Brian Mackey

Host of @21stshow, Illinois’ statewide public radio talk show and podcast →

[Brian Mackey @BrianMackey]

So, that happened.

[Brian Mackey @BrianMackey]

@ChicagoFire Thanks to @amcalabrese12 at @meninred97 for the timely information! https://t.co/Wp3owVH2CY

[Alex Calabrese @amcalabrese12]

🔥🚨 Update: Kickoff is now set for 8:50.

#cf97 #vamosfire

[Brian Mackey @BrianMackey]

@JEckburg @ChicagoFire

[Brian Mackey @BrianMackey]

@ChicagoFire Since the @ChicagoFire account is tied up, maybe the fine reporters of @meninred97 can offer some information?

[Brian Mackey @BrianMackey]

@ChicagoFire Writing from the Seat Geek parking lot: Can you share the process for the CF or MLS or whomever deciding how to proceed? What’s the range of possibilities? Is there a go/no-go cutoff time?

[Brenden Moore @brendenmoore13]

Emma Shafer was a friend. I wrote this after she was killed in 2023. Sharing it again to remind folks of what she stood for. In short, she was a friend + ally of immigrants and would've hated her death being exploited in a political stunt to demonize them.
https://t.co/cprl4b3HTC

[Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin]

The decision of whether to run for re-election has not been easy. I truly love the job of being a United States Senator.

But in my heart, I know it’s time to pass the torch.

So, I am announcing today that I will not be seeking re-election at the end of my term.

[Amanda Vinicky @AmandaVinicky]

.@GovPritzker did not take questions from journalists, so no fresh comment from him on the recent ICE activity. But here's an excellent interview from last week on @21stShow with @BrianMackey https://t.co/Z4TGBjBe2W and Pritzker was on @CNNSOTU Sunday https://t.co/YqgqPcSGnl

[Brian Mackey @BrianMackey]

I could be getting ready for today's @21stShow, or I could be obsessively hitting Cmd-R on @SeidelContent's riveting trial coverage.

[Jon Seidel @SeidelContent]

Madigan explains that he'd had a disagreement with Cullerton about negative advertising.

Bhachu: "After that disagreement started … you elected to put a knife into Mr. Cullerton's back, is that right?"

Madigan: "Figuratively."

[Joan Alker @JoanAlker1]

I joined ⁦@BrianMackey⁩ yesterday to talk about what is being contemplated for Medicaid.

Four More Years: Looking at proposed changes to Medicaid under incoming Trump administration https://t.co/2bJZGhSMx8

[Brian Mackey @BrianMackey]

What happens next is up to you.

If you decide to try it out, I hope you'll say hello at https://t.co/PqvwBHlSaX.

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[Brian Mackey @BrianMackey]

I have created accounts on most of the Twitter alternatives over the last couple years. Threads. Post (RIP). Even Truth.

For the first time, it seems like one of these could be reaching critical mass: https://t.co/PqvwBHlklp.

A short 🧵 …

[Brian Mackey @BrianMackey]

As @capitolfax said today: "It feels like a tipping point might — *might* — be coming."

https://t.co/p0fm0LQoBm

[Mr. Illinois @mr1llinois]

OK, OK. A lot of people are asking me about where we stand with the new state flag commission. A 🧵. (1/1000)

[Ezra Klein @ezraklein]

Among the most important charts for thinking clearly about the 2024 election — and politics in general.

The hardest divide to cross isn't left vs. right. It's interested vs. uninterested. https://t.co/KCScv1bklF

[The Onion @TheOnion]

Election Touchscreen Map Takes Deeper Look Inside Key Swing Voter | Onion News Network

ONN political analyst Jason Copeland breaks down the latest presidential polling trends going on inside Pennsylvania resident Nick Camden.

[Dan Diamond @ddiamond]

Forty years ago this week, an insurance salesman's debut novel began appearing on shelves around DC.

That book was THE HUNT FOR THE RED OCTOBER. It launched Tom Clancy's publishing empire — with a nudge from The Post.

Come with us on this deep dive…

https://t.co/uzFI7b0aL7

[Abby Olcese @abbyolcese]

I'm sitting next to a Lincoln impersonator at the airport bar. He's watching MSNBC reporting on yesterday's assassination attempt. This is easily the most surreal thing I've ever witnessed.

[Noah Garfinkel @NoahGarfinkel]

A key point missing in a lot of post debate analysis is that Trump’s claim about immigrants eating pets almost perfectly syncs up to the piano in the Peanuts theme song.