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Support SB2111 @pastrystout.bsky.social · Nov 11

I don't have the energy or will to be active on all these social media platforms.

a woman is crying with the words you 're going down a path i can 't follow below her

ALT: a woman is crying with the words you 're going down a path i can 't follow below her

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Support SB2111 @pastrystout.bsky.social · 2h

I won't forget the painting or the gif meme.

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Lena G R @lenagr.bsky.social · 5h

Hey Springfield! Let’s talk #transit

#transitisessential #climateaction @abundanthousingil.bsky.social @accessliving.bsky.social @elpcenter.bsky.social

Lena smiles in a selfie with the Illinois capitol building in the background

Lena smiles with Ben from Abundant Housing and Laura from Access Living as they disembark from the Amtrak train in Springfield

Governor Pritzker’s mansion in Springfield has a plethora of pumpkins out front

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mark lafaro @whatisraregroove.bsky.social · 3h

what a masterpiece

“songs in the key of life” level of musical perfection

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 7h

A lot of people learning about the East Side today.

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Second Great Bisexual Awakening @suesswassersee.bsky.social · 7h

Honestly I need people to explore your city. Explore and meet people!

Dm if you need ideas of what to do or where to go! I promise it's worth a trip. I'm not an expert but I visit the whole city pretty regularly for various work and leisure reasons.

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 7h

A lot of people learning about the East Side today.

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Support SB2111 @pastrystout.bsky.social · 7h

Sad!!
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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austin @bainard.bsky.social · 9h

Black Messiah might be the best album made this century. RIP D’Angelo.

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Support SB2111 @pastrystout.bsky.social · 10h

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👻 Eastern European hard candy 👻 @bvrlytweetmaker.bsky.social · 23h

Every time I see the No Kings logo I think "wow somebody really hates Basquiat"

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing. This was my view as I drove in and I literally thought to myself “My iPhone photo doesn’t do it justice — I hope Barry Butler is out there getting this.” Sure enough…

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Riley 🐈 🧈 @rileywryly.bsky.social · 1d

(This is not an endorsement for breaking sobriety)

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Support SB2111 @pastrystout.bsky.social · 1d

Riley 🐈 🧈 @rileywryly.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a lot to be said for going and getting drunk after having a bad day

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cta @chicagocta.bsky.social · 1d

The Racine Blue Line's main stationhouse has officially reopened!
Originally constructed in 1958, the main stationhouse was completely rebuilt to accommodate a new elevator, a new ADA accessible ramp from the stationhouse to the platform, new stairs and an extension of the platform.

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Lyndon Baines Johnson @lyndonbajohnson.bsky.social · 1d

Watching Bijan Robinson just to remember a time when the Longhorns actually recruited running backs. -OS

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Chicago Tudor Revival AF @tudoraf.bsky.social · 1d

Bungalorte-cochère

Color photo, at an awkward angle, of a 1920s Chicago brick bungalow in yellow (maybe call it buff) brick with mostly red tile roof and polygonal bay. Roof extends over side entrance and driveway to brick pillars on other side, making a porte-cochère for car.

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austin @bainard.bsky.social · 1d

capitalism is a terrible economic system but it’s also ineffective as a system of resource allocation

Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 1d

yes, the only native 4K broadcasts in the U.S. are home Boston Bruins games.

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Support SB2111 @pastrystout.bsky.social · 1d

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

He was a homeless college student. He found hope in a parking lot.

Long Beach City College reserves 15 spots in a parking lot for homeless students. For Edgar Rosales Jr., the program has been a lifeline.

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 1d

The Ricketts family milks the Cubs dry, and uses their wealth to elect fascists to the federal government. It’s a heinous state of affairs.

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Better Streets Chicago @betterstreetschicago.org · 1d

📢 3 weeks to save transit means we need you to get in the fight with us!

Join us every day in the streets to reach transit riders, urging them to contact their legislators. Sign up for a shift that works for you ➡️ mobilize.us/s/W7IiV4

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

It's hard to help Americans left behind because so much of US identity is rooted in individualism. The average American conservative holds all three positions at once:

— Virtue signals about supporting US manufacturing
— Against raising the minimum wage
— Buys foreign imports because they're cheap

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "I'm willing to pay more for quality products if they are made in America, by Americans, who are paid a decent income." The tweet shows Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Speech" painting, which is often used to show the tweeter is expressing a brave opinion.

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "MINIMUM WAGE JOBS WERE NOT MEANT TO BE A CAREER. Why does no one understand this? Entry level jobs are STEPPING STONES to better jobs. No one wants to work towards that though."

HardPass4 on Twitter tweets: "Buy $5 gloves instead of $50 ones. Trust me." The tweet shows a box of "Gorilla Grip" gloves.

The label on Gorilla Grip gloves show they're made in China.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

Ultimately, the death of US manufacturing is about this attitude. It's easy to say "buy american or stfu" because virtue signaling is free. But it's hard to actually sustain a business because many Americans simply don't want to pay what it costs to produce things ethically in this country

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 2d

lol liars, every one. Chicago cops threatened to quit if Brandon Johnson was elected mayor. Police union leader LITERALLY threatened "blood in the streets," saying between 800 to 1,000 would walk.

Guess what never happened.

And even if they'd made good on that threat... OK??? BYE????

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 3d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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Support SB2111 @pastrystout.bsky.social · 2d

www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/int...

A group of us ditched our smartphones for a month. It changed us.

The fliers that appeared in our D.C. neighborhoods about the challenge offered few details beyond a toll-free number.

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Support SB2111 @pastrystout.bsky.social · 2d

1 Army & Navy at the bar to the right.