Universal Dalchico
@dalchico.bsky.social
Former Marylander, once Chicagoan, current Evanstonian, always Coloradan, but every now and then you can catch my original Texas drawl. Discovering joy in a new place.
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incredible work by the Forward who found the one Jew in Greenland so they could work the Jewish angle on the Greenland story
(spoiler alert: he does not want Trump to take over Greenland)
(spoiler alert: he does not want Trump to take over Greenland)
Greenland’s only Jew hears a familiar pattern in Trump’s annexation talk
Paul Cohen, Greenland’s only Jew, explains how Jewish history shapes his response to Trump’s renewed talk of annexing the island.
forward.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:23 PM
incredible work by the Forward who found the one Jew in Greenland so they could work the Jewish angle on the Greenland story
(spoiler alert: he does not want Trump to take over Greenland)
(spoiler alert: he does not want Trump to take over Greenland)
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Full story: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...
religionnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Full story: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
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A survey found that two-thirds of employees say AI saved them zero to two hours a week, while it saved their bosses eight hours. What gives? www.platformer.news/ai-productiv...
January 23, 2026 at 1:34 AM
A survey found that two-thirds of employees say AI saved them zero to two hours a week, while it saved their bosses eight hours. What gives? www.platformer.news/ai-productiv...
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Grok's flood of nonconsensual fake sexualized images of real people wasn't an accident -- Musk encouraged it:
"The interest in Grok’s image-editing abilities exploded on Dec. 31, when Mr. Musk shared ... a SpaceX rocket with a woman’s undressed body superimposed on top."
"The interest in Grok’s image-editing abilities exploded on Dec. 31, when Mr. Musk shared ... a SpaceX rocket with a woman’s undressed body superimposed on top."
We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Grok's flood of nonconsensual fake sexualized images of real people wasn't an accident -- Musk encouraged it:
"The interest in Grok’s image-editing abilities exploded on Dec. 31, when Mr. Musk shared ... a SpaceX rocket with a woman’s undressed body superimposed on top."
"The interest in Grok’s image-editing abilities exploded on Dec. 31, when Mr. Musk shared ... a SpaceX rocket with a woman’s undressed body superimposed on top."
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Didn't lose his leg climbing the topsails but he did suffer a heart attack and traumatic brain injury after being beaten with a flagpole by NAZIs. So I'd say he's earned the right to wear that t-shirt.
Michael Fanone is rocking a "Dropkick Murphys….FIGHTING NAZIS SINCE 1996" shirt at the Jack Smith hearing 🔥
January 22, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Didn't lose his leg climbing the topsails but he did suffer a heart attack and traumatic brain injury after being beaten with a flagpole by NAZIs. So I'd say he's earned the right to wear that t-shirt.
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Love to arrive at the gallery to host our final set of public open hours before a deep freeze grips the city and AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
January 22, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Love to arrive at the gallery to host our final set of public open hours before a deep freeze grips the city and AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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Stay safe and stay warm, Illinois.
As we brace for the freezing temps and heavy snow, make sure you're prepared and avoid any unnecessary travel.
Visit @readyillinois.bsky.social to follow all weather warnings and tips on how to be ready for winter conditions.
As we brace for the freezing temps and heavy snow, make sure you're prepared and avoid any unnecessary travel.
Visit @readyillinois.bsky.social to follow all weather warnings and tips on how to be ready for winter conditions.
January 22, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Stay safe and stay warm, Illinois.
As we brace for the freezing temps and heavy snow, make sure you're prepared and avoid any unnecessary travel.
Visit @readyillinois.bsky.social to follow all weather warnings and tips on how to be ready for winter conditions.
As we brace for the freezing temps and heavy snow, make sure you're prepared and avoid any unnecessary travel.
Visit @readyillinois.bsky.social to follow all weather warnings and tips on how to be ready for winter conditions.
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Texas winter storm prep means that the minute, I mean THE MINUTE, the media starts making fun of Ted Cruz for going on vacation, you get your ass to HEB or else you're eating gas station snacks and Whataburger for the next five fucking days.
January 22, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Texas winter storm prep means that the minute, I mean THE MINUTE, the media starts making fun of Ted Cruz for going on vacation, you get your ass to HEB or else you're eating gas station snacks and Whataburger for the next five fucking days.
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Some days you need your emotional support item.
This is my emotional support hot chocolate milkshake
This is my emotional support hot chocolate milkshake
January 22, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Some days you need your emotional support item.
This is my emotional support hot chocolate milkshake
This is my emotional support hot chocolate milkshake
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Jamie Dimon and @postopinions.bsky.social should check their facts. Right now, federal law prevents states from doing this—and it's the big banks who want to keep it that way.
If you want to get on board to let states cap credit card rates and lower costs, I’m ready to pass the bill.
If you want to get on board to let states cap credit card rates and lower costs, I’m ready to pass the bill.
January 22, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Jamie Dimon and @postopinions.bsky.social should check their facts. Right now, federal law prevents states from doing this—and it's the big banks who want to keep it that way.
If you want to get on board to let states cap credit card rates and lower costs, I’m ready to pass the bill.
If you want to get on board to let states cap credit card rates and lower costs, I’m ready to pass the bill.
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The Trump administration called for the accelerated disposal of a corridor inside the Social Security building that contains more than 1,800 square feet of art.
The stunning art trove hidden in a D.C. building marked by Trump for disposal
Packed with frescoes, paintings and reliefs, the federal government’s Cohen Building has been called “the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal.” Advocates fear these works could be at risk.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The Trump administration called for the accelerated disposal of a corridor inside the Social Security building that contains more than 1,800 square feet of art.
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My power is my vote as a Senator, and I’m not voting to send an extra dollar in funding to ICE/DHS while they trample on Minnesotans like this.
January 22, 2026 at 9:27 PM
My power is my vote as a Senator, and I’m not voting to send an extra dollar in funding to ICE/DHS while they trample on Minnesotans like this.
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As we cut red tape and cut the ribbon on thousands of new homes, we're building a more affordable Chicago—block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood.
January 22, 2026 at 9:25 PM
As we cut red tape and cut the ribbon on thousands of new homes, we're building a more affordable Chicago—block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood.
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The Minnesota State Capitol with the sun just coming out
January 22, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The Minnesota State Capitol with the sun just coming out
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"I did not go to law school, go to Quantico and work counterterrorism operations overseas to be doing traffic control for arrest-a-brown-person day." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Kash Patel’s FBI Is Making America Less Safe, Current and Former Employees Say
Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:58 PM
"I did not go to law school, go to Quantico and work counterterrorism operations overseas to be doing traffic control for arrest-a-brown-person day." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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But you can sink it in 2 hours and 40 minutes
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 6:26 PM
But you can sink it in 2 hours and 40 minutes
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Hello what an exciting time to be Colorado
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Hello what an exciting time to be Colorado
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WashEx, which has consistently had some of the earliest scoops about DHS palace intrigue, reports that Noem and Lewandowski are trying to oust the confirmed head of CBP (in part bc he called out Lewandowski for unlawfully overstaying his SGE welcome).
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investi...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investi...
CBP official Rodney Scott faces ire of Noem and Lewandowski
Those involved said Noem and Corey Lewandowski tried to push out Customs and Border Protection's Rodney Scott over disagreements.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:47 PM
WashEx, which has consistently had some of the earliest scoops about DHS palace intrigue, reports that Noem and Lewandowski are trying to oust the confirmed head of CBP (in part bc he called out Lewandowski for unlawfully overstaying his SGE welcome).
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investi...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investi...
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It's surreal to be living through all the fables, legends and history we were taught as cautionary tales when we were children, and seeing grown adult elites play along.
And then at the sharp end of the stick, people are running toward abuse to keep neighbors and strangers from getting disappeared.
And then at the sharp end of the stick, people are running toward abuse to keep neighbors and strangers from getting disappeared.
January 22, 2026 at 10:02 AM
It's surreal to be living through all the fables, legends and history we were taught as cautionary tales when we were children, and seeing grown adult elites play along.
And then at the sharp end of the stick, people are running toward abuse to keep neighbors and strangers from getting disappeared.
And then at the sharp end of the stick, people are running toward abuse to keep neighbors and strangers from getting disappeared.
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Val McDermid was assigned ‘sensitivity reader’ to cut offensive language from old books | The Guardian #Booksky share.google/uIkfPJFX4Yzo...
Val McDermid was assigned ‘sensitivity reader’ to cut offensive language from old books
Author discusses changes made to Lindsay Gordon novels from 80s and 90s to prepare for their rerelease
share.google
January 22, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Val McDermid was assigned ‘sensitivity reader’ to cut offensive language from old books | The Guardian #Booksky share.google/uIkfPJFX4Yzo...
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I keep returning to one passage from Trump’s Davos speech. “You need ownership to defend something,” he said. “You can’t defend it on a lease. Who the hell wants to defend a licence agreement, or a lease?”
Taken seriously, this logic is devastating. 1/4
Taken seriously, this logic is devastating. 1/4
January 22, 2026 at 9:15 AM
I keep returning to one passage from Trump’s Davos speech. “You need ownership to defend something,” he said. “You can’t defend it on a lease. Who the hell wants to defend a licence agreement, or a lease?”
Taken seriously, this logic is devastating. 1/4
Taken seriously, this logic is devastating. 1/4
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BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:41 AM
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
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If you book a hotel for $200, you should pay $200.
Today, we shut down hotel junk fees and surprise credit card holds. The price you see is the price you pay.
Today, we shut down hotel junk fees and surprise credit card holds. The price you see is the price you pay.
January 21, 2026 at 11:57 PM
If you book a hotel for $200, you should pay $200.
Today, we shut down hotel junk fees and surprise credit card holds. The price you see is the price you pay.
Today, we shut down hotel junk fees and surprise credit card holds. The price you see is the price you pay.
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A Cuban detainee’s death at an El Paso federal immigration detention center was ruled a homicide Wednesday, with the medical examiner finding he was suffocated while restrained, contradicting immigration officials’ claim that he died by suicide.
El Paso medical examiner rules death in ICE camp a homicide
Immigration officials initially said the 55-year-old Cuban detainee died of “medical distress” but later changed the cause to suicide. The medical examiner ruled he was suffocated while being restrain...
www.texastribune.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:34 AM
A Cuban detainee’s death at an El Paso federal immigration detention center was ruled a homicide Wednesday, with the medical examiner finding he was suffocated while restrained, contradicting immigration officials’ claim that he died by suicide.