Chicagoan. Writer. Cyclist. Budding flâneur. Gourmand. Guy who knows a guy. Navy vet. Wise ass. https://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3ml7xmgpbjc2gI remember when Joe Rickett shuttered DNAInfo and Gothamist, he had the sites taken down and staff at both sites scrambled to save what they could. (The sites came back online later.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7xmgpbjc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3ml7ohax6i227Co-sign. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7ohax6i227https://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3ml7ofil22k27 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7ofil22k27https://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3ml4slo65pk2fHere in the U.S., a majority of people is a health emergency away from financial ruin. Which country is the shithole, again? [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4slo65pk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3ml4pkwpbu22kCan you please point to the spot on the map where Chicago hurt you? [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4pkwpbu22khttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkxvd2bx5c26Or a marketing success that would go over the heads of the MAGA faithful? [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxvd2bx5c26https://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkxh2ytkr22xThis is good, and apt. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxh2ytkr22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkxf4c5aec2xThe damage Trump 2.0 is doing to the federal government, and the country, will not be repaired in my lifetime. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxf4c5aec2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkvgyqnjm22gAnd the opposition to the traffic improvements along Archer Avenue in Brighton Park face stiff opposition from astroturfing campaigns. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvgyqnjm22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkvdw3fhac2nAlex Jones: Tim Heidecker is a skin-walker. Tim Heidecker: I am now wearing Alex Jones’ skin. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvdw3fhac2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkvbq2o4fk2cThe McKinley Park Mariano’s has a mariachi band and a DJ today, to elevate your shopping experience. Mostly, it’s a cacophonous distraction.02 May 2026 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvbq2o4fk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkuwrp3dec23My opposition to capital pj fishnet is clashing with my desire that billionaires and bad faith actors are dealt extreme justice. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuwrp3dec23https://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkurw726gc2wI’m heartened that both Those Were the Days and Blues Before Sunrise are still on the air and found second homes at WDCB. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkurw726gc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkuqpufnek26I'm also listening to the NYT interview with Tucker Carlson right now and he said the baby boomers are the worst generation America ever produced. I'm seeing my therapist in a half hour and will need to unpack that I agree with him. /102 May 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuqpufnek26https://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkuqcpl5n22gThis was a fascinating listen. One of the takeaways: it all goes back to Reagan. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkuqcpl5n22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkszx43tlk2x“I seethe a lot.” We know. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkszx43tlk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkrzqkhylc2pIf you’re staring at your wife across the breakfast table at 7 a.m. trying to come up with “feelings,” what you need is a divorce and therapy from a living, breathing therapist who will tell you point blank what a schmuck you’re being. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrzqkhylc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkq7vcneos2tHanna: The reason you all know who I am is because of weaponization. And because Hanna is a bad attorney. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq7vcneos2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkq7nx4a7k2tWhich makes the Iranian blockade the plaque which scores of people wished would block Trump’s arteries. (But more effective.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq7nx4a7k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkq2x6pwc22oI first saw this comic in 1979 at a White Hen Pantry on Division Street and Latrobe Avenue on the West Side. (Do the math.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq2x6pwc22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkoowhngpc23Whether or not Ossoff runs for president in 2028, this is the message to run on. (And prosecuting as many of Trump’s cronies as possible.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 03:40 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoowhngpc23https://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkooba2vzs23The South is indeed rising again. (Derogatory) [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkooba2vzs23https://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mknkphiaf22k🎁 (essential) [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknkphiaf22khttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mknkfq7edk2gJamelle Bouie with a scorching column in today's NYT. Basically, Trump is Temu Howard Hughes. 🎁 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/opinion/trump-assassination-attempts-political-violence.html?unlocked_article_code=1.elA.5hxM.lZ2RTOFSFTWe&smid=bs-share29 Apr 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknkfq7edk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mkngidjd6c2f [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkngidjd6c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bportseasoning.bsky.social/post/3mknf3gnok22fHeather Cox Richardson wrote in her newsletter this morning that Trump is “desperate for a win.” Not desperate enough to stop cringe posting, it seems. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:v5euxdcwrvmprsp3ls6g2jcg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknf3gnok22f