Oldest Wizard In The Books
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Don't go to law school.
I'm having a really hard time finding the motivation to get back on my bike in this cold weather. Will buying a new wheelset fix me?
February 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I'm having a really hard time finding the motivation to get back on my bike in this cold weather. Will buying a new wheelset fix me?
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the demands schumer laid out, in light of existing rules and current ICE practices, are not a serious effort at modifying ICE’s behavior in any meaningful sense. they’re an attempt to mollify the base with meaningless bullshit without actually changing anything so they can move on to affordability
January 29, 2026 at 12:50 PM
the demands schumer laid out, in light of existing rules and current ICE practices, are not a serious effort at modifying ICE’s behavior in any meaningful sense. they’re an attempt to mollify the base with meaningless bullshit without actually changing anything so they can move on to affordability
Chicagoans rock
"Abolish ICE" was submitted 9,200 times for Chicago's snowplow naming contest, records show. blockclubchi.co/3ZAnDTZ
January 28, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Chicagoans rock
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For Renee Nicole Good, for her wife, child, city, country, and every person she died to protect... it's fundraiser time.
I'm giving $1 to Community Aid Network MN for each repost this gets.
AND $1 for each new follower I get.
And if YOU donate to Community Aid Network MN, tell me and I'll match it.
I'm giving $1 to Community Aid Network MN for each repost this gets.
AND $1 for each new follower I get.
And if YOU donate to Community Aid Network MN, tell me and I'll match it.
January 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
For Renee Nicole Good, for her wife, child, city, country, and every person she died to protect... it's fundraiser time.
I'm giving $1 to Community Aid Network MN for each repost this gets.
AND $1 for each new follower I get.
And if YOU donate to Community Aid Network MN, tell me and I'll match it.
I'm giving $1 to Community Aid Network MN for each repost this gets.
AND $1 for each new follower I get.
And if YOU donate to Community Aid Network MN, tell me and I'll match it.
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Chicagoland. Show up at one of the vigils tonight.
January 7, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Chicagoland. Show up at one of the vigils tonight.
I've copied so many terminal commands from random Linux help pages without knowing the first thing about how they work, and the fact that I've never run into any malicious code is a testament to the grace and kindness is Linux users.
dudes will refuse to click on links in email for security reasons but raw-dog terminal install anything from a blog that passes the vibe check
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I've copied so many terminal commands from random Linux help pages without knowing the first thing about how they work, and the fact that I've never run into any malicious code is a testament to the grace and kindness is Linux users.
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January 3, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The United States is a rogue state that must be stopped
January 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The United States is a rogue state that must be stopped
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absolutely no one should accept this insane aggression against venezuela. this should be roundly condemned internally and we should be sanctioned by civilized nations. i can't believe we are doing this shit again
December 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
absolutely no one should accept this insane aggression against venezuela. this should be roundly condemned internally and we should be sanctioned by civilized nations. i can't believe we are doing this shit again
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In February 2025, I purchased this RAM for my wife's computer for $82.99. It is now listed for $389.99 thanks to a bunch of capitalists and tech barons engaging in wild speculation.
What a cool economy that definitely isn't about to tear itself apart.
www.microcenter.com/product/6537...
What a cool economy that definitely isn't about to tear itself apart.
www.microcenter.com/product/6537...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
In February 2025, I purchased this RAM for my wife's computer for $82.99. It is now listed for $389.99 thanks to a bunch of capitalists and tech barons engaging in wild speculation.
What a cool economy that definitely isn't about to tear itself apart.
www.microcenter.com/product/6537...
What a cool economy that definitely isn't about to tear itself apart.
www.microcenter.com/product/6537...
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Being a southerner living outside of the south is a constant war against people deploying the laziest stereotypes imaginable without ever living in the south while also realizing you used to know a guy who used a homemade spear to kill wild boar that came in his front yard.
December 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Being a southerner living outside of the south is a constant war against people deploying the laziest stereotypes imaginable without ever living in the south while also realizing you used to know a guy who used a homemade spear to kill wild boar that came in his front yard.
When I saw Bad Religion a few years ago Greg Graffin (who is currently 61 years old!) was wearing a University of Wisconsin tee and white tennis shoes. My brother, punk rock is middle aged now.
(But please do wear sunscreen, by all means)
(But please do wear sunscreen, by all means)
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
When I saw Bad Religion a few years ago Greg Graffin (who is currently 61 years old!) was wearing a University of Wisconsin tee and white tennis shoes. My brother, punk rock is middle aged now.
(But please do wear sunscreen, by all means)
(But please do wear sunscreen, by all means)
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She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
This idea - which the Market enthusiastically rewarded with a trillion dollar compensation package - could only be pitched by someone who knows absolutely nothing about both robots and crime.
in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This idea - which the Market enthusiastically rewarded with a trillion dollar compensation package - could only be pitched by someone who knows absolutely nothing about both robots and crime.
The introduction to this paper on the hazards of marketing driver assistance tech as "self-driving" is pitch-perfect, but even beyond that it's a fascinating and informative document
"This article should end here. Alas."
From "'Self-Driving' Means Self-Driving," a new law review article by Bryant Walker Smith.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
From "'Self-Driving' Means Self-Driving," a new law review article by Bryant Walker Smith.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The introduction to this paper on the hazards of marketing driver assistance tech as "self-driving" is pitch-perfect, but even beyond that it's a fascinating and informative document
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“I see you, Chicago. I see you charging out of your homes before you’ve brushed your teeth to blow your whistles, shout down ICE agents, and hold onto your neighbors.”
“I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could.”
This is Chicago. ❤️🩹❤️
“I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could.”
This is Chicago. ❤️🩹❤️
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“I see you, Chicago. I see you charging out of your homes before you’ve brushed your teeth to blow your whistles, shout down ICE agents, and hold onto your neighbors.”
“I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could.”
This is Chicago. ❤️🩹❤️
“I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could.”
This is Chicago. ❤️🩹❤️
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Another reason to caption your videos, besides accessibility for deaf & hearing impaired people, is so that hearing people who don't live in earbuds 24/7 can watch them with the volume off & not annoy everyone else in the vicinity.
I scroll past *so* many videos because they are not captioned.
I scroll past *so* many videos because they are not captioned.
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Another reason to caption your videos, besides accessibility for deaf & hearing impaired people, is so that hearing people who don't live in earbuds 24/7 can watch them with the volume off & not annoy everyone else in the vicinity.
I scroll past *so* many videos because they are not captioned.
I scroll past *so* many videos because they are not captioned.
Chicago folks: here is a form created by Plaintiff's legal team to document ICE/CBP violations of Judge Ellis's Temporary Restraining Order:
tinyurl.com/chicagotro
tinyurl.com/chicagotro
Encrypted Form
CryptPad: end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite
tinyurl.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Chicago folks: here is a form created by Plaintiff's legal team to document ICE/CBP violations of Judge Ellis's Temporary Restraining Order:
tinyurl.com/chicagotro
tinyurl.com/chicagotro
This corny man-child really thought it would look cool and tough to use a hand signal to lead his team out on ... a drive through the Loop during business hours.
DHS posted this video two hours after I asked about the viral photos of Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino.
The portion where he does hand signals is from Bovino leaving court in Chicago yesterday.
The portion where he does hand signals is from Bovino leaving court in Chicago yesterday.
October 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This corny man-child really thought it would look cool and tough to use a hand signal to lead his team out on ... a drive through the Loop during business hours.
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ordinary americans are filming ice agents and trying to save their neighbors. for all the hemming and hawing during 2024 about how democracy was an elite concern, the elites gave up far more quickly than average people.
October 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
ordinary americans are filming ice agents and trying to save their neighbors. for all the hemming and hawing during 2024 about how democracy was an elite concern, the elites gave up far more quickly than average people.
I didn't think my tan work shirt and olive chinos would give off such a military vibe, but someone just yelled "fascist" at me from their car so I guess I gotta go change.
October 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I didn't think my tan work shirt and olive chinos would give off such a military vibe, but someone just yelled "fascist" at me from their car so I guess I gotta go change.
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“I liked him until I found out he had a Nazi tattoo” is an eminently reasonable opinion. No one who isn’t a troll is going to dunk on it. It’s as common sense as it gets.
October 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
“I liked him until I found out he had a Nazi tattoo” is an eminently reasonable opinion. No one who isn’t a troll is going to dunk on it. It’s as common sense as it gets.
I'm sorry, Brits. It seems like your heart's are in the right place but if you want to be part of the fun on 10/18 with us, you gotta use the original name.
October 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I'm sorry, Brits. It seems like your heart's are in the right place but if you want to be part of the fun on 10/18 with us, you gotta use the original name.