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Brett Coughlin

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Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther. . . . And one fine morning——

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 10h

Current* conditions near Two Rivers, WI:

Rotating view just south of the mouth where the Twin Rivers meet Lake Michigan in Two Rivers. // Image captured at: 2025-10-08 07:31:12 UTC (about 5 min. prior to this post) // Current Temp in Two Rivers: 45.03 F | 7.24 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: N at 5.749 mph | 9.25 kph // Humidity: 76%

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Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 9h

‘Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter--tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.... And one fine morning-- So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.’

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 20h

Donald Trump: “We’re going after the worst of the worst.”

ICE arrests two men at a Chicago area bakery. Workers, not criminals. And this is why they need the National Guard?

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Sexy Henry Kissinger Costume @mightygodking.com · 1d

today seems like a things-fall-apart-the-center-cannot-hold sorta day so how about a timeline cleanse for you? this is absolutely the best thing you will watch at least this week

(via Matt Storer on IG)

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WGN NEWS @wgntv.com · 19h

BREAKING: A Ground Delay is in effect at Chicago O’Hare International Airport due to a shortage of air traffic controllers likely caused by the government shutdown.

FAA issues Ground Delay at O’Hare due to shortage of air traffic controllers

A Ground Delay is in effect at Chicago O’Hare International Airport due to a shortage of air traffic controllers likely caused by the government shutdown.

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Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 20h

Halloween costume suggestion: Rudy as Paul Rudd from ‘I Love You, Man’

S.9 Ep.4 Nightmare on Ocean Avenue Street

#BobsBurgers

Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 22h

“I’ve got your First Amendment Rights Right Here Pal!”

- US Attorney General Bondi

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Facts!

#GenX

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Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 1d

How a Dream Came True

When Jane Goodall was a little girl, she was given a stuffed toy chimpanzee, whom she named Jubilee. From that moment on, Jane and Jubilee became inseparable. Unlike most children, she spent the next 20 years turning that dream into a reality.

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#Booksky

How a Dream Came True: Young Jane Goodall’s Exuberant Letters and Diary Entries from Africa

How the beloved scientist transformed a childhood fantasy into the rugged reality of revolutionary work.

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Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 1d

Have they come to retrieve the 40K migrants that Texas Gov. Abbott sent here from 2022 to 2024?

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The War Zone Hellscape that is Chicago is yet again the the Condé Nast Traveler Readers Poll Winner for Best U.S. Big City.

(For the 9th year in a row)

#Chicago

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The Best Cities in the US: 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards

This year our readers advocated for newcomers to the top American cities, leaving no corner of the US unexplored.

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Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 1d

Bob: “Lin, I just realized. I had a bad childhood.”
Linda: “Yeah, I know.”
Bob: “What do you mean you know?”
Linda: “Look at you.”
Bob: “What do you mean look at me?”
Linda: “Look at how you stand. People who had good childhoods don’t stand like that.”

S.5 Ep.6 “Father of the Bob”

#BobsBurgers

Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 1d

Texas sent 946 buses of migrants to #Chicago between August 2022 and July 2024, carrying a total of 44,938 migrants. The migrants were part of Gov. Abbott's, Operation Lone Star, which transported asylum-seekers to “Sanctuary Cities”.

Gov. Abbott of Texas is a Human trafficker.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 1d

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois told Pam Bondi that her actions at the Justice Department, including the diversion of agents to focus on immigration enforcement, are making America less safe.

Sen. Dick Durbin says Pam Bondi’s actions at Justice Department are making America less safe

Attorney General Pam Bondi defended herself against Democratic criticism that she had weaponized the Justice Department at a congressional hearing.

trib.al

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Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 1d

HA! Good!

What did she expect a red fucking carpet for the people abusing their neighbors? GTFOOH!

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A majority of the firearms used in crimes in Chicago are obtained through illegal trafficking networks, with many guns originating from other states with less strict gun laws. The weapons are sold in the city's black market, often through illegal purchasing schemes.

THAT"S HER FUCKING JOB!

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Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 1d

I'm surprised the TSA shows up for work. An entire TSA walkout ends this shutdown by the end of the week.

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Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 1d

Rationality:

Our emotions influence our thinking. Rational people are aware of this and through introspection are able to subtract emotions from their thinking and counteract their effect. Irrational people have no such awareness.

"The Daily Laws"
by Robert Greene

#TuesdayThoughts

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IKR.

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“I’m going to do some farm stuff this week,” Mr. Trump said at the White House on Monday.

Republican lawmakers have estimated that, this time around, farmers could need as much as $50 billion in economic support.

Where that money will come from? Nobody knows.

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Trump to Unveil Farmer Aid as China Shuns U.S. Crops

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Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 1d

It’s all falling apart.

#Cubs

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Ha!

Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 1d

The Verizon commercial with the guy who has lips in his chest is disturbing at best and creepy as fuck at worst.

#Cubs

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Brett Coughlin @coughlinbrett.bsky.social · 1d

No wonder he got hit. He’s standing on the freaking plate.

#Cubs