Lmao every time you tragically pop into my timeline itβs with the stupidest shit Iβve ever seen.
12.10.2025 17:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@jeremypress.bsky.social
Chicagoan, swimmer, lover of long walks on the beach and off short piers.
Lmao every time you tragically pop into my timeline itβs with the stupidest shit Iβve ever seen.
12.10.2025 17:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Goddamn is it depressing that the Fox Cinematic Universe has pulled a majority of Supreme Court justices into its propaganda-verse.
12.10.2025 17:34 β π 12 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I keep saying it, but my βblueβ βprogressiveβ mayor (at the time) Lori Lightfoot shoveled COVID funds intended for struggling people into the police coffers.
12.10.2025 12:55 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The hero Iβm still apparently waiting for is gonna campaign on breaking the backs of police unions and is gonna get to work on that from day one.
12.10.2025 12:54 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Rebecca Ferguson is doing genius level work in that. SO good.
11.10.2025 21:55 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Trump went for a Covid shot and then set the CDC on fire.
If that ainβt that asshole in a nutshell.
I know Trump and his minions all have sneering contempt for kids with special needs, but trust me when I say that their parents will absolutely fucking destroy anyone who messes with the special education supports to which they are entitled by law.
11.10.2025 17:30 β π 3546 π 983 π¬ 147 π 45Chicago. 10/11/25. Pre-race day for the Marathon. Itβs beautiful, buzzing with energy, alive, diverse, and vibrant. This is not a city that needs Donald Trump or Stephen Millerβs goon squad.
11.10.2025 15:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"Of the judges who responded, 28 were nominated by Republican presidents, including 10 by Mr. Trump"
11.10.2025 14:44 β π 427 π 152 π¬ 2 π 2Short thread about how DHS, ICE, and cops in general just freely lie.
First, the lie:
Really seems like a thing that a consortium of blue states could set up in exile, maybe with corporate donation help.
11.10.2025 11:21 β π 628 π 104 π¬ 19 π 5Excerpts
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More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - βincredibly demoralizing & troublingβ; a βjudicial crisisβ; a βslap in the face to district courts.β www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
11.10.2025 11:04 β π 5102 π 1895 π¬ 118 π 126Funny that you donβt hear the phrase βhecklerβs vetoβ so much these days
11.10.2025 02:58 β π 34 π 7 π¬ 1 π 0Department of Justice lawyers, from Main Justice to AUSAs in the districts, have ALWAYS enjoyed a sort of aura of truth and justice and trust. That was arguably always unjustifiable but Trump DoJ has absolutely pissed it away with compulsive lying.
11.10.2025 00:23 β π 1286 π 219 π¬ 22 π 1It helps also that they donβt have millions (or billions) of dollars motivating them to pretend whatβs happening isnβt happening.
11.10.2025 00:07 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I wish lying wasn't just accepted and allowed because there's no way that happened. Sorry but no producer is ever doing that. Ever. Just not something that happens. And I'm referring to real producers like Ms. Brockman here and not a "producer" on Timcast
10.10.2025 19:59 β π 223 π 45 π¬ 3 π 0This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...
10.10.2025 18:57 β π 3161 π 1329 π¬ 114 π 59Bari Weiss watched "Broadcast News" once when she was in college and decided that producing the nightly news is like that all the time.
10.10.2025 14:34 β π 21 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0I feel terrible for everyone whose career is being destroyed but she is going to set speed records for running CBS into the ground, Ellison is no Murdoch
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10.10.2025 14:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0we come to this place for cabbage
10.10.2025 14:22 β π 59 π 7 π¬ 4 π 0Especially when they gave it to someone whoβs been effusive in her praise for their Dear Leader.
10.10.2025 14:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Seems important to say this today: I did not come to this platform to be fed βBlue MAGAβ style content. I am here to get good, quality, reliable information. I think my follow list is pretty good at providing this. But if you break my trust in you on that specific point, I will unfollow.
10.10.2025 14:17 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Chicago is safe, beautiful and vibrant. In fact, it was just voted the best big city in America for the ninth year in a row. If the jaw dropping images youβve seen recently on TV or social media make it look like a war zone, thatβs on Donald Trump. My latest:
open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...
The skyline of Chicago and Lake Michigan as seen from Adler Planetarium
At Wrigley Field for a Cubs night game, view from behind home plate
Chicago No Kings peaceful protest in Daley Plaza with thousands in attendance
Fall colors on the trees in Chicagoβs beautiful Grant Park
Some of my favorite pictures of our vibrancy and beauty from the past several years:
10.10.2025 14:02 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1NOBEL PEACE PRICE COMMITTEE: WE GIVE THIS AWARD, FOR PEACE
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this is nonsensical. βsure all of the founding era evidence is specifically about congress, but if you look closely it also applies to the president. q.e.dβ
10.10.2025 13:50 β π 45 π 2 π¬ 2 π 0Like many originalist things, a jumbled mess of an essay. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
10.10.2025 13:44 β π 30 π 6 π¬ 3 π 1What a rough βdoubleβ for Mr. βIβm getting serious about my training.β
10.10.2025 13:37 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Fun fact: Maria Colina Machado SUPPORTS Donald Trump sinking fishing boats off their coast.
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