I am 100% unironically serious about wanting this as the state flag. It's menacing af, but also really great design. Simple enough for kids to draw from memory. Striking colors. Easily adaptable to various memorabilia. And no one will ever forget to clean their pontoons again.
The cottonwoods in NE Illinois are having a “mast seeding event” this year. This happens when conditions are particularly hot and dry at the moment when buds are differentiating between becoming leaves or seeds. And Chicago just had one of the driest Mays on record. #ilwx
So Brandon Johnson is now Mayor, and the city is toast? Some TLDR thoughts on Doom Porn, Imperfect Pasts, and Chicago's Future. With pictures.
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Chicago River Snapper aka Chonkosaurus. Great to see this beast thriving here on what was once such a toxic river, but is slowly getting cleaned up & restored. Somebody planted a bunch of native plants up the river from here, too. I can only wonder this things been eating.