Jamie Gump (Halloween costume: The Forest Gump of Andy Gumps)

I want to send thanks to the Sullivan High School community for re-electing me (again) to represent Rogers Park on the Local School Council. This is such a great neighbourhood school, and I'm honored to get to serve another 2 year term.

He's such a phony. His wife's name was Usha Chilukuri when they met. His in-laws names are Radhakrishna and Lakshmi Chilukuri. He was married in a Hindu ceremony presided over by a Hindu priest.

Jared Kushner was allegedly paid $50 million by a foreign government to get former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson fired. trib.al/gANTbMx

"One individual -who requested anonymity, citing fear of retaliation -says they received an unsolicited nude picture from Taylor as recently as 2021, before he was elected to the state Senate. A second eyewitness source independently confirmed the nude photos sent by Taylor... Taylor was 53."

This month's bonus episode is about Rahm Emanuel, a man whose political constituency consists entirely of prestige magazine editors.

So hard to pick a favorite part of this article. Pretending that sending unsolicited dick pics at 53 was a “youthful indiscretion” is good, but don’t sleep on the argument that his wife forgave him for subjecting other women to unwanted nude photos so everyone else should too

NEW: The DOGE operative who gutted USAID -- firing thousands of employees and canceling lifesaving programs -- never actually signed the paperwork that's legally required for him to be employed by the agency.

A reminder, because it is almost that time of year: More children are killed by cars on Halloween than any other day of the year, by far. www.vox.com/future-perfe... If you're a parent, I hope you'll do what you can to keep kids safe. If you're driving on Saturday, PLEASE exercise extra caution.

You can't expect the New York Times to give any attention to a story about the president being credibly accused of violent rape when the story breaks so close to an election. It's not like we're talking about something *really* important, like email security protocols.

I'm in favor of prop 40 for a lot of reasons but the pettiest one is I want to see how hard these guys crash out if it passes www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/t...

the washington free beacon is trying to october surprise abdul by revealing his comms chief used to post bangers

This is what I meant when I said in 2024 that when I looked at the incoming administration, all I could see was rape. It’s the heinous act itself, yes, but also a mentality, as deftly explained here:

The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."

There is no "conservatism" without racism and misogyny. Never has been; never will be.

"A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women."

i am inviting anyone from a legacy media organization to explain to me why the house judiciary dems report on trump’s epstein’s ties and multiple allegations of rape isn’t worthy of extensively reporting on. i’m serious. i want to understand.

Jon Husted voted against the release of the Epstein files just weeks after receiving a maximum campaign contribution from an Epstein co-conspirator. Ohioans deserve strong leaders in Washington, not pedophile protectors.

Well played

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Will anyone—anyone at all—ask Trump about the rape allegations published in an official report by the House Judiciary Democrats? Or will he continue to escape accountability for his violence?

How are you still writing this shit www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Bloodbuzz ‘26

yup.

Now that fascism has been defeated in Brazil, we try and stop fascism at Meta and the New York Times next year?

Be prepared for very bad, very racist, likely deadly things to happen viz Palestinians as Bibi feels his power very seriously threatened in the next couple of days.

Oh so a country *can* choose not to make the same mistake twice

Best day for democracy worldwide in quite some time: Brazil’s center-left president won the runoff in an upset, blocking the far-right from gaining unified power. Serbia’s right-wing authoritarian government finally lost control of parliament after more than a decade in power

Lula wins, Vucic loses. Good Sunday night people!

if voting didn't matter they wouldn't be working so hard to stop you

Every 5 year old has tried this one 🙃

Mmm hmmm

Sure, he can say this sort of thing as a candidate in a safe, blue, hippy state like Kansas...

i wrote about the GORP

Next Saturday, Oct. 31, the sun will rise at 7:21 a.m. in Chicago. That's the latest time of day for any sunrise during the year — a good occasion to get out and see the sunrise! Then we turn our clocks back that night. Sunrise on Sunday, Nov. 1, will be at 6:23 a.m.

Our first time co-hosting an academic event!

Live from the American Studies Association conference in Chicago, it’s my 299th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

So if you’re furious as you fill up your tank, just remember Exxon is making a lot of money off you.

The Right’s Fascistic Fever Dreams Are a Sign of Weakness MAGA wants us to believe that Trump can simply declare “martial law” and wipe away the system - but it’s just not true. A threat assessment before the midterms. My new piece:

GOP does nothing but gin up culture wars. Meanwhile: — GOP slashed SNAP benefits to 5+ million Americans, forcing them to turn to food banks. — Trump's tariffs and war spurred inflation, making it more expensive to eat at The Cheesecake Factory. Prices are now ~13% higher than when he took office.

THE FACTORY

Grandpa can’t even accurately remember his own racist slurs.