Michael Zapata
@michaelzapata.bsky.social
Author of the novel THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU. Faculty at StoryStudio Chicago & Northwestern University. Descended from Andean farmers, poets, and union organizers.
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I love you Chicago! Stay strong!
Capitalism is bad at providing basic services and goods without literally poisoning us. The future is not this.
The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food.
The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Capitalism is bad at providing basic services and goods without literally poisoning us. The future is not this.
NYT is at it again.
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
NYT is at it again.
My boys routinely eat TWO dinners and TWO lunches. I’m very tired.
Before you have kids, you intellectually understand they need to eat dinner every day. But you do not understand what this means. You can't. They need to eat dinner EVERY day
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
My boys routinely eat TWO dinners and TWO lunches. I’m very tired.
It's true that people from the Midwest use more exclamation marks in their emails, but are the rest of you even living?
November 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It's true that people from the Midwest use more exclamation marks in their emails, but are the rest of you even living?
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Capitalism is incredible. Sorry, former teacher, your retirement fund is gone because 5 guys who've collectively never worked a full hour told the banks to put all the money in the country into virtual girlfriend futures
WSJ: “.. If the AI market blows up, the blast radius would be wide, hitting not only Wall Street firms, but also pensions, mutual and exchange-traded funds and individual investors, because of how debt is often sliced and resold across the financial landscape.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/finance/inve...
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Capitalism is incredible. Sorry, former teacher, your retirement fund is gone because 5 guys who've collectively never worked a full hour told the banks to put all the money in the country into virtual girlfriend futures
For the rest of my life, I will never forget how many people in Albany Park, Chicago stood up, tracked, put their lives on the line, and fought ICE to protect their neighbors, to protect us, Latinos. My heart is full.
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
For the rest of my life, I will never forget how many people in Albany Park, Chicago stood up, tracked, put their lives on the line, and fought ICE to protect their neighbors, to protect us, Latinos. My heart is full.
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Two weeks into a new program that gives New Mexico children free childcare, officials are opening up about the surge that happened day one & how it’s been moving forward. In just a short time, the state said thousands of children are now enrolled in free childcare, & daycares are lining up to join.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Two weeks into a new program that gives New Mexico children free childcare, officials are opening up about the surge that happened day one & how it’s been moving forward. In just a short time, the state said thousands of children are now enrolled in free childcare, & daycares are lining up to join.
While so many sycophants, politicians, and billionaires seek to destroy our livelihood, it’s always a good reminder to check in with the scientists who make our very lives possible. This is HUGE.
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
While so many sycophants, politicians, and billionaires seek to destroy our livelihood, it’s always a good reminder to check in with the scientists who make our very lives possible. This is HUGE.
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By knocking a hole in his house right before winter and then boasting about spraypainted Home Depot decor, Donald Trump is showing a savvy empathy for the DIY skills of the average American male.
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
By knocking a hole in his house right before winter and then boasting about spraypainted Home Depot decor, Donald Trump is showing a savvy empathy for the DIY skills of the average American male.
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Chicago! Join us next month for a great cause (and a STACKED lineup)
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Chicago! Join us next month for a great cause (and a STACKED lineup)
At the end of the day, the only real gatekeeper in the arts is debt.
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
At the end of the day, the only real gatekeeper in the arts is debt.
Bovino is the face of state terror.
Bovino: "We're ratcheting operations up in Chicago. That's a very corrupt system in Chicago. Whether it's those elected leaders like Pritzker or those out of control judges, Chicago needs some attention. You're gonna see some very dynamic operations."
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Bovino is the face of state terror.
The same party that symbolically gave us universal healthcare.
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The same party that symbolically gave us universal healthcare.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Dems will throw us under the bus each time. To eradicate fascism fully, we will have to go through them.
"Democrats could have held the line on the shutdown, and spent weeks watching Trump’s approval ratings fall," writes @jonathanbchait.bsky.social
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Instead, he argues, they're making a mistake by giving in:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake
The shutdown was hurting Trump. Ending it helps him.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Dems will throw us under the bus each time. To eradicate fascism fully, we will have to go through them.
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It's nuts. I can feel it everywhere I go in this city. Everybody in every neighborhood is exhausted, traumatized, and on alert, ready to protect our neighbors.
I don't go anywhere without a whistle and a fully charged phone these days.
I don't go anywhere without a whistle and a fully charged phone these days.
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's nuts. I can feel it everywhere I go in this city. Everybody in every neighborhood is exhausted, traumatized, and on alert, ready to protect our neighbors.
I don't go anywhere without a whistle and a fully charged phone these days.
I don't go anywhere without a whistle and a fully charged phone these days.
Federal agents shot pepper spray into a car of passersby with a small child.
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Federal agents shot pepper spray into a car of passersby with a small child.
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good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
Mamdani victory speech starting with a Eugene V. Debs quote! How wonderful!
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Mamdani victory speech starting with a Eugene V. Debs quote! How wonderful!
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Better things are possible. Still.
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Better things are possible. Still.
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Solidarity and felicidades to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, and, even more importantly, to the thousands and thousands of working class New Yorkers who formed this beautiful coalition.
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Solidarity and felicidades to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, and, even more importantly, to the thousands and thousands of working class New Yorkers who formed this beautiful coalition.