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linguistics + statistics, music, biking, coffee, queer yidl mitn tsimbl
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lyndab08.bsky.social
“Help support local businesses and raise funds for the Southwest Side Rapid Response Team at the Chicago Bites Back Business Crawl from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025, at neighborhood locations..”
Chicago Bites Back Business Crawl
Help support local businesses and raise funds for the Southwest Side Rapid Response Team at the Chicago Bites Back Business Crawl from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025, at neighb...
mckinleypark.news
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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jacouzi.bsky.social
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Le dimanche 16 novembre, on ira inaugurer le REV Henri-Bourassa!

Pas juste qu'on ne cèdera pas un seul iota du 2% de la voirie, mais on en demandera partout!

Venez nombreux en famille!

#velomtl #polmtl

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November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
tsimbl.bsky.social
Book cover for “How to Date Buildings” by Trevor Yorke
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
tsimbl.bsky.social
Museo (2018) est vraiment magnifique. Drôle, touchant, beau.
ledevoir.com Le Devoir @ledevoir.com · Oct 23
«Le Devoir» a préparé une liste de films et séries qui évoquent le cambriolage au Louvre survenu dimanche.
Quelques œuvres sur le cambriolage à regarder
www.ledevoir.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
tsimbl.bsky.social
Early Paul Sarbanes sighting
Paul S. Sarbanes Transit Center sign with DC Metro logo at night asked me, 'Where is Spiro?'" A young Greek lawyer in the legislature, Paul Sarbanes, says, "Agnew never did anything for the Greek community in Baltimore except leave it at the earliest opportunity." Rabbi Israel Goldman, a member of the Maryland
October 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
tsimbl.bsky.social
אָהאָ, פֿאַלנדיקע בלעטער!
אָהאָ, פֿליִענדיקע טעג!
אָהאָ, װי װעל איך איצטער בלאָנדזשען
װען ס'ליגט געדיכטער נעפּל
אױף מײַן װעג
בײמער מיט גרינע, געלע, אראנזשע, און רויטע בלעטער אויף א בארג
October 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
tsimbl.bsky.social
פּאָפּאָ מאַקעראָנדל! הײַנט בין איך געגאַנגען צו אַ פֿעסטיװאַל פֿון פּאָפּאָ און איך האָב געהאַט אַ סך הנאה. פּאָפּאָ ביר, קאַװע מיט פּאָפּאָ מילך, און אַ סך מער װונדערלעכע זאַכן!
גרין מאקעראנדל מיט געל פילעכץ
October 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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joshuajfriedman.com
My favorite coffee roaster (which also sells vinyl) is having a PRINE Day sale www.tandemcoffee.com/collections/...
Graphic with an old cutout black-and-white photo of a young John Prine with bushy hair and a mustache sitting on a chair playing guitar and the following text: Tandem Presents: OCTOBER 10, 2025 PRINE DAY ONE-DAY SALE ONLINE ONLY 20% OFF COFFEE & VINYL USE CODE: PRINEDAY
October 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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atrubek.bsky.social
We are back! And running g out of books! Come quick
September 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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stephenkb.bsky.social
I think it's partly...who would I recommend to someone who liked him other than 'listen again'? I think singular artists tend to be underdiscussed for this reason.
September 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Same shot same day
Photo looking out over railroad tracks towards the tall buildings of the Chicago skyline under a partly cloudy sky
August 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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alopex-ii.bsky.social
Orange Line
A Southwest flight about to land at midway airport looming over the orange line tracks
August 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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thrillhowse.bsky.social
Furthest I've been:

N: western (brown line)
E: western (pink line)
S: western (orange line)
W: western (blue line, no the other one)

dont need to get some travelling in! i’m fine!
jedhanson.bsky.social Jed Hanson @jedhanson.bsky.social · Aug 7
Furthest I've been:

N: Winnipeg, MB
E: London, UK
S: Miami, FL
W: San Francisco, CA

Need to get some travelling in!
dayvyd.bsky.social David @dayvyd.bsky.social · Aug 7
Furthest I’ve been:

N: Skagway, US
E: Taveuni, Fiji
S: São Paulo, Brazil
W: Taveuni, Fiji

Crossed the 180° meridian, so my easternmost and westernmost places are the same!
August 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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lemonde.fr
La mort de l’artiste Ziad Rahbani, touche-à-tout de génie de la scène libanaise
La mort de l’artiste Ziad Rahbani, touche-à-tout de génie de la scène libanaise
Le fils de la chanteuse Fairouz, dont il a écrit et composé certains des plus grands succès, est mort, samedi 26 juillet, à l’âge de 69 ans. Engagé à gauche, il était devenu immensément populaire en dépeignant la société libanaise dans des pièces de théâtre à l’humour corrosif.
www.lemonde.fr
July 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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tonycoppoletta.com
This year I wanted to do more. I consulted with a historian and educator friend to come up with some history notes—just 3 cards to be added to the set, including one covering an aspect of Black, queer, Chicago history. It is on the Red Line, after all and I want to make sure more are represented.
A history card from the CTA pride train reads: Historical notes Finding community across the city Some of Chicago’s earliest queer community formed around the bohemian Towertown area (near Water Tower), the downtown Levee district and at South Side drag balls and cabarets. Notably, Finnie’s Halloween Ball, a legendary multiracial drag competition, began in the 1930s on the South Side and thrived for decades, gaining wide attention through publications who wrote about the event, such as Ebony. While North Side neighborhoods like Lakeview and Andersonville are now prominent LGBTQ+ hubs, people have connected and shared culture, art and ideas across the city. (Then, a pull-quote from Ebony Magazine reads:) “More than 1,500 spectators milled around outside Chicago’s Pershing Ballroom to get a glimpse of the bejeweled impersonators who arrived in limousines, taxis, Fords and even by streetcar.” –Ebony, 1953, regarding a Finnie’s Halloween Ball in transit-friendly Woodlawn A history card from the CTA pride train reads: Historical notes Finding community across the city Nationwide, LGBTQ+ individuals faced widespread scrutiny, harassment, discrimination and even raids on social spaces. New York's Stonewall uprising in 1969 became a flashpoint that ignited a national era of activism and was emblematic of the struggles the community faced across the country. Chicago has a strong activist tradition. Notably, it was home to America’s first gay rights organization, The Society for Human Rights, founded by Henry Gerber in 1924, but it was at the turn of the 1970s where a critical mass of activism for liberation gelled. Groups like Chicago Gay Liberation (which included Women's and Black caucuses) formed and worked with other groups like Mattachine Midwest and countless others, and the city's first Pride march occurred in 1970. A history card from the CTA pride train reads: Historical notes Chicago’s First Pride One year after the Stonewall uprising in New York, Chicago's first Pride event began 1970 and with a 150-200 person rally at Bughouse Square, known for public debate, followed by a march to the Civic Center (Daley Plaza). Within a few years, it had grown into to an annual event attended by thousands marching for freedom. Reflecting significant progress, the modern Pride Parade is a large celebration, widely supported by the city, elected officials and, of course, friends, family and allies of the diverse LGBTQ+ community and has become one of Chicago’s most attended annual events. We’re proud to welcome you aboard–no matter who you are, who you love, how you identify or where you’re from. When we say “All aboard,” we mean all!
July 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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jfrheault.bsky.social
Lecture apaisante
Pistes cyclables contre égouts
En début de semaine, Montréal a été frappé par des pluies diluviennes. Des résidants qui avaient subi des inondations causées par des pluies torrentielles il y a un an ont vu leurs sous-sols inondés d...
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July 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
tsimbl.bsky.social
שהחיינו אויף בלאנקיטנע ציגנבלעטער (האַסקאַפּ)
בריאש מיט קרעם און דריי לאנגע בלויע יאגדעס
July 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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chigeek.bsky.social
Let’s remember architect Harry Weese, born on this day 110 years ago, and why he was so awesome. He was at the forefront of Chicago’s historic preservation movement. In 1963, he offered his services free of charge to restore Adler & Sullivan’s Auditorium Theatre to its original 1889 appearance.
Historic photo of Harry Weese and one his associates working at the Auditorium in the mid-1960s. (auditorium theatre.org) Photo by John Vinci taken inside Adler & Sullivan’s Auditorium Theatre at its official reopening in 1967.
June 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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alte.klezmor.im
A thread of recent klezmer albums worth checking out –
Zoë Aqua's "In a Sea of Stars" recorded in two Romanian synagogues during a recent tour. Like a fusion of klezmer and Transylvanian fiddle music, the logical result of her several years of field work in the region.
In a Sea of Stars, by Zoë Aqua
11 track album
zoeaqua.bandcamp.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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alte.klezmor.im
My friend Seb Schulman is teaching a class in Yiddish about the history of the language in Quebec.😁
"In this course, we'll take a deep dive into the history, literature, music, theatre, and culture of this unique centre of Yiddish creativity."
Advanced with Sebastian Schulman: Yiddish in Quebec, Quebec in YIddish: Monday, 6:30 – 8:00 PM: June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28 — The Workers Circle
Monday, 6:30 – 8:00 PM: June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28 Montréal and its environs have long been an important point on the map of global Yiddish culture. In this course, we'll take a deep dive into th...
www.circle.org
June 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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pomuirch.bsky.social
“Monolingualism is the carbon monoxide of culture; multilingualism is its oxygen."

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - a giant of African literature - dies aged 87
The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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nikhunder.com
Let's play a game! How fast can you (or a team) reach 250 points by riding CTA bus routes?

📍 Kedzie Orange Line - Bus Terminal
⏰ June 21st, 10am meetup. 10:15-ish start.

Rules: shorturl.at/tXsmV
Fast Transit (hosted by Nik @nikhunder.coim on Bluesky The game: Don;t fuss just take the bus! June 21st at 10am Start: Kedzie Orangle Line - Bus Terminal Objective: Ride buses until you get a 250 points Earn points by riding 20% of a bus routes Rules: shorturl.at/XsmV
May 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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anneabeille.bsky.social
Une belle victoire! les possessifs (mon,ton,son), les démonstratifs (ce,cette) sont bien des déterminants (et pas des adjectifs) dans LeRobert 2026 et @wiktionnaire.bsky.social
merci @gmoinard.bsky.social @lyokoi.bsky.social
je vous explique
May 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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pyry.lutefisk.online
oh my god
Il cornetto più famoso d'Italia nella leggendaria Farmacia Del Cambio di Torino
YouTube video by Italia Squisita
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April 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM