Thomas Day

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Michelle Obama to Barack Obama: You were doing the people's work. Rescuing our economy. Expanding healthcare. Ending a war. Ordering the Bin Laden raid. Saving the auto industry. Winning a peace prize. Keeping us safe from Ebola. Regulating the banks. Standing up for marriage equality. Listening to science. And comforting an entire nation. And you did it all with such grace, and class, and cool.

[Ukraine / Україна @Ukraine]

Chapeau!

[Jamie Metzl @JamieMetzl]

Joe Biden is my former boss. Despite his flaws, I believe he is a decent man and a deeply patriotic American who made significant contributions to our country over his long career.

Unfortunately, his legacy will be defined not by his many positive achievements but by his catastrophic and deeply irresponsible decision to seek reelection when he was so clearly incapable of serving another term.

Even after the debate exposed a level of decrepitude that many Americans could plainly see, he refused to step aside. By clinging to power, he killed the possibility of a competitive Democratic primary and facilitated Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

The overwhelming legacy of of Joe Biden’s decades in public life is the second Trump presidency.

By publishing memoirs and embarking on media tours, the Biden family is inviting a reckoning that the Democratic Party—and our nation—can no longer avoid.

The Biden story is a tragedy for President Biden, the Democratic Party, and America. Speaking openly and honestly about this betrayal of the public trust is essential to building a better future.

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

Barack and I were so honored to have @AkunyiliCrosby create our portrait for the Obama Presidential Center. Her artistic brilliance shines through — and the way she infused such life and joy into the piece is truly extraordinary. We love it, and we think everyone who visits the Center will too!

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

NBC poll:

78% of U.S. adults say that, compared to the past, the American Dream is harder to attain today.

Just 5% say it's easier to attain.

[R A W S A L E R T S @rawsalerts]

🚨 #BREAKING: The average American is now closer to Jeff Bezos in net worth than Jeff Bezos is to Elon Musk.

[Clash Report @clashreport]

Hunter Biden:

I think everybody's carrying around a bag of heroin in their pocket, and it's called an iPhone. Okay?

It is the dopamine hit of choice for 350 million of us. And what we do is that we are fed this lie that this country is divided, that everybody hates everybody, that they're never going to be able to get along.

That, you know, if you believe this, then you're a traitor, and this is treason, and Hunter Biden is a pedophile, rapist, blah blah blah, and Governor Newsom is turning every school into a trans blah blah blah. It's not real, man. You and I both know it. It ain't real.

[Thomas Day @ThomasLDay]

Ok, but who running for mayor is going to support a constitutional convention to reform pensions and ensure the right to continuous public services (no strikes)? We’re maintaining 90%+ empty schools. Clearly compromise ain’t happening. #twill
https://t.co/n2QN6bKats

[Jake Auchincloss @JakeAuch]

Susan Collins is a rubber stamp for the worst admin in history. Claims that I would endorse her, implicitly or otherwise, ignore my track record supporting Democrats to take back both chambers. As I said months ago, I find Platner's Nazi tattoo and his commentary about it personally disqualifying. If it were me I'd vote for someone else in the Maine Democratic primary.

Regardless of what happens in Maine, Democrats need to take back the Senate and I'll keep working hard to make it happen.

[Thomas Day @ThomasLDay]

Mayor Emanuel is running an inspiring campaign. I tip my cap to him. I'm skeptical about where it will ultimately lead, but at the very least he's earned a ton of respect.

[Rahm Emanuel @RahmEmanuel]

There are three doors a child walks through that will determine their future: the front door of the home, the front door of the school, and the front door of the place of worship. If those three doors are not aligned, it impacts a child’s education and future.

Today, 50% of our kids cannot read at grade level. Republicans have abandoned public education, Democrats have abandoned standards and accountability, and our kids are the ones paying the ultimate price.

[Thomas Day @ThomasLDay]

Facts.

[Oh No He Didn't @ohnohedidnt24]

Perk:

"30 years from now in no particular order the GOAT conversation is gonna go: Jordan, Bron and Wemby. This man has officially taken over the NBA. The NBA belongs to Wemby for the next 10 years"

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

"We figured out there's something that sells better than sex, and that's rage." NYU Professor Scott Galloway (@profgalloway) on tech companies' manipulation of vulnerable young men

[Thomas Day @ThomasLDay]

Chicago test scores, nearly a full grade below national average in 2015, are now nearly two grades below the 2015 national average. Urgent action needed -- focused on policies that work, nevermind the demands of people doing hunger strikes at Daley Plaza. https://t.co/Kb5m26iDoL

[Thomas Day @ThomasLDay]

Every instinct in my body is telling me this man is running a game-changing campaign -- and not just in LA. He's tapping into some real frustration with urban establishments, and if you can't understand, you probably don't live in Chicago or might be part of the problem yourself.

[Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt]

Change the channel

[Chicago Police @Chicago_Police]

Police Officer John G. Bartholomew #12963
End of Watch: April 25, 2026

Officer Bartholomew dedicated his life to protecting his fellow Chicagoans. Above all, he was a beloved father, husband, son and brother. We promise to ensure his sacrifice will never be forgotten.

[Thomas Day @ThomasLDay]

Paraphrasing Charles Foster Kane: We were $102 million in the red last year, we're $45 million in red ink this year, we'll be tens of millions in the hole next year. At this rate we'll be bankrupt...like now, unless we consolidate empty schools and reform unsustainable pensions.

[Chicago Sun-Times @Suntimes]

A quarterly financial report shows CPS projecting that it will again end the current fiscal year on June 30 in a hole, albeit a smaller one, of $45 million. CPS says it is making up some ground by spending less grant money. https://t.co/6bk3m7dXjz

[Thomas Day @ThomasLDay]

Four of the top 11 picks. And if Smith could have come out, it would’ve been 5 of the top 15. And dudes couldn’t even get past the first round. Bigger waste of talent: 2014 CBB Kentucky Wildcats (Booker, KAT) or 2025 Buckeyes? 🤔

[NFL @NFL]

With the No. 11 overall pick in the 2026 @NFLDraft, the @dallascowboys select Caleb Downs. @NewEraCap

NFL Draft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC
Stream on @NFLPlus

[Thomas Day @ThomasLDay]

Chicago's population trends according to data from @BrookingsInst William Fey. The blue line is above above 0 only because of immigration, so let's work to try and keep those folks here -- or else the bottom falls out. #twill

[TED Talks @TEDTalks]

The US workforce is not prepared for the AI disruption, says @GinaRaimondo, former Governor of Rhode Island and US Secretary of Commerce. Hear what she says can actually help people transition into this new era: https://t.co/cbT5e3Oit4

[Thomas Day @ThomasLDay]

@CSOonX Cordell Mitchell. Final answer. Pay me.