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Donald Martin
@rabbitoh.bsky.social
Chicagoan, Hollander, dog-dad, husband, teacher, and former social activist.
The #dogs switched places after our walk. Monday treats them very well.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The #dogs set the mood for our Monday morning.
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Football Sunday at our house. Taco isn’t into it.
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Lady in red
is dancing with me
cheek to cheek
‘cause i’m your lady
and you are man
whenever you reach for me
i’ll do all that i can
November 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Queso at the veterinarian‘s office. His #dogs ears are itchy. :(
November 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“He was nice but had no knowledge.”

Jesus Christ.
R: if govt fails to prove Costa Rica is off the table, our perspective we got a triple hearsay affidavit with zero evidentiary value. you ordered to produce a knowledgeable witness. he was a nice witness. but no knowledge.
J:i thought govt's 1st level point was: your time to choose C.R. was ...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I’m waiting for @quigley.house.gov to respond to the president‘s threat of violence.
Just so we’re ALL clear: the President of the United States made death threats toward sitting Democratic members of Congress.

But they’re always claiming Democrats are the dangerous ones, right?

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November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This man is the kind of saint we can emulate.
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I'm excited about attending a book club meeting for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The book that the group chose wasn't my style (gothic-y horror). That's fine. I got involved for the social value. It's important to avoid the #Chicago winter trap of staying at home all the time.
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I teach English online. I get nervous as hell whenever one of my students from #Ukraine connects late by even a few minutes.
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The top 5 search results over on M-W's website @merriam-webster.com gave me a good laugh this morning.

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/C...
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Another truck has successfully wedged itself into the Kennedy overpass on Irving Park Rd. Traffic is absolutely snarled. #Chicago
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The truth is out there (or, directly over my house. #Chicago.
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
After running the #dogs silly in the park. It’s a beautiful November afternoon in #Chicago.
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"a large group of officers were seen quickly jumping into action" is both unbelievable and reminded me of the great Jeffrey Rowland (@topa.to) creation: Wigu Comics, which everyone should read here: www.wigucomics.com/adventures/
Man detained in stolen ambulance chase after shots fired by Chicago police, crash on West Side
A man was detained by police during a massive response Friday afternoon for a stolen ambulance pursuit that caused multiple crashes on the city's West Side and led to shots fired by police.
abc7chicago.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Watching the Lions game? Well, enjoy this close up of an Orange Nazi. Christ. We couldn’t turn the channel fast enough.
November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Reposted by Donald Martin
If I can call both of Durbin’s offices from a fucking weight bench at the gym, then his shit should function at the barest minimum by letting me leave a voicemail. Business hours my ass. ARRGH.
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I joined folks in Albany Park looking for ways to get involved in #Chicago resistance against ICE. There I bumped, literally, into serendipity on meeting these two gentlemen: Donald and Jim (center, right). They've been together for 45 years and have the same goddamned names as me and my husband.
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
And so it begins. Our first snow of the season in #Chicago.
November 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Credit where due: the Tribune did solid reporting here.
Bovino went into popular Carniceria Aguascalientes in heart of Little Village.
“They said they were just here to buy something,” said Elizabeth Gutierrez. “I told them we wouldn’t serve them and escorted them out. Bovino seemed upset, but I don’t care.” www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/08/c...
Shots fired at immigration agents in Little Village as residents confront Bovino, Border Patrol, authorities say
Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Incoming Barbra Streisand Effect
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Well done work here from @blockclubchi.bsky.social. If our goal is to split the Republican party, a campaign based on "No more prayer," makes an excellent pair of scissors. #Chicago
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If not Water-Grass type Pokémon, then why Water-Grass type Pokémon shaped?
Not now, carnivorous death ball
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Anyone wanting to know exactly what is happening in the federal court cases regarding #ICE in #Chicago should follow (and thank) @heathercherone.bsky.social and bsky.app/profile/djby... -- their reporting has been nothing short of spectacular.
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Heya, @kenwhite.bsky.social — is it bad when a judge takes the attorneys in the hallway during the trial? It sure sounds bad.
Attorneys continuing to bicker over Hewson's questioning.

Judge Ellis, losing patience, takes them out into the hallway.
November 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM