micco caporale
@juggaloreporter.bsky.social
✾ idiot savant ✹ i work at the Chicago Reader ☻ mcaporale@chicagoreader.com ❁ signal: juggaloreporter.69 ✾ https://linktr.ee/juggaloreporter
had my first coffee since saturday, we are so back*
*no we're not but we're close (i've had a bad head cold)
*no we're not but we're close (i've had a bad head cold)
November 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
had my first coffee since saturday, we are so back*
*no we're not but we're close (i've had a bad head cold)
*no we're not but we're close (i've had a bad head cold)
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You can be a responsible, ethical, rigorous journalist who acknowledges that the system as constructed creates & rewards people like Nuzzi & Lizza, or you can furiously fan yourself then plunge your head in the sand
i think all the time about the discourse around the oscars slap. i forget who it was who said this but their takeaway was "listen, these are three highly specific and extremely strange individuals colliding at once in a singular event. there is nothing to be learned or extrapolated here"
November 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
You can be a responsible, ethical, rigorous journalist who acknowledges that the system as constructed creates & rewards people like Nuzzi & Lizza, or you can furiously fan yourself then plunge your head in the sand
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This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
If you're ever wondered why journalists seem so out of touch most of the time it's because in order to establish yourself you need to either come from money, marry into money, or be OK with abject poverty and daily financial panic
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
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Hi. Please support my favorite independent news outlet in Chicago. Unraveled's recent work revealed:
-DHS agent Timothy Donahue's racist X account.
-DHS agents lied about killing Silverio Villegas Gonzalez
-IL Dems caved to RW law and order rhetoric and built a surveillance state using ALPRs
-DHS agent Timothy Donahue's racist X account.
-DHS agents lied about killing Silverio Villegas Gonzalez
-IL Dems caved to RW law and order rhetoric and built a surveillance state using ALPRs
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In the time since, we have been overwhelmed by how many of you find our work worth supporting.
No email this time around. But if you'd like to support indie media today, here's how:
In the time since, we have been overwhelmed by how many of you find our work worth supporting.
No email this time around. But if you'd like to support indie media today, here's how:
Support Unraveled
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November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
was approached to write a blurb on my favorite gay little movie of 2025
looked at my "watched" list and learned i see a lot of archival gay movies and short films but hardly any new feature length movies 🤡
looked at my "watched" list and learned i see a lot of archival gay movies and short films but hardly any new feature length movies 🤡
November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
was approached to write a blurb on my favorite gay little movie of 2025
looked at my "watched" list and learned i see a lot of archival gay movies and short films but hardly any new feature length movies 🤡
looked at my "watched" list and learned i see a lot of archival gay movies and short films but hardly any new feature length movies 🤡
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so if i understand this correctly, gaines has made her career by publicly calling trans athletes predators and threats to women while completely failing to ever mention even once that her mentor/college swimming coach was sexually assaulting and harassing women on the team while she was there?
Riley Gaines climbed the MAGA ladder by vilifying trans women in sports. Now, teammates are speaking out about the real problems on her team: abusive coaching, sexual harassment, eating disorders. ow.ly/o3wq50XuCzp
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
ow.ly
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
so if i understand this correctly, gaines has made her career by publicly calling trans athletes predators and threats to women while completely failing to ever mention even once that her mentor/college swimming coach was sexually assaulting and harassing women on the team while she was there?
despite my broken lungs my evil demon child won't stop bouncing on my chest because it's dinner time in SEVENTEEN MINUTES
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
despite my broken lungs my evil demon child won't stop bouncing on my chest because it's dinner time in SEVENTEEN MINUTES
bedrotting (watching hbo & drinking cough syrup)
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
bedrotting (watching hbo & drinking cough syrup)
the blue hair barista they/them tent has reached its smol bean capacity
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 AM
the blue hair barista they/them tent has reached its smol bean capacity
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November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
got some hippie cough syrup at troll foods (i know, i know)
admittedly, it bangs
admittedly, it bangs
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
got some hippie cough syrup at troll foods (i know, i know)
admittedly, it bangs
admittedly, it bangs
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WE FOUND IT! We trekked day and night through tiger-patrolled Sumatran rainforests accessible only under permit for this: Rafflesia hasseltii. Few people have ever seen this flower, and we watched it open by night. Magic.
November 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
WE FOUND IT! We trekked day and night through tiger-patrolled Sumatran rainforests accessible only under permit for this: Rafflesia hasseltii. Few people have ever seen this flower, and we watched it open by night. Magic.
some day i will learn to break out my humidifier BEFORE my sinuses become so dried out i get an infection
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
some day i will learn to break out my humidifier BEFORE my sinuses become so dried out i get an infection
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Abolition School is fundraising to continue their political education out in Philly - they've lost nonprofit sponsorships due to the political environment downstream of the Trump administration. please support (donate and/or share) as you can!
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Donate to Go All in for Abolition School 2026!, organized by Geo Maher
Go All in for Abolition School in 2026!
We’re gonna be honest with you: Abolition S… Geo Maher needs your support for Go All in for Abolition School 2026!
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November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Abolition School is fundraising to continue their political education out in Philly - they've lost nonprofit sponsorships due to the political environment downstream of the Trump administration. please support (donate and/or share) as you can!
www.gofundme.com/f/all-in-for...
www.gofundme.com/f/all-in-for...
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last call for these (more details in the thread) and thank you so much to everyone who has contributed already. it means so much to me to be able to speak your words in my little private tdor ceremony. i love each and every one of my sisters.
may as well extend this invite to the general public. i will be doing a private personal ceremony tonight where i read out the hopes and fears of my trans sisters as part of a ritual. if you have anything you want me to read or just say a few words about please dm me.
reminder: tdor is tomorrow folks, if you're one of the people who wanted to contribute a prayer or a hope or a thought or a worry or whatever to my ritual please reach out before tomorrow evening <3
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
last call for these (more details in the thread) and thank you so much to everyone who has contributed already. it means so much to me to be able to speak your words in my little private tdor ceremony. i love each and every one of my sisters.
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do you think dinosaurs believed in love
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
do you think dinosaurs believed in love
you ever have a painful change happen and then once you process it you're like "actually this is kind of a blessing? thanks, universe :)"
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
you ever have a painful change happen and then once you process it you're like "actually this is kind of a blessing? thanks, universe :)"
finally some good news!
The officer was "heading for duty" Wednesday night when his "weapon discharged and he accidentally shot himself in the testicles" in the station's parking lot, records show.
Off-duty Chicago cop accidentally shoots himself in groin outside police station in Gresham
chicago.suntimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
finally some good news!
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I was on City Cast this morning to talk about my @chicagoreader.com story on unhoused Chicagoans disappeared by ICE. Jacoby and I also talked about recently announced HUD cuts could lead to an eviction wave this winter, and what an encampment closure actually is. chicago.citycast.fm/podcasts/wha...
What Happens to Unhoused Chicagoans Detained By ICE - City Cast Chicago
Since Operation Midway Blitz began in September, we have covered dozens of protests, hundreds of detainments, and growing violence from the federal...
chicago.citycast.fm
November 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I was on City Cast this morning to talk about my @chicagoreader.com story on unhoused Chicagoans disappeared by ICE. Jacoby and I also talked about recently announced HUD cuts could lead to an eviction wave this winter, and what an encampment closure actually is. chicago.citycast.fm/podcasts/wha...
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
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I love how Chicagoans just DO NOT FUCK with these boondoggles
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I love how Chicagoans just DO NOT FUCK with these boondoggles
there's very little criticism i'll entertain from miserable people, bad writers, or bad dressers
now people who are content, well written, or well dressed... you are onto something about the world that i value, and i will open my shirt anticipating your wound
now people who are content, well written, or well dressed... you are onto something about the world that i value, and i will open my shirt anticipating your wound
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
there's very little criticism i'll entertain from miserable people, bad writers, or bad dressers
now people who are content, well written, or well dressed... you are onto something about the world that i value, and i will open my shirt anticipating your wound
now people who are content, well written, or well dressed... you are onto something about the world that i value, and i will open my shirt anticipating your wound
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Olivia Nuzzi got horny at the part of ET where he’s lying sick in the water
November 18, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Olivia Nuzzi got horny at the part of ET where he’s lying sick in the water
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if you're wondering why we don't see as much gaza despite the steady trickle of reports that israel continued strikes throughout the "ceasefire," it's because they deliberately killed most of the journalists in palestine
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
if you're wondering why we don't see as much gaza despite the steady trickle of reports that israel continued strikes throughout the "ceasefire," it's because they deliberately killed most of the journalists in palestine
hell fuckin yaaaaa @jakewittich.bsky.social lfg!!!!!
The recognition comes after a standout year for @jakewittich.bsky.social's career, which has included growing Windy City Times’ newsletter operation from the ground up, doubling down on in-depth LGBTQ+ reporting, and training others through Windy City Times’ inaugural community journalism cohort.
Jake Wittich, managing editor of Windy City Times, named ‘Chicago Journalist of the Year’ - Windy City Times
The Chicago Journalists Association recognized Windy City Times managing editor Jake Wittich with its Chicago Journalist of the Year award during its 86th anniversary ceremony on Nov. 14. The award re...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
hell fuckin yaaaaa @jakewittich.bsky.social lfg!!!!!