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Patrick Monaghan
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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.
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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
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
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Now, the site is being probed by Detective Dana Ames, an investigator for Johnson County, over whether the county has a public health crisis. Ames is a rare rural Texas law enforcement officer with experience handling complex environmental crime cases.
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Oldham believes his work burying toxic waste made him an accessory to what he now views as an enormous crime — albeit one that was technically legal.
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells @thebarbedwire.com he spent years burying radioactive fracking waste, which melted the bones in his neck and jaw. Then a residential community — and an elementary school — was built on top. 🧵

thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/11/a...
Whistleblower Says Radioactive Fracking Waste Site Melted His Jaw. Now There’s an Elementary School There.
Then an elementary school was built on top of it.
thebarbedwire.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Monk at the Pershing Hotel lounge, 1947. Record distributor Shirley Margolis at the table with him.
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Happy F1 Testing on TV Day to all who celebrate!
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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It's pretty weird that the Federalist Society so obviously wants a monarchy, TBH
February 11, 2026 at 6:54 AM
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#FilmNoir Double Indemnity (1944)
February 11, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Thank you Trump voters

FEMA denies disaster relief meant for storm damaged homes in Illinois

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/f...
'It's disappointing': FEMA denies disaster relief meant for storm damaged homes in Illinois
The federal government has officially rejected an Illinois request for disaster funding for victims impacted by severe storms last year.
www.nbcchicago.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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
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.'
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
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tronc
Yall have to see this slide
February 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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US GDP growth in Q4 1950: 13.4pc
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
February 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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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
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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
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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.
February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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OK GOP Governor Kevin Stitt still offering lessons in how to manage Trump.

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
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
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
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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
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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 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
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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...?
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
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.
February 10, 2026 at 7:18 AM
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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