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actor playwright theater ttrpg husband dad Evanston Chicago
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I'm not sure that I think it's a good idea to encourage people who think they might have ADHD to do all the research they can on ADHD
November 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I'm not sure that I think it's a good idea to encourage people who think they might have ADHD to do all the research they can on ADHD
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32 years ago today, we first witnessed the wonder of the My Dinner with Andre video game. “Boy-Scoutz ‘n the Hood” premiered November 18, 1993.
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
32 years ago today, we first witnessed the wonder of the My Dinner with Andre video game. “Boy-Scoutz ‘n the Hood” premiered November 18, 1993.
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THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953)
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953)
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This is not feminism. They are not feminists. This is power and understanding how to manipulate it.
I'd be really curious if someone better versed in feminist theory wrote about what's happening on the right. Because between Greene, Mace, and Bobert, we've got this bloc forming of women who seem tired of serving a patriarchy of sex criminals. And their rhetoric is starting to lean that direction.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for 6 years for. I gave him my loyalty for free. I've never owed him anything. Let me tell you what a traitor is -- a traitor is an American that serves foreign countries."
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This is not feminism. They are not feminists. This is power and understanding how to manipulate it.
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The House just passed a rare rebuke of Rep. Chuy García (D-IL) for quietly clearing the 2026 Dem primary field so his own chief of staff would be the only Democrat on the ballot.
23 Democrats joined almost all Republicans to back the “disapproval” resolution.
23 Democrats joined almost all Republicans to back the “disapproval” resolution.
November 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The House just passed a rare rebuke of Rep. Chuy García (D-IL) for quietly clearing the 2026 Dem primary field so his own chief of staff would be the only Democrat on the ballot.
23 Democrats joined almost all Republicans to back the “disapproval” resolution.
23 Democrats joined almost all Republicans to back the “disapproval” resolution.
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Greg Bovino may have moved on to Charlotte, but federal immigration agents maintain a presence in the Chicago area.
Northwest Side Rapid Response has confirmed agents detained at least one person around 9:45 this morning off Kedzie and Wabansia.
Northwest Side Rapid Response has confirmed agents detained at least one person around 9:45 this morning off Kedzie and Wabansia.
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Greg Bovino may have moved on to Charlotte, but federal immigration agents maintain a presence in the Chicago area.
Northwest Side Rapid Response has confirmed agents detained at least one person around 9:45 this morning off Kedzie and Wabansia.
Northwest Side Rapid Response has confirmed agents detained at least one person around 9:45 this morning off Kedzie and Wabansia.
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I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Weird that they're rebooting the Zelda film franchise when an amazing adaptation of Breath of the Wild came out just last year.
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Weird that they're rebooting the Zelda film franchise when an amazing adaptation of Breath of the Wild came out just last year.
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Village Discount Outlet is so over
November 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Village Discount Outlet is so over
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Every time you share a bad take from an overpaid legacy media buffoon you must then share a link from your favorite independent news outlet. As penance
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Every time you share a bad take from an overpaid legacy media buffoon you must then share a link from your favorite independent news outlet. As penance
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Not damned by their failures, damned by their goals
I think some people who are against AI for other reasons rely on the environmental impact because it is an easier argument to make. But what happens if/when better tech mitigates the impact? If you're against AI, argue against it on its own merits, not secondary ones.
The thing is that I'm against AI irrespective of its environmental impacts (which are also devastating, of course).
November 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Not damned by their failures, damned by their goals
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“Is that your John Wayne? Is this me?”
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“Is that your John Wayne? Is this me?”
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Is there a good example of an existing left or left-ish big (or medium size) city mayorship in the US that hasn't demoralized the coalition that got it elected (via, e.g., reflexive moral compromise or abandonment of key campaign promises)?
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Is there a good example of an existing left or left-ish big (or medium size) city mayorship in the US that hasn't demoralized the coalition that got it elected (via, e.g., reflexive moral compromise or abandonment of key campaign promises)?
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This is possibly the most fucked thing I've ever seen but also the bit at the end where the grandmother is straight up being tricked into providing training content for the app feels particularly revealing.
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This is possibly the most fucked thing I've ever seen but also the bit at the end where the grandmother is straight up being tricked into providing training content for the app feels particularly revealing.
Caught a bit of the dire and derivative MOANA 2 on mute while I was at the laundromat.
I am convinced that in 10 years we will be remem(e)bering Maui's face the same way we remember Shrek's -- as an eldritch cgi animated horror, mayor of the uncanny valley.
I am convinced that in 10 years we will be remem(e)bering Maui's face the same way we remember Shrek's -- as an eldritch cgi animated horror, mayor of the uncanny valley.
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Caught a bit of the dire and derivative MOANA 2 on mute while I was at the laundromat.
I am convinced that in 10 years we will be remem(e)bering Maui's face the same way we remember Shrek's -- as an eldritch cgi animated horror, mayor of the uncanny valley.
I am convinced that in 10 years we will be remem(e)bering Maui's face the same way we remember Shrek's -- as an eldritch cgi animated horror, mayor of the uncanny valley.
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No Starbucks 'til workers get more bucks
(and whatever else it is they are striking for)
(and whatever else it is they are striking for)
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
No Starbucks 'til workers get more bucks
(and whatever else it is they are striking for)
(and whatever else it is they are striking for)
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emailing in a semi-literate manner isn’t a sign of stupidity, it’s another form of rich asshole arrogance because you don’t think you owe anyone coherent thoughts
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
emailing in a semi-literate manner isn’t a sign of stupidity, it’s another form of rich asshole arrogance because you don’t think you owe anyone coherent thoughts
Holding out hope that r*pe of children will be a dealbreaker for the conservative coalition in a way that r*pe of adults has not been.
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Holding out hope that r*pe of children will be a dealbreaker for the conservative coalition in a way that r*pe of adults has not been.
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One of the darkest parts of this timeline is knowing it is Bovino's obsession with visibility that activated most people. Without the propaganda ops, ICE/ERO could have kept going under the surface as they are. Terrain is different now. How many CBP will remain + will they continue w/ same tactics?
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
One of the darkest parts of this timeline is knowing it is Bovino's obsession with visibility that activated most people. Without the propaganda ops, ICE/ERO could have kept going under the surface as they are. Terrain is different now. How many CBP will remain + will they continue w/ same tactics?
I can think of someplace warmer they should go.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I can think of someplace warmer they should go.
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joyce carol oates writes 5,000 verbose tweets every single day and she's still banging out a novel and a short story collection every single year like she's cutting fucking 2 by 4s. i'm terrified of her
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
joyce carol oates writes 5,000 verbose tweets every single day and she's still banging out a novel and a short story collection every single year like she's cutting fucking 2 by 4s. i'm terrified of her
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This is why “oh you can’t blame the Dems for Manchin” never carried water with me.
The thing @schumer.senate.gov appears to be doing where he gets everybody who’s retiring or was just sworn in to a six-year term to vote yes so he and a bunch more moderates can vote “no” to appear more progressive than they are is so insulting lol
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This is why “oh you can’t blame the Dems for Manchin” never carried water with me.
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"I hope you're not going to make me look like an asshole," says asshole
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"I hope you're not going to make me look like an asshole," says asshole
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“As they exited, Bovino called Block Club Chicago “Chicago’s Liars Club.” He questioned the publication’s coverage of federal immigration operations in the city.”
“How come you never report on the work we do to improve the community?” Bovino inquired.“
“How come you never report on the work we do to improve the community?” Bovino inquired.“
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op
The photo op came after agents tear-gassed a Little Village street and were spotted in the area numerous times. At the Bean, one agent shouted, "Everyone say, 'Little Village!'"
blockclubchicago.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“As they exited, Bovino called Block Club Chicago “Chicago’s Liars Club.” He questioned the publication’s coverage of federal immigration operations in the city.”
“How come you never report on the work we do to improve the community?” Bovino inquired.“
“How come you never report on the work we do to improve the community?” Bovino inquired.“
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Worst court in the world makes a good decision.
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Worst court in the world makes a good decision.