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A new City finds out what Chicago and LA have been going through. Hang in there, this is only the beginning.
November 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
@scalzi.com are you doing puppet shows now?
i went to a gay puppet show in a church tonight and it ripped
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov doesn't care and is just using the police as a weapon like all those in power do while trying to whip up votes. The dems only care about upsetting republican voters, not their own.
@govpritzker.illinois.gov I want you to watch this video of me slammed to the ground- why are you allowing this to happen to people you know are on the right side of history. They tied my hands behind my back and when I asked them to be loosened because I was going numb they said, “STFU.”
at one point, i watched a cook county sheriff’s officer (who appears to be in charge) point out a priest in the crowd.

he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.

situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
November 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Cool
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Fun Fact: When you are on Ozempic, you only shit once a month, but it has the density of a neutron star.
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I quit Home Depot when they were shoveling money into the Trump campaign. The only thing good about the last election was knowing the HD CEO who loved trump, died before the election results came back.
“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”

@bloomberg.com $HD
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November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
@durbin.senate.gov You're a coward and a fool. I cannot believe you sold people out again. Just retire, you'll do less harm as an empty seat.
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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#OnThisDay Nov 9, 1975, 2:15pm: SS Edmund Fitzgerald pulls away from Burlington Northern Railroad Ore Dock No. 1 in Superior, Wisconsin, laden with 26,000 long tons of taconite destined for National Steel at River Rouge in Detroit, Michigan.
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”

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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Or, and this may sound crazy, what if they just didn't live where nature doesn't want them?
Florida families on the Treasure Coast are paying $500+ a month for homeowners insurance. That’s unacceptable. In Congress, I’ll fight to create a Federal Reinsurance Program, to lower rates, stabilize the market, and protect homeowners.
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
King Kirby strikes again!
Strange Tales 72, 1959. Art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Some friends were getting rid of this work of art and I knew the Boy's Locker Room at my scho needed some sprucing up. I wonder how long it will take before the all staff email goes out asking where it came from. Guerrilla decorating is my passion.
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Uh, Chicago, I know we are currently down bad, but I just realized that all of these ICE dorks can’t even drive in the city when it’s nice out. What’s going to happen when it snows? Also, nobody tell them about dibs.
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Live your life in a way that you never end up with an obituary that is a feature article and has a headline like this.
November 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
@hignfyus.bsky.social @roywoodjr.bsky.social @amberruffin.bsky.social @michaelianblack.bsky.social About 20ish years ago I did a bathroom remodel for Dave of Sweet Baby Ray's and he sat in the basement rippin bong hits the entire time. It was a great job to work. I can confirm he was a white dude.
November 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
As a middle school teacher, I read as many of the books as I can that my students read. Therefore, I can tell you that the difference between Babysitters Club and Sweet Valley High is like the difference between Bible camp and band camp.
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I think this student used ChatGPT.
October 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Does this Violate BIPA, and if so, when will we get our checks?
October 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Klingon Politician: "Today is a good day to lie!"
Klingon Laundromat Attendant: "Today is a good day to dry!"
Klingon cook: "Today is a good day to fry!"
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Let's GOOOOOOO!
star trek muppetized: thread
October 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
New Canadian flag just dropped, it will fly everywhere except Montreal.
This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
October 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
If someone else pays for your Army, who do you think the work for?
October 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
That is the face of a life long Sox fan
Mar Awa III, patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, also born in Chicago, gave Pope Leo a Cubs jersey.
October 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Nothing makes me glad I quit Xbox quite like @microsoft.com's silence in the face of this.
I reached out to The White House and asked about its use of AI-generated Halo imagery. White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai just responded to me, and it's insane.

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October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM