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babski
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· Feb 20
no king but biking
Please flatten all cardboard boxes and store them next to the receptacle. Empty any bags of all recyclables into the receptacle. Pizza boxes ARE NOT recyclable. Thank you, Management.
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Please flatten all cardboard boxes and store them next to the receptacle. Empty any bags of all recyclables into the receptacle. Pizza boxes ARE NOT recyclable. Thank you, Management.
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I just saw the video of when 🧊 boxed me in today to intimidate and it’s kind of a funny story. It was right by the bar so i went over to observe them. 6 (?) cars or so. All staging for the morning. Then i left the parking lot after them and suddenly i was surrounded by a bunch of suvs.
January 6, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I just saw the video of when 🧊 boxed me in today to intimidate and it’s kind of a funny story. It was right by the bar so i went over to observe them. 6 (?) cars or so. All staging for the morning. Then i left the parking lot after them and suddenly i was surrounded by a bunch of suvs.
my cat has been getting balder and balder on her pouch and chest, and we are trying to hype her up for whatever treatment will look like with "hairy tits twenty-twenty-six"
January 6, 2026 at 11:25 PM
my cat has been getting balder and balder on her pouch and chest, and we are trying to hype her up for whatever treatment will look like with "hairy tits twenty-twenty-six"
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not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
not to go all identity politics but I think it’s also because the victims are women
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NEW EPISODE: "The Creation of America's Car Culture, Part 2." We examine the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 through the lens of two neighborhoods in New Orleans and Syracuse that were destroyed in the name of progress and the national defense.
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
January 6, 2026 at 12:12 PM
NEW EPISODE: "The Creation of America's Car Culture, Part 2." We examine the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 through the lens of two neighborhoods in New Orleans and Syracuse that were destroyed in the name of progress and the national defense.
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/lu/podcast/t...
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Part of me thinks Democrats should get back to the tactics that made LBJ effective at campaigning:
Campaign against your opponent with in ways that constantly put them on the back foot. Embrace pig fucker politics—make the sons of bitches running against you deny heinous things
Campaign against your opponent with in ways that constantly put them on the back foot. Embrace pig fucker politics—make the sons of bitches running against you deny heinous things
January 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Part of me thinks Democrats should get back to the tactics that made LBJ effective at campaigning:
Campaign against your opponent with in ways that constantly put them on the back foot. Embrace pig fucker politics—make the sons of bitches running against you deny heinous things
Campaign against your opponent with in ways that constantly put them on the back foot. Embrace pig fucker politics—make the sons of bitches running against you deny heinous things
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Meanwhile, Chicago’s approach to active transportation:
January 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Meanwhile, Chicago’s approach to active transportation:
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Kicking off 2026 with some fantastic news: there were zero traffic fatalities in the 1st Ward last year. When we invest in traffic calming infrastructure, we save lives.
January 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Kicking off 2026 with some fantastic news: there were zero traffic fatalities in the 1st Ward last year. When we invest in traffic calming infrastructure, we save lives.
can't stop thinking about how a pedestrian was killed in front of my alderman's office and he hasn't done fuck all about it
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
can't stop thinking about how a pedestrian was killed in front of my alderman's office and he hasn't done fuck all about it
this is awesome. Ald La Spata is one of our best safe street advocates in council
Kicking off 2026 with some fantastic news: there were zero traffic fatalities in the 1st Ward last year. When we invest in traffic calming infrastructure, we save lives.
January 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
this is awesome. Ald La Spata is one of our best safe street advocates in council
heading to cc club?
An off-duty ICE agent was just confronted in Minneapolis after people noticed a Nazi SS lightning bolt tattoo on his neck.
If you’re proud enough to ink it on your neck, why are you running when people notice?
If you’re proud enough to ink it on your neck, why are you running when people notice?
January 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
heading to cc club?
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Current* conditions near Whitefish, MI:
January 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Current* conditions near Whitefish, MI:
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We all already know ICE never left Chicago, but just to emphasize: several vehicles have been spotted out and about this morning. Unconfirmed (for now) reports of several abductions.
January 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
We all already know ICE never left Chicago, but just to emphasize: several vehicles have been spotted out and about this morning. Unconfirmed (for now) reports of several abductions.
the ass is the farter of the legs
The phone is for making posts like "the ass is the father of the legs" whereas the computer is for posts that include words like "inexorably"
January 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
the ass is the farter of the legs
i can't leave, at least not until It Happens
'person who hates social media but can't log off' is so weird to me cause like i would and have put down a book 20 pages from the end bc i got sick of it
January 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
i can't leave, at least not until It Happens
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This was just a few months after January 6, which is when I knew law enforcement organizations had every interest in defending January 6 because that was how they would amass power. Police do not work for "the people." (Then, of course, Biden funded them anyways.)
![When I asked Lamb whether the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6 was an example of people violating the very rule of law he professes to cherish, he replied, “Just because somebody was there doesn’t necessarily mean they’re guilty,” then added, “I guarantee you [the rioters] are very loving, Christian people. They just happen to support President Trump a lot.” When I asked about the roughly 140 law enforcement officers who had been injured or killed while on duty at the Capitol — doing a job Lamb also professes to cherish — he demurred, saying he hadn’t been there and couldn’t say what was or wasn’t true.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:moejpt72sm743idbk3xc46mx/bafkreibvec5tridieut4xszudd2nlj5kcnmewybanhbv6r6tajk3o6ct4m@jpeg)
January 6, 2026 at 1:52 PM
This was just a few months after January 6, which is when I knew law enforcement organizations had every interest in defending January 6 because that was how they would amass power. Police do not work for "the people." (Then, of course, Biden funded them anyways.)
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somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
January 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
somebody at UChicago is feeding preprints to LLMs without authors' consent, in a research study
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
they have the gall to suggest to authors they've opted-in that they volunteer to evaluate the LLMs' suggestions regarding their own work.
lol, lmao even. here is the invite and my reply
Baseball season looms!
Wheaties: The Breakfast of Champions (1987) and Baseball Heroes: Bench & Morgan.
January 6, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Baseball season looms!
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At no point in the last 150 years have fewer than one in ten Chicagoans been foreign-born. We've been a city of immigrants from the very beginning.
January 5, 2026 at 10:43 PM
At no point in the last 150 years have fewer than one in ten Chicagoans been foreign-born. We've been a city of immigrants from the very beginning.
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Ald. Brian Hopkins had the worst haircut in the chamber by far
Ald. Brian Hopkins is forcing a vote THIS WEDNESDAY (Jan 7) in the Public Safety Committee to give CPD Supt. Larry Snelling "Snap Curfew" powers. This allows one person—Snelling—to declare a curfew anywhere in the city with only 12 hours' notice.
Don't fall for it...
Don't fall for it...
January 5, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Ald. Brian Hopkins had the worst haircut in the chamber by far
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One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Beverly Phono Mart is still taking online orders! If you need some music, you can order at their website: www.beverlyphonomart.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Beverly Phono Mart is still taking online orders! If you need some music, you can order at their website: www.beverlyphonomart.com
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January 5, 2026 at 10:38 PM
in case any fellow chicago transit dweebs were not already aware of the best free calendar you can steal color printing from an office job to put on your wall, it is here once again www.transitchicago.com/historicalca...