Geoffrey Cubbage
@geoffreycubbage.bsky.social
Social Justice Worrier
Personal account; tweets are not representative of any employer (but are often nerdy about Chicago and/or local government)
It’s pronounced “Blewski”
He/him
Personal account; tweets are not representative of any employer (but are often nerdy about Chicago and/or local government)
It’s pronounced “Blewski”
He/him
BIPA continuing to deliver for us.
Artificial intelligence companies are threatening to shun Illinois and build their most advanced data centers in Wisconsin and Indiana if the state doesn’t dilute its privacy law, the toughest in the country.
Amid chaotic data center debates, industry warns Illinois will miss out unless privacy law weakened
Residents already have demands about jobs and the environment. Now data center operators want Illinois to reduce its biometric protections.
trib.al
February 9, 2026 at 12:45 AM
BIPA continuing to deliver for us.
Love that a certain type of Guitar Dude has existed since at least the 17th century.
The music museum in Barcelona is cheap, undervisited and absolutely top tier. Here, have a reminder that dorky guitar nerds have existed about as long as the guitar has
February 9, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Love that a certain type of Guitar Dude has existed since at least the 17th century.
I feel like Bluesky must be a really different experience for people not from Chicago.
February 7, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I feel like Bluesky must be a really different experience for people not from Chicago.
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- paperback book
- jacket with pockets big enough to hold a paperback book
- 1d3 handkerchiefs
- 3d4x10 dollars cash (from trying to always have more than a twenty on hand, but also never much more than $100 at any given time)
- pocketknife/multitool
- paperback book
- jacket with pockets big enough to hold a paperback book
- 1d3 handkerchiefs
- 3d4x10 dollars cash (from trying to always have more than a twenty on hand, but also never much more than $100 at any given time)
- pocketknife/multitool
loot that drops after defeating me:
- a big fat paycheck strapped to my hip sack
- a shore leave wristwatch
- a long sleeve shirt with horses on the back
- some gum
- a lighter
- a knife
- a pack of cards with girls on the back
- a big fat paycheck strapped to my hip sack
- a shore leave wristwatch
- a long sleeve shirt with horses on the back
- some gum
- a lighter
- a knife
- a pack of cards with girls on the back
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- 8 of Cups tarot cards
- 6 journals and sketchbooks full of art
- 3 solo ttrpgs
- Manhunt by @scumbelievable.bsky.social
- 500 d4s (watch out!)
- 8 of Cups tarot cards
- 6 journals and sketchbooks full of art
- 3 solo ttrpgs
- Manhunt by @scumbelievable.bsky.social
- 500 d4s (watch out!)
February 6, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Loot that drops after defeating me:
- paperback book
- jacket with pockets big enough to hold a paperback book
- 1d3 handkerchiefs
- 3d4x10 dollars cash (from trying to always have more than a twenty on hand, but also never much more than $100 at any given time)
- pocketknife/multitool
- paperback book
- jacket with pockets big enough to hold a paperback book
- 1d3 handkerchiefs
- 3d4x10 dollars cash (from trying to always have more than a twenty on hand, but also never much more than $100 at any given time)
- pocketknife/multitool
And they say “romantasy” is a recent genre invention.
#PhantomsFriday A headline from 'The Evening World', New York, November 16, 1888.
I have tried to find this edition digitised online to read the full context but with no success.
I have tried to find this edition digitised online to read the full context but with no success.
February 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
And they say “romantasy” is a recent genre invention.
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Spotted this at work today in Chicago. Foster and the Lake, 18th floor balcony.
February 6, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Spotted this at work today in Chicago. Foster and the Lake, 18th floor balcony.
I say this as someone who does not have $4-500ish to drop on first editions: the going $4-500ish for first editions in decent condition of Naomi Mitchison’s “The Corn King and the Spring Queen” are insultingly undervalued.
(I contented myself with the very handsome 1990s hardback reissue.)
(I contented myself with the very handsome 1990s hardback reissue.)
February 6, 2026 at 4:45 AM
I say this as someone who does not have $4-500ish to drop on first editions: the going $4-500ish for first editions in decent condition of Naomi Mitchison’s “The Corn King and the Spring Queen” are insultingly undervalued.
(I contented myself with the very handsome 1990s hardback reissue.)
(I contented myself with the very handsome 1990s hardback reissue.)
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Category; Authors whose lesser works were the ones you connected with:
Ellen Raskin: The Tattoed Potato and Other Clues rather than The Westing Game
Mary Rodgers: A Billion for Boris rather than Freaky Friday
E. B. White: The Trumpet of the Swan rather than Stuart Little
Ellen Raskin: The Tattoed Potato and Other Clues rather than The Westing Game
Mary Rodgers: A Billion for Boris rather than Freaky Friday
E. B. White: The Trumpet of the Swan rather than Stuart Little
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Category; Authors whose lesser works were the ones you connected with:
Ellen Raskin: The Tattoed Potato and Other Clues rather than The Westing Game
Mary Rodgers: A Billion for Boris rather than Freaky Friday
E. B. White: The Trumpet of the Swan rather than Stuart Little
Ellen Raskin: The Tattoed Potato and Other Clues rather than The Westing Game
Mary Rodgers: A Billion for Boris rather than Freaky Friday
E. B. White: The Trumpet of the Swan rather than Stuart Little
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when your public moment of vulnerability undergoes memetic semantic degradation
February 3, 2026 at 9:31 PM
when your public moment of vulnerability undergoes memetic semantic degradation
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ten years ago today no one clapped
February 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
ten years ago today no one clapped
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Chotiner: Tell me what you found interesting about these vampires.
Documentarian: Well, it's just -- the group dynamics, I guess.
Chotiner: I can see that. I can see finding Nandor, Laszlo and Nadia entertaining.
Documentarian: Exactly.
Chotiner: So. How many people did you watch them murder?
Documentarian: Well, it's just -- the group dynamics, I guess.
Chotiner: I can see that. I can see finding Nandor, Laszlo and Nadia entertaining.
Documentarian: Exactly.
Chotiner: So. How many people did you watch them murder?
February 2, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Chotiner: Tell me what you found interesting about these vampires.
Documentarian: Well, it's just -- the group dynamics, I guess.
Chotiner: I can see that. I can see finding Nandor, Laszlo and Nadia entertaining.
Documentarian: Exactly.
Chotiner: So. How many people did you watch them murder?
Documentarian: Well, it's just -- the group dynamics, I guess.
Chotiner: I can see that. I can see finding Nandor, Laszlo and Nadia entertaining.
Documentarian: Exactly.
Chotiner: So. How many people did you watch them murder?
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happy rectangular february, sunday-first world.
February 1, 2026 at 5:21 AM
happy rectangular february, sunday-first world.
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North, south, west, lake. Even in the coldest cold of winter, living here still rules.
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM
North, south, west, lake. Even in the coldest cold of winter, living here still rules.
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"what's good for the goose is good for the propagander" has legs ngl
I feel like when folk music starts getting this good again it’s usually a pretty good indicator that shit is FUCKED
January 26, 2026 at 4:15 AM
"what's good for the goose is good for the propagander" has legs ngl
"Following a dream, he went to Israel and had the prow of a Galilean fishing boat constructed to form the pulpit."
The historical record seems to be silent on whether he'd been reading Melville shortly before this dream, tho... 🐋
The historical record seems to be silent on whether he'd been reading Melville shortly before this dream, tho... 🐋
January 23, 2026 at 5:49 PM
"Following a dream, he went to Israel and had the prow of a Galilean fishing boat constructed to form the pulpit."
The historical record seems to be silent on whether he'd been reading Melville shortly before this dream, tho... 🐋
The historical record seems to be silent on whether he'd been reading Melville shortly before this dream, tho... 🐋
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Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
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No experience is wasted in a life well lived because every experience shapes how you approach the world. Life is always giving you tools for your toolbox.
"Yeah, a long long time ago. I did a mashed-potato eating contest at a renaissance fair back in Georgia."
"Yeah, a long long time ago. I did a mashed-potato eating contest at a renaissance fair back in Georgia."
Meet the Alaska Student Arrested for Eating an AI Art Exhibit
A conversation with Graham Granger, whose combination of protest and performance art spread beyond campus. “AI chews up and spits out art made by other people.”
www.thenation.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:32 PM
No experience is wasted in a life well lived because every experience shapes how you approach the world. Life is always giving you tools for your toolbox.
"Yeah, a long long time ago. I did a mashed-potato eating contest at a renaissance fair back in Georgia."
"Yeah, a long long time ago. I did a mashed-potato eating contest at a renaissance fair back in Georgia."
All the promotion for Starfleet Academy has been like… “Lighthearted Quippy Trek—On Campus!”
So why are the first 25 minutes grimdark Space Police Brutality in unrelenting orange and blue?
So why are the first 25 minutes grimdark Space Police Brutality in unrelenting orange and blue?
January 23, 2026 at 1:55 AM
All the promotion for Starfleet Academy has been like… “Lighthearted Quippy Trek—On Campus!”
So why are the first 25 minutes grimdark Space Police Brutality in unrelenting orange and blue?
So why are the first 25 minutes grimdark Space Police Brutality in unrelenting orange and blue?
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C: But there's just one thing I don't understand
P: Yes
C: This doctor, he told you to go see Pagliacci
P: That's right
C: But you ARE Pagliacci
P: Exactly
C: But sir, wouldn't he have known that? Wouldn't the receptionist have given him that information?
P: Detective, I have a show to do
P: Yes
C: This doctor, he told you to go see Pagliacci
P: That's right
C: But you ARE Pagliacci
P: Exactly
C: But sir, wouldn't he have known that? Wouldn't the receptionist have given him that information?
P: Detective, I have a show to do
January 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM
C: But there's just one thing I don't understand
P: Yes
C: This doctor, he told you to go see Pagliacci
P: That's right
C: But you ARE Pagliacci
P: Exactly
C: But sir, wouldn't he have known that? Wouldn't the receptionist have given him that information?
P: Detective, I have a show to do
P: Yes
C: This doctor, he told you to go see Pagliacci
P: That's right
C: But you ARE Pagliacci
P: Exactly
C: But sir, wouldn't he have known that? Wouldn't the receptionist have given him that information?
P: Detective, I have a show to do
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As an addendum, the feds are now 0 - 15 (by my count) in prosecutions deriving from Operation Midway Blitz.
You can read more about how they keep losing here:
You can read more about how they keep losing here:
January 22, 2026 at 10:15 PM
As an addendum, the feds are now 0 - 15 (by my count) in prosecutions deriving from Operation Midway Blitz.
You can read more about how they keep losing here:
You can read more about how they keep losing here:
Very much enjoying the ongoing Heated Rivalry induced Slap Shot revival.
My favorite local arthouse theater is showing Rashomon AND Slap Shot this weekend. This is what we, in the business, call an "embarrassment of riches".
January 21, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Very much enjoying the ongoing Heated Rivalry induced Slap Shot revival.
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COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in multiple ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
COW TOOLS COW TOOLS COW TOOLS