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all views are my own!!
usually yelling or watching a movie
all views are my own!!
found out i won a jury award at a film festival while sitting in the dark watching a movie at 7am, which is right
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
found out i won a jury award at a film festival while sitting in the dark watching a movie at 7am, which is right
Highly recommend spending 3 days getting the giggles at your Alma Mater with 2 of your best friends
November 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Highly recommend spending 3 days getting the giggles at your Alma Mater with 2 of your best friends
Finishing 72 hours in Oberlin listening to Oberlin students quietly sing along to your so vain in slow train
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Finishing 72 hours in Oberlin listening to Oberlin students quietly sing along to your so vain in slow train
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@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.
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 5:34 PM
@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.”
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So moved and enraged by the replies to this and was thinking... maybe we should collect them and send them to Chuck Schumer and the rest of the Senate cowards.
Form here, won't collect emails unless you provide them.
forms.gle/YnhsgtKTWD9A...
Form here, won't collect emails unless you provide them.
forms.gle/YnhsgtKTWD9A...
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
So moved and enraged by the replies to this and was thinking... maybe we should collect them and send them to Chuck Schumer and the rest of the Senate cowards.
Form here, won't collect emails unless you provide them.
forms.gle/YnhsgtKTWD9A...
Form here, won't collect emails unless you provide them.
forms.gle/YnhsgtKTWD9A...
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dick durbin genuinely might be one of the most damaging people to come out of illinois in the last century
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
November 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
dick durbin genuinely might be one of the most damaging people to come out of illinois in the last century
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In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In a functional party system, this kind of capitulation in the face of authoritarianism could mean the end of the Democratic Party.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
In our system, it could mean the end of the two party system. Neither party can represent the pro-democracy majority. It's time for something new.
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
i know i am a broken record but this is actually a great time to revive Hair
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
i know i am a broken record but this is actually a great time to revive Hair
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Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
You’re allowed to lib out with 5-10 mamdani thirst edits
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
You’re allowed to lib out with 5-10 mamdani thirst edits
everyone knows that the city doesn't know what the city is getting, but only real ones know it's the creme de la creme of the chess world
October 29, 2025 at 1:47 AM
everyone knows that the city doesn't know what the city is getting, but only real ones know it's the creme de la creme of the chess world
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Every Dodgers almost-homer in extra innings, ranked: defector.com/every-dodger...
Every Dodgers Almost-Homer In Extra Innings, Ranked | Defector
It started as it would end, with Freddie Freeman, and then it just kept happening: Dodger after Dodger in extra innings would smoke a potential walk-off home run off of Toronto Blue Jays near-hero…
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October 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Every Dodgers almost-homer in extra innings, ranked: defector.com/every-dodger...
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🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
best friendship is texting yr girl world series updates while she's in the air because she has texting but no wifi <3
October 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
best friendship is texting yr girl world series updates while she's in the air because she has texting but no wifi <3
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A fun byproduct of unitary executive theory—if the president controls everyone under him, he can demand they transfer hundreds of millions in tax dollars into his bank account
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
October 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A fun byproduct of unitary executive theory—if the president controls everyone under him, he can demand they transfer hundreds of millions in tax dollars into his bank account
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Kinda wild that Mamdani and Sliwa are the guys who won their primaries and there has been open, nonstop meddling to overturn that will of the voters and install the disgraced former governor and it’s largely being covered like this is perfectly normal shit
October 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Kinda wild that Mamdani and Sliwa are the guys who won their primaries and there has been open, nonstop meddling to overturn that will of the voters and install the disgraced former governor and it’s largely being covered like this is perfectly normal shit
There is no album more part of my DNA than from under the cork tree — a seminal text, a foundational part of my personality. I absolutely cannot accurately tell you the name of more than 4 songs on it.
October 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
There is no album more part of my DNA than from under the cork tree — a seminal text, a foundational part of my personality. I absolutely cannot accurately tell you the name of more than 4 songs on it.
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It is impossible to have a mass movement without cringe, because the masses are cringe. You have to not think you’re better than everyone else to be a part of a mass movement. Cool is inherently exclusionary, you can’t win mass politics with cool.
After 2024, pundits brushed off the Resistance as cringe. I submit: Yes, it was. And cringe is good. Cringe, in fact, will save democracy.
Resistance Is Cringe
But it’s also effective.
www.theatlantic.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It is impossible to have a mass movement without cringe, because the masses are cringe. You have to not think you’re better than everyone else to be a part of a mass movement. Cool is inherently exclusionary, you can’t win mass politics with cool.
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literally no need for this
the protesters were just standing there, not causing any problems. then here come the police, causing problems.
I need @govpritzker.illinois.gov to tell these goons to go home. And if he can't or won't do so, I need to know that, too.
the protesters were just standing there, not causing any problems. then here come the police, causing problems.
I need @govpritzker.illinois.gov to tell these goons to go home. And if he can't or won't do so, I need to know that, too.
State troopers in riot gear just plowed into the crowd, started arresting protesters and clergy.
October 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
literally no need for this
the protesters were just standing there, not causing any problems. then here come the police, causing problems.
I need @govpritzker.illinois.gov to tell these goons to go home. And if he can't or won't do so, I need to know that, too.
the protesters were just standing there, not causing any problems. then here come the police, causing problems.
I need @govpritzker.illinois.gov to tell these goons to go home. And if he can't or won't do so, I need to know that, too.
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By the time you get to the point where the Transportation Secretary is complaining about political protests, you know the administration is truly scared of the public backlash.
Sean Duffy: "The No Kings protest, Maria, really frustrating. This is part of antifa, paid protesters. It begs the question who's funding it."
October 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
By the time you get to the point where the Transportation Secretary is complaining about political protests, you know the administration is truly scared of the public backlash.
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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70MM!
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October 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 70MM!
Showtimes & Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
Showtimes & Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
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this is an explicitely nazi administration and anyone who still supports them should be viewed as such
Incredible.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.
October 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
this is an explicitely nazi administration and anyone who still supports them should be viewed as such
i have been at my grandparent's house for 4 days and I would say we've watched 9 baseball games in that time
October 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
i have been at my grandparent's house for 4 days and I would say we've watched 9 baseball games in that time