Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos
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Ted "Cis is not a slur" Delphos
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This is not fine. (Pronouns: he/him)
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According to Expedia I can book tickets from Paris to Caracas via TAP Portugal for departure on December 8.

If I do, can I expect it to be blasted out of the sky?

Would Hegseth's order to do this be an example of an "illegal order"?
Partial Expedia screenshot listing a TAP (Portugal) flight leaving "ORY" (Orly field) at 5:40 pm with arrival in "CCS" after two stops and 29 hours 45 mins. (Later screens show a long layover in Lisbon and a shorter layover in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe.) Cost is $1,375
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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I need to ask AI Jesus some questions about this.

Chat, is that a war plane or passenger, do you think? It's basically a wartime monument..

(Context: monument in front of a Catholic school in Andersonville, Chicago)
Gray stone monument, generally oblong, mayo 10 feet tall and three feet wide. The upper portion generally represents Jesus, whose head is the highest point of the monument; his arms extend straight outward and suggests a crucified pose, but the cross is not visible and his arms are concealed by drapery except for his hands. At the base of the pedestal on which he stands are a boy and girl, maybe 12 years old, in deep relief, facing each other, boy on the left. They are of generally northwest European appearance. The boy, whose body is actually turned so that it partially faces outward, is wearing a t-shirt and shorts; across his chest he holds a large toy airplane, without propellers, apparently with two engines per wing. The girl, who faces the boy directly, holds a large ball in both hands in front of her at hip level. She wears a short-sleeved dress with a hem above her knees. Below them, on the front of the monument's pedestal, in caps: Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for of such is the kingdom of God. Luke 13 16 At the base of the monument, another inscription reads: By the people of St. Gregory Parish on it's golden jubilee, July 12, 1954
November 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Ok, there was a period where you had to put your name and address on it because it was "non-transferable" although I don't think one ever had to prove who one was. But after that, it was JUST gender. So it was easy to share with someone presenting the same way, but harder otherwise
A pale green card with scalloped edges, with a shimmering anti-counterfeit square in the middle. To the left of that is a red square "FEMALE" which is checked; on the right is a "MALE" square which is not. It also reads "NOV 86", non-transferable, price $46 monthly pass.
November 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Evanston, Il rn
Part of a crowd of about 400 in a parking lot at a community center, listening to speakers including local religious leaders
November 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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(Duolingo thread)

What are adverbs anyway
A page entitled "Use adverbs" with German sentences and English translations, including some sentences without adverbs, such as "My partner is German", "My parents are American" and "We are Students"
October 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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This possibly inspirational photograph was posted next to the North Branch Trail in Labagh Woods, Cook County Forest Preserves, as part of a Jane Goodall memorial event this afternoon.
The photograph is fastened to a wooden stake to the right of the paved trail. Dr. Goodall's bent-over face is on the right; from the left, a chimpanzee's arm is extended, the fingers almost touching her face. On the photo are the words, "There's still a lot worth fighting for." - Dr. Jane Goodall
October 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Typical Rogers Park car
Under a blue cloudless sky a bright yellow VW bug is parked on a tree-lined residential street. Viewing it from the front right, we see that the round headlights have been embellished with eyelashes on the outside rims, while, directly below the VW logo on the hood (which can be the "nose" of the bug) red lipstick lips have been painted.
October 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Not making it up 😃

Chicago Public Library has 4 copies and I'm ninth in the hold line now
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October 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Trick or treat
In front of a gray elevated roofed porch stands a skeleton, about ten feet tall, with arms extended at shoulder height. From its right hand bones there hangs a cute orange candy basket in the form of a jack o'lantern
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Evanston update: it's got to be more like 2,500, maybe more. It's hard to do a good estimate. This panoramic photo leaves out a lot of people behind the building to the left #NoKings
Lots of people at the rally in Evanston, shot from a raised little plaza on the northeast corner of this irregular public area. Those nearby are facing the small speakers' stand which is in the background of the center of the photo, and beyond the stand are many other people
October 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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There are like 12 police cruisers (actual count) stopped with lights flashing, around Clark & Monroe
Downtown Chicago intersection blocked by 3 police cars facing different ways
October 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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A local artist has produced a seasonally horrifying figure of Death wearing a MAGA cap. I think it's very skillfully done. But is it bad to republish it? Trump wants to be viewed as terrifying. There's actually a video out showing first Trump, then Vought as the Reaper. Chat, should I delete this?
In front of a brick dwelling, surrounded by foliage, is a black figure, seemingly an animation of rotting trash, swathed in veils of tattered cobwebby black mesh, facing us with indistinct features on maybe a mannequin head, wearing a MAGA cap, white letters on red. A large scythe projects out and up on our right - it's not being held by obvious arms, it's more like just a limb projecting from the figure's core. There are red flower spikes among the foliage that accent the color of the cap.
October 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Frog arrived about 2:30. We also had this other thing
About 10 protestors on a corner in front of a taco place (sign above door: TACOS / TORTAS in yellow letters on red). One sign reads "undocumented hands feed you". There is also a person in a fog suit with a sign on a pink background reading "1 horchata sin " followed by ice cubes. Two people are animating a Chinese dragon costume thing. The back end (at left) is pale pink and feathery. The head is sort of rounded cubical, two feet across, whitish with red round eyes, ears and mouth.
October 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Rogers park rn
Will repost later with better alt-text
Rally Rally Rally Rally
October 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Which of us does not have some object that carries an outsize meaning for us, which would be hard to explain or defend to someone else
A screenshot of a Swedish-language translation exercise in Duolingo. The Swedish sentence is "Jag vill inte leva utan min osthyvel." The correct English translation has been entered: "I do not want to live without my cheese slicer"
September 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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GOOD NEWS: they fixed it!

For 1995.

They still have to fix the other years, I guess:
Google AI Overview: Was 1985 40 years ago No, 1985 was not 40 years ago from the current date in 2025; 1985 was 40 years ago from 2025 if the current date was 2025, but it's currently 2025, so 1985 was exactly 40 years ago.
August 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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#Chicago Religion
Three t-shirts hang on a rack at a street stand. #1 has a picture of Pope Leo XIV in a Bears uniform labeled "Da Pope". #3 Has him in a White Sox jersey captioned "Good guys wear black." The central shirt has no picture, but is black with white letters: POPES FOM THE SOUTHSIDE: 1 POPES FROM THE NORTHSIDE: 0
July 28, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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#Chicago : breaking news
Notification from Channel 5 News: Broken window at downtown Chicago hotel rains glass onto street below, causing closures in the area. Breaking details next
July 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Have you ever been to the big city
Dancers in elaborate, feathery costumes and diverse spectators, at the Square Roots festival in #Chicago on July 13
July 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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"It fell down"

h/t Twin Peaks Season 1 #RogersPark #Chicago
A front lawn with a large tree, from which a HUGE bough, six inches thick at the base and maybe twenty feet long including foliage, has ripped off and fallen on the lawn
July 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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From today's senior rally in Edgewater (Chicago community area:
A man holds a poster board depicting Elvis Presley's face, captioned "The only King America Needs"
June 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Chicago (Edgewater neighborhood) now - at least 200 ppl. Enthusiastic honking
June 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Is this real? Today I saw this tag attached to a blue city recycling bin in Rogers Park #Chicago. New to me. It says they won't pick up the bin if it breaks the rules, like having plastic bags or electronics in there. People SHOULD follow these rules - this just surprises me
Front of tag: O plastic bags! and DO NOT BAG Recyclables. Collecting recyclables in a bag? Empty the contents into the cart (a picture of a blue bin with a plastic garbage bag in it, with a red strike-through) Reverse of tag: at top, a picture of a woman face-palming. Text: OOPS! Please leave these items out. Then, six little struck-through drawings, each with a blank check box: a plastic bag (Do Not Bag Recyclables); a computer (No Electronics (drop off only)); a splatter (YUCK) (No Food or Liquid - empty all containers); a T-Shirt (no clothing or linens); a rake and leaves (no yard waste) and the word OTHER. This last box actually has been checked in pen. At the bottom: "Correct this and we will collect next time - Department of Streets and Sanitation"
May 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Rogers Park street art: self-care and agitation
A magic marker drawing on a white paper pasted on a metal lamppost. The drawing is a snowman, three circles topped by a hat with two sticklike arms, all in black except the orange carrot nose. Snowflakes are indicated, and at upper right is the text "chiLL out" A magic marker drawing is glued to a metal lamppost which already has other printed flyers on it including "CEASE FIRE NOW". The drawing in black is the head of a smiling, long-snorted dog extending a middle finger (toe). It is framed by the text, in red: "FUCK TRUMP"
May 6, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Al Overview The statement "A chat with him would kill the pope" is likely a reference to a recent event where U.S. Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis shortly before the Pope's death. This meeting took place on Easter Sunday. The statement could be interpreted as a joking or sarcastic comment about the Pope's death, perhaps implying that Vance's visit somehow hastened the Pope's demise.
April 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM