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Peter Orlowicz
@peterorlowicz.bsky.social
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Admin law atty, IL native, Navy veteran, sometimes appellate lawyer, board game aficionado, ethics enthusiast, railroad law-talkin' guy (he/him). Personal account, as always.
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With apologies to Nathan Pyle:

Me on the last day of #paxunplugged: "Oh no, I have too many cardboard amusement cubes!"

"Oh no, now I have too much cardboard amusement cube transport!"

....

"Oh noooooooo"

@officialpax.bsky.social
Strange Planet comic by Nathan W. Pyle. Blue alien in the first panel with half a glass of milk is reaching for a cookie, saying "Oh no, I have creamyfluid left and now require a sweet disk." Second panel, the alien is pouring more milk with half a cookie in front of him, saying "Oh no, half a sweet disk left and now need creamyfluid." Third panel, both milk glass and plate are empty, alien staring pensively at the two. Fourth panel, alien is pouring milk into the glass, saying with a knowing smile "Oh nooooooo..."
November 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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"What? No, we weren't plotting anything, why would you think that?"
Three orange and white cats on different levels of a brown cat tree, looking guiltily at the camera
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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I did the thing.
"Hooray for Trains!" in the Zohran for New York City campaign sign font and color scheme
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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But you're gonna blog it, right? Say the line, Jay!
Image from the Simpsons, class celebrating after Bart says his catch phrase
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Hard to believe no one posted the Achewood comic yet.
Achewood comic panel showing an anthropomorphic dog in a short sleeve shirt and tie asking "Why did you send a check for $10,000 to "Oreos"?" and a second animal facing away from the reader replying "I like their product! I wanted 'em to have a little walkin' around money!"
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Calvin and Hobbes panel 1: Dad picks up the phone at work. "Hi Dad! It's me, Calvin. Will you tell me a story?" Panel 2, Dad: "Calvin, I'm at work! I don't have time to tell you a story now! Get off the phone!" Panel 3, Calvin: "OK Dad, I'll just stay here quietly growing up at an unbelievable rate, never spending much special time with my own dad, who's always working." Panel 4, Dad: "Right, right. This is the story of the hydraulic pump (fig. 1), the wheel shaft flange (fig. 2) and the evil patent infringement." Calvin: "I want a GOOD story."
August 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Gotta say I appreciate Epic Burger's marketing.
Table tent for Epic Burger saying "A chicken for everyone", where the word "everyone" is written in rainbow pride colors. Underneath the list of chicken types (honey hot, crispy, grilled, tenders, and sliders), there is a parenthetical saying "(And we're open on Sundays!)"
August 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Timeline synchronicity. @anthonymoser.com @moryan.bsky.social @karlbode.com
Post from @anthonymoser.com saying "when a black hole pulls things in, it is not a mark of intelligence mass attracts mass money draws money these are structural features, not moral qualities" Followed immediately by an independent post (not a reply) from @moryan.bsky.social observing: "At the bad place I had a thread I added to for 2 yrs of many CBS execs (starting w/ but not limited to Moonves) who faced allegations of misconduct, abuse & worse. I did reporting around toxic showrunners there too. But at least there's a changing of the guard there! Now just to check the headlines..." while quoting a post from @karlbode.com pointing out the new guy in charge of the new CBS was fired from Comcast for sexual harassment.
July 19, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Hey look, it's @bethwilensky.bsky.social AND @mchannon.bsky.social , who are both whole human beings in their own right and absolutely not one person with two online personas.
I am standing in between Beth and Margaret in the front of a law school classroom, wearing a colorful red Hawaiian shirt like a Magnum P.I. cosplay with glasses. Margaret is shorter than me or Beth and is wearing a blue patterned blouse with an unbuttoned white 3/4 sleeve sweater. Beth has on glasses, a casual white floor-length dress with red flowers, green vines and blue decorations on it, under an unbuttoned jean jacket.
July 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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HELLO @umichlaw.bsky.social I AM IN YOU
Stunning view from the skybridge in Hutchins Hall of the University of Michigan Law School, looking out onto a lower roof and a majestic stone castle-like building across a tree-filled courtyard.
July 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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And here we are! (I remembered to smile in this one.)
Selfie at the Ann Arbor, MI Amtrak platform
July 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Trackside during an Amtrak stop, looking at the outside of the cafe car and two Amtrak employees standing near a large Amtrak sign for Battle Creek, MI
July 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Mr. Honk-Honk is a lap stuffie.
Stuffed dark blue Amtrak locomotive with a thick red stripe across the nose sitting on my lap as I have my feet propped on my suitcase.
July 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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If you're wondering if it's me on the train, there will be clues. #yaytrains
Selfie of me in Chicago Union Station wearing a T-shirt showing a mock Amtrak social media post that just says "trains" with the like symbol illuminated.
July 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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Good morning Chicago Union Station, the Great Hall is never this empty when I'm walking through on my regular workday commute.
Chicago Union Station Great Hall, a huge waiting room with 3-story vaulted ceiling, Romanseque columns at the doorway, long pew-style benches that are almost completely empty at 5:30am on a Wednesday, and a convex curved roof with a skylight. Chicago Union Station Great Hall, looking east toward the train platforms. The exit is framed by Romanseque columns on both sides of a large square opening, with a sign saying "To All Trains" about 50 feet further in and a two-story opaque set of windows over the sign, curved at the top.
July 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Crude cartoon people talking to each other. Person 1: "So, have you decided on your Independence Day resolutions yet?" Person 2: "My...what?" Person 1: "You know...like, what specific injustices do you plan to rebel against in the coming year?" Webcomic by CrustaceanSingles.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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I like the way this thread got condensed.
Thread jumping from original post showing the train collision to post about wanting to burn down the Ventra app UI
June 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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It's not an absolutely complete collection of d6 West End Games Star Wars RPG books, but I don't think it's missing anything of importance and it's as complete as anyone else is likely to have. (The D&D books and Battletech books are on a different shelf.)
Bookshelf full of Star Wars d6 RPG books from the late 1990s
May 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Evergreen:
A refreshingly dry take from an X account Matthew Buckley @physicsmatt which reads as follows: "If you're mad and find yourself yelling that you want someone launched into the Sun, take a moment, calm yourself, and remember that it takes a lot less Delta v to launch them out of the Solar System instead. You can be mad, but that's no excuse to be inefficient with propellant."
April 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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YOU GUYS GUESS WHAT I FINALLY GOT MY VERY OWN MR. HONK-HONK
A plush 11 inch pillow in the shape of an Amtrak Phase VII locomotive. Colors are dark gray around the windshield, and two-tone dark and light blue on the side, separated by a curved white stripe. The cab is flanked by thick red and white stripes.
April 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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LinkedIn post from the University of Chicago Law School, highlighting that Sean Cooksey, '14 and Ben Moss, '18 joined the Office of the Vice President.
February 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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XCOM 2:
Steam achievements: Defender of Humanity: Overthrow the aliens on Commander difficulty. The Untouchables: Beat the game on Commander+ without losing a soldier. Valhalla: Beat the game on Commander+ difficulty in Ironman mode
February 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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I have to think the answer is no, for similar appropriations reasons as @jjgass.bsky.social points out. There's also this: www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
28 U.S.C. §566(i): "The Director of the United States Marshals Service shall consult with the Judicial Conference of the United States on a continuing basis regarding the security requirements for the judicial branch of the United States Government, to ensure that the views of the Judicial Conference regarding the security requirements for the judicial branch of the Federal Government are taken into account when determining staffing levels, setting priorities for programs regarding judicial security, and allocating judicial security resources. In this paragraph, the term “judicial security” includes the security of buildings housing the judiciary, the personal security of judicial officers, the assessment of threats made to judicial officers, and the protection of all other judicial personnel. The United States Marshals Service retains final authority regarding security requirements for the judicial branch of the Federal Government."
January 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Plus, the evergreen "my parents helped me buy a house."
Screenshot of the Simpsons: Bart's class all celebrating after he says his catchphrase, while he looks dejected and depressed in the middle.
January 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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I'm always hesitant to change or update my actual profile pic, but if I was going to, this is a pretty good refresh.
Camera is looking lengthwise down a dark brown couch. I am sitting with my legs folded halfway under me (dressed in dark gray cargo pants and a black sweatshirt, with half-rimmed glasses on), looking at my laptop which is on an end table next to the couch. In the space between my chest and the laptop, an orange-and-white cat is curled up, looking back at the camera.
December 12, 2024 at 4:19 PM