Mary Kasprzak
@marykasprzak.bsky.social
Food writer and photographer. Chicago.
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The best thing I learned from Macaulay Culkin at last night’s Home Alone screening is that his 4yo son loves the movie, thinks of himself as Kevin, and has no idea that that’s his dad. Culkin is attempting to hide that fact for as long as possible
a young boy is smiling and says `` i made my family disappear '' .
ALT: a young boy is smiling and says `` i made my family disappear '' .
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November 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The best thing I learned from Macaulay Culkin at last night’s Home Alone screening is that his 4yo son loves the movie, thinks of himself as Kevin, and has no idea that that’s his dad. Culkin is attempting to hide that fact for as long as possible
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NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
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AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
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November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
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“28% of contractors, as of late August, say they’ve been either directly or indirectly impacted by enhanced ICE enforcement... Complete Roofing Solutions in D.C. closed... the company said its crews were terrified of working in the city.”
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In Washington D.C., contractors face labor shortages due to ICE raid threats
The same fear is hitting job sites nationwide.
www.marketplace.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“28% of contractors, as of late August, say they’ve been either directly or indirectly impacted by enhanced ICE enforcement... Complete Roofing Solutions in D.C. closed... the company said its crews were terrified of working in the city.”
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My parents had recently replaced the oven and discovered on Thanksgiving morning that the roasting pan did not fit. I will never forget my mother sawing the handles off of that roasting pan in her robe
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
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November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My parents had recently replaced the oven and discovered on Thanksgiving morning that the roasting pan did not fit. I will never forget my mother sawing the handles off of that roasting pan in her robe
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a lot of interesting tidbits in this story about rep. lauren underwood’s visit to the broadview ice jail.
as always, take everything dhs says with a grain of salt. but it sounds like the feds’ terror in chicago is far from over.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
as always, take everything dhs says with a grain of salt. but it sounds like the feds’ terror in chicago is far from over.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
a lot of interesting tidbits in this story about rep. lauren underwood’s visit to the broadview ice jail.
as always, take everything dhs says with a grain of salt. but it sounds like the feds’ terror in chicago is far from over.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
as always, take everything dhs says with a grain of salt. but it sounds like the feds’ terror in chicago is far from over.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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What time do you get in?
Officially moving to Chicago tomorrow. I assume JB Pritzker will be waiting for me at the airport
November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What time do you get in?
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November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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This is what happens when you give Republicans three branches of government.
Quotes on the economy, last few days:
* WSJ: “Life felt more doable a year and a half ago.”
* CBS: “Paying for the house, the car — I just couldn’t do it anymore.”
* FT: “scraping for crumbs.”
@financialtimes.com
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* WSJ: “Life felt more doable a year and a half ago.”
* CBS: “Paying for the house, the car — I just couldn’t do it anymore.”
* FT: “scraping for crumbs.”
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/cfa6...
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This is what happens when you give Republicans three branches of government.
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I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I really don’t think we can overstate the harm that the tech ethos of move fast and break things (followed by the unsaid “and then just move on”) has done beyond tech. Government, ngos, universities, public schools that have invited the folks who think like this in keep ending up gutted
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ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
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I’m still not numb enough to accept these things as normal.
I genuinely can’t understand how any church going Christian can support Trump and the MAGA movement, when so much of what they promote seems rooted in anger, hate and is aimed at causing needless suffering.
I genuinely can’t understand how any church going Christian can support Trump and the MAGA movement, when so much of what they promote seems rooted in anger, hate and is aimed at causing needless suffering.
NEW: President Biden commuted the death sentences of most people on the federal death row before exiting office.
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
President Trump is now effectively looking to retaliate, and to detain those people in the most brutal conditions in the federal system. Bolts reports:
boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
This story was produced by Bolts and published in partnership with The Nation. Inside the federal supermax tucked away in Colorado’s high desert, prisoners spend 22 to 24 hours a day... Read More
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November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I’m still not numb enough to accept these things as normal.
I genuinely can’t understand how any church going Christian can support Trump and the MAGA movement, when so much of what they promote seems rooted in anger, hate and is aimed at causing needless suffering.
I genuinely can’t understand how any church going Christian can support Trump and the MAGA movement, when so much of what they promote seems rooted in anger, hate and is aimed at causing needless suffering.
DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT
Campbell's soup VP caught on tape trashing his own brand. Oof. www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2...
November 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
DO NOT REPEAT THIS INSIGHT
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We like to think the same can be said of our growth as a publication—that it's a good start.
But as we head toward 2026, 2027, and 2028, we need to do much more. Give now to push us onward: www.gofundme.com/f/the-libera...
November 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Serving up one of our Thanksgiving favorites this week
Thanksgiving Special: How 10 Famous Artists Would Plate Thanksgiving Dinner
In this fun series of photos titled Thanksgiving Special, San Francisco-based artist Hannah Rothstein imagines Thanksgiving dinners as plated by famous artists throughout history. Gravy, corn, mashed ...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Serving up one of our Thanksgiving favorites this week
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As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
As we all wait for Callais to come down, our piece showing that Shelby County increased the racial turnout gap in most of the covered parts of the country has cleared the replication check and is incoming at JOP.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
Gutting the VRA was bad, actually.
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My 6yo has started pretend electronic locking her bedroom door at night so Trump can't get in. She seemed to think that he himself is going into homes and causing harm. There are children in her school whose families have been impacted by ICE so we assume this is where the concern came from.
A Wash Post review found instances of parents arrested near campuses in at least 10 states so far this year. Actions near campuses—which include shooting a man, releasing tear gas and engaging in a car chase—have prompted lockdowns. @justinemcdaniel.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
In cities targeted by ICE, empty desks and school disruptions follow
One in 5 students in Charlotte missed school after a recent ICE crackdown began. It’s the latest city where schools felt the impact of Trump’s deportation effort.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
My 6yo has started pretend electronic locking her bedroom door at night so Trump can't get in. She seemed to think that he himself is going into homes and causing harm. There are children in her school whose families have been impacted by ICE so we assume this is where the concern came from.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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(I meant every word)
(I meant every word)
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I have a friend in the State department. "No matter how bad you think it is, it's so much worse" were her exact words.
The crazy thing about Trump II is that we really have no idea who is drafting the war plans or the peace plans, or even how much Trump is in the loop on either.
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I have a friend in the State department. "No matter how bad you think it is, it's so much worse" were her exact words.
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i can finally talk about this! 20k more unredacted epstein emails available to journalists and researchers (there's lots of sensitive info in there and things like victims are not redacted)! this is the same trove bloomberg has been working with, which is different from the gmail dataset.
Epstein emails (2.5 GB)
Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's [email protected] email address over nineteen years.
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Approximately 20,900 unredacted emails and file attachments sent and received by Jeffrey Epstein's [email protected] email address over nineteen years.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
i can finally talk about this! 20k more unredacted epstein emails available to journalists and researchers (there's lots of sensitive info in there and things like victims are not redacted)! this is the same trove bloomberg has been working with, which is different from the gmail dataset.
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Easier to vent than to bail out for real ofc but some anon House GOP telling Punchbowl members are so fed up there might be more immediate departures beyond MTG, maybe even giving the gavel to Dems this term.
Then this today in Punchbowl. Republicans are angry that the White House is "treating them like garbage". You can't act like you aren't worthy of any respect and then complain that you don't get respected. They are reaping what they sowed. (2/2)
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Easier to vent than to bail out for real ofc but some anon House GOP telling Punchbowl members are so fed up there might be more immediate departures beyond MTG, maybe even giving the gavel to Dems this term.
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Megyn Kelly claimed Epstein was into “the barely legal type,” referring to 15 year-olds.
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
The Barely Legal Type: Purity Culture, Rape Culture, and America’s Lose-Lose Proposition for Girls
The very parts of American culture that claim to promote teen abstinence and sexual purity operate on a parallel logic to the rape culture that enables the darkest misogynistic violence against women.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Megyn Kelly claimed Epstein was into “the barely legal type,” referring to 15 year-olds.
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
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Walter Payton uses a paper transfer to ride public transit on the 1979 RTA commercial.
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Walter Payton uses a paper transfer to ride public transit on the 1979 RTA commercial.
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DOGE "can be best understood as a hostile foreign entity that has hacked and stolen invaluable information from the American government. DOGE in many ways is history's most successful enemy of the United States. No entity has hurt the country with such efficiency. I guess that makes sense."
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
DOGE "can be best understood as a hostile foreign entity that has hacked and stolen invaluable information from the American government. DOGE in many ways is history's most successful enemy of the United States. No entity has hurt the country with such efficiency. I guess that makes sense."
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I've got a list going of candidates for elected office in Chicago
bsky.app/profile/did:...
who else can I add?
bsky.app/profile/did:...
who else can I add?
September 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I've got a list going of candidates for elected office in Chicago
bsky.app/profile/did:...
who else can I add?
bsky.app/profile/did:...
who else can I add?
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“President Trump embraced a billionaire’s strategy to try to wring ideological concessions from universities. He blessed another’s role as Harvard University’s emissary for negotiations… Yet another billionaire helped steer cuts at the Department of Education — which a different billionaire leads.”
Wealthy People Have Always Shaped Universities. This Time Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“President Trump embraced a billionaire’s strategy to try to wring ideological concessions from universities. He blessed another’s role as Harvard University’s emissary for negotiations… Yet another billionaire helped steer cuts at the Department of Education — which a different billionaire leads.”