@oconn270.bsky.social
Reposted
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Reposted
The internet does not have to stay broken. Cory Doctorow’s #booktalk on ENSHITTIFICATION walks through how we reached this point & what steps can move us toward a healthier digital world.
📆 Fri Nov 21st
🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451...
@AuthorsAlliance.bsky.social
📆 Fri Nov 21st
🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451...
@AuthorsAlliance.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The internet does not have to stay broken. Cory Doctorow’s #booktalk on ENSHITTIFICATION walks through how we reached this point & what steps can move us toward a healthier digital world.
📆 Fri Nov 21st
🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451...
@AuthorsAlliance.bsky.social
📆 Fri Nov 21st
🕙 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
📍 Online
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1839608451...
@AuthorsAlliance.bsky.social
Gary K. Wolf has regained the rights to Roger Rabbit and related characters
Roger Rabbit Copyright Reverts to Creator Gary K. Wolf: New Plans Ahead
It’s official! Ownership of Roger Rabbit is successfully back in the hands of creator Gary K. Wolf. “I now have back the rights to all my ch...
www.imnotbad.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Gary K. Wolf has regained the rights to Roger Rabbit and related characters
Reposted
Blue Skies over Regent’s Canal, London 🏴 on a #BlueSkyMonday
Canon Eos 1v
50mm f1.2
Fuji Velvia 50
#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#35mm
#EastCoastKin
Canon Eos 1v
50mm f1.2
Fuji Velvia 50
#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#35mm
#EastCoastKin
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Blue Skies over Regent’s Canal, London 🏴 on a #BlueSkyMonday
Canon Eos 1v
50mm f1.2
Fuji Velvia 50
#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#35mm
#EastCoastKin
Canon Eos 1v
50mm f1.2
Fuji Velvia 50
#filmphotography
#believeinfilm
#35mm
#EastCoastKin
@lastweektonight.com main story about public media last night
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
@lastweektonight.com main story about public media last night
Reposted
Ken Burns' 12-hour documentary series THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION starts tonight on PBS.
"None of this happens anywhere else but PBS," Burns said. "Nobody else is going to give us ten years to build a history of the Revolution. No one."
www.pbs.org/show/the-ame... #PBS #KenBurns
"None of this happens anywhere else but PBS," Burns said. "Nobody else is going to give us ten years to build a history of the Revolution. No one."
www.pbs.org/show/the-ame... #PBS #KenBurns
The American Revolution
Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States.
www.pbs.org
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Ken Burns' 12-hour documentary series THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION starts tonight on PBS.
"None of this happens anywhere else but PBS," Burns said. "Nobody else is going to give us ten years to build a history of the Revolution. No one."
www.pbs.org/show/the-ame... #PBS #KenBurns
"None of this happens anywhere else but PBS," Burns said. "Nobody else is going to give us ten years to build a history of the Revolution. No one."
www.pbs.org/show/the-ame... #PBS #KenBurns
Reposted
Volumes Bookcafe is closing in January after a decade in Wicker Park. blockclubchi.co/4pcwpm6
November 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Volumes Bookcafe is closing in January after a decade in Wicker Park. blockclubchi.co/4pcwpm6
Reposted
Good afternoon from Chicago's Federal Plaza. A rally is underway now in support of the "Broadview Six," who face arraignment in about 45 minutes on federal conspiracy and impeding charges, stemming from their participation in a Sept. 26 protest in front of the Broadview, IL ICE facility.
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Good afternoon from Chicago's Federal Plaza. A rally is underway now in support of the "Broadview Six," who face arraignment in about 45 minutes on federal conspiracy and impeding charges, stemming from their participation in a Sept. 26 protest in front of the Broadview, IL ICE facility.
Reposted
Sad news. Tony Adler, a Chicago critic, writer and Walt Whitman devotee, dies at 71 www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/t...
Tony Adler, a Chicago critic, writer and Walt Whitman devotee, dies at 71
He was a longtime critic for the Chicago Reader and contributed frequently to the Tribune. He was also a Walt Whitman devotee, hosting a yearly event with his wife that included readings from ̶…
www.chicagotribune.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sad news. Tony Adler, a Chicago critic, writer and Walt Whitman devotee, dies at 71 www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/11/t...
Reposted
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis recited Carl Sandburg's 1914 poem "Chicago" while ruling on immigration agents' use of force. Literary scholars say they were “astounded” and “amazed.”
Carl Sandburg’s ‘Chicago’ poem finds fresh relevance in a city occupied by ICE
chicago.suntimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis recited Carl Sandburg's 1914 poem "Chicago" while ruling on immigration agents' use of force. Literary scholars say they were “astounded” and “amazed.”
Reposted
On this day in 2022 - A walk down the Birmingham to Worcester canal at Edgbaston Birmingham UK - 10-11-22 #landscape #landscapephotography #canon #photography #naturephotography #uknature #nature
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
On this day in 2022 - A walk down the Birmingham to Worcester canal at Edgbaston Birmingham UK - 10-11-22 #landscape #landscapephotography #canon #photography #naturephotography #uknature #nature
Bill Gates downplaying climate change is so self-contradictory - what the hell happened to the world?
Respectfully, Bill Gates needs to shut up
The tech billionaire's climate pivot is cowardly—and profoundly unhelpful.
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Bill Gates downplaying climate change is so self-contradictory - what the hell happened to the world?
Reposted
Richard Roeper joins Bob Sirott to discuss a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the pairing of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.
Richard Roeper: Celebrating 50 years of Siskel & Ebert
Columnist and film critic Richard Roeper joins Bob Sirott to talk about complaints about smoking on the CTA and how they would address a smoker in that situation. He also shares details about a cel…
wgnradio.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Richard Roeper joins Bob Sirott to discuss a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the pairing of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.
Reposted
U.N. Secretary-General Warns Sudan’s Civil War Is “Spiraling Out of Control”
U.N. Secretary-General Warns Sudan's Civil War Is “Spiraling Out of Control”
The United Nations' top official has warned Sudan's civil war is spiraling out of control after the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group seized control of the city of El Fasher in Sudan's North Darfur region.
www.democracynow.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
U.N. Secretary-General Warns Sudan’s Civil War Is “Spiraling Out of Control”
Reposted
Librarians and aldermen are pushing back against proposed library cuts. blockclubchi.co/47wlf48
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Librarians and aldermen are pushing back against proposed library cuts. blockclubchi.co/47wlf48
Reposted
Dick Cheney has died at age 84. He was "the most powerful vice president in American history" and left behind a "destructive" legacy in the United States, the Middle East and beyond, says John Nichols.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/dick_cheney
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/dick_cheney
November 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Dick Cheney has died at age 84. He was "the most powerful vice president in American history" and left behind a "destructive" legacy in the United States, the Middle East and beyond, says John Nichols.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/dick_cheney
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/dick_cheney
Reposted
It’s an interesting time-capsule artifact from when our memories of Bush II were fresher, the wounds no longer raw but also not fully healed. Not contemporaneous, but also not further clouded by the passage of another 13 years and the upheavals of the Trump era.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dick-...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dick-...
Time Capsule: Our Dick Cheney Obituary … From 2012
Editor’s Note: I mentioned in today’s Morning Memo that while TPM doesn’t...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It’s an interesting time-capsule artifact from when our memories of Bush II were fresher, the wounds no longer raw but also not fully healed. Not contemporaneous, but also not further clouded by the passage of another 13 years and the upheavals of the Trump era.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dick-...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dick-...
Reposted
Democracy Now! takes a look at a crucial segment of Zohran Mamdani’s base — working class South Asians.
November 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Democracy Now! takes a look at a crucial segment of Zohran Mamdani’s base — working class South Asians.
Reposted
Reposted
he hates art deco
Donald Trump Has a History of Pulverizing Historic Buildings | Artnet News
Read an excerpt from the book 'Art and Crime: The Fight Against Looters, Forgers, and Fraudsters in the High-Stakes Art World.'
news.artnet.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:58 PM
he hates art deco
Do I have to dig up my "1 2 3 4 we don't want your oil war" placards from 2003?
Right now the U.S. is amassing "the largest U.S. military deployment in Latin America since the Cold War" to provoke a war against Venezuela.
In some better alternate timeline, we'd be using all those resources to help our neighbors in Jamaica, Haiti, & Cuba recover from Hurricane Melissa.
In some better alternate timeline, we'd be using all those resources to help our neighbors in Jamaica, Haiti, & Cuba recover from Hurricane Melissa.
Here is what Maduro faces as the U.S. amasses a huge armada off Venezuela’s coast
From the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford to the submarines prowling the depths of the Caribbean, the United States has assembled a military force unseen in the region for decades.
www.miamiherald.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Do I have to dig up my "1 2 3 4 we don't want your oil war" placards from 2003?
Reposted
Studs Terkel: Luminary for the little man
10 years since the death of Studs Terkel.
www.everygoddamnday.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Reposted
Right now, a potential peril is at hand: the end of truth.
Another big reason to worry about Bari Weiss’ tenure at CBS News
Right now, a potential peril is at hand: the end of truth.
www.motherjones.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Right now, a potential peril is at hand: the end of truth.
Reposted
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino is appearing in federal court today as part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Block Club Chicago and other organizations over immigration agents using force against journalists and peaceful protesters. blockclubchi.co/49u6C3U
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino is appearing in federal court today as part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Block Club Chicago and other organizations over immigration agents using force against journalists and peaceful protesters. blockclubchi.co/49u6C3U