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Nicolás Maduro is an illegitimate ruler who oppressed the people of Venezuela. But President Trump’s unilateral decision to attempt a regime change in Venezuela is shortsighted and drags the U.S. into a reckless conflict that could destabilize the entire region.
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Nicolás Maduro is an illegitimate ruler who oppressed the people of Venezuela. But President Trump’s unilateral decision to attempt a regime change in Venezuela is shortsighted and drags the U.S. into a reckless conflict that could destabilize the entire region.
So many mentioned here that I miss, but I’ll mention one not on the list- Cafe 28
What Chicago restaurant do you miss the most? 🍟 🌭
We asked Chicagoans to name the restaurant they would bring back from the past. These 16 places are gone but definitely not forgotten: blockclubchi.co/4mjnmOF
We asked Chicagoans to name the restaurant they would bring back from the past. These 16 places are gone but definitely not forgotten: blockclubchi.co/4mjnmOF
January 3, 2026 at 12:35 PM
So many mentioned here that I miss, but I’ll mention one not on the list- Cafe 28
Me in real time: Oooh, this looks like fun. Booo, I'm out of town on the 13th.
On January 13th, join us for a special screening of the new musical KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN!
Featuring a post-film Q&A with star Tonatiuh. All proceeds will benefit the Illinois Coalition For Immigrant & Refugee Rights and Pilsen Unidos.
Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
Featuring a post-film Q&A with star Tonatiuh. All proceeds will benefit the Illinois Coalition For Immigrant & Refugee Rights and Pilsen Unidos.
Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
January 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Me in real time: Oooh, this looks like fun. Booo, I'm out of town on the 13th.
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January 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Useless Fact: Hervhusband is Jonathan Cain, keyboardist, from Journey.
This is beyond Christian nationalism. Imagine worshipping Trump.
December 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Useless Fact: Hervhusband is Jonathan Cain, keyboardist, from Journey.
I feel like this is something we need to remember in 2027.
Some Christmas Eve content from Chicago’s 2nd ward alderman
December 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I feel like this is something we need to remember in 2027.
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Henceforth this shall be known as the Shut the Fuck Up About Chicago decision.
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#BREAKING The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the State of Illinois on National Guard deployment.
Under the law invoked by President Trump, he must be unable "with the regular military" to "execute the laws of the United States," it finds.
Full ruling here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/80/88/05a75e...
Under the law invoked by President Trump, he must be unable "with the regular military" to "execute the laws of the United States," it finds.
Full ruling here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/80/88/05a75e...
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
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No. 25A443 _________________
DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ET AL. v. ILLINOIS, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY [December 23, 2025]
Federal immigration-enforcement efforts have encoun- tered significant resistance, as well as some violence, in Chicago. According to the Government, federal officers have been obstructed, threatened, and assaulted as they at- tempt to perform their duties. The Government also alleges that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in Broadview, Illinois, has been the site of frequent and sometimes violent protests, damaging federal property and threatening the safety of federal officers. These at- tacks, the Government says, have greatly impeded its ef- forts to enforce the immigration laws.
On October 4, 2025, the President called 300 members of the Illinois National Guard into active federal service to protect federal personnel and property in Illinois, particu- larly in and around Chicago. The following day, members of the Texas National Guard were also federalized and sent to Chicago. In calling forth the Guard, the President relied on 10 U. S. C. §12406(3), which empowers him to federalize members of the Guard if he is “unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.”
The United States District Court for the Northern Dis- trict of Illinois entered a temporary restraining order bar- ring the federalization and deployment of the Guard in Illi- nois. The Seventh Circuit denied in relevant part the Government’s motion for a stay, permitting the Guard to](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elipdmmf5istuvtyituspske/bafkreigkgum5sfni47efippr7j6ykofa7anuo6cqpkfjztkzkfnvubdafe@jpeg)
![remain federalized within Illinois but maintaining the bar on deployment.
The Government asked this Court to stay the District Court’s order. After the response and reply were filed, JUSTICE BARRETT referred the application to the Court. We directed the parties to file supplemental letter briefs on an issue that the District Court had addressed but the parties’ initial briefs had not: the meaning of the term “regular forces” in §12406(3). In its supplemental brief, the Govern- ment argues that the term refers to civilian law enforce- ment officers, such as those employed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the Federal Protective Service. Respondents, echoing the District Court, maintain that the term refers to the regular forces of the United States mili- tary.
We conclude that the term “regular forces” in §12406(3) likely refers to the regular forces of the United States mili- tary. This interpretation means that to call the Guard into active federal service under §12406(3), the President must be “unable” with the regular military “to execute the laws of the United States.” Because the statute requires an assess- ment of the military’s ability to execute the laws, it likely applies only where the military could legally execute the laws. Such circumstances are exceptional: Under the Posse Comitatus Act, the military is prohibited from “execut[ing] the laws” “except in cases and under circumstances ex- pressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress.” 18 U. S. C. §1385. So before the President can federalize the Guard under §12406(3), he likely must have statutory or constitutional authority to execute the laws with the reg- ular military and must be “unable” with those forces to per- form that function.
At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois. The President has not in- voked a statute that provides an exception to the Posse](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elipdmmf5istuvtyituspske/bafkreico7h4hdwfyr6byznbn2d7y2wuhraae6jhvupnyew5s7kwjegnpva@jpeg)
![Comitatus Act. Instead, he relies on inherent constitu- tional authority that, according to the Government, allows him to use the military to protect federal personnel and property. But the Government also claims—consistent with the longstanding view of the Executive Branch—that performing such protective functions does not constitute “execut[ing] the laws” within the meaning of the Posse Comitatus Act. See Supp. Letter Reply Brief for Applicants 8; 1 Supp. Op. OLC 343, n. 1 (1971) (collecting sources). If that is correct, it is hard to see how performing those func- tions could constitute “execut[ing] the laws” under §12406(3). See Azar v. Allina Health Services, 587 U. S. 566, 574 (2019) (“This Court does not lightly assume that Congress silently attaches different meanings to the same term in the same or related statutes”). Thus, at least in this posture, the Government has not carried its burden to show that §12406(3) permits the President to federalize the Guard in the exercise of inherent authority to protect fed- eral personnel and property in Illinois. We need not and do not address the reviewability of findings made by the Pres- ident under §12406(3) or any other statute.
The application for stay is denied.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:elipdmmf5istuvtyituspske/bafkreigpypa435od2mqkxeftymwgbg2uepclp6razy2u5gc3efakb7v2kq@jpeg)
December 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Henceforth this shall be known as the Shut the Fuck Up About Chicago decision.
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via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
He shouldn't even be a pundit. He needs to retire.
watched part of a pod save interview with rahm emanuel and that guy is genuinely delusional if he thinks he is going to go anywhere in a democratic presidential primary
December 23, 2025 at 4:37 AM
He shouldn't even be a pundit. He needs to retire.
One way that I know I'm not ready for how much AI is going to rule all of our lives is that I read it as the name Al. I keep thinking this guy, Al, seems like a dumb bro.
December 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
One way that I know I'm not ready for how much AI is going to rule all of our lives is that I read it as the name Al. I keep thinking this guy, Al, seems like a dumb bro.
I often think that one of the reasons WHY Hillary didn't win was because she chose Kaine.
WELKER: Massie and Khanna say they are looking at options including impeachment and contempt for DOJ officials. Would you support those steps?
KAINE: I think that's premature
KAINE: I think that's premature
December 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I often think that one of the reasons WHY Hillary didn't win was because she chose Kaine.
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Another note on Rick Steves: He did a whole travel special on how travel is actually a key tool in fighting fascism. It is absolutely worth your time. www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-l...
The Story of Fascism in Europe
In this one-hour special, Rick travels back a century to learn how fascism rose and then fell in Europe — taking millions of people with it. We'll trace fascism's history from its roots in the turbule...
www.ricksteves.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Another note on Rick Steves: He did a whole travel special on how travel is actually a key tool in fighting fascism. It is absolutely worth your time. www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-l...
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Sweet Seasons
(Carole King - Toni Stern)
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
Winter Solstice reminds us to celebrate
the sorrow & the joy,
the dark & the light.
#happywintersolstice
(Carole King - Toni Stern)
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
Winter Solstice reminds us to celebrate
the sorrow & the joy,
the dark & the light.
#happywintersolstice
December 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Sweet Seasons
(Carole King - Toni Stern)
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
Winter Solstice reminds us to celebrate
the sorrow & the joy,
the dark & the light.
#happywintersolstice
(Carole King - Toni Stern)
❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️
Winter Solstice reminds us to celebrate
the sorrow & the joy,
the dark & the light.
#happywintersolstice
Wow oh Wow!
a poster that says bears win with a bear and stars in the background
ALT: a poster that says bears win with a bear and stars in the background
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December 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Wow oh Wow!
Me: I need to go out and meet men IRL
Also Me: I’m so happy watching the Bears/Packers game from my couch.
Also Me: I’m so happy watching the Bears/Packers game from my couch.
December 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Me: I need to go out and meet men IRL
Also Me: I’m so happy watching the Bears/Packers game from my couch.
Also Me: I’m so happy watching the Bears/Packers game from my couch.
Retreated for 5 months
December 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Retreated for 5 months
I'm surprised that Survivor fans aren't in an uproar that he interrupted the SEASON FINALE!
December 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I'm surprised that Survivor fans aren't in an uproar that he interrupted the SEASON FINALE!
This makes me wonder if malls died when the store Things Remembered died.
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This makes me wonder if malls died when the store Things Remembered died.
I honestly never want to watch Rudolph again. I don’t like watching bullying.
December 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I honestly never want to watch Rudolph again. I don’t like watching bullying.
My internet has been down since Sunday because a substation is down. Did I get this information from AT&T? - No. I found out through a neighborhood group
December 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
My internet has been down since Sunday because a substation is down. Did I get this information from AT&T? - No. I found out through a neighborhood group
Every time - I’ve been texting a lot about Dick Van Dyke.
Auto correct for Dick Van Dyke is Duck Can Duke
a cartoon character named donald duck is dancing
ALT: a cartoon character named donald duck is dancing
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December 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Every time - I’ve been texting a lot about Dick Van Dyke.
Maybe stop inviting James Carville to your news programs. There are actually people whose opinions matter.
December 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Maybe stop inviting James Carville to your news programs. There are actually people whose opinions matter.
I’m thankful that I saw one of the best storytellers of our time this past September.
December 15, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I’m thankful that I saw one of the best storytellers of our time this past September.
Auto correct for Dick Van Dyke is Duck Can Duke
a cartoon character named donald duck is dancing
ALT: a cartoon character named donald duck is dancing
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Auto correct for Dick Van Dyke is Duck Can Duke