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“Radical left lunatic” hoping military is not used against me. Attorney. Music nerd. Baseball nut (White Sox and pre-relocation A’s #selltheteam). Former newspaper reporter. Die-hard Chicagoan.
I love how outsiders think that wealthy people pay insane amounts to live in the Bay Area for no reason whatsoever. If it really sucked it would empty out like Detroit or St. Louis.
February 8, 2026 at 12:50 AM
I love how outsiders think that wealthy people pay insane amounts to live in the Bay Area for no reason whatsoever. If it really sucked it would empty out like Detroit or St. Louis.
We need to end the myth of the "mom and pop landlord." Profiteering off people's need for housing is profiteering off of people's need for housing whether you're doing it at scale or just to a few people.
In a city packed with mighty real estate titans, they are the small ones.
New York landlords say they are at their breaking point as Mayor Zohran Mamdani begins to implement even more aggressive tenant-friendly policies.
New York landlords say they are at their breaking point as Mayor Zohran Mamdani begins to implement even more aggressive tenant-friendly policies.
NYC’s small landlords say they won’t survive Mamdani plan to freeze rent
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has criticized landlords and vowed to freeze what tenants in rent-stabilized apartments pay monthly.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:45 AM
We need to end the myth of the "mom and pop landlord." Profiteering off people's need for housing is profiteering off of people's need for housing whether you're doing it at scale or just to a few people.
"Did all of the white landscapers go out of business, or is this you looking down on someone to explain failure?" OUCH. ROASTED.
Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback says white Christian men are victims of systemic racism. When I asked him for a specific moment he felt discriminated against, he spiraled into a rambling story that ended with blaming Haitians.
February 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
"Did all of the white landscapers go out of business, or is this you looking down on someone to explain failure?" OUCH. ROASTED.
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JD Vance is not an important elected official, no one likes him, it serves no purpose to send him to Italy with fourteen planes all so he can get booed at a stadium.
February 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
JD Vance is not an important elected official, no one likes him, it serves no purpose to send him to Italy with fourteen planes all so he can get booed at a stadium.
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And because they get tax deductions for their contributions (to what they want to support), the rest of us essentially have to pay higher taxes to cover government services (both ones we like and those we don't like)
The underfunding of social infrastructure has also led the philanthropic/nonprofit sector in the US to grow to fill in the gaps. And while supporting that sector might seem like a way for privileged people to do good with their money, it gives privileged people huge power over that sector, as well.
February 7, 2026 at 6:31 PM
And because they get tax deductions for their contributions (to what they want to support), the rest of us essentially have to pay higher taxes to cover government services (both ones we like and those we don't like)
Chicago: No friendly wave after a tight merge.
Causes of Road rage:
New York: spite
DMV: insanity
Boston: malice
New York: spite
DMV: insanity
Boston: malice
February 7, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Chicago: No friendly wave after a tight merge.
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As much as we want to rip them a new one for getting us into this mess, when people on the right come forward and apologize and admit they were wrong, we should probably welcome them to the light.
February 7, 2026 at 5:17 AM
As much as we want to rip them a new one for getting us into this mess, when people on the right come forward and apologize and admit they were wrong, we should probably welcome them to the light.
100%. Illinois should make that map where every district runs north south into Chicago so that every district is blue. If the courts are gonna bless partisan gerrymanders, just take it to its logical extreme so that something has to give.
on the balance i think partisan gerrymandering is bad but the only way it ends is if democrats weaponize it against republicans everywhere they can. wiping out republican lawmakers in blue states might bring the GOP to the table to end the practice.
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
100%. Illinois should make that map where every district runs north south into Chicago so that every district is blue. If the courts are gonna bless partisan gerrymanders, just take it to its logical extreme so that something has to give.
The AP does really nice work. This is monstrous.
Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:59 AM
The AP does really nice work. This is monstrous.
You do have to wonder if there is going to be some portion of the population who voted for mass deportations without thinking of what that would actually look like. I think they imagined there was a list of people they could put on a United flight to their previous country.
BREAKING: A 5th Circuit panel has backed ICE's mass detention policy, a decision that clears the way for the administration to lock up people who are in immigration proceedings
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
It's a 2-1 ruling
Majority: Jones (Reagan), Duncan (Trump)
Minority: Douglas (Obama)
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
February 7, 2026 at 4:24 AM
You do have to wonder if there is going to be some portion of the population who voted for mass deportations without thinking of what that would actually look like. I think they imagined there was a list of people they could put on a United flight to their previous country.
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Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
February 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Epstein survivor Anouska De Georgiou: The fact that the very people who are meant to lead this country have completely retraumatized us… it’s—I mean—it’s like being raped by the Department of Justice.
Wait wait wait. @espn.com is gonna have MIKE VICK on @sportscenters.bsky.social? EAT SHIT. ALL OF YOU.
February 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Wait wait wait. @espn.com is gonna have MIKE VICK on @sportscenters.bsky.social? EAT SHIT. ALL OF YOU.
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Haven't seen this angle mentioned, but it's an extraordinary national security risk to have an anonymous "staffer" impersonating the president of the United States, posting racist memes, from his personal accounts, at 10 PM.
Live updates: White House blames 'staffer' for racist Obamas post shared by Trump
Trump administration live updates: New Jersey's special House primary too close to call
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Haven't seen this angle mentioned, but it's an extraordinary national security risk to have an anonymous "staffer" impersonating the president of the United States, posting racist memes, from his personal accounts, at 10 PM.
Well, that's not a good sign.
General Motors Co. is strategizing for an inevitable economic downturn by paring down dealer inventory and maintaining a cash safety net, Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said.
How GM is preparing for an economic downturn
General Motors Co. is strategizing for an inevitable economic downturn by paring down dealer inventory and maintaining a cash safety net, Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said Wednesday.
trib.al
February 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Well, that's not a good sign.
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One thing I will note is that there appears to be a pretty sharp divide in feelings about AI between "lawyers whose exposure to AI comes mostly through people marketing AI" and "lawyers whose exposure to AI comes mostly through judges' orders sanctioning attorneys for using AI." I'm the latter.
Hey, so, I don’t do civil litigation, is it generally considered good when the judge does this?
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![Case 1:24-CV-09429-KPF Document 227 Filed 02/05/26 Page 2 of 33
Feldman [wals not excused from this professional obligation [of verifying that the cases he submitted to the Court were valid] by dint of using emerging
technology." (Dkt. #169 at 4).
Mr. Feldman persisted. A few days prior to the Court's hearing on the
Order to Show Cause, Mr. Feldman submitted a proposed reply brief in further support of Affable's motion to dismiss. Once again, his brief contained false citations. And at the August 22, 2025 hearing, Mr. Feldman was unable to respond directly to, much less answer, the Court's questioning about his
submissions.
Mr. Feldman has not, and apparently cannot, learn from his mistakes.
And while the Court does not oppose the use of Al to assist in legal research
and writing, it must take a stand where, as here, counsel repeatedly files
submissions with false citations because counsel refuses to verify those
submissions. This Court can do no more. For the reasons that follow, the
Court sanctions Mr. Feldman pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11
and the Court's inherent powers by striking Affable's submissions and entering
default judgment against it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreigeefuabd636ruucelhxav3v3p43dezhotggrwlgjgsev2z2ggev4@jpeg)
February 6, 2026 at 4:16 AM
One thing I will note is that there appears to be a pretty sharp divide in feelings about AI between "lawyers whose exposure to AI comes mostly through people marketing AI" and "lawyers whose exposure to AI comes mostly through judges' orders sanctioning attorneys for using AI." I'm the latter.
TLDR: Bannon is saying ICE is going to be at the polls because he knows it will keep some people away from the polls whether they are sent there or not. So by amplifying his claim, you're doing his dirty work for him. You're allowing him to suppress the vote without actually sending out ICE.
ICE at the polls! Bannon is basically yelling “fire” in a crowded theater here. His objective is to cause chaos (and suppress votes on the left). And it’s already working.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.
Let me explain & offer some advice.
Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms.
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
"We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November."
"We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
February 4, 2026 at 10:12 PM
TLDR: Bannon is saying ICE is going to be at the polls because he knows it will keep some people away from the polls whether they are sent there or not. So by amplifying his claim, you're doing his dirty work for him. You're allowing him to suppress the vote without actually sending out ICE.
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This is just a guess, but maybe the rise in dramatic prose from district court judges is partly due to a growing belief among those judges that it's pointless to try to persuade SCOTUS and they must therefore focus on other potential audiences.
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
This is just a guess, but maybe the rise in dramatic prose from district court judges is partly due to a growing belief among those judges that it's pointless to try to persuade SCOTUS and they must therefore focus on other potential audiences.
Shot out to the Chicago Sun-Times. "The Hardest Working Paper in America" is owned by a non-profit.
brief timeout from the NBA trade deadline to say support local journalism. the Philadelphia Inquirer is a great place to start
February 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Shot out to the Chicago Sun-Times. "The Hardest Working Paper in America" is owned by a non-profit.
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This should be front page news. There should be hearings about it.
"For much of the 2010s and likely before and since, it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants in the United States."
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
This should be front page news. There should be hearings about it.
39% of the public thinks Trump HAS given an accurate account? This reminds me of the Black Nazi getting 40% of the vote in NC last year. There's just a huge chunk of the country that is that far gone.
Quinnipiac's latest poll shows that only 34% of voters approve of ICE, 61% don't believe the Trump administration is being honest about the Alex Pretti shooting, and just 37% of the way Trump is handling his job as president.
poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
poll.qu.edu/poll-release...
61% Of Voters Think The Trump Administration Has Not Given An
Honest Account Of The Fatal Shooting Of Alex Pretti,
Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds;
58% Of Voters Think DHS Secretary Kris...
"We need more facts and an independent investigation is the way to get them, say voters who cast doubt on the honesty of the account of how Alex Pretti ended up dead on a Minneapolis street," said Qui...
poll.qu.edu
February 4, 2026 at 8:32 PM
39% of the public thinks Trump HAS given an accurate account? This reminds me of the Black Nazi getting 40% of the vote in NC last year. There's just a huge chunk of the country that is that far gone.
Off subject, but I love how Chicago just handled all the immigrants Texas bused up here. Texas said, "Oh, we just can't possibly do this!" And Chi just sorted that shit out. Made it happen. Because that's what we do.
Remember when Republican governors hurled human bodies at liberal states and cities, without any coordination or additional resources, as a form of trying to “make a point” about the border?
Well now you’re getting your way with the militarized mass deportation project you —not just Trump— wanted…
Well now you’re getting your way with the militarized mass deportation project you —not just Trump— wanted…
February 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Off subject, but I love how Chicago just handled all the immigrants Texas bused up here. Texas said, "Oh, we just can't possibly do this!" And Chi just sorted that shit out. Made it happen. Because that's what we do.
Yeah, one thing that's clear is that the Fox News set doesn't want to read. There's an huge difference between the Fox News audience and WSJ. And Bezos apparently thought WaPo could become WSJ 2.0.
Adam's take makes much more sense to me than "he wrecked it on purpose" I imagine a guy like Bezos thought he could pitch the conquered WaPo to the Fox News set as a cultural victory and that they'd start reading it but they're all rock stupid and don't care about a paper. They want Tucker and Jesse
Incredible. They destroyed a great newspaper because they hated the people who actually paid for it and read it so much that they'd rather scrap the paper if they couldn't get Tucker Carlson's audience bsky.app/profile/maxt...
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Yeah, one thing that's clear is that the Fox News set doesn't want to read. There's an huge difference between the Fox News audience and WSJ. And Bezos apparently thought WaPo could become WSJ 2.0.
I swear to GOD if the Repubilcans who actively facilitated all of this shit try to position themselves as heroes for finally reigning in Trump's most egregious excesses, I will go full Joker.
Last night, GOP Senator Rand Paul went on national TV to flatly reject DHS's lies about the Pretti execution:
"My advice to [DHS], if they're watching:
If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."
"My advice to [DHS], if they're watching:
If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."
February 3, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I swear to GOD if the Repubilcans who actively facilitated all of this shit try to position themselves as heroes for finally reigning in Trump's most egregious excesses, I will go full Joker.
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit