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rebuilding myself • chicago
rebuilding myself • chicago
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Software utilities, I think, must be treated the same way: regulated (including price) and operated under oversight. Otherwise, they're just a robber-baron monopoly with a stranglehold on the economy.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Software utilities, I think, must be treated the same way: regulated (including price) and operated under oversight. Otherwise, they're just a robber-baron monopoly with a stranglehold on the economy.
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When half the internet doesn't work because of a failure of a single vendor, that vendor is a utility, in the same way that power, water, and, back in the day, the phone companies, are/were utilities.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
When half the internet doesn't work because of a failure of a single vendor, that vendor is a utility, in the same way that power, water, and, back in the day, the phone companies, are/were utilities.
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Tashikametan is a turtle who promotes the Labor Standards Bureau. He uses a scope attached to his mask to check employers are being fair. He’s a surprisingly fast runner, but because his shell is heavy, he can’t get up if he falls backwards.
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Tashikametan is a turtle who promotes the Labor Standards Bureau. He uses a scope attached to his mask to check employers are being fair. He’s a surprisingly fast runner, but because his shell is heavy, he can’t get up if he falls backwards.
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God I love trains. I love riding on the rails and seeing the sparks fly as the train accelerates and carries us all together flying over traffic.
Feels so so good.
Feels so so good.
November 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
God I love trains. I love riding on the rails and seeing the sparks fly as the train accelerates and carries us all together flying over traffic.
Feels so so good.
Feels so so good.
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It would be a mercy to seize billionaires' wealth and assets and place them in life skills programs where they can learn how to live with people who don't have their freakish backgrounds, buy groceries, use basic household cleaners, etc.
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
It would be a mercy to seize billionaires' wealth and assets and place them in life skills programs where they can learn how to live with people who don't have their freakish backgrounds, buy groceries, use basic household cleaners, etc.
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This is absolutely the tactic. So many arrests were just someone taking a step over a line, or not knowing new rules the cops just made up, or at curfew, cops targeting protesters who were mouthy earlier in the day. Or no apparent reason at all. Prosecutors really should drop all of these.
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This is absolutely the tactic. So many arrests were just someone taking a step over a line, or not knowing new rules the cops just made up, or at curfew, cops targeting protesters who were mouthy earlier in the day. Or no apparent reason at all. Prosecutors really should drop all of these.
not a big supporter of many anish kapoor stances in the past but would love him to file suit after the govt inevitably makes promo materials using the pics they took by his statue
Anish Kapoor 'Horrified' by U.S. Border Patrol's Photo-Op at Chicago's Bean
Anish Kapoor is mulling legal action after U.S. Border Patrol agents posed for a group photo in front of his Chicago sculpture "Cloud Gate"
news.artnet.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
not a big supporter of many anish kapoor stances in the past but would love him to file suit after the govt inevitably makes promo materials using the pics they took by his statue
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ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
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Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
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Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
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Hidden in the U.S. Senate bill to end the government shutdown is a provision that would ban hemp-derived products like THCA, delta-8, HHC, THCV and CBD nationwide.
In WI, this means 100s of small businesses, 1000s of jobs, and millions of dollars of economic activity are at risk of disappearing.
In WI, this means 100s of small businesses, 1000s of jobs, and millions of dollars of economic activity are at risk of disappearing.
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Hidden in the U.S. Senate bill to end the government shutdown is a provision that would ban hemp-derived products like THCA, delta-8, HHC, THCV and CBD nationwide.
In WI, this means 100s of small businesses, 1000s of jobs, and millions of dollars of economic activity are at risk of disappearing.
In WI, this means 100s of small businesses, 1000s of jobs, and millions of dollars of economic activity are at risk of disappearing.
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Appreciate the s/o from @enbrown.bsky.social here re: U.K. strangulation ban in porn
reason.com/2025/11/12/m...
reason.com/2025/11/12/m...
November 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Appreciate the s/o from @enbrown.bsky.social here re: U.K. strangulation ban in porn
reason.com/2025/11/12/m...
reason.com/2025/11/12/m...
every time I see “MCM”, I read it as Man Crush Monday so it takes me an additional few seconds to understand what I’m looking at when browsing listings in craigslist furniture section. anyone else have experiences with other abbreviations? also saw “LOL” but haven’t figured out what that means
November 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
every time I see “MCM”, I read it as Man Crush Monday so it takes me an additional few seconds to understand what I’m looking at when browsing listings in craigslist furniture section. anyone else have experiences with other abbreviations? also saw “LOL” but haven’t figured out what that means
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a plainclothes federal agent walked into a brighton park barber shop pretending to be a customer this morning.
the agent came back half an hour later with two other feds and abducted someone, then threatened to arrest anyone else who stepped in.
the agent came back half an hour later with two other feds and abducted someone, then threatened to arrest anyone else who stepped in.
Statement from Alderwoman Julia Ramirez regarding the man taken by federal agents at a barbershop in Brighton Park.
“This is an unjust and horrifying act that violates the trust, dignity, and safety of our community members by tricking them into letting agents inside private property.”
“This is an unjust and horrifying act that violates the trust, dignity, and safety of our community members by tricking them into letting agents inside private property.”
October 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
a plainclothes federal agent walked into a brighton park barber shop pretending to be a customer this morning.
the agent came back half an hour later with two other feds and abducted someone, then threatened to arrest anyone else who stepped in.
the agent came back half an hour later with two other feds and abducted someone, then threatened to arrest anyone else who stepped in.
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imagine having the power to stop unimaginable suffering and being like “nah”
October 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
imagine having the power to stop unimaginable suffering and being like “nah”
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If you want or need SNAP benefits, literally the only barrier should be...signing up.
"But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance.
"But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance.
November 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
If you want or need SNAP benefits, literally the only barrier should be...signing up.
"But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance.
"But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance.
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Student media rules. They are lapping a lot of the spineless media orgs this year and showing how solidarity is the way.
October 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Student media rules. They are lapping a lot of the spineless media orgs this year and showing how solidarity is the way.
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It's not too late to find a protest near you, and if you can I hope you'll consider it
It's not just about the policies. It's about the effort to intimidate people into not showing up
It's not just about the policies. It's about the effort to intimidate people into not showing up
No Kings won't gain us any ground, it's true. But No Kings helps us hold the line — a line that is very much at risk
There can be no mass movement if the masses succumb to fear and despair
There can be no mass movement if the masses succumb to fear and despair
Why You Should Go To A Protest Tomorrow
No Kings Day: October 18th
www.bannedinyourstate.com
October 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's not too late to find a protest near you, and if you can I hope you'll consider it
It's not just about the policies. It's about the effort to intimidate people into not showing up
It's not just about the policies. It's about the effort to intimidate people into not showing up
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local 12ft Skelly vibes remain immaculate into spoopy season
October 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
local 12ft Skelly vibes remain immaculate into spoopy season
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median ICE agent behavior
October 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
median ICE agent behavior
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At the Chicago area ICE detention center in Broadview this morning.
These aren't detention vans—they're vehicles full of Illinois State Police. Local cops are staging for a morning of protest.
Supposedly, demonstrators will be banned from 25th St today. Fence on Beach came down a few days ago.
These aren't detention vans—they're vehicles full of Illinois State Police. Local cops are staging for a morning of protest.
Supposedly, demonstrators will be banned from 25th St today. Fence on Beach came down a few days ago.
October 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
At the Chicago area ICE detention center in Broadview this morning.
These aren't detention vans—they're vehicles full of Illinois State Police. Local cops are staging for a morning of protest.
Supposedly, demonstrators will be banned from 25th St today. Fence on Beach came down a few days ago.
These aren't detention vans—they're vehicles full of Illinois State Police. Local cops are staging for a morning of protest.
Supposedly, demonstrators will be banned from 25th St today. Fence on Beach came down a few days ago.
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State police and Broadview cops just arrested two more protesters. They violently yanked this person over the cement barricades (clipped bc they also then had this person's pants yanked down briefly).
October 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
State police and Broadview cops just arrested two more protesters. They violently yanked this person over the cement barricades (clipped bc they also then had this person's pants yanked down briefly).
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Despite the early police violence, protesters are still rallying in their free speech area.
Singing, "this is for the people who are locked inside. Together, we can abolish ICE!"
Singing, "this is for the people who are locked inside. Together, we can abolish ICE!"
October 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Despite the early police violence, protesters are still rallying in their free speech area.
Singing, "this is for the people who are locked inside. Together, we can abolish ICE!"
Singing, "this is for the people who are locked inside. Together, we can abolish ICE!"
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Police escalated the situation here in Broadview incredibly quickly. Saw multiple brutal arrests. ISP jabbing protesters with their batons like battering rams.
Here ISP lifts @katmabu.bsky.social by her feet to flip her over a concrete barrier.
Here ISP lifts @katmabu.bsky.social by her feet to flip her over a concrete barrier.
October 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Police escalated the situation here in Broadview incredibly quickly. Saw multiple brutal arrests. ISP jabbing protesters with their batons like battering rams.
Here ISP lifts @katmabu.bsky.social by her feet to flip her over a concrete barrier.
Here ISP lifts @katmabu.bsky.social by her feet to flip her over a concrete barrier.
all buses and trains on CTA ride free from 11pm tonight (10/17) until 11am tomorrow (Saturday 10/18)
October 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
all buses and trains on CTA ride free from 11pm tonight (10/17) until 11am tomorrow (Saturday 10/18)