Erik ❤️
@benoist.dev
internet plumber as @nilcoast.com— ex: startups
Chicago fan, RPCV, and lapsed urban planner
(he/him)
Chicago fan, RPCV, and lapsed urban planner
(he/him)
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dude what
could durbin have picked a worse time to publish this?
Opinion | Trump turned the military on U.S. cities. I will continue to hold him accountable.
Excessive militarized ICE raids and misuse of the military will not make Chicago safer, writes Sen. Dick Durbin.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
dude what
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Chicagoans never stop. I was just watching a live stream of a press conference held by community members in front of FBI headquarters. In the rain in the dark. Umbrellas at hand they are calling for the release of 6 people taken by ICE, 3 also arrested by CPD. They never stop fighting.
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Chicagoans never stop. I was just watching a live stream of a press conference held by community members in front of FBI headquarters. In the rain in the dark. Umbrellas at hand they are calling for the release of 6 people taken by ICE, 3 also arrested by CPD. They never stop fighting.
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This one is old enough to order a beer.
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
This one is old enough to order a beer.
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I always feel salty at The Salt Shed. I can’t put my finger on it.
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I always feel salty at The Salt Shed. I can’t put my finger on it.
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An infant girl in Chicago was tear gassed this morning by the U.S. government.
Developing story in Little Village.
Follow @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social and @ckubzansky.bsky.social who are reporting on the ground
Developing story in Little Village.
Follow @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social and @ckubzansky.bsky.social who are reporting on the ground
Little Village residents confront Bovino, border patrol agents Saturday
Community members once again confronted a convoy of Border Patrol agents led by Cmdr. Gregory Bovino as it moved through Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
An infant girl in Chicago was tear gassed this morning by the U.S. government.
Developing story in Little Village.
Follow @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social and @ckubzansky.bsky.social who are reporting on the ground
Developing story in Little Village.
Follow @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social and @ckubzansky.bsky.social who are reporting on the ground
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“If they are using tear gas, they better be able to back it up,” U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis said Oct. 28. “And if they can’t, then they will lose that as something they can use.”
Federal immigration agents have deployed gas in Little Village, on 26th between Komensky and Pulaski, per videos shared online after 11 am this morning.
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“If they are using tear gas, they better be able to back it up,” U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis said Oct. 28. “And if they can’t, then they will lose that as something they can use.”
Going to see some Grizzly Bears tonight, before heading to The Faint on Wednesday, and ending the week at Wait Wait. I’m simultaneously 20 and in my 40s. Like it always has been.
November 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Going to see some Grizzly Bears tonight, before heading to The Faint on Wednesday, and ending the week at Wait Wait. I’m simultaneously 20 and in my 40s. Like it always has been.
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Wikipedia HERO
A guy discovered a faked photo of a rare blue gas on Wikipedia. So he SYNTHESIZED THE GAS HIMSELF so that he could photograph it. Yesterday he updated the article with this real photo of trifluoronitrosomethane:
A guy discovered a faked photo of a rare blue gas on Wikipedia. So he SYNTHESIZED THE GAS HIMSELF so that he could photograph it. Yesterday he updated the article with this real photo of trifluoronitrosomethane:
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Wikipedia HERO
A guy discovered a faked photo of a rare blue gas on Wikipedia. So he SYNTHESIZED THE GAS HIMSELF so that he could photograph it. Yesterday he updated the article with this real photo of trifluoronitrosomethane:
A guy discovered a faked photo of a rare blue gas on Wikipedia. So he SYNTHESIZED THE GAS HIMSELF so that he could photograph it. Yesterday he updated the article with this real photo of trifluoronitrosomethane:
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You can also take 20 seconds of your Saturday, that's fine too.
I sure would appreciate it if you spent about 20 seconds of your Friday signing up to get my writing sent straight to you. It's free, it's fun (sometimes), and it would mean a lot: dansinker.com/follow/
November 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
You can also take 20 seconds of your Saturday, that's fine too.
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Was gonna say, that’s some goyisch lokshen kugel
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Was gonna say, that’s some goyisch lokshen kugel
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Look, it will be a tough pill for many to swallow, but for the good of the country Democrats must work in a spirit of bipartisanship to advance the president’s policy priorities of making private insurance illegal and eliminating the filibuster.
“In other words, take from the BIG, BAD Insurance Companies, give it to the people, and terminate, per Dollar spent, the worst Healthcare anywhere in the World, ObamaCare.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Look, it will be a tough pill for many to swallow, but for the good of the country Democrats must work in a spirit of bipartisanship to advance the president’s policy priorities of making private insurance illegal and eliminating the filibuster.
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New signs seen in Skokie today
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
New signs seen in Skokie today
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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@bandcamp.com please figure out what day it is and let me download this album
November 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
@bandcamp.com please figure out what day it is and let me download this album
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did you know the Mountain Goats have a new album out today and you can buy it or stream it and dance to it in your living room or while driving or on the subway and it's a whole vibe? well now you know that 30tgrs.ffm.to/ttfafpb
The Mountain Goats - Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan
Choose your preferred music service
30tgrs.ffm.to
November 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
did you know the Mountain Goats have a new album out today and you can buy it or stream it and dance to it in your living room or while driving or on the subway and it's a whole vibe? well now you know that 30tgrs.ffm.to/ttfafpb
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Since 2022, Horsegirl, Lifeguard, and Friko have gone global—but what happened with the teen scene they grew out of? I talked to 18 different people about the Hallogallo scene now
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
What happens when a teen rock scene grows up? - Chicago Reader
The Hallogallo scene has produced international successes—Horsegirl, Friko, Lifeguard—as its grassroots DIY spirit spreads beyond Chicago.
chicagoreader.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Since 2022, Horsegirl, Lifeguard, and Friko have gone global—but what happened with the teen scene they grew out of? I talked to 18 different people about the Hallogallo scene now
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
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For the morning crowd looking for about 4,000 words on contemporary youth subculture
Since 2022, Horsegirl, Lifeguard, and Friko have gone global—but what happened with the teen scene they grew out of? I talked to 18 different people about the Hallogallo scene now
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
What happens when a teen rock scene grows up? - Chicago Reader
The Hallogallo scene has produced international successes—Horsegirl, Friko, Lifeguard—as its grassroots DIY spirit spreads beyond Chicago.
chicagoreader.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
For the morning crowd looking for about 4,000 words on contemporary youth subculture
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Well, tens of millions of Americans are going hungry and tens of millions of Americans are losing their health care, but it's all been worth it to ensure transgender citizens can't get passports.
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Well, tens of millions of Americans are going hungry and tens of millions of Americans are losing their health care, but it's all been worth it to ensure transgender citizens can't get passports.
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In the past, cans were the future. We used to be a nation of innovators.
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
In the past, cans were the future. We used to be a nation of innovators.