Michael Roche
@michaelroche.bsky.social
Artist, Event, and Venue Management out of Chicago. Music industry survivor. Seen some things.
I was against public funding when Ricketts needed to rehab Wrigley and surrounding areas. I am against public funding for the Bears and/or White Sox - why are we even discussing handouts for billionaires?
December 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I was against public funding when Ricketts needed to rehab Wrigley and surrounding areas. I am against public funding for the Bears and/or White Sox - why are we even discussing handouts for billionaires?
Brian Cox in The Long Kiss Goodnight
December 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Brian Cox in The Long Kiss Goodnight
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Requiring temporary visitors to surrender five years of social media to the U.S. sends the message that the American commitment to free speech is pretense. This simply is not the behavior of a country confident in its freedoms.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Requiring temporary visitors to surrender five years of social media to the U.S. sends the message that the American commitment to free speech is pretense. This simply is not the behavior of a country confident in its freedoms.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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The Golden Globes announced their nominations this morning, narrowing down the list of people from which they expect bribes.
December 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The Golden Globes announced their nominations this morning, narrowing down the list of people from which they expect bribes.
What a monumental loss - RIP to one of the greats
R.I.P. legendary Stax Records guitarist Steve Cropper
Booker T. & The M.G.'s Guitarist Steve Cropper Dead At 84
Steve Cropper, the guitarist best known for playing in Booker T. & The M.G.’s, has died. His son confirmed his passing to Variety today. He was 84. Cropper was born in Dora, Missouri on October 21, 19...
stereogum.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
What a monumental loss - RIP to one of the greats
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
Had to turn the channel from the Lions game because a rapist was being interviewed
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Had to turn the channel from the Lions game because a rapist was being interviewed
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🧊 in Albany Park again today, please warn neighbors/landscapers/construction workers.
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🧊 in Albany Park again today, please warn neighbors/landscapers/construction workers.
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Grandma what did you do, in the war
October 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Grandma what did you do, in the war
Sure seems like he'll be leaving in 3 years - I'm sure we don't have to worry about future elections being canceled or anything...
October 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Sure seems like he'll be leaving in 3 years - I'm sure we don't have to worry about future elections being canceled or anything...
Cosmo has yet to meet a toy he can’t eviscerate, but he leaves my furniture alone!
October 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Cosmo has yet to meet a toy he can’t eviscerate, but he leaves my furniture alone!
Oh no the Yankees are going through what every other team with a mega-star player experiences? Heaven forbid!
From @theathletic.com: The Yankees are one loss away from another season of failing to win a title with Aaron Judge at the peak of his powers. How many more chances will the Yankees get before he starts to decline?
The Yankees’ season is on the line. So are their chances to maximize peak Aaron Judge
The Yankees will need to win three in a row over the Blue Jays to overcome a 2-0 deficit in the American League Division Series.
nyti.ms
October 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Oh no the Yankees are going through what every other team with a mega-star player experiences? Heaven forbid!
He’s sending Texans to protect ICE so they can arrest the immigrants that the Texas governor sent to Chicago in busloads.
This entire situation has been created by Trump and the GOP.
This entire situation has been created by Trump and the GOP.
UPDATE: Hegseth today called up 400 members of the Texas National Guard, with Gov. Abbott's apparent permission, to be deployed "where needed, including in the cities of Portland and Chicago." www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
He’s sending Texans to protect ICE so they can arrest the immigrants that the Texas governor sent to Chicago in busloads.
This entire situation has been created by Trump and the GOP.
This entire situation has been created by Trump and the GOP.
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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October 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
ICE just gassed a group a civilians near the Rico Fresh supermarket intersection on Armitage in Chicago - bystanders say this was in response for being heckled from the street.
October 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
ICE just gassed a group a civilians near the Rico Fresh supermarket intersection on Armitage in Chicago - bystanders say this was in response for being heckled from the street.
I hope Jeff Bridges is getting that fuck you pay me money out of these cringy commercials.
October 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I hope Jeff Bridges is getting that fuck you pay me money out of these cringy commercials.
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Here's the problem with Bluesky:
- Not enough users are talking about the movie where Billy Zane plays Marlon Brando
- Not enough users are talking about the LACK of users talking about the movie where Billy Zane plays Marlon Brando
- As a result, Billy Zane doesn't appear to be on Bluesky
- Not enough users are talking about the movie where Billy Zane plays Marlon Brando
- Not enough users are talking about the LACK of users talking about the movie where Billy Zane plays Marlon Brando
- As a result, Billy Zane doesn't appear to be on Bluesky
September 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Here's the problem with Bluesky:
- Not enough users are talking about the movie where Billy Zane plays Marlon Brando
- Not enough users are talking about the LACK of users talking about the movie where Billy Zane plays Marlon Brando
- As a result, Billy Zane doesn't appear to be on Bluesky
- Not enough users are talking about the movie where Billy Zane plays Marlon Brando
- Not enough users are talking about the LACK of users talking about the movie where Billy Zane plays Marlon Brando
- As a result, Billy Zane doesn't appear to be on Bluesky
Have been waiting for this article. The kicker is what sends chills down my spine...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Have been waiting for this article. The kicker is what sends chills down my spine...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
When my suitcase comes out
September 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
When my suitcase comes out
We have lived long enough to see Parker Posey in a Hyundai commercial.
September 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
We have lived long enough to see Parker Posey in a Hyundai commercial.
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The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
America Tips Into Fascism
Today is different than before.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
Cosmo got his dog tags but isn’t sure about the jingle jangle when he walks.
August 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Cosmo got his dog tags but isn’t sure about the jingle jangle when he walks.
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If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.
August 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.