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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 9h

Protest haiku: www.tumblr.com/me3dia/79687...

💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · Protest Haiku · Protest is not just marching and holding up signs. There are other ways. This is a protest, meeting here to enjoy art and community. Love is a protest. The golden…

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20x2 Chicago @20x2chi.bsky.social · 9h

Lineup posted! 20x2.org/chicago/
Tickets on sale Thursday!

Poster for "20x2 Chicago: What Do You Know?" Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025 at Gman Tavern in Chicago.

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 10h

This is why I love Chicago so much. Their “we will fuck with you” reserves are BOTTOMLESS.

NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact.bsky.social · 12h

This is amazing.

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 10h

They did a great job on the 4K re-draw.

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 1d

look if Dolly Parton needs you to pray for her then you find a scrap of floor and get to fucking work

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 1d

See you there tonight?

Tuesday Funk @tuesdayfunk.bsky.social · 21d

The air is picking up a fall chill, but Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series is still hot! Join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Oct. 7 for readings by Esther Cowie, Miles Harvey, Alan Lake, Jitesh Jaggi, and JH Palmer!
www.tuesdayfunk.org/tuesday-funk...
#chicagoevents #livelit

Tuesday Funk #163: October 7, 2025

Join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Oct. 7 for readings by Esther Cowie, Miles Harvey, Alan Lake, Jitesh Jaggi, and JH Palmer!

www.tuesdayfunk.org

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 6d

We've recieved more photos from the inside of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided over Monday night.

Doors bashed in, window panes missing, furniture smashed, water on the floor.

It's unclear what damage was pre-existing and what was inflicted in the raid.

A smashed in door amid debris. Muddy shoeprints are visible on top of the door.

An apartment unit with upturned, smashed furniture and water on the floor. A stuffed animal is visible in the center left of the image.

An upturned couch and busted metal grate in a long hallway.

A side shot of the raided apartment building on 75th and South Shore, showing window panes missing.

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 6d

Destroying the property of people already living in marginal circumstances isn't OK, whether it's in an apartment building or a tent under a bridge. It's brutality, adding insult and further injury for no reason other than intimidation.

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 6d

FBI & ICE raided a building on Chicago's South Side to arrest alleged Tren de Aragua members. They left the already squalid building in even worse shape.
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South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 7d

It's October, so officially Halloween season. Here's a joke for you.

Q: Why are hellhounds constantly scratching themselves?

A: Mephistofleas

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 7d

The only LLM I trust.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 7d

Fun little solo scrabble game by @daverutledge.com: letters.wiki

WikiLetters - A Daily Word Game

Play WikiLetters - a daily word puzzle game. Build words on a letter-tile board to maximize your score!

letters.wiki

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 9d

Further commentary on the acetaminophen/autism fiasco: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Study Author on Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy

This Medical News article is an interview with epidemiologist Brian Lee, PhD, about his study on acetaminophen use during pregnancy and children’s risk of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders...

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 13d

The paper should be retracted.

Cory Ottenwess @coryottenwess.com · 13d

Treasonous misuse of taxpayer dollars and a betrayal of the science community’s credibility

Scientist behind autism study cited by Trump admin paid $150K by plaintiffs suing Tylenol manufacturer

The scientist behind a study linking Tylenol use during pregnancy to increased rates of autism was paid at least $150,000 for expert testimony in a lawsuit against Tylenol’s then-manufacturer.

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 14d

I wrote a bit about the study that the Turnip administration is basing its acetaminophen/autism campaign on. tl;dr: it's a weak, preliminary study that shouldn't be setting agendas. www.tumblr.com/me3dia/79553...

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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 1 · The Science on ASD and Tylenol is Weak · The study from Harvard and Mt Sinai that the current administration is using to justify warning labels on acetaminophen is not the smoking…

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 15d

So... these are gorgeous.
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Fall Flowers

It’s Autumn 2025, and we’re thrilled to present our 68th quarterly edition, “Fall Flowers,” celebrating three common late-season blooms.

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 16d

As a public company, Disney will have to report its subscribership numbers to its investors. I look forward to seeing how big of a drop the Kimmel fiasco caused.

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 16d

There has never been a legitimate study connecting vaccines to autism. The only ones that did have been disproven and retracted. The connection between tylenol and autism is far from conclusive, and the potential benefits of reducing fevers during pregnancy easily outweighs the risk.

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 16d

And the teachers and professors.

Sadhbh Frost 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Now in Pumpkin Spice @sadhbhgirl.bsky.social · 16d

Wow, mediocre white joke dude got his show back

Now do all the POC journalists who were fired

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 19d

Here’s a convenient way to find alternatives to Uline for your business: refuseuline.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19d

Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.

Many may not know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.

(Published 2022)

That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial

A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.

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Tuesday Funk @tuesdayfunk.bsky.social · 21d

The air is picking up a fall chill, but Chicago's favorite eclectic reading series is still hot! Join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Oct. 7 for readings by Esther Cowie, Miles Harvey, Alan Lake, Jitesh Jaggi, and JH Palmer!
www.tuesdayfunk.org/tuesday-funk...
#chicagoevents #livelit

Tuesday Funk #163: October 7, 2025

Join us in the upstairs bar at Hopleaf on Tuesday, Oct. 7 for readings by Esther Cowie, Miles Harvey, Alan Lake, Jitesh Jaggi, and JH Palmer!

www.tuesdayfunk.org

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 23d

Couple of posts on here — no confirmation, just guesses, really.

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 23d

Guatemalan Independence Day celebration at Montrose Beach, apparently.

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Andrew ✶ Huff @me3dia.bsky.social · 23d

North Side #Chicago, anyone know where/what that fireworks show was?

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