Nora Flanagan

The Department of Education has hung a massive banner honoring a racist college dropout who built a lucrative career out of targeting professors for harassment

You know what you could do today instead of doomscrolling all day is go pick up a copy of Persepolis. It is stunningly good.

I’m in. Let’s do a bootleg book club.

Michael Sacks says it is outright Jew Hate to return a campaign donation from someone with ties to AIPAC

From @politico.com: Michael Sacks, the hedge fund/private equity guy often described as Rahm’s closest confidant, who spends huge to defeat efforts to tax wealthy corporations and to support pro-charter school board candidates, calls it “outright Jew hate” not to accept AIPAC-connected money.

Former ICE agent: My first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a warrant. I watched ICE cut classes that teach our legal system, firearms training, use of force, lawful arrests, and the limits of officers' authority

Chicago’s newest snow plow name ‘Abolish ICE,’ Mayor Brandon Johnson says Mayor Brandon Johnson announced “Abolish ICE” as the winner of a citywide snow plow name contest. He had earlier given it a “full and complete” endorsement.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced “Abolish ICE” as the winner of a citywide snow plow name contest. He had earlier given it a “full and complete” endorsement.

'Abolish ICE' among winners in Chicago's 'You Name a Snowplow' contest

Snowplows named "Abolish ICE," "Caleb Chilliams" and "Pope Frío XIV" are coming to the Chicago streets after winning city's "You Name a Snowplow" contest.

On Joy and Resistance | dansinker.com

I wrote about joy and resistance and Alysa Liu and Bad Bunny. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...

The way I just nearly spit out my coffee

another long day at work for the guy at CBS whose job it is to read old stormfront posts and pitch them to the team.

Another Rahm guy with a corporate bros PAC

"Stop resisting unlawful traffic stops, neighborhood sweeps, home raids, and warrantless arrests or more special education teachers will die."

Sacks has BEEN all over Chicago politics. The spotlight is overdue. Whatever he and Ruemmler call their PAC this week, the goal for years now has been to take out every progressive alder and have a City Council full of Bill Conways.

Ted McClelland strikes again. I feel very certain he doesn't *think* he's that guy, but here we are.

Lists are meant to provoke, and power doesn't equal goodness. With that said, an explicit fascist with negligible reach in Chicago inches away from an elected Black woman labor leader; one gets a cute lil' photo and the other gets a jarring, racist caricature (and called a troll). These are choices.

Apparently Brendan Reilly was Vallas’ comms director back in ‘02 when Vallas lost to Blago.

lol of course he was.

www.chicagotribune.com/2002/03/24/w...

I received an early message-testing survey call from Brendan Reilly’s campaign. They were basically deciding HOW racist they should run with.

Brendan Reilly is basically Paul Vallas if Paul Vallas sometimes got punched in the face and tossed out of bars.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a symbol of Black politics and Black America, dies at 84 Jackson may have been the most recognizable civil rights icon the past half century, but his journey always led him right back to the South Side of Chicago.

In the middle of Reagan’s counterrevolution, he led a multiracial working-class coalition when most other Democrats were cautious.

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Far Right Streamer Nick Fuentes Says Women Should Be Put in “Breeding Gulags” Fuentes is the “more energetic and undiluted voice of the American right,” writer Shane Burley says.

Last week, far-right streamer Nick Fuentes openly called for the mass criminalization of women and girls. “Just like Hitler imprisoned Gypsies, Jews, communists — all of his political rivals — we have to do the same thing with women … They go to the gulag first. They go to the breeding gulags.”

Approximately all.

UPDATE: I was right.

My quote of the day

Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.

Jesse Jackson

Is this "ski week"? My brother's family explained it to me when they lived in the Bay Area years ago. As a teacher who suffered through 25 years of Chicago winters without a magical February reprieve, I could back this. (I do not ski, but the idea of hibernating for a week sounds amazing.)

February 16, 2026 NR26026kt Los Angeles Police Department Encourages School Attendance Amid Recent Downtown Activity Los Angeles: In light of recent activity in the downtown area, the Los Angeles Police Department would like to take this opportunity to remind parents and students of the importance of staying in school. School attendance is mandatory in the City of Los Angeles and there may be legal consequences for parents and students for: • Day time Curfew violations - It is unlawful for any minors under 18 to be in public places, streets, or amusement spots during school hours (typically 8:30 am to 1:30 pm. The only exception includes being with a parent, authorized school activities, or emergencies. • California Education Code violations: • Mandates that all children between the ages of six and eighteen, unless exempted, must attend a full-time public day school for the full designated school day. • Middle and high school students are legally permitted one excused absence per calendar year to participate in a "civic or political event," provided advance school notification (emphasis added). • Additionally, Los Angeles Unified School District policy states that three or more unexcused absences or tardies of 30 minutes or more, can trigger a School Attendance Review Board (SARB) intervention for disciplinary action. Parents and students are also reminded that presence at school promotes intellectual growth. It becomes more difficult to fill knowledge gaps with student absences. Attendance builds good habits and healthy routines; and provides structure and stability. Lastly, school attendance also increases student safety, which includes safety resources provided by the Los Angeles Unified School District. (Page 1 of 2) X Follow @LAPDHQ

Any adult that collects or picks up a child and transports them to participate in any illegal activities may be responsible for Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and is subject to arrest and prosecution. This law applies to actions like providing drugs/alcohol to minors, promoting truancy, and for parents failing to exercise reasonable supervision. Community members, parents, and students may contact their local Community Police Station of the Los Angeles Police Department for additional guidance specific to their community.

The LAPD is citing truancy laws in an attempt to squash the ongoing school walkouts against ICE. The LAPD is also threatening to arrest any parents or adults who support the kids in their acts of civil disobedience.

We just hit THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION WHISTLES since mid-December, more than half of that total was printed and shipped THIS MONTH. At this rate we will hit a million by the end of the month. Let us get whistles to you too: whistlegoblins.fun

Really interested to see who actually wrote this blurb. I have theory based on previous jackassery.

Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.

ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.

Nick Fuentes Wants Women in “Gulags.” Here’s Why That Matters. "Gender has always been an important throughline of fascist politics," says Shane Burley.

I talked with my friend @shaneburley.bsky.social about Nick Fuentes' recent rant about putting women in gulags. How seriously should we take Fuentes, culturally and politically? And what does rhetoric like this reveal about the broader trajectory of the movement he’s trying to shape? We get into it.