Mark Kennedy
mkennedy832.bsky.social
Mark Kennedy
@mkennedy832.bsky.social
History nerd and recovering political obsessive. Photography and architecture enjoyer. Believer in the Oxford comma.
Hat tip on the Tuvan throat singing. My college roommate had a Watson fellowship to go study that. An….interesting vocal styling, to be sure!
February 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
They only have one move, which is escalate, escalate, escalate in an attempt to assert dominance. They are failing at intimidating the people of MN, though succeeding in being absolute ghouls.
January 24, 2026 at 12:15 AM
One of them pointed a gun at a US citizen observer here in Chicago and said “Bang, bang liberal, you’re dead.” Local media covered and reported on it. In Evanston, a detained citizen saw them texting on a group chat titled “Chiraq 1”. They have utter contempt for their fellow non-MAGA citizens.
January 16, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Bullshit. That you, Bari?
January 14, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Well, they’re cowards, so this tracks.
January 14, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Piece of shit.
January 10, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The word you’re looking for is murdered. Speak the truth plainly.
January 7, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Go ahead and move to NWI and enjoy the fumes from the refineries and steel mills on game day. America in a nutshell…the richest folks in the country with their hands out looking for money from the average citizen and getting huffy and acting put out when it’s not forthcoming.
December 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Clownish and incredibly tone deaf at a time when many families are struggling to put food on the table and pay for healthcare and housing. Sure, let’s hand over a couple billion in taxpayer subsidies to the McCaskey family and minority owner Pat Ryan, billionaires both. Ridiculous!
December 18, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Amen! They are just memos to the executive branch. Not laws!
December 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Agreed. But this was basically a fait accompli when the NU Board pushed out President Schill and replaced him with former NU President Henry Bienen, who is very close to conservative megadonor and board member Pat Ryan. Why bring back an 86 yr old w ties to the right if not to cut a deal w Trump?
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
My wife’s great….grandfather served under Garfield’s command during the Civil War. He truly was an American hero, a largely self-taught military man and fervent enemy of the “Slave Power”. A tragedy that he was shot and (probably) condemned to death by his incompetent doctors. What might have been!
November 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Vienna is my favorite European city, and I’ve done my fair share of traveling. Liked it so much I agreed to go back again when my now wife had it on her “must visit” list and we planned to be in Central Europe. Apologies to Stockholm, Prague and, yes, Paris, all of which are amazingly awesome.
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just adding that this video was apparently a couple blocks from Washington Elementary and Dewey Elementary, not Lincolnwood. There is separate video of a group of masked goons by Lincolnwood Elementary being confronted by community members.
October 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
There’s video of them handcuffing a landscaper near Lincolnwood Elementary. Dude was an American citizen. They released him, and all stuck out their hands for a “no harm, no foul” shake. They then quickly reverted to form, mocking the woman recording it saying “we’ll like your post”. Garbage people.
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
0.0% chance. Who, exactly, is Rahm’s constituency supposed to be? Greenroom denizens of the beltway? Good luck with that!
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Jordan Wood’s husband, Jake Lipsett, is a co-founder of mothership strategies and remains a partner. They have been criticized for spammy fundraising tactics with their affiliated PACS and paying themselves huge fees. In addition to the politico article, has also been covered by WaPo and others.
October 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
He could apologize for his partner running a scam/spam PAC, Mothership, that grifts small donors and spends little on actual candidates.

www.politico.com/news/2023/11...
Democrats shunned a top firm over its controversial fundraising practices. It hasn’t gone away.
Mothership Strategies was fiercely criticized for its aggressive fundraising tactics and high fees. It’s found new clients.
www.politico.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM