Rob Gardner

@chibbqk1ng Are you including Chicago burbs? It makes a huge difference in covering cuisines, especially certain Asian & Middle Eastern.

Ok a day and many replies later I’d revise this list a bit by dropping NOLA into tier 3 which is tough as you can eat as good there as anywhere, over a week long period, but would miss many things living there. Would also add MSP, ATL, DC to tier 4 and would move Vegas to Tier 3.

Best U.S. Food Metros by Tier: Tier 1: NYC, LA Tier 2: Chicago, San Fran, Houston, Philly, New Orleans* Tier 3: Portland, Seattle Tier 4: Austin, Nashville, Charleston, Boston, Miami, Dallas, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Detroit, Orlando, Portland (ME) *NOLA best regional food city

The winning message in the IL Dem Senate primary

Hey @SouthwestAir still waiting

@chibbqk1ng The house salsas, at my local, Farmer’s Best, at Grand & Narragansett are out of the world. On weekends they sample & I eat like 20 chips worth.

Jarred salsa is almost as bad as frozen pizza. Luckily in Chicago there’s not much need for it as there’s tons of Mexican grocery stores that make it on site. I particularly like the stuff at Rico Fresh on Armitage and Central.

@SouthwestAir my disabled daughter has been on hold for like 2 hours this am trying to arrange for her flight tomorrow & all I get is busy signal @SouthwestAir

@ADannehy Totally

That was absolutely OPI.

@ggabefootball It’ll make @North2North happy

How about this, Trubisky throws for 259 and 4 TD’s in the Bills win today. They sat Josh Allen

@ChaseDaniel How’s it also not interference on the Moore catch?

Caleb Williams with the two best plays of his career so far!!! The two very best throws when his team needed him the most. 6 come from behind wins & he’s doing this vs a Top 5 Defense with out 2 of his best WR’s.

@michaeldweiss 25: Russia holds elections

Doc circulating in Ukrainian media is said to be the 28-point plan. It's not as absurd and dire as has been reported -- it's even more so. Eng. translation follows. N.B. I absolutely love point 3: "it is expected" Russia won't invade anyone else. Cool. Plus, America profits from rebuilding what Putin bombed to smithereens and all Russian war criminals are amnestied. They should call this plan "the Aristocrats." 1. Ukraine's sovereignty will be confirmed. 2. A comprehensive and comprehensive non-aggression agreement will be concluded between Russia, Ukraine and Europe. All ambiguities of the last 30 years will be considered settled. 3. It is expected that Russia will not invade neighbouring countries and NATO will not expand further. 4. A dialogue will be held between Russia and NATO, mediated by the United States, to resolve all security issues and create conditions for de-escalation in order to ensure global security and increase opportunities for cooperation and future economic development. 5. Ukraine will receive reliable security guarantees. 6. The size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces will be limited to 600,000 personnel. 7. Ukraine agrees to enshrine in its constitution that it will not join NATO, and NATO agrees to include in its statutes a provision that Ukraine will not be admitted in the future. 8. NATO agrees not to station troops in Ukraine. 9. European fighter jets will be stationed in Poland. 10. US guarantee: ▪️ The US will receive compensation for the guarantee. ▪️ If Ukraine invades Russia, it will lose the guarantee. ▪️ If Russia invades Ukraine, in addition to a decisive coordinated military response, all global sanctions will be reinstated, recognition of the new territory and all other benefits of this deal will be revoked. ▪️ If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid. 11. Ukraine is eligible for EU membership and will receive short-term preferential access to the European market while this issue is being considered. 12. A powerful global package of measures to rebuild Ukraine, including but not limited to: a. The creation of a Ukraine Development Fund to invest in fast-growing industries, including technology, data centres, and artificial intelligence. b. The United States will cooperate with Ukraine to jointly rebuild, develop, modernise, and operate Ukraine's gas infrastructure, including pipelines and storage facilities. c. Joint efforts to rehabilitate war-affected areas for the restoration, reconstruction and modernisation of cities and residential areas. d. Infrastructure development. e. Extraction of minerals and natural resources. f. The World Bank will develop a special financing package to accelerate these efforts. 13. Russia will be reintegrated into the global economy: a. The lifting of sanctions will be discussed and agreed upon in stages and on a case-by-case basis. b. The United States will enter into a long-term economic cooperation agreement for mutual development in the areas of energy, natural resources, infrastructure, artificial intelligence, data centres, rare earth metal extraction projects in the Arctic, and other mutually beneficial corporate opportunities. c. Russia will be invited to rejoin the G8. 14. Frozen funds will be used as follows: $100 billion in frozen Russian assets will be invested in US-led efforts to rebuild and invest in Ukraine. The US will receive 50% of the profits from this venture. Europe will add $100 billion to increase the amount of investment available for Ukraine's reconstruction. Frozen European funds will be unfrozen. The remainder of the frozen Russian funds will be invested in a separate US-Russian investment vehicle that will implement joint projects in specific areas. This fund will be aimed at strengthening relations and increasing common interests to create a strong incentive not to return to conflict. 15. A joint American-Russian working group on security issues will be established to promote and ensure compliance with all provisions of this agreement. 16. Russia will enshrine in law its policy of non-aggression towards Europe and Ukraine. 17. The United States and Russia will agree to extend the validity of treaties on the non-proliferation and control of nuclear weapons, including the START I Treaty. 18. Ukraine agrees to be a non-nuclear state in accordance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. 19. The Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant will be launched under the supervision of the IAEA, and the electricity produced will be distributed equally between Russia and Ukraine — 50:50. 20. Both countries undertake to implement educational programmes in schools and society aimed at promoting understanding and tolerance of different cultures and eliminating racism and prejudice: a. Ukraine will adopt EU rules on religious tolerance and the protection of linguistic minorities. b. Both countries will agree to abolish all discriminatory measures and guarantee the rights of Ukrainian and Russian media and education. c. All Nazi ideology and activities must be rejected and prohibited. 21. Territories: a. Crimea, Luhansk and Donetsk will be recognised as de facto Russian, including by the United States. b. Kherson and Zaporizhzhia will be frozen along the line of contact, which will mean de facto recognition along the line of contact. c. Russia will relinquish other agreed territories it controls outside the five regions. d. Ukrainian forces will withdraw from the part of Donetsk Oblast that they currently control, and this withdrawal zone will be considered a neutral demilitarised buffer zone, internationally recognised as territory belonging to the Russian Federation. Russian forces will not enter this demilitarised zone. 22. After agreeing on future territorial arrangements, both the Russian Federation and Ukraine undertake not to change these arrangements by force. Any security guarantees will not apply in the event of a breach of this commitment. 23. Russia will not prevent Ukraine from using the Dnieper River for commercial activities, and agreements will be reached on the free transport of grain across the Black Sea. 24. A humanitarian committee will be established to resolve outstanding issues: a. All remaining prisoners and bodies will be exchanged on an ‘all for all’ basis. b. All civilian detainees and hostages will be returned, including children. c. A family reunification programme will be implemented. d. Measures will be taken to alleviate the suffering of the victims of the conflict. 25. Ukraine will hold elections in 100 days. 26. All parties involved in this conflict will receive full amnesty for their actions during the war and agree not to make any claims or consider any complaints in the future. 27. This agreement will be legally binding. Its implementation will be monitored and guaranteed by the Peace Council, headed by President Donald J. Trump. Sanctions will be imposed for violations. 28. Once all parties agree to this memorandum, the ceasefire will take effect immediately after both sides retreat to agreed points to begin implementation of the agreement.

@jacobinfante24 People were so quick to dismiss the @TyDunne reporting but doesn’t so much of what we’re seeing now jibe with that?

I love this Bears community, but so many people cover their ears at any sign of valid criticism of this franchise It’s way too early to call Caleb Williams a bust, but if you’re saying he’s lived up to expectations at this part of his career so far you’re lying to yourself

Strange bedfellows but yes…

@AudacyHelp @atxhobogrl I assume this is also for SCORE/WSCR which I can’t get going

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@CHGO_Bears Awful punt

Not the best sequence for the Bears... First-and-10 from LV 24 - Cole Kmet drop Second-and-10 from LV 24 - Caleb Williams fumbles, falls back on it. Third-and-16 from LV 30 - Williams sacked. Fourth-and-26 from LV 40 - Tory Taylor punts, touchback.

@mdwojak94 @bears_insider Don’t forget, awful punt

#Bears get down to the Las Vegas 24 then Cole Kmet drops what would've been a first down and Caleb Williams is sacked on back-to-back plays for 16 yards. Chicago punts and trails 7-3 with 10:22 left in the 2Q.

@readjack But the consensus has a horrible track record

The NFL had a consensus #1 QB prospect in 2024 and we got him. The NFL had a consensus #1 head coach prospect in 2025 and we got him. We can and should hold our 40-year drought against ownership, but we can’t burden this first-year QB-HC partnership with our 40-year trauma.

I am your Bears therapist. And what’s most complicated about this moment in our fandom is balancing our long-term experience, which rightly reduces patience, with short-term realities, requiring patience.

@RadioFreeTom I was 21-ish & living in DC when this came out & just came across like no one I knew…on the other, take Risky Business, growing in Chicago North Shore, that movie SO rang home.

Counterargument: it’s a terrible movie

@RadioFreeTom 👍

@grok are you still on the fritz?

@joshtpm Is 24 hours up?

“within the next 24 hours” you say

@RachelBitecofer The Dem consultants told me this was not what the hard working soccer moms of Western PA wanted to hear

America is remembering the truth about Donald Trump: that he’s a dangerous buffoon that shouldn’t be in charge of a lemonade stand. I wanted to make that the major theme of 2024 but alas. Too bad Americans have such short memories.