TomTom
@tomtomchi.bsky.social
Urban planner, friend to animals, bike/transit rider, Chicago fag against fascism
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“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I watched him die… then I watched them maneuver his body like a rag doll— only to discover it was because they wanted to count the bullet wounds and see how many they ‘got’, like he was a deer.”
If you’re wondering where, it’s roughly the area encircled by Hollywood, Los Feliz, Boyle Heights & Expo Park. If it were plucked out and made its own place, it would be one of the most populous and dense cities in America. And if you live and work in it, as I used to, it might as well be just that!
Periodic reminder that the core of Los Angeles city, the central million residents, is higher density than San Francisco, Boston, or Philadelphia.
January 28, 2026 at 3:40 AM
If you’re wondering where, it’s roughly the area encircled by Hollywood, Los Feliz, Boyle Heights & Expo Park. If it were plucked out and made its own place, it would be one of the most populous and dense cities in America. And if you live and work in it, as I used to, it might as well be just that!
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Periodic reminder that the core of Los Angeles city, the central million residents, is higher density than San Francisco, Boston, or Philadelphia.
January 27, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Periodic reminder that the core of Los Angeles city, the central million residents, is higher density than San Francisco, Boston, or Philadelphia.
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video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 AM
video of the moment a man tried spraying something at ilhan omar at her town hall in minneapolis tonight
Hell fcking yeah. Lest anyone think this is extreme, the Patriot Act and the establishment of DHS happened while I was in high school. I demand back the civil rights that I can remember being taken from me!
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 27, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Hell fcking yeah. Lest anyone think this is extreme, the Patriot Act and the establishment of DHS happened while I was in high school. I demand back the civil rights that I can remember being taken from me!
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Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
House Democrat Says Abolishing ICE Isn’t Enough — DHS Must Go, Too
“The problem isn’t ‘training.’ DHS was built to violate our rights,” said Rep. Delia C. Ramirez.
truthout.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”
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Chicago Great Western Railroad tourist brochure for Northern Minnesota
January 27, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Chicago Great Western Railroad tourist brochure for Northern Minnesota
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387 tiny paper buildings, made in the 1950s / 60's by Austrian insurance clerk Peter Fritz.
socks-studio.com/2013/12/06/t...
They were stored in a plastic bag, before ending up in a junk shop where Oliver Croy found them in the early 2010s.
socks-studio.com/2013/12/06/t...
They were stored in a plastic bag, before ending up in a junk shop where Oliver Croy found them in the early 2010s.
January 27, 2026 at 6:29 PM
387 tiny paper buildings, made in the 1950s / 60's by Austrian insurance clerk Peter Fritz.
socks-studio.com/2013/12/06/t...
They were stored in a plastic bag, before ending up in a junk shop where Oliver Croy found them in the early 2010s.
socks-studio.com/2013/12/06/t...
They were stored in a plastic bag, before ending up in a junk shop where Oliver Croy found them in the early 2010s.
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To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
To avoid the possibility Holocaust remembrance might lead to empathy for migrants, Trump's antisemitism envoy claims Anne Frank "was in Amsterdam legally."
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
In reality, Margot Frank received a summons to go to a labor camp on July 5, 1942. After ignoring this call, they were in Amsterdam illegally.
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Every. stupid. website I go to, I have to :
1. Close the “sign up to our newsletter” pop up
2. Close the “15% off if you give us your email” pop up
3. Pick which cookies to deny
4. Close the ai chatbot.
I am gonna be the grumpiest old man about this forever
1. Close the “sign up to our newsletter” pop up
2. Close the “15% off if you give us your email” pop up
3. Pick which cookies to deny
4. Close the ai chatbot.
I am gonna be the grumpiest old man about this forever
January 27, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Every. stupid. website I go to, I have to :
1. Close the “sign up to our newsletter” pop up
2. Close the “15% off if you give us your email” pop up
3. Pick which cookies to deny
4. Close the ai chatbot.
I am gonna be the grumpiest old man about this forever
1. Close the “sign up to our newsletter” pop up
2. Close the “15% off if you give us your email” pop up
3. Pick which cookies to deny
4. Close the ai chatbot.
I am gonna be the grumpiest old man about this forever
LMAO my god! This is SO embarrassing. They got ratioed earlier today when celebrating Pigman’s wife’s pregnancy, so they now post this. They’re the thinnest-skinned little bootlickers in all of Hinsdale.
From the Editorial Board: You don’t need to share the Vances’ political views to be happy for them.
Editorial: A baby at 1 Observatory Circle
A new life is a reason for hope, a moment that invites optimism about the future. We wish Usha and the Vance family well.
trib.al
January 27, 2026 at 4:39 AM
LMAO my god! This is SO embarrassing. They got ratioed earlier today when celebrating Pigman’s wife’s pregnancy, so they now post this. They’re the thinnest-skinned little bootlickers in all of Hinsdale.
To expand on this, she was the only one who exhibited a grasp of the moment we’re in & the need to put up a fight. She gave clear, unequivocal answers on abolishing ICE, dumping Schumer and taxing the wealthy. Her pitches felt like breaths of fresh air after the suffocating timidity of the others’.
I’ve seen enough. Voting for @julianastratton.bsky.social. Among other reasons, she’s the only one who didn’t entertain that idiotic “do you agree with Trump on something?” question. There is no agreeing with a madman on anything, and to say that you do is disqualifying.
Here’s the livestream for the Dem primary debate for the open senate seat in Illinois, tonight at 6pm www.youtube.com/live/xJGm7hO...
January 27, 2026 at 3:58 AM
To expand on this, she was the only one who exhibited a grasp of the moment we’re in & the need to put up a fight. She gave clear, unequivocal answers on abolishing ICE, dumping Schumer and taxing the wealthy. Her pitches felt like breaths of fresh air after the suffocating timidity of the others’.
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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BREAKING – The Evanston City Council has officially adopted the city's new comprehensive plan, Envision Evanston 2045, setting forth a process that will lead the city to rewrite its zoning code in the coming year
The final vote was 5/4 (Kelly, Suffredin, Davis and Rodgers against)
The final vote was 5/4 (Kelly, Suffredin, Davis and Rodgers against)
January 27, 2026 at 2:11 AM
BREAKING – The Evanston City Council has officially adopted the city's new comprehensive plan, Envision Evanston 2045, setting forth a process that will lead the city to rewrite its zoning code in the coming year
The final vote was 5/4 (Kelly, Suffredin, Davis and Rodgers against)
The final vote was 5/4 (Kelly, Suffredin, Davis and Rodgers against)
I’ve seen enough. Voting for @julianastratton.bsky.social. Among other reasons, she’s the only one who didn’t entertain that idiotic “do you agree with Trump on something?” question. There is no agreeing with a madman on anything, and to say that you do is disqualifying.
Here’s the livestream for the Dem primary debate for the open senate seat in Illinois, tonight at 6pm www.youtube.com/live/xJGm7hO...
Open Seat in Illinois: U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Debate
YouTube video by UChicago Institute of Politics
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I’ve seen enough. Voting for @julianastratton.bsky.social. Among other reasons, she’s the only one who didn’t entertain that idiotic “do you agree with Trump on something?” question. There is no agreeing with a madman on anything, and to say that you do is disqualifying.
Here’s the livestream for the Dem primary debate for the open senate seat in Illinois, tonight at 6pm www.youtube.com/live/xJGm7hO...
Open Seat in Illinois: U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Debate
YouTube video by UChicago Institute of Politics
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Here’s the livestream for the Dem primary debate for the open senate seat in Illinois, tonight at 6pm www.youtube.com/live/xJGm7hO...
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The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
“Is he, y’know, a friend of J.Lo?”
January 26, 2026 at 9:23 AM
“Is he, y’know, a friend of J.Lo?”
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oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
January 26, 2026 at 3:44 AM
oh commuters just found the motherlode of ice agents at a suburban hotel, including, potentially, bovino himself. a bunch of confirmed ICE and CBP cars from the bovino convoy there. spring hill suites in maple grove.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
people of the twin cities, do with this info what you will.
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This is the single funniest excuse he could have come up with for not wanting to be booed in public
President Donald Trump will not be attending Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, Calif., he said in an interview with the New York Post.
“It’s just too far away,” he said.
“It’s just too far away,” he said.
January 26, 2026 at 12:52 AM
This is the single funniest excuse he could have come up with for not wanting to be booed in public
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
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The Illinois Senate Primary to determine Dick Durbin's successor is in 51 days.
Of the viable candidates, I believe Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton has come closest to meeting the tragic moment we find ourselves in.
Presently, her candidacy has my vote and I urge all Chicagoans to consider likewise.
Of the viable candidates, I believe Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton has come closest to meeting the tragic moment we find ourselves in.
Presently, her candidacy has my vote and I urge all Chicagoans to consider likewise.
Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
January 25, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The Illinois Senate Primary to determine Dick Durbin's successor is in 51 days.
Of the viable candidates, I believe Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton has come closest to meeting the tragic moment we find ourselves in.
Presently, her candidacy has my vote and I urge all Chicagoans to consider likewise.
Of the viable candidates, I believe Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton has come closest to meeting the tragic moment we find ourselves in.
Presently, her candidacy has my vote and I urge all Chicagoans to consider likewise.
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ICE took the flower man in Echo Park 40 minutes ago. He’s at this corner every day. I’ve bought flowers from the man and woman here for anniversaries and birthdays. Lemmy loves to smell them whenever we walk by in the mornings. I was just at the street corner 15 minutes before it happened. Fuck.
January 25, 2026 at 5:50 PM
ICE took the flower man in Echo Park 40 minutes ago. He’s at this corner every day. I’ve bought flowers from the man and woman here for anniversaries and birthdays. Lemmy loves to smell them whenever we walk by in the mornings. I was just at the street corner 15 minutes before it happened. Fuck.