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Am I wrong to hope that the world tells Trump to take his request to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz and shove it? Might be the planet's best shot at puncturing this orange balloon. #Politics #Iran

Stay weird, Chicago

Chicago River Dyed Green To Mark St. Patrick’s Day 2026 THE RIVER — The annual dyeing of the Chicago River is officially underway, with green dye turning the murky water a bright green. It’s the 64rd year the local plumbers union turned the river green— an effect that lasts for several days. Thousands of people flocked Downtown Saturday morning to check out the process, lining the river from Columbus Drives far to end of the main branch. The river dyeing kicked off at 9:52 a.m. Saturday, with Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 members dumping their proprietary blend of dyes into the river between Columbus Drive and Orleans Street. Video by Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

They've dyed the river green. It's snowing. Large pockets of the city are already in their cups. Yup, it's St. Patrick's Day weekend, in Chicago. #Chicago #StPatricksDay

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50 Years Later, Apple Has Finally Delivered Steve Jobs' Bicycle for the Mind The MacBook Neo is the computer that Steve Jobs always wanted to make. It’s the first notebook Apple’s ever shipped that starts at $499 and doesn’t compromise on any of the essential components that m...

50 Years Later, Apple Has Finally Delivered Steve Jobs' Bicycle for the Mind parkerortolani.blog/2026/03/14/y...

The Return of Travis Kalanick: Fact & Fluff! Travis is back. It was only a matter of time. Given his old compadres Emil Michael and Shervin Pishevar are back in the news, how could he, the king pooh-ba, stay in the shadows? To a lot of us who…

It was quite fun to watch the spectacle of Travis Kalanick's comeback. The whole media sphere was tripping over itself. Here is my day two take of the news. What's fact. What's fluff. From someone who is seen him play the game for a long time. om.co/2026/03/14/t...

Nothing says “We’re winning!“ like threatening to shut down the press for “hoaxes.”

Stocking up for an Oscar watch gathering tomorrow. I don't think we'll be getting this one. #Photography #Oscars

plenty of blame to go around but I always think about what a different world we'd be living in if mitch mcconnell hadn't blocked conviction and removal

The Trump Dime.
1782: Congress adopts The Great Seal of the United States—an eagle holding both the olive branch of peace and the arrows of war.
2026: Trump's treasury issues a dime that drops the peaceful olive branch and retains only the arrows of war.

The motto "Liberty over Tyranny" is positively Orwellian from an administration that is deploying a masked secret police force and actively suppressing the freedom of the press and undermining the rule of law.

According to the Walmart employee at this store they've been selling more of the $699 models than the $599. #MacBookNeo #Apple #Tech

I’m curious as to why I see so little coverage of ICE actions in Vermont.

Gov. Phil Scott slams ICE agents’ tactics in Vermont action as ‘totally unnecessary’; their target remains at large - VTDigger
#Politics #ICE
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Happy Pi Day for those who count, bake, and eat pies. #PiDay

Two weeks in, and this still holds.

What We Know Is We Don’t Know Much
#politics #Iran
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MacBook Neo-ing

On an errand with my wife I happened to be in the neighborhood of one of the two Apple Stores closest to me and decided to drop in and take a look at the new MacBook Neo.

#Apple #MacBookNeo #Tech

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Good morning. Slowly but surely, early morning light is returning. #Photography #Today #Chicago

It's a beautiful day for a Saturday #DailyBlogroll! Today's stories are by TAGN, Dave Winer, JJM, Michael, Roger, Scopique, Jamie Zawinski, Tobold, Aywren, Kimimi, @warnercrocker.bsky.social and more!

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#FinalFantasyXIV #MMORPG #IndieGames #ArtificialIntelligence #GamingCommunity

Grift, grifting along

This:

"The case was seen as a major test of the first amendment and whether the government could use a broad anti-terrorism statute to prosecute leftwing protesters. It marked the first time the government alleged individuals were part of an antifa terrorist cell in a criminal prosecution."

STOP THE WAR! How hard is that for an editorial board to say? | Press Watch Iran War A survey of what editorials are saying, and a plea for them to say more

NYT has published only two editorials about the war. First day: “We lament that Mr. Trump is not treating war as the grave matter that it is.” Second day: “there are reasons to worry about what comes next.” Since then: nothing. Shameful. presswatchers.org/2026/03/stop...

Poor zombie Digg

Damage done. Time to move on to the next target.

Trump ally Ric Grenell stepping down as Kennedy Center president
#politics #Arts #Culture
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Keep 'em coming

So many miseries have craz’d my voice
That my woe-wearied tongue is still and mute.

Good. More should do this.

Here is a ward-level breakdown of the early vote and mail ballots received so far in Chicago

North side has a lot of VBM, South side does early voting

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I just shipped a new feature to my Chicago early vote dashboard. You can see how many votes have been cast based on the districts that voters are registered to.

Cook County Commissioner District 10 has the highest turn out so far for that elected office!

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Thank God, Congress isn’t alive to see this