤡
"Worse than Bush after Katrina" is a polling benchmark that I thought that partisan polarization had made impossible
Pollster: 58% of Americans say Trump's second term has been a failure. A year into term number two, Trump's numbers look worse than any other president. Trump is even worse than George W. Bush after Katrina and a long period in the Iraq War. This is really, really bad.
January 16, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I can't believe it's so high. I mean, for f*ck's sake, he is really shredding the Constitution on a daily basis, and now he's starting armed conflicts all over the d*mn place. 🤡
Holy moly. Um, is Julio going to the same makeup artist as donald tRump? 😶
The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias on Friday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted two of his former employees, days after Spanish prosecutors said they were investigating the claims.
Julio Iglesias Denies Sexual Abuse Claims by Former Employees
The singer called the accusations “completely false” in a statement released after Spanish prosecutors said they would investigate.
nyti.ms
January 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Holy moly. Um, is Julio going to the same makeup artist as donald tRump? 😶
tRump is the worst president in the history of this nation. And he is trying to end this Democracy, our nation, the United States of America, and turn it into a dictatorship the way Caesar did beginning in 44 BCE. Only Caesar was smart and effective. tRump rode in on hatred and indifference.
"Less enthusiasm among more casual Trump backers who might think twice before sporting a MAGA hat in public...
"The only presidency this century that had a lower approval rating at this point in a term was also Mr. Trump’s, during his first term..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
"The only presidency this century that had a lower approval rating at this point in a term was also Mr. Trump’s, during his first term..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Trump Store to Close as Sales Falter, With No Election Battles Ahead
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM
tRump is the worst president in the history of this nation. And he is trying to end this Democracy, our nation, the United States of America, and turn it into a dictatorship the way Caesar did beginning in 44 BCE. Only Caesar was smart and effective. tRump rode in on hatred and indifference.
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Leavitt complains that protesters are pointing their middle fingers at ICE vehicles
January 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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Holy f*ck. Wtf?
is it normal for encyclopedias to include “skin tone” or just when they’re generated by a white nationalist’s ai?
January 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Holy f*ck. Wtf?
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ICE isn’t making rare mistakes. This is the point.
When an agency can grab people first and sort out rights later, if they bother at all, everyone is at risk. Citizen or not.
When an agency can grab people first and sort out rights later, if they bother at all, everyone is at risk. Citizen or not.
January 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
ICE isn’t making rare mistakes. This is the point.
When an agency can grab people first and sort out rights later, if they bother at all, everyone is at risk. Citizen or not.
When an agency can grab people first and sort out rights later, if they bother at all, everyone is at risk. Citizen or not.
He did make everything worse. Which is what he did during his first term. tRump is the worst president in the history of this country.
Devastating new CNN poll on the anniversary of Trump’s first year in office: voters think he’s made everything worse — crime, free speech, health, global security. Literally every promise.
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
January 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
He did make everything worse. Which is what he did during his first term. tRump is the worst president in the history of this country.
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You can’t fight antisemitism while validating Holocaust deniers, gutting civil‑rights enforcement, and excusing open hatred inside your own movement. My new piece traces how the Trump administration is mainstreaming hate — not by accident, but by design.
Trump, Vance, and the Mainstreaming of Far-Right Hate
The betrayal behind the rhetoric of safety
andrewweinstein.substack.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:26 AM
You can’t fight antisemitism while validating Holocaust deniers, gutting civil‑rights enforcement, and excusing open hatred inside your own movement. My new piece traces how the Trump administration is mainstreaming hate — not by accident, but by design.
ICE no longer has anything to do with immigration enforcement. This is civil war happening in real time, maga-idealogues with badges, masks, and heavy body armor attacking unarmed American citizens who they disagree with politically. That's it. That's all ICE is now. tRump's personal thugs.🖕
New poll from Navigator also with an incredible result; the largest drop in support for ICE since June was actually among *Republicans*, 25% of which now say they have an unfavorable opinion of the agency.
January 16, 2026 at 4:33 PM
ICE no longer has anything to do with immigration enforcement. This is civil war happening in real time, maga-idealogues with badges, masks, and heavy body armor attacking unarmed American citizens who they disagree with politically. That's it. That's all ICE is now. tRump's personal thugs.🖕
Every angle shows the lady is trying to back away and drive away from this pyscho thug murderer. And he shoots her out of anger and hatred. Which is murder.
Latest NYT video analysis.
The White House is lying.
Gift link.
The White House is lying.
Gift link.
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Every angle shows the lady is trying to back away and drive away from this pyscho thug murderer. And he shoots her out of anger and hatred. Which is murder.
He's the tariff dumb@$$, and he's done a terrible, awful job. He's a complete nincompoop. 👇🖕
Trump: "I'm the tariff king and the tariff king has done a great job"
January 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
He's the tariff dumb@$$, and he's done a terrible, awful job. He's a complete nincompoop. 👇🖕
I swear, this woman is absolute trash. It's not any one thing, but the totality of her moral failings and self-interest above all that paint the horrible picture.
www.cbsnews.com/news/kyrsten...
www.cbsnews.com/news/kyrsten...
Ex-U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema had affair with bodyguard that led to breakup of his marriage, ex-wife claims in lawsuit
Matthew and Heather Ammel had "a good and loving marriage" before former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema interfered, Heather Ammel alleges in her lawsuit.
www.cbsnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I swear, this woman is absolute trash. It's not any one thing, but the totality of her moral failings and self-interest above all that paint the horrible picture.
www.cbsnews.com/news/kyrsten...
www.cbsnews.com/news/kyrsten...
Yeah, I get that. I see that. And it still pi$$es me off so g*ddam* much that these same f*cking morons actually voted for this f*cking monster last year, because they were so f*cking uninformed and unplugged and podcast-stymied as to not remember 2017 - 2020 nor read Project 2025. G*d D*mn it. 👎🖕🤡
CNN poll shows that Trump's approval is cratering among many of the people who put him in the White House:
-29% of independents approve
-30% of Latinos approve
-30% of adults younger than 35 approve
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
-29% of independents approve
-30% of Latinos approve
-30% of adults younger than 35 approve
www.cnn.com/2026/01/16/p...
CNN poll finds majority of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities | CNN Politics
Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is f...
www.cnn.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Yeah, I get that. I see that. And it still pi$$es me off so g*ddam* much that these same f*cking morons actually voted for this f*cking monster last year, because they were so f*cking uninformed and unplugged and podcast-stymied as to not remember 2017 - 2020 nor read Project 2025. G*d D*mn it. 👎🖕🤡
This orange-faced lying sack of turds couldn't make a deal with his own left butt-cheek.
FOX & FRIENDS: Europe sent troops to Greenland. Do you still think there's a deal to be done there?
SPECIAL ENVOY JEFF LANDRY: This is a president who masters dealmaking. So yes, I believe there's a deal that should and will be made once this plays out.
SPECIAL ENVOY JEFF LANDRY: This is a president who masters dealmaking. So yes, I believe there's a deal that should and will be made once this plays out.
January 16, 2026 at 3:07 PM
This orange-faced lying sack of turds couldn't make a deal with his own left butt-cheek.
What he needs is a trial by jury in Minnesota. He is a murderer.
Jonathan Ross is a ten year veteran of ICE and before that worked for Border Patrol for over a decade and before that served in Iraq. How much more experience does he need according to Chuck Schumer?
January 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
What he needs is a trial by jury in Minnesota. He is a murderer.
Tough match up. McVay is a great coach. Stafford is at his best. But the weather is going to be 'Bear weather'. And the Rams' D did not look good against Carolina. Let's go! 🐻⬇️!
How do you follow up the greatest postseason comeback in franchise history? In the NFL, you move forward.
For the Bears, it's a Sunday matchup vs. the Rams.
Here are 5 things to watch — plus predictions from @bradbiggs.bsky.social, @seanhammond.bsky.social and @philthompsontrib.bsky.social.
For the Bears, it's a Sunday matchup vs. the Rams.
Here are 5 things to watch — plus predictions from @bradbiggs.bsky.social, @seanhammond.bsky.social and @philthompsontrib.bsky.social.
5 things to watch for in the Chicago Bears-Los Angeles Rams playoff game — plus our predictions
Ben Johnson and the Chicago Bears take on Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round Sunday at Soldier Field. Here’s what to watch for — plus our predictions.
trib.al
January 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Tough match up. McVay is a great coach. Stafford is at his best. But the weather is going to be 'Bear weather'. And the Rams' D did not look good against Carolina. Let's go! 🐻⬇️!
And the little baby bratty boy got his candy for dinner...
FOX & FRIENDS: In spite of the Nobel Prize Committee saying you couldn't transfer your Nobel Prize to anyone, especially to President Trump, you did. Why did you do that?
MARIA CORINA MACHADO: Because he deserves it. It was a very emotional moment.
MARIA CORINA MACHADO: Because he deserves it. It was a very emotional moment.
January 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
And the little baby bratty boy got his candy for dinner...
This is what I've been trying to tell all of his supporters: when you support someone this evil because you like how they 'go after' people/parties/groups you don't like, you need to understand that the 'fire' may one day be turned at you. This man is unhinged and unworthy. Remove him. Now.✊
"Privately, several executives concede they have little appetite for kowtowing to Trump. But advisers say a pragmatic playbook has emerged: show up, make a promise grand enough to flatter the president, and then do as little as possible until his attention shifts elsewhere."
‘Maga has gone Maoist’: corporate America reels as Trump turns interventionist
President’s freewheeling policy proclamations send shockwaves through companies and financial markets
www.ft.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:57 PM
This is what I've been trying to tell all of his supporters: when you support someone this evil because you like how they 'go after' people/parties/groups you don't like, you need to understand that the 'fire' may one day be turned at you. This man is unhinged and unworthy. Remove him. Now.✊
That is exactly correct.
Jarring to see the footage of this video juxtaposed with the narration describing "rising tensions" and other milquetoast expressions. The violence in the clips is only coming from one direction: ICE.
by @democraticwins.bsky.social CNN just aired a devastating compilation of all the times ICE brutally attacked Americans. Remember, Donald Trump sponsored this. This is done at his command.
January 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
That is exactly correct.
Yeah, that's funny...because I guarantee y'all that this was Putin's idea. I guarantee he whispered it into tRump's ear. It is, after all, a very Putin thing to do. And, by the way, f*ck Putin.
Russia called the Trump administration’s threats to take over Greenland “extraordinary” on Friday, adding it would continue monitoring the situation. cnb.cx/3ZgVuBe
January 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Yeah, that's funny...because I guarantee y'all that this was Putin's idea. I guarantee he whispered it into tRump's ear. It is, after all, a very Putin thing to do. And, by the way, f*ck Putin.
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In 2024, the majority of Floridians voted to codify reproductive rights into law. The measure ultimately failed. Why? Because GOP-led state legislatures nationwide are enacting rules designed to silence voters and ice them out of the democratic process.
Republicans are desperate to crack down on direct democracy
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
In 2024, the majority of Floridians voted to codify reproductive rights into law. The measure ultimately failed. Why? Because GOP-led state legislatures nationwide are enacting rules designed to silence voters and ice them out of the democratic process.
Hope you like broccoli.🤡
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins made waves this week with claims that the Trump administration’s revamped food pyramid leaves plenty of room for Americans to maintain a healthy diet for as little as $3 a meal.
A healthy meal for $3? Agriculture secretary says it’s easy.
Brooke Rollins drew ridicule on social media after saying a meal could be a “piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a corn tortilla and one other thing.”
wapo.st
January 16, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Hope you like broccoli.🤡
Extreme wealth in America begets extreme power. And power corrupts...extremely.✌️
Alex Karp 13 years ago. That’s a full personality change.
Interview: Alex Karp, Founder and CEO of Palantir
YouTube video by TechCrunch
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Extreme wealth in America begets extreme power. And power corrupts...extremely.✌️
Neighbors, if you haven't figured it out yet, this 👇 is true. I witnessed this in Chicago this summer. ICE is really just an armed group of red state maga idealogues who have always hated what they call "Liberal America", and they're going around "punishing liberals" who are American citizens. 👎🖕
Yes. ICE service is being sold to disaffected MAGA goons as an opportunity to wage a campaign of cleansing, restorative violence against Americans as an act of patriotic national service. And most normies now see that this isn't anything akin to real law enforcement.
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
January 16, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Neighbors, if you haven't figured it out yet, this 👇 is true. I witnessed this in Chicago this summer. ICE is really just an armed group of red state maga idealogues who have always hated what they call "Liberal America", and they're going around "punishing liberals" who are American citizens. 👎🖕