Donald Martin
@rabbitoh.bsky.social
Chicagoan, Hollander, dog-dad, husband, teacher, and social activist.
An executive of Bob Loquercio Auto Group in Chicago decided to go online and blame Alex Pretti for his own death.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM
An executive of Bob Loquercio Auto Group in Chicago decided to go online and blame Alex Pretti for his own death.
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Doug Zylstra, my friend and a tireless advocate for Hollanders, received this year's Social Justice Award in honor of his service to marginalized people. He deserved this recognition. I appreciated the timing of his win: exactly ten years after I and our friend Sarah YVO received the same award.
January 22, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Doug Zylstra, my friend and a tireless advocate for Hollanders, received this year's Social Justice Award in honor of his service to marginalized people. He deserved this recognition. I appreciated the timing of his win: exactly ten years after I and our friend Sarah YVO received the same award.
I was futzing around while waiting to walk a shelter dog at Chicago Canine Rescue when I saw this very familiar handwriting (also, photo). Does a word exist for this unexpected sensation of gratitude and pride? It seemed like a @joycecaroloates.bsky.social sort of moment.
January 22, 2026 at 12:01 PM
I was futzing around while waiting to walk a shelter dog at Chicago Canine Rescue when I saw this very familiar handwriting (also, photo). Does a word exist for this unexpected sensation of gratitude and pride? It seemed like a @joycecaroloates.bsky.social sort of moment.
It’s a nice feeling that, no matter which direction I drive on this road, I’m always driving towards home.
January 21, 2026 at 9:46 PM
It’s a nice feeling that, no matter which direction I drive on this road, I’m always driving towards home.
My favorite part of Mark Carney's speech at Davos:
"The powerful have their power.
But we have something too – the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home and to act together."
"The powerful have their power.
But we have something too – the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home and to act together."
January 21, 2026 at 4:37 PM
My favorite part of Mark Carney's speech at Davos:
"The powerful have their power.
But we have something too – the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home and to act together."
"The powerful have their power.
But we have something too – the capacity to stop pretending, to name reality, to build our strength at home and to act together."
Queso makes himself comfortable, as all #dogs have the right to do. It’s really cold in #Chicago. @dogsof.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Queso makes himself comfortable, as all #dogs have the right to do. It’s really cold in #Chicago. @dogsof.bsky.social
Democratic politicians have their model to follow.
Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her
January 21, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Democratic politicians have their model to follow.
This spot sits just east of Holland, my hometown. I used to drive this route a lot. The lake effect whiteouts would appear like walls in the distance. Inside was blinding whether day or night. I remember the routine: flipping on the hazard lights, driving white knuckled, and praying until Exit 55.
Drone footage shows a massive pileup involving more than 100 vehicles in Michigan, with injuries reported as hazardous winter conditions grip the area.
January 19, 2026 at 8:18 PM
This spot sits just east of Holland, my hometown. I used to drive this route a lot. The lake effect whiteouts would appear like walls in the distance. Inside was blinding whether day or night. I remember the routine: flipping on the hazard lights, driving white knuckled, and praying until Exit 55.
My favorite of his comes out of the letter from Birmingham jail in which he shows his exasperation (if not contempt) for white liberals.
On Martin Luther King Jrs birthday is give yourself the gift of learning something new and interesting about King and the American Civil Rights movement. While your least favorite electeds staff searches Brainy Quote, you can find something that speaks to you in the current season of your life.
January 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM
My favorite of his comes out of the letter from Birmingham jail in which he shows his exasperation (if not contempt) for white liberals.
The Bears and Rams are equally matched. That’s a huge compliment to Chicago.
January 19, 2026 at 12:45 AM
The Bears and Rams are equally matched. That’s a huge compliment to Chicago.
January 18, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Do the Germans have a word for the feeling of reading something you wrote eight years ago and finding that it's (still) really good?
January 17, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Do the Germans have a word for the feeling of reading something you wrote eight years ago and finding that it's (still) really good?
It would be hilarious if someone gave Barack Obama their Nobel Peace Prize, giving him two. Fuckface would have a jealousy-induced stroke.
January 16, 2026 at 3:01 AM
It would be hilarious if someone gave Barack Obama their Nobel Peace Prize, giving him two. Fuckface would have a jealousy-induced stroke.
Ours is a better society because of Ms Colvin.
"I knew then and I know now, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.' And I did."
Rest in power, Ms. Claudette Colvin.
The fight for equality continues.
❤️
Rest in power, Ms. Claudette Colvin.
The fight for equality continues.
❤️
January 13, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Ours is a better society because of Ms Colvin.
The Venn Diagram of these people and known racists will be a circle.
Someone inside DHS leaked the names of 4,500 ICE and CBP officers to a nonprofit that tracks ICE. About 80 percent of those name are active.
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Whistleblower drops 'largest ever' ICE leak to unmask agents: 'The last straw'
A Department of Homeland Security whistleblower has released the identities of about 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees Tuesday in what has been called potentially the largest agency data breach fo...
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January 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The Venn Diagram of these people and known racists will be a circle.
Yes, and people are sick of pretending that it’s anything else.
American law enforcement‘s message is “treat us like we’re in the first picture or we’ll put you in the second picture”
January 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Yes, and people are sick of pretending that it’s anything else.
See y'all on the 606 tomorrow.
We are not here to debate.
We are here to dismantle.
ICE’s violence is not “unfortunate.”
It’s intentional. It’s deadly.
This weekend we gather to demand accountability — and to build power. #ICEOutForGood
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We are here to dismantle.
ICE’s violence is not “unfortunate.”
It’s intentional. It’s deadly.
This weekend we gather to demand accountability — and to build power. #ICEOutForGood
❌🧊 Find an event near you: social.demcast.com/s/ptlja1Z7
January 9, 2026 at 9:47 PM
See y'all on the 606 tomorrow.
Ken White, friends. Follow and learn.
/4 Trump and ICE and the rest of the fascist scum can murder and lie and oppress, but they can’t kill that decency that some real Americans have. They don’t have it, they are inadequate without it, and it infuriates them. But they can’t kill it.
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Ken White, friends. Follow and learn.
Wait -- what?
Next commenter describes installation of a new security cam in Gompers Park, and how a day laborer was chased on foot through the park and arrested days later. Several other arrests that day in the area as well.
The CPD operated camera was installed at the behest of the Chicago park district.
The CPD operated camera was installed at the behest of the Chicago park district.
January 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Wait -- what?
January 5, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Okay, I’m irritated with @rtvenoticias.rtve.es — their reporters and their special experts from La Complutense are using Trump’s language to describe his attack on Venezuela. The only person countering that narrative is Ms Alcaldía reporting from Caracas.
January 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Okay, I’m irritated with @rtvenoticias.rtve.es — their reporters and their special experts from La Complutense are using Trump’s language to describe his attack on Venezuela. The only person countering that narrative is Ms Alcaldía reporting from Caracas.
The Kremlin on the Baltics: “they’ve menaced our borders long enough. Something had to be done with Riga.”
Trump on Sheinbaum: "The cartels are running Mexico. She's not running Mexico. We could be politically correct & nice and say, 'Oh, yes, she is.' No no. And I've asked her number times, 'Would you like us to take out the cartels?' ... something is gonna have to be done with Mexico."
January 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The Kremlin on the Baltics: “they’ve menaced our borders long enough. Something had to be done with Riga.”
This was not taking a risk. This was giving an invitation.
"By proceeding without any semblance of international legitimacy, valid legal authority or domestic endorsement, Mr. Trump risks providing justification for authoritarians in China, Russia and elsewhere who want to dominate their own neighbors."
NYT Editorial Board
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Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
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January 3, 2026 at 2:32 PM
This was not taking a risk. This was giving an invitation.
The guiding philosophy is: "white men are able to enter any space at any time."
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 PM
The guiding philosophy is: "white men are able to enter any space at any time."