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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 1d

I solved today’s #Gisnep in 06:14. 🎉
No. 430 | October 11, 2025
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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 2d

I solved today’s #Gisnep in 06:07. 🎉
No. 429 | October 10, 2025
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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 3d

5 Movies That Couldn't Be Made Today Because The Entire Cast Is Dead

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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 3d

Who wrote that song "Che Che Boom Ba"?

We made a hit book, and saw none of the money! Chris and Alice Unleashed!!! B’Ankruptcy Edition — Realms Unknown

James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 3d

If pronouns aren't real then explain this

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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn @bullseye.maximumfun.org · 3d

Tonight, Jesse Thorn will go live and interview 25 guests back-to-back! We're celebrating 25 years of the show, so we had to do it!

The livestream starts at 5pm PT on our YouTube channel. You won't want to miss this!

Watch here: www.youtube.com/@bullseyewit...

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Hellvina, Pallina, and Haunt @manofsuds.bsky.social · 3d

Also a confirmed abduction in Rogers Park earlier at Clark/Lunt. Far North Side appears to be a hot spot this morning. Take care, everyone.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

Also this morning, around one hour ago, a witness saw Border Patrol agents grab a man in the Lincoln/McCormick Home Depot parking lot in West Ridge.

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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 3d

If you're interested in the Unbound/Boundless Publishing saga, this week's Realms Unknown podcast with @alicefraser.bsky.social is well worth your time.

overcast.fm/+ABNCKpo8SFo

Chris and Alice tell the story of their experiences around Alice’s hit book A Passion For Passion. A book that has generated over £50,000 in sales (maybe much more), yet we have barely seen a Penny. W...

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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 3d

I solved today’s #Gisnep in 02:56. 🎉
No. 428 | October 9, 2025
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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 4d

I solved today’s #Gisnep in 05:49. 🎉
No. 427 | October 8, 2025
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Allusionist 218. Banned Books — The Allusionist

James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 4d

Cough up, Chicago!

Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 4d

Chicago is rallying to support street vendors who have been impacted by ICE: "The backbone of our neighborhoods." blockclubchi.co/4mQPDfv

James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 4d

Includes stats compiled by the ALA, for those who are American library fans

The Allusionist @allusionistshow.bsky.social · 4d

New episode is in your podfeed, for Banned Books Week theallusionist.org/bannedbooks

It's Banned Books Week. Honorary youth chair Iris Mogul and Sam Helmick, president of the American Library Association, talk about what it is, why it matters so much, and how you can get involved.

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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 4d

I solved today’s #Gisnep in 02:07. 🎉
No. 426 | October 7, 2025
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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 4d

#inktober #inktober2025 #thefarside

A generic New Yorker cartoon office setting with the incongruous caption "I see your little, petrified skull.. labeled and resting on a shelf somewhere." which is a reference to an amusing moment when this caption from a Far Side cartoon was published next to a Dennis the Menace cartoon.

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Sable, Public Universal Momfriend 🏳️‍⚧️ @ghostlysable.bsky.social · 6d

Banning Link, one of BlueSky's most prolific Black users, over the CEOs crash out defending her pet transphobes is totally unsurprising but still disappointing.

Someone should tell the team that the social media utopia for white moderates already exists and it isn't here.

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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 6d

I solved today’s #Gisnep in 04:17. 🎉
No. 425 | October 6, 2025
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Trump to federalize Illinois National Guard, Pritzker says

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Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social · 8d

“The Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will,” Pritzker said in a statement. “It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.”

“This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum," Pritzker said.

www.politico.com

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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 8d

I solved today’s #Gisnep in 01:27. 🎉
No. 423 | October 4, 2025
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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 9d

#inktober #inktober2025

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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 9d

I solved today’s #Gisnep in 03:43. 🎉
No. 422 | October 3, 2025
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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 10d

It's a strange phrase ok? #inktober #inktober2025 #littleneckclams

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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 10d

I solved today’s #Gisnep in 04:43. 🎉
No. 421 | October 2, 2025
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 11d

Look, these are trying times, so we need to find the joy where we can.

Today was meant to mark the first day of the Pacific Airshow, a wildly controversial event here in HB. Our city council is deep in bed with the owner, and it’s a whole mess.

Due to the government shutdown, no fed planes can fly

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James Allenspach (he/him) @manminusone.bsky.social · 11d

This year, try reverse Trick-or-Treating: go to kids' houses, ring the doorbell, and then throw candy at them