Luke

Texas, we will not forget this invasion. When it's Illinois's turn to attack, we'll blow up the Alamo and steal Greg Abbott's wheelchair as a war trophy

Is Chicken Marengo the antithesis of Beef Wellington?

Attempt #2

Better?

I wonder if I'll ever cave and see Shen Yun

I'm gonna revise it with some stranger and non-animal things

This sounds dumb saying it now, but I didn't even think of Western zodiac when making this. I was thinking of Chinese zodiac, so they all had to be animals (with one weird or mythological animal, which to me was the Tully Monster)

Trying to make an Illinois zodiac, but not sure what I should put for the 12th animal. Some ideas I had were the Kingfisher (UIUC unofficial mascot) and the White Sucker (fish that inspired a nickname for Illinoisans)

The West has fallen

Vote for the Centennial Flag!

Today is the last day of voting for the IL state flag!
www.ilsos.gov/special/IFC/...

The "population transfers" of the 20th century are widely regarded as some of the worst humanitarian crises ever, and should under no circumstances be repeated. The WSJ publishing this article is dangerous

2025 Geopolitics: The Musical

I will have more

Drinking like a mf at this wedding

Fuck my antibiotic, I guess

"Lions aren't native to China, it's their interpretation of reports from travellers"

Lions aren't native to Northern Europe either, but they managed to get it right

I'll never understand why Chinese lions look like that

*sees a trans person or ally*

Amazon: I just know this mf loves China

Who has that article where it says Trump hosting diplomats at Mar-A-Lago is like an Ottoman practice of meeting diplomats at a private place or something

This is the actual reason my dad has a Salt Life shirt lol. His taste buds got messed up from being in a car accident, so he puts a lot of salt/seasoning on his food. When we went to Florida for vacation he got one as a joke

I'm such an idiot, I thought voting for the IL state flag only ran through Jan 14, but instead it's Feb 14. Be sure to vote every day if you can!

apps.ilsos.gov/stateflag/st...

Finally committed to my self-proclaimed principles and deleted my Twitter

Can you tell us about the other ones, or do you not want to spoil the surprise?

Ever since I left Cincinnati I've been thinking about goetta

Craft beer is one of the best things to happen

Hate Elon Musk, but have to admit I see his vision of an Everything App. Like I do want my Twitter, YouTube, Duolingo, and other stuff to be joined into a unified account/platform

One of my favorite things is old millionaire estates that have been transformed into nature parks (e.g. Morton Arboretum in Lisle and The Grove in Glenview)

My 10 finalists for the IL state flag redesign contest in no particular order (also excluding my own bc it's unfair)