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the vice president is a klansman
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
the vice president is a klansman
Someone's in a hurry: Four days before Christmas and already dumped in the alley.
December 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Someone's in a hurry: Four days before Christmas and already dumped in the alley.
The Vanity Fair photographer who disrupted Trumpworld’s polished image. Every line, spot, blemish and blood vessel was captured by Christopher Anderson’s lens. He explains. wapo.st/4qflmc5
The Vanity Fair photographer who disrupted Trumpworld’s polished image
Christopher Anderson, who photographed Trump’s team at the White House for Vanity Fair, defends his unvarnished — and extreme — close-ups.
wapo.st
December 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer who disrupted Trumpworld’s polished image. Every line, spot, blemish and blood vessel was captured by Christopher Anderson’s lens. He explains. wapo.st/4qflmc5
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if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
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NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
The dealmaker shaping some of Chicago's biggest economic development bets, including quantum computing www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-r... via @crainschicago
This dealmaker is shaping some of Chicago's biggest economic development bets
From EV batteries to quantum computing, JLL's Meredith O’Connor has helped land some of the biggest projects reshaping Chicago’s economy and job base.
www.chicagobusiness.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The dealmaker shaping some of Chicago's biggest economic development bets, including quantum computing www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-r... via @crainschicago
December 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Except Indiana actually does have commuter rail service to Chicago
US States With No Subway and/or Commuter Light Rail Services
Surprised?
List of systems: brilliantmaps.com/no-commut...
Surprised?
List of systems: brilliantmaps.com/no-commut...
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Except Indiana actually does have commuter rail service to Chicago
This may be the best video ever posted
December 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This may be the best video ever posted
Chicago is an exception, with prices up 5% year over year: Home prices go negative for the first time in over 2 years — and may stay that way for a while cnb.cx/3Mx4j6T
Home prices go negative for the first time in over 2 years — and may stay that way for a while
Home prices have not gone negative since mid-2023, a year after the Federal Reserve first brought rates up from zero, and mortgage rates moved sharply higher.
cnb.cx
December 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Chicago is an exception, with prices up 5% year over year: Home prices go negative for the first time in over 2 years — and may stay that way for a while cnb.cx/3Mx4j6T
New Curfew Proposal Heads To Chicago City Council After Fatal Downtown Shooting blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/10/n...
New Curfew Proposal Heads To City Council After Fatal Downtown Shooting
The latest measure from Ald. Brian Hopkins would allow four-hour “time and place” curfews with 12 hours’ notice. It explicitly bans immediate snap curfews.
blockclubchicago.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
New Curfew Proposal Heads To Chicago City Council After Fatal Downtown Shooting blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/10/n...
Black Chicagoans embrace the quarter-zip trend while discussing its meaning chicago.suntimes.com/entertainmen...
Black Chicagoans embrace the quarter-zip trend while discussing its meaning
Critics say participants of the trend are making themselves more acceptable for white, mainstream society. But quarter-zip enthusiasts say their intention is to be fashionable, build self-confidence a...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Black Chicagoans embrace the quarter-zip trend while discussing its meaning chicago.suntimes.com/entertainmen...
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"She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. 'I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,' she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. 'This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'”
Gift link:
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Gift link:
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December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. 'I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,' she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. 'This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'”
Gift link:
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Gift link:
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But wait — there's more! I took a deep dive into "The Chicago Stomping Grounds of Tom Waits" with this new blog post:
www.robertloerzel.com/2025/12/03/t...
www.robertloerzel.com/2025/12/03/t...
The Chicago Stomping Grounds of Tom Waits – ROBERT LOERZEL
www.robertloerzel.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
But wait — there's more! I took a deep dive into "The Chicago Stomping Grounds of Tom Waits" with this new blog post:
www.robertloerzel.com/2025/12/03/t...
www.robertloerzel.com/2025/12/03/t...
Chamber of Commerce Leader in Chicago's Majority Latino Little Village Neighborhood Thanked Border Patrol As Agents Arrested Neighbors, Video Shows blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/03/l...
Little Village Chamber Leader Thanked Border Patrol As Agents Arrested Neighbors, Video Shows
Little Village, an enclave for Mexican Americans and immigrants, was heavily targeted during Operation Midway Blitz. After Block Club uncovered the video, the chamber said the staffer was no longer em...
blockclubchicago.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Chamber of Commerce Leader in Chicago's Majority Latino Little Village Neighborhood Thanked Border Patrol As Agents Arrested Neighbors, Video Shows blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/03/l...
Alcala's Western Wear represents Chicago on this NYT 50 Best Clothing Stores list. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The 50 Best Clothing Stores in America
Transporting, surprising and specialized, these stores keep alive the thrill of in-person shopping and are worth the trip — even if nothing is bought.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Alcala's Western Wear represents Chicago on this NYT 50 Best Clothing Stores list. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
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Did you hear about the Trump administration campaign calling for "civility" and telling people to "dress with respect" when they travel?
Well, I fixed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's ad...
Well, I fixed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's ad...
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Did you hear about the Trump administration campaign calling for "civility" and telling people to "dress with respect" when they travel?
Well, I fixed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's ad...
Well, I fixed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's ad...
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While reporting this, we came across this ProPublica story from 2019 about a Border Patrol Facebook group.
Hardly any differences between this and other cop pages we've reported on. It's all the same dehumanization and racism, just different targets (w/ Chicago cops—usually it's Black people).
Hardly any differences between this and other cop pages we've reported on. It's all the same dehumanization and racism, just different targets (w/ Chicago cops—usually it's Black people).
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
While reporting this, we came across this ProPublica story from 2019 about a Border Patrol Facebook group.
Hardly any differences between this and other cop pages we've reported on. It's all the same dehumanization and racism, just different targets (w/ Chicago cops—usually it's Black people).
Hardly any differences between this and other cop pages we've reported on. It's all the same dehumanization and racism, just different targets (w/ Chicago cops—usually it's Black people).
Good God! 'Brutal and vicious' attack on Chicago's Blue Line leads to terrorism charge after woman set on fire; the accused had been arrested at least 40 times before.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/1...
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/1...
'Brutal and vicious' Blue Line attack leads to terrorism charge after woman set on fire
Federal authorities say 50-year-old Lawrence Reed, who was arrested at least 40 times, had “no business being on the streets," but now is charged with setting woman on fire on the Blue Line.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Good God! 'Brutal and vicious' attack on Chicago's Blue Line leads to terrorism charge after woman set on fire; the accused had been arrested at least 40 times before.
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/1...
chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/1...
The writer doesn't explicitly name Chicago as a city that could use this option, but... Opinion: Illinois doesn't allow municipal bankruptcy — but it should www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illi... via @crainschicago
Opinion: Illinois doesn't allow municipal bankruptcy — but it should
Why can’t financially strapped Illinois municipalities with scant hope of saving themselves be allowed to declare bankruptcy, just as any deeply ailing private sector company would?
www.chicagobusiness.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The writer doesn't explicitly name Chicago as a city that could use this option, but... Opinion: Illinois doesn't allow municipal bankruptcy — but it should www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illi... via @crainschicago
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"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
– FDR
"Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country"
– JFK
“When one of us falters, we all falter. When one of us rises, we all rise.”
– Barack Obama
"Quiet, piggy!"
– Trump
– FDR
"Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country"
– JFK
“When one of us falters, we all falter. When one of us rises, we all rise.”
– Barack Obama
"Quiet, piggy!"
– Trump
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
– FDR
"Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country"
– JFK
“When one of us falters, we all falter. When one of us rises, we all rise.”
– Barack Obama
"Quiet, piggy!"
– Trump
– FDR
"Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country"
– JFK
“When one of us falters, we all falter. When one of us rises, we all rise.”
– Barack Obama
"Quiet, piggy!"
– Trump
Northwestern University names new Kellogg center after largest-ever donation to its business school www.chicagobusiness.com/education/no... via @crainschicago
Northwestern names new Kellogg center after largest-ever donation to biz school
Shipping tycoon Ann McIlrath Drake recently topped off years of philanthropy to her business school alma mater with a huge financial gift.
www.chicagobusiness.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Northwestern University names new Kellogg center after largest-ever donation to its business school www.chicagobusiness.com/education/no... via @crainschicago
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*stares at my Canadian passport*
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
*stares at my Canadian passport*