Robert Loerzel
@robertloerzel.bsky.social
Chicagoan, journalist, photographer, author, copy editor, flâneur. https://www.robertloerzel.com/
New song by Courtney Barnett, "Site Unseen," featuring Katie Crutchfield, a.k.a. Waxahatchee youtu.be/UGyGDtbEcXE...
Courtney Barnett - Site Unseen (Official Visualizer)
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January 21, 2026 at 3:35 AM
New song by Courtney Barnett, "Site Unseen," featuring Katie Crutchfield, a.k.a. Waxahatchee youtu.be/UGyGDtbEcXE...
Leaving the position that she never really had.
Lindsey Halligan, who as a top Justice Department prosecutor pursued indictments against a pair of President Trump’s adversaries, is leaving her position, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday night.
Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against the president's foes is leaving post
Lindsey Halligan, who as a top Justice Department prosecutor pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump’s adversaries, is leaving her position.
bit.ly
January 21, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Leaving the position that she never really had.
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"First of its kind" department store in a corridor of department stores near a shopping mall that's been there for 50 years.
Amazon is set to open what it calls the “first-of-its-kind” retail store in Orland Park after receiving the final approval from the village’s board on Monday night. The estimated 230,000-square-foot store will offer shoppers general merchandise, household items and groceries.
Amazon gets approval to build massive new retail concept in Orland Park
chicago.suntimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:33 AM
"First of its kind" department store in a corridor of department stores near a shopping mall that's been there for 50 years.
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BREAKING: Lindsey Halligan, a lawyer who was named head of a key U.S. attorney’s office in Virginia with instructions to seek criminal charges against President Trump’s adversaries, left her post at the Justice Department, officials said.
GIFT ARTICLE:
GIFT ARTICLE:
Lindsey Halligan out as U.S. attorney following pressure from judges
The actions signal a breaking point for the federal bench in the Eastern District of Virginia after Lindsey Halligan was disqualified as U.S. attorney there.
wapo.st
January 21, 2026 at 2:04 AM
BREAKING: Lindsey Halligan, a lawyer who was named head of a key U.S. attorney’s office in Virginia with instructions to seek criminal charges against President Trump’s adversaries, left her post at the Justice Department, officials said.
GIFT ARTICLE:
GIFT ARTICLE:
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This is the reporting from @apmreports.org the doctor is citing.
Renee Good had a pulse for at least 8 minutes and 34 seconds.
www.apmreports.org/story/2026/0...
Renee Good had a pulse for at least 8 minutes and 34 seconds.
www.apmreports.org/story/2026/0...
January 21, 2026 at 1:21 AM
This is the reporting from @apmreports.org the doctor is citing.
Renee Good had a pulse for at least 8 minutes and 34 seconds.
www.apmreports.org/story/2026/0...
Renee Good had a pulse for at least 8 minutes and 34 seconds.
www.apmreports.org/story/2026/0...
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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they gotta be trolling me
January 21, 2026 at 12:11 AM
they gotta be trolling me
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The publisher of the Daily Herald filed notice with the state earlier this month that it is considering a sale of the northwest suburban newspaper.
Daily Herald, longtime suburban Chicago newspaper, notifies state of potential sale
The publisher of the Daily Herald filed notice with the state earlier this month that it is considering a sale of the northwest suburban newspaper.
trib.al
January 21, 2026 at 12:45 AM
The publisher of the Daily Herald filed notice with the state earlier this month that it is considering a sale of the northwest suburban newspaper.
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South Carolina measles cases rise to 646, Clemson exposure widens outbreak risk reut.rs/4sRqWUb
South Carolina measles cases rise to 646, Clemson exposure widens outbreak risk
South Carolina's health department on Tuesday reported 646 measles cases tied to the state's ongoing outbreak, an increase of 88 since Friday, with new public exposures at Clemson and Anderson universities raising the risk of a wider spread.
reut.rs
January 21, 2026 at 12:15 AM
South Carolina measles cases rise to 646, Clemson exposure widens outbreak risk reut.rs/4sRqWUb
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It’s notable that the president can go on TV and be a total gutter racist, and somehow this isn’t news in the slightest. Says a lot about the sickness of American society right now.
Trump: "They're paid agitators and insurrectionists. Nobody talks about the fact that $19 billion at a minimum is missing in Minnesota, given to a large degree by Somalians. They've taken it. Somalians. A lot of very low IQ people."
January 20, 2026 at 11:50 PM
It’s notable that the president can go on TV and be a total gutter racist, and somehow this isn’t news in the slightest. Says a lot about the sickness of American society right now.
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Oh, look. The white president who thinks that asylum seekers come from insane asylums, that the Norwegian government gives out the Nobel Peace Prize, that stealth bombers are invisible to the naked eye, and that windmills cause cancer is talking about which black people have a "low IQ" again.
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Oh, look. The white president who thinks that asylum seekers come from insane asylums, that the Norwegian government gives out the Nobel Peace Prize, that stealth bombers are invisible to the naked eye, and that windmills cause cancer is talking about which black people have a "low IQ" again.
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Border Czar Tom Homan, on Jan. 25, 2025:
“For instance, Chicago, very well educated, they’ve been educated how to defy ICE, how to hide from ICE. They call it ‘Know Your Rights.’ I call it how to escape arrest.”
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, Jan. 20, 2026:
“For instance, Chicago, very well educated, they’ve been educated how to defy ICE, how to hide from ICE. They call it ‘Know Your Rights.’ I call it how to escape arrest.”
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, Jan. 20, 2026:
January 20, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Border Czar Tom Homan, on Jan. 25, 2025:
“For instance, Chicago, very well educated, they’ve been educated how to defy ICE, how to hide from ICE. They call it ‘Know Your Rights.’ I call it how to escape arrest.”
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, Jan. 20, 2026:
“For instance, Chicago, very well educated, they’ve been educated how to defy ICE, how to hide from ICE. They call it ‘Know Your Rights.’ I call it how to escape arrest.”
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, Jan. 20, 2026:
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"Almost violently" means nonviolently.
Bovino: "Individuals came in and disrupted almost violently a church service"
January 20, 2026 at 10:40 PM
"Almost violently" means nonviolently.
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
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This is Minneapolis:
I’m at a major healthcare clinic (just here for a friend) and overheard the front desk staff mention they’ve had 97 missed appointments today.
People aren’t getting medical care bc they’re afraid to leave home.
I’m at a major healthcare clinic (just here for a friend) and overheard the front desk staff mention they’ve had 97 missed appointments today.
People aren’t getting medical care bc they’re afraid to leave home.
January 20, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is Minneapolis:
I’m at a major healthcare clinic (just here for a friend) and overheard the front desk staff mention they’ve had 97 missed appointments today.
People aren’t getting medical care bc they’re afraid to leave home.
I’m at a major healthcare clinic (just here for a friend) and overheard the front desk staff mention they’ve had 97 missed appointments today.
People aren’t getting medical care bc they’re afraid to leave home.
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Seeing lots of videos of federal agents citing 18 USC 111 as a law that says observers have to remain an arm's length away from them.
That's not true. There is no such law that says how far away observers need to be.
That's not true. There is no such law that says how far away observers need to be.
January 20, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Seeing lots of videos of federal agents citing 18 USC 111 as a law that says observers have to remain an arm's length away from them.
That's not true. There is no such law that says how far away observers need to be.
That's not true. There is no such law that says how far away observers need to be.
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Jan. 20, 2009
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Jan. 20, 2009
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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Well, that was a fun side plot while it lasted: Mayor Brandon Johnson says he will not try to buy back Chicago parking meters.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/m...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/m...
Mayor Brandon Johnson says he will not try to buy back Chicago parking meters
Mayor Brandon Johnson said he will forgo potentially purchasing the meters from the private company Chicago Parking Meters, saying the price would be too steep.
www.chicagotribune.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Well, that was a fun side plot while it lasted: Mayor Brandon Johnson says he will not try to buy back Chicago parking meters.
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/m...
www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/m...
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"agents told hospital staff that Castaneda Mondragon ... 'purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.'”
A Minnesota man received a life-threatening injury while in ICE custody. It's not clear how he got injured because his memory and ability to communicate are so severely impaired. Agents said "he got his shit rocked." Wild story from @katrinapross.bsky.social sahanjournal.com/health/ice-d...
Minn. man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after ICE arrest
Alberto Castaneda Mondragon, who is in ICE custody while hospitalized at Hennepin County Medical Center, alleges in a lawsuit that federal agents are interfering in his medical care and that he was so...
sahanjournal.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM
"agents told hospital staff that Castaneda Mondragon ... 'purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.'”
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In Rogers Park, only the weird survive.
January 20, 2026 at 9:55 PM
In Rogers Park, only the weird survive.
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it seems too obvious to even keep pointing it out but if you have ever had experience with an elder relative sliding into dementia you are familiar with the ways they repeat the same nonsensical anecdotes
Trump: "They didn't allow the water to come down from the Pacific Northwest. They routed the water into the Pacific Ocean. So we had no water there. No, he had -- I would say open up the water. Open it up to the governor, the mayor. They wouldn't do it. They wanted to protect a tiny little fish."
January 20, 2026 at 8:15 PM
it seems too obvious to even keep pointing it out but if you have ever had experience with an elder relative sliding into dementia you are familiar with the ways they repeat the same nonsensical anecdotes
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Important perspective from Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Important perspective from Greenland.
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It’s true. If you care about what our government is doing, you need to be doing something to try to stop it.
January 20, 2026 at 9:50 PM
It’s true. If you care about what our government is doing, you need to be doing something to try to stop it.
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Friend’s extremely Minnesota protest sign
January 20, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Friend’s extremely Minnesota protest sign
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oh i would fly five thousand miles
and I would fly five thousand more
just to be the man who flew ten thousand
miles to say 'he's not my mayor'
and I would fly five thousand more
just to be the man who flew ten thousand
miles to say 'he's not my mayor'
January 20, 2026 at 9:27 PM
oh i would fly five thousand miles
and I would fly five thousand more
just to be the man who flew ten thousand
miles to say 'he's not my mayor'
and I would fly five thousand more
just to be the man who flew ten thousand
miles to say 'he's not my mayor'