Steve

Hegseth bringing in the military leaders the day before a shutdown isn't a coincidence.

ABC: we are shutting down Kimmel
The People: fuck you and the mouse the you rode in on
The Mouse: sorry sorry, we'll put him back on!
The People: YAAAAYYY!!!
The Mouse (quietly): ... and raise prices...

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

It's going to be hell for ICE in Chicago. For many of us, resisting them has become part of what it means to be a Chicagoan. These are from today and Sunday: two huge rallies in 72 hours, the second called with a days notice...

Episode 140 - Chipocalypse Pub Crawl

We're pub crawling from Hop Butcher to Dovetail, discussing Trump's threats to send Texas National Guard to Chicago while finding comfort in beer and community.

https://draughtpolitics.com/episodes/140-episode-140-chipocalypse-pub-crawl

As we all know from recent history, if an aging president can show up for one speech, there's no need to worry about ongoing health. They are fine. Stop asking questions!

Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent

Proving once and for all that you cannot indict a ham sandwich.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

Israeli protesters hold ‘day of disruption’ to demand Gaza hostage deal: Live updates | CNN Protesters blocked the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv this morning as part of a nationwide day of action. Israel has also been condemned after an attack on a Gaza hospital killed 20 people, including five...

More of this please!

www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

I stand with ... *checks notes*... John Bolton?! Oh COME ON!!!

Now if he did illegally have classified information then he should be held accountable. But it's a bit rich coming out of Trump's DOJ.

Just tell people the neck is because of that one time you went to Chicago. Look knowingly.

Real help for people is better than clever memes.

Republicans need to wake up.

Trump is showing that he's willing to weaponize the DOJ to go after his enemies.

If you think kissing his ass will protect you, you are wrong. He's a narcissist. He will turn on you in an instant. He will not reward your loyalty.

The people most eager to have soldiers patrol US cities don't live in those cities.

What is slowly driving me mad is seeing political hacks with no knowledge of science accuse scientists of being political hacks.

Actual Nazis

Chicago Stands With Texas - Stearns Images Texas Legislators fled to Chicago to save Democracy from gerrymandering in Texas. Chicagoans rallied in support.

The photos from today's rally for Texas in Chicago

www.stearnsimages.com/collections/...

Standing with Texas in Sweet Home Chicago!

Something to keep in mind is that these federal agents didn't sign up for this work. This is distracting them from their real work to support Trump propaganda.

He will claim crime and homelessness are solved in DC.

Can somebody call DOGE? This seems really inefficient.

"At one intersection, a minor traffic accident between a car and a moped brought at least two dozen agents running, some wearing masks and one carrying a rifle. Local D.C. Metropolitan police were also on scene."

Air Force Denies Early Retirement for Transgender Men and Women

The cruelty is the point.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...

✨Made it to Netroots Week!✨
So happy to be back in New Orleans!

It takes all year to get ready for #NN25 & we want everyone to have a great time. So once again we share this thread of tips to get you ready for August 7-9, aka the "Before You Arrive"🧵

Pro tip: Bookmark this thread! Let's dig in.

Texas Democrats decamp to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting In response, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to try to remove the Democrats from the state Legislature and said some of them may even be "felons."

Illinois protecting democracy: www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

He does not have a plan. He is looking at the shiny object in front of him and reacting. He wants to center himself and act as though he's king.

We really need to stop talking as though there's a strategy to any of what a Trump is doing.

Example: tariffs on Brazil makes no sense on its face. Even when he established them he said it was to punish them for their political choices.

YouTube video by BBC News Former US Green Beret says Israel committed war crimes at Gaza food distribution site | BBC News

This is hard to watch because this is the reality of the genocide in Gaza:

youtu.be/72aZhsNMOWk?...

Like let the market do the actual construction. Then when the construction is done, the city can review the property and decide if it wants to buy any or all of the units.

The city would just pay market rate for the homes and then manage them going forward.

Why Is It So Expensive To Build Affordable Housing In Chicago? One recent West Side development clocked in at $884,000 per unit. While the city says it's working to address red tape that drives up expenses, advocates say more must be done to rein in "crazy" costs...

I have a thought on an alternative approach. What if the city just acted as a buyer, not a builder? Like give the city a right of first refusal on any new project.

blockclubchicago.org/2025/07/28/w...

ICE Took Half Their Work Force. What Do They Do Now?

The reality of mass deportations. Bad for humanity but also bad for business.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...

New brewery this week!