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IT professional in the #CHS area. Resident of Chicago. Occasional writer. World builder. Carbon based life form. Refugee from Twitter. Techdirt reader. Georgia Bulldog. He/him.

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The 80% Bill - Read the Bill

Every one of the 22 Articles of this bill are supported by 80% of Americans. This is a great idea.

the80percentbill.com/bill/

14.03.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

it’s unreal how these grown-ass men had no problem destroying untold lives with chatGPT but go crying to a judge when people make fun of them online

14.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 10711 πŸ” 3225 πŸ’¬ 232 πŸ“Œ 42

β€œWhat are the lessons from the Parisian revolution?

First, pushing out cars improves life for most inhabitants.

Lesson 2 is that banishing cars doesn’t hurt an urban economy.

Lesson 3: car-free cities must offer people good alternative ways to travel. Paris itself does.”

@simonkuper.bsky.social

13.03.2026 05:20 πŸ‘ 153 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Jeffrey Dahmer also suffered reputational damage. Sometimes it’s appropriate.

14.03.2026 02:55 πŸ‘ 379 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I lost my job, my kids have measles, and gas is six dollars a gallon. But at least now they’re not tearing down a statue of a Confederate general that I’ve never heard of in a city that I’ve never been to.

13.03.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 2377 πŸ” 488 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 11

I’m really not a fan of β€œwhere are the student protesters?” discourse. You probably don’t see as much because university administrators, law-enforcement at all levels, many state govts, and the current federal govt have made it very clear that speech on a college campus is effectively criminalized

12.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 1053 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 12

if the tech bros were a little less delusional, they would be making so much money right now by offering to let us pay for the AI-free version of their programs

13.03.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 749 πŸ” 146 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 5
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Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

10.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 25457 πŸ” 6919 πŸ’¬ 224 πŸ“Œ 429

"The ironic twist of fate, therefore, is that Ogles’ attack on Muslims is a confession of his own inability to assimilate into what America is supposed to beβ€”a pluralistic nation that recognizes and celebrates diversity, not condemns it. "

12.03.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Terry Pratchett in a blue jacket and Akubra hat holding a young owl for release.

Terry Pratchett in a blue jacket and Akubra hat holding a young owl for release.

Eleven years since you crossed the black sands. I wish I could say that the world is better than you left it (although it will always be better for having had you in it) but at least there is a new Young Sam to help carry on the Pratchett name and ethos. Love you always ❀️

12.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 10254 πŸ” 1482 πŸ’¬ 232 πŸ“Œ 121

Someone in NYC should do interviews with middle-school kids who take the subway to and from school every day, to see if they have any advice for Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy who can't seem to go a single day without pissing himself in fear over them.

12.03.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 8366 πŸ” 1432 πŸ’¬ 173 πŸ“Œ 51

Trade Charleston SC for DC, but the car brains remain the same.

Driving like an asshole is fine, but the moment you use your horn, suddenly you are the problem.

12.03.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Where is Strait of Hormuz?"

"Strait of Hormuz how get around?"

"Strait of Hormuz, alternative?"

12.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 303 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 3

And sadly, many of us will have earned it.

12.03.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
overlooking a series of circular water filled tanks of a sewage treatment plant at night. 

lights line a long brick building on the horizon as a blue-black sky is stark behind a veil of thin puffy clouds in the distance.

overlooking a series of circular water filled tanks of a sewage treatment plant at night. lights line a long brick building on the horizon as a blue-black sky is stark behind a veil of thin puffy clouds in the distance.

good night, sewers.
good night, streams.
good night, operations and maintenance teams.
good night, settling tanks.
good night, stream banks.
good night, engineers, scientists, crews, managers, inspectors, analysts too.
a good night for us means serving with care.

good night, sewers, everywhere.

12.03.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 1724 πŸ” 324 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 24

I would like to congratulate Grammarly’s lawyers for belatedly realizing their shitty AI product was gonna get them class-action yeeted into the sun.

I would also like to encourage Grammerly to eat shit forever and ever amen.

11.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 801 πŸ” 172 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 10
11.03.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 16162 πŸ” 4231 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 36
A photo of the Chicago skyline at night with a tangle of bright lighting lignite gap the night sky during a thunderstorm

A photo of the Chicago skyline at night with a tangle of bright lighting lignite gap the night sky during a thunderstorm

Boom! Had a great ight show over the skyline tonight. Here’s my first big lightning shot of the season.

This is a 2-frame composite. Best as I can tell, two large, branching bolts struck the eastern antenna mast of the Hancock. #wxsky #ilwx

11.03.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 873 πŸ” 250 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 26

nothing has ever Not Happened as much as this thing Did Not Happen

you know who absolutely doesn't know how money works in a grocery store? billionaires. significantly less experienced at navigating the real world than anyone on SNAP!

11.03.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 287 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Electing this guy twice is really bad. But the real reason the US cannot be trusted is that it has been unable to impeach him.

09.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 1567 πŸ” 338 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 11

Mission Accomplβ€”ish is right there.

09.03.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 365 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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This is Brew. He heard how bad the sock market is right now. Thought it would be a good idea to save up. 13/10 (TT: brewthegoldenn)

09.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 3691 πŸ” 404 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 35

so the new objective is basically to safely open the strait of hormuz, the strait that was open before they started this war for no reason

09.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 1880 πŸ” 349 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 14

oh just a thought if your plan for overthrowing the Iranian government depends on the Iranian public rising up, you likely shouldn't have defunded the American government run news agency that speaks in Farsi.

09.03.2026 01:43 πŸ‘ 2616 πŸ” 507 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 18

So much for β€œthey’re all wanting to come to the US”.

Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers. Here's What's Driving the Trend

https://people.com/americans-are-leaving-the-us-in-record-numbers-11915554

08.03.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 2023 πŸ” 535 πŸ’¬ 126 πŸ“Œ 35

Every single professional journalist who uses the phrases β€œDepartment of War” or β€œSecretary of War” without scare quotes should be lined up on a public viewing stage and bopped on the head with a giant inflatable hammer that says DUMB DUMB on the handle and makes fart sounds.

08.03.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 3435 πŸ” 607 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 30

He's going to sign for no other reason than he can't not put his name on things, but his signature is entirely unnecessary.

09.03.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ask me what i learned in college and i won’t recite academic knowledge β€” i’ll tell you β€œit taught me how to think critically”

08.03.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 689 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 5

Time is so fake, β€œoh we added more daylight” no you didn’t, daylight is portioned by the cosmos repent of your hubris

08.03.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 1143 πŸ” 198 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 7

"surely the third democratic presidency to come to power after a norm-breaking and warcrime-cheering Republican administration will pursue justice against their predecessors," I repeat like a mantra til I collapse

08.03.2026 15:39 πŸ‘ 2801 πŸ” 471 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 0