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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away.

More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...

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Tom McH @tommchenry.bsky.social · 19h

At an old gig, we used to search recipe reviews for "hubby" and jokingly treated "the hubby" like it was an animal we were cataloging the zoological features of, e.g., "The hubby does not enjoy nutmeg." "The hubby struggles to find large enough portions in the wild." etc, etc.

Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 20h

This is like how you can find all the funniest Yelp reviews by searching “rude to my fiancée”

The Louvre of Bluesky @thelouvreof.bsky.social · 20h

I feel like creating a bluesky feed of posts with comments containing “Are you stupid?” would spit out a lot of bangers.

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 1d

Got some excellent souvenirs at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social including @neonhemlock.bsky.social and @tenebrouspress.bsky.social

Two books:
Your Body Is Not Your Body (anthology)
Reef Mind by Hazel Zorn
... And a yellow postcard with a deep sea fish on it

Two books:
No Such Thing As Duty by Lara Elena Donnelly
The Dreaming Man by Nikoline Kaiser
... And another colorful postcard

Five bags of tea from Discover Teas:
Keemun Panda
Lost Maple Medium Yaupon
Jasmine Dragon Tears
Dragonwell
Lucky Dragon Hyson

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 1d

It'd be like Alex Warren, and he'd have to sing Ordinary like three times to pad out the set

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 1d

They're not supposed to do that. Now you could perform the summoning ritual

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Abra Staffin-Wiebe @abracanabra.bsky.social · 1d

Ghoulish Tales @ghoulish.bsky.social wants fun horror stories, pays $.10/word, no reprints, due 10/17/25. 🧵1/4

#AmWriting #Horror #AmWritingHorror #WritingCommunity #SubmissionCall

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Ghoulish Tales Reopens for Submissions (9/17-10/17 2025) – GHOULISH

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Moth @walkingminnesota.com · 1d

These school streets programs are such a great way for a handful of volunteers to help kids get a better start to their day! The parents putting it on here are doing it for two weeks this year and people are still asking for more.

Love to see it!

Kids playing in the street in front of school at drop off

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 2d

Neighborhood cryptids out tonight

Two raccoons in a storm drain. One is looking diagonally towards the camera, the other is facing straight ahead. They might be touching their noses together

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Samantha Michaels @samanthamichaels.bsky.social · 2d

So much tear gas that people who aren't even protesting are getting sick when they leave their homes to run errands: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE is hounding Chicago area locals with excessive chemical munitions

Agents are firing tear gas and pepper balls on lawful protesters, lawsuits say, sickening even uninvolved residents.

www.motherjones.com

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Evan Rytlewski @evanryt.bsky.social · 2d

"Why are we stopping at the bank?"

"This is the venue. This is where we're playing."

"Landmark Credit Union Live?"

Spinal Tap pulling up at Milwaukee's hottest new venue

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2d

This South Side Weekly report on the Chicago building raid is well worth reading. Most striking to me are the indications of collusion between federal authorities and the building owner and management to effect a mass eviction at the blighted property. southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 2d

mesmerizing, wholesome

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 3d

It’s Publication Day!!!! 🥹 timberpress.com/titles/dexte... 🪶

Birds of the Great Lakes

From the co-founder of Wisconsin's BIPOC Birding Club comes a fun and accessible guide to birding throughout the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes region is teemi...

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 3d

Things that ought to exist:
1. A database of this administration's crimes
2. A scorecard for each official who could address those crimes right now, showing to what extent they're doing that vs not
3. A PAC to endorse/fund candidates committed to addressing those crimes

lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 3d

I guess I shouldn't be *surprised* but it is making my head spin that the feds have shot two people, with live rounds, killing one of them, in Chicagoland in recent weeks, and in both cases they were very clearly found to be lying about what happened, and essentially nothing is happening about it.

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 3d

My band Gentle Brontosaurus is part of this too! Our first Chicago show in several years

r @fourfiveandseven.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago! I'll be playing with the Garment District at the Windy Pop Weekender on 10/18 at Cole's Bar! If you're in the area, check it out!

Headliner is Idle Ray (side project of Fred Thomas from the wonderful Saturday Looks Good to Me)

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Windy Pop Weekender – Saturday | Cole's Bar

Windy Pop Weekender brings together Chicago's twee and indie pop community for two days of music and other revelry October 18th and 19th. The fest showcases Midwest and Rust Belt artists playing in...

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Zenz @therealzenz.bsky.social · 4d

Tonight at Madison Plan Commission; interesting items:
- Mayor's proposed changes to residential lot size mins, height step downs, and ADUs.
- Multifamily/commercial final plat for Raemisch Farm (eastern half).
- 16 story, 387 unit apartment building at 305 N Frances.

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Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 4d

So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people?

Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help!

A thread!

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 4d

What in the MS Paint is going on across the street??

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Iron Circus Comics @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social · 4d

Years have passed since the house burned down; and despite studious effort for a bit of control in her life, Anna's latchkey familial lifestyle is coming to a boil🔥

Both volumes of RIGSBY, WI can be picked up for $30 if you missed out on the run of the first! www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...

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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 4d

Here in Chicago I even see it on signs that you SHOULD obey in advance.

A homemade “do not obey in advance” sign attached to an overpass height sign.

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Cosmic Horror Daily 💫👻 @cosmic46.bsky.social · 4d

A recommendation that stuck with me, and I could barely put it down (read as a hybrid of text and audio, so also “didn’t want to stop listening,” haha). The format is inventive and all of the threads weave together beautifully to tell the story. I don’t recommend much myself, but I loved this one.

Meg Elison @megelison.bsky.social · Aug 19

I found out about it AFTER it got nominated for the LeGuin, but this is a quietly incredible book. Non-linear narrative with bold formal choices. Alternate histories, fascinating futures including the relationships people form with AI. Gorgeous style and a really different approach to sci-fi.

Cover of novel titled "Remember You Will Die" by Eden Robins

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 4d

My favorite song on the new Taylor album is the one about her private jet

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 5d

Yup, that's the one

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Nick Davies / Aster Loxley / Spiral Island @spiralisland.bsky.social · 5d

Common Council (6:30 Tue)

- Capital budget amendments, most of which are targeted for later years, not 2026. The 2026 expenditures would include a signal at SW path and W Wash, and lighting on the adjacent path segments

- Street tree protection ordinance

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