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Robert Loerzel
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Chicagoan, journalist, photographer, author, copy editor, flâneur. https://www.robertloerzel.com/
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cmgiulini.bsky.social Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 23m
Truly shocking: Artist Judy Chicago's tale in Artnet of working with Google on the redesign of the former Thompson Center atrium is a horror story - incompetent, slipshod management meets corporate bureaucracy on steroids...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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“Stable coin” sounds like a euphemism for horseshit.
February 9, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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hey, i heard they made you the olympics mascot www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/s...
A stoat is a relative of the weasel with sharp teeth. Its coat changes dramatically from brown in summer to white in winter. (That white fur is known as ermine.) Found throughout Europe, Asia and North America, the stoat ranges from six inches to a foot in length.
February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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the ice rink at McKinley Park
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February 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
Ford worker who heckled Trump keeps job, 'no discipline' for incident
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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A friend of mine grew up with John Carter Cash. He tells stories of goofing around with Johnny's guitars, only to have the man himself (he was reportedly very tall) pop his head into the room every half hour or so and ask "you boys want a pizza or something?"
josie.zone 🏳️‍⚧️ Tár-Tár Binks @josie.zone · 12h
I will go to my GRAVE cackling over this Marlon Brando anecdote

Please engrave it on my tombstone
February 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Sunday market, from Tlacolula de Matamoros, State of Oaxaca, México, for #ManholeCoverMonday
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February 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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An icy Neenah spotted outside of the IUB Memorial Union building.
#manholecovermonday
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Manhole cover with a thin layer of ice. Another view of the same manhole cover with a building entrance in the background.
February 9, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Things I have found on or near to the Chicago Lakefront Trail.
Carabiners and Keyrings.

(People, do not trust cheap carabiners! They will add to my human magpie loot collection!)
A collection of carabiners and keyrings.
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Award-winning author George Saunders will return to Chicago on Monday to promote his new book “Vigil,” his fourth novel and the latest addition to a body of work boasting dozens of short stories, essays, reportage and one children’s book.
George Saunders comes home to talk about his new book ‘Vigil’: ‘I could never not be a South Side of Chicago guy’
The best-selling author’s new novel is “Vigils.” He now lives in California but counts his years in Chicago as the most formative in his life.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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It's an Orangey Sky. Monday's start in Chicago.
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Lansing, Michigan, is one of two cities where Malcolm X crosses MLK. (The other is Washington, D.C.) Malcolm spent his formative years in the area and still has family there.
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Fresh flakes, photographed last week #ManholeCoverMonday @kevinirvine.bsky.social
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A “CITY ELEC” manhole cover with a dusting of snow on it
February 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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#ManholeCoverMonday courtesy of @crowdsourceherbook.bsky.social from Odense, H.C. Andersen themed. @jjtindall.bsky.social @jillthewheel.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @jillinois606.bsky.social @robertloerzel.bsky.social @foresterbob.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @walte2.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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East Jordan Crusty #manholecovermonday @robertloerzel.bsky.social @rogersparkman.bsky.social @sparrersway.bsky.social @dmercer.bsky.social @willpunctuate.bsky.social @kevinirvine.bsky.social @jillinois606.bsky.social @jillthewheel.bsky.social @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social @jgieger.bsky.social
Manhole cover
February 9, 2026 at 11:58 AM
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If I owned a TV station, I would insert the “Log Lady intros” at random moments in the daily schedule.
A lady holds a log. A caption says: “Whoever invented the pie?”
February 9, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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People cheer while watching Bad Bunny perform during Super Bowl 60 at a Benito bowl watch party at La Bruquena in the Humboldt Park neighborhood Sunday evening in Chicago.
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
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So not even he watched the TPUSA show…
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump crashes out over Bad Bunny’s halftime show
The Super Bowl Halftime Show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER! It makes no sense, is an affront to the Greatness of America, and doesn’t represent our standards of Success, Creativity, or Excellence. Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching from throughout the U.S.A., and all over the World. This “Show” is just a “slap in the face” to our Country, which is setting new standards and records every single day — including the Best Stock Market and 401(k)s in History! There is nothing inspirational about this mess of a Halftime Show and watch, it will get great reviews from the Fake News Media, because they haven’t got a clue of what is going on in the REAL WORLD — And, by the way, the NFL should immediately replace its ridiculous new Kickoff Rule. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
February 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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bluesky when it sees linux in a super bowl ad
leo pointing meme
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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All hail the weirdo whistle goblins of the People's Whistle Army!! 😙🎶
dansinker.com dan sinker @dansinker.com · 1d
Today the crew of weirdo printers that I call the whistle goblins passed A HALF MILLION whistles printed and shipped. I wrote about how we got there and how you can start printing whistles yourself. dansinker.com/posts/2026-0...
Whistle Up 2: Rise of the Whistle Goblins | dansinker.com
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February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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Has there ever been a year when the prices went down?
February 8, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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Never gets old.
Far Side (Larson) cartoon showing a scientist in a lab coat out in a neighborhood wearing a dog translator headset. "Donning his new canine decoder, Professor Schwartzman becomes the first human being on Earth to hear what barking dogs are actually saying." Multiple dogs are barking, "Hey! Hey!"
February 8, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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The PBS science show “Nova” has a fun new episode, which will undoubtedly get lots of views: “Can Dogs Talk?” www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vi...
Can Dogs Talk?
Do speech buttons really allow dogs to talk to us? Scientists investigate.
www.pbs.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Good morning to rowhouses
A photo looking down a set of two story gray brick rowhouses, set back from the sidewalk with small snowy front lawns. The rowhouses have several different window, porch, and roof layouts rather than being identical, some with mansard tiles covering their entire upper floor.
February 8, 2026 at 1:38 PM