Reposted by doublebrightnessCharles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Northwestern University admin accepting $35 million for the football program from MAGA donors Dick and Liz Uihlein while also shuttering the African Studies program and its 80-year-old history is a pretty good encapsulation of higher ed in the US. 311997645
doublebrightness @doublebrightness.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Hey Chicago, I've got two tix to Oneida / Kinski / BCMC @ the Bottle tonight that I am not going to be able to use. HMU. Should be a rad show. 020
Reposted by doublebrightnessMisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 13/07/2026"I was always taught never to say anything about the dead unless it’s good. He’s dead. Good." -- Jackie ‘Moms’ Mabley 05116
doublebrightness @doublebrightness.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Hey Chicago, these are the people that are trying to buy the Parking Meter Deal that Richie stuck us with. It looks like the Finance Committee is meeting tomorrow, July 13 with the final vote scheduled for Weds the 15th. Contact your Alders, if you need an advocacy letter I have one for you.motherjones.comICE deportation flights are getting longer and cruelerA private equity–owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown. 000
Reposted by doublebrightnessAura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Colombia fighting for a win on the world’s biggest stage while ICE rips through Colombian neighborhoods in Chicago all day. Same people, same flag, totally different realities. It’s hard to watch one without thinking about the other 🇨🇴 4572189
Reposted by doublebrightnessJust Another Apocryphal Mess @apocryphalmess.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I swear, "a pope from Chicago excommunicates a Nazi-adjacent sect" is like a cut scene from The Blues Brothers 4041441003
doublebrightness @doublebrightness.bsky.social · 02/07/2026What we should do about it is invoke eminent domain, seize them and direct all collected monies to benefit the citizens of Chicago. 000
Reposted by doublebrightnessGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 02/07/2026Hey Chicago! Chicago! CHICAGO! OVER HERE! Whatcha doing next Wednesday at noon? Wanna eat lunch while I talk on your computer about the ICE collaborator trying to buy your parking meters? AND what you can do about it? Because you can do something about it! Register: bit.ly/iceparkingmeters 118997
doublebrightness @doublebrightness.bsky.social · 02/07/2026And wow, are there a lot to choose from. 010
doublebrightness @doublebrightness.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Solid work here.lareviewofbooks.orgA Better World Is Not Possible | Los Angeles Review of BooksDid the Weather Underground have a point? 000
Reposted by doublebrightnessJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 23/06/2026The silly little ritual of Supreme Court opinion days is a perfect illustration of the justices’ self-absorption. “We’re gonna decide cases but it’s a SURPRISE which ones, so just keep refreshing this browser tab to find out who still has civil rights!” Profoundly stupid institution. I loathe it. 715196982
doublebrightness @doublebrightness.bsky.social · 20/06/2026This is the Tony Fitzpatrick Memorial Tree in Humboldt Park. May its roots grow deep and its branches long and strong to provide a safe haven for the birds of Humboldt Park and to the humans who hear their song and follow their flight. Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen. #HumboldtPark 000
Reposted by doublebrightnessPaul Renfro @renfro.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Apparently the Pope has read Baudrillard. 643440687
doublebrightness @doublebrightness.bsky.social · 26/03/2026FFS somebody needs to de-pants this nerd. 000
Reposted by doublebrightnessMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/03/2026In cases you were wondering . . . this is a photo that annoyed Pete Hegseth so much because he thought it was "unflattering" so he got the photographer barred. I encourage all of you to use it as often as possible. 50449072522
Reposted by doublebrightnessThe People's Lobby @peopleslobbyusa.bsky.social · 06/03/2026ENDORSEMENT ALERT: We're proud to endorse Juanita Irizarry for the Cook County Board of Review in the 1st District! For decades, she has won against powerful interests. She brings deep housing, policy, and community experience and will bring reform. www.juanitairizarry.com 011
doublebrightness @doublebrightness.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Is there a Go Fund or something to buy this brave kid a drink? 120
Reposted by doublebrightnessMr. Spock 🖖 @spockresists.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Shut Up Piggy 🐷 1019051
Reposted by doublebrightnessWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 10/02/2026we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad 9633119113634
Reposted by doublebrightnessAustin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 08/02/2026The whole controversy over Bad Bunny boils down to the simple fact that extreme social conservatism is incapable of producing interesting and compelling art of any kind, and so its adherents must use inferior artists to try to convince themselves that they aren't out of touch. 945484
Reposted by doublebrightnessderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 07/02/2026kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them 303393497108
Reposted by doublebrightnessAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 07/02/2026Early Baffler subscribers. 25114
doublebrightness @doublebrightness.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Bieber has entered his Fruschainte period 000
Reposted by doublebrightnessDana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026It’s pretty fucking wild that the DOJ is releasing files that include accusations that the President of the United States raped underage girls, to distract from the fact that the DOJ is covering up murders of US citizens by their own government. 9952491697
