Adam

NANCY MACE: What is a woman? Have you learned that lesson?

WALZ: I'm the governor of Minnesota. I'm not here to be a prop for your obsession.

whenever people start swooning over a progressive "outsider" whose complete lack of previous political experience is what makes them special, i remind them that paul wellstone spent 20 years in DFL and local community activism and running for state-level seats before running for U.S. senate.

Jock

America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.

Because social media runs on a pay-per-engagement model, and because nothing gets engagement like outrageous political content, a whole industry of "can I make Americans mad enough to pay my rent" has sprung up in low-wage countries. Not as a government psy-op, but because we're gullible marks.

This recipe has me both throwing away the squash seeds and adding pepitas.

Will Trump Do It? It Pays to Bet ‘No’ Polymarket data shows wagers against Trump taking action would have yielded returns similar to the S&P 500. And gambling that he'll actually follow through was a losing proposition.

Betting Trump will chicken out earns you 12%. Betting he’ll follow through loses you 20%.

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say

It seems like the Admiral responsible for the summary execution of alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean isn't sure that's legal.

YouTube video by Reading Rainbow (Official) Reading Rainbow🌈 | Official Trailer 🎬 | Educational Videos for Kids |‪@Kidzuko

Reading Rainbow is coming back.

NASA’s Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000 - NASA The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found.

NASA is now aware of 6000 planets. Astronomers have found planets covered in lava, some with the density of Styrofoam, and others with clouds made of gemstones.

This plane smells like cookies, like I’m flying Midwest Express or something.

2025 Porsche 911 Turbo Advent Calendar: Limited Edition Collectible Scale Model 2025 Porsche 911 Turbo Advent Calendar: Limited Edition Collectible Scale Model

This is cool. (But at $32.99 probably dropshipped trash.)

Mold count in Chicago area was highest on record this week Loyola Medicine experts said the mold count in the air on Tuesday was the highest since computerized records were begun back in 2011. The levels are a hazard for people with allergies or respiratory c...

That explains my general situation lately.

Designer and 'Father' of the Mazda Miata, Tom Matano, Dies at 76 More than a designer of one of the most important sports cars ever, Matano engaged with fans and mentored students hoping to follow in his footsteps.

Sadness.

Scandal rocks international stone skipping contest 'Nefarious deeds' couldn't keep Jon Jennings from winning the World Stone Skimming Competition.

Scandal in competitive rock skipping.

Chicago’s criminals are learning more lucrative tricks A new scam is becoming common in the city

Sometimes people asking for your donations, looking like they represent a reputable nonprofit organization, are scammers.

NASA Says Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature Last Year - NASA A sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life. Taken

NASA has found something on Mars that might be of biological origin.

Hundreds plunge into Chicago River in city’s first open-water swim in nearly a century About 300 swimmers participated in the event, marveling at the clean water and festive atmosphere. Event organizers say they'll donate $100,000 to ALS research and $50,000 to fund swim lessons for abo...

After decades of rehabilitation work, the Chicago River is clean enough to swim in.

Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash

Trump’s border czar accepted $50,000 cash in a bag from undercover agents to steer government contracts to cronies. Trump’s Justice Department shut down the case.

The whole remote work / not doing work trope would've been gold for George Constanza. Getting a return to office mandate and scheming ways to appear being at work, that are actually more work than actually going to work, could've fueled an entire season of antics.

New owners of Lincoln Yards parcel recalibrate plans JDL Development and Kayne Anderson Real Estate take over most of the North Side parcel, with plans for a "walking" residential neighborhood that's modest compared with an earlier Sterling Bay push for...

Sterling Bay's Lincoln Yards development is mostly dead. In its place, 3,000 units of housing maybe?

Support for Immigration Rebounds as Trump Cracks Down on It, Poll Finds

We are a deeply unserious nation.

HVAC saves lives.

T.S.A. to Let Travelers Keep Their Shoes On, Ending Hated Rule

Big news.

Trump Pledges to Send More Weapons to Ukraine

Good, but took him long enough.

Residential And Hotel Conversion Of 111 W Monroe Street Moves Forward - Chicago YIMBY Landmark status and tax incentives have been approved for the mixed-use redevelopment of 111 West Monroe Street in The Loop.

Nice.

A Mining Company Built A Battery-Electric Train That Never Has To Be Charged Because It Only Carries Its Load Downhill - The Autopian Trains emit tons of pollutants every year. One company has created a battery electric train that recharges itself by driving down long hills

Because the train goes down the hill full of ore and up the hill empty, the captured energy from regenerative braking the heavy train down is enough to power the light train up.

Trump orders investigation into alleged cover-up of Biden’s decline President Donald Trump’s executive order does not specify the parameters or legal justification for investigating President Joe Biden’s cognitive abilities.

This is worth an investigation. I wish it was coming from someone credible.

People With Severe Diabetes Are Cured in Small Trial of New Drug

Good news for folks with Type 1 diabetes.

Of Course We Should Privatize Some Federal Land (but probably won't) - Marginal REVOLUTION The Federal government controls a ridiculous amount of land in the West including more than half of Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Alaska and nearly half of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Wyomin...

The bill to sell little bits of federal land is a good thing.