cool jen
@anysuchname.bsky.social
a very sad and nervous person
They basically use the metra tracks as a highway so yes. Plenty in west Logan Square/Avondale, too.
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
They basically use the metra tracks as a highway so yes. Plenty in west Logan Square/Avondale, too.
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Snowy owls are considered “irruptive” in the Midwest, meaning some years they show up in winter and some years they don’t. This unpredictability is one of the reasons a snowy owl sighting carries such a “once in a lifetime” sense of excitement.
https://to.wttw.com/3X81VWn
https://to.wttw.com/3X81VWn
Snowy Owls Delighting Birders on Chicago’s Lakefront
The arctic visitors have drawn bird watchers from surrounding states.
to.wttw.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Snowy owls are considered “irruptive” in the Midwest, meaning some years they show up in winter and some years they don’t. This unpredictability is one of the reasons a snowy owl sighting carries such a “once in a lifetime” sense of excitement.
https://to.wttw.com/3X81VWn
https://to.wttw.com/3X81VWn
guess I've gotta get my shit together and figure out how to campaign for @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social
NEW IL-09 poll with the Justice Coalition Action: Daniel Biss and Kat Abughazaleh are tied for first in the Democratic primary with 18% of the vote.
Laura Fine trails in third with 10%, and all other candidates receive 6% or less of the vote.
Laura Fine trails in third with 10%, and all other candidates receive 6% or less of the vote.
November 20, 2025 at 10:35 PM
guess I've gotta get my shit together and figure out how to campaign for @mikesimmonsil.bsky.social
Cosign. Simmons is just a good dude.
November 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Cosign. Simmons is just a good dude.
Nothing on his previous arrests for random violence in the article? (You even wrote about the women he punched in the face downtown in February 2020.)
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Nothing on his previous arrests for random violence in the article? (You even wrote about the women he punched in the face downtown in February 2020.)
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NYT continues its long history of publishing op-eds pushing criminal wars of aggression
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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I'm up in Avondale and folks always complain they didn't get a notice because of exactly this - the area they have to send these to is extremely small.
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I'm up in Avondale and folks always complain they didn't get a notice because of exactly this - the area they have to send these to is extremely small.
read this a couple days ago and was reminded of how much I loved the little stained glass windows in the stairwell at Quinn Chapel.
Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of Black Chicagoans. https://bit.ly/4oHpDVu
Chicago has always defied kidnappings of our neighbors - Chicago Reader
Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of men, women, and children who had escaped slavery
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
read this a couple days ago and was reminded of how much I loved the little stained glass windows in the stairwell at Quinn Chapel.
JB was doing well in his prep for running for the big office but the way he declined to reign ISP in on protestors and clergy is gonna lose him for a lot of folks I know
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
JB was doing well in his prep for running for the big office but the way he declined to reign ISP in on protestors and clergy is gonna lose him for a lot of folks I know
for $20-30 less than that you can get one online at Sierra (fka Sierra Trading Post), too
November 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
for $20-30 less than that you can get one online at Sierra (fka Sierra Trading Post), too
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
sounds like somebody just doesn't know how to party.
bsky.app/profile/baba...
bsky.app/profile/baba...
malort is chicago ayahuasca. it is to be enjoyed for emphasis, with reverence. i've seen many a compatriot scoff at its slyness; by the end of the night they had spilled their guts in every way possible.
it's simply not meant to be done with this frequency. this will turn you into the toxic avenger
it's simply not meant to be done with this frequency. this will turn you into the toxic avenger
"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
sounds like somebody just doesn't know how to party.
bsky.app/profile/baba...
bsky.app/profile/baba...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
And here I would say it's because the second seasons is... bad.
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
And here I would say it's because the second seasons is... bad.
surprised you didn't link to this in your story:
www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
Appeals court reverses this judge more than any other in criminal courts seeking retention
Kenneth J. Wadas has been reversed 25 times in 6 years — more than any other Cook County criminal court judge on the November ballot running to remain in office.
www.injusticewatch.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
surprised you didn't link to this in your story:
www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judic...
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Ah yes, the Supreme Court case that probably solidified my view of Death to America.
In 1999, a woman named Jessica Gonzales sought and obtained an order of protection against her physically abusive husband ("AH"), who had repeatedly threatened to kill her and their three children. The order included language specifically limiting when and where AH was allowed to see the children.
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Ah yes, the Supreme Court case that probably solidified my view of Death to America.
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The most optimistic read is that rapid response networks in place now will be better able to respond to the more targeted kidnappings and continue to jam up ICE whether BP is here or not. The most cynical one is that a lot of people will stop paying attention.
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The most optimistic read is that rapid response networks in place now will be better able to respond to the more targeted kidnappings and continue to jam up ICE whether BP is here or not. The most cynical one is that a lot of people will stop paying attention.
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“ICE Is Functioning Like an Occupying Army. I Know Because I Served in One.”Former Army Ranger Rory Fanning via @truthout.org #VeteransDay #AbolishICE
truthout.org/articles/ice...
truthout.org/articles/ice...
ICE Is Functioning Like an Occupying Army. I Know Because I Served in One.
Veteran-led protests against Trump’s National Guard deployments encourage soldiers to resist Trump’s illegal orders.
truthout.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“ICE Is Functioning Like an Occupying Army. I Know Because I Served in One.”Former Army Ranger Rory Fanning via @truthout.org #VeteransDay #AbolishICE
truthout.org/articles/ice...
truthout.org/articles/ice...
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Never has there been a case of more "good fucking riddance," but it's not unamusing that they're hightailing it right after the first snow storm hit. Chicago has a built-in defense against unserious jagoffs and it's called winter.
News: Feds are said to be on their way out of Chicago in the near future. Via @jmetr22b.bsky.social and me www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Never has there been a case of more "good fucking riddance," but it's not unamusing that they're hightailing it right after the first snow storm hit. Chicago has a built-in defense against unserious jagoffs and it's called winter.
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oh man, the reference to energy conservation in this one 😞
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
oh man, the reference to energy conservation in this one 😞
back when the 35th ward was a normal, compact shape.
i fell down a rabbit hole landing softly on a ward map from 1980, hand drawn by Charles Brubaker
he was a prolific designer at perkins & will, nationally known for school design, he designed whitney young magnet high school
he is known for having designed 1 fist national plaza
an artist's artist
he was a prolific designer at perkins & will, nationally known for school design, he designed whitney young magnet high school
he is known for having designed 1 fist national plaza
an artist's artist
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
back when the 35th ward was a normal, compact shape.