Alex Bean
@abeanchi.bsky.social
Academic admin. Husband & dad. One-time applicant for Chicago Alderman. Love books, history, movies, & architecture. Trying to ween myself off of being Too Online.
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Prosecutorial misconduct is prosecutorial misconduct, even when the defendant has done horrible things.
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
The extremely poor judgment exercised by Fulton County DA Fani Willis in hiring a man she was dating as a Special Prosecutor to lead the case against Trump doomed the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
The extremely poor judgment exercised by Fulton County DA Fani Willis in hiring a man she was dating as a Special Prosecutor to lead the case against Trump doomed the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Prosecutorial misconduct is prosecutorial misconduct, even when the defendant has done horrible things.
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
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So Olivia Nuzzi is clearly a piece of shit who can never work in journalism again after this.
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
November 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
So Olivia Nuzzi is clearly a piece of shit who can never work in journalism again after this.
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
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the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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It should be illegal to tear down housing for a side lot. Not to mention such an incredible architectural piece like this.
In September someone who lives across the street told me about the potential demolition. It will be a side yard for the brand-new home next door. The irony is that 2219 was owned by Ray Capitanini (who died in April), a longtime supporter of Preservation Chicago. His parents started Italian Village.
November 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It should be illegal to tear down housing for a side lot. Not to mention such an incredible architectural piece like this.
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Reporting from Boston papers makes it seem very plausible that Trump's Press Secretary had his paramilitary detain the mother of her nephew, because she was no longer romantically involved with her brother and he wanted her out of the picture.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Reporting from Boston papers makes it seem very plausible that Trump's Press Secretary had his paramilitary detain the mother of her nephew, because she was no longer romantically involved with her brother and he wanted her out of the picture.
Schism! Schism! Schism!
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Schism! Schism! Schism!
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We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app
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Also: General Thomas gave a hard-ass quote. “Mix em up. I’m tired of states’ rights” is an all-timer
April 27, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Also: General Thomas gave a hard-ass quote. “Mix em up. I’m tired of states’ rights” is an all-timer
Well, that'll make driving back into town at the end of the week a barrel of fun.
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Well, that'll make driving back into town at the end of the week a barrel of fun.
I’m curious what the Top Ten will look like, but this has felt like a pretty weak year for books. I’ve got some favorites and a few I want to get to, but nothing that’s felt incredible and a lot that’s felt quite inessential.
100 Notable Books of 2025
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I’m curious what the Top Ten will look like, but this has felt like a pretty weak year for books. I’ve got some favorites and a few I want to get to, but nothing that’s felt incredible and a lot that’s felt quite inessential.
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“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
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After a delayed start, younger home buyers are gaining ground. Millennials are converting rising earnings and family formation into purchases in their 30s, reaching parity with Gen X by their early forties and poised to modestly surpass them.
blog.firstam.com/economics/a-...
blog.firstam.com/economics/a-...
November 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
After a delayed start, younger home buyers are gaining ground. Millennials are converting rising earnings and family formation into purchases in their 30s, reaching parity with Gen X by their early forties and poised to modestly surpass them.
blog.firstam.com/economics/a-...
blog.firstam.com/economics/a-...
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This is identical to Russia invading Ukraine. Illegally invading a country for their resources and likely killing thousands—if not more—is immoral and should not be supported by anyone with any shred of moral conscience.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is identical to Russia invading Ukraine. Illegally invading a country for their resources and likely killing thousands—if not more—is immoral and should not be supported by anyone with any shred of moral conscience.
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We really do have two different kinds of law now: District Court law (aka the law), and Supreme Court "law" (aka the U.S. House of Lords upholding Trump's personalist regime)
I don’t know what the Supreme Court will do, but I am confident that at the District Court level it is still the case that the Pentagon cannot recall a sitting US Senator to active duty in order to court martial him for something he said. Article 1, Section 6, among other constitutional provisions.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We really do have two different kinds of law now: District Court law (aka the law), and Supreme Court "law" (aka the U.S. House of Lords upholding Trump's personalist regime)
I'll admit to being baffled by this, since JJ was an excellent QB at Michigan and I thought his game would translate into "good starter with upside" and the Vikings seemed like a great landing spot. Truly inexplicable to me.
Today’s NFL newsletter is about how it’s increasingly clear that JJ McCarthy is not only the worst QB in the NFL right now, but putting up some of the worst stats of any QB to play in the NFL in recent years, despite entering a near-ideal situation for a young QB sports.beehiiv.com/p/jj-mccarth...
JJ McCarthy is the worst
The Vikings need to move on from their 2024 10th overall pick ASAP. PLUS, Jameis Winston makes one of the greatest QB catches ever, the Raiders pin their problems on Chip Kelly, and more!
sports.beehiiv.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I'll admit to being baffled by this, since JJ was an excellent QB at Michigan and I thought his game would translate into "good starter with upside" and the Vikings seemed like a great landing spot. Truly inexplicable to me.
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Visited my parents new house and was very glad to learn they're not replacing anything in this basement kitchen because the aesthetics are absolutely amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Visited my parents new house and was very glad to learn they're not replacing anything in this basement kitchen because the aesthetics are absolutely amazing.
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I think it is very unlikely that most of these are Russian influence agents, and considerably more likely that they are people from developing economies who have cottoned on to ways to make relatively large amounts of money for them by being paid-per-view by X.
This week we learned that many of the most active Twitter accounts are foreigners, most likely Russian influence agents, operating in the guise of Red State Americans.
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I think it is very unlikely that most of these are Russian influence agents, and considerably more likely that they are people from developing economies who have cottoned on to ways to make relatively large amounts of money for them by being paid-per-view by X.
Horrible-looking car accident at Clark and Diversey sometime overnight.
At least two cars involved, one of which caught fire, and the other looked totaled, along with signs, mailbox, parking meter getting taken out.
At least two cars involved, one of which caught fire, and the other looked totaled, along with signs, mailbox, parking meter getting taken out.
November 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Horrible-looking car accident at Clark and Diversey sometime overnight.
At least two cars involved, one of which caught fire, and the other looked totaled, along with signs, mailbox, parking meter getting taken out.
At least two cars involved, one of which caught fire, and the other looked totaled, along with signs, mailbox, parking meter getting taken out.
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Brandy you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Brandy you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
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Just remembering how one of the most important and widely read and dropped-with-maximally-damaging-timing "Biden is old and senile" pieces was reported by Nuzzi. It makes you think!
well, I read it, and the salient, non-gross part is Lizza alleging, midsentence and without elaboration, that Nuzzi ran numerous “catch-and-kill operations” on RFK’s behalf, which would give her a role in both his appointment and the untold preventable deaths he has abetted in office. Cool.
November 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just remembering how one of the most important and widely read and dropped-with-maximally-damaging-timing "Biden is old and senile" pieces was reported by Nuzzi. It makes you think!
The Muscovy Company, an Elizabethan trading venture, was formally named The Mysterie and Companie of the Merchant Adventurers for the Discoverie of Regions, Dominions, Islands and Places Unknown.
We need to bring corporate names like that back. Less Tronc and more Mysterie.
We need to bring corporate names like that back. Less Tronc and more Mysterie.
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Muscovy Company, an Elizabethan trading venture, was formally named The Mysterie and Companie of the Merchant Adventurers for the Discoverie of Regions, Dominions, Islands and Places Unknown.
We need to bring corporate names like that back. Less Tronc and more Mysterie.
We need to bring corporate names like that back. Less Tronc and more Mysterie.
NC State recovered another muffed punt like 2 minutes after this.
ACC after dark
November 22, 2025 at 4:04 AM
NC State recovered another muffed punt like 2 minutes after this.