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Holy moly - the Mayor's office cut capacity by at least 70%, from 5k to 1.5k people at a time & informed vendors just 12 hours before opening day, vendors call it "an existential threat to the Christkindlmarket" and the Mayor's office hasn't explained the change.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Christkindlmarket vendors ask Chicago to raise new capacity limits after seeing big drop in business
Christkindlmarket organizers are urging city officials to reconsider new last-minute limits placed on capacity for the popular Christmas market, saying their survival depends on the changes they are s...
www.cbsnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Holy moly - the Mayor's office cut capacity by at least 70%, from 5k to 1.5k people at a time & informed vendors just 12 hours before opening day, vendors call it "an existential threat to the Christkindlmarket" and the Mayor's office hasn't explained the change.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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The trend of increased vehicle miles traveled undermines safety initiatives, pollution reduction efforts and the traffic mitigation of congestion pricing, a new report makes clear.
HEAVY TRAFFIC: Driving Continues to Rise, Undermining Literally Every Effort to Make the City Better - Streetsblog New York City
The trend of increased vehicle miles traveled undermines safety initiatives, pollution reduction efforts and the traffic mitigation of congestion pricing, a new report makes clear.
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
The trend of increased vehicle miles traveled undermines safety initiatives, pollution reduction efforts and the traffic mitigation of congestion pricing, a new report makes clear.
Bears trying to lose this game.
November 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Bears trying to lose this game.
Jack white, Eminem, post Malone.
Whatcha got, Philadelphia?
Whatcha got, Philadelphia?
November 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Jack white, Eminem, post Malone.
Whatcha got, Philadelphia?
Whatcha got, Philadelphia?
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It is a sign of epistemic collapse because the whole concept is based on pseudo-scientific notions of racial or genetic propensity for crime or violence, and has come up through the consppiratorial milieu of European Identitarianism ...
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It is a sign of epistemic collapse because the whole concept is based on pseudo-scientific notions of racial or genetic propensity for crime or violence, and has come up through the consppiratorial milieu of European Identitarianism ...
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It is a sign of democratic collapse because explicit white racism appears to be the policy of the US Government. Non white citizens no longer have the same protection under the law as white ones. We are all potentially identifiable as members of "disruptive populations"
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
It is a sign of democratic collapse because explicit white racism appears to be the policy of the US Government. Non white citizens no longer have the same protection under the law as white ones. We are all potentially identifiable as members of "disruptive populations"
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‘Remigration’ is a term that comes out of the European far right. Its use by the DHS account is a sign of democratic and epistemic collapse
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
‘Remigration’ is a term that comes out of the European far right. Its use by the DHS account is a sign of democratic and epistemic collapse
Dear #BikeChi:
Have you ever seen a bike lane sweeper - pulled behind a bike?
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
Volunteers in Kirkland have a new tool that attaches to the back of an e-bike. It's good for protected bike lanes, sidewalks, and narrow trails.
My @kuow.org story: www.kuow.org/stories/clea...
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Dear #BikeChi:
Welp, Dems unlikely to get senate majority. So, that will muck shit up.
November 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Welp, Dems unlikely to get senate majority. So, that will muck shit up.
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UN panel says Israel operating 'de facto policy of torture'
UN panel says Israel operating 'de facto policy of torture'
Rights groups gave harrowing details about conditions in Israeli detention centres. Israel has not responded but has previously denied allegations of torture.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
UN panel says Israel operating 'de facto policy of torture'
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Where does ICE train new agents? Glynco, GA www.fletc.gov/glynco-georgia
"ICE is getting $76.5 billion in new money from Congress to help it meet Trump’s mass deportation goal. That’s nearly 10 times the agency’s current annual budget. Nearly $30 billion of that money is for new staff."
"ICE is getting $76.5 billion in new money from Congress to help it meet Trump’s mass deportation goal. That’s nearly 10 times the agency’s current annual budget. Nearly $30 billion of that money is for new staff."
Inside the facility where ICE is training recruits to take on Trump's deportation goals
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is ramping up its hiring efforts to support President Donald Trump's mass deportation goals.
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Where does ICE train new agents? Glynco, GA www.fletc.gov/glynco-georgia
"ICE is getting $76.5 billion in new money from Congress to help it meet Trump’s mass deportation goal. That’s nearly 10 times the agency’s current annual budget. Nearly $30 billion of that money is for new staff."
"ICE is getting $76.5 billion in new money from Congress to help it meet Trump’s mass deportation goal. That’s nearly 10 times the agency’s current annual budget. Nearly $30 billion of that money is for new staff."
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Hagueseth
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Spidey v Spidey gif
November 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Spidey v Spidey gif
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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So the order for the US military to launch these deadly Caribbean boat strikes was straightforwardly illegal under US and international law, immoral under long established standards, and on top of that, terrible strategy.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
So the order for the US military to launch these deadly Caribbean boat strikes was straightforwardly illegal under US and international law, immoral under long established standards, and on top of that, terrible strategy.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
Not maybe. Not got to check with a lawyer. Unambiguous. Blatant. Deliberate.
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GasBuddy now tracking 30 states with average gas prices below $3, with ME, MA, RI, NJ and FL set to join soon.
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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GOP is 24/7/365 racist AF.
The Department of Transportation wants tougher rules for commercial driver's licenses after a deadly crash involving a trucker from India. Critics say it's an immigration crackdown by another name. n.pr/3KeJ21a
The DOT says it wants to make trucking safer, but some see an 'immigration raid'
The Department of Transportation wants tougher rules for commercial driver's licenses after a deadly crash involving a trucker from India. Critics say it's an immigration crackdown by another name.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
GOP is 24/7/365 racist AF.
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Threatening to ban all migration from "Third world countries" while admitting white Afrikaners, and only white Afrikaners, as refugees, shows you how racist the Trump administration really is.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
Trump sets lowest refugee cap in U.S. history, allocating 7,500 spots, mostly for Afrikaners
The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would set the lowest refugee admissions cap in U.S. history at 7,500 spots.
www.cbsnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Threatening to ban all migration from "Third world countries" while admitting white Afrikaners, and only white Afrikaners, as refugees, shows you how racist the Trump administration really is.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-r...
JFC.
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
JFC.
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An illuminating conversation with the man who was Willem Dafoe's stunt penis defector.com/willem-dafoe...
An Illuminating Conversation With The Man Who Was Willem Dafoe’s Stunt Penis | Defector
For years, a rumor has floated around about the length of Willem Dafoe’s penis. Willem Dafoe’s penis is said to be extra-large. It is allegedly so big, in fact, that after filming nude scenes in the 2...
defector.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Trump and gop are racist shitbags.
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Trump and gop are racist shitbags.
AI slop dude has 57k followers here. WTF.
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
AI slop dude has 57k followers here. WTF.
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You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM
You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. www.wired.com/story/poems-...