DLS
@forensicgarlic.bsky.social
Chicagoan. Valpo grad. Member of Half Acre Cycling. Awesome Foundation. Occasional Karaoke singer. Anti Fascist. Fuck Terfs.
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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You can make sure the seat next to you on the train or bus stays empty by telling Brandon Johnson that it's a mayoral appointment position.
February 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
You can make sure the seat next to you on the train or bus stays empty by telling Brandon Johnson that it's a mayoral appointment position.
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did the thing, made a "lake forever problems for now" feed: bsky.app/profile/did:.... please only use this for good.
February 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
did the thing, made a "lake forever problems for now" feed: bsky.app/profile/did:.... please only use this for good.
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MBJ never beating the "immediately fell into a two year coma upon entering office" accusations
IL High Speed Rail Commission will finalize its final report to the legislature by July without the input from Chicago. The city is not officially involved in the commission because the appointed seat for the city on the board is vacant and can only be appointed by the Mayor's Office.
February 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
MBJ never beating the "immediately fell into a two year coma upon entering office" accusations
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Also, shout out to Zubaer Khan for producing this video of our interview with Marimar Martinez: m.youtube.com/watch?v=mCO4...
Marimar Martinez speaks with WBEZ & Chicago Sun-Times reporters about getting shot by Border Patrol.
YouTube video by Chicago Sun-Times
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February 8, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Also, shout out to Zubaer Khan for producing this video of our interview with Marimar Martinez: m.youtube.com/watch?v=mCO4...
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The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
“We cannot just abolish ICE!”
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
Bestie, you are older than ICE.
February 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
The current regime took a week to abolish USAID, which is three times as old and was not in the news every day for brutalizing children
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February 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
A special thank you to The Awesome Foundation Chicago for funding this work and supporting the publication of writers and artists around the country and world!
Enjoy the issue at luckyjefferson.com/bond
Enjoy the issue at luckyjefferson.com/bond
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They come in multiple varieties, for all of your emotional needs.
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
They come in multiple varieties, for all of your emotional needs.
Surprised this morning that our black restaurant week breakfast location Toast It Iz is the former location of the 2nd best blue frog bar.
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Surprised this morning that our black restaurant week breakfast location Toast It Iz is the former location of the 2nd best blue frog bar.
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I should make a NIMBY bingo card that I can bring to 'community input' meetings, hand them out to folks, and then we can shout 'bingo' when we enough NIMBY catchphrases are said
February 8, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I should make a NIMBY bingo card that I can bring to 'community input' meetings, hand them out to folks, and then we can shout 'bingo' when we enough NIMBY catchphrases are said
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lake forever problems for now
February 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
lake forever problems for now
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And with all the "noncitizens are voting!!" bullshit, like first of all no they aren't, and B of all, they should get to! To say "you're subject to the law but you don't get a say in it" is fundamentally immoral!
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
And with all the "noncitizens are voting!!" bullshit, like first of all no they aren't, and B of all, they should get to! To say "you're subject to the law but you don't get a say in it" is fundamentally immoral!
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Think about how when Newsome says homelessness is a problem, what he means is that it is a visible problem.
He sweeps the camps, throwing out people's meds and documents, forcing them to go be homeless elsewhere, less visibly.
Same with Obama, Biden, and Kamala bragging about deportations.
He sweeps the camps, throwing out people's meds and documents, forcing them to go be homeless elsewhere, less visibly.
Same with Obama, Biden, and Kamala bragging about deportations.
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Think about how when Newsome says homelessness is a problem, what he means is that it is a visible problem.
He sweeps the camps, throwing out people's meds and documents, forcing them to go be homeless elsewhere, less visibly.
Same with Obama, Biden, and Kamala bragging about deportations.
He sweeps the camps, throwing out people's meds and documents, forcing them to go be homeless elsewhere, less visibly.
Same with Obama, Biden, and Kamala bragging about deportations.
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Dave has been *relentless* in his federal courthouse coverage of the fallout of DHS cases against Chicagoans. Much of his reporting is done at great personal cost. Please support him today:
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February 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Dave has been *relentless* in his federal courthouse coverage of the fallout of DHS cases against Chicagoans. Much of his reporting is done at great personal cost. Please support him today:
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yeah that seems to be their argument. tbf i have come across a few accounts like that in the wild, but i'm not convinced it's a problem. and at the end of the day, responding to foia requests is a "fundamental obligation" of state agencies.
www.news-gazette.com/news/local/c...
www.news-gazette.com/news/local/c...
January 14, 2026 at 3:19 PM
yeah that seems to be their argument. tbf i have come across a few accounts like that in the wild, but i'm not convinced it's a problem. and at the end of the day, responding to foia requests is a "fundamental obligation" of state agencies.
www.news-gazette.com/news/local/c...
www.news-gazette.com/news/local/c...
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We need ranked choice voting.
We don’t have ranked choice voting and so we need to act like it. I have problems with all of them, but Raja MUST be crushed in this primary.
Juliana is in the only one clear position to pull that off, but not if we split progs between everyone else.
We don’t have ranked choice voting and so we need to act like it. I have problems with all of them, but Raja MUST be crushed in this primary.
Juliana is in the only one clear position to pull that off, but not if we split progs between everyone else.
PPP poll | 2/2-2/3 LV
Illinois Senate Democratic primary 2026
🟦Raja Krishamoorthi 34%
🟦Juliana Stratton 23%
🟦Robin Kelly 8%
Illinois Senate Democratic primary 2026
🟦Raja Krishamoorthi 34%
🟦Juliana Stratton 23%
🟦Robin Kelly 8%
February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
We need ranked choice voting.
We don’t have ranked choice voting and so we need to act like it. I have problems with all of them, but Raja MUST be crushed in this primary.
Juliana is in the only one clear position to pull that off, but not if we split progs between everyone else.
We don’t have ranked choice voting and so we need to act like it. I have problems with all of them, but Raja MUST be crushed in this primary.
Juliana is in the only one clear position to pull that off, but not if we split progs between everyone else.
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one thing that i think gets lost in the conversation around the quantum campus is that quantum computing hasn't even been invented yet
February 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
one thing that i think gets lost in the conversation around the quantum campus is that quantum computing hasn't even been invented yet
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Primaries really should be ranked choice
PPP poll | 2/2-2/3 LV
Illinois Senate Democratic primary 2026
🟦Raja Krishamoorthi 34%
🟦Juliana Stratton 23%
🟦Robin Kelly 8%
Illinois Senate Democratic primary 2026
🟦Raja Krishamoorthi 34%
🟦Juliana Stratton 23%
🟦Robin Kelly 8%
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Primaries really should be ranked choice
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I don’t think the number of people who are voting for Robin Kelly instead of Julianna Stratton because the latter has taken extremist pro-Israel positions is large enough to swing the election but if it hypothetically were there’s an easy thing Stratton could do to win those votes
February 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I don’t think the number of people who are voting for Robin Kelly instead of Julianna Stratton because the latter has taken extremist pro-Israel positions is large enough to swing the election but if it hypothetically were there’s an easy thing Stratton could do to win those votes
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February 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This Valentine's Day I've got 😍 for the Chicago Tool Library. Join me and help our neighbors share tools and get classes. givebutter.com/iheartctl
Part of the gap GIG fills is there's close to no comprehensive journalism (opinion or straight reporting) on our elections. I've often been frustrated in the past with WBEZ politics reporting not saying anything about some race, or some candidates in races with no explanation why it's not newsworthy
February 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Part of the gap GIG fills is there's close to no comprehensive journalism (opinion or straight reporting) on our elections. I've often been frustrated in the past with WBEZ politics reporting not saying anything about some race, or some candidates in races with no explanation why it's not newsworthy
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Girl, I Guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ is out and they, like me, think you should vote for @robertpeters.bsky.social for Congress.
He led the charge that ended cash bail in Illinois!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
He led the charge that ended cash bail in Illinois!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 5, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Girl, I Guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ is out and they, like me, think you should vote for @robertpeters.bsky.social for Congress.
He led the charge that ended cash bail in Illinois!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
He led the charge that ended cash bail in Illinois!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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January: we must do everything we can to protect the Republic!
February: fuck these clowns gonna write in "Ed Balls" for everybody
February: fuck these clowns gonna write in "Ed Balls" for everybody
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
January: we must do everything we can to protect the Republic!
February: fuck these clowns gonna write in "Ed Balls" for everybody
February: fuck these clowns gonna write in "Ed Balls" for everybody