Warner Crocker

Score more runs than the other team would be my only suggestion.

Column: Can the Chicago Cubs bounce back and win the NLDS? Here are 7 things that need to happen.
#Chicago #ChicagoCubs #baseball
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/08/chicago-cubs-how-to-win-nlds/

Not quite the right fit, but still a hit in my ears

AirPods Pro 3 Review: Hits and Misses
#Apple #AirPodsPro3
https://warnercrocker.com/2025/10/06/airpods-pro-3-review-hits-and-misses/

This is an important point.

Everyone one of these people has been asked to leave their home, their family, and their job to work without pay bc of the shutdown. We're better off thinking of ways to make this backfire on Abbott than to treat them poorly.

Whether the forces of good or evil eventually come out ahead in the current struggle, this piece is spot on about the surrender that collapsed it all.

Congress gave away its power and got nothing in return
#politics
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-10-07/congress-power-coequal-branches

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This is the kind of thing the New York Times calls "maximalist" because it doesn't want to use the word "dictatorship."

Guessing someone didn’t ask ChatGPT about possible outcomes.

OpenAI wasn’t expecting Sora’s copyright drama
#Tech #AI
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/795171/openai-devday-sam-altman-sora-launch-copyright

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That only works in a world were deceny matters and indecency isn't the accepted currency of how to achieve and get ahead.

The best way to get beyond the "it's just politics" mentality is to avoid framing our current crisis as left vs. right and instead frame it as decency vs. indecency.

A vibrant orange zinnia flower with a red and yellow central disc stands out in the foreground, surrounded by more zinnias and marigolds in a garden setting. Lush green leaves and stems fill the background, with a brick wall and window visible behind the flowers.

Good morning. Fall continues falling. #Photography #Today #Fall #Chicago

Immigrants: hardworking, Samaritans, not the enemy Readers tell how they've personally benefited from immigration.

This is a good time to remind ourselves of the basics:

www.everygoddamnday.com/2024/09/the-...

The press steps up as Trump targets Chicago Local journalism is under siege, but still makes itself indispensable

The press steps up as Trump targets Chicago
open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...

Take good care, good sir.

“There will not be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at O’Hare International Airport Tuesday night”

Delays spread to major airports across the country, as the seventh day of government shutdown impacts travelers | CNN
#Chicago
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/07/us/shutdown-impacts-travelers

“.. The strong growth usually seen due to shipments of holiday merchandise, “we are not seeing that,” said Dale Rogers ..

@cnbc.com #FreightRecession
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/07/s...

(Politico) - One week into the government shutdown, top Republican leaders appear to have lost the plot.

#RepublicansInDisarray @politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Zach Bryan’s Bad News Gets Under MAGA’s Thin Skin
#Politics #ZachBryan #ICE
https://warnercrocker.com/2025/10/07/zach-bryans-bad-news-gets-under-magas-thin-skin/

Former Apple bosses slam decision to take down ICEBlock Apple’s ICEBlock removal comes under fire.

Former Apple bosses slam decision to take down ICEBlock

From the looks of the clips I've seen not only is Pam Bondi not qualified to be Attorney General, she lacks the qualifications and ability to be a below average political hack. #politics

#Chicago

Good sound and noise cancellation, but still doesn’t sit right in my ears.

AirPods Pro 3 Review: Hits and Misses
#Apple #AirPodsPro3 #tech
https://warnercrocker.com/2025/10/06/airpods-pro-3-review-hits-and-misses/

Your twice, and now continuing, weekly reminder that we're still in a Civil War

Do us all a favor and do it everywhere.

Good sound and noise cancellation, but still doesn’t sit right in my ears.

AirPods Pro 3 Review: Hits and Misses
#Apple #AirPodsPro3 #tech
https://warnercrocker.com/2025/10/06/airpods-pro-3-review-hits-and-misses/

“.. Lower population growth as the president presses ahead with mass deportations will knock between 0.5 and one percentage points off America’s GDP growth between mid-2025 and mid-2026, according to S&P Global Ratings.”

@telegraphnews.bsky.social
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Close-up photo of a vibrant pink rose covered in water droplets, with green leaves and other flowers visible in the blurred background.

Good morning. Fall rains make it feel more like the season. #Photography #Today #Fall #Chicago

C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself

This is so Bizarre. I’ve had multiple conversations this week with several people about Ellis. He’s the guy that stashed the perfect phone call transcript in a code word classified system. And took over prepub review of Bolton’s book. Now this. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Chicago Cubs fans using YouTube TV not very happy at the moment that TBS is still showing the end of the Dodger/Phillies game. #baseball #ChicagoCubs #Chicago

Justin Turner is given one (1) at bat against a lefty.

Cubs fans: