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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 13h

im rewatching The Shining for the millionth time and while i think the book does some things better (getting us into Jack's head) the book is a story about a good man swallowed by ghosts and Kubrick's story is about a family annihilator, and thus much, much scarier

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crush @lizzyisi.bsky.social · 20h

turns out personal stress on top of a flaming shit show of a world is really hard, folks.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 1d

This year has felt like 9 months of babysitting somebody else’s kid and they’re making you play a boardgame you don’t wanna play and making up the rules so only they can win and also they’re screaming the whole time and their parents aren’t coming home anytime soon and you’re paying them $150 a day

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.

findmeatherapist.org

Find Me A Therapist

findmeatherapist.org

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crush @lizzyisi.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago and environs @popupkaraoke.com

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crush @lizzyisi.bsky.social · 1d

A friend of mine runs a karaoke company & has worked so hard to successfully build a joyful, welcoming, supportive space that people hire them for weddings, funerals, fundraisers, & the like and find their guests shocked by how wholesome & lovely it is.

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Chicago, Bike Grid Now! @bikegridnow.org · 1d

If you want to help protect your neighbors by patrolling your neighborhood, we've got your back. Send us a message if you'd like to be connected to a patrol group. There are groups in:

-Lincoln Square/Ravenswood
-Albany Park
-Pilsen/Little Village
-Andersonville/Uptown/Edgewater
-Logan Square (1/2)

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crush @lizzyisi.bsky.social · 1d

refilled Dad's birdfeeders. The chipmunk, squirrel and wrens are back. as well as these guys i've never seen before.

a dark bird with an iridescent blue head pecks at seeds scattered on the rocks.

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crush @lizzyisi.bsky.social · 2d

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Alistair Barrie @alistairbarrie.com · 3d

Excellent. In the parents’ spare room tonight, and just discovered both bedside tables are stuffed with copies of every memorial service/funeral they have ever been to.
They’re in their mid-eighties.

Sleep well between the Drawers of Death.

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crush @lizzyisi.bsky.social · 2d

This is my dance about how much transphobes suck

crush @lizzyisi.bsky.social · 2d

Nicholas Moore Lives In a Failed State @nicktheponderer.bsky.social · 2d

This is my dance about how much transphobes suck

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VinegarMike @vinegarmike.bsky.social · 2d

Saying Johnny Cash is uncool is like saying Dolly Parton isn't a good person.

In these very divided times, why would you say something that nearly everyone in America thinks is wrong unless you have a weirder kink than I can even imagine?

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jessrock @jessrock.bsky.social · 2d

Come join me for some indie pop!

I’m really excited they’ve partnered with Clean Air Club for the event, I’ll still be masked up but I’m glad to know they’re taking extra steps to keep us all safe

Em, spookily 👻 @lefttheprairie.bsky.social · 2d

Just over a week away!

Windy Pop Weekender is a two-day twee and indie popfest and other revelry, October 18-19 at Cole’s Bar

Through Sunday, weekend passes are $50 with the code “SWEATERWEATHER”

www.windypopweekender.com

A CHICAGO INDIE / TWEE POPFEST & OTHER REVELRY
SAT 10/18
IDLE RAY
THE GARMENT DISTRICT
TAMBOURINA
THE FEEDERS
MODERN CULTS
GENTLE BRONTOSAURUS
MONOGAMY
@ COLE'S BAR (21*)
2338 N MILWAUKEE AVE-
SUN 10/19
JULIA STEINER
(of Ratboys)
HUMDRUM
HOLY PINTO
NECTAR
EMILY JANE POWERS
FULL DETAILS ON REVELRY:
WINDYPOPWEEKENDER.COM
$60 WEEKEND PASS & TOTE | $32 SINGLE DAY

A CHICAGO INDIE / TWEE POPFEST & OTHER REVIELRY

@COLE'S BAR (21+)
2338 N MILWAUKEE AVE-
Closing Party
* Sun 10/19
WITH CHIRP DJS
FULL DETAILS ON REVELRY:
WINDYPOPWEEKENDER.COM

A CHICAGO INDIE / TWEE POPFEST & OTHER REVELRY
@ COLE'S BAR (21+)
2338 N MILWAUKEE AVE.
CraftFair
Sun 10/19 12pm - 3pm
MAIL ART & STATIONERY
MINIATURES
NEEDLE-FELTED HOME GOODS
POTTERY & MORE
FULL DETAILS ON REVELRY:
WINDYPOPWEEKENDER.COM

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 2d

I can’t get over how beyond despicable it is to detain street vendors, people that keep our streets vibrant and safer because of their presence. Street vendors are some of the most vulnerable and visible yet we are being told their detainment is to keep us safe. Ridiculous.

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crush @lizzyisi.bsky.social · 2d

"Hemming" is not "alterations" <---- meaningless hill I will die on

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Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth @leniann.bsky.social · 2d

we can & should build better than this block long Burlington parking lot on Broadway next to the CTA red line. We want more of what makes city living great: more small biz entrepreneurs, more CTA riders, and more housing opportunities for all people no matter your race or class.

Me. Grey hair. Wearing sunglasses on a sunny day. Standing in the massive Burlington parking lot on Broadway right next to the Berwyn redline station . Empty storefronts in the background

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crush @lizzyisi.bsky.social · 2d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

A pale young woman in a short black dress stands between two young men: one wearing torn jeans & flannel shirt, the other shirtless with a cowboy hat.

It's a promo shot for a film

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jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · 2d

this is so good. throw em some bones if you can. (the goal is to buy street vendors out of their merch so they can still support themselves but not have to be out on the streets where they’re vulnerable.)

Capt. Jack Sharrow @sharrows.bsky.social · Sep 6

We’ve officially launched! Lots of ways to support this new initiative that supports street vendors from 🧊 we keep us safe!

Interest form and flyer below! #BikeChi

forms.gle/dY931Sxzs6V9...

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Laur-eeeeee😱 (spooky scream) @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · Aug 27

the degree of dissociation needed to simply exist is reaching unsustainable levels

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Former Brundlefly @thatguywasfly.bsky.social · 4d

well damn I guess the guerrilla outdoor @popupkaraoke.com shows really were the thing keeping that place going

Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve always said the Andersonville Parson’s is a great location for a small cheval

Parson's Chicken & Fish Closing Andersonville Location This Month After Ownership Sells The Business

Oct. 19 will be the last day of service for the Andersonville restaurant known for fried chicken and Negroni slushies.

blockclubchicago.org

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crush @lizzyisi.bsky.social · 3d

as if drivers of cars were not constantly blasting shitty music as they drive through my neighborhood! at least a stereo on a bike won't shake things off my shelves.

or, you know, have a constantly going off alarm.
or that grating back up noise that no longer catches someone's attention.

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crush @lizzyisi.bsky.social · 3d

this is the only take anyone needs

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austin @bainard.bsky.social · 3d

every time my toddler observes how many cars the police station near us has i tell him it's why his daycare isn't free

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 4d

You can be the safest, most attentive driver in the world and still pose a massive risk to other road users. That’s because cars and car dependency are inherently dangerous.

This doesn’t mean you’re a bad person if you drive, but I do think that drivers should acknowledge their role in this system.

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