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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20h

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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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 1d

So Google thinks it’s selling the benefits of its AI by showing how it comes up with useless sports statistics no human being would ever care about?

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 1d

Just a hunch, but I imagine the Strauss ad on MLB postseason helmets probably benefits Levi Strauss almost as much as the workwear company that paid for the plug.

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 1d

tl;dr Of course it's a subsidy.

What a stupid question. Why not just state this fact in the headline? This treats us like morons.

Editorial: Are the Bears’ high-priced demands for ‘infrastructure support’ just another form of subsidy?

Is the Chicago Bears’ Arlington Heights stadium plan truly free of subsidies?

www.chicagotribune.com

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 2d

The Cubs sweatshirt that says “Built for Fall” should say “Built for a Fall.”

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 2d

There’s something satisfying in seeing football teams featured in a lot of TV commercials — like the KC Chiefs and Texas Longhorns — lose.

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 2d

Idle thought while seeing sponsor signage at Cubs-Brewers game: Pretty sure Nutrafol is pronounced “Nutra-fool.”

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 2d

The SNL Superfans would love the fact the Cubs are facing Nick Mears.

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 2d

Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 3d

I was trying to remember where I first saw these Buffalo Bills alternate uniforms.

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 2d

That pharmaceutical company’s 10-second ad on the Dodgers-Phillies telecast comes across like it’s fake.

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Gillian Brockell @gbrockell.bsky.social · 2d

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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DAVE! (like "Them!" but Dave) @daveexmachina.bsky.social · 2d

normal person: i just want a place to hang out with my friends
tech weirdo: and shitheads
np: no just my friends
tw: but what about hearing alternative views on race and gender?
np: we just want to hang out and goof around
tw: so where do the shitheads fit in then
np: no shitheads
tw: not following

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 3d

I was trying to remember where I first saw these Buffalo Bills alternate uniforms.

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 3d

Going to assume those are almost entirely used as connecting flights.

The problem re: the Cubs-Brewers is the game is starting so late, there is no non-highway way to return that night. Even if flights were a serious option — and price says it isn’t — you couldn’t get one (or a train) that late.

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 4d

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 4d

I repeat…

Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · Sep 7

With as many advertisers referencing Texas Longhorns football, it’s understandable if you want to see their season fall apart.

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 4d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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James Finn Garner @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social · 5d

"You'll notice something, even as the fog drifts across the screen and the guy shooting the video starts retching: Nobody is cowed by this. "

dan sinker @dansinker.com · 5d

ICE unleashed tear gas on the street in Chicago’s Logan Square today and I tried to find meaning among the fog and my own anger about, well, everything. dansinker.com/posts/202…

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 5d

Will umpire D.J. Reyburn get a full playoff share from the Cubs or just a partial share?

This pitch well out of the strike zone was called a third strike for the first out in the ninth inning.

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 5d

Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER

In another incident caught on video Friday, federal agents inside a car randomly threw tear gas into a Logan Square street while people — including a 2-year-old — were outside nearby.

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 7d

I think your understanding is largely correct but also would accept merely cutting the lead, especially in a losing effort, as in “the rally fell short.”

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 7d

Does ABC/ESPN baseball analyst Ben McDonald think he invented these cliches?

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 7d

This just in: ICE is holding the Geico gecko, plans expedited deportation to an undisclosed location

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 7d

The Tigers gave up five runs in the eighth and stranded loaded bases in the ninth in a 6-1 loss, or what John Schriffen would call a good sign for the future.

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Phil Rosenthal @philrosenthal.bsky.social · 7d

That wig looks silly on The Rock. It’s distracting, to say the least.

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