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CarolynA2
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chimusicnut.bsky.social
I alternate between 😢 and 😡. And found myself thinking about it when I woke up this morning.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...
A Pile of Rubble: After 123 Years, the East Wing Is Gone
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
Chicago's Southeast Side. Tuesday.

Let's use teargas.
#chicagoice
thetriibe.com The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · Oct 14
UPDATE — Multiple witness videos today show an older white federal agent straddling a young Black man on the ground outside of a Walgreens on Chicago’s Southeast Side.

This is a developing story.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/fede...
October 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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clairewillett.bsky.social
reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle
One thing that has become really clear since yesterday is that we live in at least two different realities. Talking to a friend who only knew Charlie as a Christian motivational speaker because that's all that ever came across her feed. Showed me videos I've never seen before of him saying perfectly reasonable and empowering things. I showed her videos she'd never seen before of his racism, misogyny, homophobia, advocating for violence against specific groups of people. She was horrified by his remarks about Pelosi's husband's attacker being bailed out and celebrated for his violent act. She was horrified by a number of things that he said, but she had never seen or heard them before, the same as I had never seen or heard the generalized clips of him sounding like a perfectly nice loving man and father. Neither of us had a whole picture of this man. I mentioned he was a known white supremacist and she thought I was joking. She talked about him giving a speech about finding your purpose and doing good in the world and I thought she was joking. I saw why this friend was mourning the loss of a person she thought was a good person. My friend, bless her, saw why I feel the way I do about him. We understood each other better. In spite of a multi-billion dollar internet machine specifically focused on keeping us apart. Because we talked to each other with the desire to listen and to learn rather than the desire to change someone else's mind or to be "right". None of those motivational things he said change my opinion about him because they don't erase the negativity, the subtle calls for violence, the belittling and denigrating of other races religions genders etc. His negative and blaming comments about homeless people, the poor, and victims of domestic violence. His comments about rounding up people who didn't think like him and putting them in camps where their behavior could be corrected. That time he said empathy was a made-up word he didnt believe in. That other time he said the Civil Rights Act was a mistake. The time he said most people are afraid when they get on a plane and see that there's a black pilot. His anti-vaccination rhetoric and his active campaigning against people being allowed to wear masks for their own health. His open support of fascism and white supremacy. To me, all of those are fully unchristian sentiments. Those are undeniable and just one of them would be a deal-breaker for me. All of them together are a picture of a man who was polarizing, enraged a lot of people and rightly so, but even with all of that I would never wish upon him or especially his children the end that he got. Oh, and my friend had never heard, and God help me I don't know how she escaped the news, but she had never heard of the Minnesota legislators who were shot in June. The husband and wife and dog who were killed, one after throwing themselves over their child to protect the child. The other couple who somehow survived. Politically motivated attacks specifically because they were democrats. She learned about those shootings that happened months ago because I showed her Charlie Kirk's comments about them. The kidnapping plot against a female Midwestern Democratic governor. The assassination attempt against Pennsylvania's democratic governor. All things Charlie had plenty to say about while supporting the Second Amendment and bashing the Democratic party. She didn't know about any of it because we're all living in two different worlds and none of us have the whole story.
September 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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pantagrapher.bsky.social
Texas loaded busses with desperate migrants and dropped them off in Chicago like trash in the middle of winter. We welcomed them into our communities. Now Texas is sending its National Guard to terrorize them on our streets. In our neighborhoods. What the fuck.
September 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
He also said, “I can do anything I want, I’m the president of the United States.” The man wants to be king, but we became our own country to never again be ruled by one.
August 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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bambooshooti.bsky.social
#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1945: George Orwell’s novella “Animal Farm” is first published. The story is a satire of Stalinist Russia involving a group of anthropomorphic farm animals who try to create a utopian society but wind up with a dictatorship. /1
Cover of the first edition of Animal Farm.
August 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
So adult!

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Trump moves Obama, Bush portraits to hidden stairwell
Once a dramatic feature of the White House entryway, the official portrait of former President Barack Obama has been moved to a decidedly less prominent position, underscoring the yearslong tensions b...
www.ctvnews.ca
August 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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killermartinis.bsky.social
It's the internet. Don't put shit on it you don't want people to know about. Was true when we were all in IRC and it's true now. Only difference is at this point the corporations figured out how to make a tidy profit off the human foibles; the game hasn't changed even if the stakes have.
August 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
Prizewinning commentary on one of his favorite topics.

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Why Trump Should Never Win the Nobel Peace Prize | Vantage With Palki Sharma
YouTube video by 2nd Post
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August 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
How soon until international sports organizations stop holding championships or even playoffs in the US.

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Venezuelan baseball team denied visas into US, Little League International says
Venezuelan baseball team denied visas into US, Little League International says
A Venezuelan baseball team was denied visas into the United States and will miss this year’s Senior Baseball World Series.
apnews.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
A family came to Chicago seeking asylum. Dad was deported. Now, Mom wants to leave. www.wbez.org/immigration/...
A family came to Chicago seeking asylum. Dad was deported. Now, Mom wants to leave.
They came for the ‘American Dream.’ The husband says conditions in detention were ‘inhumane.’ The wife has enrolled in the government’s program to self-deport.
www.wbez.org
July 23, 2025 at 5:46 AM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
First World unintended consequences of advanced technology
knsiradio.com/2025/07/20/l...
Local Sheriff Asking People to Turn Off Popular Phone Feature Before Visiting Fairs
(KNSI) - The Benton County Sheriff's Office is reminding people about the unintended consequences of bringing ...
knsiradio.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
"Stand by, we have to get that approved with our supervisor," a Kerr County Sheriff's Office dispatcher replied."

#texasflooding

abcnews.go.com/amp/US/kerr-...
Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows
Kerr County officials waited 90 minutes to send emergency alert after requested, dispatch audio shows.
abcnews.go.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
Coming Friday from The Boss: Tracks II. A box set of 7 unreleased albuns

(Google ahows at least $250 for a physical set)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/a...
Bruce Springsteen Reveals His Paths Not Taken
www.nytimes.com
June 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
Counting with mothers:
youtu.be/C6ljGXMMB-g?...
Over in the Meadow | Barefoot Books Singalong
YouTube video by Barefoot Books
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May 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
🚨🚨🚨
May 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
What the F?! Makes the US position pretty clear. A*PAC clearly runs things.
www.arabnews.com/node/2599779...
US ends separate Palestinian affairs office in Jerusalem
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that the United States would end a separate office for Palestinian affairs in Jerusalem, a largely symbolic step that supports the Isra...
www.arabnews.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Proof this guy is full of SITH.
mrsbettybowers.bsky.social Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · May 4
In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.
May 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
"Cut out waste, fraud, and abuse"

Attempt during term 45:
"That plan was ultimately dumped due to the huge costs — with one estimate of a $92 million price tag..."

Army plans for Trump birthday parade include 6,600 troops: Report www.armytimes.com/news/your-ar...
Army plans for Trump birthday parade include 6,600 troops: Report
Plans for a potential military parade on President Trump’s birthday call for more than 6,600 soldiers, at least 150 vehicles and 50 helicopters.
www.armytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
“The Court concludes that the President’s invocation of the AEA through the Proclamation exceeds the scope of the statute and, as a result, is unlawful,” Rodriguez wrote.

apnews.com/article/trum...
Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under the Alien Enemies Act
Judge bars deportations of Venezuelans from South Texas under the Alien Enemies Act
A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from deporting any Venezuelans from South Texas under the Alien Enemies Act.
apnews.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
"AI agent shopping " might be useful for errands that either bore some people — like groceries, home improvement items or even Christmas lists — or are too complicated, like travel bookings"

Visa wants to give artificial intelligence 'agent your credit card
apnews.com/article/ai-a...
Visa wants to give artificial intelligence 'agents' your credit card
Visa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf.
apnews.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
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April 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
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Greenland’s prime minister says island can’t be bought and U.S. isn’t showing respect
New Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Sunday that U.S. statements about the mineral-rich Arctic island have been disrespectful and that Greenland “will never, ever be a piece of pr...
www.ctvnews.ca
April 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
chimusicnut.bsky.social
A palate cleanser. Joan Baez' 1977 song "Time Rag" about an interview with the magazine.

youtu.be/cjq0YVliZrA?...

Lyrics: genius.com/Joan-baez-ti...
Time Rag
YouTube video by Joan Baez - Topic
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April 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM