eric lab rat
@ericlabrat.bsky.social
GlitterGuts photographer. Subculture historian. Wife guy. Tricycle enthusiast. Dingus. Deviant. In a weird, transitional stage of my life?
Look what a beautiful Chicago winter scene I've got at my new place... behind the cat begging to be let in just five minutes after he begged @oo0oo.bsky.social to let him out downstairs
December 3, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Look what a beautiful Chicago winter scene I've got at my new place... behind the cat begging to be let in just five minutes after he begged @oo0oo.bsky.social to let him out downstairs
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delighted to hear about this, @ericlabrat.bsky.social and I were just being sad about the loss of this theater the other day! He grew up with it and I have a lot of memories there from when I first lived up in rogers park TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO (ancient being that I am)
Rogers Park’s New 400 Theaters is reopening as a new operator revives the 113-year-old movie house. blockclubchi.co/48vubHF
December 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
delighted to hear about this, @ericlabrat.bsky.social and I were just being sad about the loss of this theater the other day! He grew up with it and I have a lot of memories there from when I first lived up in rogers park TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO (ancient being that I am)
Hell yeah MONDAY ME-TIME (listening to X-Men podcasts at the gym)
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Hell yeah MONDAY ME-TIME (listening to X-Men podcasts at the gym)
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Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis.
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
December 1, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis.
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
They coined the term “useless eaters”.
They tested the gas chambers on us.
They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives.
That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous.
We’re not expendable
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I named my fists Harold and Maude because they don’t care whether society approves of what they do together
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
I named my fists Blood and Meridian because I’m fixing to Judge your ass.
December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I named my fists Harold and Maude because they don’t care whether society approves of what they do together
The homie who put me on her Spotify family plan years ago because she hated hearing ads in my car dropped the service for reasons of conscience and
I DID NOT REALIZE HOW UNUSABLE THEIR FREE VERSION IS!
Listening to albums in order is a "premium feature"?? Literally anti-music
I DID NOT REALIZE HOW UNUSABLE THEIR FREE VERSION IS!
Listening to albums in order is a "premium feature"?? Literally anti-music
December 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The homie who put me on her Spotify family plan years ago because she hated hearing ads in my car dropped the service for reasons of conscience and
I DID NOT REALIZE HOW UNUSABLE THEIR FREE VERSION IS!
Listening to albums in order is a "premium feature"?? Literally anti-music
I DID NOT REALIZE HOW UNUSABLE THEIR FREE VERSION IS!
Listening to albums in order is a "premium feature"?? Literally anti-music
Spouse says I can't wear a yarmulke that says, "IF YOU CAN READ THIS, THE BITCH FELL OFF" to her cousin's bar mitzvah.
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Spouse says I can't wear a yarmulke that says, "IF YOU CAN READ THIS, THE BITCH FELL OFF" to her cousin's bar mitzvah.
Business idea I can't afford:
A winter Renaissance fair. Fake ice castles dusted with real snow. Rowdy taverns with warm cider and mead. Frost giants. Weird European Christmas/Saturnalia traditions (the demony ones, not the racist ones). Jousting on ice. Etc.
A winter Renaissance fair. Fake ice castles dusted with real snow. Rowdy taverns with warm cider and mead. Frost giants. Weird European Christmas/Saturnalia traditions (the demony ones, not the racist ones). Jousting on ice. Etc.
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Business idea I can't afford:
A winter Renaissance fair. Fake ice castles dusted with real snow. Rowdy taverns with warm cider and mead. Frost giants. Weird European Christmas/Saturnalia traditions (the demony ones, not the racist ones). Jousting on ice. Etc.
A winter Renaissance fair. Fake ice castles dusted with real snow. Rowdy taverns with warm cider and mead. Frost giants. Weird European Christmas/Saturnalia traditions (the demony ones, not the racist ones). Jousting on ice. Etc.
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Couldn't remember Jon Hamm's name or the name of his character. So I made a discovery
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Couldn't remember Jon Hamm's name or the name of his character. So I made a discovery
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As seen on a Chicago L: no fucking thank you. But if I see someone on the L wearing one, I'll be sure to take a picture, so that I get a payout in the inevitable Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act class action lawsuit
![From the Wikipedia page for the Friend corporation:
Privacy and data collection
Critics have raised questions about the device’s constant audio monitoring and data-handling practices. Because the pendant uses cloud connectivity to process voice interactions, privacy advocates have warned that it could record sensitive information without users’ full awareness or consent.[15][16] Schiffmann, who holds Israeli citizenship and is reported to maintain connections with the Israeli tech ecosystem, has faced additional scrutiny in light of Israel’s evolving regulatory regime for artificial-intelligence and data-privacy frameworks.[17][18][19]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5i7qv6sq3azq3i3yzqicf6iz/bafkreidfpif7qnk2s4fp65tbkawaze2aqz5xryq3ns23yfglumxzzpk6ou@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
As seen on a Chicago L: no fucking thank you. But if I see someone on the L wearing one, I'll be sure to take a picture, so that I get a payout in the inevitable Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act class action lawsuit
Thought I saw a dead friend riding down Chicago Ave, making a mean face on a moped that was too tiny for his tall frame.
Which is exactly what he'd be doing if he came back from the dead, so it v well might be him if necromancy is real
Which is exactly what he'd be doing if he came back from the dead, so it v well might be him if necromancy is real
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Thought I saw a dead friend riding down Chicago Ave, making a mean face on a moped that was too tiny for his tall frame.
Which is exactly what he'd be doing if he came back from the dead, so it v well might be him if necromancy is real
Which is exactly what he'd be doing if he came back from the dead, so it v well might be him if necromancy is real
Celebrating a friend's birthday by going to a Rocky Horror shadowcast performance at a diy space that my 25 year old coworker says makes her "feel old sometimes"tonight.
November 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Celebrating a friend's birthday by going to a Rocky Horror shadowcast performance at a diy space that my 25 year old coworker says makes her "feel old sometimes"tonight.
Shot a meet-and-greet for King Molasses at STRAPPED last Friday at Empty Bottle
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Shot a meet-and-greet for King Molasses at STRAPPED last Friday at Empty Bottle
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Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago. Man wearing a balaclava in a white, unmarked vehicle, pulls the pin on a tear gas canister and tosses it in the road.
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
October 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago. Man wearing a balaclava in a white, unmarked vehicle, pulls the pin on a tear gas canister and tosses it in the road.
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
"Just trying to grab some lunch and these fucking losers showed up. FUCK ICE!"
source: www.reddit.com/r/LoganSquar...
Mick Fleetwood in 2019
vs
Mick Fleetwood in 1987 portraying Mick Fleetwood in
2019 for the movie THE RUNNING MAN
vs
Mick Fleetwood in 1987 portraying Mick Fleetwood in
2019 for the movie THE RUNNING MAN
September 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Mick Fleetwood in 2019
vs
Mick Fleetwood in 1987 portraying Mick Fleetwood in
2019 for the movie THE RUNNING MAN
vs
Mick Fleetwood in 1987 portraying Mick Fleetwood in
2019 for the movie THE RUNNING MAN
Two weeks back I was at the Humboldt Arboreal Society (day rave that happens all summer in Humboldt Park) when a couple dozen geese flew by in a perfect V and literally hundreds of party people cheered for them.
Such a pure moment.
Such a pure moment.
September 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Two weeks back I was at the Humboldt Arboreal Society (day rave that happens all summer in Humboldt Park) when a couple dozen geese flew by in a perfect V and literally hundreds of party people cheered for them.
Such a pure moment.
Such a pure moment.
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hey @ericlabrat.bsky.social took these photos :) we are bummed we can't be at this new one, we are at working bikes that day, TOO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME
The goal of Pretty Good Fest is to get some form of art into everybody’s hands. https://bit.ly/4gCU3oy
‘Meet nice people who make art’ - Chicago Reader
Pretty Good Fest, a new comics and small press fair, is debuting at the Chicago Athletic Hotel on October 4.
bit.ly
September 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
hey @ericlabrat.bsky.social took these photos :) we are bummed we can't be at this new one, we are at working bikes that day, TOO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME
What are the odds that I really am the person the algorithm thinks I am...
A mall goth with nitrous-induced brain damage who may be entitled to damages?
A mall goth with nitrous-induced brain damage who may be entitled to damages?
September 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
What are the odds that I really am the person the algorithm thinks I am...
A mall goth with nitrous-induced brain damage who may be entitled to damages?
A mall goth with nitrous-induced brain damage who may be entitled to damages?
Check out this emo calf I met at a petting zoo on my birthday
Named this motherfucker "SWEET WENTZ"
Named this motherfucker "SWEET WENTZ"
September 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Check out this emo calf I met at a petting zoo on my birthday
Named this motherfucker "SWEET WENTZ"
Named this motherfucker "SWEET WENTZ"
Not to be outdone, another neighbor had their cat giving me a Jim from the Office look as a fluffy skunk stole his porch food
September 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Not to be outdone, another neighbor had their cat giving me a Jim from the Office look as a fluffy skunk stole his porch food
Saw four cats and one raccoon walking around Pilsen today
September 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Saw four cats and one raccoon walking around Pilsen today
Popped by a day rave under a bridge yesterday and was really happy to see that my old plug had buried the hatchet with his estranged brother. Hadn't seen them together in years. 💞
September 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Popped by a day rave under a bridge yesterday and was really happy to see that my old plug had buried the hatchet with his estranged brother. Hadn't seen them together in years. 💞
Downstairs neighbor cat was hyped for the Bears season opener tonight
September 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Downstairs neighbor cat was hyped for the Bears season opener tonight
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Attn all ICE agents! Here’s an announcement from our front window: Chicago hates you, and you are not welcome here!
September 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Attn all ICE agents! Here’s an announcement from our front window: Chicago hates you, and you are not welcome here!