Josh Levin
@byjsl.bsky.social
Politics, food, technology, baseball.
@tomtomorrow.bsky.social happy Hanukah and merry Christmas from Chicago!
December 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
@tomtomorrow.bsky.social happy Hanukah and merry Christmas from Chicago!
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Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
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Fiddler on the roof, but with ICE agents playing the part of Cossacks. I know people think of Fiddler as a heartwarming story about a funny man doing Ya-ba-dibba-dibbas, but it's literally about pogroms like this
Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
December 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Fiddler on the roof, but with ICE agents playing the part of Cossacks. I know people think of Fiddler as a heartwarming story about a funny man doing Ya-ba-dibba-dibbas, but it's literally about pogroms like this
Sister JoAnn Persch passed last week. I had the honor of very briefly working with her in 2015 when Pope Francis came to the US. People like her are amazing examples of faith and selfless dedication to others. Thank you @blockclubchi.bsky.social for sharing. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/18/s...
Sister JoAnn Persch, Trailblazing Immigrant Rights Activist, Dies At 91
Sister JoAnn Persch spent decades with the Sisters of Mercy, fighting for immigrant and refugee rights in Chicago and across the country. She prayed the rosary outside the Broadview ICE facility every...
blockclubchicago.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Sister JoAnn Persch passed last week. I had the honor of very briefly working with her in 2015 when Pope Francis came to the US. People like her are amazing examples of faith and selfless dedication to others. Thank you @blockclubchi.bsky.social for sharing. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/18/s...
Putting the ICE operation numbers in a different context:
Chicago has had one 9/11 worth of people disappeared since the attacks began in September. Los Angeles has had two 9/11s since June.
November 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Putting the ICE operation numbers in a different context:
Holy crap, ~15% of kids in Charlotte NC area schools stayed home yesterday.
the only real way to think about these raids is terrorist attacks
Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
November 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Holy crap, ~15% of kids in Charlotte NC area schools stayed home yesterday.
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These motherfuckers moved to Charlotte and immediately started the same shit they've been up to here
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM
These motherfuckers moved to Charlotte and immediately started the same shit they've been up to here
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Wow, I love this!
It’s even got the “Ken Burns Effect”
It’s even got the “Ken Burns Effect”
I did a quick voiceover and video of this for those who want the full Not Lost Enough Yet Cause experience.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSAD...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSAD...
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Wow, I love this!
It’s even got the “Ken Burns Effect”
It’s even got the “Ken Burns Effect”
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My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
The excellent @dansinker.com with a breathless, intense summary of what it feels like defending community and neighbors here in Chicago.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
What I Need You To Understand, Notes from Chicago in Late October | dansinker.com
dansinker.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The excellent @dansinker.com with a breathless, intense summary of what it feels like defending community and neighbors here in Chicago.
dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
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Members of the community yell towards Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and federal officers while they conduct an immigration enforcement action Friday in Waukegan.
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Members of the community yell towards Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino and federal officers while they conduct an immigration enforcement action Friday in Waukegan.
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My comic is now up on the In These Times comics page. Also included is the first @mattbors.bsky.social political cartoon in years.
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Dick Cheney Will Be Tortured in Hell
An obituary for Dick Cheney in one frame, and other Election Day comics!
inthesetimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My comic is now up on the In These Times comics page. Also included is the first @mattbors.bsky.social political cartoon in years.
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inthesetimes.com/article/mamd... @inthesetimes.com
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inthesetimes.com/article/mamd... @inthesetimes.com
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November 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
@rubenbolling.bsky.social just got Inner Hive and it's... wow. Bravo from Chicago.
November 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
@rubenbolling.bsky.social just got Inner Hive and it's... wow. Bravo from Chicago.
Surely someone (@dansinker.com @raygunsite.com) has already created this patch? Because I want one.
Defense tells judge they want to question Lairmore about 'gag gifts' he received from fellow officers after the alleged assault, including a Subway sandwich plush toy and a patch that (unless I misheard) said 'Felony Footlong.'
Prosecutors object. Defense argues they reflect CBP 'state of mind.'
Prosecutors object. Defense argues they reflect CBP 'state of mind.'
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Surely someone (@dansinker.com @raygunsite.com) has already created this patch? Because I want one.
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You can't raid and arrest everyone in an entire apartment building, or even legitimately get a warrant to do that, any more than you could for a whole neighborhood. That would be a general warrant. This is the most specific core the-British-did-it-to-us thing the Fourth Amendment is written to ban.
NEW — An estimated 40 people were taken by federal agents in an overnight raid in South Shore, a predominantly-Black neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side.
A couple who live nearby said they were shocked to see the enormous militarized raid in their community.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/feds...
A couple who live nearby said they were shocked to see the enormous militarized raid in their community.
thetriibe.com/2025/09/feds...
Feds detain dozens of immigrants in 'massive' South Shore apartment building raid in Chicago • The TRiiBE
An estimated 40 people were taken by federal agents in the course of the overnight raid in the predominately-Black neighborhood.
thetriibe.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
You can't raid and arrest everyone in an entire apartment building, or even legitimately get a warrant to do that, any more than you could for a whole neighborhood. That would be a general warrant. This is the most specific core the-British-did-it-to-us thing the Fourth Amendment is written to ban.
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There’s an infamous 2014 pic of me side-eyeing Lila Rose’s antichoice bullshit while clinic escorting. I was 😒 before the emoji existed. (See cover photo on this site.)
Today, we got an exciting updated version, in the form of me arguing with a guy who wanted the National Guard brought in.
Today, we got an exciting updated version, in the form of me arguing with a guy who wanted the National Guard brought in.
August 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
There’s an infamous 2014 pic of me side-eyeing Lila Rose’s antichoice bullshit while clinic escorting. I was 😒 before the emoji existed. (See cover photo on this site.)
Today, we got an exciting updated version, in the form of me arguing with a guy who wanted the National Guard brought in.
Today, we got an exciting updated version, in the form of me arguing with a guy who wanted the National Guard brought in.
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No really, Republicans are serious about undoing marriage equality:
A Texas judge is currently suing for a legal right to only officiate weddings for different-sex couples
This would empower state actors to selectively withdraw LGBTQ people's fundamental rights
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
A Texas judge is currently suing for a legal right to only officiate weddings for different-sex couples
This would empower state actors to selectively withdraw LGBTQ people's fundamental rights
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
A Texas Judge Is Suing For the Right to Ignore the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
The Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that marriage is a fundamental right. Only Brian Umphress dares to ask the question: What if that doesn’t apply in Texas?
ballsandstrikes.org
August 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
No really, Republicans are serious about undoing marriage equality:
A Texas judge is currently suing for a legal right to only officiate weddings for different-sex couples
This would empower state actors to selectively withdraw LGBTQ people's fundamental rights
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
A Texas judge is currently suing for a legal right to only officiate weddings for different-sex couples
This would empower state actors to selectively withdraw LGBTQ people's fundamental rights
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
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The two greatest evils known to mankind, A.I. and the person directly in front of you in line at the post office, have finally teamed up. We’re done.
Woman in line in front of me at the post office is not happy about the cost of shipping. She just whipped out her phone, asked ChatGPT how much it thinks the shipping should cost, and is trying to get the mailman to honor that price.
July 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The two greatest evils known to mankind, A.I. and the person directly in front of you in line at the post office, have finally teamed up. We’re done.
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A lot of the fight against fascism will be hard, but "don't invest the working class's money with the firms run by the biggest financial backers of fascism" should be pretty low-hanging fruit.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/financing-...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/financing-...
Financing Our Own Destruction
Are we taking this fascism thing seriously?
www.hamiltonnolan.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A lot of the fight against fascism will be hard, but "don't invest the working class's money with the firms run by the biggest financial backers of fascism" should be pretty low-hanging fruit.
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/financing-...
www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/financing-...
Sox fans and guests, please rise, please remove your hats, and set your sausages aside for the singing of our national anthem. #whitesox
White Sox Fans Asked To Remove Polish Sausage From Mouths During National Anthem
White Sox Fans Asked To Remove Polish Sausage From Mouths During National Anthem
CHICAGO—As a singer made her way onto the field to kickoff another home game with “The Star-Spangled Banner,” White Sox public address announcer Gene Honda politely reminded fans Tuesday to remove the...
theonion.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Sox fans and guests, please rise, please remove your hats, and set your sausages aside for the singing of our national anthem. #whitesox
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Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state.
That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:
Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:
Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
June 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Donald Trump just unilaterally bombed Iran. A masked gang is terrorizing our streets. America has rapidly devolved into an authoritarian state.
That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:
Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
That's why, today, The Onion has purchased a full page ad in today's New York Times with a simple plea to Congress:
Sit back and do absolutely nothing.
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here’s what the onion’s full page spot is running next to this morning
June 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
here’s what the onion’s full page spot is running next to this morning
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It's three weeks ago. I am rewriting a cartoon at the last minute because of some dumb shit the mercurial president did.
It's two weeks ago. I am rewriting a cartoon at the last minute because of some dumb shit the mercurial president did.
It's the present day. I am rewriting a cartoon at the last
It's two weeks ago. I am rewriting a cartoon at the last minute because of some dumb shit the mercurial president did.
It's the present day. I am rewriting a cartoon at the last
June 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's three weeks ago. I am rewriting a cartoon at the last minute because of some dumb shit the mercurial president did.
It's two weeks ago. I am rewriting a cartoon at the last minute because of some dumb shit the mercurial president did.
It's the present day. I am rewriting a cartoon at the last
It's two weeks ago. I am rewriting a cartoon at the last minute because of some dumb shit the mercurial president did.
It's the present day. I am rewriting a cartoon at the last