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Salem Collo-Julin
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Chicago human. Past EIC at the Chicago Reader | she/her or they/them |
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Amazing meal (and drinks!) at Osito's Tap tonight. Cozy and warm and nice to see a pretty full but not too loud crowd for a Friday night. And incredible service. If you're in #chicago, they're a Little Village business to support. www.ositostap.com
Osito's Tap
www.ositostap.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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absolutely wild move by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov to allow comments on the dropbox folder with the epstein photos
December 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 18,1947
December 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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very weird feeling watching a seemingly coked out president yell at you for 20 minutes straight
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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The Tennessee Valley authority is authorizing a massive increase in coal mining in IL — accessing 20K more acres, plus privatizing 60k acres of underground fed coal reserves in 3 counties. Sierra Club / Prairie Rivers Network is suing to block the move.

prairierivers.org/front-page/2...
PRN and Sierra Club Illinois File Lawsuit Challenging IL Coal Mining Expansion - Prairie Rivers Network
December 18, 2025 | Press Release Prairie Rivers Network and Sierra Club Illinois are suing the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a federally owned public power provider, to block the federal governme...
prairierivers.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I'm part of the I'm part of the @CTJMFoundation Pollinator Hive of recurring donors & we're raising funds for construction of the memorial. Help us get a matching grant from the Feinberg Foundation. givebutter.com/jXJVfs #chicagoIL
2025 Pollinator Fundraising Drive
By Chicago Torture Justice Memorials Foundation
givebutter.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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The state’s ag director says the Trump administration’s $12 billion farm aid package won’t come close to covering the losses farmers have suffered. Peter Hancock reports 👉 https://loom.ly/DMZPYR0
Illinois ag director says Trump trade policies are ‘crushing’ farmers
Article Summary The Trump administration announced it will make $12 billion available for farmers who have suffered lost income due
capitolnewsillinois.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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12.12.2025 Donating books to my public library today.We’ve lost many arts organizations in PDX, access to knowledge is at risk and our libraries are more important than ever.These books will be in a library with one of the highest circulations in the US
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December 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Looking forward to attending Pilsen Zine Fest this weekend!! Find it at 1002 W 18th St, Saturday December 13 & Sunday December 14, from 2–6 pm.

While you're there check out the Pilsen Holiday Market & @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social! #zines #Chicago
December 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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This Monday 12/15 is the final order cutoff date for THE TWILIGHT ZONE issue 4, which I wrote and drew!

Please reserve one through your local comics shop— preordering books is crucial. It’ll be out 2/4/26 from IDW— thanks, and spread the word!
December 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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New screenprint from Melanie Cervantes! "I hope this little print can serve as a reminder of your power. The fight is far from over." justseeds.org/product/v/
December 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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At least two students who were on campus during the Brown shooting had experienced school shootings as children. What the fuck are we doing.
December 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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School shootings now common enough that two students at Brown yesterday had experienced one before
2 Students at Brown Witnessed School Shootings as Children
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Black immigrants have been disproportionately targeted and incarcerated by ICE — some in facilities that reportedly torture detainees. @naomibethune.bsky.social reveals how anti-Black racism intersects with Trump’s deportation campaign: trib.al/aUtTCx7
The Vulnerability of Black Immigrants - The American Prospect
Black immigrants are more likely to be deported, in part because of their contact with the criminal justice system.
trib.al
December 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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In this holiday season when families and friends gather, Ms. cofounder Gloria Steinem reminds us of the isolation of women in prison, and the importance of letting them know they are seen and valued:
For Women Spending the Holidays in Prison or a Shelter, You Can Make a Difference
For Women Spending the Holidays in Prison or a Domestic Violence Shelter, You Can Make a Difference by Sending Them Ms. Magazine
msmagazine.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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As “Operation Midway Blitz” spreads fear, some school safety workers — and students — are staying home.
Immigration Raids Disrupt a Program Designed to Protect Chicago Schoolchildren
As ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ spreads fear, some school safety workers — and students — are staying home.
www.thetrace.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Englewood Lions Youth Athletics' 7U football team made it to a national tournament in Dallas. Donate $ and help with travel costs for the kids. #Chicago #southside app.99pledges.com/fund/englewo...
Help Englewood 7U Get to Nationals
app.99pledges.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Happy Friday (or whenever the algorithm allows you to see this) from Blonde Ambition Package Delivery Service. We only have three customers and we pay them, not the other way around. This is what happens when you get an MBRay instead of an MBA. Have a great December.
December 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Robert Townsend's in town this weekend youtu.be/XE0AFQR28OU?...
Robert Townsend brings pop-up film festival and fundraiser to Chicago
YouTube video by FOX 32 Chicago
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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I had a good time with "Superior Donuts" at Artistic Home. Here's my @chicagoreader.com review. chicagoreader.com/performing-a...
Superior Donuts remains a homegrown treat - Chicago Reader
Tracy Letts's 2008 story about an aging hippie and a young Black writer in Uptown gets a cozy and satisfying revival with Artistic Home.
chicagoreader.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Turkey is a bad way to judge grocery prices because they are deliberately underpriced to get shoppers in the store so they'll get all of their other Thanksgiving needs there. That said, turkey flocks are at a nearly 40-year low after a bird flu outbreak.
foodandpower.substack.com/p/bird-flu-h...
Bird Flu Hits a Consolidated Turkey Industry Ahead of Thanksgiving
Just three companies sell roughly half of all turkeys. Excessive consolidation increases the risk of price-fixing and harmful supply chain disruptions, both of which have come to roost in the turkey i...
foodandpower.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Here are just a few of the things the Boring Company may not have wanted to be asked about at an actual “town hall” — instead opting for a virtual audio-only Spaces event about the nashville tunnel they then immediately deleted.
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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@djshadow.bsky.social has produced some of the most beautiful music of this or any other century.

For Notes from The Edge, we wanted a voice of reason in the current polarized debate over AI. 

Listen at www.kalw.org/show/notes-f... or wherever you get your podcasts!
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.

This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM