lake effect kid

When you spend time with someone who just sees you and accepts you? Unbelievable.

If you’re particularly despairing tonight, remember that you can always choose to show up tomorrow and help people. Narrow your capacity for concern to a specific person or place through volunteering. It feels good. Call your local school or aldercritter’s office to ask about opportunities.

I had the loveliest time tonight and I remain extremely smitten.

mentally I'm here

Power in the Blood, everybody let’s go

An aerial view of Chicago via helicopter. The city and skyline are backlit by the sun covered puffy clouds.

A dramatic cotton-candy sunset provides the backdrop for the Chicago skyline with Willis Tower in the center

The cit of Chicago viewed from an observation deck at dusk. A very low, shallow layer of fog is illuminated by city lights while skyscrapers jut from the cloud bank

The distant St. Regis hotel skyscraper is in the distance, while autumnal grasses and wildflowers are out of focusing the foreground at Northerly Island.

Chicago was named the Best Big City in the U.S for the 9th time in a row by Condé Nast! Through thick and thin I'm forever proud to call this city home ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶

A chart showing the homicides over time in Chicago. The orange line, representing 2025, is way below the gray lines representing the past 10 years.

Periodic reminder that violent crime in Chicago is way, way (way) down this year

The idea of needing a separate app specifically for this purpose makes me want to pull my hair out

I wish Spotify wasn't so dog shit at managing local files - I have a library of hour long EDM mixes that I ~just~ want to keep on a playlist and sync to my phone. Somehow this is like an impossible task

Pikmin in the bg

A three panel meme from The Simpsons. First panel is Bart's classmates and teacher all looking at him expectantly, second panel is Bart looking defeated saying "we really needed this rain", third panel is the classroom rejoicing

everyone start playing tetris everyday for at least 10 min. seriously

Chiitan VS Watermelon🍉

スイカ割り大得意ですっ☆

It’s actually good and right to find joy even as things fall apart. Now more than ever it is good to find joy and happiness where you can. It’s ok and good not to consume the horrors all of the time.

Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘stop doing this to him’ Film-maker tells the public to stop sending her videos, saying: ‘You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings’

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ok I'm late to this but kpop demon hunters is great and I'm only 10 minutes in

A modern photo of the Humboldt Park boathouse parking lot

A 1918 photo of the Humboldt Park boathouse “music court” set up for a performance

The statue of Alexander von Humboldt in 1916, with the boathouse behind it

An illustration from the early 20th century showing proposed improvements to Humboldt Park in Chicago. The “music court” has been circled.

Today in Cars Ruin Everything:

The Humboldt Park boathouse parking lot was actually designed as a “music court” for outdoor performances, and was used as such until the Parks Department began reconfiguring park space to accommodate the automobile in the late 1920s and 30s.

it’s a nightmare and the you clock the personal branding. experts are saying it’s the most embarrassing shit of all time.

Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Chicago is an abuse of power that undermines our democracy.

I joined @durbin.senate.gov, @duckworth.senate.gov, and Democratic members of the IL delegation to demand Trump immediately rescind his order to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago.

This is dangerous territory. The state trying to argue they get to decide who's a "real" journalist is how you end up with only fascist propagandists with cameras.

This really makes it sound like a Border Patrol agent tried to kill an anti-ICE activist in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him

📣 1 week to save transit in veto session means it’s all hands on deck! We’ve got 3 ways you can get involved right now!

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Today, on what would’ve been Wadee Alfayoumi’s 8th birthday, I join my colleagues to honor his life. We are committed to work in coalition to reintroduce the Wadee Resolution—to honor his memory, condemn hate speech, and affirm our shared humanity.

Again, Ellis is a great judge.

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Please tip Dave for his marathon expert court reporting today. This was an absolutely wild thread

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I would generally recommend against misrepresenting facts to judges, federal or otherwise, but I specifically cannot recommend trying this kind of nonsense with Judge Ellis.

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Ellis is a great judge.

Free speech*

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Well, yeah, we're suing ICE.

This wasn't really a hard decision. As little faith as we have in institutions, we recognize the value of drawing visible lines in the sand. We drew ours personally a while ago, but better late than never.

May every protester be freed and may this occupation end.

Please note: protesters, clergy and a neighbor are also on this suit/also making claims here (it's a lot of reporters, but not only reporters!)