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“Everything dope about America comes from Chicago.” - Dilla Thomas

Fuck ICE and AI
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Southaven, Mississippi, residents have voiced concerns for months over the noise and pollution emanating from the 114-acre site that is largely hidden from public view—a site xAI is looking to expand.
‘A Different Set of Rules’: Drone Footage Shows AI Power Plant Flouting Clean Air Act
A Floodlight visual investigation reports that the xAI gas plant in Southaven, Mississippi, continues to use unpermitted gas turbines.
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February 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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February 18, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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That's 18 yo college freshman Jesse Jackson on the left & the seven hs students he organized for a silent sit-in at a segregated library.

"Although Greenville was not the first library system to integrate in SC, it was the first to do so as a result of public demonstrations by the Black community."
July 16, 1960: Greenville Eight Stage Read-In at Local Library
In an act of civil disobedience against the whites-only Greenville County Public Library, eight young Black people entered the library, began reading, and were subsequently arrested. They became known...
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February 18, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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Spent today talking to just a few of the Black women who credit Jesse Jackson with their start in national politics. By inviting them in, he ensured they would help shape democracy for years to come. My latest on the coalition he built as part of his towering legacy: 19thnews.org/2026/02/jess...
‘He gave me my wings’: Jesse Jackson opened doors for Black women in politics
Jackson, who died Tuesday, worked to diversify the electorate and brought Black women into Democratic politics who ascended to positions of power.
19thnews.org
February 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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An Edgewater Apothecary is reopening on Broadway after it faced years of floods and landlord issues. blockclubchi.co/4qFKpoG
February 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Remember, nothing or no one is stopping US ™️ from having a great day ✊🏿✊🏿
The Diaspora is more connected than we realize ✊🏾✊🏾

#blackisbeautiful #blackdiaspora
February 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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the Black Panthers were right
February 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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Ofelia Torres, the teen with cancer who fought for her father’s freedom after ICE agents arrested him, has died. blockclubchi.co/3Zzncth
February 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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When I get just a little too warm under the covers:
The little leg kick out for steering in skeleton is necessary yet crazy.
February 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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“In response to the criticism, the IOC has defended the shirt — which reproduces the original 1936 poster by German artist Franz Würbel — as part of its Heritage Collection, which features artwork from every Olympic Games”

jfc
February 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Haven’t played in awhile, but I got through Fourth Chorus and made it to Greymoor.
February 15, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Jet’s hit me up about heart-shaped pizzas today, and yes, the text worked.
February 14, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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Y’all, look at what the ceviche restaurant “Las Gaviotas” located in Peru did! 😭😂🙌🏼
February 13, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Jill Scott’s long awaited NPR Tiny Desk concert will premiere Monday at noon EST:
February 14, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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I had received soooo many requests asking if I would ever make a design dedicated to just Annie & Smoke.

That was a very necessary request to fill and I figured the Friday the 13th before Valentine’s Day would be the perfect time

Shop: kashmirviii.com/collections/...
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
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I GOT TWO PHONES! ONE FOR THE PLUG, AND ONE FOR THE ZIG-A-ZIG AH!
February 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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For Giancarlo Guerrero, the artistic director and principal conductor of Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival, performing at the Super Bowl was “definitely very different, unlike anything I’ve ever done and I think anything I will ever do in the future.”

https://to.wttw.com/3OfNTAP
February 13, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Where to get paczki in Chicago for Fat Tuesday 2026: blockclubchi.co/4tKHIFc
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Sunrise in the City at Sears Tower. This morning in Chicago at along the north branch of the river.
February 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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Chicago's U.S. attorney's office has released evidence from the case against Marimar Martinez, pre-empting her press conference later today.

It even released text messages it once claimed would "sully" a Border Patrol agents's rep.

From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Border Patrol agents say 'time to get aggressive' in footage that contradicts claims against Marimar Martinez
Martinez is expected to announce a new lawsuit stemming from her Oct. 4 shooting by a Border Patrol agent at a press conference Wednesday. Her attorneys say newly released evidence will show an agent ...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM