Fun weather on Friday

At midnight Chicago tied its high-temperature record for January 9th, 15.6°C (60°F), set in 1880. Then from 4am to 5am the temperature dropped 7°C (12°F) and now hovers around 6°C (42°F). This is a weakening La Niña plus human-caused global heating plus Chicago generally having weird weather.

In other news:

• Glenn Kessler warns that the OAFPOTUS's vandalism of our foreign policy is the equivalent of Cortez burning his ships, with similarly grim prospects for the natives. Matt Ford thinks it will "haunt us for generations." I think it's more like centuries, but that's only because I've read the history of Rome.
• Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who yesterday told Immigration and Customs Enforcement to "get the fuck out of Minneapolis," reminds everyone that if the OAFPOTUS or his droogs are speaking, they are lying.
• In a glimmer of good news, it looks like Congress is creeping closer to a ban on Congressional stock-trading, which has become one of the most egregious sources of insider trading in contemporary history.
• So many SpaceX rockets have exploded over busy air travel routes that the safety of flight is at risk, particularly in the Caribbean. (Did NASA's rockets blow up that much? I don't think so.)
• Texas no longer requires ABA accreditation for law schools, instead ruling the state supreme court would decide who gets to sit for the bar exam. The reason? DEI, of course. And that the ABA's headquarters is here in Chicago.

Finally, the Bears host the Green Bay Packers tomorrow evening here in Chicago. The winner gets the wild-card slot in the NFL playoffs, and the loser goes home to Green Bay (I hope). Most of the local breweries will have it on, so Cassie and I will likely head over to Spiteful to watch. Or maybe I'll leave her at home and go down to Begyle where they'll have tacos...