David Sepkoski

TX National Guard hasn't been deployed. This is all ICE. And the IL National Guard would kick the shit out of those untrained thugs.

Thanks, but besides this you'd barely know anything was happening in Chicago by reading the NYT. I get you look down on the "Second City," but do better.

Greetings from the war zone on the South Side of Chicago:

I pointed out on the main thread that "bayou bred" is kind of a slur. My wife was born poor in coastal LA and is a brilliant progressive.

Hey, my wife is bayou-bred and is one of the smartest, most progressive people I know! She was raised in trailer park and is now a fabulous novelist and professor!

I get what you were saying, though--she has the same opinion about many of the folks she grew up with. But they're not all the same.

There are several Kimpton hotels in River North and the Loop that are often quite affordable if booked in advance.

What the fuck would you do in his position? Apply for citizenship? Check. Apply for a Green Card? Check. Marry a US citizen? Check.

Sorry, dude--we don't take Black people here.

What we aren't talking about re: immigration is that some complete pieces of shit get "rights" that aren't extended to excellent people like this, just because they were spawned in the good ol US of A.

Most "journalists" these days are 20-something interns with communications degrees from mid schools. Don't expect much from them.

And sorry not sorry "actual" journalists. You have your moment right now and you're fucking the dog. Don't bite back: literally *anyone* could do your job. Fuckwits.

Sounds like you're really making a difference!

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Yeah, dude, you did call it "outrageous." Want to walk back that statement before you start attacking other people?

He might be the singer for Maroon 5. What was that guy's name?

I got this on a facial recognition search. Maybe someone has access to a more powerful search?

Ron Filipkowski on X: "Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today. https://t.co/Mh64PXPFTW" / X Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today. https://t.co/Mh64PXPFTW

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It's the cowboy hat dude again on the latest NYT article about fascist crackdown in Chicago. I hope he didn't tear his hamstring the last time! 🤣

Bovino 100% needs to be called in to congress to explain this. Also, this should invalidate 100% of ICE arrests going back to when he took over.

Trump Administration Live Updates: President Tells Top Brass U.S. Cities Should Be Military ‘Training Grounds’

If this isn't grounds for immediate impeachment, I don't know what is.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

I would ask Paul Brinkman about this.

Next up: Medal of Honor for all soldiers who fought at the "battle" of My Lai!

Damn, Gulf oysters have been huge since the Cretaceous! I bet they were pretty funky tasting, too...

Obviously! Every time Trump looks into one, he sees an obese, decrepit, rotting sack of garbage. That can't be legal!

Back in the day I was so pissed I couldn't have their Cambrian ocean loop as my screensaver! You might notice that my icon is stolen from them...

Sorry! These days, it's hard to parse where people are coming from. 🙏

We have no idea what causes autism, or even what "autism" is. If you knew, you'd be a celebrated scientist, not an internet troll.

Somebody caught the reference!

Harvard Dean Was Paid $150,000 as an Expert Witness in Tylenol Lawsuits

This asshole.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/h...

K.C. Ritzker? 😁

The Archaeopteryx is lovely. No criticism intended: EP was a marvel in its day!

Sorry! I meant state laws banning abortion, trans and immigrant rights, etc. Grownups can make their own decisions, but I feel uncomfortable publicizing or posting jobs/postdocs in places where it's unsafe for some vulnerable people, or supporting state institutions in those places.

Just my 2c!