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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 16h

For sure - so much of my stuff needs updating, but most of it can be found here ryancordovan.bandcamp.com my band's stuff is also probably linked in there somewhere

Ryan Cordovan

Some guy in Chicago making music. Downtempo/electronic instrumental hip-hop mixed with live tracked instruments. Guitar/vo. of the Requirements.

ryancordovan.bandcamp.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 23h

Per SE Rapid Response, feds took at least nine people from their neighborhood so far today: instagram.com/p/DPzKRhNieBF/

serapidresponse on Instagram: "Federal agents have been seen moving throughout the East Side this morning and early afternoon. If you must be outside, stay calm, …"

Federal agents have been seen moving throughout the East Side this morning and early afternoon. If you must be outside, stay calm, avoid confrontation, and record any activity safely from a distance. We are urging everyone to stay away from the scene occurring at 105th & Ave N, for everyone’s safetyDo not open doors to unknown individuals claiming to be law enforcement without a warrant signed by a judge. Report any confirmed ICE or federal activity to the Family Support Network at 855-435-7693. Remember: You have rights. Stay silent. Ask to speak to a lawyer.~Agentes federales han sido vistos movilizándose por el East Side esta mañana y temprano en la tarde. Si necesitas salir, mantén la calma, evita cualquier confrontación y graba cualquier actividad de manera segura desde una distancia. Pedimos a todas las personas mantenerse alejadas del área de 105th y Ave N por la seguridad de todos.No abras la puerta a personas desconocidas que digan ser agentes de la ley sin una orden firmada por un juez. Reporta cualquier actividad confirmada de ICE o de agentes federales a la Red de Apoyo Familiar (Family Support Network) al 855-435-7693. Recuerda: Tienes derechos. Permanece en silencio. Pide hablar con un abogado.

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 1d

The only thing...for now...

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 1d

There are so many reasons to not give these corporations a monthly lifeline into your wallet. Here's another. I have been saying it for forever, but it's worth being judicious in your usage of technology. It is not "just" a stream or "just" access to music.

What's it worth to you?

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 1d

K1TLN, reporting innnnn

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 1d

Well Done GIF

ALT: Well Done GIF

media.tenor.com

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 1d

On the creative front - not that anyone here really knows (or anywhere else, lol) - but I'm pulling all of my solo music off of Spotify and other DSPs. Some (not all) other musical projects I've been in are also coming down.

The "streaming" landscape is fucking gross; I'd rather create without it.

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 1d

This is such a good take, and on a similar note - our adventure in de-tethering continues. Spotify subscription cancelled - digitizing our physical collection and going back to DIY. I was able to dig up and repurpose my fully functional S7. No SIM card, debloated, dropped a 1TB SD in there. 10/10.

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 2d

Two working radios, one box of QCX soon-to-be-radio parts, and I can't do anything with 20m CW.

Refusing to let the code beat me or let any barriers get in my way. I guess I'm going to have to start studying for the General class exam a lot sooner than I thought I would.

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 2d

I'm in the OPRF; this cemetery is in my neck of the woods, so I'm especially pressed about this issue. These monsters must never know peace.

I'm sorry for your loss, sincerely.

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 2d

Also me, looking at Albany Park this morning from OPRF...

Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 2d

Said event, documented:

The Sidewalk School @thesidewalkschool.bsky.social · 2d

Keep Resisting Chicago! At Wilson and Sawyer -an hour ago. 10/12/25

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 2d

ICE is reported to have taken people in several areas around Chicago this morning - Irving Park, Albany Park, Rogers Park, Evanston. Our old hood got tear gassed and someone was kidnapped. Sharing the community alert to signal boost.

A community alert for the Albany Park neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois, from the Northwest Side Rapid Response group. People were tear gassed and someone was kidnapped by ICE agents. If you know who was detained and have information, please report to the ICIRR hotline at (855) 435-7693.

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 3d

Ys Origin is $4.99 on US eShop buff.ly/FEAjDvQ
US PSN buff.ly/3herERo
XBL buff.ly/A5wNl8Q

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Danae 🌿✨ @nylafoxphrey.bsky.social · 3d

I want everyone to remember this picture when the Salvation Army bell ringers start setting up shop outside grocery stores, especially if you live in the Chicagoland area. Don’t give these fuckers a dime.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 3d

Come find out 👀

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 4d

Quiet realignment.

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 5d

Here is Broadview, clearly inside of the drone flight restriction radius imposed by the DHS. I am not allowed to fly my drone at home within this radius (that I would like to use to deploy my EFHW antenna). Very nice of them to (try to) take our skies from us while also using our skies to stalk us.

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 5d

FYI, this is inaccurate. Reed Hastings - a longtime democratic donor - donated directly to the redistricting campaign. Netflix as an entity has done nothing. Source: Politico -> www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Netflix co-founder drops $2 million into Gavin Newsom's redistricting campaign

Reed Hastings is a longtime Democratic donor and Newsom ally.

www.politico.com

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 6d

@nylafoxphrey.bsky.social and I lived in the 33rd ward and saw this woman every day for years while commuting out of Kimball Station. All the women working in this area are the sweetest people ever. This lady would have fed you and given you bottled water on the cheap.

Fuck these fucking monsters.

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 6d

Committed to being as cheap as fucking possible where I could, I grabbed a heavy duty tripod from a hardware store for 20 bucks, 60lbs of tube sand for 5 bucks, and made three DIY ~10lb sandbag weights to stabilize the tripod. Faraday cloth beneath as a ground plane (shoutout Michael KB9VBR) worked.

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 6d

My makeshift quarter wave telescopic antenna setup is alive! Didn’t have as much time as I’d have liked to fine-tune, but I managed to hear some bleeps and blips on 20m. For a first attempt, not too shabby at all.

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 6d

And by "deescalate," I mean, "I hope these rent-a-cop ICE terrorists and federal agents we didn't ask for get the fuck out of our town and our state."

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Ryan K1TLN @k1tln.com · 6d

A statement from River Forest on ICE activity re: local policing, with information on protesting, immigrant/refugee rights, and resources. A similar statement from Forest Park, just to the south, also went out. Glad to see it. Hoping for things to deescalate all around. www.vrf.us/news/item/2856

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 6d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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