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Not reading this, sorry. Because the headline is racist. The premise is obscenely racist.
Chicago TribuneFrom the Editorial Board: Sparkly, semiattired Lolla kids are this weekend swarming around such oft-deserted environs as Van Buren Street, Jackson Boulevard and State Street. Welcome. Your presence and youthful energy could not be more timely.
All things that only government will do.
ClioWhat people in first-world countries don't get is how public health, building codes, and various other regulations save us from the constant cycle of intestinal diseases. All the things the right wing opposes about government save lives and keep us productive.
Jami Attenberg Isabelle Allende George Saunders* Olga Tokarczuk Margaret Atwood *I think you can come up with 5 novels-equivalent material for him.
Noah Berlatskyfive living writers that you've read five books by each Rita Dove Tasha Suri Courtney Milan Grant Morrison Tom Perrotta
"Buying standing-room-only tickets to see a ska band you loved back when you thought sciatica was just a small town in upstate New York."
McSweeney's- Celebrating the one-year anniversary of ignoring your car’s “check engine” light - Sitting under the ceiling fan you installed after taking two gummies - Vacationing without your CPAP machine
I drove through here today on the way to Indiana and this is great to hear.
Soren SpicknallReally great coverage from WBEZ about queer life on the southeast side, from South Shore to Hegewisch. One of my neighbors, Dr. Green from Onyx Health Collective, was interviewed about Jeffery Pub and disparities in clinic care, and reporters also talked to the organizers of Southeast Side Pride.
*who supposedly were once teens themselves and I'm sure acted super perfect all the time.
Carol MorencyThanks to the teens who came to the City Council meeting to talk about what they need to stay active and feel respected. NO THANKS to the supposed adult alders who ghosted the teens and failed to do their job. The biggest lesson? Alders* are only interested in control, not listening.
Thanks to the teens who came to the City Council meeting to talk about what they need to stay active and feel respected. NO THANKS to the supposed adult alders who ghosted the teens and failed to do their job. The biggest lesson? Alders* are only interested in control, not listening.
WBEZA group of Chicago teens testified at City Hall Wednesday about so-called “teen takeovers,” imploring City Council members to think beyond curfew ordinances. But many on the City Council subcommittee addressing the issue were absent.
"Research from Data for Progress found that voters were not only highly aware of the Epstein files issue but named specific figures, including Trump, who they believed to be part of the Epstein class."
19thnewsIn midterm races from Texas to Maine, Democrats and at least one Republican are running against Epstein and “the Epstein class.” https://bit.ly/4ags9wN
Today in I Bet You Know More Dutch Than You Think You Do.
Het is Belgisch90 zwemmers geëvacueerd in zwembad in Mechelen door problemen met technische installatie
Some days, I feel that maybe we should be given just One More Chance. This is one of those days.
Mrs. Betty BowersBTW, the severely dangerous flesh-eating maggot is either photo.
"So, the president just posted that he’s not going to follow the law anymore. And naturally, our readers want to know if that’s legal. That’s not for us to say—we are not lawyers; we are journalists. What we do know is that it’s unprecedented."
McSweeney's"In many ways, he’s like a magician pulling infinite bunnies out of a hat, except the bunnies are tax fraud. We can't think of a precedent in modern history. But is this good or bad? We’ll leave that question to the historians."