In the south side we went to the Jay's Potato Chip factory where we learned they were originally named Jap's, then hastily changed during WW2

Maybe just the Trump War?

Only for bath time-- so every couple of months.

Q: You don’t regret that people might’ve lost important income to support their lives?

A: No, I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit.

Q: Ok. Did you reduce the federal deficit?

A: No, we didn’t.

You know, I'm in IL-09 and this info would have been useful before I voted yesterday. It was close but I went with experience and age. Shit.

Thursday's Pink Start at St. Regis Chicago.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Find the answer by using the @kenwhite.bsky.social principle. Works with most things but it was literally made for this moment.

This is a great deep-dive into an underrated classic. Highly recommend.

What a terrific analysis! Thank you for sharing.

This was a fantastic read. Thank you for highlighting it.

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Archer wants us to come out and play with him:

MINNESOTA VERSION OF COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS

I genuinely think one thing that trips up folks on the left is that they can't imagine not sharing certain core values. Lemme explain. Here's an intuition pump:

Say you're in negotiations with counterparty X. And there are two possible deals on the table ...

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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell YouTube video by Federal Reserve

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Replying to boost (not that this really works, on Bluesky); the &udm=14 disenshittification Konami code is a lifesaver.

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I would go to Kindling in the Willis (Sears Tower). Good food. Great atmosphere. Another, quieter bar upstairs, if you want.

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That's from Mike Royko!

I think this is right.

One of the most successful propaganda campaigns of our time is the right-wing claim that liberals dominate the media. The right has pushed this myth for decades on Fox and other outlets. You know about it because RIGHT-WING MEDIA HAVE A HUGE MEGAPHONE. My thread. 1/10 🧵

Andrew Kadel @DrewKadel@social.coop My daughter, who's had a degree in computer science for 25 years, posted this about ChatGPT on Facebook. It's the best description I've seen. Something that seems fundamental to me about ChatGPT, which gets lost over and over again: When you enter text into it, you're asking "What would a response to this sound like?" If you put in a scientific question, and it comes back with a response citing a non-existent paper with a plausible title, using a real journal name and an author name who's written things related to your question, it's not being tricky or telling lies or doing anything at all surprising! This is what a response to that question would sound like! It did the thing! But people keep wanting the "say something that sounds like an answer" machine to be doing something else, and believing it *is* doing something else. It's good at generating things that sound like responses to being told it was wrong, so people think that it's engaging in introspection or looking up more information or something, but it's not, it's only, ever, saying something that sounds like the next bit of the conversation.

The only thing ChatGPT ever does.

[first day as a shepherd]

boss: where are you going?

me: [pointing] star

boss: what? why

me: [shrugging] baby

This Is What Presidential Panic Looks Like Donald Trump delivered a fear-drenched rant live from the White House.

[Nixon voice] My God.

My reaction:

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

The Sunday Spectacular. Another view of yesterday’s sunset in Chicago.

When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.

Donald Trump is losing. Seven conclusions as 2025 winds down.

Here's a clear-eyed assessment by @vermontgmg.bsky.social of where we are, that ends on an optimistic note. Worth your time:

www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/donald-tru...

The White House surrenders at 138 million views. Sabrina wins.

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷