Borscht Belt Baron
@borschtbelt.bsky.social
Your ideal of masculinity is a paragon of buffoonery. Chicago, food, general trivia. Trans rights are human rights, support your local mutual aid org.
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it is an underrated miracle of the 21st century that we really did massively, massively reduce bullying in schools
My experience as well. So far we're 2-for-2 on kids having a largely bullying/abuse-free middle school experience. Not without bumpy spots of course, but light years away from what I endured.
My hot take: the anti-bullying stuff has really worked, which is why conservatives are pushing back at it.
My hot take: the anti-bullying stuff has really worked, which is why conservatives are pushing back at it.
for what it’s worth I got roped into helping out with my sixth grader’s extracurricular thing so I’ve had more recent contact with middle schoolers who aren’t mine than I usually do, and biased sample/biased reviewer/etc but my verdict is that the kids are all right
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
it is an underrated miracle of the 21st century that we really did massively, massively reduce bullying in schools
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we need a new "popeyes chicken sandwich" for everyone to flip out about. it doesn't need to be made by popeye's but it needs a similar huge cultural moment attached to it. i think a chicken fried steak sandwich could do it but perhaps the next sandwich to capture the zeitgeist is unknowable
December 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
we need a new "popeyes chicken sandwich" for everyone to flip out about. it doesn't need to be made by popeye's but it needs a similar huge cultural moment attached to it. i think a chicken fried steak sandwich could do it but perhaps the next sandwich to capture the zeitgeist is unknowable
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Microsoft Excel is the most successful nonspecialist programming language in history
December 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Microsoft Excel is the most successful nonspecialist programming language in history
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This cross-pollination IS how new ideas happen. EVERY field needs humanistic thinking, that's why they call PhDs "Doctors of Philosophy"
Alt text for those who need it. This is amazing.
December 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This cross-pollination IS how new ideas happen. EVERY field needs humanistic thinking, that's why they call PhDs "Doctors of Philosophy"
Dreams can come true blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/01/r...
Rogers Park's New 400 Theaters Is Reopening As New Operator Revives 113-Year-Old Movie House
The operator of three historic movie theaters in Michigan has leased the shuttered Rogers Park theater, which was the city's oldest continually running movie theater when it closed in 2023.
blockclubchicago.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Dreams can come true blockclubchicago.org/2025/12/01/r...
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there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
August 10, 2024 at 3:21 PM
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
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day 1 is "penzeys revolution blend" and i cant stop laughing at "we have to GET RID of this lying, cheating, CORRUPT SCUMBAG PRESIDENT!! RESIST! REVOLT! REVOLUTION NOW!! good on roast poultry and carrots"
December 2, 2025 at 12:59 AM
day 1 is "penzeys revolution blend" and i cant stop laughing at "we have to GET RID of this lying, cheating, CORRUPT SCUMBAG PRESIDENT!! RESIST! REVOLT! REVOLUTION NOW!! good on roast poultry and carrots"
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Smedley Butler is screaming, crying, throwing up
'Unauthorized' Edit to Ukraine's Frontline Maps Point to Polymarket's War Betting
It looks like someone invented a fake Russia advance in Ukraine to manipulate online gambling markets.
www.404media.co
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Smedley Butler is screaming, crying, throwing up
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it is *critically* important now for Dems to create a climate in which there is a threat of punishment once power is switched. The more we can create a threatening shadow of the future, the greater the probability of preventing harm in the present
December 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
it is *critically* important now for Dems to create a climate in which there is a threat of punishment once power is switched. The more we can create a threatening shadow of the future, the greater the probability of preventing harm in the present
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Woke 2 is distinctively an ideology of Trump II, when we no longer need to go looking for some hidden enemy, no longer need to work to uncover the infiltrators and the enemies hiding their power level
the enemy is out in the light and screaming about how much they hate us, there is no mystery there
the enemy is out in the light and screaming about how much they hate us, there is no mystery there
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Woke 2 is distinctively an ideology of Trump II, when we no longer need to go looking for some hidden enemy, no longer need to work to uncover the infiltrators and the enemies hiding their power level
the enemy is out in the light and screaming about how much they hate us, there is no mystery there
the enemy is out in the light and screaming about how much they hate us, there is no mystery there
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it's not like it would be all that much better if they thought they were writing for posterity but every single announcement reads as though it's a dare from some faceless dweeb on a far-right group chat, like they're typing slurs into a speak-and-spell delighting at it repeating them phonetically
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
it's not like it would be all that much better if they thought they were writing for posterity but every single announcement reads as though it's a dare from some faceless dweeb on a far-right group chat, like they're typing slurs into a speak-and-spell delighting at it repeating them phonetically
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DHS's stated justification for Abak's abduction is that he has a criminal case in Turkey, but the circumstances of that case form a substantial part of the basis for his asylum application, and he's followed the asylum process to the letter.
ICE Takes Kurdish Asylum Seeker The Day Before His Wife Became A US Citizen: 'I Cannot Do This Alone'
At the time of his detention, Enes Abak had a pending asylum petition and an upcoming immigration court hearing. His wife is now fighting for his release. "We were following every letter of the law," ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
DHS's stated justification for Abak's abduction is that he has a criminal case in Turkey, but the circumstances of that case form a substantial part of the basis for his asylum application, and he's followed the asylum process to the letter.
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me, smart, a big-shot university president, paying the Danegeld: that should be the last we hear from the Dane
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 AM
me, smart, a big-shot university president, paying the Danegeld: that should be the last we hear from the Dane
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
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weed is awesome they made a drug that makes you more self-involved
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
weed is awesome they made a drug that makes you more self-involved
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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truth coming out of her cup noodles to shame mankind
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
truth coming out of her cup noodles to shame mankind
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW2G... like clockwork this song pops into the forefront of my brain every few months
Asteroid City (2023) - Dear Alien (Who Art in Heaven) Scene | Movieclips
YouTube video by Movieclips
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November 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW2G... like clockwork this song pops into the forefront of my brain every few months
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Surprise! I now have a real website and online store!! Just in time for your holiday shopping!
Please take a look at it, it would mean the world to me!
Here's some of the silly items you can get:
crayolapenguin.com
Please take a look at it, it would mean the world to me!
Here's some of the silly items you can get:
crayolapenguin.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Surprise! I now have a real website and online store!! Just in time for your holiday shopping!
Please take a look at it, it would mean the world to me!
Here's some of the silly items you can get:
crayolapenguin.com
Please take a look at it, it would mean the world to me!
Here's some of the silly items you can get:
crayolapenguin.com
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watching this is a warm blanket on a damp, cold day
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
watching this is a warm blanket on a damp, cold day
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This might be higher res (still a screenshot from the PDF of the book Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas). Still a draft; the Yiddish got reversed by the design program and fixed later.
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This might be higher res (still a screenshot from the PDF of the book Nonstop Metropolis: A New York City Atlas). Still a draft; the Yiddish got reversed by the design program and fixed later.
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ICYMI, this is great stuff. both better designed and more comprehensive than Biden's child tax credit boost www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...
Rep. Tlaib’s Economic Dignity for All Agenda Would Bring Economic Security for Millions
The agenda would lower poverty by 42% and child poverty by two-thirds.
www.peoplespolicyproject.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
ICYMI, this is great stuff. both better designed and more comprehensive than Biden's child tax credit boost www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/11/20/r...
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
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I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.