John Hector

Act 1, Scene 1 of “Melania Returns: The Queen Conquers the World”

Those lucky journos each will take a selfie with Trump at the WH Correspondents Dinner.

Too much focus on TV reports about Iran is on “war games.” It should be on 1) How Trump’s main priorities are his own monetary gains—oil riches, land riches, etc.; 2) How GOP Congress has provided no pushback since Day 1; 3) How DT would rather “obliterate” Epstein Files than Iran’s nuclear sites.

Chicago folks:

The bombing of Iran has the backing of Trump’s Board of Peace … as in the Board of Peace of Mind the Epstein Story Moves Off Page One.

Live Updates: U.S. Attacks Iran as Trump Calls for Overthrow of Government

While Congress slept … literally and figuratively.

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Gangsters react to Kash Patel’s beer-drinking, bro-bonding, locker-room-hangin’ war-on-crime strategy.

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Who’ll be holding all that cash that is being donated to Trump’s Board of Peace? And when will the resort and golf course it’ll be used to build on the Mediterranean be open for business?

Soooo is anyone missing a husky? Found by Grand and Division, no tags

The 5 W’s of Journalism, according to Jeff Bezos:

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A red and black NURSES' STRIKE flyer with silhouetted people protesting on it. It says NURSES' STRIKE JANUARY 30TH 2026 WE STAND FOR LIFE - NOT STATE VIOLENCE Join Nurses and Healthcare Professionals Nationwide STRIKE FRIDAY JANUARY 30TH 2026 Justice for Alex Pretti, RN On January 24, 2026, Alex K Pretti was SHOT AND KILLED by Federal Immigration Agents in Minneapolis, MN Video and reports raise serious questions about the incident Nurses do NOT stand for violence against our own! We demand TRUTH, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SAFETY FOR ALL WHO SHOULD STRIKE? Registered nurses Licensed Practical Nurses Nurse Practicioners Nurse Anesthesists Nurse Educators All Nurses and Healthcare Workers STRIKE DATE JANUARY 30TH 2026 Across Hospitals, Clinics, and Healthcare Facilities

Nurses are pissed.

This is on the front page of the nursing subreddit, along with many discussions about it on several other posts.

5 Minneapolis Unions Call for General Strike - Largest Ohio ArcelorMittal Plant Workers on Strike - UPMC Altoona Nurses Win Violence Protection Measures Following Attack ATU Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28 are supporting the call for a general strike and organizers expect the list to grow in...

Minneapolis unions call for General Strike on Jan 23rd against ICE

5 major unions have joined the call so far & the list is expected to grow.

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Can you folks quit stressing over how Tony Whatzizname will handle his first “big story” in the chair at CBS? I’ll save you time. It’ll be sorely lacking, like nearly all the TV coverage today. Also, who gives a f - - - if aforementioned Tony can’t go on his big media tour next week.

When the smoke clears from this US military action, there on the horizon will remain Epstein Island.

Trump is claiming he ended another war when he stepped in and settled an argument between Eric and Don Jr. over who would get the first ride in the Cozy Coupe that Santa gave them.

Well, that settles it. Alabama gets the No. 1 seed.

Loaves and Fishes to expand food distribution center in Aurora despite city’s warehouse moratorium The expansion is expected to take the food distribution hub from 30,000 square feet to around 62,000 square feet with four times the amount of cold storage space and three times the amount of dry s…

Great news for the Aurora-Naperville area and beyond. The agency will be able to serve more people in need. (I volunteer there.)

7 million Americans protested against Trump’s tyranny on a single day last month. Just thought I’d remind folks since major media seem to think it’s a one-day story and a photo gallery instead of overwhelming evidence that there’s growing mass resistance to the regime.

Inside Chicago’s growing resistance movement against Operation Midway Blitz: ‘Small acts have huge consequences’ In Chicago, the resistance to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation mission has taken many forms. A movement has grown through acts large and small.

Terrific story about the spirited resistance to the ICE goons by courageous Chicago-area residents.

This is either journalistic incompetence or worse.

Mr. Oht-ober!!

Start planning now to attend a No Kings protest on Oct. 18. We need this one to be even bigger than the last one. Invite your family and friends, and ask them to invite their family and friends. People power can defeat fascism.

Labor Day March Planned To Protest Trump And Possible National Guard Deployment Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday the Chicago Police Department has "strategically placed a plan" if President Donald Trump follows through on threats to deploy thousands of federal troops in the cit...

Join us for a rally and march starting at 11 a.m. on Monday (Labor Day) at Chicago's Haymarket Memorial to protest Trump's planned military occupation to crush our dissent and force our compliance with cruelty. We will resist.

All people who care about freedom, truth, justice: Read this!!