Annex 3 Memories

10/31/2026

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Costumes & Contests & Hilarity

08/28/2026

It is with great joy that some wonderful news can be shared: A HUGE thank you to Alderman Brian Hopkins who has confirmed that the City of Chicago will honor our beloved Chilli Pepper with a street sign! ❤️

This is a beautiful and meaningful recognition of Chilli Pepper and the lasting impact she made on so many lives. Heartfelt gratitude goes to the City of Chicago for honoring Chilli Pepper in this special way.

Everyone whose life was touched by Chilli Pepper is warmly invited to join this very special occasion.

Ceremony Details: Please note change of location.

Day: Saturday
Date: October 3, 2026
Place: Corner of N State Street and E Cedar Street, Chicago
Time: 10:30 AM

Please come and be part of this memorable moment, if possible. Your presence will help make this occasion even more meaningful as Chilli Pepper is celebrated and remembered. ❤️

08/26/2026

Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000).

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com

07/30/2026

On the evening of July 27—a mere one hour after torrential rains left all of Chicago in a sopping heap—Jim Flint opened the doors to the Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave., to celebrate his 85th birthday and “retirement.” After the sale of his world-renowned Baton Show Lounge to HV Entertainmen...

07/26/2026

The internet is roasting Chicagoans for their love of the "concrete beach." Despite the flak, some residents said they prefer the concrete over the city's many sandy beaches.

07/21/2026

The FBI gave David Maltinsky a Pride flag as an award for his work. Then Kash Patel fired him for displaying it, three weeks before he was set to graduate as a special agent, and called it "political signage."

Maltinsky spent more than 16 years at the FBI. As reported by CBS News and confirmed by The Independent, the bureau had flown that Progress Pride flag outside the Los Angeles Federal Building, then entrusted it to him in recognition of his work supporting LGBTQ+ employees.

He displayed it in a case on his desk with a placard explaining its history. His supervisors saw it. When another employee complained, two officials confirmed the flag was allowed.

Then he moved cross-country to Quantico, passed every legal and physical benchmark, and got to week 16 of the 19-week special agent course. That is when he was escorted to an executive suite and handed a letter signed personally by FBI Director Kash Patel.

The letter said Maltinsky had exercised "poor judgment with an inappropriate display of political signage."

The only signage he ever displayed was the flag the FBI gave him.

Here is where the "political signage" excuse falls apart. Maltinsky's lawyers point out that the FBI routinely lets agents display Thin Blue Line flags, Gadsden "Don't Tread on Me" flags, and Punisher skulls at their workstations.

None of those get you fired. None of those get called political. Only the rainbow one did. Patel did not have a problem with signage. He had a problem with that flag, and everyone can see it.

Now Patel is trying to make sure nobody gets to look closer. The DOJ has moved to dismiss part of the case, specifically to avoid the discovery phase, where Maltinsky's team could obtain internal records and testimony about who ordered the firing and why.

Maltinsky is fighting to force it open. His attorney put it plainly: "Instead of answering for their unlawful actions, Director Patel and the DOJ are making baseless arguments in an effort to delay justice and shield from public view the cruel discrimination that led to David's firing."

The government does not fight this hard to hide the records when the records help them.

Patel gave a man a letter. The man is about to give Patel a subpoena.

06/21/2026

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06/12/2026

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04/14/2026

BREAKING: Trump administration CAVES and will return Pride flag to Stonewall National Monument in major victory for LGBTQ rights.

The Trump administration took the flag down in the dark. Now, they'll have to put it back in broad daylight — permanently and officially — on the federal flagpole by court order.

The Trump administration has agreed to settle a lawsuit and permanently restore the rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan — the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement — after a federal court made clear the government had illegally targeted LGBTQ people by removing it in February.

The administration snuck the flag down quietly on the morning of February 9th, while employees at the Stonewall Inn arrived for work. No announcement. No press conference. Just a flagpole stripped of its rainbow colors at the most symbolically significant LGBTQ site in American history.

What happened next was exactly what always happens when this administration tries to erase people: they showed up. Hundreds rallied at Stonewall. Elected officials defiantly raised a Pride flag on the same pole the administration had stripped. The flag has flown there ever since — unofficially, defiantly, waiting for this moment.

That moment is now. Under the terms of the settlement, the federal government must permanently return the Pride flag to the official flagpole within seven days, flying alongside the American flag and the National Park Service flag. The court will retain jurisdiction to enforce the agreement. There is no taking it down again in the night.

"The government has acknowledged what we argued from day one," said lead attorney Alexander Kristofcak. "The Pride flag belongs at Stonewall."

Here's the detail that tells you everything about the Trump administration's priorities: the policy they used to justify removing the Pride flag at Stonewall is the same policy that allows Confederate flags to fly at Gettysburg. Confederate flags at Gettysburg: fine. Pride flag at Stonewall: illegal. That is not a coincidence. That is a value system.

And Stonewall is not the only target. This same administration has removed an exhibit on George Washington's slave ownership from Independence Hall, dismantled climate change plaques at Muir Woods, stopped showing films about immigrant workers at Lowell National Historical Park, banned Pride flags at every American embassy worldwide, and scrubbed the word "transgender" from the Stonewall monument's own website.

They are not streamlining government. They are erasing history — selectively, surgically, and cowardly, in the early morning hours when they hope no one is watching. But people ARE watching. People rallied. People sued. And today, people won.

Gilbert Baker created the rainbow flag in 1978 as a symbol of hope and liberation. The Trump administration tried to take it down from the place where that hope was born. A federal court just told them to put it back. Permanently.

They can try to erase a flag, but they can’t erase the reality of the LGBTQ+ people who have lived among us since time immemorial.

Please like and share this post if you believe the Pride flag belongs at Stonewall — and that erasing history in the dead of night is not governance, it's cowardice.