Patrick Monaghan
@pkmonaghan.bsky.social
Allies needn’t be perfect. They just need to be in the fight.
Chicago, films, MS, music, far too many effects pedals, Antifa Local 242.
Chicago, films, MS, music, far too many effects pedals, Antifa Local 242.
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Patrick Monaghan
@pkmonaghan.bsky.social
· Apr 26
Market Box
Market Box is a mutual aid project that sources food from small farms and distributes it for free across the South Side of Chicago
marketboxchi.org
Please donate whatever you can when you can. Even a tiny amount can make a difference to someone in dire need.
MARKET BOX
is a mutual aid project that sources food from small farms and distributes it for free across the South Side of Chicago
marketboxchi.org
MARKET BOX
is a mutual aid project that sources food from small farms and distributes it for free across the South Side of Chicago
marketboxchi.org
Shots for the bar the first time a Gen Z says, “You’re welcome” instead of “No problem” to me
February 11, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Shots for the bar the first time a Gen Z says, “You’re welcome” instead of “No problem” to me
I miss these simpler times
Tronc no more: Company reverting to ‘Tribune Publishing Co.’
October 4, 2018
apnews.com/general-news...
Tronc no more: Company reverting to ‘Tribune Publishing Co.’
October 4, 2018
apnews.com/general-news...
Tronc no more: Company reverting to 'Tribune Publishing Co.'
It's Tronc no more. The Chicago-based media company says it's ditching the name and will revert to its "Tribune Publishing Co." moniker.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I miss these simpler times
Tronc no more: Company reverting to ‘Tribune Publishing Co.’
October 4, 2018
apnews.com/general-news...
Tronc no more: Company reverting to ‘Tribune Publishing Co.’
October 4, 2018
apnews.com/general-news...
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tronc
February 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
tronc
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US GDP growth in Q4 1950: 13.4pc
Top marginal tax rate in 1950: 91pc
Top marginal tax rate in 1950: 91pc
TRUMP: We can grow at 15 percent. I think more than that!
KUDLOW: Well, 15 is a big number sir
TRUMP: But Larry, you can do it. We used to grow at 15 percent because we had spirit. Today we have a lot of communism
KUDLOW: Well, 15 is a big number sir
TRUMP: But Larry, you can do it. We used to grow at 15 percent because we had spirit. Today we have a lot of communism
February 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
US GDP growth in Q4 1950: 13.4pc
Top marginal tax rate in 1950: 91pc
Top marginal tax rate in 1950: 91pc
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Scrawl on a utility box at a bus stop in downtown Saint Paul: “ICE took somebody here”
February 10, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Scrawl on a utility box at a bus stop in downtown Saint Paul: “ICE took somebody here”
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The MCA should respond by installing a Wesley Willis drawing of Comiskey Park
In what will likely be a major draw for the museum, the Art Institute of Chicago on Tuesday installed its first-ever Norman Rockwell painting, and it depicts the Chicago Cubs.
The Art Institute of Chicago just hung its first Norman Rockwell, and it depicts the Cubs
chicago.suntimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The MCA should respond by installing a Wesley Willis drawing of Comiskey Park
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Note, this is not the first important thing Stitt has done as NGA head. He also backed Pritzker and Walz in their statements abt ICE invasions.
He also has been critical of the HOW Stephen Miller is dragnetting.
He also has been critical of the HOW Stephen Miller is dragnetting.
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Note, this is not the first important thing Stitt has done as NGA head. He also backed Pritzker and Walz in their statements abt ICE invasions.
He also has been critical of the HOW Stephen Miller is dragnetting.
He also has been critical of the HOW Stephen Miller is dragnetting.
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OK GOP Governor Kevin Stitt still offering lessons in how to manage Trump.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Annual governors gathering with White House unraveling after Trump excludes Democrats
The National Governors Association annual conference is unraveling after President Donald Trump did not invite some Democrats to events.
apnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:42 PM
OK GOP Governor Kevin Stitt still offering lessons in how to manage Trump.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
This country lecturing the largest democracy in the world on governance lolllll
For the United States and India to realize the potential of their burgeoning commercial relationship, domestic reforms must be prioritized at all levels of Indian government, writes CSIS Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics expert Richard Rossow.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4r33xhi
Read more: https://bit.ly/4r33xhi
India’s New Ambitions on Trade Must Be Paired with Domestic Reform
India’s new trade confidence, marked by deals with the United States and the EU, signals a break from protectionism. But trade gains won’t stick without deep domestic reforms, especially at the state ...
www.csis.org
February 10, 2026 at 7:33 PM
This country lecturing the largest democracy in the world on governance lolllll
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Rep Ramirez is a cosponsor of the Living Wage for Musicians Act 🔥
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
February 10, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Rep Ramirez is a cosponsor of the Living Wage for Musicians Act 🔥
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New Gossip Wolf:
-No Sé Discos launches a Kickstarter to help release a long-in-the works archival 12-inch of obscure Chicago postpunk unit Stations!
-Trash Tape Records throws its second IRL fest! Plus *two* more festivals! And more!
-No Sé Discos launches a Kickstarter to help release a long-in-the works archival 12-inch of obscure Chicago postpunk unit Stations!
-Trash Tape Records throws its second IRL fest! Plus *two* more festivals! And more!
No Sé Discos raises funds for a vinyl release of 80s postpunks Stations - Chicago Reader
No Sé Discos raises funds for a vinyl release of 80s postpunks Stations, underground music fests pack Valentine’s weekend, and more.
chicagoreader.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
New Gossip Wolf:
-No Sé Discos launches a Kickstarter to help release a long-in-the works archival 12-inch of obscure Chicago postpunk unit Stations!
-Trash Tape Records throws its second IRL fest! Plus *two* more festivals! And more!
-No Sé Discos launches a Kickstarter to help release a long-in-the works archival 12-inch of obscure Chicago postpunk unit Stations!
-Trash Tape Records throws its second IRL fest! Plus *two* more festivals! And more!
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This is a fundraiser for families in Columbia Heights who need food and rent assistance because a family member was disappeared:
www.gofundme.com/f/support-lo...?
www.gofundme.com/f/support-lo...?
Donate to Support Local Columbia Heights Families, organized by Brenna Zeimet
Families in our neighborhood are being impacted by the raids happening in our co… Brenna Zeimet needs your support for Support Local Columbia Heights Families
www.gofundme.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
This is a fundraiser for families in Columbia Heights who need food and rent assistance because a family member was disappeared:
www.gofundme.com/f/support-lo...?
www.gofundme.com/f/support-lo...?
Ice cover is terrific for Great Lakes levels!
Winter evaporation is the largest cause of low lake levels. Hope this at least stabilizes it for a while.
Winter evaporation is the largest cause of low lake levels. Hope this at least stabilizes it for a while.
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Ice cover is terrific for Great Lakes levels!
Winter evaporation is the largest cause of low lake levels. Hope this at least stabilizes it for a while.
Winter evaporation is the largest cause of low lake levels. Hope this at least stabilizes it for a while.
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On this day: February 9, 1983. Hüsker Dü at First Avenue with Irenic Regime and Final Conflict (the local Final Conflict, who released a 7” on Hüsker’s Reflex Records). Flyer from Hüsker Dü Database.
February 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
On this day: February 9, 1983. Hüsker Dü at First Avenue with Irenic Regime and Final Conflict (the local Final Conflict, who released a 7” on Hüsker’s Reflex Records). Flyer from Hüsker Dü Database.
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Wow
Truly shocking: Artist Judy Chicago's tale in Artnet of working with Google on the redesign of the former Thompson Center atrium is a horror story - incompetent, slipshod management meets corporate bureaucracy on steroids...
news.artnet.com/art-world/ju...
news.artnet.com/art-world/ju...
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Wow
The Flatlanders (Joe Ely💔, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock) with Bill Kirchen “Midnight Train” (Hardly Strictly Bluegrass SF, 2019)
youtu.be/TpCiBSzlr1g?...
youtu.be/TpCiBSzlr1g?...
The Flatlanders feat. Robbie Gjersoe & w/ Bill Kirchen “Midnight Train” (San Francisco 5 Oct 2019)
YouTube video by LJSimon
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 2:44 AM
The Flatlanders (Joe Ely💔, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock) with Bill Kirchen “Midnight Train” (Hardly Strictly Bluegrass SF, 2019)
youtu.be/TpCiBSzlr1g?...
youtu.be/TpCiBSzlr1g?...
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One of the truest things ever said, by a long, long shot.
My dad sometimes remarks that some men simply "don't believe women are people" and I think about it a lot
this has massive "don't come to school tomorrow" vibes, like jesus fuck
February 10, 2026 at 1:45 AM
One of the truest things ever said, by a long, long shot.
Don’t even get me started on Tejas
Take away Spanish and there's no San Francisco or Los Angeles or Sacramento, no San Diego or Santa Rosa or Sierra nevada and actually there's no California, because that's a Spanish word...
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Don’t even get me started on Tejas
My love
February 10, 2026 at 1:42 AM
My love
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Here's the panel discussion.
Thinking a lot about @esglaude.bsky.social saying "folk want to be white without judgement - they want all the benefits of whiteness without judgment," & "here we are in the 250th year & we're still having to raise our babies in the midst of this shit."
Thinking a lot about @esglaude.bsky.social saying "folk want to be white without judgement - they want all the benefits of whiteness without judgment," & "here we are in the 250th year & we're still having to raise our babies in the midst of this shit."
Questions about the role of racism in Trump's MAGA support follow offensive social media post
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Here's the panel discussion.
Thinking a lot about @esglaude.bsky.social saying "folk want to be white without judgement - they want all the benefits of whiteness without judgment," & "here we are in the 250th year & we're still having to raise our babies in the midst of this shit."
Thinking a lot about @esglaude.bsky.social saying "folk want to be white without judgement - they want all the benefits of whiteness without judgment," & "here we are in the 250th year & we're still having to raise our babies in the midst of this shit."
Sterling Hayden in “Crime Wave” (De Toth, 1954)
February 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Sterling Hayden in “Crime Wave” (De Toth, 1954)
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There are two sessions 3/5 at Roosevelt University that still have open slots. But I am going to try to arrange another one on the north side.
February 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
There are two sessions 3/5 at Roosevelt University that still have open slots. But I am going to try to arrange another one on the north side.
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Please buy a couple items off this list if you can! It will help street medics in some of the most terrorized parts of the Twin Cities
Do you want to help Minneapolis out in a different way? Help set up some new street medics so that they can make sure community members are cared for at protests.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Please buy a couple items off this list if you can! It will help street medics in some of the most terrorized parts of the Twin Cities
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Every time I start to feel some confidence about our future, someone takes the time to remind me how absolutely, totally, completely, horrifically, irremediably, irredeemably stupid the median voter actually is. Thanks, Greg. Thanks a lot.
This pro-Trump nostalgia absolutely was confirmed over and over again by the Dems' own internal polling, in a truly horrifying way:
newrepublic.com/article/1882...
newrepublic.com/article/1882...
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Every time I start to feel some confidence about our future, someone takes the time to remind me how absolutely, totally, completely, horrifically, irremediably, irredeemably stupid the median voter actually is. Thanks, Greg. Thanks a lot.