rhubarb and sassafras

Daniel Burnham's 1909 vision of a grand civic plaza at Congress and Halsted in Chicago

I think it tells you everything you need to know about the past American century that Chicago was supposed to have a grand central plaza anchored by a 560 ft tall ornate civic center building but instead that site is now a giant highway interchange they named after the country's first woman mayor

Workers in the Soledad area are harvesting celery. These workers often develop chronic back pain due to the repetitive motion. "Raul" shares, "We don't have time to rest or stand for more than two or three seconds." #WeFeedYou

Not wrong

Get your shots, folks. It won't prevent you from getting infected, but it could lessen the severity and keep you out of the hospital.

I tweet: "people who see 50% of their monthly paycheck go to rent don't care if a candidate eats with their hands. they want to hear what your candidate is going to do about housing." John Galt 2025 replies: "Move if the cost of living is too high."

who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.

#OnPoli

Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.

If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli

acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...

Say goodbye to rent control, indefinite leases if Ontario passes housing proposal: advocates | CBC News Ontario's planned new housing legislation could open the door to ending rent control and indefinite leases across the province, advocates warn after a recent proposal by Premier Doug Ford's government...

This new #OnPoli legislation about ending automatic lease renewal seems like a great way to end rent stabilization.

That would likely destroy my family's life.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Mock cover for 'Atlas Shrugged' by Ayn Rand "Ayn Rand Atlas Needs You To Spot Him Like 20 Billion Dollars 1st Argentinian Edition"

Autumn Moose
Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe
n.d.

After seeing the enshitification and fallout from Uber, Facebook, Twitter, the "gig economy," rent fixing software, Elon Musk generally - and what they have done to San Francisco specifically - I'm pretty sure I'd pay to never have to hear anything ever again from any tech leaders.

Just saw a subway ad selling tickets to some event with "tech's most innovative leaders".

Dr Oz speaks from looooong experience here

👏🔥👏

The Library
Rob Gonsalves
1995

Alberta doctors say first measles death a ‘stark’ reminder outbreak was preventable Alberta doctors say the death of a baby born prematurely due to measles is a “stark” reminder that the ongoing measles outbreak in Alberta was preventable.

Doctors say the death of a baby born prematurely due to measles is a stark reminder that the ongoing measles outbreak was preventable.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

After years of reading articles like this, contagious illness like Norovirus is one of the first things I associate when I hear about cruise ships.

“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out” We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

In July, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.

ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”

You can judge for yourself.

The Scoop
Kent Monkman ~ Cree
2018

Every Child is a Universe
Christi Belcourt ~ Métis
2025

Despite everything, Toronto lives:

Ohio's rural and safety-net hospitals will lose big under new Medicaid rules, analysis says • Ohio Capital Journal New Medicaid work requirements will cost millions care. For many hospitals, that will decrease revenue and increase costs, a new report says.

🚨"The organization representing Ohio emergency doctors has warned that the losses in revenue and increased costs will affect all patients.”
In other words, cuts to Medicaid, the ACA & other health care programs mean higher costs for everyone. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/09/23/o...

Huntington's is an incredibly cruel disease. I'll never forget seeing what it did to a patient and family I worked with.

This sounds amazing!

Autumn Moose
Linus Woods ~ Dakota, Ojibwe
n.d.

baby in a striped shirt coughing.

Two babies have died of Whooping cough in Louisiana, a vaccine preventable disease.

All pregnant patients and their families should be vaccinated to protect the newborn.

This is Louisiana's worst Whooping cough (pertussis) outbreak in 30 years. buff.ly/pez25q3

#medsky #pedsky🛟😷

Hoppers in Jasper
Barbara Pratt
2017