Ted Cox
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Ted Cox
@tedcoxchicago.bsky.social
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Greetings from the Dirksen federal courthouse, where U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis has just taken the bench to rule on federal agents actions' during a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs.
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Judge Set to Rule Thursday in Case Centering on Federal Immigration Agents’ Use of Force: ‘I Could See Inside the Barrel’
Protesters, clergy members and others who say they’ve been directly impacted by a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs will testify before a federal judge weighing wh...
news.wttw.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Chicago Moonhenge. My favorite time of year.
November 3, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Batting practice, nothing better. Go Cubs!
October 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Deuces wild!
August 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Goodyear Blimp, current marking its centennial, cruising through Chicago this morning.
August 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
And Grampstown.
July 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Welcome to Princeville!
July 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Happy Bloomsday!
June 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Already filling up!
June 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The best sportswriting I've seen in quite some time -- sensitive, nuanced, well-reported.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
Greenberg: The Cubs, young and old, love to talk some ball
www.nytimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Blessed by the best. Happy Illini Night!
May 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Happy Opening Day!
March 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Thomas Friedman lights it up with the best salvo against Trump 2.0 thus far. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/o...
Opinion | A Great Unraveling Is Underway
Trump’s foreign policy philosophy is not “containment” or “engagement,” but “smash and grab.”
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
February 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
In enemy territory with grandson Viggo, Goldy Gopher’s biggest fan. I-L-L!
February 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Departing the New York Times open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Paul Krugman explains his departure from the NYT, and it ain't pretty for the Gray Lady.
Departing the New York Times
I left to stay true to my byline
open.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Reposted by Ted Cox
For oligarchs, the rise of digital finance provides large moneymaking opportunities. But for the rest of us, it increases the risk of another financial crisis.

Some thoughts. ⬇️
Trump's crypto-ligarchy
It will blow up in his face — and possibly take the financial system with it
robertreich.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Reposted by Ted Cox
Make no mistake: Trump’s first week was a catastrophe for many vulnerable people. But the biggest story was his startling initial moves from democracy to oligarchy.

My hope lies in Americans noticing this. robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-fir...
Trump's first week: The Real Story
Let it be known
robertreich.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Robert Reich nails it, as usual.
Trump's first week: The Real Story
Let it be known
open.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
One last time.
January 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Kelly Hogan, Nora O’Connor, and Sima Cunningham were brilliant last weekend at the Hideout performing as the Roches. (Show clearly sponsored by Reynolds Wrap.) Their rendition of “The Hallelujah Chorus” was positively transcendent.
December 24, 2024 at 11:30 PM
The Chinese champ blunders and the Indian teen pounces to take the lead in the World Chess Championship. (See the response in India.) www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/d...
Shock Ding Liren blunder in Game 11 leaves Gukesh Dommaraju on verge of world title
Gukesh Dommaraju snapped a streak of seven straight draws by defeating Ding Liren in Saturday’s 11th game of their world title match in Singapore
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2024 at 3:17 PM