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really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

It’s Up to Us to Protect One Another As Trump sends troops to Chicago, we will continue to investigate and report. Readers have a role to play, too.

Let us be clear: The President of the United States is levying war against American cities and American citizens—and we cannot rely on the other branches of government to save us.

It’s up to us.

frogs using humans as a cautionary tale about the dangers of threats that arise gradually rather than suddenly

Please read about the terrible impact(s) of tear gas which is a weapon of WAR: issuu.com/projectnia/d...

Chicago police are on scene at Andre Vasquez’s 40th Ward Alderman’s office where a note and a dead rat have been left on the front foot of the office.

White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions

again, what is interesting to me about this stuff — beyond the obvious fact that what trump wants is propaganda — is that it is grounded in a political theory which holds trump to be the sovereign will of the nation, who can impose his demands on every aspect of the nation's society

Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on Chatbots, Addiction, and Withdrawal "Fostering dependence is a normal business practice in Silicon Valley."

My latest list of must-read articles and some thoughts on the GPT-5 freakout. Here, I go off about why chatbot dependence isn't "parasocial," but rather, an engineered dependence. It's a behavioral addiction, not admiration run amok, and we should be clear-eyed about who's responsible.

I reject fatalism [a form of moral disengagement]. What happens next is not predetermined and depends in part on us.

Scientific findings can only be “repealed” with other scientific findings which disprove the original result. There is no science out there that says that says fossil fuels aren’t the overwhelmingly majority cause of our current era of climate change.

Lollapalooza asks: Do you love music enough to deal with this crap? - Chicago Reader This year's Lolla lineup is one of the worst in recent memory.

The Reader has a history of Lollapalooza skepticism that predates even my hiring. We've covered it earnestly, we've covered it sarcastically, and we've covered it critically. I'll share a few examples here, starting with this week's preview by @imleor.bsky.social. chicagoreader.com/music/concer...

The third is that this kind of record-shattering rain (caused by slow-moving torrential thunderstorms) event is *precisely* that which is increasing the fastest in warming climate. So it's not a question of whether climate change played a role--it's only a question of how much.

Picture of kids and adults gathering on Lincoln Square, playing jump rope. Text overlay saying "I will never understand the appeal of playing in a street"

Picture of Chicagoans of all ages lounging on Lincoln square, enjoying a beautiful spring day. The sun is out and there is chalk art covering the ground. In the foreground a man in sunglasses sits on a yellow bench. Text from a local facebook group reads "It's really unfortunate that they feel the need to create this kind of chaos for the community, our square, and the small businesses trying to thrive here, this feels like a targeted effort."

a man blows bubbles for a group of children playing in Lincoln Square, the kids are jumping and pointing at the bubbles. many adults are circled around watching. A quote from the Lincoln Square facebook page reads "FORGET ABOUT IT. Ban kids from playing in the street."

A wide shot of Lincoln Square. People are congregating in the road, lined up to patronize local businesses, or sitting on the curb watching neighbors stroll by. A truncated facebook comment states "how dare you... People like you in this community absolutely disgust me."

Lincoln Square Road Closure and Accompanying Comments From The Local Facebook Page (April 2025)

A Disillusioned Urban Planning Glossary Compiled while sitting through a three-hour public hearing and rethinking life choices. - - -Are you a citizen trying to understand urban planning?...

Affordable Housing – Technically, housing that costs no more than 30 percent of your income. Practically, a rhetorical device used in PowerPoints to mean everything and nothing.

I was blown away by what they did to Mahmoud Khalil and now, a few weeks later, it almost seems quaint. The depths of possibility, the countless forms our destruction can take, have not even been imagined.

Large crowd in Daley Plaza Chicago

Protest just getting started here in Chicago.

my god

Everything You Say to Your Echo Will Soon Be Sent to Amazon, and You Can’t Opt Out Amazon is killing its “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” privacy feature on March 28 as the company aims to bolster Alexa+, its new subscription assistant.

in my professional opinion, you should probably smash ur alexa with a hammer or something

when he’s not sweeping homeless camps, he’s podcasting with the architects of modern us fascism! great governing in the big blue state of california

Rahm Wants to Run. Yes, For the Presidency. The former Chicago mayor is already on the hustings, finding new ways to attack Trumpism from the center.

“(Emanuel) had ferocious clashes with teachers’ unions in Chicago and infuriated liberals over his handling of the killing of Laquan McDonald, a Black teenager who was shot as he walked away from a police officer.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Organized by planners but NOT exclusively for planners! Come one come all etc

hello my Chicago mutuals — check out this event happening Friday morning (3/14) & register to attend!

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That’s right!

yup

She Lobbied for Formaldehyde. Now She’s at E.P.A. Approving New Chemicals. Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde.

Lynn Dekleva, a lobbyist, once led an aggressive effort by an industry group to block regulations on formaldehyde, a cancer-causing chemical. Now she’s in a senior role at the Environmental Protection Agency.

I also consider myself early-career but happy to chat! Dm me.

A small group of protesters hung an inverted American flag — historically used as a sign of distress in Yosemite National Park — on Saturday. The protest came just over a week after the Trump administration abruptly fired at least 1,000 National Park Service employees. nyti.ms/4ka2zwF

RFK Jr., one-time environmentalist, kills NIH climate change programs He pulled HHS support from projects that aim to protect Americans' health.

SCOOP: On his second day as HHS secretary, RFK Jr., the onetime environmentalist, killed climate change programs at NIH that research and prepare for the health effects of extreme weather and a warming planet. This is not going to make Americans healthy.

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