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Writer, smart-ass, BFA in dramaturgy/dramatic criticism. Podcaster at Oh Malort!

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In this episode of @OhMalortPod we talk about Dan Proft. Listen on @ApplePodcasts , @Spotify , or the app of your choice.
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But I have been told no one comes to Chicago because we are, checks note, a shithole.
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The DNC came and went and Chicago is still standing. as pretty as ever Sorry to the people who thought we would burn to the ground. Also, you can go screw yourselves.
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@marcslove Do you know what dramaturgy means?
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What did Big Boy do to provoke this?
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I, guess, like some unnamed suburban men, the cicadas are scared of Chicago.
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I listened to @DailyZeitgeist today and learned Don Jr has suggested Alex Jones and Owen Shroyer as possible Press Secretaries. That is weird, disturbing and deeply unserious. Also, this tell me he has never really listened to InfoWars because holy hell.
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@saltysuburban29 As he should be. JB is an actual billionaire.
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@studentactivism My mom considers herself a conservative and I keep trying to tell her it doesn't mean what she thinks it means anymore.
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Do y''all who are hoping for chaos so realize people live and work in Chicago? We are ordinary citizens who would appreciate you keep your distopia porn to yourselves.
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@Minagica @MattBinder @JoeMyGod You don't understand "at will" employment.
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Okay, apparently this is going to be WSJ's front page tomorrow. Chicago Twitter, let's do our thing. I talk with tourist almost on the daily and they mention how clean the city is and how safe they feel.
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@JGrantGlover As a DePaul Alumn, it isn't even my campus. I don't go there anymore. Second, people from the burbs need to realize Chicago is not "their" city and Lincoln Park is not their neighborhood. Third, I doubt what happens on the quad impact her friends
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@single_spacer I mean I don't think it is wise to dis Milwaukee and Pritzker in the same week but it should be fun. PS, he is staying in Chicago for the RNC.
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But people are telling me Chicago is becoming Detroit.
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I want to take a minute to apologize to non-Chicago based Twitter followers, we are going super Chicago niche with jokes about the special guest. We know it is only funny to us but the convention is happening in our city. Let us have some fun.
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@chicagobars I am excited for him to learn people who drink Bud Light are NOT going to spend that much money on a six pack.
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Now people being mad no mayhem happened during the DNC. Weird and gross.
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Does @MancowMuller have a substance abuse problem or is it trying to stay relevant? Dude, retire.
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Suburbanites, I am sorry that after decades of the City of Chicago catering to you we knocked that off and deal with the people who vote and pay taxes here. It isn't your city. We work and live here.
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It happened!!
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It hasn't been two full months since Juanita Jordan called Amy Jacobson a dumbass. Just thinking about that weekend for some reason.
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@DecodingFoxNews @towknightcenter I LOVE that you got under his skin.
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A little more Amy news, most of the parents of the kids she coaches have never listened to her show. Who does? They dislike her for other reasons. She is unlikable.
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@chrischuuun Sure Jan.
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Dan Proft called me a "daffy, over-educated, honky broad."
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She said Bye. Then followed me.
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Is he trying to be Tucker?
@notcapnamerica
chris evans
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Chris Cuomo claims he is “vaccine injured”
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How will Chicago handle the DNC? Like we do every major convention. It isn't even that large. That said we will not forget what you hoped would happen.
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This goon is an elected official and a democratic committeeman who is salivating for unrest while his city is on the international stage. Gross.
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Ald. Raymond Lopez
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“We’re gonna make this happen. I’m gonna make sure that everybody’s rights are protected.” -MBJ
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@JulianNorwich1 @abigaildisney Medically speaking, abortion does not mean living fetus. In some states the terms means woman with an ectopic pregnancy need to nearly bleed out before they get medical care. Statistically she had an abortion.
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I guess this was bound to happen. Kinda surprised it took so long.
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@TreWardTV "while they were hanging with a large group around 3 AM"
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Weird, now some on the right are mad Chicago is a "Communist police state." It's like you can't win.
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@citywide03 @heyd_jenni80606 We all live here without getting murdered.
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End of August, these weirdos make fun of a minor child. Dan get's kicked of some board that works with kids with disabilities. The parents at the school where Amy coaches want her fired. Yep, I am going to tune in for their insights. What will September bring? 3/3
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I am doing some research into Proft and am deep into Tucker clips. He is claiming to be in Chicago while clearly in Florida.
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Just yesterday she was following me. Wonder if I am the subject of a whole segment on her "show."
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@WestLoopTom I work in tourism and can tell you people are not afraid to come to Chicago.
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Today is the day that Michael Jordan's wife called Amy Jacobson a dumbass. What a time to be alive!
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This still makes no sense.
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@MiMagaWatch This is giving Dr. Oz vibes.
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@Shannon_A_IL You betray what they fought for. You are a Nazi.
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I made the cut.
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@saltysuburban29 @BadMedicalTakes No, because they do not talk to women.
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Oh no, blocked by Amy Jacobson and Mancow in less than a week.
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I talked to some people from Naperville spending the day in the city, they were not afraid of being shot and doing some shopping on Michigan Avenue.
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People who do not live in Chicago defending RayLo is nuts.
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@RaymondALopez To a right-winger everyone is communist.
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It is exhausting knowing a percentage of the population wants your city to become chaotic. Again, people live here.
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What I have learned is @John_Kass punches down which is not something a journalist would do but activity in which a blogger from Indiana would partake.
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Everybody Else: Is it Taylor or Beyonce. Chicago: Bring in Tamale Guy.
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Somehow, I have became the target of Chicago MAGA trolls which is funny because they are pathetic. They resort to misogyny and transphobia--I an not trans. They show their slip all the time.
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Nothing says honoring a grieving family like involving a lobbyist. This whole thing is gross.
@Suntimes
Chicago Sun-Times
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Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara reveals the backstage maneuvers culminating in Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. J.B. Pritzker being told to stay away from the funeral of slain Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca.
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Guy proving he lives in Chicago by providing his intersection. It is spelled Touhy. It is a well known street.
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@Adyksterhouse @MickInTheBox Tuey and western. Thanks for playing
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@_celia_bedelia_ This is so fucking exhausting. No one cleans their period in public bathrooms. It doesn't happen. You are only a woman if you ovulate. What about menopause you erasing all of us as women? I hit the sweet change early. Am I no longer a woman? Please tell me what is a woman?
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I have now been unfollowed by @Awake_IL .
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@KeithPekau Fun fact! Navy Pier provides fireworks every Weds and Sat memorial day through labor day. Plus other random times They aren't a special event.
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@RaymondALopez How's Eddie Burke doing these days? #Mope .
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Now, I have been accused of bullying @RaymondALopez . His supporters are really nice.
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For funies let's talk about the last few months for @MorningAnswer hosts. Early May, Dan gets called into testify in front of the Illinois State Board of Elections for possibly violating campaign laws. Aside from him having a mullet nothing really materializes. 1/3
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Hooters is falling. I blame taxes because this has nothing to do with changing culture.
@fox32news
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Hooters is closing several "underperforming" restaurants across the U.S., joining a growing list of dining chains facing tough times.
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Here is the thing. Shannon, who was raised downstate and has never lived in the city, might not know about Skokie's fight with actual Nazis and freedom of speech but her targeting that library is fucking gross. Also she followed me right after she posted this.
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@Adyksterhouse Lollll. Keep trying to boost your account, honey. No one is buying your pitiful attempt at deflection. Byeeeeeeeeeee.
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I checked in the "Chicago's Morning Answer" and Amy is not on air today. By checked in I mean looked at their YouTube.
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While @Awake_IL tells me I approve of child exploitation because I don't care about Drag Queen Story hour in a place I don't live. (Neither does she) The organization has not answered a simple question which my theatre peeps will appreciate.
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@Awake_IL @DomXNews @skokielibrary Would you take your kids to the theatre?
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@JimAcostaJr That is called tourism. Creating a reason for people to come to the city. Lolla is something you cannot find elsewhere.
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Still standing.
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Matthew Gertz
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The DNC is over, did Chicago end up burning? I was promised Chicago would burn. Can anyone confirm?
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I tweeted this out and got some interesting replies given that there is nothing partisan about being happy there were no riots.
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The DNC came and went and Chicago is still standing. as pretty as ever Sorry to the people who thought we would burn to the ground. Also, you can go screw yourselves.
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@north0fnorth I work in tourism and the number two comment I get is how clean the city is.
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@_celia_bedelia_ I wonder how many of them opposed sex ed in schools?
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@_celia_bedelia_ Funny, my treatment for endo, starting in 1990, was always about me not ovulating. When I had my most intense treatments--blocking estrogen production--we dealt with other issues symptomatically. My cells had moved to my colon at the aforementioned was better than that.
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@SafeSuburbsUSA Do you have data to support that claim?
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Not commenting either way but I fantasize about a JB/Trump debate. That could be pay-per-view.
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Imagine wanting to own the libs so hard you spend you free time going to their events.
@publicpolicyman
Mark Weyermuller
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I’m here at the University of Chicago listening to Jane Fonda talk about “intergenerational climate action.” Who the heck knows what that means? As I recall Jane Fonda is an ACTRESS. #globalwarming
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@culturecanceler Proft is the weirdest.
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It is possible to not have children and still care about the future.
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@geno_kusa @Costco @Lord4NM In 2021, I bought some wet Swiffer pads. I just need to replace them now.
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@jiratickets I feel like he isn't at the top of his game for name calling.
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@amyjacobson @DanProft Yesterday a single tour boat had over 1K passengers. That was the first Saturday in March.
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So the weirdos now think going after veterans is a winning strategy? I am trying to catch up on what I missed while at work.
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RayLo talks about Chicago the way Trump talks about America.
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@publicpolicyman @SubxNews @Thathypanth Pick one. Do we lock him up for giving someone the finger--which would be freedom of speech OR do we send him back? I mean locking him up would cost us money.
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@Nomads4Pritzker Only one of those buildings are neo-gothic. Neo.
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After eight years, people are still confused why we don't like Trump.
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Actual question about @John_Kass . He grew up in Oak Lawn (not the city) and raised his family his family in the suburbs. I know he moved to the city briefly in 2020 but how long has the blogger from Indiana actually lived in Chicago? Has he paid his dues?
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So today Chicago's Mayor blamed Nixon for gun violence* and the Mayor of New York rolled out the idea of, checks notes, garbage cans. We are doing great. 1/2
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@GiannoCaldwell No they weren't. They were in Chicago.
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@btpanko The Thiel and "New Right" stuff is also already being posted.
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So the play is to accuse people of using violent language while using more violent language.
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@j_mercy1 Cope harder weirdo.
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Also, as a reminder Ed Burke was Trump's property tax lawyer in Chicago. I feel like that doesn't get enough attention.
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Watching people complain that the DNC only cares about winning is my favorite takes. That's politics. Nominate the person who can win.
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Retweeted by Raylo. This weekend is off to a great start. For anyone not from Chicago, he is the one who suggested having an "Ed Burke Day." Tells you what you need to know. Twitter, do your thing.
@RaymondALopez
Ald. Raymond Lopez
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I know it’s hard for some folks to tell us apart but I’m not the “Lopez” working with Antifa, Hamas, and flag-burning anarchists. Thanks for checking in. #Mope
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When I was seventeen my conservative father told me to find a man who wants a powerful woman on his arm and not to settle. He reiterated that multiple times.
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This is Trump's campaign manager. Weird right?
@LaCivitaC
Chris LaCivita
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To all my fans …
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@WestLoopTom Also, how does he know this person is homeless?
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@SafeSuburbsUSA Word choice matters. Cook County. Not Chicago. Also, you will be fine in the 815. Stop grifting off crime.
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