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A. Bean

@abeanchi.bsky.social
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One-time applicant for Chicago Alderman. Love books, history, movies, & architecture. Sometimes Too Online, but working to never be Terminally Online.

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 43m
I don't think it's going to happen but MGP getting knocked off in an unholy blue wave year would be extremely hilarious
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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 50m
“what is the information diet of politicians” is an increasingly urgent question
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 4h
It remains wild to me that this became global news, but I'm very proud to have helped facilitate this policy and think it will be enormously beneficial for undergrads at UChicago. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | Why these UChicago core classes are going analog
AI and laptops threaten to short-circuit our seminars. So we set some ground rules.
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Louis @louisevans.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pass a law clarifying that the supreme court’s appellate jurisdiction does not begin until a final ruling has been made by district and appeals courts.
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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 15h
there’s no reason for the death penalty to exist
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Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 23h
But they're not cementing shit. That's the problem. They're deluded about what they're actually accomplishing here. The more crazed and lawless shit they do, the weaker their precedents. At this point, much of their jurisprudence has no more staying power than "Lake America".
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 21h
...the Redcoats?
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 21h
I'm doing the forms that CPS makes you fill out for each kid every school year and my hand may fall off from writing out the same information again and again and again.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That a guy who’s overweening political ambition was to be JD Vance’s running mate exposed himself humiliatingly as a grotesque posturing jackass seems like a textbook dog bites man story.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Lot going on here www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...
Kyrsten Sinema's ex-boyfriend and former bodyguard said he threw her paintings into her swimming pool in part because he felt disillusioned by her relationship with a major
U.S. Artificial Intelligence software developer as the war in Gaza drags on.
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One of the best horror movies ever made.
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I love that the U.S. government now has ideas so dumb that the fact checks are simply “yeah this isn’t a parody, it’s real”
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Snitty @clofsnitville.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There was also a second clear strategy: make very clear to any public servants in the FBI and DOJ that you are expected to serve the interests of the GOP. And I want to be unambiguous about this: this was NOT JUST ABOUT TRUMP. This was about destroying any willingness to investigate any GOP MOC...
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Cao Cao Power Hour Enthusiast @statsboyandi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This isn’t just for admittedly chauvinistic reasons, but more importantly for moral ones. We cannot be a force for good if we continue to allow a rogue state to continue to violate international norms and human rights under our aegis.
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Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
[SENATOR ERIC SCHMITT]: So you’re telling me under oath that you’ve never spoken with an Attorney General nominee? [JACK SMITH]: No, I don’t think— [SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain this picture of you with Matt Gaetz! [SMITH]: That is Media Matters senior fellow Matt Gertz
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Park District putting up this barricade instead of fixing the huge fucking pothole on the Lakefront Trail caused me to wipe out at full speed trying to get back on the path after being forced onto the lawn.
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grovehaunter @grovewalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
photo of werner herzog with a speech bubble added so that it looks like he is saying the quoted post
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Chris Coleman @chriscoleman.name · 29/09/2026
We demand to be taken seriously
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T.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Never sell anyone out. In fact, if you're asked about banning 12-year-olds from softball, just say, "You're asking me to sell out kids for my political career. I'm not going to do that. Let's stop demonizing people in tougher circumstances than you or I will ever experience. They have guts."
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm not reading this piece because I strongly suspect the writer has a contrarian "getting yelled at" kink.
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
oh my god
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Me, every time a new Innaritu movie proves to be an enormous sack of crap:
static.klipy.com
Captain Holt Brooklyn Nine Nine
ALT: Captain Holt Brooklyn Nine Nine
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bold move for Republicans to remind everyone just before the election. But I'm sure Trump will have a very calm and rational, "reasonable people can disagree" reaction.
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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I am the house motherfucker (I slide 4 billion dollars into T bills and bond yields immediately explode, its not clear what kind of move I was trying to do)
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We started watching Widow's Bay the other night and I've been surprised by the horror to comedy ratio. Going in I'd have guessed it was 80% comedy and 20% horror, but it's maybe the exact opposite?
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ricky Stanzi. Now there's a name I haven't heard in a long time...a long time.
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Capitol Fax @capitolfax.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Will they light up the NW Indiana refineries like this?
Downtown Chicago lit up for MNF
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
honestly the fact that nobody broke Case Keenum's career NCAA passing yardage record during the COVID + waiver eras of NCAA eligibility means it's probably going to stand forever. Dillon Gabriel had the best shot as a 5.5-ish year starter for 3 separate schools but came up 500 yards short
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Jeff Zimmerman @jeffwzimmerman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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dr peppermint patty @jessespector.com · 29/09/2026
he’s 38 and i do believe this is the face any bluesky user would make before being put at quarterback on monday night football
oh god i’m old
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Caleb Williams looks like the Unabomber sketch
Hoodie and mirrored sunglasses with a mustache
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I would gladly trade losses to Western and Iowa this year in exchange for the 2015 game against MSU and the 13/16 editions of The Game.
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Honestly, I hope it works out and that he does great in NY. Dude will always be special to me as a Michigan fan, so I hope getting out of the bad vibes machine in Minnesota does him wonders. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
espn.com
Sources: Giants acquire QB J.J. McCarthy in trade with Vikings
The Giants are trading for Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy, sending a 2027 fifth-round draft pick to Minnesota in exchange for the former first-round pick, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo.
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh my god.
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The sheer amount of advertising money spent on prescription drugs that treat highly specific conditions with a enormously limited potential user base never ceases to baffle me.
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
She'd probably be my personal frontrunner if she announces for President, but I also think her taking Schumer's seat would be of incredible value to the Democratic Party as a whole.
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Should have been no flag because DPI and OPI both happened.
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My opinion of Wink Martindale has never been high, but seeing Jaishawn Barham blow up into an instant impact LB in the NFL after being a limited player at Michigan is...hmmmmmm
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Made carne asada on the grill and fucking killed it. These are so damn tasty.
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
[seeing the stupid Trump ad during the Vikings game]: Under Donald Trump’s leadership, my fantasy team is performing worse than ever before. Justin Herbert’s performance has cratered while other QB alternatives have simply failed to develop.
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Why does it sound like the Air and Water Show has resumed?
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fox is using a bunch of AI slop for their in-game graphics/art and I scowl every single time. That shit makes me feel like such a grouch.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This guy has to know he missed out on a great career as a 1990’s R&B guy
Drue Tranquill
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker
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Micah @rincewind.run · 27/09/2026
yeah previous presidents have been willing to accept “you have to distance yourself from me, I get it” and trump is firmly on team “you will love me and despair” good luck pretending you have any daylight from mister 32% approval rating
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
it’s genuinely fascinating how establishment democratic politics in big cities has become so ossified and incompetent that they’ve created a huge lane for the left to embrace good government reforms and build a broad coalition of socialists and technocrats
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Well, that's cool looking.
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A. Bean @abeanchi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Jesus christ, Tapper, have some self-respect.
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Safe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
unreal what we permit on our roads whilst screaming at politicians to ban e scooters. www.thestar.com/life/autos/r...
thestar.com
Ram’s new 777-horsepower super truck can launch its three-tonne frame to 96 km/h in just 3.5 seconds
Priced at $147,990, the 2027 TRX SRT lands at Canadian dealerships this fall with a supercharged V8 and luxury cabin.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.
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