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Seth A
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Chicago based politics and photography enthusiast
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Pretty sure Dee Snider was testifying to congress about that evil devil music before Slim Shady sprouted his first pubic hair.
December 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Our photographer captured Chicagoans braving the snowiest November day in history. See more photos here:
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PHOTOS: How Chicagoans Spent The Snowiest November Day In History
From running on the 606 to being stranded at O'Hare Airport, here's how Chicagoans marked one of the biggest snow storms in recent memory.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US | US news | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US
Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Today’s Snow Porn
#Chicago #snow
A snowy street scene depicting two people walking on a snow-covered sidewalk. Trees line the path, and vehicles are visible on a nearby road, all enveloped in heavy snowfall. The image is in black and white.
November 29, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Language Log » Canting in Sinitic (and other) languages languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=72137...
Language Log » Canting in Sinitic (and other) languages
November 28, 2025 @ 8:31 am · Filed by Victor Mair under False friends, Slang
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November 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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The Durutti Column: The Return of the Durutti Column review – fragile classic that echoes far beyond its time www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
The Durutti Column: The Return of the Durutti Column review – fragile classic that echoes far beyond its time
The delicate experimentation of the band’s debut may not have chimed with the post-punk 1980s, but its durability makes this deluxe reissue thoroughly deserved
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Talking Heads — Remain In Light
#vinyl #Hipstamatic #doubleExposure
A vibrant, abstract representation featuring a vinyl record and distorted images of faces. The text "TALKINGHEADS" is prominently displayed at the top.
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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I wonder if Kris Kristofferson followed through with what he told Leonard Cohen in 1975?
#LeonardCohen #vinyl
#tombstone
A typed passage titled "Bird on the Wire," discussing the significance of the song, its origins in Greece and Hollywood, and reflections on its melody and lyrics, including a mention of Kris Kristofferson.
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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The Dunning Read Natural Area Is Growing
Twenty years ago, neighbors fought to keep 21 acres of green space from being turned into a Home Depot. Today, the Dunning Read Natural Area is an oasis of natural plants and important wetlands. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/25/n...
Neighbors Fought To Save NW Side Green Space. Now, The Dunning Read Natural Area Is Growing
Twenty years ago, neighbors fought to keep 21 acres of green space from being turned into a Home Depot. Today, the Dunning Read Natural Area is an oasis of natural plants and important wetlands.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Convert text between file formats, including webarchives
Convert between text, HTML, RTF, RTFD, Word .doc and .docx, WordML, ODT and Safari Web Archives using this command tool.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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But this part sucks: "without prejudice"
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Pretty in Pink. Monday's sunrise in Chicago.
November 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid a federal immigration crackdown apnews.com/article/chic...
Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid a federal immigration crackdown
Across Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods, fear of a federal immigration crackdown has emptied the streets.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving :: Doug Sahm And Friends – Austin, TX 1972

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'tis thee season
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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This is quite the essay on MAGA Christianity, an insider lament about things I’ve observed from the outside, and things I didn’t know about.

I’m not Christian, but I find some things admirable about Christianity, and think it’s a shame how the dominant form of US Christianity has inverted them.
November 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Look at this, a thing of absolute beauty
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Robert Plant's Saving Grace … traditional spiritual "Gospel Plough" to "It's A Beautiful Day Today" by Moby Grape, a psychedelic rock band that, Plant says, still makes him "weepy."
"Gospel Plough"
"Higher Rock"
"Everybody's Song"
"It's a Beautiful Day Today"
"Gallows Pole"
Robert Plant: Tiny Desk Concert
Robin Hilton | November 21, 2025 When Robert Plant first stepped behind the Tiny Desk on a blustery Halloween afternoon, he took stock of the relatively stripped-down setup. "This is just like Live…
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November 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Feds encountering loudmouthed Chicago women
get stuff thrown at us.”); Axon_Body_4_Video_2025-10-14_1150_D01A4257B at 19:11–19:22 59 Despite the relative calm, multiple agents made derogatory comments about the protesters. See Axon Body 4 Video 2025-10-14 1130 D01A41408 at 48:33 (“Yeah, these people got big mouths, don’t they? Fuck, man.”); id. at 1:03:48–1:03:52 (“You can’t reason with these people, they’re nuts.”); Chicago Vehicle Wreck Riot at 51:40–52:00 (“Of course the spots where all the females going crazy, that’s where the crowds are the fucking most riled up. Like these dudes are just talking shit, but if the females came over here, they’d get ’em all worked up.”).
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Happy birthday to one of the best bass players of all time, Tina Weymouth! (can even see the sticker from Sound Exchange where I bought More Songs About BuildingsAnd Food for $3.99)
#vinyl #doubleExposure via #Hipstamatic
The image features a vinyl record partially obscured by a grid pattern and layered over a colorful background. Visible elements include the yellow label of the record and illustrations of four individuals dressed in retro clothing, showcasing a vintage aesthetic.
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Siebel Institute announces last call in Chicago — one that 'hurts' says Chicago brewer chicago.suntimes.com/education/20...
Siebel Institute announces last call in Chicago — one that 'hurts,' says Chicago brewer
The oldest brewery school in the United States said it would be relocating to Montreal, citing operational costs, industry trends and challenges with students obtaining U.S. visas.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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trump cheerfully and unwittingly driving a stake through every attack line about zohran is the funniest thing I have seen all year
November 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Well, I do a bit of maple syrup and a few splashes of Sazerac Rye, might as well mix ‘em up
November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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The King of Sports at the White House There’s an Epstein cancer in the halls of power www.truehoop.com/p/the-king-o...
The King of Sports at the White House
In the time of Epstein
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November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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It gets lost in the shuffle, but the Speaker of the House is someone who, by all rights, should’ve had his career ended a decade ago by a Shreveport TV news investigative team.
drewmckevitt.bsky.social Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 10d
Fond memories of that time Mike Johnson was president of a local law school that never opened its doors, in part because it was attached to a Baptist college that was losing its accreditation, and in part because it was always a scam from the start
kevinmkruse.bsky.social Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10d
Mike Johnson -- who is, yes, theoretically a lawyer -- has not had a chance to look at the American Constitution because he's been very busy lately, folks, he just can't see everything, gosh, how is he supposed to know if it's wrong that the president called for the execution of congress members?
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM