Em, midly
@lefttheprairie.bsky.social
Emily
Chicago, IL
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Em, midly
@lefttheprairie.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Looking for Chicagoans on Bluesky? Pin this list to your feeds to read posts from locals. Want to be added or see someone from #chicago missing? Tag me (or honestly just like this post) and I’ll get right on it. bsky.app/profile/did:...
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chiptune the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald
call that glitchee gumee
call that glitchee gumee
July 11, 2023 at 2:29 PM
chiptune the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald
call that glitchee gumee
call that glitchee gumee
Turkey’s in, about to finally do the cranberries, then it’s stuffing and potato time. I think I did the pies too hot but whatever it’s just family
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Turkey’s in, about to finally do the cranberries, then it’s stuffing and potato time. I think I did the pies too hot but whatever it’s just family
I couldn’t figure out where the large mixing bowl was and it’s because the turkey has been sitting in it since Sunday
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I couldn’t figure out where the large mixing bowl was and it’s because the turkey has been sitting in it since Sunday
He made it here safely. I am concerned he’s underdressed for the weather so someone might get shoved into my Costco parka tomorrow
How rude is it to ask my 18-year-old nephew to walk to the brown line from Union Station and take it from Quincy to Kimball?
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
He made it here safely. I am concerned he’s underdressed for the weather so someone might get shoved into my Costco parka tomorrow
How rude is it to ask my 18-year-old nephew to walk to the brown line from Union Station and take it from Quincy to Kimball?
November 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
How rude is it to ask my 18-year-old nephew to walk to the brown line from Union Station and take it from Quincy to Kimball?
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The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The problem with ICE is not that it's targeting people who aren't criminals. The problem with ICE is that it's an unaccountable secret deportation police. It cannot be reformed under a better president. It can be made less terrible, but the instrument of repression remains for the next tyrant.
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oh really cyndi? just fun, that's all? really? what about bodily autonomy? abortion rights? don't girls want equal pay for equal work? ffs cyndi.
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
oh really cyndi? just fun, that's all? really? what about bodily autonomy? abortion rights? don't girls want equal pay for equal work? ffs cyndi.
Mystery solved of why I’ve been feeling tired and run down since Sunday: I’ve been fighting a cold and the cold is winning
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Mystery solved of why I’ve been feeling tired and run down since Sunday: I’ve been fighting a cold and the cold is winning
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scrollin for 15 minutes before doin the laundry as a little chore d'oeuvre
November 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
scrollin for 15 minutes before doin the laundry as a little chore d'oeuvre
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wait
some of y’all stand in the shower while the water warms up? what’s wrong with you. why do you hate yourself.
some of y’all stand in the shower while the water warms up? what’s wrong with you. why do you hate yourself.
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
wait
some of y’all stand in the shower while the water warms up? what’s wrong with you. why do you hate yourself.
some of y’all stand in the shower while the water warms up? what’s wrong with you. why do you hate yourself.
Looking for a cat sitter over Christmas if anyone is willing to be a live-in cat bed for a week
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Looking for a cat sitter over Christmas if anyone is willing to be a live-in cat bed for a week
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If you're ever wondered why journalists seem so out of touch most of the time it's because in order to establish yourself you need to either come from money, marry into money, or be OK with abject poverty and daily financial panic
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
If you're ever wondered why journalists seem so out of touch most of the time it's because in order to establish yourself you need to either come from money, marry into money, or be OK with abject poverty and daily financial panic
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
Ugh guess I should write down how I do cranberry sauce
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Ugh guess I should write down how I do cranberry sauce
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a lot of interesting tidbits in this story about rep. lauren underwood’s visit to the broadview ice jail.
as always, take everything dhs says with a grain of salt. but it sounds like the feds’ terror in chicago is far from over.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
as always, take everything dhs says with a grain of salt. but it sounds like the feds’ terror in chicago is far from over.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
November 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
a lot of interesting tidbits in this story about rep. lauren underwood’s visit to the broadview ice jail.
as always, take everything dhs says with a grain of salt. but it sounds like the feds’ terror in chicago is far from over.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
as always, take everything dhs says with a grain of salt. but it sounds like the feds’ terror in chicago is far from over.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Pretending this is not the name of a band
Billy Corgan discovers Geese, says they should fight Goose
Billy Corgan Discovers Geese, Says They Should Fight Goose
In recent months, lots of rockers from past generations have discovered Geese, the young band of the moment. Lots of people who are not rockers from past generations have also discovered Geese, but th...
stereogum.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Pretending this is not the name of a band
My nephew is going to have to drive 2 hours in a winter storm today and I’m anxious for him like we didn’t both grow up in North Dakota driving distances in the most dogshit weather known to man
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My nephew is going to have to drive 2 hours in a winter storm today and I’m anxious for him like we didn’t both grow up in North Dakota driving distances in the most dogshit weather known to man
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I've also made a lot of our favorite stabby duckling, which is also a 2025 mood.
Get one while it's 25% off!!!
thebrokencircle.etsy...
Get one while it's 25% off!!!
thebrokencircle.etsy...
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I've also made a lot of our favorite stabby duckling, which is also a 2025 mood.
Get one while it's 25% off!!!
thebrokencircle.etsy...
Get one while it's 25% off!!!
thebrokencircle.etsy...
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How about something a little different? These rainbow t-rex ornaments may not be in the traditional spirit of christmas, but he has a cute little hat? That counts, right???
On sale for $12!
thebrokencircle.etsy...
On sale for $12!
thebrokencircle.etsy...
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
How about something a little different? These rainbow t-rex ornaments may not be in the traditional spirit of christmas, but he has a cute little hat? That counts, right???
On sale for $12!
thebrokencircle.etsy...
On sale for $12!
thebrokencircle.etsy...
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It’s pronounced Christmas jifts
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It’s pronounced Christmas jifts
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Thinking about Frankenstein again and honestly what is being a teenage girl except feeling like an abomination and hating your maker, but since you’re alive anyway you might as well find a mate
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Thinking about Frankenstein again and honestly what is being a teenage girl except feeling like an abomination and hating your maker, but since you’re alive anyway you might as well find a mate
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Since Bovino left it seems every day or every other day I hear of someone abducted by ICE agents. It’s slower, less flashy, but still happening.
“Rey Wences, senior director of deportation defense at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, noted that “abductions” continue happening “every day in both the city and the suburbs.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Since Bovino left it seems every day or every other day I hear of someone abducted by ICE agents. It’s slower, less flashy, but still happening.
feminism is when girls feel empowered to be this gross and weird
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
feminism is when girls feel empowered to be this gross and weird
I’m using this week to think on what we’re doing with whistle distribution in Chicago. There is still an ongoing need, so I don’t want to pivot entirely to shipping.
Do you think bars/cafes/libraries would want little boxes of whistle kit materials as a craft for patrons?
Do you think bars/cafes/libraries would want little boxes of whistle kit materials as a craft for patrons?
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’m using this week to think on what we’re doing with whistle distribution in Chicago. There is still an ongoing need, so I don’t want to pivot entirely to shipping.
Do you think bars/cafes/libraries would want little boxes of whistle kit materials as a craft for patrons?
Do you think bars/cafes/libraries would want little boxes of whistle kit materials as a craft for patrons?
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No editors. I have clients who have been editors for years and they’re losing their jobs to ai
Every day I see spelling and grammar mistakes in ads, TV chyrons, and other places where, in the past, it would be deeply embarrassing and a deal breaker for the source, but now they just fly, and where are the editors. Just hire me or something, damn.
Tell me, bro, where is your EDITOR?
November 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
No editors. I have clients who have been editors for years and they’re losing their jobs to ai