Patrick Monaghan
@pkmonaghan.bsky.social
Allies needn’t be perfect. They just need to be in the fight.
Chicago, films, MS, music, far too many effects pedals, Antifa Local 242.
Chicago, films, MS, music, far too many effects pedals, Antifa Local 242.
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Patrick Monaghan
@pkmonaghan.bsky.social
· Apr 26
Market Box
Market Box is a mutual aid project that sources food from small farms and distributes it for free across the South Side of Chicago
marketboxchi.org
Please donate whatever you can when you can. Even a tiny amount can make a difference to someone in dire need.
MARKET BOX
is a mutual aid project that sources food from small farms and distributes it for free across the South Side of Chicago
marketboxchi.org
MARKET BOX
is a mutual aid project that sources food from small farms and distributes it for free across the South Side of Chicago
marketboxchi.org
Things are really f’d up when you’re agreeing w/the leader of Iran on just about anything, but he’s right about our Dear Leader.
Separately, a desperate massacre just like this one propelled Iranian Revolution forward in 1978 as our guy, Shah, tried to hold on.
www.leftvoice.org/black-friday...
Separately, a desperate massacre just like this one propelled Iranian Revolution forward in 1978 as our guy, Shah, tried to hold on.
www.leftvoice.org/black-friday...
Black Friday: The Massacre That Ignited a Revolution in Iran - Left Voice
On September 8, 1978, the U.S.-backed Shah brutally massacred up to 3,000 Iranian protesters calling for the fall of his regime. This bloodbath came to be known as “Black Friday” and was a huge cataly...
www.leftvoice.org
January 17, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Things are really f’d up when you’re agreeing w/the leader of Iran on just about anything, but he’s right about our Dear Leader.
Separately, a desperate massacre just like this one propelled Iranian Revolution forward in 1978 as our guy, Shah, tried to hold on.
www.leftvoice.org/black-friday...
Separately, a desperate massacre just like this one propelled Iranian Revolution forward in 1978 as our guy, Shah, tried to hold on.
www.leftvoice.org/black-friday...
Now Is : A Chicago Music Calendar
Music events in and around Chicago
now-is.org
January 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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"A movie that takes big chances in a culture that, most days, seems allergic to them" -- TIME
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70mm!
Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70mm!
Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
The Testament of Ann Lee Is Like No Other Movie You've Seen
Amanda Seyfried is remarkable as the founder of a religious sect in this unique musical, directed by Mona Fastvold
time.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:13 PM
"A movie that takes big chances in a culture that, most days, seems allergic to them" -- TIME
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70mm!
Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70mm!
Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
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Hey, is it OK if I repost some photos of Minneapolis in normal times?
The greatest day of the year is tomorrow. Better get your butt over to Bloomington Ave.
January 17, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Hey, is it OK if I repost some photos of Minneapolis in normal times?
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Waiting for laundry to dry, thought I'd recount a tale in a style of American Splendor while waiting. @pkmonaghan.bsky.social you might like this.
![After some time, I got used to not seeing it there, until one day what should I see while walking down the alley? Could it be possible? Balance and order restored to the cosmos? [CLOWN FUCK PART II]
And thus it remained until the building was demolished.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qckh43lqifxshu6q5b3rtfmz/bafkreihmgxi5tqtqkrh2q5uk45zmm3xnys4fpcp45ui3u2bbzedjhhudra@jpeg)
January 17, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Waiting for laundry to dry, thought I'd recount a tale in a style of American Splendor while waiting. @pkmonaghan.bsky.social you might like this.
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Dag Juhlin playing REM with Michael Shannon and Jason Narducci at Sky Blue Sky
January 17, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Dag Juhlin playing REM with Michael Shannon and Jason Narducci at Sky Blue Sky
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
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"This is not a civil war. This is a federal invasion by a mafia state.
The mafia state wants to strip the US...sell it for parts. The Great Lakes region...is a valuable part. Minnesota, a Midwest Democratic stronghold, is an inconvenient part. Minneapolis... is a strategic part."
The mafia state wants to strip the US...sell it for parts. The Great Lakes region...is a valuable part. Minnesota, a Midwest Democratic stronghold, is an inconvenient part. Minneapolis... is a strategic part."
New article! On life, death, and the rampage of ICE.
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...
A Shining Mausoleum on a Hill
Life, death, and the rampage of ICE.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
"This is not a civil war. This is a federal invasion by a mafia state.
The mafia state wants to strip the US...sell it for parts. The Great Lakes region...is a valuable part. Minnesota, a Midwest Democratic stronghold, is an inconvenient part. Minneapolis... is a strategic part."
The mafia state wants to strip the US...sell it for parts. The Great Lakes region...is a valuable part. Minnesota, a Midwest Democratic stronghold, is an inconvenient part. Minneapolis... is a strategic part."
How T-Bone Walker invented electric blues guitar
“You look at everyone who’s ever stood in front of a band playing guitar, and it all traces back to one man”
www.guitarworld.com/artists/guit...
“You look at everyone who’s ever stood in front of a band playing guitar, and it all traces back to one man”
www.guitarworld.com/artists/guit...
“You look at everyone who’s ever stood in front of a band playing guitar and it all traces back to one man”: How T-Bone Walker invented electric blues guitar
T-Bone Walker may have been the first true hero of modern electric blues, but he stood upon the shoulders of jazz and blues giants
www.guitarworld.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:32 PM
How T-Bone Walker invented electric blues guitar
“You look at everyone who’s ever stood in front of a band playing guitar, and it all traces back to one man”
www.guitarworld.com/artists/guit...
“You look at everyone who’s ever stood in front of a band playing guitar, and it all traces back to one man”
www.guitarworld.com/artists/guit...
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#Chicago is a raging inferno of COVlD right now.
The CDC places Illinois in "Very High" transmission, especially in Chicago.
We estimate that 1 in 17 residents statewide are actively infectious. If people are not testing or isolating, there is a 78% chance of exposure in a room of 25 people.
The CDC places Illinois in "Very High" transmission, especially in Chicago.
We estimate that 1 in 17 residents statewide are actively infectious. If people are not testing or isolating, there is a 78% chance of exposure in a room of 25 people.
January 17, 2026 at 6:09 AM
#Chicago is a raging inferno of COVlD right now.
The CDC places Illinois in "Very High" transmission, especially in Chicago.
We estimate that 1 in 17 residents statewide are actively infectious. If people are not testing or isolating, there is a 78% chance of exposure in a room of 25 people.
The CDC places Illinois in "Very High" transmission, especially in Chicago.
We estimate that 1 in 17 residents statewide are actively infectious. If people are not testing or isolating, there is a 78% chance of exposure in a room of 25 people.
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Terrace Row, lost during the Great Chicago Fire. Now roughly the site of the Auditorium.
January 17, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Terrace Row, lost during the Great Chicago Fire. Now roughly the site of the Auditorium.
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Trying to protect everything from everyone all the time is a good way to drive yourself crazy. This is why we threat model. Here is EFF's Surveillance Self Defense guide to putting together your security plan, also known as threat modeling: ssd.eff.org/module/your-...
Your Security Plan
Trying to protect all your data from everything all the time is impractical and exhausting. But, have no fear! Security is a process, and through thoughtful planning, you can put together a plan that’...
ssd.eff.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Trying to protect everything from everyone all the time is a good way to drive yourself crazy. This is why we threat model. Here is EFF's Surveillance Self Defense guide to putting together your security plan, also known as threat modeling: ssd.eff.org/module/your-...
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Rapid response networks have evolved swiftly over the past few months. Besieged by 3000 federal mercenaries, volunteers in the Twin Cities have updated their rapid response model, developing a dynamic and resilient system.
This report explores how you can learn from their model to build your own.
This report explores how you can learn from their model to build your own.
Rapid Response Networks in the Twin Cities
The rapid response networks people organized to defend their communities against federal agents seeking to kidnap, brutalize, and terrorize them have undergone a whirlwind evolution to keep up with...
crimethinc.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Rapid response networks have evolved swiftly over the past few months. Besieged by 3000 federal mercenaries, volunteers in the Twin Cities have updated their rapid response model, developing a dynamic and resilient system.
This report explores how you can learn from their model to build your own.
This report explores how you can learn from their model to build your own.
Dag Juhlin playing REM with Michael Shannon and Jason Narducci at Sky Blue Sky
January 17, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Dag Juhlin playing REM with Michael Shannon and Jason Narducci at Sky Blue Sky
Reposted by Patrick Monaghan
📽 This shot captures old Los Angeles with Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) driving his black C1 Corvette under Angels Flight in #FilmNoir Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
January 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM
📽 This shot captures old Los Angeles with Mike Hammer (Ralph Meeker) driving his black C1 Corvette under Angels Flight in #FilmNoir Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
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A good moment to repeat a point I make regularly: At any given time, there are half a dozen Willie Nelson albums from the past 5 years that you’ve never listened to that are worth your time.
Even if you’re a fan, that’s true. He’s quicker than all the rest of us.
Even if you’re a fan, that’s true. He’s quicker than all the rest of us.
I love and admire Willie Nelson more than words can say.
January 17, 2026 at 3:21 AM
A good moment to repeat a point I make regularly: At any given time, there are half a dozen Willie Nelson albums from the past 5 years that you’ve never listened to that are worth your time.
Even if you’re a fan, that’s true. He’s quicker than all the rest of us.
Even if you’re a fan, that’s true. He’s quicker than all the rest of us.
Last night at Lounge Ax, 1/15/2000
r to l on bar: Molly Wretsky, Julia Adams, Susan Miller, Tanya Wretsky, Lana Levins, Katie Roderick
Also pictured in crowd: Gary Elvis, Sue & Marcy from Scrawl, Chris Manfrin, Jay Ryan, Megan
Photo by Marty Perez
I’ve never seen this photo before!
r to l on bar: Molly Wretsky, Julia Adams, Susan Miller, Tanya Wretsky, Lana Levins, Katie Roderick
Also pictured in crowd: Gary Elvis, Sue & Marcy from Scrawl, Chris Manfrin, Jay Ryan, Megan
Photo by Marty Perez
I’ve never seen this photo before!
January 17, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Last night at Lounge Ax, 1/15/2000
r to l on bar: Molly Wretsky, Julia Adams, Susan Miller, Tanya Wretsky, Lana Levins, Katie Roderick
Also pictured in crowd: Gary Elvis, Sue & Marcy from Scrawl, Chris Manfrin, Jay Ryan, Megan
Photo by Marty Perez
I’ve never seen this photo before!
r to l on bar: Molly Wretsky, Julia Adams, Susan Miller, Tanya Wretsky, Lana Levins, Katie Roderick
Also pictured in crowd: Gary Elvis, Sue & Marcy from Scrawl, Chris Manfrin, Jay Ryan, Megan
Photo by Marty Perez
I’ve never seen this photo before!
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So do *not* let them off the hook again. If there is paramilitary violence against the midterm elections to protect Trump, they must be held to account at all levels when Republicans lose again (because eventually they will!)
January 15, 2026 at 8:31 PM
So do *not* let them off the hook again. If there is paramilitary violence against the midterm elections to protect Trump, they must be held to account at all levels when Republicans lose again (because eventually they will!)
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In the same way that the media and elites in 2016 and 2024 acquiesced to Trump's election and re-election, it was white moderates, especially in the Republican Party, who doomed the South to Jim Crow after decades of insurgent violence and conservative legislative disfranchisement
January 15, 2026 at 8:29 PM
In the same way that the media and elites in 2016 and 2024 acquiesced to Trump's election and re-election, it was white moderates, especially in the Republican Party, who doomed the South to Jim Crow after decades of insurgent violence and conservative legislative disfranchisement
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Kitchen of a railroad worker, Chicago 1941
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Kitchen of a railroad worker, Chicago 1941
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Big Ed Walsh, Chicago White Sox, 1909
January 17, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Big Ed Walsh, Chicago White Sox, 1909
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Mural at Kimball and Montrose
January 17, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Mural at Kimball and Montrose
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Chicago undated
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Chicago undated
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s