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Chicago Over Everything
This guy is selling Fireball Whiskey shots on the red line and turning the redline train into an unofficial Christkindlmarket.
December 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Chicago Over Everything
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Henceforth this shall be known as the Shut the Fuck Up About Chicago decision.
@harebrained.bsky.social
@harebrained.bsky.social
#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
_________________
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.
@harebrained.bsky.social
@harebrained.bsky.social
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This is my cyclical reminder that there's really only one consistently reliable source of info in the public record that isn't owned by right wing billionaires, who really want to put an end to it.
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 17, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This is my cyclical reminder that there's really only one consistently reliable source of info in the public record that isn't owned by right wing billionaires, who really want to put an end to it.
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Please give at least the $2.75 minimum they request if you can.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
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Easy solution: stop building fucking data centers
Illinois is running out of power. The news is a blow to Gov. JB Pritzker’s climate change-fighting goals too, as demand from AI data centers soars while wind and solar development stalls.
Illinois running low on power as AI data centers spike electricity demand
chicago.suntimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Easy solution: stop building fucking data centers
Thanks for everything, Rob.
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Thanks for everything, Rob.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
I love Chicago so much. It's like -11 windchills and my hood is bustling with shoppers and pedestrians. Just another day. Layer it up and move the fuck on.
December 14, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I love Chicago so much. It's like -11 windchills and my hood is bustling with shoppers and pedestrians. Just another day. Layer it up and move the fuck on.
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Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion should be as iconic as the Bean in Chicago, IMO
RIP Frank Gehry
RIP Frank Gehry
December 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion should be as iconic as the Bean in Chicago, IMO
RIP Frank Gehry
RIP Frank Gehry
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we got about a jar of giardiniera worth of snow in Chicago
November 30, 2025 at 5:22 AM
we got about a jar of giardiniera worth of snow in Chicago
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few things make me feel more chicago than trudging through the snow for a beer in a dive bar
November 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
few things make me feel more chicago than trudging through the snow for a beer in a dive bar
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
James Brown
Leonard Cohen
Shellac
Beastie Boys
Boredoms
James Brown
Leonard Cohen
Shellac
Beastie Boys
Boredoms
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Ornette Coleman
Big Black
Prince
Neurosis
Wire
Ornette Coleman
Big Black
Prince
Neurosis
Wire
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
De La Soul
Pavement
New Order
The Ex
Fugazi
De La Soul
Pavement
New Order
The Ex
Fugazi
November 28, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
James Brown
Leonard Cohen
Shellac
Beastie Boys
Boredoms
James Brown
Leonard Cohen
Shellac
Beastie Boys
Boredoms
Excellent piece by the brilliant @robertloerzel.bsky.social about a brilliant song written by a brilliant musician covered by another brilliant musician about a brilliant city. Checks all boxes for me!
When Tom Waits released ”Chicago” on his record ‘Bad as Me’, he said the album’s songs included “music for immigrants.”
Maybe Things Will Be Better in Chicago
A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives us reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Excellent piece by the brilliant @robertloerzel.bsky.social about a brilliant song written by a brilliant musician covered by another brilliant musician about a brilliant city. Checks all boxes for me!
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I really had no idea that being pope meant spending so much time accepting personalized sports jerseys
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
Spike Lee Blesses Pope Leo with Knicks Jersey
Spike Lee just blessed Pope Leo with a custom Knicks jersey during his visit to the Vatican, just one week after the Pope was gifted a custom Chicago Bulls one.
www.vulture.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I really had no idea that being pope meant spending so much time accepting personalized sports jerseys
Absolutely not.
These Meta glasses look like normal Ray-Bans, but they have a built-in camera that lets you record life hands-free. Wirecutter decided to test the glasses and had mixed feelings.
Meta’s Smart Ray-Ban Glasses Let Me Live in the Moment. But the AI Is Useless.
Ray-Ban Meta glasses let you record life hands-free in style. But weak AI and privacy trade-offs make them more risk than reward for most people.
nyti.ms
October 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Absolutely not.
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You may have noticed that folks who are from Chicago love this city. There's a reason for that. I walked to the lake with friends yesterday, and when I saw the waves rolling in, I felt something shift back into place inside of me. So many parts of this city are part of me. We will defend this place.
October 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
You may have noticed that folks who are from Chicago love this city. There's a reason for that. I walked to the lake with friends yesterday, and when I saw the waves rolling in, I felt something shift back into place inside of me. So many parts of this city are part of me. We will defend this place.
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I just think AI is so exciting bc it's a machine that you can get wrong answers from, that yields environmental devastation, and is being forced on all of us
October 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I just think AI is so exciting bc it's a machine that you can get wrong answers from, that yields environmental devastation, and is being forced on all of us
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Using ChatGPT to write a fucking email. bsky.app/profile/edit...
What's something that isn't considered embarrassing but you think it should be?
October 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Using ChatGPT to write a fucking email. bsky.app/profile/edit...
Still on my live bucket list. :(
Tom Waits just shared a sad and beautiful new version of “Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets To The Wind In Copenhagen).”
youtu.be/U2sV6mG18C4
youtu.be/U2sV6mG18C4
Tom Waits - "Tom Traubert's Blues" (Live on The Human Factor)
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Still on my live bucket list. :(
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Record demand to visit War Zone Chicago.
October 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Record demand to visit War Zone Chicago.
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Got my performance review.
September 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Got my performance review.
Tell me you worked the Gwar stage at @riotfest.bsky.social without telling me you worked the Gwar stage.
September 21, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Tell me you worked the Gwar stage at @riotfest.bsky.social without telling me you worked the Gwar stage.