I'm glad to welcome my old buddy Mike Sosulski back to the Chicago area, with a promotion - as president of Lake Forest College! chicagotribune.com/2025/07/11/lak…

Howdy from United Airlines #2629, San Antonio-Chicago, after a 6 (six) hour delay. I got to dine with my longtime friend @SigChristenson for the first time in years. I’ll miss a haircut and the top of the Windy City Smokeout but I’ll sleep at home tonight and that makes it all right.

Kane Brown @ Windy City Smokeout

Kane Brown at Windy City Smokeout

Watching #FailSafe on TCM for the first time (I was always a #doctorstrangelove guy) and it is fantastic. Henry Fonda is perfect in this Bruce Patterson

Trump visits Texas after floods: Questions loom over federal emergency a... youtu.be/LzZRiS7XodU?si… Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera Breaking News

Historic Grand Canyon lodge burns to ashes in wildfire at US national park youtu.be/NGeRFxl8g4Q?si… Al Jazeera English

Proposed US bill seeks to ban ICE agents from wearing masks during raids youtu.be/h-t9_Ox9t1g?si… via Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera Breaking News

I’m giving this 4 Pinocchios on “financial reasons” for a show that was often highest rated on a very competitive time slot. 🤥🤥🤥🤥 Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ canceled by CBS, to end in May 2026 washingtonpost.com/style/2025/07/…

Thousands March in anti-Trump protests My story on Al Jazeera English youtu.be/diCzrsrkUdI?si…

Funding cuts hit public TV and radio youtu.be/WW1P86r8-S4 My story with im mysterious asf on Al Jazeera English

Going to California, as the song goes, with an aching in my heart. Next stop: SFO, then Tahoe

A helicopter fills up in Serene Lakes, California, near Tahoe, to battle a fire in nearby Colfax (yes I know my camerawork could use a refresher course)

Go Team? abc7chicago.com/post/accuweath…

Boeing defence workers strike, demanding better pay and benefits youtu.be/u4qLISoQ6yY?si… My story via Al Jazeera English

Greetings from United Airlines #4283, St. Louis-Chicqgo. Look for our story on the Boeing defens/ce workers strike on ⁦Al Jazeera English⁩

Hi from United Airlines #609, Chicago-Phoenix, for a report on how much water AI farms use, often in already water-deprived regions (Intel & @taiwansemiconductor we’ve reached out to you, so far with no answer). See you in the 312 on Friday ⁦Look for us on ⁦Al Jazeera English⁩

Hi friends. My agent has put together a new reel, so I don’t look unrecognizably young (with a standup montage & 3 stories). I’d be grateful for any feedback. Let me know what you think: f.io/NdC7xyoi

Arizona’s booming tech hub strains water supplies in the Silicon Desert My report from Phoenix on ⁦Al Jazeera English⁩ @Al Jazeera youtu.be/pt1-LK1vqGA

Greetings from United Airlines #1367, the red-eye from Phoenix-Chicago. You can call me in the morning. I’ll return the call in the afternoon, with apologies for a long nap. 🥱😴