Joe Berkowitz
@joeberkowitz.bsky.social
Writer. Not too annoying. Books: American Cheese, Away With Words, You Blew it. Bylines: Many of the good places.
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I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity
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this guy started the video with his qualifications as if there was any chance i wouldn’t trust this man about clocks
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
this guy started the video with his qualifications as if there was any chance i wouldn’t trust this man about clocks
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not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
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Joke’s on them, for they will all suffer The Bean’s Curse
Astonishing: Bovino and his agents showed up at the Bean this morning to pose for pictures. While Border Patrol snapped photos, one agent shouted, “Everyone say, ‘Little Village!’” The neighborhood where they are least welcome and most acutely felt. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/10/b...
Border Patrol Agents Pose At 'The Bean' For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, Little Village!"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Joke’s on them, for they will all suffer The Bean’s Curse
chat is it Woke to not want your food to be made of poison www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
chat is it Woke to not want your food to be made of poison www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Childless Americans are begging for an end to media coverage attempting to reckon with the mysterious slang “6-7”. “It’s none of our business”
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Childless Americans are begging for an end to media coverage attempting to reckon with the mysterious slang “6-7”. “It’s none of our business”
Trump’s cameo in Celebrity (1998, Woody Allen lol) is surprisingly relevant for 2025.
November 9, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Trump’s cameo in Celebrity (1998, Woody Allen lol) is surprisingly relevant for 2025.
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Phillip Lewis, a 72-year-old cancer patient, said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID.
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Phillip Lewis, a 72-year-old cancer patient, said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID.
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
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My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
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40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
I hate when clothes get ruined in the course of doing laundry. That’s the opposite of what’s supposed to happen in there.
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I hate when clothes get ruined in the course of doing laundry. That’s the opposite of what’s supposed to happen in there.
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i would not be awed by the geico gecko if i met him or grateful for the money he's saved me on my car insurance. i would immediately step on him
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 AM
i would not be awed by the geico gecko if i met him or grateful for the money he's saved me on my car insurance. i would immediately step on him
Famously, what people loved most about the Biden era was being told what they were experiencing at the grocery store was not actually happening.
Trump: "If you look at affordability, which they campaigned on, they lied. Because they talked about 'Oh, prices are up' -- no, prices are down under the Trump administration and they're down substantially."
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Famously, what people loved most about the Biden era was being told what they were experiencing at the grocery store was not actually happening.
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I got laid off, I utilized SNAP, and I was able to remain in my chosen field of profession. The program is incredibly effective in mitigating the effects of unemployment, and that’s precisely why they want to gut it.
BREAKING: The Trump administration seeks an emergency pause to a court order demanding full November SNAP payments.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I got laid off, I utilized SNAP, and I was able to remain in my chosen field of profession. The program is incredibly effective in mitigating the effects of unemployment, and that’s precisely why they want to gut it.
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Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World
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November 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
Should be illegal to be this tall and this good looking. To jail with Elordi as well.
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Should be illegal to be this tall and this good looking. To jail with Elordi as well.
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It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
Everyone cool it with the sandwich puns. Just because that guy will be dining out on this for years doesn't mean you need to make a meal out of it.
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Everyone cool it with the sandwich puns. Just because that guy will be dining out on this for years doesn't mean you need to make a meal out of it.
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Ross Douthat right now:
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Ross Douthat right now:
The look on its face takes this to the next level.
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The look on its face takes this to the next level.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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