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dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 3h

Musa’s was dumb. No doubt at all.

Farrington’s was in the middle of a bunch of back and forth, including being yanked to the ground. How that’s a straight red for him is beyond me. Yellows for each? Sure.

And the Gals should have had a red for the forearm to Sarver’s back when he was in on goal.

dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 12h

Where’s Marufo in the table? Clown beat FCD tonight and got himself 3 points, so he’s gotta be in there, right?

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 20h

Just got back from Normal, IL for a lecture at Illinois State University. Established in 1857 after this small town lawyer named Abe secured the funding. Was reminded once again that US public universities are the triumph of civilization

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dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 19h

A former coworker was hauled down by a dog outside Springfield years ago, apparently at the encouragement of its owners. Legal action followed and he said had his medical and bike-repair bills covered.

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dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 20h

I have begun to wonder about dogs, and being chased by them, on my rides out in the country. Maybe a beer would help.😉 (so far only a small one’s tried its luck, and him I could ride away from)

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 22h

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Chris Berube @chrisberube.bsky.social · 1d

"Oh yeah? You like baseball? What if I make you smoke *an entire pack* of baseball?"

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dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 1d

Ichiro can pitch. I know it.

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dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 1d

Game of HORSE.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 1d

UNT comes back with a quick TD, so that wipes out the INT, right? Our boy is still transitively perfect. Or something.

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Andy Adams @flakphoto.news · 2d

Photography folks, I would love for more people to see this list. Please share it!
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dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 2d

Come on man. The WAC? Hall-of-famer, even if it is about to be something much less weedy.

dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 3d

Can you elaborate on that last sentence?

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 3d

I spent more than a decade at The Post. It was good to me and I was proud to work there. I’ve largely refrained from being critical since I left. But this framing of the special counsel probe is embarrassing and flatly wrong. Stunning, but not. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Jack Smith’s lawfare and James Comey’s arraignment on pathetically weak charges

Good people will be deterred from public service if they see a meaningful risk of winding up in jail afterward.

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Chicago Public Square @chicagopublicsquare.com · 3d

Illinois Press Association CEO Resigns After Dispute Over ICE Lawsuit

The CEO of the Illinois Press Association, who had joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration for actions toward journalists outside a Chicago-area ICE facility, resigned this week following a ...

localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu

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Jason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 5d

Game-winning touchdown

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dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 6d

Chicago has a wealth of fantastic Mexican food. The midsize town where we are a couple of hours south has gone from a taco desert to having lots of options (trucks, restaurants and a couple of spots in the back of grocery stores) in the 15-plus years we’ve been here. It’s been impressive to watch.

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dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 6d

That looks solid. Best stadium tacos I’ve had were in, to my surprise, St. Louis.

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dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 7d

NW soccer, too. Any idea if the school plans to keep much of this configuration re the stands? Great place to watch a game.

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Michael Clair @michaelclair.bsky.social · 8d

If you're in Chicago, the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture has a new exhibit on baseball! Called Pleibol!, it's a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian. Free to visit!

nmprac.org/exhibitions/...

¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues – National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture

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Dan Mihalopoulos @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 13d

In which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague @chipmitchell1.bsky.social that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look"

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on 'how they look'

The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.

chicago.suntimes.com

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dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 14d

Business decision says nope.

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dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 15d

Having witnessed the Zook up close, let me recommend anything but that.

dmercer00.bsky.social @dmercer00.bsky.social · 15d

Do not be this guy.