Will
@fringetastic.bsky.social
Chicago. Very unsure whether I really want to do this social media thing again but definitely not here for outrage.
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Did you know Illinois courts are not subject to FOIA/public access to records laws? Now you do. Here's why you should care & a bill to follow:
www.chicagoappleseed.org/what-we-dont...
www.chicagoappleseed.org/what-we-dont...
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Did you know Illinois courts are not subject to FOIA/public access to records laws? Now you do. Here's why you should care & a bill to follow:
www.chicagoappleseed.org/what-we-dont...
www.chicagoappleseed.org/what-we-dont...
Goblin still does this, three years on.
The face of a cat who is just now seeing a ceiling fan for the first time
January 14, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Goblin still does this, three years on.
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The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
January 13, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The letter from Bill and Hillary Clinton to James Comer explaining their refusal to testify in his Epstein investigation is really remarkable, not like any letter of this genre I've seen. It's signed by them, not a lawyer, and the arguments are not legal ones. Reprinted from their X account:
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Meanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Meanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...
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BTW, I have decided to look around for a new job. BC 15 years is a long time to stay in one place & it's probably good for me to move. If you know someone looking for skills in messaging & advocating in coalitions & analyzing or administrating in complex systems, I'm your kid.
January 11, 2026 at 4:33 PM
BTW, I have decided to look around for a new job. BC 15 years is a long time to stay in one place & it's probably good for me to move. If you know someone looking for skills in messaging & advocating in coalitions & analyzing or administrating in complex systems, I'm your kid.
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It's very clear from the commentary exploding on the timeline right now that hardly anyone outside Chicago knows ICE shot and killed a man in his car here in the fall.
It's probably not your fault—too much news.
But if you're choosing to jump in & *report* today, please contextualize. Thanks.
It's probably not your fault—too much news.
But if you're choosing to jump in & *report* today, please contextualize. Thanks.
January 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
It's very clear from the commentary exploding on the timeline right now that hardly anyone outside Chicago knows ICE shot and killed a man in his car here in the fall.
It's probably not your fault—too much news.
But if you're choosing to jump in & *report* today, please contextualize. Thanks.
It's probably not your fault—too much news.
But if you're choosing to jump in & *report* today, please contextualize. Thanks.
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This is fantastic and please, everyone in the US please read that last bit and turn it inward.
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
This is fantastic and please, everyone in the US please read that last bit and turn it inward.
Interrupting this ludicrous day in this ludicrous nation to share an old video of me skiing ten years ago. No trees were damaged!
Clearing out old pics & vids to make space. Could share more, might share more. @vinegarmike.bsky.social, someone here thought you should see it.
youtu.be/H1lTobVVhRQ
Clearing out old pics & vids to make space. Could share more, might share more. @vinegarmike.bsky.social, someone here thought you should see it.
youtu.be/H1lTobVVhRQ
Skiing down Stagecoach, 2016-01-28
YouTube video by w carr
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Interrupting this ludicrous day in this ludicrous nation to share an old video of me skiing ten years ago. No trees were damaged!
Clearing out old pics & vids to make space. Could share more, might share more. @vinegarmike.bsky.social, someone here thought you should see it.
youtu.be/H1lTobVVhRQ
Clearing out old pics & vids to make space. Could share more, might share more. @vinegarmike.bsky.social, someone here thought you should see it.
youtu.be/H1lTobVVhRQ
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One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
January 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
One thing I wrote about here is how technology has made buses *way* more convenient while techno-futurists were obsessed with flying taxis and self-driving cars.
I was going to go back to bed but i don't know anymore... 😶
January 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I was going to go back to bed but i don't know anymore... 😶
Trains >>>> Planes.
At least when it is a direct route.
Yes, I originally had the signs going the wrong way and No, I haven't been drinking -- yet! 😆
At least when it is a direct route.
Yes, I originally had the signs going the wrong way and No, I haven't been drinking -- yet! 😆
Packing the booze picnic. Scotch, Manhattan, Manhattan, Rusty Nail, Rusty Nail, Optimist Old Fashioned.
December 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Trains >>>> Planes.
At least when it is a direct route.
Yes, I originally had the signs going the wrong way and No, I haven't been drinking -- yet! 😆
At least when it is a direct route.
Yes, I originally had the signs going the wrong way and No, I haven't been drinking -- yet! 😆
@kaydaly.bsky.social I should introduce you and @stacia.bsky.social because you're both great and because you both deal with writing and editing. Kay is a friend here in Chicago and an author while Stacia is a friend from college and an editor. hi hi!
December 23, 2025 at 9:13 PM
@kaydaly.bsky.social I should introduce you and @stacia.bsky.social because you're both great and because you both deal with writing and editing. Kay is a friend here in Chicago and an author while Stacia is a friend from college and an editor. hi hi!
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Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit
December 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit
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Everyone else go home — this is the year we secure ABOLISH ICE on a Chicago Snowplow
chicagoshovels.org
chicagoshovels.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Everyone else go home — this is the year we secure ABOLISH ICE on a Chicago Snowplow
chicagoshovels.org
chicagoshovels.org
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
@lizzyisi.bsky.social's super power is Skarsgard-dar.
December 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
@lizzyisi.bsky.social's super power is Skarsgard-dar.
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the actual Citizens are United
"Do the rich have too much political power?"
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
YouGov / Dec 8, 2025
Yes: 80%
No: 8%
YouGov / Dec 8, 2025
December 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
the actual Citizens are United
If the bribes given to FIFA officials were as worthless as the prize they gave DJT, FIFA wouldn't have any corruption issues.
December 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
If the bribes given to FIFA officials were as worthless as the prize they gave DJT, FIFA wouldn't have any corruption issues.
The uncleared bike lanes got a little coverage.
www.axios.com/local/chicag...
www.axios.com/local/chicag...
Snowy bike lanes spark safety concerns in Chicago
Officials urge patience as the city works to clear the lanes, but advocates say it should be faster.
www.axios.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The uncleared bike lanes got a little coverage.
www.axios.com/local/chicag...
www.axios.com/local/chicag...
We live on the first floor but while investigating a rumbling (3rd floor movie, I think?), I found the staircase window half a floor up was open at the top. People have had their (our) heat on for a month. Four other units (7 people) didn't notice in that time. WTF.
December 2, 2025 at 4:13 AM
We live on the first floor but while investigating a rumbling (3rd floor movie, I think?), I found the staircase window half a floor up was open at the top. People have had their (our) heat on for a month. Four other units (7 people) didn't notice in that time. WTF.
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one THOUSAND percent.
I mean, I know we're all masses of contradictions, but not fucking trying to claim a piece of the public road is a very low bar to clear to demonstrate you understand you live in a neighborhood, with other human beings, in a society.
I mean, I know we're all masses of contradictions, but not fucking trying to claim a piece of the public road is a very low bar to clear to demonstrate you understand you live in a neighborhood, with other human beings, in a society.
Dibs is antisocial behavior and I find posts characterizing it as a cute regional traditional both annoying and disappointing.
I know Chicago as a city that shows up for each other so why y'all refusing to help out when we're all going through this weather together
I know Chicago as a city that shows up for each other so why y'all refusing to help out when we're all going through this weather together
November 30, 2025 at 6:58 PM
one THOUSAND percent.
I mean, I know we're all masses of contradictions, but not fucking trying to claim a piece of the public road is a very low bar to clear to demonstrate you understand you live in a neighborhood, with other human beings, in a society.
I mean, I know we're all masses of contradictions, but not fucking trying to claim a piece of the public road is a very low bar to clear to demonstrate you understand you live in a neighborhood, with other human beings, in a society.
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always repost Duane Kearns Puryear
Every time some elected democrat sucks off Reagan, I think about Duane.
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 AM
always repost Duane Kearns Puryear
Have some news that not only isn't bad but could make you smile. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Have some news that not only isn't bad but could make you smile. apnews.com/article/louv...
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Trump at the Commanders game:
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Trump at the Commanders game: