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Patrick Monaghan
@pkmonaghan.bsky.social
Allies needn’t be perfect. They just need to be in the fight.

Chicago, films, MS, music, far too many effects pedals, Antifa Local 242.
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Please donate whatever you can when you can. Even a tiny amount can make a difference to someone in dire need.

MARKET BOX
is a mutual aid project that sources food from small farms and distributes it for free across the South Side of Chicago

marketboxchi.org
Market Box
Market Box is a mutual aid project that sources food from small farms and distributes it for free across the South Side of Chicago
marketboxchi.org
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It's Reverse the Red Day!
It is still possible to save species from extinction by working together. Join us!

Central to our energies is recovery of endangered Great Lakes Piping Plovers. Pictured is Imani, 2021 Monty & Rose chick, 2024- nesting male.

📸: Daniel Eastman
@reversethered.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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First time I've seen one of these birds up-close: a white-winged scoter. I saw it this morning in the Chicago River's North Branch right next to the Lawrence Avenue bridge. It's also been seen lately in River Park.
February 8, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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A far-out display is in full bloom at the Chicago Botanic Garden. More than 10,000 orchids are in displays that harken back to a different era.

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/mrf2sym9 
February 8, 2026 at 2:34 AM
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A five-star masterpiece. 10/10 Perfection on film.
Mel Brooks's BLAZING SADDLES (1974) is streaming free (with ads) on YouTube just in time for the 52nd anniversary of its premiere.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpRc... #FilmSky #MelBrooks
Blazing Saddles
YouTube video by YouTube Movies
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
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Love You Lab brought a dose of self-care to Wicker Park and Bucktown with a health and wellness fair featuring over 20 local vendors offering beauty services, relaxation experiences, and fitness classes.

DETAILS: https://tinyurl.com/2efhzkph 
February 8, 2026 at 4:23 AM
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Iced over Mississippi
February 7, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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Saw a giant bald eagle nest (and eagle) in Illinois: substack.com/@sarahkendzi...
Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior)
Bald eagle next to its giant nest in rural Illinois. I took this photo from very far away — it was so huge I could see it all the way across the farmland
substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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You can be mad at the people documenting all you want but that won't change the fact that state and local police departments have played (and will continue to play) an instrumental role in allowing DHS to operate unimpeded. That's kind of just what cops are designed to do.
February 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Fondly remembering the months of weirdness/unhinged comments we got from Pritzker fiends on this app and others for simply (and accurately!) covering state police attacks on protesters outside Broadview. Godspeed to everyone in Minnesota facing the same from the Walz fan club
🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
😹Bitcoin has suffered one of its worst weeks on record, losing $10,000 in under 24 hours as traders scramble to get ahead of a looming “death sprial.”😹

www.forbes.com/sites/digita...
‘Panic Mode’—$10,000 Bitcoin Price Crash Warning Suddenly Triggers Huge BlackRock Earthquake
Bitcoin and crypto traders are reeling from a $10 billion BlackRock exchange-traded fund (ETF) rush for the exit...
www.forbes.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Former MLB, Royals, Cubs outfielder Terrance Gore dies at 34

www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...
Former MLB, Royals outfielder Terrance Gore dies at 34
Gore was a speedster who stole 43 bases in the majors and was a member of three teams that won the World Series.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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Memorial gathering for Rene Good, Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis.
February 7, 2026 at 7:55 PM
What he meant was that, to the best of his recollection, they were never roommates
February 7, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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LOL.... i wanted to hear JD getting booed at the Olympics and when i searched for it on YouTube i got this
February 7, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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essay i mentioned previously on how independent music gives you the basic tools for organizing even if you didn’t realize you were building those skills, and how great it’s been to watch people hit the ground running
TODAY: @supremenothing.myatproto.social shares the good news from indie music: "People from all over, regardless of scene or genre, are really showing up. This isn’t just a punk thing; this isn’t about protest songs, or music that’s always been explicitly political." flaminghydra.com/issue-497/?a...
Wisdom of the crowd / Star power
jj skolnik on underground organizing; Laurie Woolever talks with culinary superstars in Mexico City
flaminghydra.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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35 years ago tonight, the Replacements played their last show in their hometown of Minneapolis, the 2nd of two nights downtown at the Orpheum, a stop on the national tour for the "All Shook Down" album. Steve Foley was just weeks into the drummer job after the departure of founding member Chris Mars
February 7, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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The daily newspaper based in Minneapolis has an extensive photo spread in its print edition today, titled “One month in Minnesota.” It marks a month since a federal agent’s killing of Rene Good. The photos carry dates ranging from Jan. 7-29. Six staff photographers are credited.
February 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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The sun’s out!
February 7, 2026 at 6:54 PM