Sado
@marinovic.bsky.social
Shock City. Immigrant. Unionized.
So far left I’m gone.
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· Nov 7
“Mask & Name” by Sado Marinovic
2022 Best of the Net Nominee Every mask I’ve ever owned wasPut away with your first cry, 27Hours and 7 minutes longGoing insane, Mama doubledOver in pain, fearstruck faceMeasuring the loss & ga…
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I wrote this a while back. Want to share so that ppl can see I do other things besides yell about politics
#poetry
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#poetry
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We do this here in Chicago?
State and local governments are taking aim at high housing costs with preapproved building plans for homes.
Now the idea is catching on at the federal level too!
Now the idea is catching on at the federal level too!
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We do this here in Chicago?
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Our board company ComEd is launching a new program in 2026 designed to help income-eligible customers through a percentage-based discount on their monthly electric bill.
Learn about the Low-Income Discount program here: https://bit.ly/48FYxHE
Learn about the Low-Income Discount program here: https://bit.ly/48FYxHE
ComEd Announces Upcoming Launch of Low-Income Discount Program
Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) provides electric service to approximately 3.8 million customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state's population. ComEd is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC), the nation's leading competi...
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December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Our board company ComEd is launching a new program in 2026 designed to help income-eligible customers through a percentage-based discount on their monthly electric bill.
Learn about the Low-Income Discount program here: https://bit.ly/48FYxHE
Learn about the Low-Income Discount program here: https://bit.ly/48FYxHE
Great piece but giving me ptsd. The quote from Sunrise kid is brutal. ya you gotta deal with them but what’s the long term plan to get out of relying on the Manchins and Liebermans?
And then the business sector bolting in ‘24. Should have just done price controls!
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
And then the business sector bolting in ‘24. Should have just done price controls!
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Great piece but giving me ptsd. The quote from Sunrise kid is brutal. ya you gotta deal with them but what’s the long term plan to get out of relying on the Manchins and Liebermans?
And then the business sector bolting in ‘24. Should have just done price controls!
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
And then the business sector bolting in ‘24. Should have just done price controls!
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
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Very annoyed at this.
Congress knows how to use the power of the purse to get what it wants, but refuses to do it to, like, make sure that grants get to Head Start.
Just a total warping of priorities, using the power only in these narrow contexts and never to help poor people
Congress knows how to use the power of the purse to get what it wants, but refuses to do it to, like, make sure that grants get to Head Start.
Just a total warping of priorities, using the power only in these narrow contexts and never to help poor people
Congress to withhold Pentagon travel funds until it sees boat strike videos
Lawmakers quietly stuck the requirement into their must-pass annual defense policy bill.
www.politico.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Very annoyed at this.
Congress knows how to use the power of the purse to get what it wants, but refuses to do it to, like, make sure that grants get to Head Start.
Just a total warping of priorities, using the power only in these narrow contexts and never to help poor people
Congress knows how to use the power of the purse to get what it wants, but refuses to do it to, like, make sure that grants get to Head Start.
Just a total warping of priorities, using the power only in these narrow contexts and never to help poor people
Ditto
The clergy at the Broadview protests like @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social have been shaking my faithlessness...
“For me at least, I have experienced seeing the face of Christ in the people who are suffering,” Associate Minister Jillian Westerfield said, pointing to arrests, detainments and altercations in Evanston and Chicago. “We just really saw a parallel between the ICE forces and the centurions.”
December 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Ditto
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The affordability crisis is an inequality crisis. When prices spike in key sectors, it's not just inflation—it's a massive redistribution shock that hits poor households hardest.
In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A thread 🧵
scholarworks.umass.edu/entities/pub...
In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A thread 🧵
scholarworks.umass.edu/entities/pub...
December 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The affordability crisis is an inequality crisis. When prices spike in key sectors, it's not just inflation—it's a massive redistribution shock that hits poor households hardest.
In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A thread 🧵
scholarworks.umass.edu/entities/pub...
In our **new working paper**, we identify the sectors that matter most. A thread 🧵
scholarworks.umass.edu/entities/pub...
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Tascha didn’t just build a volunteer team of more than 100,000 people, she built a community across our city.
And there’s no one better suited to tell you how she did it than her.
thedigradio.com/podcast/thre...
And there’s no one better suited to tell you how she did it than her.
thedigradio.com/podcast/thre...
Three Million Doors w/ Tascha Van Auken
Featuring Tascha Van Auken on how Zohran’s campaign mobilized an army of 100,000 volunteers to knock three million doors. Van Auken has been an architect of NYC-DSA’s field operation and its general e...
thedigradio.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Tascha didn’t just build a volunteer team of more than 100,000 people, she built a community across our city.
And there’s no one better suited to tell you how she did it than her.
thedigradio.com/podcast/thre...
And there’s no one better suited to tell you how she did it than her.
thedigradio.com/podcast/thre...
This so so true.
When Reagan launched his campaign in Philadelphia Mississippi taking about states rights he was in a real sense giving us a history lesson.
And he won!
And here we are.
When Reagan launched his campaign in Philadelphia Mississippi taking about states rights he was in a real sense giving us a history lesson.
And he won!
And here we are.
In his 1989 farewell address, Ronald Reagan focused on civic memory—on America’s tendency to forget its own story. More than three decades later, that warning feels less like a rhetorical flourish and more like an unheeded alarm.
The Danger of Patriotism Detached From American Ideals
And how Ronald Reagan’s notion of ‘informed patriotism’ offers a path out of our political dysfunction.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This so so true.
When Reagan launched his campaign in Philadelphia Mississippi taking about states rights he was in a real sense giving us a history lesson.
And he won!
And here we are.
When Reagan launched his campaign in Philadelphia Mississippi taking about states rights he was in a real sense giving us a history lesson.
And he won!
And here we are.
Maximum impact here meaning just one time right before the general rather than every day between the primary and the general is so fucking funny to me.
Theres a certain type in both parties that will defend any action and its comically pathetic to witness
Theres a certain type in both parties that will defend any action and its comically pathetic to witness
December 7, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Maximum impact here meaning just one time right before the general rather than every day between the primary and the general is so fucking funny to me.
Theres a certain type in both parties that will defend any action and its comically pathetic to witness
Theres a certain type in both parties that will defend any action and its comically pathetic to witness
None of his films are good enough to justify this douchebaggery.
Not one.
He has a 12 yo boys response to horrific violence
(more violence but from the good guys)
as his career thesis statement.
It’s pathetic.
Not one.
He has a 12 yo boys response to horrific violence
(more violence but from the good guys)
as his career thesis statement.
It’s pathetic.
Lillard was on stage at GalaxyCon in Ohio when he brought up Tarantino's recent attack on his career, calling it "humbling."
www.avclub.com/matthew-lill...
www.avclub.com/matthew-lill...
Matthew Lillard responds to Quentin Tarantino tearing him down: "It hurts"
Matthew Lillard responds to Quentin Tarantino tearing him down: "It hurts"
www.avclub.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
None of his films are good enough to justify this douchebaggery.
Not one.
He has a 12 yo boys response to horrific violence
(more violence but from the good guys)
as his career thesis statement.
It’s pathetic.
Not one.
He has a 12 yo boys response to horrific violence
(more violence but from the good guys)
as his career thesis statement.
It’s pathetic.
I do this to myself and I’m not even an economist
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I do this to myself and I’m not even an economist
Ppl like him would have gotten wrecked beyond recognition growing up where I did.
It was rough and fucked up but it at the very least taught you to shut the fuck up about tough guy shit if it wasn’t you that was gonna do it. Bitches w 24hr security hard talk is less than worthless
It was rough and fucked up but it at the very least taught you to shut the fuck up about tough guy shit if it wasn’t you that was gonna do it. Bitches w 24hr security hard talk is less than worthless
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Ppl like him would have gotten wrecked beyond recognition growing up where I did.
It was rough and fucked up but it at the very least taught you to shut the fuck up about tough guy shit if it wasn’t you that was gonna do it. Bitches w 24hr security hard talk is less than worthless
It was rough and fucked up but it at the very least taught you to shut the fuck up about tough guy shit if it wasn’t you that was gonna do it. Bitches w 24hr security hard talk is less than worthless
I should have been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the floors of silent seas
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I should have been a pair of ragged claws scuttling across the floors of silent seas
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Under Trump, America is committing war crimes. But under Biden, there were irritating student protests at a college I did not attend. I have never felt more politically homeless.
December 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Under Trump, America is committing war crimes. But under Biden, there were irritating student protests at a college I did not attend. I have never felt more politically homeless.
If u watch vid, the cop, after being called to a shots fired, is literally scrolling on his phone while Coming up to a corner that he can’t see around, like a dickhead, and gets completely surprised by the kid and just shoots immediately. I don’t know where they get “3 seconds” it was less than one
Breaking News: San Diego agreed to pay $30 million to the family of Konoa Wilson, a 16-year-old who was shot and killed by the police, in one of the largest settlements of its kind in U.S. history.
San Diego to Pay $30 Million to Family of Konoa Wilson, Teen Killed by Police
Konoa Wilson was 16 when he was fatally shot. The settlement, one of the largest in a police killing, surpasses the $27 million paid to the family of George Floyd.
nyti.ms
December 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
If u watch vid, the cop, after being called to a shots fired, is literally scrolling on his phone while Coming up to a corner that he can’t see around, like a dickhead, and gets completely surprised by the kid and just shoots immediately. I don’t know where they get “3 seconds” it was less than one
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scholars, researchers, activists, even past-their-prime stalwarts like James Carville:
”Dems have a prime opportunity to run on an anti-corruption agenda"
a congressional Dem leader:
”Dems have a prime opportunity to run on an anti-corruption agenda"
a congressional Dem leader:
Jeffries claims the charges against Cueller were "very thin" and says Trump's pardon was "exactly the right outcome"
December 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
scholars, researchers, activists, even past-their-prime stalwarts like James Carville:
”Dems have a prime opportunity to run on an anti-corruption agenda"
a congressional Dem leader:
”Dems have a prime opportunity to run on an anti-corruption agenda"
a congressional Dem leader:
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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For my newsletter, I wrote about Jeff Buckley and the HBO Max documentary about him that premiered this week.
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The Myth Of The Tragic Troubadour
Thoughts On HBO Max's "It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley," Plus: An Interview With Nate Amos Of This Is Lorelei
stevenhyden.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote about Jeff Buckley and the HBO Max documentary about him that premiered this week.
(Please consider subscribing for direct links to my writing/pods. Thanks!)
stevenhyden.substack.com/p/the-myth-o...
(Please consider subscribing for direct links to my writing/pods. Thanks!)
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Some quick thoughts about the functioning of the bullshit media cycle and #TN7. Clearly the mod group chat got together earlier this week and decided when @aftynbehn.bsky.social lost, they had a chance to run their standard play. The story writes itself:
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Some quick thoughts about the functioning of the bullshit media cycle and #TN7. Clearly the mod group chat got together earlier this week and decided when @aftynbehn.bsky.social lost, they had a chance to run their standard play. The story writes itself:
I am walking off the pier goodbye
A few months ago I encountered a person who said they voted for Trump because they knew the liberal Supreme Court would keep him in line. I asked him how the Supreme Court was liberal and he said "doesn't it have to be by law or something?"
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I am walking off the pier goodbye
Oh my god yall look at the Illinois map I’m dying
Democrats can retaliate against these GOP gerrymanders with new maps in Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, & Virginia.
They could flip 7 GOP seats to make up for this & new GOP maps in Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, & possibly soon Indiana.
Imposing costs is the only way to deter the GOP from doing this
They could flip 7 GOP seats to make up for this & new GOP maps in Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, & possibly soon Indiana.
Imposing costs is the only way to deter the GOP from doing this
December 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Oh my god yall look at the Illinois map I’m dying
good listen. Bannon, Koch, Rufo study Lenin + Gramsci to take over the state to destroy it. This is the heart of the party, merged w the right. The Ds want to take over the state to (I’m guessing) fix what Trump broke and go back to the conditions that made him
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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Brief: Graeber vs Bannon, Anarchism vs Leninism (Part 1)
Podcast Episode · Conspirituality · 11/22/2025 · 43m
podcasts.apple.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
good listen. Bannon, Koch, Rufo study Lenin + Gramsci to take over the state to destroy it. This is the heart of the party, merged w the right. The Ds want to take over the state to (I’m guessing) fix what Trump broke and go back to the conditions that made him
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
December 5, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
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What kind of sick fuck could be opposed to eliminating prison rape?
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
What kind of sick fuck could be opposed to eliminating prison rape?
There are 1000 billionaires in the country about 1/4 in CA.
This is a preposterously stupid thing to say
except that what he means is that the big dem tent wants their money
and so what he’s saying there is that their money weighs more than the majority of the coalition that wants to tax them
This is a preposterously stupid thing to say
except that what he means is that the big dem tent wants their money
and so what he’s saying there is that their money weighs more than the majority of the coalition that wants to tax them
Gov. @gavinnewsom says he disagrees with Mayor @zohrankmamdani about the need for a wealth tax on billionaires, which he is “adamantly against” - says Dems are a “big tent party” with both views.
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
More on the CA proposal: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 AM
There are 1000 billionaires in the country about 1/4 in CA.
This is a preposterously stupid thing to say
except that what he means is that the big dem tent wants their money
and so what he’s saying there is that their money weighs more than the majority of the coalition that wants to tax them
This is a preposterously stupid thing to say
except that what he means is that the big dem tent wants their money
and so what he’s saying there is that their money weighs more than the majority of the coalition that wants to tax them