Geoffrey Cubbage
@geoffreycubbage.bsky.social
Social Justice Worrier
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It’s pronounced “Blewski”
He/him
Personal account; tweets are not representative of any employer (but are often nerdy about Chicago and/or local government)
It’s pronounced “Blewski”
He/him
So has anyone bottled an Irish cream eggnog for the holidays that we know of?
Slap some intertwining shamrocks and holly on that, call it Tír na NOG, and go hard in the New York, Boston, and Chicago markets, I tell you what.
Slap some intertwining shamrocks and holly on that, call it Tír na NOG, and go hard in the New York, Boston, and Chicago markets, I tell you what.
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
So has anyone bottled an Irish cream eggnog for the holidays that we know of?
Slap some intertwining shamrocks and holly on that, call it Tír na NOG, and go hard in the New York, Boston, and Chicago markets, I tell you what.
Slap some intertwining shamrocks and holly on that, call it Tír na NOG, and go hard in the New York, Boston, and Chicago markets, I tell you what.
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Demonschool (2025)
November 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Demonschool (2025)
They should make a kind of exercise that is neither boring nor time-consuming.
November 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
They should make a kind of exercise that is neither boring nor time-consuming.
48 hours-ish into some pretty grim reviews and socials, and…yeaaaah.
This was always gonna happen! It’s just not a great musical! And a lot of that “not great” comes from a muddled second act with no real standout songs. Padding it out even further to wring out a second movie was a TERRIBLE idea.
This was always gonna happen! It’s just not a great musical! And a lot of that “not great” comes from a muddled second act with no real standout songs. Padding it out even further to wring out a second movie was a TERRIBLE idea.
Genuinely concerned for some people’s Wicked Pt. 2 letdown next month, because, like…you remember all those songs you love are from Act 1, right?
Like ALL of them. It’s all downhill (and reprises) from here, fans.
Like ALL of them. It’s all downhill (and reprises) from here, fans.
November 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
48 hours-ish into some pretty grim reviews and socials, and…yeaaaah.
This was always gonna happen! It’s just not a great musical! And a lot of that “not great” comes from a muddled second act with no real standout songs. Padding it out even further to wring out a second movie was a TERRIBLE idea.
This was always gonna happen! It’s just not a great musical! And a lot of that “not great” comes from a muddled second act with no real standout songs. Padding it out even further to wring out a second movie was a TERRIBLE idea.
Sometimes nature creates a concentration of hipster so pure and dense the irony goes supercritical and converts to wholesome sincerity.
November 23, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Sometimes nature creates a concentration of hipster so pure and dense the irony goes supercritical and converts to wholesome sincerity.
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Happy anniversary to the Max Headroom incident, the greatest example of signal hijacking.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Happy anniversary to the Max Headroom incident, the greatest example of signal hijacking.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
I’m old enough to remember when the O’Connor campaign sent mailers featuring an old social media picture of Andre in some random red sports team hat (Philly maybe?), with text implying Trumpist sympathies.
Because, you know. Red hat!
Because, you know. Red hat!
NEW — One political ad caused a stir in Chicago this week for what some saw as a characterization of Ald. Andre Vasquez as a puppet of President Donald J. Trump.
The TRiiBE spoke with the Atlanta-based group behind the ad.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/an-o...
The TRiiBE spoke with the Atlanta-based group behind the ad.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/an-o...
An out-of-state campaign just entered Chicago's budget battle • The TRiiBE
The point of Black Voters Matter Fund’s local ad campaign is to help residents connect the dots between the ways billionaires influence federal policy and the trickle-down effect on local government, ...
thetriibe.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I’m old enough to remember when the O’Connor campaign sent mailers featuring an old social media picture of Andre in some random red sports team hat (Philly maybe?), with text implying Trumpist sympathies.
Because, you know. Red hat!
Because, you know. Red hat!
The Arizona iced teas in eco-friendly (but still comically oversized!) packaging are sending me.
I still think about the American Section I saw in the biggest supermarket in Copenhagen
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Arizona iced teas in eco-friendly (but still comically oversized!) packaging are sending me.
(dir. Yorgos Lanthimos, 2015)
The perfect New England holiday item doesn't exi–
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 AM
(dir. Yorgos Lanthimos, 2015)
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On Thursday, HUD announced it would overhaul its rules for funding homelessness programming. As a result, more than 8000 Illinoisans could be pushed out of their housing. My latest for @illinoisanswers.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2025/11/18/n...
New Federal Rules Could Put Formerly Unhoused People Back Out on The Streets Across Illinois
The Trump administration is slashing funds to help pay for housing for people in need, including those with mental illness or disabilities.
illinoisanswers.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
On Thursday, HUD announced it would overhaul its rules for funding homelessness programming. As a result, more than 8000 Illinoisans could be pushed out of their housing. My latest for @illinoisanswers.bsky.social illinoisanswers.org/2025/11/18/n...
Forgot to long rest before the big fight, and now my barbarian has a problematic rage gap.
Your thanksgiving stuffing doesn’t taste right?
Problematic sage gap.
Problematic sage gap.
Somebody's taken out an entire chapter of your book?
Problematic page gap.
Problematic page gap.
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Forgot to long rest before the big fight, and now my barbarian has a problematic rage gap.
Isn’t there enough ugliness in the world already, without your sweater-themed Christmas parties?
November 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Isn’t there enough ugliness in the world already, without your sweater-themed Christmas parties?
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my wife described putting all the fixins on a Chicago dog as “accessorizing” and I’ve never loved her more
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
my wife described putting all the fixins on a Chicago dog as “accessorizing” and I’ve never loved her more
As budget talks stall out, I keep coming back to this one.
From a budget perspective, CPD operations are almost entirely discretional. (Mind you, pensions and lawsuits are another matter.)
It is an active choice to prioritize this spending above all other spending, year after year.
From a budget perspective, CPD operations are almost entirely discretional. (Mind you, pensions and lawsuits are another matter.)
It is an active choice to prioritize this spending above all other spending, year after year.
I'll close with a reminder I give every year: unlike our other billion-dollar-plus departments, CPD is almost entirely paid for with the general-purpose corporate fund.
Out of every dollar spent on the police budget, roughly 94 cents could be spent on any other city department, if Council wanted.
Out of every dollar spent on the police budget, roughly 94 cents could be spent on any other city department, if Council wanted.
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
As budget talks stall out, I keep coming back to this one.
From a budget perspective, CPD operations are almost entirely discretional. (Mind you, pensions and lawsuits are another matter.)
It is an active choice to prioritize this spending above all other spending, year after year.
From a budget perspective, CPD operations are almost entirely discretional. (Mind you, pensions and lawsuits are another matter.)
It is an active choice to prioritize this spending above all other spending, year after year.
Finally someone finds a use for these things.
November 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Finally someone finds a use for these things.
I gotta hand it to the man, it takes a unique kind of political vision to isolate two of the single largest things you could do to do to actually, structurally fix Chicago's budget* and preemptively rule out BOTH.
*(that can be done unilaterally by the city under existing laws)
*(that can be done unilaterally by the city under existing laws)
Johnson vows to veto any budget that includes a property tax increase or makes cuts to the proposed $2.1 billion for the Chicago Police Department.
CONTEXT: No one has seriously proposed either.
Days until the Dec. 30 deadline for the City Council to pass a budget: 43
CONTEXT: No one has seriously proposed either.
Days until the Dec. 30 deadline for the City Council to pass a budget: 43
November 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I gotta hand it to the man, it takes a unique kind of political vision to isolate two of the single largest things you could do to do to actually, structurally fix Chicago's budget* and preemptively rule out BOTH.
*(that can be done unilaterally by the city under existing laws)
*(that can be done unilaterally by the city under existing laws)
For those confused by the finance committee right now: there is no such thing as a "do pass motion," nor is just saying "roll call" a motion.
A motion to "call the question" (end debate and take a vote) exists, but is not used in committees because committees are, by design, deliberative bodies.
A motion to "call the question" (end debate and take a vote) exists, but is not used in committees because committees are, by design, deliberative bodies.
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
For those confused by the finance committee right now: there is no such thing as a "do pass motion," nor is just saying "roll call" a motion.
A motion to "call the question" (end debate and take a vote) exists, but is not used in committees because committees are, by design, deliberative bodies.
A motion to "call the question" (end debate and take a vote) exists, but is not used in committees because committees are, by design, deliberative bodies.
Ok but like. Hear me out.
November 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Ok but like. Hear me out.
It's been an absolute treat having multiple Mikio Naruse films brought to Chicago this year. A real opportunity to explore themes than ran consistently throughout his oeuvre from the Depression through the postwar years, like "Men Are Trash" and "No Really, WTF Is Wrong With Men."
Mikio Naruse’s EVERY-NIGHT DREAMS screens Sunday at 11:30 AM at @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social ! Imported 35mm print from Japan! Live musical accompaniment by MIYUMI project!
November 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It's been an absolute treat having multiple Mikio Naruse films brought to Chicago this year. A real opportunity to explore themes than ran consistently throughout his oeuvre from the Depression through the postwar years, like "Men Are Trash" and "No Really, WTF Is Wrong With Men."
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Camera movement has existed longer than we might think, with pans becoming common in the 1900s.
Early filmmakers also simulated movement. This 1908 fairy tale THE GRATEFUL LITTLE MICE gives the illusion of a zoom by pulling the performers and prop book toward the camera. It's nearly seamless.
Early filmmakers also simulated movement. This 1908 fairy tale THE GRATEFUL LITTLE MICE gives the illusion of a zoom by pulling the performers and prop book toward the camera. It's nearly seamless.
November 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Camera movement has existed longer than we might think, with pans becoming common in the 1900s.
Early filmmakers also simulated movement. This 1908 fairy tale THE GRATEFUL LITTLE MICE gives the illusion of a zoom by pulling the performers and prop book toward the camera. It's nearly seamless.
Early filmmakers also simulated movement. This 1908 fairy tale THE GRATEFUL LITTLE MICE gives the illusion of a zoom by pulling the performers and prop book toward the camera. It's nearly seamless.
We all know it’s “champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends,” but what about when your sham champagne brings real pain? 🥁😎
there are almost a million kirkland glass grenades in circulation headed into the biggest season of the year for sparkling wine, proceed with caution as you approach the thanksgiving table folks
F&F Fine Wines Recalls Kirkland Signature Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG Bottles sold by Costco Due to Laceration Hazard
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bottles and not attempt to open them. Consumers should discard the recalled bottles in their household trash and contact Ethica Wines for instructi...
www.cpsc.gov
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
We all know it’s “champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends,” but what about when your sham champagne brings real pain? 🥁😎
Tried to do the “Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point” meme in Blackest Black, but I’m not sure it really READS, ya know?
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Tried to do the “Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point” meme in Blackest Black, but I’m not sure it really READS, ya know?
In this increasingly digital world, it’s fun to be a literal “card-carrying member” of something.
(This is not the most important reason to belong to a union, but it is a reason, and I do love that my SAG-AFTRA card gets to live next to my @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social card in my wallet.)
(This is not the most important reason to belong to a union, but it is a reason, and I do love that my SAG-AFTRA card gets to live next to my @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social card in my wallet.)
When you’re at a function and meet a fellow @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social member
November 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In this increasingly digital world, it’s fun to be a literal “card-carrying member” of something.
(This is not the most important reason to belong to a union, but it is a reason, and I do love that my SAG-AFTRA card gets to live next to my @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social card in my wallet.)
(This is not the most important reason to belong to a union, but it is a reason, and I do love that my SAG-AFTRA card gets to live next to my @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social card in my wallet.)
Don't know that I've seen this elsewhere yet -- looks like budget committee is scheduled to meet 2pm Monday, with a vote on the whole budget package on the agenda.
These are often subject to last-minute shuffles, but Council-watchers know by now: when you've got the votes, you call the vote.
These are often subject to last-minute shuffles, but Council-watchers know by now: when you've got the votes, you call the vote.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Don't know that I've seen this elsewhere yet -- looks like budget committee is scheduled to meet 2pm Monday, with a vote on the whole budget package on the agenda.
These are often subject to last-minute shuffles, but Council-watchers know by now: when you've got the votes, you call the vote.
These are often subject to last-minute shuffles, but Council-watchers know by now: when you've got the votes, you call the vote.
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The NYC IBO has $$ & responsibilities connected to mayoral control of schools so it's not 🍎 2 🍎 s BUT 10-12% of the revenue for the Mayor's budget office goes to the IBO. In Chicago that would be ~$3.8m...slightly more than the cost of this report.
WE COULD HAVE AN OFFICE FOR WHAT WE JUST PAID
WE COULD HAVE AN OFFICE FOR WHAT WE JUST PAID
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The NYC IBO has $$ & responsibilities connected to mayoral control of schools so it's not 🍎 2 🍎 s BUT 10-12% of the revenue for the Mayor's budget office goes to the IBO. In Chicago that would be ~$3.8m...slightly more than the cost of this report.
WE COULD HAVE AN OFFICE FOR WHAT WE JUST PAID
WE COULD HAVE AN OFFICE FOR WHAT WE JUST PAID