A Rogue Monster
@aroguemonster.bsky.social
Chicago-based cat-loving abolitionist nerd.
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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The different between the right and centrists is that the right gleefully kills millions of people and centrists present mass murder as a technical solution, like they added up all the numbers and carried a zero and oops, sorry, millions have to die.
November 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The different between the right and centrists is that the right gleefully kills millions of people and centrists present mass murder as a technical solution, like they added up all the numbers and carried a zero and oops, sorry, millions have to die.
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See an unplowed sidewalk today? We want to see it!
Be sure to post and use the tag #PlowTheSidewalks — oh and be sure to tag your alderperson too, letting them know you still want to see a pilot program!
Be sure to post and use the tag #PlowTheSidewalks — oh and be sure to tag your alderperson too, letting them know you still want to see a pilot program!
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
See an unplowed sidewalk today? We want to see it!
Be sure to post and use the tag #PlowTheSidewalks — oh and be sure to tag your alderperson too, letting them know you still want to see a pilot program!
Be sure to post and use the tag #PlowTheSidewalks — oh and be sure to tag your alderperson too, letting them know you still want to see a pilot program!
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Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
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I've said it before, and I will say it again.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I've said it before, and I will say it again.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
We need courageous leaders that put working families at the center of all they do.
8 democrats caving to empty promises is an indefensible leadership failure
For the sake of our country, Schumer needs to resign.
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Sadistic, marauding fascist monsters having a tourist moment. “The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, ‘Everyone say, “Little Village!”’”
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Sadistic, marauding fascist monsters having a tourist moment. “The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, ‘Everyone say, “Little Village!”’”
while buying tiny plants for a terrarium I may have accidentally purchased some non-terrarium plants.
I guess I'm a plant mom now?
ISO pots and plant hangers
I guess I'm a plant mom now?
ISO pots and plant hangers
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
while buying tiny plants for a terrarium I may have accidentally purchased some non-terrarium plants.
I guess I'm a plant mom now?
ISO pots and plant hangers
I guess I'm a plant mom now?
ISO pots and plant hangers
We stan a two-flat
Sorry, these are even better. 4906-14 W. Iowa, 1915 (Harlev & Aga architects)
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November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We stan a two-flat
not all food banks, but many.
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
not all food banks, but many.
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I will not be watching or reading any "analyses" about the Democratic party in D.C. I know all about them & their complicity. I'm not interested and I choose to reclaim my time and attention.
There're other kinds of politics to engage & most importantly to do (including in our local communities).
There're other kinds of politics to engage & most importantly to do (including in our local communities).
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I will not be watching or reading any "analyses" about the Democratic party in D.C. I know all about them & their complicity. I'm not interested and I choose to reclaim my time and attention.
There're other kinds of politics to engage & most importantly to do (including in our local communities).
There're other kinds of politics to engage & most importantly to do (including in our local communities).
Schumer is so disconnected that he thinks having folks not up for reelection next year flip will save the party.
As if screwing us over like this doesn't do splash damage to the entire party.
🤡
As if screwing us over like this doesn't do splash damage to the entire party.
🤡
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Schumer is so disconnected that he thinks having folks not up for reelection next year flip will save the party.
As if screwing us over like this doesn't do splash damage to the entire party.
🤡
As if screwing us over like this doesn't do splash damage to the entire party.
🤡
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new: at least 26 unhoused chicagoans have been abducted since the start of "operation midway blitz."
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
Many unhoused Chicagoans uncounted among the disappeared - Chicago Reader
The Latino Union of Chicago, via its Adopt a Corner initiative, organizes patrols to watch for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents at intersections and landmarks wh...
chicagoreader.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
new: at least 26 unhoused chicagoans have been abducted since the start of "operation midway blitz."
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
the full scope of people disappeared is likely much larger but is obscured by heavy criminalization, social stigma, and fewer eyes and phones around to bear witness.
via @katieprout.bsky.social
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Let's go! The City of Cleveland - home to a public power utility - is one of the first in the nation i've heard of so far banning shutoffs during this federal shutdown crisis.
Public power can lead the nation in showing what democratic institutions can do to make our lives better.
Public power can lead the nation in showing what democratic institutions can do to make our lives better.
We're announcing a 30-day moratorium on utility disconnections.
The federal shutdown and cuts to SNAP benefits have placed an unfair and unexpected burden on households. No one should have to choose between keeping the lights on and putting food on the table.
The federal shutdown and cuts to SNAP benefits have placed an unfair and unexpected burden on households. No one should have to choose between keeping the lights on and putting food on the table.
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Let's go! The City of Cleveland - home to a public power utility - is one of the first in the nation i've heard of so far banning shutoffs during this federal shutdown crisis.
Public power can lead the nation in showing what democratic institutions can do to make our lives better.
Public power can lead the nation in showing what democratic institutions can do to make our lives better.
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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new: federal agents have targeted rideshare drivers at o'hare on at least ten separate days since october 10.
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
‘Like shooting fish in a barrel’ - Chicago Reader
Federal agents have repeatedly terrorize rideshare drivers at O’Hare International Airport.
chicagoreader.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
new: federal agents have targeted rideshare drivers at o'hare on at least ten separate days since october 10.
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
in some cases, agents returned to abduct drivers multiple times in a single day, taking as many as ten to 20 people each time.
via @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social:
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NOT CRYING
Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.
November 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
NOT CRYING
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I’ve been very glad for a pause in ICE / CBP’s weekly chemical weapons attacks against protesters, medics, & media outside Broadview.
AND
There was a noticeable uptick in ICE / CBP violence once IL State Police took over dissent quashing duties, freeing up more feds to ravage our neighborhoods.
AND
There was a noticeable uptick in ICE / CBP violence once IL State Police took over dissent quashing duties, freeing up more feds to ravage our neighborhoods.
Each day, ICE / CBP descend on different city neighborhoods & suburbs. It’s often not the same ones two days in a row but sometimes it is. You might hear the helicopters before the rapid response alerts begin. They start around 7a & go til 3 or 4p, even on weekends. It’s been like this for 8 weeks.
Motherfucking ICE goons abducted 3 landscapers today on our street in Rogers Park. By the time I got outside, there were already rapid responders on the scene talking with the remaining crew members to learn more. This is all so inhumane. And it’s every fucking day, all over Chicago.
November 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I’ve been very glad for a pause in ICE / CBP’s weekly chemical weapons attacks against protesters, medics, & media outside Broadview.
AND
There was a noticeable uptick in ICE / CBP violence once IL State Police took over dissent quashing duties, freeing up more feds to ravage our neighborhoods.
AND
There was a noticeable uptick in ICE / CBP violence once IL State Police took over dissent quashing duties, freeing up more feds to ravage our neighborhoods.
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Apparently the Friend ads have arrived in Chicago and the people know: AI is not your friend.
![An ad for the Friend AI pendant that is, according to a post on Redditt, at the Fullerton CTA stop. The ad reads, "friend. [frend] noun. someone who listens, responds, and supports you." A person has written, "AI is not your friend" over the image of the pendant.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uufz3dvrdnbm6ptii46y7j7u/bafkreidv2q5m54fchg5zocga7igukl6rlss4mdzxlkkcklw5wnrc7sccga@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Apparently the Friend ads have arrived in Chicago and the people know: AI is not your friend.
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Soooo @govpritzker.illinois.gov does that mean you'll stop having your state police assist ICE/DHS at the Broadview facility? Will you ensure that members of Congress can enter and see the conditions? Will you instruct your Attorney General to re-read and apply 5 ILCS 805/15?
November 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Soooo @govpritzker.illinois.gov does that mean you'll stop having your state police assist ICE/DHS at the Broadview facility? Will you ensure that members of Congress can enter and see the conditions? Will you instruct your Attorney General to re-read and apply 5 ILCS 805/15?
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opportunity
July 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
opportunity
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I don't drink coffee so not crossing this picket line won't be difficult for me, but the rest of you should probably be prepared to caffeinate in an alternate fashion
BREAKING: After months of stonewalling by Starbucks, unionized baristas just voted 92% to authorize a ULP strike unless Starbucks finalizes fair contracts & stops union busting.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
If forced, our baristas will strike in dozens of cities on November 13 – the company's busiest sales day of the year.
Starbucks unionized workers say they'll strike on Nov. 13 if coffee giant doesn't finalize contract
Union members say they are ready to strike on the chain's Red Cup Day if Starbucks doesn't finalize a contract with their union by then.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I don't drink coffee so not crossing this picket line won't be difficult for me, but the rest of you should probably be prepared to caffeinate in an alternate fashion
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I am really trying to get people to understand how much what is happening to our children in Chicago with regard to ICE abductions is like school shootings/gun violence: the random and massive exposure to this particular violence will imprint on a generation and no privilege can fully shield you.
This was horrific to watch. Agents entering a daycare, wrestling with and abducting a teacher in front of small screaming children. I just… what the fuck are we doing here.
this morning, ICE went into a Spanish language immersion daycare and took a teacher from the building in front of screaming and crying kids and parents at dropoff and the daycare had to shut down for the day (near Lane Tech, where they were yesterday). Really hoping today's "theme" is not "daycare."
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I am really trying to get people to understand how much what is happening to our children in Chicago with regard to ICE abductions is like school shootings/gun violence: the random and massive exposure to this particular violence will imprint on a generation and no privilege can fully shield you.
Today a friend told me about Space Kimchi, and I feel like this is something @maryrobinettekowal.com should know about - space kimchi and the fear of cosmic rays
asian-recipe.com/history-of-k...
asian-recipe.com/history-of-k...
History of Kimchi: All You Need To Know – Asian Recipe
asian-recipe.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Today a friend told me about Space Kimchi, and I feel like this is something @maryrobinettekowal.com should know about - space kimchi and the fear of cosmic rays
asian-recipe.com/history-of-k...
asian-recipe.com/history-of-k...
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The victory of progressive candidates is a byproduct of our work caring for one another and building a better world, not the goal of our work.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The victory of progressive candidates is a byproduct of our work caring for one another and building a better world, not the goal of our work.