Paul Schmidt

A good man passed away today. An editor at the Chicago Tribune who was investing a lot of time in their online division before that was…even remotely a thing. George Knue was a 1 of 1. What he meant to journalism, and journalism online? Priceless.

If you’re of a mind, raise a glass to George. Salut

Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.

...Adam Corolla cosplaying as Vince Gilligan????

Predictable but still amazing to watch people who spent literally years accusing every librarian, teacher, and trans person they could find of sexually grooming children suddenly throw themselves in with "actually it's ephebophilia"

yes

Ditto, was definitely bugging me.

also:

our sister publication, NIL-Wire, wrote its most important story yet.

a sit down with Boise State's Goth Volleyball Player

www.nil-wire.com/p/nora-hayd-...

Exactly what it says on the label: The Pope in 1982. He's wearing a black hat, dark RayBans, and looks like he's a member of the Blues Brothers.

What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?

It's the Pope in 1982.

North Texas led Oregon State 59-46 with 6:47 to go.

The Mean Green missed multiple free throws in the last minute of game time.

North Texas attempted to call a timeout with no timeouts left, Oregon State wins 66-64 on technical free throws.

BRUTAL.

Oh no

thinking about it now: i've said it before but the argument gets more reasonable by the day that joe biden should be (and will be) historically viewed similarly to buchanan for his complete inability to respond appropriately to trump during his term. he had one job and he fucked it up.

WHITE HOUSE: FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY BEEN DAMAGED WHITE HOUSE: OCTOBER JOBS REPORTS LIKELY NEVER RELEASED

In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.

KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.

His reply was a doozy.

The Pitt Is Scrubbing Up for a Residency on TNT The HBO Max hit will air uncut starting next month.

Meant to post this earlier, but: As @vulture.com first reported in April, THE PITT is getting a linear run on TNT. Today, we got details on when and how it will run on the network + the news that the eps will not be edited at all for language or graphic content. www.vulture.com/article/the-...

Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward

holy shit.

I think he's the first...and it's notable that it's him, a very centrist D considered a pragmatist, with a lot of credibility inside and outside the caucus.

I...man...speechless.

Federal funding bill would bar hemp-derived THC drinks by capping total THC at 0.4 mg/container and excluding marketed hemp products — a move critics say would wipe out the hemp market. https://www.bevnet.com/news/2025/hemp-bevs-facing-prohibition-under-fed-funding-proposal 🌿⚖️

Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"

Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.

The least most politically engaged people I know are texting me before 8am to say, “we won’t forget.”

So I don’t know man.

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

The writing was on the wall.

My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.

We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.

We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.

It shows Schumer no longer has the caucus.

They’ll never win again

If a budget deal goes through without restoring Medicaid & ACA subsidies, they will never be restored.

That's a death sentence for millions of Americans but also to the entire republic and economy: Health care is a for-profit business generating TREMENDOUS economic activity & will grind to a halt.

Yesterday, Greg Bovino’s band of lawless goons unleashed chemical munitions into a car where they pepper sprayed a literal one year old. There’s of her struggling in the aftermath of a chemically burned face.

This is what Dick Durbin wants to fund with his cave.

Dick Durbin doesn’t represent us. And anyone running to replace him should condemn this vote in Washington or they shouldn’t ask for ours in Illinois.