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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 54m

People saying this is good news but now I can't walk to a Burger King every couple of years when I get an odd impulse to try their food again. It's always the community that loses out.

Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

A Burger King becomes 31 new homes in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago

Before-and-after collage of the same Chicago corner.
Top image, labeled “2021”: a low Burger King with drive-thru sits behind a wide asphalt parking lot; fall trees with sparse leaves and a tall residential tower are visible at left.
Bottom image, labeled “2025”: the site has a new four-story red-and-tan brick condominium building with black-framed windows and recessed balconies; cars line the curb and a few people stand near the entrance; the same tall tower appears at left in the distance.

https://chicagoyimby.com/2025/08/condominium-development-nears-completion-on-irving-park-road-in-lake-view.html

What the linked article says (quick take)
• The project is 3951 Wayne, a 31-unit condo building at 1323 W Irving Park Rd (Irving Park & Wayne) on the former Burger King site. A demo permit for the restaurant was issued Jan 2024; construction approvals followed about three months later, with foundation work starting the next summer; the building is nearing completion as of Aug 6, 2025.
• Homes are mainly 3- and 4-bedroom units averaging ~2,000 sq ft, each with private outdoor space; balconies include built-in grills. There’s a garage with 31 indoor spaces and a shared roof deck above it.
• Pricing noted on site begins in the upper $900k range, with larger units listed up to the high $1.3M range; several units are already under contract.
• Transit: within a block of CTA 22 and 80 buses; ~½ mile to Sheridan (Red Line) and Irving Park (Brown Line); 9/X9 buses stop at Ashland Ave a few blocks west.

Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 59m

It's weird they're doing this. It's illegal.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1h

Video from witness here from the moment CBP gassed neighbors who had gathered outside after the kidnapping.

Agent rolls a canister at the crowd out of the window of their car as they reverse away from people with whistles and bikes.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1h

Sadly, I don't remember where I've been in Wales. My aunt lived there but we only visited her one time and it was kinda rural.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1h

I am surprised by the apparent number of fan-made videos for Goldie Lookin' Chain's song, Half Man Half Machine (two videos)

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1h

Perhaps I shouldn't be presuming everyone is already familiar with Wales' premier hip-hop outfit.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1h

youtu.be/Nuk3PhJzez0?...

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1h

Are we gonna tip a few jet fighters into the ocean again? That might stimulate economic growth.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2h

BREAKING: Hegseth says U.S. is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military buildup in the region.

Another US strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, Hegseth says

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says another U.S. strike in the Caribbean targeted an alleged drug-running boat operated by the Tren de Aragua gang, killing six people.

bit.ly

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 2h

The Iron Fist is coming out to show off. This needs to be countered with every possible legal strategy and if it still goes ahead, then maybe we make exit strategies.

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 @elizabethweill.bsky.social · 3h

Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...

www.justice.gov

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 2h

He'd be the first tell you he cares a lot about the wind and weathervanes and he is constantly monitoring windsocks. Now please get out of his office.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 2h

Jeffries a master tactician. First he pulled what's known as "The Coward's Delay" and now, when people least expect it, he's pulling the final blow, the "Coward's Please Don't Be Mad At Me I Was Always Going To Do This Please Don't Put This In the Polling."

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 2h

Hakeem Jeffries will reportedly endorse Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor today

After a lengthy wait, Jeffries to endorse Mamdani

The powerful Brooklyn Democrat plans to endorse the democratic socialist Friday afternoon.

www.politico.com

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 3h

Press "L" to Lergevhiepsappe

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 4h

If there was an election for "Burying an asshole in a hole and then pissing on it" then Rahm Emanuel would have my vote.

Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 19h

Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday a decision on whether to pursue the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination comes down to whether he thinks he can meet “both the challenge and the promise of tomorrow” and execute on it.

Rahm Emanuel points to record, trust with Republicans as he considers presidential bid

Former Chicago mayor and Japan ambassador Rahm Emanuel said at a City Club of Chicago luncheon he needs to have something unique to say and know he can execute on it to run for president.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 5h

Took me far too long to get back to 28 Days Later but it's a damn good picture. Looks fabulous. Lots of tight, uncomfortable blocking punctuated by ethereal beauty. Had to make do with a Blu rip, which certainly looked upscaled and spoils some elements.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 15h

Another day, another move that would have got any other president impeached. Teflon Don just racking 'em up.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 16h

Trump is pissed about an ad that Canada recently ran in the U.S. showing Ronald Reagan talking about tariffs in 1987.

“Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.”

Trump: The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs. The ad was for $75,000. They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts. TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT
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10/23/25, 7:39 PM

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 20h

Ah, I didn't realize the East Room and East Wing were separate entities but I had heard about the earlier Cabiria screening.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 20h

I thought it was officially the first film shown in the East Wing Theater?

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 21h

Seems sort of perfect that the first film projected at the White House was The Birth of a Nation and then Trump destroyed the entire theater to make way for an enormous vanity project.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 21h

He got to be in Wendigo so he's made his mark. That's the movie The Babadook wishes it could be.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 21h

Did the youngest kid die or something?

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 21h

Malcolm, Francis and Reese in the ‘MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE’ revival series.

Coming soon to Disney+

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

Cancelled a pre-order for Arrow'a 4K of In the Mouth of Madness because it will be arriving a day after I see it on 35mm.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

A major concern here is that if Trump and his "Department of War" do start an active conflagration it's going to be "war crime city" even more than the usual US action because, well, they enjoy war crimes.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

We just have to make it to 2028, I've been reliably informed.

LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 1d

Trump's scheduled to speak in an hour btw

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

They absolutely won't though, because it would be "inefficient." They'll tell us that while making up some new means-tested absurdity to allow insurance companies to continue to gouge everyone while Medicare For All would be trillions cheaper over the next decade or so.

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

I was thinking about this and although it will never happen, I think the next president, if we have one, absolutely should tear down whatever is built and restore the White House. It was an unnecessary private project. A vanity grift. It should have no place in history other than in books.

David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 1d

“We will rebuild the White House as it was and pay for it by seizing assets from Trump, the Trump Organization, and his family.”

Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 1d

None of this is legal! People are choosing to break the law! Other people are choosing not to hold them accountable! What the fuck!!!

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Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social · 1d

"Maybe time it's try time." I typed this at the bar with a drink in front of me but it was my first drink of the night.

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