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When the world is a monster. We are hope despite the times.
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"The entire project of the US right wing, is re-establishing the permissions structures [for] the persecution and dehumanization of hundreds of millions of people, specifically so that violence, whether vigilante, interpersonal or state violence, can be used to discipline... everyone it sees fit."
"The entire project of the US right wing, is re-establishing the permissions structures [for] the persecution and dehumanization of hundreds of millions of people, specifically so that violence, whether vigilante, interpersonal or state violence, can be used to discipline... everyone it sees fit."
I struggle with the conversations about “political violence,” because so many of them are based in not recognizing it’s a daily reality, not an anathema or some kind of rare occurrence. Any attempt to “deal with it,” that ignores this is doomed. Free to all.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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"The entire project of the US right wing, is re-establishing the permissions structures [for] the persecution and dehumanization of hundreds of millions of people, specifically so that violence, whether vigilante, interpersonal or state violence, can be used to discipline... everyone it sees fit."
"The entire project of the US right wing, is re-establishing the permissions structures [for] the persecution and dehumanization of hundreds of millions of people, specifically so that violence, whether vigilante, interpersonal or state violence, can be used to discipline... everyone it sees fit."
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Our archivist found this real, paid-for, pretty rad Mr. Beef ad in the April 2004 edition of The Onion.
December 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Our archivist found this real, paid-for, pretty rad Mr. Beef ad in the April 2004 edition of The Onion.
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Starbucks baristas shut down the biggest Starbucks store in the world in Chicago this morning!!
Let’s have the backs of workers! #NoContractNoCoffee
Let’s have the backs of workers! #NoContractNoCoffee
December 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Starbucks baristas shut down the biggest Starbucks store in the world in Chicago this morning!!
Let’s have the backs of workers! #NoContractNoCoffee
Let’s have the backs of workers! #NoContractNoCoffee
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so insanely fucking real for this
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
so insanely fucking real for this
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Just sit right back and you'll see a stream of a three hour show... a three hour show here on OHL with special guest @osullyville.bsky.social, and our old pal Sarah Squirm, plus more fun & silliness. Tune in LIVE tomorrow Thursday 12/11 at 10am PT (1pm ET) at youtube.com/live/ZbO-BkBWQ0M
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Just sit right back and you'll see a stream of a three hour show... a three hour show here on OHL with special guest @osullyville.bsky.social, and our old pal Sarah Squirm, plus more fun & silliness. Tune in LIVE tomorrow Thursday 12/11 at 10am PT (1pm ET) at youtube.com/live/ZbO-BkBWQ0M
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Crucial revelation: Trump officials appear to be trying to avoid letting survivors of boat bombings get into US courts, where they'd have to present evidence against them. Can't have that when you're carrying out summary executions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
December 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Crucial revelation: Trump officials appear to be trying to avoid letting survivors of boat bombings get into US courts, where they'd have to present evidence against them. Can't have that when you're carrying out summary executions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
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“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
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We've made this column free for today due to the amount of interest in it, and because we wanna highlight a really good game.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
SNES-era JRPG fans need to check out Kingdoms of the Dump.
Our latest Patreon column on why it's one of the standout indie RPGs of the year is live -- www.patreon.com/posts/145442...
Our latest Patreon column on why it's one of the standout indie RPGs of the year is live -- www.patreon.com/posts/145442...
December 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We've made this column free for today due to the amount of interest in it, and because we wanna highlight a really good game.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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The best reading of this article: Trump is going to use FDA to restrict medication abortion, but he wants to wait until after the midterms so the Republicans don't experience blowback. But that just makes the midterms more important. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
FDA Slow Walking a Long-Awaited Abortion Pill Safety Study
The Food and Drug Administration has delayed a promised review of safety data for the abortion drug mifepristone at Commissioner Marty Makary’s request to put it off until after the midterm elections,...
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December 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The best reading of this article: Trump is going to use FDA to restrict medication abortion, but he wants to wait until after the midterms so the Republicans don't experience blowback. But that just makes the midterms more important. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Sometimes with the 24-hour news cycle we miss important local news, and it’s only through the valiant efforts of local journalists that we get news you can use like this.
December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sometimes with the 24-hour news cycle we miss important local news, and it’s only through the valiant efforts of local journalists that we get news you can use like this.
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U.S. journalists who write about "regulatory scrutiny" frame their prose as if the approval process hasn't been corrupted by bad actors and our regulators haven't been lobotomized by corporate power
it's pathological normalization
it's pathological normalization
Netflix’s $72B WB acquisition confounds the future of movie theaters, streaming
Netflix’s plans to own HBO Max, DC Comics, Harry Potter to face regulatory scrutiny.
arstechnica.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
U.S. journalists who write about "regulatory scrutiny" frame their prose as if the approval process hasn't been corrupted by bad actors and our regulators haven't been lobotomized by corporate power
it's pathological normalization
it's pathological normalization
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So much of the city and state's finances are built on regressive taxes. Neither budget addresses the massive regressive tax that is the massive influx of gambling into the state.
The answer is taxing the rich. But we need to address all the ways we're leaning on everyone else.
The answer is taxing the rich. But we need to address all the ways we're leaning on everyone else.
NEW — With Mayor Johnson and a fraction of the Chicago City Council seemingly at an impasse, one question surrounding the budget debate is why some alders would choose implementing regressive fees on working people over taxing corporations.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/alte...
thetriibe.com/2025/12/alte...
Alternate Chicago budget from 26 alders leans on regressive fees. Why? • The TRiiBE
Proposing increased garbage fees and liquor taxes poses less of a risk for some alders
thetriibe.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
So much of the city and state's finances are built on regressive taxes. Neither budget addresses the massive regressive tax that is the massive influx of gambling into the state.
The answer is taxing the rich. But we need to address all the ways we're leaning on everyone else.
The answer is taxing the rich. But we need to address all the ways we're leaning on everyone else.
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In case you were wondering what it’s like to boot a free to play mobile game in 2025
December 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In case you were wondering what it’s like to boot a free to play mobile game in 2025
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pals you gotta quit spotify
December 8, 2025 at 4:44 PM
pals you gotta quit spotify
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It's BEEN time to dump Spotify. Since this article, the music platform has also started running ICE recruitment ads. Is your Wrapped really worth it? https://bit.ly/44cgegy
Time to dump Spotify - Chicago Reader
Spotify was already a blight on music, and now CEO Daniel Ek is investing in AI weaponry. Chicagoans are joining an exodus from the platform.
bit.ly
December 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It's BEEN time to dump Spotify. Since this article, the music platform has also started running ICE recruitment ads. Is your Wrapped really worth it? https://bit.ly/44cgegy
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Bluesky’s head of trust & safety responding with a sarcastic image macro to a woman upset her husband was kidnapped by ICE is embarrassingly unprofessional & cruel behavior.
that account was then banned by Bluesky Trust & Safety. horrendously poor community management. what purpose does this serve?
that account was then banned by Bluesky Trust & Safety. horrendously poor community management. what purpose does this serve?
December 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Bluesky’s head of trust & safety responding with a sarcastic image macro to a woman upset her husband was kidnapped by ICE is embarrassingly unprofessional & cruel behavior.
that account was then banned by Bluesky Trust & Safety. horrendously poor community management. what purpose does this serve?
that account was then banned by Bluesky Trust & Safety. horrendously poor community management. what purpose does this serve?
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Jury selection starts today in this trial, which represents a high-stakes gamble for the city, whose lawyers typically recommend settling civil cases involving actions by the police that led to criminal charges and are ruled to have violated department policy. @wttw.bsky.social
Lawsuit Filed by Man Police Shot in CTA Red Line Station Set for Trial
The trial, set to start Dec. 8 and last 10 days, represents a high-stakes gamble for the city, whose lawyers typically recommend settling civil cases involving actions by the police that led to crimin...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Jury selection starts today in this trial, which represents a high-stakes gamble for the city, whose lawyers typically recommend settling civil cases involving actions by the police that led to criminal charges and are ruled to have violated department policy. @wttw.bsky.social
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Sadism is the lifeblood of MAGA, and US government agencies are sanctioning this as an operating principle on a daily basis:
December 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sadism is the lifeblood of MAGA, and US government agencies are sanctioning this as an operating principle on a daily basis:
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Introducing the Cool S, For Her™
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Introducing the Cool S, For Her™