Scott Speh
@scottspeh.bsky.social
Owner and proprietor of Western Exhibitions, a contemporary art gallery in Chicago
http://westernexhibitions.com/
http://westernexhibitions.com/
I'm making my way through Pitchfork's top 50 albums because very few of MY top albums of 2025 made their list and so far, utter snoozeville
December 9, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I'm making my way through Pitchfork's top 50 albums because very few of MY top albums of 2025 made their list and so far, utter snoozeville
Hot fashion trend this year at the Miami art fairs: men with hair implants
December 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Hot fashion trend this year at the Miami art fairs: men with hair implants
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After a snowy Small Business Saturday, Chicago shop owners are urging neighbors to buy local. blockclubchi.co/3KwQFQB
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After a snowy Small Business Saturday, Chicago shop owners are urging neighbors to buy local. blockclubchi.co/3KwQFQB
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
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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
"Being a working artist is waking up every single day and betting on yourself. If u ask me, there’s nobody who did that better than my father,” Gaby Fitzpatrick said. “Please lend your support to working artists... Show up for working artists, because it might be the only honest work that’s left.”
Hundreds Pack The Metro — And Lakeview Streets — To Honor Tony Fitzpatrick: 'Tony Was Chicago'
The Chicago visual artist, poet and actor died in October at the age of 66. A Sunday "celebration of life" included a program at the Metro and parade through the neighborhood.
blockclubchicago.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"Being a working artist is waking up every single day and betting on yourself. If u ask me, there’s nobody who did that better than my father,” Gaby Fitzpatrick said. “Please lend your support to working artists... Show up for working artists, because it might be the only honest work that’s left.”
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@govpritzker.illinois.gov I want you to watch this video of me slammed to the ground- why are you allowing this to happen to people you know are on the right side of history. They tied my hands behind my back and when I asked them to be loosened because I was going numb they said, “STFU.”
at one point, i watched a cook county sheriff’s officer (who appears to be in charge) point out a priest in the crowd.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
November 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov I want you to watch this video of me slammed to the ground- why are you allowing this to happen to people you know are on the right side of history. They tied my hands behind my back and when I asked them to be loosened because I was going numb they said, “STFU.”
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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❄️ Winter weather has arrived! Salt enhances safety & helps with icy conditions, but excessive salt use can also harm our local water environment, fish, wildlife, insects, bodies of water, soil, & the paws of our four-legged friends. 🐕 🐈 🐢🐟 🦅🦝🐾
Learn to #SaltSmart this winter! mwrd.org/salt
Learn to #SaltSmart this winter! mwrd.org/salt
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
❄️ Winter weather has arrived! Salt enhances safety & helps with icy conditions, but excessive salt use can also harm our local water environment, fish, wildlife, insects, bodies of water, soil, & the paws of our four-legged friends. 🐕 🐈 🐢🐟 🦅🦝🐾
Learn to #SaltSmart this winter! mwrd.org/salt
Learn to #SaltSmart this winter! mwrd.org/salt
Our dumb senator's phone system wasn't accepting voicemails yesterday so none of us could voice our opinion about his cowardice and complicity, thanks @durbin.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Our dumb senator's phone system wasn't accepting voicemails yesterday so none of us could voice our opinion about his cowardice and complicity, thanks @durbin.senate.gov
Primary every incumbent Democrat. Fight you fuckers FIGHT
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Primary every incumbent Democrat. Fight you fuckers FIGHT
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When I run errands these days, I make sure I have my keys, my phone and my whistle. I wear the whistle in case I spot Homeland Security thugs terrorizing people and need to alert my neighbors. Lots of people are wearing them.
That’s how Trump has changed life in my hometown, Evanston, IL.
That’s how Trump has changed life in my hometown, Evanston, IL.
November 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
When I run errands these days, I make sure I have my keys, my phone and my whistle. I wear the whistle in case I spot Homeland Security thugs terrorizing people and need to alert my neighbors. Lots of people are wearing them.
That’s how Trump has changed life in my hometown, Evanston, IL.
That’s how Trump has changed life in my hometown, Evanston, IL.
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Okay so which publication will be regularly calling every richie rich who claimed they were gonna leave NYC to confirm if they have left yet.
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Okay so which publication will be regularly calling every richie rich who claimed they were gonna leave NYC to confirm if they have left yet.
Here's a good headline, if only our national media would follow suit. Thank you @blockclubchi.bsky.social
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/04/h...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/04/h...
Homeland Security Boss Says Federal Immigration Agents Haven't Detained US Citizens. She's Wrong
Dozens of U.S. citizens have been detained at protests, handcuffed and interrogated on the street or swept up in raids since Operation Midway Blitz began.
blockclubchicago.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Here's a good headline, if only our national media would follow suit. Thank you @blockclubchi.bsky.social
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/04/h...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/04/h...
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ICE is very active in Albany Park again today!! Black Chevy Tahoe with IL plates, Black Chevy Silverado with Missouri plates
October 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM
ICE is very active in Albany Park again today!! Black Chevy Tahoe with IL plates, Black Chevy Silverado with Missouri plates
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Pritzker isn’t perfect but he’s fought back without casually tossing aside trans rights or brutalizing the homeless. It can be done. It’s a choice they make.
Newsom is a fighter, I guess, but he’s using trans people as a shield to take the hits. That’s not leadership, that’s selfish ambition.
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Newsom is a fighter, I guess, but he’s using trans people as a shield to take the hits. That’s not leadership, that’s selfish ambition.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Pritzker isn’t perfect but he’s fought back without casually tossing aside trans rights or brutalizing the homeless. It can be done. It’s a choice they make.
Newsom is a fighter, I guess, but he’s using trans people as a shield to take the hits. That’s not leadership, that’s selfish ambition.
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Newsom is a fighter, I guess, but he’s using trans people as a shield to take the hits. That’s not leadership, that’s selfish ambition.
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Two ICE vehicles were confirmed to have been at Leland and Damen about ten minutes ago, according to rapid responders.
White Jeep Wagoneer - MO Plate - WM8VG5
Red Jeep Wagoneer - IL FP Plate - 325975
White Jeep Wagoneer - MO Plate - WM8VG5
Red Jeep Wagoneer - IL FP Plate - 325975
October 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Two ICE vehicles were confirmed to have been at Leland and Damen about ten minutes ago, according to rapid responders.
White Jeep Wagoneer - MO Plate - WM8VG5
Red Jeep Wagoneer - IL FP Plate - 325975
White Jeep Wagoneer - MO Plate - WM8VG5
Red Jeep Wagoneer - IL FP Plate - 325975
There's a lot of talk here about Democratic Party messaging and I think they should focus on two things: stopping ICE/Border Patrol's thuggery and ending phone and email spam/scams; 2 out of every 3 phone calls and/or emails I receive anymore are scams
October 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
There's a lot of talk here about Democratic Party messaging and I think they should focus on two things: stopping ICE/Border Patrol's thuggery and ending phone and email spam/scams; 2 out of every 3 phone calls and/or emails I receive anymore are scams
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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This is in the city of Chicago proper, not the suburbs:
The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.
More from the scene
October 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This is in the city of Chicago proper, not the suburbs:
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A lot of folks may think that just yelling at ICE agents is ineffective, but consider the cumulative psychological toll of being yelled at EVERY DAY when trying to do shit. Even the biggest asshole in the world who doesn't give a shit about other people will feel the pressure.
October 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A lot of folks may think that just yelling at ICE agents is ineffective, but consider the cumulative psychological toll of being yelled at EVERY DAY when trying to do shit. Even the biggest asshole in the world who doesn't give a shit about other people will feel the pressure.
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Candy corn is good, actually
October 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Candy corn is good, actually