Phil™
@henkepotamus.bsky.social
The inspiration for the 1987 TV movie 'Not Quite Human'.
Chicagoan living in San Diego.
Chicagoan living in San Diego.
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Chicago River appreciation post
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Chicago River appreciation post
The second half of that sentence is gibberish but the first half is horrific.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The second half of that sentence is gibberish but the first half is horrific.
This is just terrorism without oversight, limitations, or accountability.
If Dems are ever in power again, the dismantling, investigation, and prosecution of ICE needs to be a central platform.
If Dems are ever in power again, the dismantling, investigation, and prosecution of ICE needs to be a central platform.
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This is just terrorism without oversight, limitations, or accountability.
If Dems are ever in power again, the dismantling, investigation, and prosecution of ICE needs to be a central platform.
If Dems are ever in power again, the dismantling, investigation, and prosecution of ICE needs to be a central platform.
You know how everyone loves horse race coverage instead of talking about the actual facts and issues? What if we did more of that, but in a way that feeds into addiction and encourages people to lose money?
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
You know how everyone loves horse race coverage instead of talking about the actual facts and issues? What if we did more of that, but in a way that feeds into addiction and encourages people to lose money?
Looking forward to Congress being strict about how corporations spend their billions in tax breaks!
Joni Ernst: "I have a McSCUSE ME Act which would disallow those SNAP benefits being used at fast food restaurants. We want to make sure that those hungry families, those food insecure families actually are receiving benefits, but we want them to really use those dollars on nutrient-rich foods."
December 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Looking forward to Congress being strict about how corporations spend their billions in tax breaks!
These people think if you're poor you don't deserve any comfort or fun whatsoever.
Joni Ernst: "I have a McSCUSE ME Act which would disallow those SNAP benefits being used at fast food restaurants. We want to make sure that those hungry families, those food insecure families actually are receiving benefits, but we want them to really use those dollars on nutrient-rich foods."
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
These people think if you're poor you don't deserve any comfort or fun whatsoever.
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Goodnight everyone, from Chicago, a city that was personified by the I Will Maiden. After the Great Fire, her spirit (shown in her divine attributes of a carpenter’s square and building blueprints) expressed the determination of Chicagoans to rebuild. So we have, and so we will. Peace.
December 3, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Goodnight everyone, from Chicago, a city that was personified by the I Will Maiden. After the Great Fire, her spirit (shown in her divine attributes of a carpenter’s square and building blueprints) expressed the determination of Chicagoans to rebuild. So we have, and so we will. Peace.
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What's happening with the Chicago Public Libraries right now is terrible. The proposed budget of the city would CUT 89 CPL positions. Importantly, 78 positions were lost LAST year. That would be 167 positions in 2 YEARS while COPS KEEP GETTING MORE MONEY. ENOUGH. SAY NO.
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What's happening with the Chicago Public Libraries right now is terrible. The proposed budget of the city would CUT 89 CPL positions. Importantly, 78 positions were lost LAST year. That would be 167 positions in 2 YEARS while COPS KEEP GETTING MORE MONEY. ENOUGH. SAY NO.
Thank you to Alister Brown for providing me the knowledge to complete this puzzle. The clue was... rather good. @cbbworld.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Thank you to Alister Brown for providing me the knowledge to complete this puzzle. The clue was... rather good. @cbbworld.bsky.social
I would love for them to expound upon exactly what "culture" they're talking about. Because there's no one that hates dominate forms of American culture like the right.
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I would love for them to expound upon exactly what "culture" they're talking about. Because there's no one that hates dominate forms of American culture like the right.
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“I asked ChatGPT to do something as a joke knowing it would give me a fucked up answer so I could post about how bad it is” awesome!!!! That’s so cool of you
December 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
“I asked ChatGPT to do something as a joke knowing it would give me a fucked up answer so I could post about how bad it is” awesome!!!! That’s so cool of you
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It’s ridiculous Chicago doesn’t #PlowTheSidewalks. It’s an accessibility issue, as well as a big middle finger to pedestrians.
Maybe take some of the $147M police budget increase to plow the damn sidewalks
Maybe take some of the $147M police budget increase to plow the damn sidewalks
November 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
It’s ridiculous Chicago doesn’t #PlowTheSidewalks. It’s an accessibility issue, as well as a big middle finger to pedestrians.
Maybe take some of the $147M police budget increase to plow the damn sidewalks
Maybe take some of the $147M police budget increase to plow the damn sidewalks
Economists say indentured servitude could provide workers free transportation.
But it would be costlier in other ways.
But it would be costlier in other ways.
Housing economists say President Trump's pitch for a “50-year mortgage” could save buyers a couple hundred dollars a month.
But it would be costlier in other ways, including with more interest paid over a longer period of time.
But it would be costlier in other ways, including with more interest paid over a longer period of time.
Could a 50-year mortgage mean savings for home buyers?
Housing economists say the longer time frame suggested by President Donald Trump could save buyers money, but it would be costlier in other ways.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Economists say indentured servitude could provide workers free transportation.
But it would be costlier in other ways.
But it would be costlier in other ways.
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i'm way better than all of the dogs in the dog show. i can ride a bike, i can cook meals, and i'm very familiar with computers. i can do all kinds of things that they will never be able to do
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
i'm way better than all of the dogs in the dog show. i can ride a bike, i can cook meals, and i'm very familiar with computers. i can do all kinds of things that they will never be able to do
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I sued the city because I was accidentally sewed into the pants of the big charlie brown at the thanksgiving day parade
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I sued the city because I was accidentally sewed into the pants of the big charlie brown at the thanksgiving day parade
Nevermind, my favorite part is when the murderous terrorist was being treated on a gurney next to a fully loaded machine gun.
Nevermind, my favorite part happens 4 minutes later when Carl Winslow is like "I shot a kid because he had a toy and it was dark" and the movie was like "well this is the redemption arc we need."
My favorite part of Die Hard is when Hans tells Karl to shoot the glass in German, the language in which they've been communicating all movie, and Karl is confused. Then Hans says it in English and he totes gets it.
November 27, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Nevermind, my favorite part is when the murderous terrorist was being treated on a gurney next to a fully loaded machine gun.
Nevermind, my favorite part happens 4 minutes later when Carl Winslow is like "I shot a kid because he had a toy and it was dark" and the movie was like "well this is the redemption arc we need."
My favorite part of Die Hard is when Hans tells Karl to shoot the glass in German, the language in which they've been communicating all movie, and Karl is confused. Then Hans says it in English and he totes gets it.
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Nevermind, my favorite part happens 4 minutes later when Carl Winslow is like "I shot a kid because he had a toy and it was dark" and the movie was like "well this is the redemption arc we need."
My favorite part of Die Hard is when Hans tells Karl to shoot the glass in German, the language in which they've been communicating all movie, and Karl is confused. Then Hans says it in English and he totes gets it.
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 AM
My favorite part of Die Hard is when Hans tells Karl to shoot the glass in German, the language in which they've been communicating all movie, and Karl is confused. Then Hans says it in English and he totes gets it.
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everyone knows the number one quality of rigorous, responsible journalism is waiting months and months to reveal urgently newsworthy information until it can cause the most harm in your personal vendettas
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
everyone knows the number one quality of rigorous, responsible journalism is waiting months and months to reveal urgently newsworthy information until it can cause the most harm in your personal vendettas
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Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hey, congratulations to all of Olivia Nuzzi’s horny media critic defenders. Heckuva job!
Republicans want you to die part 43,051
The CDC has turned off its vaccine search tool.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
The vaccines.gov site now gives an error when you enter a valid zip code.
They also removed text saying “Vaccines can help you stay healthy” and added a banner saying the site is being updated.
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Republicans want you to die part 43,051
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Bolsonaro to jail for 27 years. Trump completely free 🤡
Other, more serious countries, etc. etc.
Other, more serious countries, etc. etc.
Breaking News: The last pending criminal prosecution against President Trump was dismissed by a judge in Georgia, effectively ending efforts to hold Trump criminally responsible for attempts to overturn the 2020 election. trib.al/EnJu57H
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Bolsonaro to jail for 27 years. Trump completely free 🤡
Other, more serious countries, etc. etc.
Other, more serious countries, etc. etc.
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there's that now-famous internet line about how climate change means watching clips of climate disasters on people's phones until you're the one filming it, and it feels like there's some parallel about watching fascist deportation goon squad videos until it's filmed on the streets you recognize
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
there's that now-famous internet line about how climate change means watching clips of climate disasters on people's phones until you're the one filming it, and it feels like there's some parallel about watching fascist deportation goon squad videos until it's filmed on the streets you recognize
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Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
Republicans want people to die, because that saves corporations money, and their rich friends will get paid more.
Exclusive: Republicans plan to challenge vehicle-safety mandates, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms that remind drivers a child is in the back seat.
Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
on.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Republicans want people to die, because that saves corporations money, and their rich friends will get paid more.