Aaron Cynic
@aaroncynic.bsky.social
Photographer, Chicago guy, punk rock nostalgia keeper. Sometimes I still write things too.
www.aaroncynic.com
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Police have access to massive surveillance networks that track the public whether they are suspects or not. That means probably for every 1 officer caught using the system to harass or spy on people they have feuds with, ex's, activists, journalists, there are probably 100 more we don't know about.
Georgia police chief charged with using license plate readers to stalk and harass people
A police chief in suburban Atlanta has been arrested on charges of using the city's license plate cameras to stalk and harass people.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Police have access to massive surveillance networks that track the public whether they are suspects or not. That means probably for every 1 officer caught using the system to harass or spy on people they have feuds with, ex's, activists, journalists, there are probably 100 more we don't know about.
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Hey everyone, I need your help. I'll be heading to Memphis & New Orleans to help areas that are not being represented due to racist policies by our own government. I'll be documenting my experiences and humanizing the experience to bring attention to communities that need our help.
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Hey everyone, I need your help. I'll be heading to Memphis & New Orleans to help areas that are not being represented due to racist policies by our own government. I'll be documenting my experiences and humanizing the experience to bring attention to communities that need our help.
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I know this week can be really hard for queer and trans folks. So if that's you, remember that I love you and you are under no obligation to hide who you are for anyone. You're perfect. And if your family can't see that, it's their loss.
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I know this week can be really hard for queer and trans folks. So if that's you, remember that I love you and you are under no obligation to hide who you are for anyone. You're perfect. And if your family can't see that, it's their loss.
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Charge Bovino for lying on the stand.
The feds repeatedly lied and misled the public during Chicago's immigration crackdown, a federal judge ruled in a scathing opinion. blockclubchi.co/3JVoFWJ
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Charge Bovino for lying on the stand.
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The feds repeatedly lied and misled the public during Chicago's immigration crackdown, a federal judge ruled in a scathing opinion. blockclubchi.co/3JVoFWJ
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The feds repeatedly lied and misled the public during Chicago's immigration crackdown, a federal judge ruled in a scathing opinion. blockclubchi.co/3JVoFWJ
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new: i read the 2026 cook county budget so you don't have to.
spoiler: more money for police and prosecutors (plus a lot of other stuff).
spoiler: more money for police and prosecutors (plus a lot of other stuff).
Cook County law enforcement agencies get more money in 2026
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved large investments in policing and prosecutions, over objections from advocates.
chicagoreader.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
new: i read the 2026 cook county budget so you don't have to.
spoiler: more money for police and prosecutors (plus a lot of other stuff).
spoiler: more money for police and prosecutors (plus a lot of other stuff).
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Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
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those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
We gotta normalize responding to bullshit with "dude who fucking cares"
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
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I’m still thinking about Bari Weiss saying that Hasan Piker (extremely popular influencer) is less of a measure of where Americans are than Alan Dershowitz (extremely unpopular Epstein associate, his own neighbors won’t sell him a pierogi)
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I’m still thinking about Bari Weiss saying that Hasan Piker (extremely popular influencer) is less of a measure of where Americans are than Alan Dershowitz (extremely unpopular Epstein associate, his own neighbors won’t sell him a pierogi)
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The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
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Imagine being this piece of shit gestapo fuck and being like “im just following the law. I am doing good.” But the problem is these fascist gestapo filth don’t think at all, and that is precisely their moral failure
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Imagine being this piece of shit gestapo fuck and being like “im just following the law. I am doing good.” But the problem is these fascist gestapo filth don’t think at all, and that is precisely their moral failure
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Sometimes it’s really breathtaking to me that uber rich people preferred incompetent lying fascism over messy but functional democracy with the people who have some power. They went all in and left us with these absolute asshats to get their monopoly grifter dreams.
Deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino went off the rails at hello, transcript shows
Deposition of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino went off the rails at hello, transcript shows
A full transcript of Cmdr. Gregory Bovino’s deposition has been made public in an ongoing lawsuit accusing federal immigration agents of routinely violating a restraining order on tactics in …
trib.al
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Sometimes it’s really breathtaking to me that uber rich people preferred incompetent lying fascism over messy but functional democracy with the people who have some power. They went all in and left us with these absolute asshats to get their monopoly grifter dreams.
The airlines have enshitified flying for the last 25 years in order to chase higher profits and now the government is telling us that it's our fault for not smiling about it.
Love to be governed by fascist grifter bullies constantly yelling "stop hitting yourselves"
Love to be governed by fascist grifter bullies constantly yelling "stop hitting yourselves"
Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, has been urging people for the past week to dress and comport themselves better as a way of restoring “civility” to air travel. On Tuesday, he added another item to his list of concerns: the quality of the snacks handed out on commercial flights.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Wants Healthier In-Flight Snack Options
Sean Duffy, who has been promoting greater decorum among air travelers, said he would like to see choices besides salty pretzels and buttery cookies.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The airlines have enshitified flying for the last 25 years in order to chase higher profits and now the government is telling us that it's our fault for not smiling about it.
Love to be governed by fascist grifter bullies constantly yelling "stop hitting yourselves"
Love to be governed by fascist grifter bullies constantly yelling "stop hitting yourselves"
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Jesus fucking Christ
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Jesus fucking Christ
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This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
If you're ever wondered why journalists seem so out of touch most of the time it's because in order to establish yourself you need to either come from money, marry into money, or be OK with abject poverty and daily financial panic
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
That third thing is unsustainable long-term
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is one of those things that rarely gets talked about that has had a massive effect.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
As fields like journalism, art, and academia were collapsed and living expenses skyrocketed they came to skew increasingly toward people whose families could afford to supplement their income.
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50% of the US economy is AI and the other 50% is gonna be this
The first anti-aging pill for dogs just got FDA backing and is now closer to approval, which could help senior dogs stay healthier for longer.
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
50% of the US economy is AI and the other 50% is gonna be this
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Thread, today in St. Paul, Minnesota raid and attacks by federal agents.
Dana Thiede, KARE11:
"As word spread about the operation unfolding on Rose Ave., neighbors and activists calling themselves 'constitutional observers' streamed in, holding phones in the air to videotape what was unfolding."
Dana Thiede, KARE11:
"As word spread about the operation unfolding on Rose Ave., neighbors and activists calling themselves 'constitutional observers' streamed in, holding phones in the air to videotape what was unfolding."
Federal agents launch another operation in St. Paul
A witness said the number of agents "just kept growin' and growin' and growin," as did an angry crowd that was eventually sprayed with chemical irritants.
www.kare11.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Thread, today in St. Paul, Minnesota raid and attacks by federal agents.
Dana Thiede, KARE11:
"As word spread about the operation unfolding on Rose Ave., neighbors and activists calling themselves 'constitutional observers' streamed in, holding phones in the air to videotape what was unfolding."
Dana Thiede, KARE11:
"As word spread about the operation unfolding on Rose Ave., neighbors and activists calling themselves 'constitutional observers' streamed in, holding phones in the air to videotape what was unfolding."
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"No one wants to work!"
"Why aren't people having kids?"
"Why aren't people having kids?"
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"No one wants to work!"
"Why aren't people having kids?"
"Why aren't people having kids?"
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This stuff isn't even new, and it's still coordinated by our own, homegrown variety of fascists. They're just outsourcing the work. This is no more revelatory than finding out that a "made in the USA" product is only given a cursory finish here after all the parts are manufactured in Bangladesh.
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This stuff isn't even new, and it's still coordinated by our own, homegrown variety of fascists. They're just outsourcing the work. This is no more revelatory than finding out that a "made in the USA" product is only given a cursory finish here after all the parts are manufactured in Bangladesh.
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The family of Bethany MaGee, the CTA burn victim who was heinously attacked, has launched a GoFundMe with a statement asking for privacy. "She loves living in Chicago, and her gentle spirit makes her a favorite with every pet she meets."
www.gofundme.com/f/support-be...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-be...
Donate to Support Bethany MaGee's Recovery, organized by John MaGee
On November 17, Bethany MaGee was riding a CTA train in Chicago when she was attacked. She… John MaGee needs your support for Support Bethany MaGee's Recovery
www.gofundme.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The family of Bethany MaGee, the CTA burn victim who was heinously attacked, has launched a GoFundMe with a statement asking for privacy. "She loves living in Chicago, and her gentle spirit makes her a favorite with every pet she meets."
www.gofundme.com/f/support-be...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-be...
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And the fact that someone is posting from abroad is not proof in and of itself of a plot by that country's government to interfere in US politics. All it proves is that the pittance that can be made posting on Twitter is only worth it to someone living in a depressed economy.
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
And the fact that someone is posting from abroad is not proof in and of itself of a plot by that country's government to interfere in US politics. All it proves is that the pittance that can be made posting on Twitter is only worth it to someone living in a depressed economy.
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i love it when the people who get paid by the government to answer my questions refuse to answer my questions
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
i love it when the people who get paid by the government to answer my questions refuse to answer my questions