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"They are creating the war zone and then calling it a ‘war zone.’ It was not that before. If you want to really help folks in Chicago, we need resources, not boots on the ground in terms of ICE.”

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Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

This image was posted on X today by a Chicago Tribune reporter. Trump’s government has declared war on the American people — or some of them, based on race.

"“We’ve become a party that too often trims its sails. Too cautious, too rudderless. Too attached to poll-washed, pundit-rinsed, and donor-dried messages,” he said. “What comes out of the wash is all bleached and blow-dried.”

Every single US city needs to do this, and enforce it.

A reminder that this is what the path to a full ban on vaccines looks like.

No one is banning vaccines for everyone overnight. Just like with abortion, they will carve off one group at a time and hope the those still eligible respond with gratitude and self-interest instead of anger and solidarity.

one very real, concrete way to help feed Gaza right now is through donating to World Central Kitchen

Let’s party!🎉

Yes, it should. However, that would require an effective mainstream media in America — which we don’t currently have.

One extraordinary thing about Pritzker's speech: saying this won't last forever and justice will eventually find the perpetrators.

Shouldn't have stood out so much. But did, because way too many US elites in politics, media, business, etc. are acting like it's popular and permanent. It's neither.

I think it's time for us to view Kennedy's actions as an attack not just on our public health but the country itself. He's an incredible monster.

As we celebrate #ADA35, we reaffirm our commitment to its vision.

Under my admin, we've made the largest investment in state history to support people with disabilities.

Illinois will keep fighting against those in DC who want to roll back the progress we’ve made.

There's going to war on faulty intelligence, then there's going to war in absence of intelligence, and then there's this:

Going to war in the face of contrary intelligence

Vice Chair of Senate Intelligence Committee asking one of the most important questions👇

Undocumented immigrants contribute nearly $100 billion in taxes every year.

Meanwhile, the wealthiest 1% dodge $163 billion in taxes annually.

The real drain on America isn’t coming from the border — it’s coming from the boardroom.

I’ve never forgotten this picture from 2016 and how it completely reshaped my understanding of how the media covers protests.

Even after all this, the @nytimes continues to normalize it

Yup. I continue to say that AI is for those who fetishize THE IDEA and dismiss THE WORK. It's for those people who come up to writers and say, "I got a great idea for a book, I'll give it to you, you write it, and we'll split the profits 50/50," as if the idea is the hardest and most important part.

Everyone deserves dignity and equality regardless of who they are or who they love.

On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, know that Illinois stands with our LGBTQ+ community.

Hate has no home here in the Land of Lincoln.

Bonkers thread!

Well yes that’s the plan. Also, not a secret. Also, never been so close to achieving it before.

Wealthy, powerful people are generally such because they never, ever let a good crisis pass without breaking their enemies and stealing their stuff.

Trump said that he does have the ability to bring back Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongly deported to El Salvador, but is not willing to do so.

Wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia moves to safe house after DHS posts address online Homeland Security shared copy of protective order from 2021 revealing family’s address on social media

Absolutely deplorable. Don’t be confused. This administration knows what it is doing. This is a campaign of smear & intimidation being waged against US citizens & those lawfully in this country. DHS is trying to intimidate a family because it isn’t getting its way.

My kid’s college professor said students could use generative AI to create the outline for their final paper. My kid rolled their eyes and told me it would take longer to think up prompts to guide AI than to just write the outline themselves.

What people really don’t want to hear is that shaming people who brag about writing emails with AI would be just fine. Admirable in fact. Norms can sometimes do what law won’t.

RFK Jr’s autism study collecting Americans’ private medical records The National Institutes of Health claims it is fulfilling RFK’s promise to find cause of autism by September

An autism "registry" culled from private medical records could potentially violate federal privacy laws and runs the risk of abuse.

It also harkens back to a time when disabled people were labeled, segregated, and excluded. We won't go back.

It works. The government here largely works. Because we are so spoiled by how well it works, we are letting a fool convince us it is broken.

Here are my upcoming art shows and festivals for May and June!

No one should be above the law, most especially the President.

Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional.

They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.

Curtailing people’s ability to read widely and carefully, to locate, assess, and compare different sources for themselves, and to write in their own voice about what they find and what it means, is arguably more effective than censorship. It is also one of the most obvious effects of generative AI.