Al Gabor

NO KINGS Evanston IL · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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Saw this at the local Binny's. Heard it's really good paired with bubblegum cigars. Can't wait for S'mores Bourbon and Pop Rocks Tequila.

National Guard Refuses to Go to Chicago, Citing Bone Spurs

Ad for the CHIRP Radio Art & Crafts Market on Sunday, August 24, from noon to 5PM.

I will be selling my scanner prints and photos at the CHIRP Arts& Crafts

Photos of Evanston's No KIngs demonstration.

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

McConnell Retires: “My Work Destroying this Country is Done” “I retire with my head held high, knowing that I am leaving the country in smoldering ruins.”

McConnell marked the solemn occasion with a minute-long moment of silence in the middle of a sentence.

Scanner art of gladiolus.

Gladiolus

What you can do Revised and expanded

In light of Trump II’s first 18 days of mayhem — including his and Musk’s coup against our system of government — many are asking: “What can I do now?”

Here’s a revised and expanded list, in rough order of importance.

West Point leadership just disbanded and banned all clubs and organizations related to women, communities of color, and LGBTQ people — on orders from Trump. Cadets are also not authorized to take part in informal activities related to these clubs on campus.

YouTube video by Robert Reich The REAL Waste That DOGE Should Cut

DOGE wants to gut government agencies that protect you.

If Elon Musk really wanted to rein in government waste, he'd close tax loopholes and end subsidies that benefit the ultra-wealthy and large corporations.

The people around Trump are making me nostalgic for the high standard of competence set by Jared Kushner.

Hope your Mom continues to improve!

Most immigrants Trump targets have been here 10+ years, paying taxes, raising families, contributing to our communities.

Mass deportation would devastate our economy and tear apart the social fabric of America.

https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-2024/

This is unbelievable.

The Washington Post reveals that an aide working for Mike Johnson persuaded Republicans not to issue a subpoena for former WH aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who testified to the Jan. 6 committee—fearing it could expose the sexual texts many of them had sent her.

Since Inauguration Monday, this poem by Richard Brautigan keeps rolling through my head.:

He’d sell a rat’s asshole
to a blindman for a wedding
ring.

Nation Shocked By Spectacle of Someone in Washington Advocating Kindness Americans were emotionally unprepared for the 2-minute plea for mercy.

Won't sugarcoat it: This has been the shittiest start to any presidency in my lifetime. And I’ve lived through Nixon, Reagan, and George W. Bush. But there are heroes among us, and Bishop Budde is a shining example.

Garth Hudson: 11 Essential Songs The last surviving original member of the Band died on Tuesday. He was a master on keys and saxophones who could conjure a panoply of scenes and eras.

RIP Garth Hudson

#MLKDay

Remember, today especially, that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people." Keep the faith. Keep up the fight.

Gregg Gonsalves, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health, likened having Mr. Kennedy lead the federal health agencies to “putting a flat earther in charge of NASA.”
NY Times 1/17/2025

David Lynch, who directed off-kilter classics, dies at 78 His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive, and the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks.

RIP David Lynch

New Yorker cover from November 2016 showing a guy on the subway reading a newspaper with the headlines "oh, sweet Jesus please God, no "and "anything but that" and "come on."

♻️

Scanner shot of wood oats and dried Japanese Maple leaves

Japanese Maple leaves and Wood Oats

Blind Love. Statue in Ravenswood.

George Santos Praises Facebook’s Decision to Eliminate Fact-checking "I know that my fellow Beatles agree with me."

George Santos Praises Facebook’s Decision to Eliminate Fact-checking
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

Why I'm quitting the Washington Post Democracy can't function without a free press

Ann Telnaes deserves praise for sacrificing her job at the disgraced Washington Post in service of journalistic independence
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

CHIRP Radio's Top Ten Albums of 2024 | CHIRP Radio CHIRPradio.org is a listener-supported music and arts focused community radio station in Chicago staffed by more than 150 volunteers.

Love looking at all the Best of the Year lists. Here's CHIRP's best albums of 2024 with a link to my own list of the music I enjoyed the most.