Anne Caprara

Just walking around the hellscape that is my Chicago neighborhood this morning

I think one of the reasons you hear so much visceral anger coming from Dems about politics these days is bc for years now we’ve been expected to respond with dignity and respect (which we do) when political violence touches the GOP. But when it touches us - we get the Mike Lee’s of the world.

I am begging my fellow Dems to emerge from the reflexive “it’s a trap” position on these issues and realize that some things are very simple: the public doesn’t like the federal government turning the military against its own citizens.The public doesn’t like the armed occupation of a city.Period.

Chicago Winter is like the bad ex who leaves but as soon as you get a taste of something better decides to show back up

Before I moved to Chicago I had spent one day here. 9 years after packing up and coming here it’s hard to imagine living anywhere else.

Occasionally I pop back into the hellsite to comment on something (keeps the trolls on their toes) and the responses are predictably nutty. They are also basically like “OMG A WOMAN HAD AN INFORMED OPINION SHE MUST BE BRAINWASHED”

This is my bat signal…

Saw 😈 Wears Prada 2 - loved it for the fashion, Meryl/Ann/Emily return, but mostly bc it’s one of the few movies I’ve ever seen that shows women who love their jobs unapologetically & whose stories don’t completely revolve around a love interest. It really struck a chord in this Gen Xer.

What kind of weird ass restaurants are these people going to?

Eldest child, middle child, youngest child

The Governor’s office is aware. Local authorities have been notified. We await your jokes.

Glad that @jbpritzker.bsky.social pitch for Sani-Ties™️ (which I’ve heard 8,000 times) made it in: At Lou Mitchell’s diner…he reflexively shields his mint green tie.”This is my genius business idea for after I’m governor,”he says, describing a tie that unfolds into a bib.“You can get in on it.”

My hot take on the campaign Twitter discourse is that these social media apps have always been bubbles and now Twitter is 5 people who have never run campaigns arguing with each other over the dumbest shit possible while voters are like - hey could you focus on the potential developing nuclear war?