Ed McDevitt
@artguychicago.bsky.social
Ancient Democrat, choral singer, architecture docent, keeper of deep information on Chicago’s public art, advocate for strong gun legislation, generally appalled observer of our politics, frequent op-ed writer and always happy when baseball season starts.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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From WaPo today: “Health care and social assistance accounted for 95 percent of the 130,000 jobs added in January. . . . Without health care and related jobs, the United States would have nearly 400,000 fewer jobs than it did a year ago, according to Labor Department figures through January.”
February 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
From WaPo today: “Health care and social assistance accounted for 95 percent of the 130,000 jobs added in January. . . . Without health care and related jobs, the United States would have nearly 400,000 fewer jobs than it did a year ago, according to Labor Department figures through January.”
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February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
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I've just published a blog entry on voting for judicial candidates in the Cook County/IL primary election that is now going on. For info on judge candidates, go to
www.edmcdevitt.org/2026-illinoi...
www.edmcdevitt.org/2026-illinoi...
2026 Illinois/Cook County Primary Election: Judicial Candidates - Art Can Save Us and Life's Ideas
Yes, election season is once again upon us. As is the case in most election cycles in our Illinois counties, part of the election process includes judicial candidates standing for nomination. The form...
www.edmcdevitt.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I've just published a blog entry on voting for judicial candidates in the Cook County/IL primary election that is now going on. For info on judge candidates, go to
www.edmcdevitt.org/2026-illinoi...
www.edmcdevitt.org/2026-illinoi...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Play Shuffalo: Monday, February 9, 2026
Can you make a longer word with each new letter?
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February 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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My heart rate has gone from 48 to 51 watching Curling.
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 AM
My heart rate has gone from 48 to 51 watching Curling.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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From @poynterinstitute.bsky.social guy Tom Jones: “According to [union steward] Sarah Kaplan, . . . the [Washington Post] is dropping between 350 and 375 journalists. With the newsroom’s pre-layoff strength at 790 people, that means between 44 percent and 47.5 percent of the newsroom has been axed.”
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
From @poynterinstitute.bsky.social guy Tom Jones: “According to [union steward] Sarah Kaplan, . . . the [Washington Post] is dropping between 350 and 375 journalists. With the newsroom’s pre-layoff strength at 790 people, that means between 44 percent and 47.5 percent of the newsroom has been axed.”
Pitchers and catchers report today. Sport comes alive again!
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Pitchers and catchers report today. Sport comes alive again!
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@chicagopublicsquare.com
Much better quiz results this week: 7/8. Color me happy.
Much better quiz results this week: 7/8. Color me happy.
February 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
@chicagopublicsquare.com
Much better quiz results this week: 7/8. Color me happy.
Much better quiz results this week: 7/8. Color me happy.
He “claimed an affiliation with antifa” according to the impaired AG. I checked. He’s not part of my cell. The equally dim Leavitt says he’s a “member” of antifa. I checked the membership rolls. He’s not there. How can this be????
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
Minneapolis man charged with threatening, cyberstalking ICE officers
Attorney General Pamela Bondi alleged in a statement that Wagner doxed and threatened law enforcement officers, claimed an affiliation with antifa and “encouraged bloodshed in the streets.”
www.pbs.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
He “claimed an affiliation with antifa” according to the impaired AG. I checked. He’s not part of my cell. The equally dim Leavitt says he’s a “member” of antifa. I checked the membership rolls. He’s not there. How can this be????
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
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February 5, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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I'm advocating for millions of Gmail users who just plain hate the automatic "AI Summary" in emails. If you try to that "feature" off, you turn off lots ofother stuff as well.
I know the service if free, but you never asked - so now let me represent those millions. TURN THAT F'ING AI SUMMARY OFF!
I know the service if free, but you never asked - so now let me represent those millions. TURN THAT F'ING AI SUMMARY OFF!
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I'm advocating for millions of Gmail users who just plain hate the automatic "AI Summary" in emails. If you try to that "feature" off, you turn off lots ofother stuff as well.
I know the service if free, but you never asked - so now let me represent those millions. TURN THAT F'ING AI SUMMARY OFF!
I know the service if free, but you never asked - so now let me represent those millions. TURN THAT F'ING AI SUMMARY OFF!
Jeremiah the Bullfrog has lost his champion and joy has gone out of the world with the passing of Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night.
apnews.com/article/chuc...
apnews.com/article/chuc...
Chuck Negron, lead singer on 'Joy to the World' and other Three Dog Night hits, dies at 83
Chuck Negron, a founding member of the soul-rock sensations Three Dog Night, has died. Negron sang lead on such hits as “One” and “Just an Old Fashioned Love Song” and hollered the immortal opening li...
apnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Jeremiah the Bullfrog has lost his champion and joy has gone out of the world with the passing of Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night.
apnews.com/article/chuc...
apnews.com/article/chuc...
Even China celebrated its ethnic minorities when it hosted the Olympics. Looks like L'Italia à lascià tombé la bala (Ladin for "Italy dropped the ball").
apnews.com/article/ladi...
apnews.com/article/ladi...
Italy's Ladins take visibility into their own hands facing minimal exposure in Olympic celebrations
Members of Italy’s Ladin minority, which settled a millennium ago in the Dolomite mountain hamlet that's now an Olympic host city, are disappointed the Winter Games will not spotlight their culture.
apnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Even China celebrated its ethnic minorities when it hosted the Olympics. Looks like L'Italia à lascià tombé la bala (Ladin for "Italy dropped the ball").
apnews.com/article/ladi...
apnews.com/article/ladi...
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Read this excellent analysis of a delightful and powerful judicial decision that so rightly slams our current occupant and his minions for their utter flouting of our foundational law and crushing of justice.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE (Gift Article)
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Read this excellent analysis of a delightful and powerful judicial decision that so rightly slams our current occupant and his minions for their utter flouting of our foundational law and crushing of justice.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Not that it's my Congressional district, but IL-09 Laura Fine's accomplishment claims are purely absurd hyperbole..
February 3, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Not that it's my Congressional district, but IL-09 Laura Fine's accomplishment claims are purely absurd hyperbole..
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