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rickkogan.bsky.social @rickkogan.bsky.social · 16h

Tremendous loss as Tony Fitzpatrick, a Chicago artist in many realms, has died at 66 www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/11/t...

Tony Fitzpatrick, a Chicago artist in many realms, has died at 66

He had recently published a new book, “The Sun at the End of the Road,” filled with his distinctive art, poetry and prose. Some consider it a memoir.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Amy C's dancing skeleton @thisnicelady.bsky.social · 16h

Was it blocking the tv?

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20h

I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.

Informational flyer about Rogers Park Whistle Protocols, explaining how to use whistles to alert neighbors of emergencies, with color-coded alerts, steps for use, and encouragement to form a crowd and stay loud for safety.

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Amy C's dancing skeleton @thisnicelady.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent news!

Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 1d

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Amy C's dancing skeleton @thisnicelady.bsky.social · 1d

I love you, Portland 💚🐸✊

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 2d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Amy C's dancing skeleton @thisnicelady.bsky.social · 2d

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As y'all have probably heard, there has been a lot of ICE activity on the North Side of Chicago today. At least four people were kidnapped by ICE in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Folks mobilized throughout the day to do ICE Watch and Rapid Response work.

Amy C's dancing skeleton @thisnicelady.bsky.social · 2d

a woman speaking into a microphone with a tv pg logo above her head

ALT: a woman speaking into a microphone with a tv pg logo above her head

media.tenor.com

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 2d

feds have been all over chicagoland today.

reports of people abducted from back of the yards, cicero, rogers park, hermosa, barrington, batavia, and bridgeview.

feds are out in force in aurora. not sharing video, but residents have likewise turned out in force—and they aren't happy.

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Amy C's dancing skeleton @thisnicelady.bsky.social · 2d

If we're stuck with the living, that rules out some faves. But still! Elvis Costello, John Darnielle, Ani DiFranco, Allison & Katie Crutchfield, Colin Meloy, Fiona Apple, Kathleen Hanna, Stephin Merritt, Kim Deal, Paul Simon, Mac McCaughan, the Boygeniuses

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 6d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago restaurants are struggling as ICE fears mount.

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has restaurant owners, chefs and workers on high alert as they cope with staffing shortages and safety concerns. blockclubchi.co/46JEoRe

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 2d

Hey in most cases this is not what we’re stressed about right now

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 2d

What does it really mean when a book is banned?
ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom breaks down the difference between challenges, restrictions, and bans—and how we’re fighting censorship every day.
Join the fight: UniteAgainstBookBans.org
Donate to ALA: ilovelibraries.org/1984
#BannedBooksWeek

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 2d

ICE agents clash with Forest Park cemetery workers attempting to help man in Des Plaines River youtu.be/aPtEmAwgPRk...

Video: ICE agents clash with Forest Park cemetery workers attempting to help man in Des Plaines Rive

YouTube video by WGN News

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Amy C's dancing skeleton @thisnicelady.bsky.social · 2d

Is Portland burning?

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

“A second inflatable frog has now been spotted wiggling through Portland.”

Marco Rubio whispers into Donald Trump's ear.

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Amy C's dancing skeleton @thisnicelady.bsky.social · 3d

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Amy C's dancing skeleton @thisnicelady.bsky.social · 3d

This show will be, as always, incredibly cool. You should go!

20x2 Chicago @20x2chi.bsky.social · 3d

Lineup posted! 20x2.org/chicago/
Tickets on sale Thursday!

Poster for "20x2 Chicago: What Do You Know?" Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025 at Gman Tavern in Chicago.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Amy C's dancing skeleton @thisnicelady.bsky.social · 4d

this atheist will pray to every damned god in the pantheon to protect a being of pure light and joy like Dolly

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 4d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

variety.com

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Amy C's dancing skeleton @thisnicelady.bsky.social · 4d

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Y'all who keep lecturing protesters to "not give them an excuse" need to pause for a minute. Imagine yourself telling a DV victim, "Be sure not to mouth off or make any mistakes so he won't hit you. Don't give him an excuse! It's what he wants!" That's what you fools sound like.