Mike Bennett
@mrhonorama.bsky.social
Lawyer (State Appellate Defender), CHIRP Radio DJ (Sat. 9AM-Noon CDT at https://chirpradio.org), music & sports geek, politically aware, aging jock.
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Bringing the latest leg of his Got Back Tour to a close at his first local appearance in eight years, Paul McCartney presided over a joyful celebration that inspired, uplifted and unified, writes music critic Bob Gendron.
Review: Paul McCartney is still a legend, his songs bringing a Chicago audience together
The former Beatle led a concert of songs you know by heart, his pitch still unassailable, sharing the warmth and happiness that they bring.
trib.al
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Bringing the latest leg of his Got Back Tour to a close at his first local appearance in eight years, Paul McCartney presided over a joyful celebration that inspired, uplifted and unified, writes music critic Bob Gendron.
Pie is my favorite dessert, but I'd never think of ranking different flavors. Indeed, the variety of types of pie means that everyone can have different favorites. The fact my faves are French Silk, Blueberry, and Cherry in no way means that (insert your favorite flavor) isn't also delicious.
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Pie is my favorite dessert, but I'd never think of ranking different flavors. Indeed, the variety of types of pie means that everyone can have different favorites. The fact my faves are French Silk, Blueberry, and Cherry in no way means that (insert your favorite flavor) isn't also delicious.
Saw a nifty triple bill at the Empty Bottle last night. Toronto’s Cootie Catcher, then Auckland’s Phoebe Rings, and, from Indianapolis, Good Flying Birds.
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Saw a nifty triple bill at the Empty Bottle last night. Toronto’s Cootie Catcher, then Auckland’s Phoebe Rings, and, from Indianapolis, Good Flying Birds.
Great piece by @robertloerzel.bsky.social.
A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives @robertloerzel.bsky.social reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.
Maybe Things Will Be Better in Chicago
A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives us reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Great piece by @robertloerzel.bsky.social.
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Arguably the second biggest reggae star out of Jamaica. He had international success before Bob Marley, and put out so many great records, including Rebirth, his 2012 LP produced by Rancid's Tim Armstrong. Such a great singer.
Reggae, ska & rocksteady legend Jimmy Cliff has died at age 81 www.brooklynvegan.com/jimmy-cliff-...
Jimmy Cliff, reggae & ska pioneer, dies at 81
Jimmy Cliff, who helped bring ska, reggae, and rocksteady to the world, died after a seizure followed by pneumonia.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Arguably the second biggest reggae star out of Jamaica. He had international success before Bob Marley, and put out so many great records, including Rebirth, his 2012 LP produced by Rancid's Tim Armstrong. Such a great singer.
Hey Trib -- he's no longer Prince Andrew.
Pressure is increasing for the former Prince Andrew to give evidence to a U.S. congressional committee investigating the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Britain’s prime minister suggested he should testify.
UK prime minister suggests former Prince Andrew should testify in US investigation into Jeffrey Epstein
Pressure is increasing for the former Prince Andrew to give evidence to a U.S. congressional committee investigating the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
trib.al
November 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hey Trib -- he's no longer Prince Andrew.
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Have I ever listened to Hey Jude by The Beatles? Absolutely not. It's addressed to Jude, not me. What about Annie's Song by John Denver? Nope. Not my song so none of my business. Everyone should treat the private communications of musicians with the same level of respect as I do.
November 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Have I ever listened to Hey Jude by The Beatles? Absolutely not. It's addressed to Jude, not me. What about Annie's Song by John Denver? Nope. Not my song so none of my business. Everyone should treat the private communications of musicians with the same level of respect as I do.
Beyond all of the other undemocratic aspects of the Trump administration, these type of actions undermine the notion of even having a federal government if it can't provide for the states whose taxpayers are refused services for arbitrary reasons.
“.. the first time any president since at least 2007 .. has refused to help residents recover from such extensive damage to their homes, federal records show.”
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November 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Beyond all of the other undemocratic aspects of the Trump administration, these type of actions undermine the notion of even having a federal government if it can't provide for the states whose taxpayers are refused services for arbitrary reasons.
Excellent interview with @mikiberenyi.bsky.social, who explains how touring for foreign bands in the U.S. is untenable (while noting the good parts). So glad I got to see the MB Trio the past two tours here in Chicago (with Gina Birch the second time!).
www.musicconnection.com/artist-profi...
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Artist Profile: Miki Berenyi Won't Be Back
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November 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Excellent interview with @mikiberenyi.bsky.social, who explains how touring for foreign bands in the U.S. is untenable (while noting the good parts). So glad I got to see the MB Trio the past two tours here in Chicago (with Gina Birch the second time!).
www.musicconnection.com/artist-profi...
www.musicconnection.com/artist-profi...
I'm off this week from my Saturday morning @chirpradio.org show, 9-Noon (CST), but never fear -- the one and only @agentforsports.bsky.social is sitting in for me, with a bevy of pre-Thanksgiving tunes that will entertain you beyond belief. Tune in at 107.1 FM or chirpradio.org.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I'm off this week from my Saturday morning @chirpradio.org show, 9-Noon (CST), but never fear -- the one and only @agentforsports.bsky.social is sitting in for me, with a bevy of pre-Thanksgiving tunes that will entertain you beyond belief. Tune in at 107.1 FM or chirpradio.org.
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If Marjorie Taylor Greene won’t fight for us who will
November 22, 2025 at 3:21 AM
If Marjorie Taylor Greene won’t fight for us who will
One of the thrills of watching the @nba.com on @amazonprime.bsky.social is having the feed stop and telling you that you have to do something to watch the rest of the game. I'm watching Prime via cable TV and never have something to select. Total bullshit, particular for something I'm paying for.
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
One of the thrills of watching the @nba.com on @amazonprime.bsky.social is having the feed stop and telling you that you have to do something to watch the rest of the game. I'm watching Prime via cable TV and never have something to select. Total bullshit, particular for something I'm paying for.
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I am so obsessed with what every other country packages as "American," which seems to be classified by a sense of ostentatiousness more than anything
November 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I am so obsessed with what every other country packages as "American," which seems to be classified by a sense of ostentatiousness more than anything
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I’m a Gen X parent, but it’s not super flattering to Gen X parents as a cohort that “found family” is now its own movie genre.
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I’m a Gen X parent, but it’s not super flattering to Gen X parents as a cohort that “found family” is now its own movie genre.
Nope. Their season is over. No team that has lost a game to another high-ranked team in November has ever gone on to accomplish anything in March.
After No. 8 Illinois lost 90-86 to No. 11 Alabama at the United Center, some of their flaws were exposed.
“We have to understand how not to lose,” coach Brad Underwood said.
Can they still make some noise in March?
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“We have to understand how not to lose,” coach Brad Underwood said.
Can they still make some noise in March?
📝 @pwsullivan.bsky.social
Column: Illinois could make some noise in March — but it has work to do to become a championship contender
After No. 8 Illinois lost 90-86 to No. 11 Alabama on Wednesday at the United Center, some of its flaws were exposed.
trib.al
November 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Nope. Their season is over. No team that has lost a game to another high-ranked team in November has ever gone on to accomplish anything in March.
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every trans suicide is a murder
every trans murder is a policy consequence
and the bodies keep piling up as the elected officials who today tell us they care about us — ALL of them. — still label the hate against us as a “distraction”
sorry, the funeral i went to last week was not a distraction
every trans murder is a policy consequence
and the bodies keep piling up as the elected officials who today tell us they care about us — ALL of them. — still label the hate against us as a “distraction”
sorry, the funeral i went to last week was not a distraction
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
every trans suicide is a murder
every trans murder is a policy consequence
and the bodies keep piling up as the elected officials who today tell us they care about us — ALL of them. — still label the hate against us as a “distraction”
sorry, the funeral i went to last week was not a distraction
every trans murder is a policy consequence
and the bodies keep piling up as the elected officials who today tell us they care about us — ALL of them. — still label the hate against us as a “distraction”
sorry, the funeral i went to last week was not a distraction
I would say that Coach Toub here sounds positively Popovich-ian.
this is the correct way to react to anything the president says-
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I would say that Coach Toub here sounds positively Popovich-ian.
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theres no coming back from this without prosecuting everyone up and down the chain of command
They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
theres no coming back from this without prosecuting everyone up and down the chain of command
I'm perplexed that the article takes its title from a lyric from a song from the classic Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel LP Hole, but doesn't even discuss the album in the article itself.
Where to begin with the wonderful and frightening world of James George Thirlwell.
Suck on This, Squarehead: A Guide to Foetus
Enter the wonderful and frightening world of James George Thirlwell
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November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I'm perplexed that the article takes its title from a lyric from a song from the classic Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel LP Hole, but doesn't even discuss the album in the article itself.
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remember this "case" began with DHS press person claiming that multiple vehicles had ambushed and cornered CBP agents in a scene reminiscent of Baghdad 2007
BREAKING: Federal prosecutors have dismissed all charges against two Chicagoans, including a woman shot by federal agents, who were accused of ramming a vehicle driven by Border Patrol agents on Oct. 4, court records show.
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
Background, for @wttw.bsky.social: news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...
2 Chicagoans, Including Woman Shot by Federal Agents, Charged with Ramming Border Patrol Vehicle
Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, 21, are facing felony charges of “forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer,” federal prosecutors announc...
news.wttw.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
remember this "case" began with DHS press person claiming that multiple vehicles had ambushed and cornered CBP agents in a scene reminiscent of Baghdad 2007
Possibly. But given the run up to this, if there's a realization that this doesn't deliver what people think it promises, it could serve to keep the story alive even longer.
It's like Barr tanking the mueller report 2.0. Deliberately release some crumbs that don't incriminate him. Eventually when the whole thing gets out, the media will have already told everyone the president is innocent, and will allow him to spin it as a witch hunt
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Possibly. But given the run up to this, if there's a realization that this doesn't deliver what people think it promises, it could serve to keep the story alive even longer.
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