Donald Martin
@rabbitoh.bsky.social
Chicagoan, Hollander, dog-dad, husband, teacher, and former social activist.
Same! I’m the only vegetarian in the family, so eggplant lasagne is on my menu very year.
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Same! I’m the only vegetarian in the family, so eggplant lasagne is on my menu very year.
I remember the claim from a few years ago that a lot of advances in tech were owed to the pornography industry.
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I remember the claim from a few years ago that a lot of advances in tech were owed to the pornography industry.
I hope that the Democrats refuse to participate voluntarily with any part of this. Ken White makes this very, very clear: shut the fuck up. Make the government do the work and get a subpoena.
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I hope that the Democrats refuse to participate voluntarily with any part of this. Ken White makes this very, very clear: shut the fuck up. Make the government do the work and get a subpoena.
I wonder if these are not the ones who ate my tulips in the front yard. :)
November 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I wonder if these are not the ones who ate my tulips in the front yard. :)
If our city can spend nearly $300m on CPD settlements, it can fund the relocation of these residents. news.wttw.com/2025/09/23/r...
Repeated Police Misconduct by 272 Officers Has Cost Chicago Taxpayers $295M Since 2019: Analysis
Chicago taxpayers paid $295 million between 2019 and 2024 to resolve lawsuits naming officers whose alleged misconduct led more than once to payouts, according to an analysis of city data by WTTW News...
news.wttw.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If our city can spend nearly $300m on CPD settlements, it can fund the relocation of these residents. news.wttw.com/2025/09/23/r...
Oh! This is great grammar lesson material for my students.
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Oh! This is great grammar lesson material for my students.
*mi casa está en llamas*
Los bomberos del municipio debe responder pero no les voy a llamar.
*mi casa queda destruida*
El gobierno es culpable por este desastre!
Los bomberos del municipio debe responder pero no les voy a llamar.
*mi casa queda destruida*
El gobierno es culpable por este desastre!
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
*mi casa está en llamas*
Los bomberos del municipio debe responder pero no les voy a llamar.
*mi casa queda destruida*
El gobierno es culpable por este desastre!
Los bomberos del municipio debe responder pero no les voy a llamar.
*mi casa queda destruida*
El gobierno es culpable por este desastre!
Congrats, Brian. It's on my Christmas list. I'm bracing for it to have a similar impact as Matthew Desmond's "Evicted" had on me about ten years ago.
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Congrats, Brian. It's on my Christmas list. I'm bracing for it to have a similar impact as Matthew Desmond's "Evicted" had on me about ten years ago.
Those same commenters would be apoplectic to learn that phone books had published people's names, addresses, as well as phone numbers!
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Those same commenters would be apoplectic to learn that phone books had published people's names, addresses, as well as phone numbers!
This is a well-deserved recognition of your entire team’s commitment to science education.
November 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This is a well-deserved recognition of your entire team’s commitment to science education.
Story time! I hope that this thread ends with /10
November 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Story time! I hope that this thread ends with /10
*please don't eat the poisoned rats, please don't eat the poisoned rats*
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
*please don't eat the poisoned rats, please don't eat the poisoned rats*
Photos of downtown Detroit are always welcome. :) I'm taking my husband to this very roundabout on Woodward Ave on Friday. He's never been to Detroit. Fingers crossed that the Lions win on Thanksgiving.
November 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Photos of downtown Detroit are always welcome. :) I'm taking my husband to this very roundabout on Woodward Ave on Friday. He's never been to Detroit. Fingers crossed that the Lions win on Thanksgiving.
Lady in red
is dancing with me
cheek to cheek
is dancing with me
cheek to cheek
November 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Lady in red
is dancing with me
cheek to cheek
is dancing with me
cheek to cheek
He’s the Joyce Carol Oates of self-publishing?
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
He’s the Joyce Carol Oates of self-publishing?
I’d bet that Santa Etsy has the perfect stocking stuffer!
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I’d bet that Santa Etsy has the perfect stocking stuffer!
When people downstate Illinois say that they hate Chicago, we all know what they really mean.
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
When people downstate Illinois say that they hate Chicago, we all know what they really mean.
What a horrible process: copy and paste these two email addresses? It’s as if the prison system doesn’t want folks to communicate.
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
What a horrible process: copy and paste these two email addresses? It’s as if the prison system doesn’t want folks to communicate.