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Watching Avenue 5 season 1

By Armando Iannucci

Tuesday 1 September 2026 19:40 CDT

Bloody hot day in autumn

David Braverman

Autumn Aviation Baseball Chicago Chicago Cubs Crime Iran Journalism Military policy Politics Railroads Russia Security Software Transport policy Trump US Politics Weather World Politics

Even though the first day of September is also the first day of meterological autumn, in Chicago it usually feels more like July than October. Today is definitely a July day, with the heat index at O'Hare already almost 39°C. Cassie and I took our long walk this morning for that reason.

Parker's 20th Gotcha Day

David Braverman

Dogs Parker Personal

Hard to believe, this little guy followed me home 20 years ago today:

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