Another massive L for Chicago.
In 2014, George Lucas picked Chicago for a $1 billion privately funded museum for his legendary collection - Star Wars artifacts, Norman Rockwell paintings, etc. Zero taxpayer dollars.
A left-wing nonprofit (“Friends of the Parks”) sued, claiming a parking lot was sacred “public trust land.” After years of delays, Lucas said screw it and took the whole thing to LA.
Opening this September. It looks incredible.
Meanwhile, Chicago rammed through the Obama Presidential Center on 19.3 acres of historic Jackson Park.
• Originally ~$300M → now $850M (nearly 3x over)
• Promised 2021 opening → now opening June 2026 (5 years late)
• Promised $470M endowment so taxpayers wouldn’t get stuck → only ~$1M deposited
One museum Chicago blocked.
One museum Chicago rammed through.
Chicago’s priorities on full display.
The @Cubs over their last 20 games:
17 total wins
10 comeback wins
9 wins after allowing the first run
6 one-run wins
4 walkoff wins
4 wins after trailing in 8th or later
3 extra-inning wins
No other MLB team in the modern era has done all of that over any 20-game span.
A Tesla motorhome would totally change family road trips. FSD handles the drive, and everyone just relaxes like it’s a mobile home on wheels.
You’d just stop at Superchargers along the way, ideally near parks or campgrounds, maybe even built right into family-friendly travel spots.
It feels like the future of road tripping, especially with Tesla Semis already proving long distance electric travel works.
Watching an inside the park home run is one of the most exciting plays in baseball. Seeing Pete-Crow Armstrong hit one while only taking 8 seconds from first base to homeplate is absolutely insane to me.
Last year I saw the same fans get upset because we picked Loveland. They were upset when we drafted Burden instead of a RB. They were upset we drafted ozzy trapilo because he wasn’t a popular name. Then got upset because we waited till the 7th to draft a RB. We went on to go 11-6
Bears just had their first Division Title since 2018 and first Playoff Win since 2012
Bears were a bad Caleb Pass/DJ route away from the NFC Championship Game
They replaced/upgraded every player they lost in free agency
And y’all absolutely melting down over 3rd round picks😭