Chad Merda

Former full-time journalist @chicagotribune, @dailysouthtown, @suntimes. I still write, still tweet, still drink and still swear. Not necessarily in that order.

[Chad Merda @IAmTheMerda]

@realBlagojevich @IllinoisReview Kind of rich coming from the ass clown who was actually convicted of lying.

[Chad Merda @IAmTheMerda]

Needed a quick lunch, so gave this noodle bowl from @AldiUSA a shot. The look and taste did not match up, thankfully.

[Chad Merda @IAmTheMerda]

30 seconds of silence in the booth after the full moon …

[Tim Alberta @TimAlberta]

Okay so,

1) an American citizen exercises his First Amendment right to peaceably assemble and his Second Amendment right to bear arms, out of apparent concern that a tyrannical federal government is violating basic protections afforded under the Constitution

2) after coming to the aid of an unarmed woman who's been shoved to the ground by a masked federal agent, the citizen -- impaired by pepper spray, holding nothing but a cell phone -- is dragged to the ground by a group of other masked agents

3) during the scuffle, shortly after one masked agent removes the weapon from the restrained citizen's person, several other masked agents open fire, unloading 10 shots from close range and killing the unarmed citizen

4) despite video evidence, a spokesman for the federal government says the citizen approached agents with a gun, provoked a violent confrontation, and planned to "massacre" law enforcement

You really want to defend this? Go ahead. Just know, you look like an absolute fool.

[Tim Miller @Timodc]

The government's stated rationale for this killing is that the victim was carrying a legal firearm.

The very people that told us we need to accept mass child slaughter for the right to protect ourselves from scary Obama, now say the govt can kill you if you possess a weapon.

[Isaiah Martin @isaiahrmartin]

Reminder that Kyle Rittenhouse showed up to a protest like this and Republicans called him a hero

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

But not this guy, right?

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

The same administration that venerates Kyle Rittenhouse, who showed up at a protest like this:

[Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos]

Of all the things we’ve seen in Chicago, can’t recall anything like these scenes

[Chad Merda @IAmTheMerda]

@JDVance @marcorubio Fuck off couch fucker

[Chad Merda @IAmTheMerda]

Huge if true.

[WillCoForestPreserve @WillCoForests]

The Chicago Bears have completed an interview with our mascot and head coach candidate Willy Woodchuck. #ChicagoBears #DaBears #NFLBears

[Today In Nature @TodayInNature]

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[Chad Merda @IAmTheMerda]

Hey @fox32news, nobody is watching your channel to listen to your fat heads talk about weather. Put the damn game audio back on. #CopaAmerica

[WillCoForestPreserve @WillCoForests]

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[Today's Bird @todaysbird]

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[Chad Merda @IAmTheMerda]

A beautiful day for a quick road trip to Columbus to take in a @ChicagoFire game. Plus, it’s a cool stadium. #cf97

[Chad Merda @IAmTheMerda]

Our Take It Outside campaign and the accompanying app challenge was by far the biggest marketing initiative we’ve ever done at @willcoforests. Tons of work but well worth it. And we’re back at it again this year trying to break our own record.

[Goosechase @Goosechase]

💭 Did you know...

The @WillCoForests hosted the largest @Goosechase Experience EVER with over 117,000 submissions! 🌲

[Chad Merda @IAmTheMerda]

5️⃣ The road to a full recovery will be a slow one. And thankfully work from home allows me to return to work sooner, while still recovering. Getting back into a somewhat normal routine — which includes working — is an important part of the recovery process.

[Chad Merda @IAmTheMerda]

It’s been an incredibly difficult three weeks with many unexpected and painful setbacks. So, a thread …
1️⃣ I’m incredibly grateful to finally be home.
2️⃣ I’m very fortunate to have a caring and loving wife who was there every step of the way.

[Chad Merda @IAmTheMerda]

4️⃣ Access to quality healthcare and paid time off at work is crucial. At no point did we have to worry about not being at work or getting a paycheck. I know not everyone is as fortunate.