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Laurie
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guardians (various)
A photo of the corner of a rooftop behind a curved street light. On the corner there is a gargoyle statue with a (real) pigeon standing next to it
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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lake forever problems for now
A photo of Lake Michigan with calm flat blue green water under a mostly bright blue sky with some streaky white clouds on the right and just above the horizon
November 15, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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girl who is "going to be okay"
A photo of a white bicycle propped up against a post with Lake Michigan and the very distant Chicago skyline behind it. It's bright but there are clouds in the sky with a bit of blue A photo of Tobey Prinz Beach Park, with a big stone archway connected to some curvy benches and some trees with late fall foliage behind it and Lake Michigan beyond those. The sky above is blue and clear A photo of a long straight channel of glassy water with trees on each bank, the trees are a mix of bare and late fall colored leaves in brown and faded yellow. The sky above is blue and clear
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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A screenshot of text from the Chicago Tribune that says: "Weeks later, Greeley has channeled some of her energy into packing whistles with volunteers and advocating for political change in coming elections. “I’m glad that they wasted that hour on me and it gave an opportunity for somebody else to get home safe,” she said.'"
November 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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yeah I love to ice skate to the doctor's office
A photo of an iced over sidewalk, the ice has fallen autumn leaves in and on it
November 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Chicago
A photo of two signs in a window, one is black and red and says "don't open for ICE, ICE out of our communities" and the other is a yellow Vienna Beef sign
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I tried
A color photo of a mostly pastel type sunset, there are some black silhouettes of trees in the foreground and a red traffic light.
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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up / down
A photo looking up at some trees with vibrant yellow leaves. They are unevenly lit with sunlight and shadows and the sky above them is bright blue A photo of scattered fallen yellow leaves on top of some fresh white snow
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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A screenshot of a weather radar map from Sunday at 10:23pm showing the Chicago area as a narrow clear gap between two bands of snowstorm covering most of the map, one to the southwest and one to the northeast A meme showing Ralph Wiggum from the Simpsons sitting on a bus with the caption "(chuckles) I'm in danger"
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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why is it always in the most adverse weather conditions that I find myself in the O'Hare cell phone lot
A photo of a fence with a tree and a road behind it at night
November 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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Chicago forever problems for now
A photo of the very distant hazy Chicago skyline from the north past an expanse of open gray water with some white wave froth on top. The sky above is gray but bright
November 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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lake forever problems for now
A photo of Lake Michigan with several long white rolling waves in gray water under a gray sky that fades from lighter up high to darker at the horizon
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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rainy November night induces overwhelming Tumblr teen main character energy
A photo looking across some train tracks with a rainy urban nighttime streetscape beyond A photo of the blurry front of an arriving train
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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A screenshot of text that says: "I want you to understand what it is to love Chicago. To see your neighbors make the heartbreaking choice between showing up for work or staying safe. To march two miles long, calling out: “This is what Chicago sounds like!” To see your representatives put their bodies on the line and their voices in the fight. To form patrols to walk kids safely to school. To join rapid-response networks to document and alert your neighbors to immigration attacks. For mutual aid networks to deliver groceries and buy out street vendors so they can go home safe. To see your local journalists take the federal government to court. To talk to neighbor after neighbor, friend after friend, and hear yes, yes, it’s all hands on deck."
November 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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A screenshot from Avatar the Last Airbender showing Aang inside the iceberg where he was frozen for 100 years, he's glowing blue in avatar state
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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guardians
A photo of a brown brick building with several dozen pigeons sitting along the edge of the roof in two rows. The sky above is gray
November 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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A screenshot of text that says: "I see you, Chicago. I see you brave and beautiful in your cars, tailing ICE vehicles. I see you charging out of your homes before you’ve brushed your teeth to blow your whistles, shout down ICE agents, and hold onto your neighbors. I see you getting arrested and facing charges. I see you defending each other in the face of repression. I see you singing in the street, on a chilly Monday night, holding a lighted message that reads “RESIST ICE.” I see you gathering, hundreds at a time, to learn, to keep watch, and bare your teeth. I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could. "
November 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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welp
A screenshot of a text message that says: "NotifyChicago: Chicago is monitoring immigration enforcement. Visit Chicago.gov/protect for information about your rights and community resources."
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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starting the robot vacuum from another room
A meme showing Olenna Tyrell from Game of Thrones captioned "tell the dog. I want him to know it was me"
November 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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A meme of an Australian man being arrested by a police officer. The caption says "what is the charge? having a wife? an aloof supportive wife?"
November 4, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Tonight the Pride Train blessed a solidarity gathering after a brutal day of ICE activity in the area. Sometimes community looks like a summer street fest concert and sometimes it looks like an autumn crowd singing together in grief and anger. No matter what it looks like Rogers Park.
A photo of people standing on an elevated train platform with illuminated signs that spell out "resist ICE" A photo of the CTA Pride Train at night at an elevated stop
November 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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A photo looking up at a brown brick residential building and a tall tree that still has its leaves that's illuminated with sunset light. Behind them both is a flat light blue sky A photo of a brown brick residential building covered in red and yellow ivy
November 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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if the sun must set before 5 the least it can do is put on a show
A photo of dramatic pink stripey sunset clouds behind some tree silhouettes. There's also a streetlight on in front of the trees
November 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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and... fall! at the Loyola Park
A photo of a concrete path with sand and dried beach grass on either side. At the end of the path is a yellow tree. The sky above is blue with a white puffy cloud A photo of a yellowed beach meadow with the Tobey Prinz Beach Pier little lighthouse thing sticking up in the distance. The sky above is blue with a couple small white fluffy clouds A photo of a yellowed beach meadow with a line of autumn trees in the distance, they're still mostly green but with hints of yellow orange and bright red. The sky above is blue with lines of fluffy white clouds
November 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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lake forever problems for now
A photo of Lake Michigan with calm blue water stretching to the horizon under a blue sky with a few puffy clouds. One of the clouds has the tiny silhouette of an airplane flying in front of it
November 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM