Unmikely
@unmikely.bsky.social
Old dad, fortunate husband, nonprofit marketeer, jaywalker, viajero, Chicagoan by way of many places.
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
The Woman Alex Pretti Was Killed Trying to Defend Is an EMT. Federal Agents Stopped Her From Giving First Aid.
One of the women Alex Pretti was killed trying to defend is an EMT. Federal agents stopped her from giving him first aid.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: “I was literally begging the agent who was holding me back to let me do CPR,” she told The Intercept.
On the occasion of President Lincoln’s birthday, I’ll share my favorite documentary film intro.
February 13, 2026 at 3:18 AM
On the occasion of President Lincoln’s birthday, I’ll share my favorite documentary film intro.
Enjoy the rest of your sad life Greg.
February 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Enjoy the rest of your sad life Greg.
Big Lotto jackpots brought in normies, but many Pick 3/4/5 were addicts who’d hand me long lists of their numbers to punch in every day. Hundreds of dollars. They were superstitious. Combos like 7777 would sell out! Some asked for my birthday so they could play it. I started saying no. It was sad.
February 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Big Lotto jackpots brought in normies, but many Pick 3/4/5 were addicts who’d hand me long lists of their numbers to punch in every day. Hundreds of dollars. They were superstitious. Combos like 7777 would sell out! Some asked for my birthday so they could play it. I started saying no. It was sad.
Hope the kids have an advance directive in place!
February 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Hope the kids have an advance directive in place!
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Apologies if this sounds rather basic and/or "partisan," but I really think a minimum requirement for people in positions of political power should be that they possess a sense of decency that is within normal parameters. Don't need saints - just not the kinds of entitled monsters the GOP elevates.
February 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Apologies if this sounds rather basic and/or "partisan," but I really think a minimum requirement for people in positions of political power should be that they possess a sense of decency that is within normal parameters. Don't need saints - just not the kinds of entitled monsters the GOP elevates.
If you sell lottery to the public, in an hour you’ll see it for what it is: state-sponsored racketeering, preying on the have-nots. It’s financial assault, and gov’t shouldn’t be involved at all. In the 90s, Keno was controversial in Maryland due to frequency and location (bars). How far we’ve come.
February 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
If you sell lottery to the public, in an hour you’ll see it for what it is: state-sponsored racketeering, preying on the have-nots. It’s financial assault, and gov’t shouldn’t be involved at all. In the 90s, Keno was controversial in Maryland due to frequency and location (bars). How far we’ve come.
I worked in a liquor store in college and had to work the lottery machine. God, do I have stories. It radicalized me because it was one of the most miserable and depressing things I’ve ever done, and that was 30 years ago. What’s going on now is a thousand times worse.
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I worked in a liquor store in college and had to work the lottery machine. God, do I have stories. It radicalized me because it was one of the most miserable and depressing things I’ve ever done, and that was 30 years ago. What’s going on now is a thousand times worse.
You cant reform this. All these guys are hammers. Profoundly stupid hammers. youtu.be/lcnWaiLtBKY
Body camera footage released in Marimar Martinez shooting case
YouTube video by Chicago Tribune
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February 12, 2026 at 2:24 AM
You cant reform this. All these guys are hammers. Profoundly stupid hammers. youtu.be/lcnWaiLtBKY
“Look I’m sorry these ladies behind me were raped and exploited by a cabal of wealthy, connected pedos and traffickers protected by monsters at the highest level of government, but did you SEE the sweet return your 401k got last year? Perhaps a thank you is in order?”
Launch them all into the sun.
Launch them all into the sun.
February 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
“Look I’m sorry these ladies behind me were raped and exploited by a cabal of wealthy, connected pedos and traffickers protected by monsters at the highest level of government, but did you SEE the sweet return your 401k got last year? Perhaps a thank you is in order?”
Launch them all into the sun.
Launch them all into the sun.
Have you heard the Virtute The Cat saga? I occasionally listen to these songs and the second one (“Virtute Explains Her Departure”) always chokes me up. Fans of The Weakerthans / Jon Samson had the gift of hearing this saga slowly unfold over the course of 13 years / 3 albums. youtu.be/8zYG186spkY
The Weakerthans - The Entire Saga of Virtute the Cat (with lyrics)
YouTube video by Matthew Myers
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February 11, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Have you heard the Virtute The Cat saga? I occasionally listen to these songs and the second one (“Virtute Explains Her Departure”) always chokes me up. Fans of The Weakerthans / Jon Samson had the gift of hearing this saga slowly unfold over the course of 13 years / 3 albums. youtu.be/8zYG186spkY
This. The numbers are hard to wrap one’s head around. $1 billion = $1,000 million. If I invested $1 billion and got a 7% return, that’d be $70 million, about $190K per day. These people float above us on a cloud of obscene exploitative wealth. They do nothing and it compounds.
February 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
This. The numbers are hard to wrap one’s head around. $1 billion = $1,000 million. If I invested $1 billion and got a 7% return, that’d be $70 million, about $190K per day. These people float above us on a cloud of obscene exploitative wealth. They do nothing and it compounds.
When he was 4 I told my son that anybody can love anybody. I was stumped though (and also impressed) when he asked me, “how come some things are things and some things aren’t things?”
February 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
When he was 4 I told my son that anybody can love anybody. I was stumped though (and also impressed) when he asked me, “how come some things are things and some things aren’t things?”
The Paul Vallas Tribune.
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
The Paul Vallas Tribune.
Bullshit. Here’s a real-life anecdote. My wife’s a native Spanish speaker, so our American-born son is fluent. Last year, when he was five, he helped a fellow non-English-speaking kindergarten classmate acclimate by speaking with her in Spanish. It made her feel welcome and my son felt awesome.
February 8, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Bullshit. Here’s a real-life anecdote. My wife’s a native Spanish speaker, so our American-born son is fluent. Last year, when he was five, he helped a fellow non-English-speaking kindergarten classmate acclimate by speaking with her in Spanish. It made her feel welcome and my son felt awesome.
Dude couldn’t even do a donut shop appearance without it being so awkward it’s like watching a car crash. A sketch of a man, 100% insincere and unrelatable. youtube.com/shorts/c9orQ...
JD Vance's awkward exchange with unimpressed donut shop workers
YouTube video by news.com.au
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February 6, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Dude couldn’t even do a donut shop appearance without it being so awkward it’s like watching a car crash. A sketch of a man, 100% insincere and unrelatable. youtube.com/shorts/c9orQ...
You don’t need to be a parent to be horrified by this, but Christ, as the father of a boy the same age as Maria, it’s soul-scarring. They’re annihilating these kids. I wish we could extract their collective fear and despair and cram it into Stephen Miller’s brain so he’d never know peace.
February 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
You don’t need to be a parent to be horrified by this, but Christ, as the father of a boy the same age as Maria, it’s soul-scarring. They’re annihilating these kids. I wish we could extract their collective fear and despair and cram it into Stephen Miller’s brain so he’d never know peace.
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“Trump…doesn’t need to send thousands of troops into the streets. He could maybe get a search warrant and try and seize ballot boxes. Once those ballots are out of the control of election officials, we’ve lost the chain of custody. We can’t be confident that the election results would be accurate.”
Here's @rickhasen.bsky.social detailing the scenario in which Trump uses search warrant to seize ballot boxes in a contested 2026 locale. This is more worrisome than ICE at the polls. Hasen also suggests ways to act against this now.
It's harrowing stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
It's harrowing stuff:
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
“Trump…doesn’t need to send thousands of troops into the streets. He could maybe get a search warrant and try and seize ballot boxes. Once those ballots are out of the control of election officials, we’ve lost the chain of custody. We can’t be confident that the election results would be accurate.”
When I contemplate Trump’s death, I think of despised industrialist George Pullman, famous for his Chicago company town, black “Pullman Porters,” paid only in tips, and deadly strike-breaking.
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
When I contemplate Trump’s death, I think of despised industrialist George Pullman, famous for his Chicago company town, black “Pullman Porters,” paid only in tips, and deadly strike-breaking.
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Alongside everyone else, artists are rallying to drive ICE out of Minnesota.
The Art of the Minnesota Resistance - Racket
“Our love is gonna melt ICE.”
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February 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Alongside everyone else, artists are rallying to drive ICE out of Minnesota.
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Another batch of Trump's judicial nominees refused in their confirmation hearings today to publicly acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 election, which annoyed Sen. Richard Blumenthal enough for him to call them "monkeys" and "puppets"
February 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Another batch of Trump's judicial nominees refused in their confirmation hearings today to publicly acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 election, which annoyed Sen. Richard Blumenthal enough for him to call them "monkeys" and "puppets"
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A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
February 4, 2026 at 2:34 PM
A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."
Love how when she is unable to destroy these peoples’ lives, she pivots to trying to sUpErViSoR him out of his job. My son goes to school with kids of unknown status and I’d fast-track residency/citizenship for all of those families in exchange for jettisoning garbage people like this.
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Love how when she is unable to destroy these peoples’ lives, she pivots to trying to sUpErViSoR him out of his job. My son goes to school with kids of unknown status and I’d fast-track residency/citizenship for all of those families in exchange for jettisoning garbage people like this.