Phil™
@henkepotamus.bsky.social
The inspiration for the 1987 TV movie 'Not Quite Human'.
Chicagoan living in San Diego.
Chicagoan living in San Diego.
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"Attiah called balls and strikes & was shown the door; exiled, even. Meanwhile, Nuzzi was handed the keys to future fame & fortune in spite of proving the ease with which she deceives, and perhaps because of her alignment with right-wing figures. The locus of power has never been more clear..."
“There are some stories where there are no winners—only losers. This is one of those stories.”
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Epstein’s journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
"Attiah called balls and strikes & was shown the door; exiled, even. Meanwhile, Nuzzi was handed the keys to future fame & fortune in spite of proving the ease with which she deceives, and perhaps because of her alignment with right-wing figures. The locus of power has never been more clear..."
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Feds encountering loudmouthed Chicago women
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Feds encountering loudmouthed Chicago women
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Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media.
All charges against her have been dropped.
In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.
Our nation is in decline & millions of people are suffering because there's an entire class of people with a modicum of power, who are supposed to use that power to protect & serve the nation, but use that power for personal greed and petty grievances. And they treat it all like a game. As a fancy.
okay so here’s the actual bad part of the article
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Our nation is in decline & millions of people are suffering because there's an entire class of people with a modicum of power, who are supposed to use that power to protect & serve the nation, but use that power for personal greed and petty grievances. And they treat it all like a game. As a fancy.
Weird for all their word gymnastics when talking about Trump, WaPo doesn't note these are ALLEGED drug traffickers, with zero presented evidence. But I guess WaPo doesn't think this admin would ever lie...
Breaking news: In the past 10 months, the Trump administration has pushed for lethal strikes on Western Hemisphere drug traffickers and repeatedly steamrolled or sidestepped government lawyers who questioned whether the provocative policy was legal.
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
wapo.st
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Weird for all their word gymnastics when talking about Trump, WaPo doesn't note these are ALLEGED drug traffickers, with zero presented evidence. But I guess WaPo doesn't think this admin would ever lie...
Earlier this week, this admin tried telling us swastikas aren't hateful. So I think we all know exactly where they stand on human rights.
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Earlier this week, this admin tried telling us swastikas aren't hateful. So I think we all know exactly where they stand on human rights.
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speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
Kempsville High School assistant principal charged for threats against police, ICE
Virginia Beach assistant principal John Bennett and Mark Bennett charged for conspiring threats against police and ICE agents. Both are held without bond.
www.13newsnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
You know AI is an amazing product that everyone is clamoring for when they secretly force everyone to use it for everything and anything.
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
You know AI is an amazing product that everyone is clamoring for when they secretly force everyone to use it for everything and anything.
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this is the world's most confusing day for centrist Democrats who just voted to condemn socialism and tried to sink Mamdani's campaign for months
Trump on Mamdani: "I think he's gonna surprise some conservative people, actually. And some very liberal people he won't surprise because they already like him."
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
this is the world's most confusing day for centrist Democrats who just voted to condemn socialism and tried to sink Mamdani's campaign for months
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Last night on LaSalle St.
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Last night on LaSalle St.
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At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
One thing that is tough about rapid response/patrols, besides constantly being threatened by armed secret police, is that for the most part they see the defeats. There are exceptions, but you’ll never know how many people were saved by slowing feds down, whistles, community alerts, etc.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
At a recent gathering of Rogers Park volunteers, we heard from a neighbor who choked up telling us about their dad turning around and going home when he heard whistles up the street. "One of you may have saved his life that day." It all matters, it really does.
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i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
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A crackpot with control over the infrastructure trying to force reality to bend to his fringe beliefs.
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
A crackpot with control over the infrastructure trying to force reality to bend to his fringe beliefs.
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You’d perhaps think the driver sped off and this was a hunt to find them, but no…
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
You’d perhaps think the driver sped off and this was a hunt to find them, but no…
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The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus:
“We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense.
“It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
“The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”
“We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense.
“It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
“The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus:
“We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense.
“It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
“The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”
“We cannot talk about COVID in the past tense.
“It’s still with us, it still causes acute disease and Long COVID, and it still kills.
“The world might want to forget about COVID-19, but we cannot afford to.”
I think we all know Grok sucks. Don't know why people keep on using it and posting it. We get it. Stop using it.
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I think we all know Grok sucks. Don't know why people keep on using it and posting it. We get it. Stop using it.
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NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
Cook County becomes the first county in the US to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income • The TRiiBE
On Thursday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2026 budget, which includes $7.5 million to fund the county’s guaranteed basic income program.
thetriibe.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
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It’s only fun when it happens in Blue states, I guess.
Dang - how bad was the Border Patrol invasion in North Carolina?
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
None other than Thom Tillis himself is blasting DHS for gross overreach, and demanding lists of those detained, property damage caused by CBP agents, and their plan for restitution.
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 20, 2025 at 10:59 PM
It’s only fun when it happens in Blue states, I guess.
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I just want trans people the world over to be able to live in peace, and I don't think that should be an unreasonable ask or expectation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I just want trans people the world over to be able to live in peace, and I don't think that should be an unreasonable ask or expectation.
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A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A Trump supporter started murdering his way through an assassination list of Democratic law makers FIVE MONTHS AGO. He murdered my colleague Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark — and attempted to assassinate my dear friend John Hoffman and his wife Yvette. I was also on the hit list. WTF
Stuff You Should Know doesn't deserve to be lumped in with this slop.
It's good, and the hosts are good, and its mission is to spread knowledge and not yuck anyone's yum.
It's good, and the hosts are good, and its mission is to spread knowledge and not yuck anyone's yum.
November 19, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Stuff You Should Know doesn't deserve to be lumped in with this slop.
It's good, and the hosts are good, and its mission is to spread knowledge and not yuck anyone's yum.
It's good, and the hosts are good, and its mission is to spread knowledge and not yuck anyone's yum.
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Winning an Emmy, building a TikTok following, and leading bus tours are all part of a larger mission for Dilla: the idea that someone should be preserving the stories of Chicago’s Black communities before they’re lost.
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Emmy win highlights Dilla’s quest to preserve Chicago’s Black heritage • The TRiiBE
Self-made biographer is recognized for videos highlighting the history and culture of overlooked neighborhoods
thetriibe.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Winning an Emmy, building a TikTok following, and leading bus tours are all part of a larger mission for Dilla: the idea that someone should be preserving the stories of Chicago’s Black communities before they’re lost.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/emmy...
thetriibe.com/2025/11/emmy...