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Decorative Gourd
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He//him, Chicago, bikes

Both magical and gritty
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So we won't plow our sidewalks cause of "liability concerns" but we'll keep letting the police wreak havoc on our city, our people, our civil liberties, and our finances??

Make it make sense. @andrefor40th.bsky.social
Chicago must borrow $283.3 million to cover the soaring cost of lawsuits alleging Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct — including wrongful convictions and improper pursuits — as part of the city’s 2026 budget, Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
Chicago Set to Borrow $283.3M to Resolve Police Misconduct Lawsuits
It will likely cost Chicago taxpayers approximately $52 million in interest to borrow that money and pay off during the next five years, according to estimates provided to the Chicago City Council by ...
news.wttw.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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i am about to lay on this floor so help me god
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Half the time using Ubuntu: this is great, why does anyone use Windows when this just works wow

The other half: well this fucking sucks, what the fuck
I just linuxed, I just got vlc'ed, I thought I could debug an issue with reading a bluray after a few drinks and I was wrong
November 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
November 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I just linuxed, I just got vlc'ed, I thought I could debug an issue with reading a bluray after a few drinks and I was wrong
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
FIGHTER OF THE SKYMAN!
CHAMPION OF THE GROUND!
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You know what I think tonight's the night I use my new DVD player for what I actually bought it for: watching "Hundreds of Beavers" with the commentary
Entering our collective Jean Kayak era
November 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Entering our collective Jean Kayak era
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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A long-eared owl in Chicago
November 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Pliny the Elder may have been the first white person who thought black pepper was too spicy
November 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'll never be able to enjoy the beautiful song "I definitely don't suck dicks" ever again because now I just associate it with Trump 😒
Glad the White House cleared that up.
November 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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when I realized who posted this ☠️☠️
November 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Experiencing the sunk cost fallacy! at the grocery store checkout line
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Who's ready for the worst bike discourse of all time
Today I learned that there are bike helmets for dogs.
November 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Rankin and Bass’s The Passion of the Christ
November 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Maria Pappas: Could you read the property tax bill I send you seemingly every other week for useful information about-

Me: no I cannot what up my name's Jared and I never learned how to read
PSA for fellow Cook county property owners that don't know how to read: you can sign up for e-billing so that you don't get a million property tax letters in the mail
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
PSA for fellow Cook county property owners that don't know how to read: you can sign up for e-billing so that you don't get a million property tax letters in the mail
November 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Made some nesting wooden owls!
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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It says it all
November 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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For me, it's the free-range baby in the background.
November 16, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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bill clinton is like the forrest gump of getting his dick sucked
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM