Todd S. Davis
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Chicagoan. Arts Zealot.
Chicagoan. Arts Zealot.
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JUST IN: California voters have approved a ballot measure to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats, marking the party's biggest victory to date in a national battle over redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms.
California voters OK new congressional lines, boosting Democrats ahead of midterms
California voters have approved a ballot measure to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats, marking the party's biggest victory to date in a national battle over redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms.
n.pr
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
JUST IN: California voters have approved a ballot measure to redraw the state's congressional map to favor Democrats, marking the party's biggest victory to date in a national battle over redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Art on The Mart.
October 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Art on The Mart.
That’s a wrap on summer 2025 ~ Chicago’s astronomical summer ends tomorrow at 1:19 p.m. 🫡.
September 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
That’s a wrap on summer 2025 ~ Chicago’s astronomical summer ends tomorrow at 1:19 p.m. 🫡.
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Why does it take a BRITISH newspaper to break a story like this? Where the hell is the American media? 🤨
September 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Why does it take a BRITISH newspaper to break a story like this? Where the hell is the American media? 🤨
Federal Agents Tear Gas, Detain Protesters Outside Broadview ICE Facility blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/19/i...
Federal Agents Tear Gas, Detain Protesters Outside Broadview ICE Facility
Large crowds gathered to protest early Friday outside of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.
blockclubchicago.org
September 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Federal Agents Tear Gas, Detain Protesters Outside Broadview ICE Facility blockclubchicago.org/2025/09/19/i...
As autumn approaches, many folks are getting their last sail of the season in. We can also see progress on the expansion and improvements to the Shedd Aquarium.
September 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
As autumn approaches, many folks are getting their last sail of the season in. We can also see progress on the expansion and improvements to the Shedd Aquarium.
Glancing upward at the Bean.
September 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Glancing upward at the Bean.
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Chicago's stupidly pretty Wrigley building
September 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Chicago's stupidly pretty Wrigley building
Chicago 💥. (Artist: Jesse Duquette)
September 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Chicago 💥. (Artist: Jesse Duquette)
Our city in Kodachrome.
September 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Our city in Kodachrome.
So long, long weekend.
September 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
So long, long weekend.
End of month, new exhibition.
August 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
End of month, new exhibition.
Lakefront pano 🌊.
August 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Lakefront pano 🌊.
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BREAKING: A judge denies the Justice Department's request to unseal transcripts from grand jury that indicted Jeffrey Epstein.
Judge denies Justice Department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts
A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts.
bit.ly
August 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
BREAKING: A judge denies the Justice Department's request to unseal transcripts from grand jury that indicted Jeffrey Epstein.
Last night’s ⛈️.
August 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Last night’s ⛈️.
Calatrava peeping.
August 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Calatrava peeping.
Blue Line Kodachromesque.
August 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Blue Line Kodachromesque.
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"Americans already understood Trump to be corrupt, and proved themselves willing to tolerate that," Peter Wehner and Robert P. Beschel Jr. argue. "But now they are coming to believe that he is inept. In American politics, that is an unforgivable sin":
The One Trump Flaw Most Americans Can’t Tolerate
Democrats should emphasize not that the president is corrupt or inmoral, but that he is incompetent.
bit.ly
August 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Americans already understood Trump to be corrupt, and proved themselves willing to tolerate that," Peter Wehner and Robert P. Beschel Jr. argue. "But now they are coming to believe that he is inept. In American politics, that is an unforgivable sin":
I adore my governor…
Texas Democrats head to Illinois to deny Republicans a quorum on redistricting
In an extraordinary move brokered with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, dozens of Texas House Democrats aim to deny a quorum as the GOP is set to draw new maps.
www.nbcnews.com
August 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I adore my governor…
Just in time for my birthday…
A Legendary Collector's $81 Million Trove of Surrealist Art Heads to Sotheby's | Artnet News
The Pauline Karpidas collection boasts works by Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, and Les Lalannes from her eclectic London home.
news.artnet.com
August 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Just in time for my birthday…
Fascinating - this man makes Anna Delvey seem like a simpleton.
How a Fake Philanthropist Fooled the Frick | Artnet News
Matthew Pietras was a major donor to the Frick until his sudden death at age 40—but his gifts were stolen from the Soros and Ross fortunes.
news.artnet.com
August 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Fascinating - this man makes Anna Delvey seem like a simpleton.
Early morning at the Eighth Street Fountain:
Erected in 1927, this Renaissance Revival-style fountain was designed by Edward H. Bennett of Bennett, Parsons, and Frost as part of the development of Grant Park on the lakefront of Downtown Chicago.
Erected in 1927, this Renaissance Revival-style fountain was designed by Edward H. Bennett of Bennett, Parsons, and Frost as part of the development of Grant Park on the lakefront of Downtown Chicago.
August 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Early morning at the Eighth Street Fountain:
Erected in 1927, this Renaissance Revival-style fountain was designed by Edward H. Bennett of Bennett, Parsons, and Frost as part of the development of Grant Park on the lakefront of Downtown Chicago.
Erected in 1927, this Renaissance Revival-style fountain was designed by Edward H. Bennett of Bennett, Parsons, and Frost as part of the development of Grant Park on the lakefront of Downtown Chicago.
Traversing the serpent ~ built in 2000-2004, the Deconstructivist BP Pedestrian Bridge was designed by Frank Gehry and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill to connect the two portions of Millennium Park across Columbus Drive, which bisects the park.
August 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Traversing the serpent ~ built in 2000-2004, the Deconstructivist BP Pedestrian Bridge was designed by Frank Gehry and Skidmore, Owings and Merrill to connect the two portions of Millennium Park across Columbus Drive, which bisects the park.