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Huh, some hellhole.
“Leaders also said Choose Chicago secured 65 citywide conventions, up from 49 last year, and a record $2.9 billion in hotel revenue compared to $2.8 billion in 2024.”
“Leaders also said Choose Chicago secured 65 citywide conventions, up from 49 last year, and a record $2.9 billion in hotel revenue compared to $2.8 billion in 2024.”
Chicago Tourism Saw A Boost In 2025 Even As Trump Tried To Paint City As A 'Hellhole'
Choose Chicago reported upticks in hotel stays, conventions and revenue as visitors rejected federal rhetoric. The tourism bureau hopes to beef up its budget to attract even more people to the city vi...
blockclubchicago.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Huh, some hellhole.
“Leaders also said Choose Chicago secured 65 citywide conventions, up from 49 last year, and a record $2.9 billion in hotel revenue compared to $2.8 billion in 2024.”
“Leaders also said Choose Chicago secured 65 citywide conventions, up from 49 last year, and a record $2.9 billion in hotel revenue compared to $2.8 billion in 2024.”
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Getting so small he'll soon rename it The Washington Postcard
For those of you keeping score at home, the actual cut to the Post newsroom was 45%, not the widely reported one third. Remaining journalists are a bit over 400, down from around 1100 four years ago and 580 when Bezos bought the place.
February 13, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Getting so small he'll soon rename it The Washington Postcard
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DHS agents kept medical help away from Renee Good AND Alex Pretti after they were shot. These stories only get more and more grotesque.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.
interc.pt
February 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM
DHS agents kept medical help away from Renee Good AND Alex Pretti after they were shot. These stories only get more and more grotesque.
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American Patriots Won the First Battles ... In 1776 *and* 2026. #ABlueView
1776: Hardy New Englanders forced the British to retreat from Lexington & Concord.
2026: Hardy Minnesotans force Trump's & Miller's goons to retreat from Minneapolis.
1776: Hardy New Englanders forced the British to retreat from Lexington & Concord.
2026: Hardy Minnesotans force Trump's & Miller's goons to retreat from Minneapolis.
February 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM
American Patriots Won the First Battles ... In 1776 *and* 2026. #ABlueView
1776: Hardy New Englanders forced the British to retreat from Lexington & Concord.
2026: Hardy Minnesotans force Trump's & Miller's goons to retreat from Minneapolis.
1776: Hardy New Englanders forced the British to retreat from Lexington & Concord.
2026: Hardy Minnesotans force Trump's & Miller's goons to retreat from Minneapolis.
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This is a breathtaking article about the complete clown show at DHS being overseen by Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski (gift link)
A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
This is a breathtaking article about the complete clown show at DHS being overseen by Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski (gift link)
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Quite the come down we've had as a country from "Elvis uses his clout to get a DEA badge" to "Corey Lewandowski uses his clout as Kristi Noem's lover to get a border patrol badge AND a gun."
February 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Quite the come down we've had as a country from "Elvis uses his clout to get a DEA badge" to "Corey Lewandowski uses his clout as Kristi Noem's lover to get a border patrol badge AND a gun."
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To this day, reporters marvel at GOP governors who bussed migrants to cities. But JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom have flipped the script: By encouraging people to document ICE atrocities, they've helped create the basis for a revitalized opposition politics. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM
To this day, reporters marvel at GOP governors who bussed migrants to cities. But JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom have flipped the script: By encouraging people to document ICE atrocities, they've helped create the basis for a revitalized opposition politics. 2/
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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Michele Obama says eat more vegetables: Demonic tyranny
Domestic abuser Mike Tyson and a mumbling raisin failson of the Kennedy clan say eat more beef tallow, steak, and ferments: freedom baybee
Domestic abuser Mike Tyson and a mumbling raisin failson of the Kennedy clan say eat more beef tallow, steak, and ferments: freedom baybee
February 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Michele Obama says eat more vegetables: Demonic tyranny
Domestic abuser Mike Tyson and a mumbling raisin failson of the Kennedy clan say eat more beef tallow, steak, and ferments: freedom baybee
Domestic abuser Mike Tyson and a mumbling raisin failson of the Kennedy clan say eat more beef tallow, steak, and ferments: freedom baybee
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Beef prices continue to crush meatpacker margins.
@bloomberg.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 13, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Beef prices continue to crush meatpacker margins.
@bloomberg.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@bloomberg.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:33 PM
There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...
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FT: “.. officials in the commerce department and US trade representative’s office believed the tariffs were hurting consumers by raising prices ..” 🤡
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/f2ef...
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/f2ef...
February 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM
FT: “.. officials in the commerce department and US trade representative’s office believed the tariffs were hurting consumers by raising prices ..” 🤡
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/f2ef...
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/f2ef...
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New in PN: The Fulton County raid is part of Trump's total war on voting
"The SAVE Act is not expected to pass the Senate, but in some ways, it doesn’t really need to. It's already served the same purpose as the raid: undermining confidence in elections by amplifying debunked lies about fraud."
"The SAVE Act is not expected to pass the Senate, but in some ways, it doesn’t really need to. It's already served the same purpose as the raid: undermining confidence in elections by amplifying debunked lies about fraud."
The Fulton County raid is part of Trump's total war on voting
And it's disturbing that a magistrate judge signed off on it.
www.publicnotice.co
February 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
New in PN: The Fulton County raid is part of Trump's total war on voting
"The SAVE Act is not expected to pass the Senate, but in some ways, it doesn’t really need to. It's already served the same purpose as the raid: undermining confidence in elections by amplifying debunked lies about fraud."
"The SAVE Act is not expected to pass the Senate, but in some ways, it doesn’t really need to. It's already served the same purpose as the raid: undermining confidence in elections by amplifying debunked lies about fraud."
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February 13, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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You can see why the White House would want to TACO their metal tariffs.
“.. aluminum in America has surged to a record high well above $5,000 per metric ton .. The impact would be soon felt on anything made with aluminum -- including beer cans.”
@bloomberg.com
“.. aluminum in America has surged to a record high well above $5,000 per metric ton .. The impact would be soon felt on anything made with aluminum -- including beer cans.”
@bloomberg.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:19 PM
You can see why the White House would want to TACO their metal tariffs.
“.. aluminum in America has surged to a record high well above $5,000 per metric ton .. The impact would be soon felt on anything made with aluminum -- including beer cans.”
@bloomberg.com
“.. aluminum in America has surged to a record high well above $5,000 per metric ton .. The impact would be soon felt on anything made with aluminum -- including beer cans.”
@bloomberg.com
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There’s your January Effect:
“.. Quite a significant jump in core goods ex-used cars and trucks #inflation in January ... up by 0.59% m/m (the largest increase since January 2023)”
(via Schwab) #CPI
“.. Quite a significant jump in core goods ex-used cars and trucks #inflation in January ... up by 0.59% m/m (the largest increase since January 2023)”
(via Schwab) #CPI
February 13, 2026 at 1:41 PM
There’s your January Effect:
“.. Quite a significant jump in core goods ex-used cars and trucks #inflation in January ... up by 0.59% m/m (the largest increase since January 2023)”
(via Schwab) #CPI
“.. Quite a significant jump in core goods ex-used cars and trucks #inflation in January ... up by 0.59% m/m (the largest increase since January 2023)”
(via Schwab) #CPI
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It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
February 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
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The interesting thing about ICE and CBP blatant lies is that it has normie people questioning what other law enforcement lies like this on the regular.
It has shattered a lot of the deference people had.
It has shattered a lot of the deference people had.
February 13, 2026 at 3:19 AM
The interesting thing about ICE and CBP blatant lies is that it has normie people questioning what other law enforcement lies like this on the regular.
It has shattered a lot of the deference people had.
It has shattered a lot of the deference people had.
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“.. Noem and Lewandowski frequently berate senior level staff, give polygraph tests to employees they don’t trust and have fired employees—in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after Noem’s blanket was left behind on a plane ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 AM
“.. Noem and Lewandowski frequently berate senior level staff, give polygraph tests to employees they don’t trust and have fired employees—in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after Noem’s blanket was left behind on a plane ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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“Research published on Thursday by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Columbia University suggests that, through November 2025, 90 percent of the economic burden of the president’s tariffs fell on U.S. companies and consumers.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
Americans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:16 AM
“Research published on Thursday by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Columbia University suggests that, through November 2025, 90 percent of the economic burden of the president’s tariffs fell on U.S. companies and consumers.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
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“I don’t care about you. I just want your vote. I don’t care.”
Trump, 2024, Vegas hate rally
He meant it then and it still holds. If Trump is not profiting in some way, retaliating like the weak and pathetic bully that he is, no one and nothing else matters to him. He’s an infectious disease.
Trump, 2024, Vegas hate rally
He meant it then and it still holds. If Trump is not profiting in some way, retaliating like the weak and pathetic bully that he is, no one and nothing else matters to him. He’s an infectious disease.
February 13, 2026 at 2:06 AM
“I don’t care about you. I just want your vote. I don’t care.”
Trump, 2024, Vegas hate rally
He meant it then and it still holds. If Trump is not profiting in some way, retaliating like the weak and pathetic bully that he is, no one and nothing else matters to him. He’s an infectious disease.
Trump, 2024, Vegas hate rally
He meant it then and it still holds. If Trump is not profiting in some way, retaliating like the weak and pathetic bully that he is, no one and nothing else matters to him. He’s an infectious disease.
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Public health should never be politicized — and the courts agreed tonight.
Donald Trump's attack on Illinoisans was just blocked by a temporary restraining order.
We will continue to check his abuses of power and win against this President.
Donald Trump's attack on Illinoisans was just blocked by a temporary restraining order.
We will continue to check his abuses of power and win against this President.
Donald Trump is stripping critical public health funding with one goal in mind: harming states he doesn’t like.
It’s a slap in the face to Illinoisans.
We will not stand by idly as Trump illegally cancels the Congressionally-allocated funding we are owed.
It’s a slap in the face to Illinoisans.
We will not stand by idly as Trump illegally cancels the Congressionally-allocated funding we are owed.
Illinois AG sues to prevent Trump admin. from cutting $600M in public health funds from 4 states
Illinois' attorney general is suing to block the Trump administration from cutting public health funding. Among the $600 million in cuts would be a $5.2 million program at Lurie Children's Hospital.
abc7chicago.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Public health should never be politicized — and the courts agreed tonight.
Donald Trump's attack on Illinoisans was just blocked by a temporary restraining order.
We will continue to check his abuses of power and win against this President.
Donald Trump's attack on Illinoisans was just blocked by a temporary restraining order.
We will continue to check his abuses of power and win against this President.
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"You should take a moment to celebrate yourselves. You crushed it. You’ve helped us grow so much that the only possible way for you to continue to help us grow is by no longer working here, effective immediately."
Our Company Is Doing So Well That You’re All Fired
“Paramount Global lays off about 800 employees, a day after announcing record Super Bowl ratings.” — CNBC - - -Thank you for jumping on this last-m...
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"You should take a moment to celebrate yourselves. You crushed it. You’ve helped us grow so much that the only possible way for you to continue to help us grow is by no longer working here, effective immediately."