Lyle Allen

Heron! On the Lakefront trail.

Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.

With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.

Happening now in Broadview—outside Chicago:

A procession of Illinois Handmaid’s, with the Illinois Democratic Women of Cook County, walks in procession to the ICE detention facility.

“Even though we are silent, we are powerful,” an organizer told the group before starting.

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the activists who championed transgender rights and protested in the historic Stonewall rebellion that galvanized the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement, has died. She was 78. https://cnn.it/3KR7TrB

Potential threats trigger lockdowns at several HBCUs across the South | CNN Multiple historically Black colleges and universities in the South were on lockdown or cancelled classes on Thursday over potential threats.

Multiple Historically Black Universities and Colleges in the South were on lockdown or have cancelled classes on Thursday over a potential threat.

By the way…this is John Paulson. Yes….THAT John Paulson.

I called out Betsy McCaughey for calling Mamdani voters stupid. Share this clip so every young person turns out in NY. This is what the old guard thinks of you.

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It’s time for Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries to step down | Mehdi Hasan This fascist moment, this age of Trump, demands outspoken, unrelenting and fearless opposition. We all deserve better

"It is past time for both Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer to step down and step aside. This fascist moment, this age of Trump, demands outspoken, unrelenting and fearless opposition... we all deserve better."

I make the case, in my latest for The Guardian, for new leadership:

Where is the mainsteam media? Anyone out there? Can you hear me???

We deployed our distributed organizing team of over 30,000 volunteers to help @iowademocrats.bsky.social and Catelin Drey's campaign get out the vote.

This is the result.

Make no mistake: When Democrats organize everywhere, we win everywhere.

‘Clock it.’ We’re all finger-clapping wrong. As more people embrace finger claps, the queer ballroom scene is clapping back at those unaware of its origin and meaning.

Finger claps have quietly taken over a swath of pop culture in the past year.

As more people embrace it, the queer ballroom scene is clapping back at those unaware of its origin and meaning.

I applaud Newsom for his redistricting project but Pritzker is meeting the moment as well.

Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.

As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.

there are many reasons why we are here but in bullet form its mostly

- the republicans are fascists
- the democrats are weak
- the media sucks ass

Rainbow crosswalk outside Pulse nightclub removed overnight “We did everything according to state law, everything was compliant,” said Patty Sheehan, the city’s first openly gay elected official. “FDOT never moves that quickly with anything.&#82…

Workers under cover of night removed a rainbow crosswalk outside of the former Pulse nightclub, apparently as part of state and federal transportation officials’ aim to wipe “political banners” from public roadways. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/08/21/r...

This is replicable.

Literally the only people in America who don’t think the media is that important to politics are Democratic electeds and their major donors. It’s wild.

Three men in dark clothing — Presidents Emmanuel Macron of France and Voloydmyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain — walk outside in front of a building. A headline reads: "European Leaders to Join Zelensky for Trump Meeting" Pool photo by Ludovic Marin

European leaders said on Sunday that they would join President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine when he meets with President Trump on Monday at the White House, as they strive to show solidarity against Russia and avoid being sidelined in peace talks. nyti.ms/45EPC7S

The story that is going to blow up soon is soaring electricity prices. All those AI bots, Bitcoin mining and so on are causing a historic spike. And I know from experience that voters *hate* utility price hikes.

Sounds like they’re staging an intervention.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker rejects Texas Republicans' threat to arrest state Democrats:

"Texas law does not apply in the state of Illinois, and there's no federal law that would allow the FBI to arrest anybody that's here visiting our state. So it's a lot of grandstanding." @nbcnews.com

Silent Coup: How Trump’s Allies Are Gaming Algorithms To Seize Your Feed New research unravels the secret tactics behind Stop the Steal and other right-wing disinformation campaigns.

This is exactly why Dems get their ass handed to them by Trump's world. They have no clue how to leverage social media algos to their advantage.

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📌What do Trump and Cuomo have in common? Besides being dirty, old men who paw women ... they are falling at the feet of the billionaires, who are standing on our necks and suffocating us all ...

WATCH | Trump’s agriculture secretary doubles down on suggestion people should work on farms to avoid losing Medicaid

Read more here: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I don’t know who she is but she should run to replace him.

‘How much does it cost for fascism?’: Tensions erupt at Nebraska GOP congressman’s town hall | CNN Politics Rep. Mike Flood faced a barrage of criticism at a packed town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, Monday evening as constituents repeatedly confronted him over his support for President Donald Trump’s “big, be...

Rep. Mike Flood faced a barrage of criticism at a packed town hall in Lincoln, Nebraska, as constituents repeatedly confronted him over his support for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” immigration policy and what they described as threats to democracy. cnn.it/4oqO2Pu

the Elizabeth Warren CNBC hit that triggered Trump: "Trump ran for office saying he'd lower costs on day 1. Cost of groceries are up, cost of housing is up, healthcare is up. And where is Trump? He's passing a signature bill to throw people off healthcare so he can do tax cuts for billionaires."