Jen A
@jena773.bsky.social
Backpacker, cyclist, ex-runner, Chicago River kayaker. Usually in need of a shower and a beer. Adventure happens when you say yes.
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One day, the NFL will grant me my dream, and that is to license nail polish colors that exactly match NFL helmets.
January 11, 2026 at 12:22 AM
One day, the NFL will grant me my dream, and that is to license nail polish colors that exactly match NFL helmets.
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A poem by Amanda Gorman
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026
January 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
A poem by Amanda Gorman
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
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Also, when reporters start talking about the chatbots this way, it is imperative to remind them they are basically asking a toaster for comment. They should be a lot more embarrassed about this than they currently are.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
January 3, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Also, when reporters start talking about the chatbots this way, it is imperative to remind them they are basically asking a toaster for comment. They should be a lot more embarrassed about this than they currently are.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
“Grok told CNN…” no it didn’t. You typed stuff into an unreliable calculator.
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
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57 yards in the air to a receiver with half a yard of separation. LMAO
December 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
57 yards in the air to a receiver with half a yard of separation. LMAO
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous scathing review of his movie North. The man had an amazing sense of humor about himself. RIP.
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 AM
One of my all-time favorite clips of Rob Reiner, from his Friars Club Roast in 2000, as he reads aloud Roger Ebert's infamous scathing review of his movie North. The man had an amazing sense of humor about himself. RIP.
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Just a quick update that the whistle fund is now focused on supporting a loose coalition of 3D print enthusiasts who are shipping whistles to any community in the US.
If you’re interested in receiving 100-1000+ free 3D printed whistles, email whistlerequests @ proton [dot] me
gofund.me/14eb7ac4f
If you’re interested in receiving 100-1000+ free 3D printed whistles, email whistlerequests @ proton [dot] me
gofund.me/14eb7ac4f
Donate to Support Whistle Distribution in Chicago and Beyond!, organized by Emily Hilleren
Since late September, I’ve been organizing whistle kit assembly par… Emily Hilleren needs your support for Support Whistle Distribution in Chicago and Beyond!
gofund.me
December 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Just a quick update that the whistle fund is now focused on supporting a loose coalition of 3D print enthusiasts who are shipping whistles to any community in the US.
If you’re interested in receiving 100-1000+ free 3D printed whistles, email whistlerequests @ proton [dot] me
gofund.me/14eb7ac4f
If you’re interested in receiving 100-1000+ free 3D printed whistles, email whistlerequests @ proton [dot] me
gofund.me/14eb7ac4f
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"When you’re going to a concert or a sporting event, you’re worried about one thing: Will the stadium have an endless parking lot packed with thousands and thousands of cars, making entry and exit a living nightmare?" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/don...
Don’t Worry, Our New Stadium Will Have an Endless, Gigantic Parking Lot
When you’re going to a concert or a sporting event, you’re worried about one thing: Will the stadium have an endless parking lot packed with thousa...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
"When you’re going to a concert or a sporting event, you’re worried about one thing: Will the stadium have an endless parking lot packed with thousands and thousands of cars, making entry and exit a living nightmare?" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/don...
Morning snowshoe in Chicago’s LaBagh Woods. I saw thirteen deer (and only one person)!
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Morning snowshoe in Chicago’s LaBagh Woods. I saw thirteen deer (and only one person)!
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My infantry Bn had a really hard time parsing the gender and sexuality issues of Southern Helmand.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
My infantry Bn had a really hard time parsing the gender and sexuality issues of Southern Helmand.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
When people say, "you wouldn't want a 'purple haired gender studies major' in the Marines" I reply "YES we desperately needed them!" We had teams of anthropologists who published studies for us.
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Is this good? It doesn't seem good.
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
Walgreens Cuts Pay for Hourly Store Workers After $10 Billion Buyout
Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Is this good? It doesn't seem good.
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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When you’re riding public transit you realize that what’s good for everybody is also good for you. If the bus runs faster, if the train is cleaner, if the AC works, we all benefit
when you’re driving a car, every other car on the road is your personal enemy
when you’re driving a car, every other car on the road is your personal enemy
The Times parsed the vote using similar categories and again found that the single most determinative factor economic-like factor in the election was "commute by transit" vs "commute by car." It edged out renters vs. homeowners. There's still outstanding data but I expect these trends will hold.
November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
When you’re riding public transit you realize that what’s good for everybody is also good for you. If the bus runs faster, if the train is cleaner, if the AC works, we all benefit
when you’re driving a car, every other car on the road is your personal enemy
when you’re driving a car, every other car on the road is your personal enemy
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ooh, the free ebook this month from uchicago press is "the lost history of the new madrid earthquakes." don't mind if i do press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
The Lost History of the New Madrid Earthquakes
From December 1811 to February 1812, massive earthquakes shook the middle Mississippi Valley, collapsing homes, snapping large trees midtrunk, and briefly but dramatically reversing the flow of the co...
press.uchicago.edu
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
ooh, the free ebook this month from uchicago press is "the lost history of the new madrid earthquakes." don't mind if i do press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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the stadium stopped selling alcohol seven innings ago. everyone at this game is sober now
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 AM
the stadium stopped selling alcohol seven innings ago. everyone at this game is sober now
Every single day I’m proud to be a Chicagoan.
October 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Every single day I’m proud to be a Chicagoan.
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Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
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❌️👑 + ❌️🤚 The Oct. 18 No Kings/Hands Off Chicago protest is organized by ACLU of Illinois, @chicagolabor.bsky.social, Equality Illinois, @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social, Personal PAC,
Sierra Club Illinois.
🧑🏽🤝🧑🏽👫🏼 We'll see you at noon, Sat. Oct 18, Grant Park! (1/4)
Sierra Club Illinois.
🧑🏽🤝🧑🏽👫🏼 We'll see you at noon, Sat. Oct 18, Grant Park! (1/4)
October 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
❌️👑 + ❌️🤚 The Oct. 18 No Kings/Hands Off Chicago protest is organized by ACLU of Illinois, @chicagolabor.bsky.social, Equality Illinois, @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social, Personal PAC,
Sierra Club Illinois.
🧑🏽🤝🧑🏽👫🏼 We'll see you at noon, Sat. Oct 18, Grant Park! (1/4)
Sierra Club Illinois.
🧑🏽🤝🧑🏽👫🏼 We'll see you at noon, Sat. Oct 18, Grant Park! (1/4)
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Dave Matthews has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.
September 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Dave Matthews has the opportunity to do the funniest thing.
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Somewhat redundant that the Bears are honoring the 85 Bears tonight considering Chicagoland residents traditionally perform a small ceremony honoring the 85 Bears each morning before starting their day
September 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Somewhat redundant that the Bears are honoring the 85 Bears tonight considering Chicagoland residents traditionally perform a small ceremony honoring the 85 Bears each morning before starting their day
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The Onion News Network truck is currently stationed outside the Broadview ICE Detention facility just outside of Chicago.
September 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The Onion News Network truck is currently stationed outside the Broadview ICE Detention facility just outside of Chicago.