Elizabeth Eileen
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Elizabeth Eileen
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Chicago based! Recently got foster cats so giving up my lurker lifestyle to promote them and help find them homes ❤️

Banner is my late great Kublai Khat
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It took me about three months to get here but...

Here's a 🪶 for (nearly) every species of bird, with colors extracted from wikipedia descriptions.

10,151 species.

#dataviz #birds #data
November 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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actually our AI programs are like people so its racist to say you don't like them. anyway would you like to buy one
October 5, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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major traffic incident
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.
September 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment:

"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
September 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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BEHOLD! The CAKE 2025 Poster by Mike Centeno!

Mike is a Chicago-based cartoonist and illustrator born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. Find more of his work including issues of his comic series Futile, at mikecenteno.com

Stay tuned as we introduce our special guests, and we'll see you in June!
May 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Bottom density in the UK!

This map by @helenmakesmaps (follow her!) shows the 376 place names containing the word "Bottom" in the UK.
May 25, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Chicago pope jokes write themselves. Ketchup on hot dogs is now officially a sin. Malort is the new holy spirit.
May 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Have you ever wanted to adopt a cat who looks disturbingly like Wilford Brimley??? I've got good news for you
March 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated.

The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west).

My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
March 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Hmmmm would be a shame if that email inbox got flooded with bogus reports....
January 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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If you're discriminated against or arrested for being trans in Illinois, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com.
January 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Every time I start to feel glum I check back in on how many likes this skeet has and watching the increase makes me feel happy. Thank goodness for small joys
Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
January 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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I am seeing posts about where to donate to help trans people. Kindly: your donation to an NGO means jack shit to us. We need access to resources without institutions in the way.

If you REALLY want to help trans people, send your cash directly to the Venmo/cashapp/etc lots of us have in our bios.
January 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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I found it! Help for Immigrants before the ICE raids in Chicago next week. Please share!!!!

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Local Public-Facing Immigrant Support/Advocacy Groups
docs.google.com
January 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Wishing everyone at least one nap this peaceful in the coming days
January 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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“Uhhn yeah suck on my soup until you drop” — General Mills probably
Soup You Can Suck On: Introducing Progresso Soup Drops, the Ultimate Cold and Flu Season Comfort
It’s Progresso Chicken Noodle Soup like you never expected — a convenient, on-the-go soup experience available this National Soup Month.
www.generalmills.com
January 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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January 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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January 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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don’t ask me what my favorite tiktok is. that’s like asking me my who my favorite child is. i’ve never seen any of them before and i don’t know what they’re called
January 19, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Jalapeño, a Ravenswood couple's pet turtle, was found alive after a deadly apartment fire. https://buff.ly/4g8L905
January 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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was talking to a friend yday about how I'm can't function in world where every headline sends me into a panic -- that's the goal, they want us terrorized and stalled out. I am muting terms liberally and picking the lane where I'll do the work.
You do not have to consume every single tiny piece of bad news in order to be a good person. It’s ok to miss things. Traumatizing yourself isn’t the same as activism. Bearing witness to the point that you’re paralyzed with fear and horror and fury isn’t going to help us get through this.
Remember their goal is to terrorize us. And social media is a fantastic way to spread terror. We don’t have to help them.
January 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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🚨 MAJOR UPDATE: Lazio’s Nazi falconer who was fired for sharing his dick picks on IG has refused to accept his dismissal and has now barricaded himself in their training centre
January 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM