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He should choke on this
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
He should choke on this
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Kill Tony makes Tosh look like the Socrates of the recession
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
He's gunning hard for that Fox News Contributor chyron
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
I process my feelings toward them in two words: F*** you
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
The Sun-Times, a newspaper written by humans in Chicago, vs. the Tribune, a newspaper still edited by Robert McCormick's 145-year-old brain in a tank beneath Cantigny
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Might as well face it you're addicted to food
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Not even the most rootin-tootin 'Murica-lovin guy in the Dallas suburbs has this much stars and stripes swag in and around his house
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Armand: a smart and funny guy, extremely high on his own supply
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
My Chemical Romance, Avenged Sevenfold and System of a Down all played Chicago over the Labor Day weekend. Red highlights and fishnets everywhere. Send in the troops!
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm fascinated to learn more, can you expand this into a LinkedIn post?
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Some many years back I was so enamored of his monster bass tone that I emailed him and asked for his gear stack. And he ran through his bass, pedals, amp and tube choices. Great guy!
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Eat a bag of dicks you decrepit fascists
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
I feel like a dude wrote a book about this once and his name was … JD Vance
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
For starters, they’ve chosen to make camp in and possibly commute through the North Shore, the most MSNBC part of the entire Midwest
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Time for some traffic problems in Glencoe
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Wash that hand with bleach
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Set a fire
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Well could you please finish your pint and hop a flight from Dublin or whatever so you can teach us the magic words??
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
The culture war is real, people are way into it, and it's not just going to evaporate if you somehow manage to enact Medicare for All
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Is there a dog in the house? They'll get to it eventually
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Dummies and washouts, yep
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
More likely he's a regular on Rogan and Kill Tony. Not that this outcome and the one you suggested are mutually exclusive.
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Agree. No longer care to patronize the other site but I can still get my fix while watching a handful of martinets shout down people who are ostensibly on their side about [x] issue
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Not with that tie you're not
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
On that topic, I've been enjoying(?) this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewvR...
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Our middle fingers are ready
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
It’s gonna be fun burning all of those in a couple of years. Or weeks
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
I’d believe Sean RCP before Esoteric Jeff, who I believe also claims to have never voted for Trump
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
This is a good place. A happy place
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Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
He keeps lying about that and I can’t figure out why
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Uh, generic ballot?
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Really looking forward to running all of these descendants out of polite society. That monogrammed shirt is a deportable offense on its own
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
That fits the spirit of the album so nicely, too
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
I will not wear the “Good Vibes Only” shirt
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
We already know this is a still from a scene none of us will ever recover from
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
"Sandwiches? LOL so Jared must be like your George Washington." "... no."
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
This punditry is limited by its conception of mail-in voting as a pandemic-era oddity rather than something that's been functional and popular for decades, like in the Pacific NW
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
This sounds like a Simpsons cutaway where Edna Krabappel, dressed as Betsy Ross, immediately interjects a "HA!"
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
And so faced with the prospect of endless diarrhea, some of the immigrants decided to take their chances in the limestone quarries and stockyards, and thus was the city of Chicago born
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
I haven't personally cut anyone off but a lot of us believe, correctly, that a Trump vote (2? 3?) is morally beyond the pale and calls into question that person's character. It was true in 2016 and it's only gotten more true since then. They started this
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Also there's a big button in Chuck Schumer's office labeled "General Strike" that he just stares at, sweating and muttering about how he lacks the feck
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Nah, "Harris won" brainrot isn't compatible with the dominant "Feckless Democrats will lose every election for the next 10000 years" strain on here
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Greenwald 2
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Been wondering about this since the center-left party looks to gain against Orban's. Might be "paradise lost" for ol' Rod.
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
TFW you enlisted with the National Guard but you ended up on the Spinal Tap road crew
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Your plan to fix this by helping elect the guy who was worse on the issue isn’t working
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
The caricature of Mitt Romney 2012 that Obama conjured has risen from the netherworld and fused with Andrew Cuomo
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
"Perhaps you've just said goodbye to a lover you will never see again, or you're flying home to fix a fraught situation with your parents." Dude would get laughed at for wearing an "I Live in France" T-shirt so he resorts to stuff like this
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"Dad, where were you when the crowd in Millennium Park started pelting the Guard with Portillos sandwiches?" "Uh, probably driving from the grocery store to the second grocery store that has the yogurt you like."
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Wise old neighbor who talks them through all their relationship issues to be played by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
She's crazy and she has been since she was at the Post
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social)
Having a super cool punk show in the 5th district to support my run in the the 9th district or whatever
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Including the greatest cold open of all time. Home Depot has never been the same since
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Brandon Johnson approval rating about to surge past 30 percent
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Incredible in-kind contribution to Pritzker 2028
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
The day is going to be so so funny. JD Vance addressing the nation like a juiceless, rizzless Marc Antony
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
TLJ has some problems but the aura of "We're so sorry we let someone try to do something interesting with this franchise, please enjoy this heaping buffet of fan service" around Rise of Skywalker made it even harder to watch
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Try it bitch. Signed, Chicago
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
This is like if they built The Backrooms out of central Florida
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Being inclusive and relatable by referring to all women, cis and transgender, as "broads" and "dizzy dames"
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Don’t praise the machine!
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Speaking of Michael Jordan, have you seen the ridiculous 14D-3R map Ds put up in Illinois? We can ball
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Basically: it’s cheaper than comparable chain restaurants, kids like it, and they do ok versions of the classics (mostly, last time my chicken was overcooked)
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Have they bothered explaining why the logo change is “woke” or did they just skip that step and declare fatwa?
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm not often in the business of knowing where folks go where they die but I can say with certainty that JD Vance is going to hell
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Look, I've frittered away hours upon hours on Borderlands games but honestly does any series have an unjustifiably higher opinion of itself?
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
I've yet to see this totemic belief that the "they/them" ads were just absolutely brilliant and devastating backed up with evidence
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
It's sweaty
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
I'd say the targets of Miller's ire probably represent DC better than, say, no-neck Fourth Reichers from Santa Monica
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Not to be a stickler but I didn't see the word "brisket" in that tweet
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Gonna be some dyed-in-the-wool psychopaths coming out of this school. Like, even by the usual standards of New York private schools.
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Wreckers recognize Trump as a fellow wrecker
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
LLMs' actual capabilities are no match for peoples' propensity to see what they want to see
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
HELL YEAH WU
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Fly Eagles Fly to the moon and back and then back to the moon again
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Gotta go several stops down the Blue Line but Logan Square and Avondale have many fine dining establishments. If you're feeling brave with the time you can go to Bucktown and Wicker Park, all are great neighborhoods
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
In an inversion of 1992: It's the culture war, stupid. It's also no longer enough to "feel" people's pain. They want you to inflict some.
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
To be fair, Christophuh gets this reaction from most of the characters on this show
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
"No, we're doomed. If you clicked the link to subscribe to my newsletter, 'We're Doomed', you would know that."
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
I guess these folks have never seen what happens when the bill arrives for a table of more than three
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
You and others have reported on it plenty but "Yahoos getting face time with the president" is still a sorely underappreciated dynamic throughout the past 8 years
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh OK, that explains why there's two troops in my living room eating my Nutella and asking for the wifi password
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ve found you can’t exorcise anger. But you can break it apart by appreciating something for a while, no matter how minor. Like a cup of coffee or a thunderstorm.
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Most people in “deeply red areas” already have not one but *TWO* senators making sure blue interests get wrecked. What are we even talking about here?
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Losing a swim meet apparently does a number on one’s prefrontal cortex
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
We knew the purity tests were coming the moment mainstream Dems started warming up to Mamdani
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Sorry but the candidate has declared that this is actually about payday loans, which everyone agrees are bad, so she is a hero, thank you, bye
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
I live a mile from here and there's a McDonalds, a Burger King, a Subway and a Dunkin Donuts on the SAME FRIGGIN CORNER! It fits with the community!
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social)
Seriously 9th district, fun's over. Time for this carpetbagging vanity project to end.
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
All true but I prefer to believe w/r/t the "East Side" that these Brits are somehow very familiar with Avenues A through O
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Our military has been walking the streets in other countries to reduce crime? ... Beside the point but I'm continually struck by just how dumb Comer is and how badly the Rs screwed up making him the face of the Biden impeachment push
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Do they let you make jeans ads from prison?
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
The constants across the decades: 1. Elections have consequences 2. Thermostatic public opinion is a thing
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Backbench Montana no-necks gotta stand out somehow, I guess
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Even the throwaways are indelible. “Jose Feliciano, you got no complaints.” “We’re not a bank, Jerry.” “Ah, what the Christ!”
Jeff Fijol (@jfeej.bsky.social) reply parent
Jail or worse for all of these people. Let’s make it happen