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The Amazing Prizzini @amazingprizzini.bsky.social · 27m

He is waging war against the American people in the cities, and is promising to escalate that war.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30m

Trump: "We're just at the start. We're going to go into other cities that we're not talking about purposely. We're getting ready to go in."

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Phineasferatu @phineas.bsky.social · 1h

Uline loves trump and ice and everything that is happening. Never give them money.

Brandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 1h

Folks whatever you do, do not buy your safety whistles from U LINE

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 1h

Brown rejected the compact!

www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

www.brown.edu

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Brandon @bedubble.bsky.social · 1h

Folks whatever you do, do not buy your safety whistles from U LINE

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ArchPundit @archpundit.bsky.social · 1h

The President is immune from any prosecution on this and Trump or President Vance can pardon everyone. The current Constitutional order is going to make it very hard to prosecute anyone.

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1h

The mechanism through which Trump is paying the troops is the most blatant large Antideficiency Act (ADA) violation in US history. It's also clearly willful. No one has been charged under the ADA before, but violations carry a two-year jail term. The statute of limitations is five years.

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 3h

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1h

I just want to be very clear here. This is the Vice President of the United States saying it’s a regular practice among white people to enthusiastically endorse slavery, Hitler, and rape.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 1h

Do Too Many Headlines Ask Questions?

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Martha Bayne @marthabayne.bsky.social · 1h

I was supposed to be at @heartlandfallforum2025 today but alas, life intervened. Book people in Indy: Rob (and I) worked so hard on this book; Booklist calls it "rollicking" and I think you will too!

University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 1h

Don't miss @millerscave.bsky.social signing copies of his new book, THE HOURS ARE LONG, BUT THE PAY IS LOW, at 5pm EDT!

Learn more about the book: www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

#heartlandfallforum #heartlandfallforum2025 #gliba #miba

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 2h

A FB live just ended in Carpentersville, where neighbors filmed more feds putting people in a van. This was in front of Village Hall adjacent to a Walmart. Elgin area RR has issued an ongoing alert: www.facebook.com/share/p/1CCm...

Sceeengrab showing men in olive and camo and white van

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 3h

Amid all the action I meant to share this statement from Juan Espinoza Martinez's attorneys, Jonathan Bedi and Dena Singer.

They say he's innocent and has "no prior criminal history or gang affiliation."

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 2h

Aliens got bored trying to contact humans and stopped, Nasa scientist claims

Nasa scientist’s new theory on why aliens stopped trying to contact us

www.independent.co.uk

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Kathleen Belew @kathleenbelew.bsky.social · 6h

Here's how they did the whistles, which include a pamphlet with code for "Alert: ICE in the area" (beep beep beep) and "ICE detaining an neighbor, please come form a crowd" (beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep) blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/15/h...

Hundreds Pack 'Whistlemania' Events To Fight ICE In Chicago: 'We Have To Stand Up For One Another'

Hundreds of neighbors joined Whistlemania events in seven neighborhoods to assemble whistle kits that alert when immigration agents are nearby.

blockclubchicago.org

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 2h

Squirrel, make no little plans for those flowers.

A squirrel approaches five yellow roses standing in front of the boulder marking the grave of Daniel Burnham and his wife, Maragret. Another flower is on the ground next to the squirrel.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 3h

This is the first one I've ever seen! Other birders have reported seeing them, but usually when they're flying overhead with a flock of Canada geese.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 3h

Wow, that's a neat memento.

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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 3h

Cleaning house is a good habit. I find things I forgot I had collected. @sorenspicknall.bsky.social @mckiesdjlounge.bsky.social @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social @robertloerzel.bsky.social @adamchicago.bsky.social

An old brown-yellow wooden clothes hanger from a Pullman railroad car. Top/center of hanger says “Pullman.” On arms, left to right, it reads “travel and sleep in/safety and comfort.”

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Stephen Boisvert 🇨🇦 🟦⭐⭐⭐⭐🟦 @srboisvert.bsky.social · 3h

Dead Internet Theory is becoming true.

Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 4h

A study of online content finds that the quantity of AI-generated articles now exceeds the number posted by human authors. But ... they suspect that the AI-generated article are largely unread by humans. boingboing.net/2025/10/15/s...

Study finds most new articles generated by AI

But it's been a close-run thing for about 12 months, according to their sample of 65,000 English-language online items

boingboing.net

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 4h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 3h

A greater white-fronted goose was hanging out this morning near Montrose Beach, amid a gaggle of Canada geese.

A greater white-fronted goose stands in grass.

A greater white-fronted goose takes a step and leans down to munch on grass.

A close-up of a greater white-fronted goose's head. It has some muck and vegetation on its beak.

A close-up of a greater white-fronted goose's head as it eats grass.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 4h

ICE took someone at 25th and Hamlin this morning. Masked law enforcement who won’t identify themselves throwing people into trucks and minivans every day all over Chicagoland

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 4h

This galling, terse administration quote about the No Kings protest should enrage any American who believes the government works for us, the people. Unreal. (It's from this story: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...)

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