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Interests include writing, sci-fi (especially Stargate), bookbinding, concerts, and general assorted nerdiness

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This is so messed up.

14.03.2026 03:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just thinking again about how there are currently three successful โ€œliving in a large underground bunker post-apocalypseโ€ shows (Silo, Fallout, Paradise) and what that says about American culture.

12.03.2026 22:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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. Hereโ€™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 ๐Ÿ‘ 873 ๐Ÿ” 250 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms - Acoustic Guitar Cover by Kfir Ochaion - Emerald Guitars
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms - Acoustic Guitar Cover by Kfir Ochaion - Emerald Guitars YouTube video by Kfir Ochaion

Much different than Dire Straits but beautiful. Needed this for our Sunday morning...
youtu.be/w-OfUq5HXX8?...

08.03.2026 13:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 2519 ๐Ÿ” 540 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 148 ๐Ÿ“Œ 54
Gmail inbox with an email from Home Depot with the subject line โ€œWe Saw You Looking ๐Ÿ‘€โ€

Gmail inbox with an email from Home Depot with the subject line โ€œWe Saw You Looking ๐Ÿ‘€โ€

Companies need to stop being creepy like this. It doesnโ€™t make me want to buy the thing I was looking at. It makes me want to never shop at that store again.

06.03.2026 15:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Perry: This St. Patrickโ€™s Day, donโ€™t forget Irish musicโ€™s anti-fascist roots Dropkick Murphys, the iconic Irish American punk band, are headlining a free block party March 6 near where Alex Pretti was killed by immigration agents, contributing columnist David M. Perry writes.

NEW โ€œWeโ€™re celebrating a tradition that is at its core about resisting occupation and maintaining community in the face of horrors. You canโ€™t keep politics out of Irish music. No one should try, for two reasons. First, itโ€™s ahistorical. Second, Minnesotans are ready for a big anti-fascist party.โ€

05.03.2026 23:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 1538 ๐Ÿ” 518 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26 ๐Ÿ“Œ 45
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Somehow this didnโ€™t post this morning. Happy 189th birthday to Chicago.

05.03.2026 03:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 412 ๐Ÿ” 68 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Imagine deciding to use the well-known Borg catchphrase โ€œresistance is futileโ€ and thinking itโ€™s a good thing.

04.03.2026 03:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One easy way to tell that our technology isnโ€™t โ€œintelligentโ€: my iPhone just made a video for me called โ€œTrips to Chicagoโ€ even though Iโ€™ve lived here for a years and Iโ€™m sure this phone has collected enough (way too much) personal location data for that to be obvious.

04.03.2026 00:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Email that thanks me for purchasing a *lot* of batteries and asks if I want to purchase additional massive amounts of batteries

Email that thanks me for purchasing a *lot* of batteries and asks if I want to purchase additional massive amounts of batteries

โ€œYou just bought a 36-pack of batteries. Have you considered buying more batteries from us?โ€

I just bought them! In large quantities so I donโ€™t have to buy them again for a very long time! Why does any company think this type of email is a good idea?

03.03.2026 20:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Monarch Watch Milkweed Market

Would you like to think about ๐Ÿฆ‹ butterflies ๐Ÿฆ‹ rather than literally anything else? SAME!! Great org @monarchwatch.bsky.social Milkweed Market is open--preorder small plants (plugs) for spring delivery. Note: schools & restoration projects can apply for FREE plants๐Ÿฆ‹ ๐Ÿ’š monarchwatch.org/milkweed/mar...

03.03.2026 19:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 90 ๐Ÿ” 32 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

27.02.2026 17:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 37067 ๐Ÿ” 11964 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 500 ๐Ÿ“Œ 797
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Chicagoโ€™s newest snow plow name โ€˜Abolish ICE,โ€™ Mayor Brandon Johnson says Mayor Brandon Johnson announced โ€œAbolish ICEโ€ as the winner of a citywide snow plow name contest. He had earlier given it a โ€œfull and completeโ€ endorsement.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced โ€œAbolish ICEโ€ as the winner of a citywide snow plow name contest. He had earlier given it a โ€œfull and completeโ€ endorsement.

23.02.2026 17:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 4832 ๐Ÿ” 1250 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 140

As far as Iโ€™m concerned, this just continues to prove that DHS doesnโ€™t care about safety and security. It only cares about punishing people to demonstrate the administrationโ€™s power.

22.02.2026 14:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Figure skater with arms up and caption that reads โ€œI hear your stinky butt. I raise you an arm.โ€

Figure skater with arms up and caption that reads โ€œI hear your stinky butt. I raise you an arm.โ€

What a captioning error ๐Ÿ˜‚ #olympics

22.02.2026 04:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Olivia Smart y Tim Dieck llevan la fiebre del Mundial de fรบtbol al patinaje artรญstico
Olivia Smart y Tim Dieck llevan la fiebre del Mundial de fรบtbol al patinaje artรญstico YouTube video by Claro Sports

This Spain soccer-themed figure skating performance was so fun!!! youtu.be/_ZNB8mYW93o?...

22.02.2026 04:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

douglas adams was our most accurate futurist

15.02.2026 22:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 10961 ๐Ÿ” 2780 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 110 ๐Ÿ“Œ 33

So sad ๐Ÿ˜ข

12.02.2026 03:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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gradient.horse Draw a horse, watch it run!

omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

gradient.horse

09.02.2026 23:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 7013 ๐Ÿ” 3608 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35 ๐Ÿ“Œ 154

Why the hell are they doing this when they had a data breach of 70,000 user government IDs just a few months ago?

09.02.2026 14:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every AI ad is so enthusiastic about the creepiest things. No, I donโ€™t want you to use mass surveillance every time someone says they lost a pet.

09.02.2026 02:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just tried to watch a 2022 โ€œHulu originalโ€ movie that is apparently not available on Hulu. Whatโ€™s the point of these streamers if they donโ€™t even host their own movies?

08.02.2026 02:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Peaking in Pink. This morning's sunrise in Chicago.

05.02.2026 13:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 339 ๐Ÿ” 79 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
Comic. [Person talking to person with black hat.] PERSON 1: Historically, it refers to a ceremony to predict the weather using a rodent. But nowadays people often use it to mean โ€œa time loop experienced by one person.โ€ PERSON 2: โ€ฆWhat. [caption] Easily our weirdest holiday.

Comic. [Person talking to person with black hat.] PERSON 1: Historically, it refers to a ceremony to predict the weather using a rodent. But nowadays people often use it to mean โ€œa time loop experienced by one person.โ€ PERSON 2: โ€ฆWhat. [caption] Easily our weirdest holiday.

Groundhog Day Meaning

xkcd.com/3202/

04.02.2026 21:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 7024 ๐Ÿ” 1268 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56 ๐Ÿ“Œ 40

Such a great, funny actress. This is sad news.

30.01.2026 18:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m going to stay off social media for a while because I donโ€™t need to see another video of someone being murdered. ICE/Border Patrol are a government-funded terrorist organization. The main priority of anyone in power right now should be to do whatever they can to stop them.

24.01.2026 21:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE.

๐Ÿ“ท๏ธ: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune

24.01.2026 14:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2428 ๐Ÿ” 958 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42 ๐Ÿ“Œ 89

Understandable!

23.01.2026 14:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

If youโ€™re looking for ways to stand in solidarity with Minnesota (especially tomorrow during the general strike), you can find ways to help at www.standwithminnesota.com

23.01.2026 01:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A major coalition is launching a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow, aimed at pushing out ICE.

It includes:

-Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005
-The MN AFL-CIO
-SEIU Local 26
-UNITE HERE Local 17
-CWA Local 7250
-Saint Paul and Minneapolis Federations of Educators
-Faith leaders

And more. ๐Ÿงต

22.01.2026 14:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3957 ๐Ÿ” 1518 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44 ๐Ÿ“Œ 97