I live in Chicago. We had record snow on Small Business Saturday which devastated our local small business. According to @blockclubchi.bsky.social reporting, many shops reported that people were already buying significantly less this year, but the weather cut sales over 50% for the season already

This tracks. Giannoulias likes to talk big but has zero follow through from what I’ve seen so far.

I prefer the cookies

I’m afraid to do mine. But here it is. I hate that Trump is in large letters but I refuse to Voldemort him and use cutesy code cords. Also, I obviously love my city. That certainly tracks

Might I suggest that you make sure that you have the good wine on hand for Thursday’s prep? She’s laughing now. The kitchen gets pretty hot once that turkey starts roasting

I would be shocked if anyone involved with choosing the name of the invasion had ever actually read Charlotte’s Web. Someone thought it sounded “cool” like they were in an 80’s movie. NOTHING about these people involve any real incite or direction beyond spreading cruelty & bigotry

Local restaurants & breweries have stepped to host assembly nights here in Chicago. They are turning away volunteers to make whistle packets because so many people want to help.

8 Year old girls can't give consent. 15 year old girls can't give consent. Legally 17 year old girls can't give consent. I don't see a difference.

I’m good with dibs if there’s significant snow & it’s a street of houses not apartment buildings. If I spend an hour digging out my low to the ground Honda Civic in front of my house & my neighbors don’t bother to shovel, you’d better believe I’m putting out a chair. I’ve been burned too many times

You know what else is unpopular? Selling out your constituents by giving up our affordable health care.

Shhhhh if we don’t tell him, he can’t find it

Of course they did. They stop being FOX just because they aired sports.

Well, we now know 8 senators who definitely will not stand with us