Stick figure guy
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Opinions are my own - also strong and weakly held. I will likely delete often.
Just because I agree with you on a couple things doesn’t mean I agree with you on everything. Nuance appreciator.
Opinions are my own - also strong and weakly held. I will likely delete often.
Just because I agree with you on a couple things doesn’t mean I agree with you on everything. Nuance appreciator.
Think I can detach from the news entirely for a week? Gonna try and follow some Mencken advice here and log out for awhile…
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Think I can detach from the news entirely for a week? Gonna try and follow some Mencken advice here and log out for awhile…
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
Sure seems like you voted no because others in the party took the fall for you and you were ok with compromising here.
The ACA concerns - but what we need is to stop this LAWLESS administration. No to rescissions. No to illegal boat strikes. No to tariffs. Stop ICE.
We need action NOW.
The ACA concerns - but what we need is to stop this LAWLESS administration. No to rescissions. No to illegal boat strikes. No to tariffs. Stop ICE.
We need action NOW.
Do I trust them? No. That’s why I voted no. But they are in a terrible position, and we can use the next few weeks to turn the pressure up even further.
November 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Sure seems like you voted no because others in the party took the fall for you and you were ok with compromising here.
The ACA concerns - but what we need is to stop this LAWLESS administration. No to rescissions. No to illegal boat strikes. No to tariffs. Stop ICE.
We need action NOW.
The ACA concerns - but what we need is to stop this LAWLESS administration. No to rescissions. No to illegal boat strikes. No to tariffs. Stop ICE.
We need action NOW.
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They got the HR guy to sign off on the subpoenas because the line prosecutors refused.
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
They got the HR guy to sign off on the subpoenas because the line prosecutors refused.
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Guys he actually did it ....
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Guys he actually did it ....
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
Pepper-sprayed Berwyn family rattled after getting caught up in federal blitz
Southwest Side politicians condemned Saturday’s pepper spraying and the federal sweep of Little Village as “state-sponsored terrorism” at a news conference Sunday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Arianna Sofia Veraza and her parents were driving to Sam's Club for milk, eggs and diapers yesterday when they heard helicopters and horns blaring yesterday. They had turned around to leave when a federal agent pepper-sprayed them through a car window.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/09/c...
That’s great but I’m still a bit gobsmacked that Ms. Shaheen can make the assumption that anyone on the other side of the aisle is doing anything in good faith.
When it’s Charlie Brown it’s funny. When it’s people’s lives it’s not really amusing anymore.
Would love to be proven wrong here.
When it’s Charlie Brown it’s funny. When it’s people’s lives it’s not really amusing anymore.
Would love to be proven wrong here.
Shaheen: "We've heard from a number of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle that they're willing to come to the table, they're willing to work with us once the govt is open to get this done. We've heard the same thing from the White House. So now we'll see if they're really gonna work w/us"
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 PM
That’s great but I’m still a bit gobsmacked that Ms. Shaheen can make the assumption that anyone on the other side of the aisle is doing anything in good faith.
When it’s Charlie Brown it’s funny. When it’s people’s lives it’s not really amusing anymore.
Would love to be proven wrong here.
When it’s Charlie Brown it’s funny. When it’s people’s lives it’s not really amusing anymore.
Would love to be proven wrong here.
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The vote in the Senate that cleared 60 people was the cloture vote for the House bill (H.R. 5371)
That bill only funds the government through Nov 21 (it's not the "deal")
The Senate deal bill is S.3168 (the text is not up yet)
It will still have to clear the House (& that's not guaranteed)
That bill only funds the government through Nov 21 (it's not the "deal")
The Senate deal bill is S.3168 (the text is not up yet)
It will still have to clear the House (& that's not guaranteed)
November 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The vote in the Senate that cleared 60 people was the cloture vote for the House bill (H.R. 5371)
That bill only funds the government through Nov 21 (it's not the "deal")
The Senate deal bill is S.3168 (the text is not up yet)
It will still have to clear the House (& that's not guaranteed)
That bill only funds the government through Nov 21 (it's not the "deal")
The Senate deal bill is S.3168 (the text is not up yet)
It will still have to clear the House (& that's not guaranteed)
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And the truly craziest thing abt this cave is that someone seeing the invasion of Chicago firsthand, Dick Durbin, doesn't understand this.
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
And the truly craziest thing abt this cave is that someone seeing the invasion of Chicago firsthand, Dick Durbin, doesn't understand this.
New parties required.
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
New parties required.
On the plus side, the math still works out to “Trump is hurting Americans” which - if that’s the broad consensus - still provides some hope.
Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
On the plus side, the math still works out to “Trump is hurting Americans” which - if that’s the broad consensus - still provides some hope.
FWIW it’s been nice to see The Old Line state representatives and government hold the line. Even plugging gaps in SNAP and working hard to get stuff done despite being so close to the clown show in DC.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
FWIW it’s been nice to see The Old Line state representatives and government hold the line. Even plugging gaps in SNAP and working hard to get stuff done despite being so close to the clown show in DC.
I cannot help but wonder if his cabinet has anything better to do than follow this guy around.
Hegseth is almost ALWAYS next to him looking like a hostage. Having to pay people to be “friends” with you is rough.
Hegseth is almost ALWAYS next to him looking like a hostage. Having to pay people to be “friends” with you is rough.
Column: What played out Sunday, as President Trump visited the Commanders' game, was a microcosm of his presidency and his relationship with American sport.
It’s sportswashing, using these games to distract from the important matters of our times.
It’s sportswashing, using these games to distract from the important matters of our times.
Column | Trump’s visit flies in the face of his past with the NFL and its players
The president criticized the league during his first term but has since changed his demeanor.
wapo.st
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I cannot help but wonder if his cabinet has anything better to do than follow this guy around.
Hegseth is almost ALWAYS next to him looking like a hostage. Having to pay people to be “friends” with you is rough.
Hegseth is almost ALWAYS next to him looking like a hostage. Having to pay people to be “friends” with you is rough.
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The administration went all the way to the Supreme Court on Friday night to halt food-stamp funding. 🤡
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The administration went all the way to the Supreme Court on Friday night to halt food-stamp funding. 🤡
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The contrast could hardly be sharper. My friends and neighbors, armed only with whistles and voices, spend their weekend fighting off heavily-armed paramilitary goons. Meanwhile, these jagoffs capitulate, but not before securing another $1 billion for their own security.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The contrast could hardly be sharper. My friends and neighbors, armed only with whistles and voices, spend their weekend fighting off heavily-armed paramilitary goons. Meanwhile, these jagoffs capitulate, but not before securing another $1 billion for their own security.
Still can’t buy a house.
WSJ REPORT: MILLENNIALS NOW HAVE HIGHER NET WORTHS THAN PREVIOUS GENERATIONS AT THE SAME AGE, EVEN AFTER ADJUSTING FOR INFLATION.
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Still can’t buy a house.
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.