Poonam
@pthaker.bsky.social
I make things, play well with others, and pay attention to the world.
AKA @lakesidegoose, 📸@pthaker, 📸@lakesidecontainercabin
AKA @lakesidegoose, 📸@pthaker, 📸@lakesidecontainercabin
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Poonam
@pthaker.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Starting to rebuild my network over *here*, so bear with me…
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I don’t think I was prepared for how much of having a baby is just a little creature sitting on you making deep eye contact while they poop.
October 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I don’t think I was prepared for how much of having a baby is just a little creature sitting on you making deep eye contact while they poop.
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The 2025 Tour de France Femmes begins on Saturday in Brittany — and is set to be the biggest and best edition yet.
Jess Hopkins breaks down the key contenders for the iconic yellow, green, white and polka dot jerseys, and explores a gruelling nine-day route.
Jess Hopkins breaks down the key contenders for the iconic yellow, green, white and polka dot jerseys, and explores a gruelling nine-day route.
Tour de France Femmes 2025 preview: Schedule, yellow jersey contenders, riders to watch
The nine-stage race is the final grand tour of the season and will be covered here on The Athletic.
www.nytimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The 2025 Tour de France Femmes begins on Saturday in Brittany — and is set to be the biggest and best edition yet.
Jess Hopkins breaks down the key contenders for the iconic yellow, green, white and polka dot jerseys, and explores a gruelling nine-day route.
Jess Hopkins breaks down the key contenders for the iconic yellow, green, white and polka dot jerseys, and explores a gruelling nine-day route.
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In 2024 alone, immigrants paid approximately $24 billion into Social Security, despite being ineligible to receive benefits. Eliminating this critical source of revenue not only undermines the program’s stability, it brings it closer to collapse.
July 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In 2024 alone, immigrants paid approximately $24 billion into Social Security, despite being ineligible to receive benefits. Eliminating this critical source of revenue not only undermines the program’s stability, it brings it closer to collapse.
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Chicago Pride Parade 2025 🌈
Here’s what you need to know: blockclubchi.co/4nqEdk8
Here’s what you need to know: blockclubchi.co/4nqEdk8
June 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Chicago Pride Parade 2025 🌈
Here’s what you need to know: blockclubchi.co/4nqEdk8
Here’s what you need to know: blockclubchi.co/4nqEdk8
Missed having Lydia and Nick in the neighborhood- Welcome Back, Great Lake! www.wbez.org/food-drink/2...
Andersonville’s iconic pizzeria Great Lake has quietly returned, with more than pie
Named the best pizza in the country at one point, the husband-and-wife-run shop went viral before viral was even a thing, then closed. Now it's back.
www.wbez.org
June 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Missed having Lydia and Nick in the neighborhood- Welcome Back, Great Lake! www.wbez.org/food-drink/2...
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Owners of Great Lake Pizza have opened a new shop in Andersonville. blockclubchi.co/4nA8Un0
June 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Owners of Great Lake Pizza have opened a new shop in Andersonville. blockclubchi.co/4nA8Un0
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Wildfires are burning out of control in central Canada, and the smoke is drifting toward Chicago.
Forecasters with the National Weather Service are saying a haze could settle over Chicago on Friday, lasting through the weekend.
to.wttw.com/4dDaMqi
Forecasters with the National Weather Service are saying a haze could settle over Chicago on Friday, lasting through the weekend.
to.wttw.com/4dDaMqi
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Could Cast Haze Over Chicago This Weekend
Wildfires are burning out of control in central Canada, and the smoke is drifting toward Chicago.
to.wttw.com
May 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Wildfires are burning out of control in central Canada, and the smoke is drifting toward Chicago.
Forecasters with the National Weather Service are saying a haze could settle over Chicago on Friday, lasting through the weekend.
to.wttw.com/4dDaMqi
Forecasters with the National Weather Service are saying a haze could settle over Chicago on Friday, lasting through the weekend.
to.wttw.com/4dDaMqi
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A decades-long effort at Cornell University to build a medical device to save the lives of babies with heart conditions was thrown on the trash heap by the Trump regime.
There's a death toll attached to the recklessness of Trump and Musk.
There's a death toll attached to the recklessness of Trump and Musk.
The administration pulled funding for research on devices for babies with heart conditions.
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
A decades-long effort at Cornell University to build a medical device to save the lives of babies with heart conditions was thrown on the trash heap by the Trump regime.
There's a death toll attached to the recklessness of Trump and Musk.
There's a death toll attached to the recklessness of Trump and Musk.
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This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
April 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
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It’s amazing to find out at this late date how much the rule of law depended on people simply deciding, on a voluntary, daily basis, not to break the law.
March 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It’s amazing to find out at this late date how much the rule of law depended on people simply deciding, on a voluntary, daily basis, not to break the law.
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First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
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"tree equity" is the kind of thing that columnists like to make fun of when why it works is actually instantly apparent to anyone who's ever walked down a street in the summer apnews.com/article/tree...
$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over
The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees.
apnews.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
"tree equity" is the kind of thing that columnists like to make fun of when why it works is actually instantly apparent to anyone who's ever walked down a street in the summer apnews.com/article/tree...
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I can't think of a faster way to undermine the country than simultaneously firing government workers, cutting scientific research, rolling back protections on public health & environment, & cutting essential services. It's like the US was defeated in war and is being occupied by a hostile enemy.
February 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I can't think of a faster way to undermine the country than simultaneously firing government workers, cutting scientific research, rolling back protections on public health & environment, & cutting essential services. It's like the US was defeated in war and is being occupied by a hostile enemy.
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I legitimately hope the Diana Taurasi Wintrust Door ends up in a museum one day
February 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I legitimately hope the Diana Taurasi Wintrust Door ends up in a museum one day
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Come Fat Tuesday, “Paczki Day” is celebrated across Chicago and the Midwest, and the doughnuts are recognized as a symbol of Polish culture and pride.
Digital Video Producer Nicole Cardos gives her five recommendations on where to place your next paczki order.
to.wttw.com/4gTbVKw
Digital Video Producer Nicole Cardos gives her five recommendations on where to place your next paczki order.
to.wttw.com/4gTbVKw
Paczki Day Is Next Week. Here Are 5 Bakeries to Place Your Next Order
Come Fat Tuesday every year, “Paczki Day” is celebrated across Chicago and the Midwest, and the doughnuts are recognized as a symbol of Polish culture and pride.
to.wttw.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Come Fat Tuesday, “Paczki Day” is celebrated across Chicago and the Midwest, and the doughnuts are recognized as a symbol of Polish culture and pride.
Digital Video Producer Nicole Cardos gives her five recommendations on where to place your next paczki order.
to.wttw.com/4gTbVKw
Digital Video Producer Nicole Cardos gives her five recommendations on where to place your next paczki order.
to.wttw.com/4gTbVKw
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I can’t remember where I read this, but it’s important:
Why is it that when people think about traveling to the past, they worry about doing something small that will drastically change the present, but no one in the present thinks that doing something small today can drastically change the future?
Why is it that when people think about traveling to the past, they worry about doing something small that will drastically change the present, but no one in the present thinks that doing something small today can drastically change the future?
February 19, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I can’t remember where I read this, but it’s important:
Why is it that when people think about traveling to the past, they worry about doing something small that will drastically change the present, but no one in the present thinks that doing something small today can drastically change the future?
Why is it that when people think about traveling to the past, they worry about doing something small that will drastically change the present, but no one in the present thinks that doing something small today can drastically change the future?
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One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
February 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
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Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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Children are the most vulnerable road users, and they're most exposed to traffic violence while walking or biking.
I had a hunch that CPS schools with lots of resident students also had lots of nearby crashes involving kids on foot or bike. Unfortunately, the data confirm this.
I had a hunch that CPS schools with lots of resident students also had lots of nearby crashes involving kids on foot or bike. Unfortunately, the data confirm this.
February 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Children are the most vulnerable road users, and they're most exposed to traffic violence while walking or biking.
I had a hunch that CPS schools with lots of resident students also had lots of nearby crashes involving kids on foot or bike. Unfortunately, the data confirm this.
I had a hunch that CPS schools with lots of resident students also had lots of nearby crashes involving kids on foot or bike. Unfortunately, the data confirm this.
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Rest in poetic peace Yvonne Zipter. She was a longtime writer for Windy City Times and Outlines. An original of the lesbian Capricorn party hosts. And an incredible writer of many forms.
February 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Rest in poetic peace Yvonne Zipter. She was a longtime writer for Windy City Times and Outlines. An original of the lesbian Capricorn party hosts. And an incredible writer of many forms.
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Wow democrats really took that first line from Ice Ice Baby to heart
February 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Wow democrats really took that first line from Ice Ice Baby to heart
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Every home match, every away showdown—it’s all on the page now. 🏠🏟️
January 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Every home match, every away showdown—it’s all on the page now. 🏠🏟️
Best schedule drop this year imho….
Let us pull up a chair as we proudly present: The 2025 @nwslsoccer.com Season 🍽️
2025 URFC Schedule Release
YouTube video by Utah Royals FC
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Best schedule drop this year imho….
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How window dots at McCormick Place are saving birds: https://buff.ly/40eHHeH
January 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
How window dots at McCormick Place are saving birds: https://buff.ly/40eHHeH