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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

He didn’t build anything. His daddy bought it for him.

Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hilarious. He’s not going to be the nominee or president. You know that, right? He had no constituency outside of the green rooms of DC. And most of them probably hate him too!

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Rolling Stone, Daily Beast, Morning Joe, etc. all flogging this garbage. Do they actually believe this drivel they write / broadcast?!? 0.0% chance for ole “Rhambo” to be the nominee. He probably wouldn’t get a single delegate!

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

100%. There’s even a whole book about it. Trump’s giving him a run for his money, though.

Robert Strauss’ book on truly crapulent president James Buchanan.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Yes, I filed for my wife and daughter though, alas, I am not eligible. They are French-Canadian / Acadians going back to the founding of Port Royal, Nova Scotia in the 1600’s. Currently running about a year to even have someone at IRCC review it. Fingers crossed!

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Loved how the “experts” the writer referenced were 1) some dude from the Manhattan Institute and 2) rich lady and failed politician Kelly Loeffler. Who could argue with that dynamic duo? Case closed!

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

FIB stands for “fucking Illinois bastard.” Folks in Wisconsin understandably resent all the affluent Chicago folks invading the Northwoods and lake communities every summer. And buying up property for their vacation homes. As a (non-bastard) Illinoisan, I can’t really say I blame them all that much.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Whitmer has a 0.0% chance of being the nominee, but thanks for your keen political insights. Also, can we get past the midterms first before you start slobbering all over ‘28 “contenders”?!?

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Smart, they should be. Wish we were showing similar caution, feels like we’re barreling headlong towards a 2008-style crash when the AI bubble bursts.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Wouldn’t be taking Reagan’s advice, either. “Democrats - what you really need to do is slash taxes on the wealthiest, deregulate everything, crush the unions, remember that Medicare is evil socialism, and shovel ever more billions into the military. Then I will vote for you!” Love, The Gipper

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

See also: Tom Nichols at the Atlantic. Dude remains a down the line Reagan Republican who happens to find Trump personally distasteful. And then presumes to instruct the Democratic Party on what they should be doing and who they should be nominating while sharing none of the underlying policy views.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

It’s like the Wall Street journal editorial board giving Mamdami some friendly advice because they are so deeply invested in his success…

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

That editorial was ridiculous, even by the Tribune’s standards. But, I’m sure Colonel McCormick’s paper has the best interests of the Democratic party at heart here, given their long-standing and notable affection for the political left.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Was clearly referring to Jeff Flake, the former Senator and author of the op-ed in question who was exhorting Maine Democrats to vote for Susan Collins. Parker also helpfully snapshotted Flake’s Wikipedia page, photo of him and everything, so not sure how this managed to be confusing.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I’m sure this lifelong, very conservative Republican has the best interests of the Democratic Party and its voters at heart. And, yes, I know he got cross-wise with Trump. Doesn’t change anything.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

At the time the house was built, Nordlie and Labinsky were working together under the name “Labinsky & Nordlie,” masonry contractors. Nordlie would have been just 25 years old and this is the earliest example I've seen of his work, though of course there may be others out there.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

According to Ordinary Houses, its front facade is fashioned from Bedford limestone mined in Indiana, with smooth stones on the upper level and rusticated on the bottom. The building permit was registered on August 5, 1897 by architect Edward H. Nordlie and mason Charles W. Labinsky.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Fellow Nordlie fans! I seem to remember a comment recently that they'd seen his work in just about every type of Chicago building style with the exception of the classic Greystone. Well, thanks to the account Ordinary Houses on Instagram, our wish has been come true! Behold 2744 N. Mozart.

2744 N. Mozart, Edward Nordlie architect. Built 1897.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

But the view of the refinery is just so picturesque. And you’re not going to get those unique smells just anywhere! Though, fortunately, given that they will only play 9 or so games there a year, they are unlikely to be at elevated risk of cancer from the contaminated soil. Go Bears!

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Last winter I googled the time of the Bears-Rams playoff game and Gemini confidently reported to me the outcome of that game, including details of what had transpired, notwithstanding the fact that it would not actually take place for days. Amazing, well done, now please f off for ever and ever, AI.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

This was the same jerkwad who was huffing and puffing after Judge Fuentes offered up some modest criticism of the US Attorneys office when dismissing very weak charges of assault against an ICE agent back in Nov. “Who does he think he is, grandstanding like that?” said Hogan. Shameful and shameless.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Echoes of the Great Recession when Obama made an offhand comment about “fat cats” and the wall street crew lost their ever loving minds. Shortly followed by Schwartzman comparing increases in marginal tax rates to the Nazis invading Poland. These people are the most incredible babies.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

My grandpa was 505th PIR, 82nd Airborne and he made both the Sicily and D-Day jumps. His regiment took 50%+ casualties in Normandy. We good with that for Operation Iranian Shitshow?!?

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Where my Wrigley Field rat at? He should get in on that celebration!

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Biggest shock during my first visit to NYC as an adult was the mountains of trash bags just piled on the sidewalks. As a fellow Chicagoan, I also found this completely insane. I know they don’t have the alley network we do, but THIS was the best you could come up with!?!

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I definitely also noticed that comments are turned off for this particular article. Thank you, New York Times, for slobbering all over our oligarchic overlords while simultaneously protecting them from even the smallest amount of feedback from the unwashed hoi polloi. Well done!

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The original Budweiser that Adolphus Busch stole the name from. Visited their brewery in Ceske Budujovice, pretty cool.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I looked at a condo that was for sale in this building around 2011 or 2012. Cool building for sure.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Great career, but please go away now. Unfortunately, NYT reports he also wants his daughter as his successor. Gonna pass down that seat like an earldom or dukedom of old. Just another sign of the rot in our democracy.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Agree! Was really disappointed in how that movie turned out. Expected better.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

A couple possibilities for consideration: “Sin in the Second City” by Karen Abbott and “Murder City: The Bloody History of Chicago in the Twenties” by Michael Lesy. Been a while since I read them, but remember enjoying them.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

America’s most niche holiday! The lesser known, Polish answer to the Marquis de Lafayette. Bless you, Casimir Pulaski, for getting me the day off work tomorrow.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Absolutely pathetic. Who is the constituency for this crap? Even the OG MAGA’s don’t like this. We need better democrats. Schumer’s statement was also ridiculously limp. “Proper paperwork, please! Then you may carry on.”

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Nashville’s pretty great, but unfortunately it is located in…Tennessee.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

My parents retired there and have lived in SE Tennessee for 20+ years. Pretty mountains, I’ll grant, but there is no amount of money you could pay me to live in that state. Between the reactionary politics, overbearing evangelical Christianity, and the impoverished public sector, total shithole IMO.

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 27/01/2026

"You raise your voice, I erase your voice." ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights. Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/01/2026

As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.  ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

ICE has now carried out two summary executions of innocent people in the streets of an American city. If you work for ICE, there's no denying that's the mission you're supporting now. You don't get to claim in one year or ten or twenty that you didn't know what ICE was doing. You're complicit.

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now): -If you work for ICE. -If you vote for money for ICE. You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.

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Mark Kennedy @mkennedy832.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

They only have one move, which is escalate, escalate, escalate in an attempt to assert dominance. They are failing at intimidating the people of MN, though succeeding in being absolute ghouls.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Sub-zero resistance: Minnesotans standing tall against ICE.

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