Hyde Park Trish
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Writing about history when I'm not gardening. #Chicago #HydePark #UglyDogs (iykyk)
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The reason the top 10% of income earners pay more than half of all tax revenue is NOT because they are taxed more than ever.
Their tax rate has been cut FIVE times in the last 25 years.
They are paying more because their INCOME has increased astronomically, where the income of the bottom half has
Their tax rate has been cut FIVE times in the last 25 years.
They are paying more because their INCOME has increased astronomically, where the income of the bottom half has
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The reason the top 10% of income earners pay more than half of all tax revenue is NOT because they are taxed more than ever.
Their tax rate has been cut FIVE times in the last 25 years.
They are paying more because their INCOME has increased astronomically, where the income of the bottom half has
Their tax rate has been cut FIVE times in the last 25 years.
They are paying more because their INCOME has increased astronomically, where the income of the bottom half has
I wasn’t going to read this because ugh Roger Stone but I learned so much about suits.
Yesterday, Roger Stone announced his partnership with a menswear company, where together they've released a collection of tailored clothing items.
Here is my review of those pieces. 🧵
Here is my review of those pieces. 🧵
November 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I wasn’t going to read this because ugh Roger Stone but I learned so much about suits.
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31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
A Warning from 1994 of a Two-Tiered Society | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
31 years ago this month, I warned that America was becoming a two-tiered society composed of a few winners and a larger group left behind, whose anger and disillusionment could be easily manipulated.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
I took a lot of heat for this speech. Watch and tell me if I was wrong.
The brand new house on Woodlawn apparently laid the sidewalk from the street to the door and along the front over some kind of heating/melting magic. There's no salt, and it's perfect, edge to edge.
November 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The brand new house on Woodlawn apparently laid the sidewalk from the street to the door and along the front over some kind of heating/melting magic. There's no salt, and it's perfect, edge to edge.
my annual public service announcement.
Basically, waddle on ice--flat feet, center gravity over the front foot. It's lovely snow at the moment, but I think there will be a lot of unshoveled sidewalks turning to ice because feet are trampling the ice and this is a long duration storm.
Basically, waddle on ice--flat feet, center gravity over the front foot. It's lovely snow at the moment, but I think there will be a lot of unshoveled sidewalks turning to ice because feet are trampling the ice and this is a long duration storm.
November 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
my annual public service announcement.
Basically, waddle on ice--flat feet, center gravity over the front foot. It's lovely snow at the moment, but I think there will be a lot of unshoveled sidewalks turning to ice because feet are trampling the ice and this is a long duration storm.
Basically, waddle on ice--flat feet, center gravity over the front foot. It's lovely snow at the moment, but I think there will be a lot of unshoveled sidewalks turning to ice because feet are trampling the ice and this is a long duration storm.
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
I decided to delete my snarky post and instead redo my reply suggesting Joffrey Ballet's Nutcracker, set in the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition as the magic land with Burnham as the empresario. The "ethnic" dances are Midway acts. Ihttps://youtu.be/J4zkQDZaJHw?si=7RqIQ9cF2IfmfGSe
Christopher Wheeldon's 'The Nutcracker'
YouTube video by The Joffrey Ballet
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I decided to delete my snarky post and instead redo my reply suggesting Joffrey Ballet's Nutcracker, set in the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition as the magic land with Burnham as the empresario. The "ethnic" dances are Midway acts. Ihttps://youtu.be/J4zkQDZaJHw?si=7RqIQ9cF2IfmfGSe
Best thread ever (sorry about the bad luck David, but thank you for the laughy groans)
Today, I spent 5 hours getting to the airport, missing my flight (don’t ask), and coming home. Then I decided to run an errand on my bike, and got a flat tire a long way from home. I’m staying in for the rest of the day. Send dad jokes. 😒
November 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Best thread ever (sorry about the bad luck David, but thank you for the laughy groans)
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I am, in general, an individualist -- I value my personal freedoms very highly.
At the same time, I could never in a million years take the attitude I see from car drivers, who think the idea of paying a tax in order to offset some of the costs to the public of the roads they use is an outrage.
At the same time, I could never in a million years take the attitude I see from car drivers, who think the idea of paying a tax in order to offset some of the costs to the public of the roads they use is an outrage.
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I am, in general, an individualist -- I value my personal freedoms very highly.
At the same time, I could never in a million years take the attitude I see from car drivers, who think the idea of paying a tax in order to offset some of the costs to the public of the roads they use is an outrage.
At the same time, I could never in a million years take the attitude I see from car drivers, who think the idea of paying a tax in order to offset some of the costs to the public of the roads they use is an outrage.
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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This story includes links to my WBEZ Curious City story about Dunning.
20 years ago, neighbors fought to keep 21 acres of green space from being turned into a Home Depot. Today, the Dunning Read Natural Area is an oasis of natural plants and important wetlands. blockclubchi.co/48A3liI
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This story includes links to my WBEZ Curious City story about Dunning.
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Sen. Mark Kelly on MS NOW: "I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I've been nearly shot down multiple times … My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head, six people killed around her … We know what political violence is. And we know what causes it, too."
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly on MS NOW: "I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane. I've been nearly shot down multiple times … My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head, six people killed around her … We know what political violence is. And we know what causes it, too."
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To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
1/2
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
To recap:
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
1/2
•Universal healthcare would save 68,000 lives & $450B annually
•Every $1 spent on SNAP results in $1.80 boost to local economies & small businesses
•The child tax credit decreased child poverty to a historic low of 5.2%, abolishing it increased it by 45%
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The vicious cycle of monopolization:
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The vicious cycle of monopolization:
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
The Thanksgiving menus at the grand hotels of Hyde Park #Chicago in 1928 and the postcards folks used to send each other. You didn't have to have turkey! (separate link to the Newberry postcard page in replies) open.substack.com/pub/patricia...
Thanksgiving, 1928 style
Thank you all for reading along!
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Thanksgiving menus at the grand hotels of Hyde Park #Chicago in 1928 and the postcards folks used to send each other. You didn't have to have turkey! (separate link to the Newberry postcard page in replies) open.substack.com/pub/patricia...
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There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
Bye bye stone retaining wall that lasted 100 years. (I think it dates from when the raised tracks were infilled and the viaducts finished in stone).
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Bye bye stone retaining wall that lasted 100 years. (I think it dates from when the raised tracks were infilled and the viaducts finished in stone).
Hyde Parkers #Chicago come have great food, a beer, and learn stuff. Mark your calendars for January 3 in Jimmy's. The topics are Hyde Park Sports and Sports figures, Hyde Park Politics and Politicians, and Hyde Park Buildings. Lots of questions folks should know among the tie breakers!
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Hyde Parkers #Chicago come have great food, a beer, and learn stuff. Mark your calendars for January 3 in Jimmy's. The topics are Hyde Park Sports and Sports figures, Hyde Park Politics and Politicians, and Hyde Park Buildings. Lots of questions folks should know among the tie breakers!
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Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
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I have hundreds of hours of un-transcribed conversations with my elderly neighbor who worked with Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock and the Smurfs.
I'll get back to posting more some day. In the meantime, here's one you may have missed:
kliph.substack.com/p/an-intervi...
I'll get back to posting more some day. In the meantime, here's one you may have missed:
kliph.substack.com/p/an-intervi...
An Interview with Peggy Webber - Part Four
My 97-year-old next door neighbor.
kliph.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I have hundreds of hours of un-transcribed conversations with my elderly neighbor who worked with Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock and the Smurfs.
I'll get back to posting more some day. In the meantime, here's one you may have missed:
kliph.substack.com/p/an-intervi...
I'll get back to posting more some day. In the meantime, here's one you may have missed:
kliph.substack.com/p/an-intervi...
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
