Donald Trump Has a History of Pulverizing Historic Buildings | Artnet News Read an excerpt from the book 'Art and Crime: The Fight Against Looters, Forgers, and Fraudsters in the High-Stakes Art World.'

he hates art deco

Do I have to dig up my "1 2 3 4 we don't want your oil war" placards from 2003?

Studs Terkel: Luminary for the little man 10 years since the death of Studs Terkel.

Remembering Studs Terkel, who died 17 years ago today.

www.everygoddamnday.com/2018/11/stud...

Another big reason to worry about Bari Weiss’ tenure at CBS News Right now, a potential peril is at hand: the end of truth.

Right now, a potential peril is at hand: the end of truth.

Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino is appearing in federal court today as part of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Block Club Chicago and other organizations over immigration agents using force against journalists and peaceful protesters. blockclubchi.co/49u6C3U

U.S. District Judge Ellis: “Kids dressed in Halloween costumes walking to a parade do not pose an immediate threat to the safety of a law enforcement officer...They just don’t. And you can’t use riot control weapons against them.” | blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/28/j... per @minabloom.bsky.social

Thou Shalt Not Starve Children While Giving Yourself A Golden Ballroom “They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.” - Tupac Shakur

“They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.”

Democratic states sue to force SNAP payments during government shutdown The Agriculture Department has $5.5 billion in back-up funds for food stamp benefits but says it can’t use them.

Democratic states sue to force SNAP payments during government shutdown www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Oliver Cussen · Fish in the Wrong Place: Aquatic Colonialism The environmental history of European empire doesn’t end with decolonisation. The quasi-colonial schemes of the Green...

@londonreviewbookshop.co.uk has a review of two books about the ecological legacy of imperialism which leads with the fight to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

"I have the best polling numbers ever" - he thinks this is like golf.

Erie Canal, the ditch that made Chicago great, marks its 200th birthday More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming the city it is today.

@neilsteinberg.bsky.social marks the anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal, and how it helped Chicago grow (even though its mostly in New York State)

Local leaders and citizens challenge Trump’s ICE in Chicago The politicians of Chicago are joining protest organisers in the battle against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents

Local leaders and citizens challenge Trump’s ICE in Chicago

The politicians of Chicago are joining protest organisers in the battle against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents
@dear-starfish.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

Despite risks, Hong Kong teenagers turn to chatbots for counselling Around 20 percent of secondary school students in Hong Kong exhibit moderate to severe depression, anxiety, and stress, but nearly half are reluctant to reach out when facing mental health issues.

Despite risks, Hong Kong teenagers turn to chatbots for counselling

@hongkongfp.com talked to teenagers, developers, and a neuroscientist about how AI chatbots are being used for emotional support.

Can Substack Recover the Blogosphere We Lost? When I started Jacobin in 2010, my first milestone of the magazine...

Can Substack Recover the Blogosphere We Lost? by Bhaskar Sunkara talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/can-s...

Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' series includes voices the founders overlooked Burns' PBS documentary includes the perspectives of women, Native Americans, and enslaved and free Black people — all of whom were initially excluded from the declaration "all men are created equal."

On @nprfreshair.bsky.social Ken Burns discusses his latest documentary "The American Revolution" which highlights overlooked voices

US Passport Falls Out of Top 10 – See Which Countries Rank Highest - Business Traveller The US passport has slipped out of the Henley Passport Index's top 10, while Asian nations take the leading positions

The US Passport is no longer in the top 10 powerful passports

Wouldn't his name still be on the ballot if he drops out?

The Erie Canal: How a ‘big ditch’ transformed America’s economy, culture and even religion Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was often derided as a ‘folly.’ Yet the waterway went on to transform the American frontier.

A look at the impact of the Erie Canal, opened 200 years ago next week

Great advice.

chewbacca at a no kings rally holds up a sign with yodansaying "you must unlearn what you have learned" beneath that is trump in a imperial officer uniform and the text says "stand against a real life imperial tyrant"

#NoKings Manhattan

ARROOOOOOOO

A dinosaur in Chicago says this ICE age sucks.

Bill Nye the Science Guy talking about the possible “end of the Republic” at the DC #NoKings rally.

Eight residents of the tiny tourist town of Medora, North Dakota, decided to hold their own No Kings rally outside Theodore Roosevelt National Park rather than drive to a neighboring city. “We’re all so sad that our national parks are closed,” said Sandy Baertsch. (Photo courtesy of S. Lambert)

Animal would be a better EIC for CBS News

Federal Judge 'Profoundly Concerned' After High-Profile Tear-Gassing In Chicago Neighborhoods U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis is modifying the temporary restraining order to require agents to wear body cameras if they've already been issued them. She's also calling Chicago ICE commander Russell...

"“I live in Chicago … and I’m not blind. I don’t live in a cave; I have a phone; I have a TV; I have a computer; and I tend to get news," U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/16/f... per @minabloom.bsky.social for @blockclubchi.bsky.social

Ronald Reagan narrates a new anti-tariff ad from Canada The new commercial is part of a $75 million ad campaign by Ontario aimed at Republican voters.

Ontario has produced an anti-tariff ad that's playing on American TV, featuring Ronald Reagan's voice condemning tariffs and praising free trade (via @fastcompany.com )

Chicago's uber-popular Riverwalk is now a fishing hotspot With nearly 80 species now thriving in the Chicago, local fishermen are casting lines and landing catches of up to 35 pounds from spots smack in the middle of one of downtown's most visited tourist destinations.

With nearly 80 species now thriving in the Chicago, local fishermen are casting lines and landing catches of up to 35 pounds from spots smack in the middle of one of downtown’s most visited tourist destinations.

Press Releases : DOCOMO and PaMeLa Develop World’s First Technology to Share Pain Perception Tailored to Individual Sensitivity TOKYO, JAPAN, October 1, 2025 --- NTT DOCOMO, INC. and PaMeLa Inc. jointly announced today that they have developed a groundbreaking technology that integrates DOCOMO’s human-augmentation platform wit...

CEATEC is happening right now in Tokyo, and NTT Docomo got an award for their just-announced technology on measuring pain perception (putting actual data behind "on a scale of 1-10 how much does it hurt?"), explained here www.docomo.ne.jp/english/info...

Donald Trump Is Now One Of The World's Biggest Bitcoin Investors Trump's crypto portfolio goes beyond World Liberty Financial and his memecoin—he’s also big into bitcoin. Will he use his presidency to boost its price to new heights?

More people should really know that President Trump is one of America's biggest investors in Bitcoin.