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@bigshrug.bsky.social
trans 🏳️⚧️ disabled 🏳️🌈 equal opportunity enjoyer
rebuilding myself • chicago
rebuilding myself • chicago
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They deal in fear; we deal in courage. Stay united, stay brave, and look out for your neighbor.
January 25, 2026 at 5:02 PM
They deal in fear; we deal in courage. Stay united, stay brave, and look out for your neighbor.
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Yesterday, when the government used taxpayer dollars to blast a full-volume narrative about the man federal agents had shot on the street, I remembered a quote from Lincoln.
He said that if you attack someone’s character without knowing if it’s true, that is the same as a lie.
He said that if you attack someone’s character without knowing if it’s true, that is the same as a lie.
January 25, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Yesterday, when the government used taxpayer dollars to blast a full-volume narrative about the man federal agents had shot on the street, I remembered a quote from Lincoln.
He said that if you attack someone’s character without knowing if it’s true, that is the same as a lie.
He said that if you attack someone’s character without knowing if it’s true, that is the same as a lie.
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Hi, Chicago expert here!
This is not funny, Chicagoans only respond "livin' the dream" when in extreme distress!
This is not funny, Chicagoans only respond "livin' the dream" when in extreme distress!
[absolutely in the deepest pit of despair] oh just livin' the dream, man!
January 20, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Hi, Chicago expert here!
This is not funny, Chicagoans only respond "livin' the dream" when in extreme distress!
This is not funny, Chicagoans only respond "livin' the dream" when in extreme distress!
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Despite asserting their rights to a speedy trial, people held at SF jail for 11-13 years
brokeassstuart.com/p/arrested-n...
brokeassstuart.com/p/arrested-n...
Arrested, Not Tried: How SF Keeps People in Jail for Years Without a Verdict
For people labeled “long stayers,” time in San Francisco jail stretches from months into years—with no trial date in sight.
brokeassstuart.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Despite asserting their rights to a speedy trial, people held at SF jail for 11-13 years
brokeassstuart.com/p/arrested-n...
brokeassstuart.com/p/arrested-n...
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Cardi B posted about the importance of a bad b*tch having a gay best friend to X in 2022.
📷 Getty
📷 Getty
January 24, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Cardi B posted about the importance of a bad b*tch having a gay best friend to X in 2022.
📷 Getty
📷 Getty
Thank you for this,
@queerandunbroken.bsky.social.
@queerandunbroken.bsky.social.
Sometimes Love Just Isn’t Enough | Queer Grief & Belonging
Reflections on queer grief, conditional love, and family dynamics when love exists but acceptance does not. Sometimes love is real and still not enough.
queerandunbroken.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Thank you for this,
@queerandunbroken.bsky.social.
@queerandunbroken.bsky.social.
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Lurie marks a year of cowardice with more cowardice
Lurie Children's Hospital pauses gender-affirming meds for new patients under 18 after feds threaten probe
Lurie Children’s Hospital, which has one of the oldest gender-affirming programs in the U.S., said it won't give any prescriptions to patients younger than 18 who would be new to the care. HHS announc...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Lurie marks a year of cowardice with more cowardice
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Chicago taxpayers have spent $12.8 million to defend and settle lawsuits alleging Chicago police officers committed misconduct during the 2020 protests and unrest that were triggered by the police murder of George Floyd, according to a WTTW News analysis. https://to.wttw.com/4qzxQfq
Cost to Settle, Defend Lawsuits Accusing CPD Officers of Misconduct During 2020 Unrest Hits $12.8M: Analysis
In the latest case to be settled, the City Council voted 28-16 to pay $875,000 to 21 people who each say they were brutalized by Chicago police officers during the 2020 protests.
to.wttw.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Chicago taxpayers have spent $12.8 million to defend and settle lawsuits alleging Chicago police officers committed misconduct during the 2020 protests and unrest that were triggered by the police murder of George Floyd, according to a WTTW News analysis. https://to.wttw.com/4qzxQfq
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January 21, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Scientific research of gender transition has been stuck on "should these people be allowed to transition" for 50 years, so we don't know shit about how transitioning actually works.
Okay, transphobes freaking out because trans woman makes good on Broadway, yadah, yadah. But you skimmed right over the interesting bit. Estrogen made her feet smaller?? This is the kind of weird factoid I need to know more about. Is there scientific backing for this? Is it just anecdotal?
Dylan Mulvaney's latest success, this time on Broadway, once again has conservative weirdos frothing at the mouth.
Read @alyssaur.bsky.social's latest story here!
Read @alyssaur.bsky.social's latest story here!
January 21, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Scientific research of gender transition has been stuck on "should these people be allowed to transition" for 50 years, so we don't know shit about how transitioning actually works.
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one of the big thing i've seen is higher-level people insisting that AI is a massive timesaver because it allows them to very quickly generate something that someone else has to fix
The disconnect between management and employee on AI usage is big. At the same time, CEOs are reporting they aren't seeing any revenue growth from AI.
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/wo...
CEOs Say AI Is Making Work More Efficient. Employees Tell a Different Story.
How much time workers say the technology saves them on the job is vastly different from what executives report.
www.wsj.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM
one of the big thing i've seen is higher-level people insisting that AI is a massive timesaver because it allows them to very quickly generate something that someone else has to fix
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Retweet Gary to cleanse the timeline
January 20, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Retweet Gary to cleanse the timeline
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Flashbangs burn hotter then lava.
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Flashbangs burn hotter then lava.
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
They've caused serious burns, severed hands, and even killed.
*That's* what ICE just tossed into a car full of kids.
Here's our investigation from 2015, by @juliaangwin.com:
www.propublica.org/article/flas...
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Software utilities, I think, must be treated the same way: regulated (including price) and operated under oversight. Otherwise, they're just a robber-baron monopoly with a stranglehold on the economy.
4/5
4/5
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Software utilities, I think, must be treated the same way: regulated (including price) and operated under oversight. Otherwise, they're just a robber-baron monopoly with a stranglehold on the economy.
4/5
4/5
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When half the internet doesn't work because of a failure of a single vendor, that vendor is a utility, in the same way that power, water, and, back in the day, the phone companies, are/were utilities.
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3/5
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
When half the internet doesn't work because of a failure of a single vendor, that vendor is a utility, in the same way that power, water, and, back in the day, the phone companies, are/were utilities.
3/5
3/5
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Tashikametan is a turtle who promotes the Labor Standards Bureau. He uses a scope attached to his mask to check employers are being fair. He’s a surprisingly fast runner, but because his shell is heavy, he can’t get up if he falls backwards.
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Tashikametan is a turtle who promotes the Labor Standards Bureau. He uses a scope attached to his mask to check employers are being fair. He’s a surprisingly fast runner, but because his shell is heavy, he can’t get up if he falls backwards.
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God I love trains. I love riding on the rails and seeing the sparks fly as the train accelerates and carries us all together flying over traffic.
Feels so so good.
Feels so so good.
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
God I love trains. I love riding on the rails and seeing the sparks fly as the train accelerates and carries us all together flying over traffic.
Feels so so good.
Feels so so good.
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It would be a mercy to seize billionaires' wealth and assets and place them in life skills programs where they can learn how to live with people who don't have their freakish backgrounds, buy groceries, use basic household cleaners, etc.
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
It would be a mercy to seize billionaires' wealth and assets and place them in life skills programs where they can learn how to live with people who don't have their freakish backgrounds, buy groceries, use basic household cleaners, etc.
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This is absolutely the tactic. So many arrests were just someone taking a step over a line, or not knowing new rules the cops just made up, or at curfew, cops targeting protesters who were mouthy earlier in the day. Or no apparent reason at all. Prosecutors really should drop all of these.
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This is absolutely the tactic. So many arrests were just someone taking a step over a line, or not knowing new rules the cops just made up, or at curfew, cops targeting protesters who were mouthy earlier in the day. Or no apparent reason at all. Prosecutors really should drop all of these.
not a big supporter of many anish kapoor stances in the past but would love him to file suit after the govt inevitably makes promo materials using the pics they took by his statue
Anish Kapoor 'Horrified' by U.S. Border Patrol's Photo-Op at Chicago's Bean
Anish Kapoor is mulling legal action after U.S. Border Patrol agents posed for a group photo in front of his Chicago sculpture "Cloud Gate"
news.artnet.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
not a big supporter of many anish kapoor stances in the past but would love him to file suit after the govt inevitably makes promo materials using the pics they took by his statue
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ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
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Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
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Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
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Hidden in the U.S. Senate bill to end the government shutdown is a provision that would ban hemp-derived products like THCA, delta-8, HHC, THCV and CBD nationwide.
In WI, this means 100s of small businesses, 1000s of jobs, and millions of dollars of economic activity are at risk of disappearing.
In WI, this means 100s of small businesses, 1000s of jobs, and millions of dollars of economic activity are at risk of disappearing.
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Hidden in the U.S. Senate bill to end the government shutdown is a provision that would ban hemp-derived products like THCA, delta-8, HHC, THCV and CBD nationwide.
In WI, this means 100s of small businesses, 1000s of jobs, and millions of dollars of economic activity are at risk of disappearing.
In WI, this means 100s of small businesses, 1000s of jobs, and millions of dollars of economic activity are at risk of disappearing.
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Appreciate the s/o from @enbrown.bsky.social here re: U.K. strangulation ban in porn
reason.com/2025/11/12/m...
reason.com/2025/11/12/m...
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Appreciate the s/o from @enbrown.bsky.social here re: U.K. strangulation ban in porn
reason.com/2025/11/12/m...
reason.com/2025/11/12/m...