Brian Plunkett

Great big jubilant fourth of July crowd in Schaumburg IL to protest the big ugly bill and everything else. #NoKings #NoFascistUSA

This Friday is Bandcamp Friday

This Friday is Bandcamp Friday.

We're slowing traffic on the interstate here in beautiful Northbrook Illinois! Maybe it's the chicken or maybe it's people waking up?#TeslaTakedown

Springfield Illinois! #HandsOff #April19 #WeAreHomegrowns

Protestors with signs at the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield

Growing #handsoff protest on the steps of the Illinois capitol building in Springfield

An adult bald eagle sitting on a rusty light fixture with a blue sky in the background

Bald eagle at the Woodman's in Buffalo Grove Illinois LOL #birds funny to think of the times I've gone looking for them with no luck

Back in closet, folded

#handsoff Arlington Heights Illinois

We've got all four corners covered here at #TeslaTakedown in beautiful Chicago!

Protestors at Tesla on Rush St in Chicago. They're holding signs like No Oligarchs and Stop The Cuts #teslatakedown

@teslatakedown.com #teslatakedown another energetic crowd protesting in Chicago

#TeslaTakedown in Libertyville on the eve of the nationwide one tomorrow is very lively. And there are cute dogs!

On a daily basis, I marvel at how many people in putative positions of power are willing to help obliterate American democracy. The US has faced a series of very easy moral tests in the past decade and it’s staggering how often people in once-respected positions have failed.

Okay, I'm on the public line and going to do another live-skeeting of the hearing for those who can't join (it seems the public line is now full).

Hearing is set to start in moments.

Chuck Schumer Is Responsible | Defector Chuck Schumer was always going to come out of the budget showdown a loser. The only question was which of the two available forms of losing he would end up with: an organized legislative surrender to ...

"Schumer's argument had its own rebuttal written into it. These things were already reduced, delayed, slashed, and forcing people to wait. Trump and Musk were already shutting down the government, in pieces, as fast as they could." defector.com/chuck-schume...

Protesters rally against Elon Musk in Schaumburg, call for Tesla boycott Protesters in Schaumburg rallied against Elon Musk on Friday, accusing him of endangering democracy and calling for a boycott of Tesla.

www.fox32chicago.com/news/protest...

Protestors at Tesla dealership on Golf Rd in Schaumburg Illinois, holding signs that say things like No Nazis, Stop Musk, Buy a Rivian

Frustrated by what happened in the Senate, but now we're right back to the #TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com in Schaumburg Illinois

Forgot to add alt text - picture shows a crowd of people holding protest signs outside the Tesla dealership in Chicago. The group arrived after marching up Rush Street. The signs say things like Elon Musk is a Nazi

#teslatakedown @teslatakedown.com Chicago - big energetic protest!

Crowded rally in Chicago Daley Plaza with Picasso sculpture.

Huge crowd in Chicago for #InternationalWomensDay!

Chicago! It's a beautiful day for a protest. #WomensMarch

Opinion | Trump’s Revenge Tour Finds Its True Target It is hard to describe the president’s first month and a half in office as something other than a retribution campaign against the American people.

Yes @jamellebouie.net every word: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/o...

Good morning from WGN Radio. Temps are falling from the 50's to the 30's today. Here's the 7-Day Forecast:

Somewhere, Jeff Bezos is angrily clicking “track shipment” to see what happened to his new editorial page.

This Friday is Bandcamp Friday

This Friday is Bandcamp Friday.

People holding protest signs in front of Tesla on Rush St in Chicago

#TeslaTakedown Chicago

Musk-Trump Protest Outside Tesla Dealer in Libertyville, IL More Than 550 People Protest Elon Musk And Donald Trump Outside Tesla Dealership In Libertyville Libertyville, IL on Saturday, February 22. (Video)

The Lake County Democrats protest of Elon Musk and Donald Trump outside the Tesla dealership in Libertyville had more than 550 people! (Check out the short video to see what a crowd came out.)
lakedems.org/elonprotest/

From today's #TeslaTakedown in #LibertyvilleIL. 300 or so. A few counter protesters, maybe 20. @alexwinter.com Thank you @lakedems for a well-organized protest, hot chocolate even! Good vibes. Lots of supportive honking, waving, and thumbs up

#TeslaTakedown Libertyville Illinois @alexwinter.com

No Expectations 098: Dub Vultures Here’s why you should get a library card. Plus, four new albums that might make your week.

wrote about how making more use of my chicago public library card has made my life immeasurably better. i also recommend a few new indie rock LPs. now i'm on vacation till tuesday 🫡 www.noexpectations.fyi/p/in-defense...

Some good trouble. Enjoy!