Tucker Carlson: “I’ll be tormented for a long time by the fact that I played a role in getting Donald Trump elected. And I want to say that I’m sorry for misleading people.”

Tl;dr - He wants to cut taxes on the proceeds from asset sales.

We need a record scratch, "you're probably wondering how I got here" for this champ.

I mean, really, WTH is he looking at?!

View of Chicago skyline from William E. Dever Crib in Lake Michigan east of North Avenue. // Image captured at: 2026-04-21 01:20:01 UTC (about 17 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: glerl.noaa.gov/metdata/chi/ // Current Temp in Chicago: 50 F | 10 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: SSW at 10 mph | 16 kph // Humidity: 42%

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

Clicking on this, but it should be noted I'm skeptical there is a strategy...

Evan: We just need to think this out.

Seth: F**K THINKING! WE NEED TO ACT!

*seth gets hit by car*

No.

Just...no.

Closing, firing, cutting, demolishing is easy. You can do it without even trying.

On the otherhand, building something that will last and survive political turnover is HARD.

POTUS only knows how to do one. He's effective at it because the co-equal branches aren't checking him.

Anne-Marie St. Germaine, communications adviser for notable politicians, civic groups and businesses, dies at 66 St. Germaine, who worked on campaigns for Jesse White and John Stroger, among others, was also a master gardener, painter and animal lover.

Rest in peace Anne-Marie St. Germaine, communications adviser for notable politicians, civic groups and businesses www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/18/a...

They had a similar pool a few weeks ago as POTUS was rage posting Iran ceasefire. You could bet the over/under on whether the U.S. would make peace. The ad was in a story about the U.S.S. Tripoli, which I sought after learning from one of its sailor's families their concern it had been attacked.

Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack | TechCrunch The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.

The DDoS attack against Mastodon's flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.

= [@civicwhitaker.com] said a stronger approach to the issue is to focus on data protections, like those provided in the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. =

via @alexhairysun.bsky.social >>

cc @civictechallies.bsky.social

#USPols #ILNews #Cybersecurity

The Justice Department demanded Wayne County, Michigan turn over every single ballot, receipt, and envelope from the 2024 election. Wayne County is Detroit the largest Democratic county in the state.

Reports show a military spouse commits suicide every 8 days Data collection is just the first step in identifying the systemic issue of military spouse suicide. We need to address it as a community.

"We lose a military spouse by suicide every eight days."
www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-milsp...

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Widespread damage and multiple tornadoes on April 17 in Central Illinois Six tornadoes were confirmed in McLean County, Illinois on Friday evening, with several other counties reporting widespread damage from the storms.

A detailed list of power outages (some reportedly ongoing) and tornado damage from the April 17 stormfront that swept through McLean County, via @wmbdnews.bsky.social >>

www.centralillinoisproud.com/weather/cent...

#ILWX #ILNews

= The victims ranged in age from one to about 14 years old, said Shreveport police spokesperson Chris Bordelon. A total of 10 were people shot.

The gunman later died after a chase with officers who fired at the suspect, Bordelon said. =

@apnews.com >>

Here comes Pete.

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I love that an “unsanctioned match” has a corporate sponsor.

Pretty frustrating that the New York Times is crediting AP with uncovering the existence of Aadam’s archive when I reported on it 15 months prior. chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...

This is so Chicago-coded.

Many people are asking, so here’s my “why.”

Thank you, Kansas Democrats, for an inspiring Friday evening together.

= U.S. egg producers ​have been facing a growing wave of class action lawsuits accusing ​them of price-fixing amid consumer frustration over higher prices of ⁠food products, including eggs. =

via @reuters.com >>

Farm aid package 2026: Thompson pushes $20B for crops and specialty growers House Agriculture Chairman GT Thompson is pushing a $20 billion farm aid package in 2026, split equally between row crops and specialty crops. Senate leaders are working around $17 billion as negotiat...

A $20 billion settlement to end the "that's the way it goes" excursion we already won.

OR, the GOP and White House could green light a $20 billion bailout of American agriculture... agroinformacion.com/en/marketsec...
...mere months after farmers received $12 billion for tarriff war recovery.

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You even beat TEGNA.

NEW: @agomezfcc.bsky.social the lone Democratic commissioner at the FCC, out with a statement after a federal judge blocked Nexstar's acquisition of TEGNA through a preliminary injunction while an antitrust lawsuit proceeds.

SPRING IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS:
The folks back home in northwestern McLean County have four overlapping Tornado Warnings #ILWX #BloNo

Meta threw a party for a right-wing influencer who wants to “save the West” The celebration offers a cocktail-fueled look at the tech behemoth's rightward pivot.

"The decorations included an archway that read 'Seeking Truth to Save The West,' underneath the words 'Presented by Meta' and the company’s logo." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

wut.

City’s poor debt collection worsening its dire financial straits, inspector general says A report issued Thursday by Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg confirmed Sun-Times reporting that the city is missing out on at least $8 billion in uncollected debt.

People with the ability to pay their debt should. And we need to implement changes to bring what is owed into the city's coffers at a time when our borrowing costs are going up and taxpayers are stretched thin. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

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