j1mc
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Chicagoan. Cat dad. Antifa just means Anti Fascist.
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The CTA's State/Lake Loop elevated station — one of the busiest in the transit system — will close Jan. 5 for demolition and reconstruction.
https://to.wttw.com/4iWPln3
https://to.wttw.com/4iWPln3
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The CTA's State/Lake Loop elevated station — one of the busiest in the transit system — will close Jan. 5 for demolition and reconstruction.
https://to.wttw.com/4iWPln3
https://to.wttw.com/4iWPln3
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We’re launching an end-of-year fundraiser with a simple goal: to reach 1,500 Friends of GNOME. And we need your help!
blogs.gnome.org/foundation/2...
This week we’ll also be sharing and celebrating the accomplishments of GNOME over the past year here on Bluesky; be sure to follow #FriendsOfGNOME!
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This week we’ll also be sharing and celebrating the accomplishments of GNOME over the past year here on Bluesky; be sure to follow #FriendsOfGNOME!
Join Friends of GNOME
This post was contributed by the Fundraising Committee from the GNOME Foundation. This week we are launching an end-of-year fundraising campaign with a simple goal: to reach 1,500 Friends of GNOME by ...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We’re launching an end-of-year fundraiser with a simple goal: to reach 1,500 Friends of GNOME. And we need your help!
blogs.gnome.org/foundation/2...
This week we’ll also be sharing and celebrating the accomplishments of GNOME over the past year here on Bluesky; be sure to follow #FriendsOfGNOME!
blogs.gnome.org/foundation/2...
This week we’ll also be sharing and celebrating the accomplishments of GNOME over the past year here on Bluesky; be sure to follow #FriendsOfGNOME!
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Lawyer for protesters to ICE bigwig Russell Hott: “Do you agree that it's unconstitutional to arrest people for being opposed to Midway Blitz?”
Hott: “No.”
Hott: “No.”
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Lawyer for protesters to ICE bigwig Russell Hott: “Do you agree that it's unconstitutional to arrest people for being opposed to Midway Blitz?”
Hott: “No.”
Hott: “No.”
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Oh that sounds fun. I’m always looking for *more opportunities to talk to insurance providers.
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Oh that sounds fun. I’m always looking for *more opportunities to talk to insurance providers.
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
A double for #manholecovermonday. Austin and New Orleans.
November 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
A double for #manholecovermonday. Austin and New Orleans.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Tonight, in Chicago, North Side rapid responders and community members held a vigil. At least ten people were abducted by ICE in Rogers Park alone today. We uplifted the message RESIST ICE in lights. We spoke out, sang together, grieved, and reaffirmed our commitment to defending our neighbors.
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Tonight, in Chicago, North Side rapid responders and community members held a vigil. At least ten people were abducted by ICE in Rogers Park alone today. We uplifted the message RESIST ICE in lights. We spoke out, sang together, grieved, and reaffirmed our commitment to defending our neighbors.
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I can't describe how beautiful tonight's murder of crows against a red sky was.
I'm kindof emotional about it.
50% speed. Narrative video in next post 🪶
I'm kindof emotional about it.
50% speed. Narrative video in next post 🪶
November 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I can't describe how beautiful tonight's murder of crows against a red sky was.
I'm kindof emotional about it.
50% speed. Narrative video in next post 🪶
I'm kindof emotional about it.
50% speed. Narrative video in next post 🪶
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Do you love the Chicago Public Library? Do you not want to wait weeks for books? Do you still want to be able to go to programs? Send a letter to electeds !
In the budget, Brandon Johnson is proposing 89 cuts to positions, and cutting our book budget in half. actionnetwork.org/letters/no-l...
In the budget, Brandon Johnson is proposing 89 cuts to positions, and cutting our book budget in half. actionnetwork.org/letters/no-l...
October 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Do you love the Chicago Public Library? Do you not want to wait weeks for books? Do you still want to be able to go to programs? Send a letter to electeds !
In the budget, Brandon Johnson is proposing 89 cuts to positions, and cutting our book budget in half. actionnetwork.org/letters/no-l...
In the budget, Brandon Johnson is proposing 89 cuts to positions, and cutting our book budget in half. actionnetwork.org/letters/no-l...
A day late, but always a great day to share this article: www.columbusmonthly.com/story/entert...
October 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A day late, but always a great day to share this article: www.columbusmonthly.com/story/entert...
I love the confidence in the restaurant naming here.
“Yes, we are in fact the number one Chinese restaurant.”
(Spotted in Milwaukee)
“Yes, we are in fact the number one Chinese restaurant.”
(Spotted in Milwaukee)
October 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I love the confidence in the restaurant naming here.
“Yes, we are in fact the number one Chinese restaurant.”
(Spotted in Milwaukee)
“Yes, we are in fact the number one Chinese restaurant.”
(Spotted in Milwaukee)
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Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
October 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
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#manholecoverMonday
Service covers, of different designs, in one west London street
Service covers, of different designs, in one west London street
September 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#manholecoverMonday
Service covers, of different designs, in one west London street
Service covers, of different designs, in one west London street
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In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
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Chicago finally looks like everyone's parents imagine it: gangs of violent young men with guns roaming the streets, literally looking for trouble.
September 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Chicago finally looks like everyone's parents imagine it: gangs of violent young men with guns roaming the streets, literally looking for trouble.
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Dave Matthews has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.
September 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Dave Matthews has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.
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Update on this: The City of Evanston isn't waiting for Flock to take the cams down, and staff have covered them up with bags and tape. Writing up a quick story to post before I go do (another!) citywide site visit to confirm all are covered (Picture taken yesterday by @joergmetzner.bsky.social)
September 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Update on this: The City of Evanston isn't waiting for Flock to take the cams down, and staff have covered them up with bags and tape. Writing up a quick story to post before I go do (another!) citywide site visit to confirm all are covered (Picture taken yesterday by @joergmetzner.bsky.social)
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Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"
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From yesterday and today: it certainly appears ICE in Chicago are wearing the Meta AI Ray-Ban glasses.
September 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
From yesterday and today: it certainly appears ICE in Chicago are wearing the Meta AI Ray-Ban glasses.
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In a video shared to social media from Belmont Cragin this morning, a neighbor captured what looks like federal agents in the alley behind her residence trying to jump the fence into her backyard.
September 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In a video shared to social media from Belmont Cragin this morning, a neighbor captured what looks like federal agents in the alley behind her residence trying to jump the fence into her backyard.
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Protests work
'Without a name change, without a flag change, we won't continue' - Israel-Premier Tech bike sponsor Factor pushes team owner to disassociate with Israel
A new name and financial arrangement are yet to be worked out, Factor's Rob Gitelis tells Cyclingnews
www.cyclingnews.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Protests work