iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Kevin @reginageorgebush.bsky.social · 1h

for those not paying attention, Andy Beshear has managed to take himself out of the 2028 conversation before 2026 is even baked by somehow being a genuinely bad DGA chair in a cycle where both the DCCC and DSCC are actually being quite competent

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Illinois Families for Public Schools @ilfps.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

NYC & Los Angeles took proactive, protective measures against the harms of genAI in schools. Here in Chicago, we’re still waiting for school leaders to step up! What can families do in the meantime? > Ask your school board member for a moratorium > Refuse genAI products for your child. Here's how:

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Refuse GenAI : a how-to guide

Taking action for the public good

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Brian McCammack @mccammack.bsky.social · 3h

Girl I Guess has an impressive rundown of everything from school board to MWRD (and the higher profile races) www.girliguess.com

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Girl, I Guess: Your go-to Resource for Illinois Elections

The only place you'll need to go to register, research, and vote in Illinois.

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 4h

There is a handy guide out by chalkbeat and wttw about whose running. www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/scho...

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Chalkbeat

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 4h

#Chicago friends! Thats you! CPS will have its first fully elected school board this year !

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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 9h

Really important

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Brandt Robinson @brandtrobinson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Please join us for the next “No Kings” event on Saturday, October 17, from 5:30 to 6:30 PM at 61 Dunedin Causeway. Our presence is a statement that we, the People, are the souls of our nation and we, the People, will defend our democracy. ✊🏾🇺🇸🇺🇦 www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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"All Souls to the Polls" Vote Early Sunset Celebration · No Kings

Our vote shines as bright and bold as a Gulf Coast sunset, a true reflection of the strength and spirit of our freedom. We take a moment to come together, celebrate and share hope for a brighter tomor...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

raise revenue and undercut right-populism with One Weird Trick (capitalists HATE this)

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 23h

He is blessedly asleep and I am so cooked.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This run club is sending 60 members to the marathon — after giving a huge boost to the West Side. buff.ly/VZkCLIw

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

The NYPD just released surveillance video of the ICE shooting (which occurred off camera). Two men in civilian clothes run up to a car with guns drawn. One second later, one man begins smashing the butt of his gun into the driver’s side window. The driver appears to panic and hit the gas.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/10/2026

In case you missed it last night: we are seeing reports all over the country of immigration surges and state violence. If you need whistles for your community, we will send you 100-3000 3d printed for free, and we will love doing it. 3dwhistles.com

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

6 hours straight of meetings today followed by 4yo coming home and choosing violence while we try to get ready for his birthday tomorrow is how I am doing. Thanks for asking. I'll call you later.

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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 08/10/2026

If you want to watch a human die - no matter how terrible that human - you’re a fucking psychopath. I can’t even watch someone turn their goddamn ankle.

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Abundant Housing Illinois @abundanthousingil.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The Shape Oak Park study found a plethora of nonconforming multi-family homes in areas with R1-R4 zoning, which allows only single-family housing to be built. These "middle housing" types would not be permitted to be built (or rebuilt) today. (Nonconforming homes are shown in orange on the map.)

A map of Oak Park north of Lake Street.

Blues show multi-family zoning types R5-R7, with darker blue showing middle housing types.

Yellow shows single-family zoning types R1-R4, with orange showing nonconforming middle housing types with these zones.

A map of Oak Park south of Lake Street.

Blues show multi-family zoning types R5-R7, with darker blue showing middle housing types.

Yellow shows single-family zoning types R1-R4, with orange showing nonconforming middle housing types with these zones.

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Ryan Ottignon @ryaninevanston.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Evanston: ICE reported at Skokie Courthouse by ICEBREAKERS IL. We're working on verifying the video, which was taken at an unspecified time, apparently today. We can geolocate it to the parking garage.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

this is so bleak, actually imagine being called a slur for a group you don't even belong to and instead of going "wow holy shit, no one should have to put up with that, we need to hold people to account," you go "no guys it's okay I hate them too!!!" and just hand the bully your lunch money

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The MAGA regime recently killed the largest ancient 250 year old “Grandmother” Cottonwood tree in Arizona’s indigenous territory just to expand the orange felon’s fucking wall. I’ll never forgive anyone who chose this evil.

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Undead in Chicago (municipal boundary) @mosermostly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Reading with your kids is beautiful and human and the jumping off point for so many conversations. I have been reading The Giver with my 9 yo and it led to some really deep talks.

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SK @sk-76.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

An alley in Uptown, Chicago (1965) Photo: Art Shay / Monroe Gallery of Photography

Children playing in a city alley, smiling, dancing and waving their arms.

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Phil™ @henkepotamus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

ocean forever problems for now

View over the ocean at dusk. Cliffs are along the left side, with a a semi-circular jetty jutting out, protecting a small beach. There's a band of orange glow along the horizon, with the sky then quickly fading to dark blue. The last light reflects on the ocean surface, with a small rock outcropping in the lower right, barely above the water line.

View over the ocean at dusk, band of orange over the horizon, cliffs on the left side, jutting out a bit to form a cove. There is a surf line that is beginning to crash into the rocks at the far end of the cove. Last light is reflecting off the water.

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 07/10/2026

these brutal prison camps packed with innocent people should not exist the vile cruelty of this regime demands that we impeach, convict, and remove the orange fascist immediately

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 07/10/2026

Even in the rare stretches where the Sox have found postseason success, a long suffering fan base has missed out on a home-field, playoff-clinching win. That could change this week.

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Bridgeport buzzes with White Sox fans relishing a playoff party 120 years in the making

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🎃Darin S Pumpkins🎃 @darinself.com · 07/10/2026

States send their delegations to congress, who then select the speaker so Johnson isn't going to get a say in this.

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My good friend David Wilson wrote a book! Towns Along the Q traces the history of fourteen suburbs along the Metra BNSF train line between Chicago and Aurora. The book explains that evolution from geologic formations through Pandemic. There are nerdy explanations and fun anecdotes.

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Towns Along the Q: American History as Experienced in 14 Chicago Suburbs

Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. Shop music, movies, toys & games, too. Receive free shipping with your Barnes & Noble Membership.

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Steve Held @peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Asking for a friend: anyone know of any good voting guides for local suburban races? Specifically Des Plaines.

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 07/10/2026

Terrible news out of Arizona - Courage for Democracy PAC is furious and bereft to hear about the rape and violent attack that our Courage Candidate, Bernadette Greene-Placentia, experienced while doing campaign work. couragefordemocracy.com/furious-and-...

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Furious and Bereft: Courage Candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia survives rape - Courage For Democracy

Courage for Democracy PAC is furious and bereft to hear about the rape and violent attack that our Courage Candidate, Bernadette Greene-Placentia, experienced while doing campaign work. Bernadette’s h...

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Horrifying: Arizona Democratic congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by a man after he knocked her out. Another man approached her to do the same. “She began swinging her foot at him. ‘Not even worth it,’ she heard the man say as he moved away.”

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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs

Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.

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Fine. I’ll update with a word count when I start writing again. @legalminimum.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

On the one hand, under any other President this would have led to immediate impeachment. On the other hand, that's why we're (hopefully) getting a Blue Wave. On the AI-generated third hand, I don't trust Dem Leadership to know what to do with their leverage.

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Lady Topham Catt @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I am once again asking for one of our intrepid Chicago designers to get "SHUT THE FUCK UP, RAHM" merch on the market ASAP

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

this is fucking insane. fuck this country. jesus.

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 07/10/2026

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

View of Navy Pier in Chicago from William E. Dever Crib in Lake Michigan east of North Avenue. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-07 15:20:01 CDT (about 17 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: glerl.noaa.gov/metdata/chi/ // Current Temp in Chicago: 74 F | 23 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: ENE at 2 mph | 3 kph // Humidity: 62%

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

For the second day in a row, it appears ICE is heavily active in Rockford, IL this morning. Rapid response groups report activity in the area since at least 7 a.m. Not yet seeing any reports of detainments.

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🚨10/07/2026 – ROCKFORD, IL🚨
📍 Exxon – 1909 11th St., Rockford, IL 61104
⏰ 7:00 a.m.
🧊 REPORTADO: CONFIRMADO actividad de ICE observado en el área.
🚗 Vehículo Observado:
• Nissan Pathfinder Negra – Placa Illinois: GA20504

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🚨10/07/2026 – ROCKFORD, IL🚨
🧊 ALERTA COMUNITARIA: Los siguientes vehículos han sido reportados en el área de Rockford, pero en este momento no se conoce su ubicación exacta.
🚗 Vehículos Reportados:
• Nissan Armada Negra – Placa Illinois: FA33272
• Nissan Pathfinder Negra – Placa Illinois: FZ63978
• Ford Edge Negra – Placa Illinois: ED72163
• Jeep Grand Cherokee Negra – Placa Illinois: GC12018
• Nissan Pathfinder Negra – sin placa reportada
• Ford Explorer Negra – Placa Illinois: GC12067
• Nissan Pathfinder Negra – Placa Illinois: GC12085
• Ford Explorer Negra – Placa Illinois: GC12057
• Ford Explorer Gris – Placa Illinois: 918341
• Ford Explorer Azul – Placa Illinois: E407928

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🚨 ALERTA COMUNITARIA – ROCKFORD, IL 🚨
📅 Hoy - 10/07/2026
🕥 8:15 a.m.
🧊 CONFIRMADO : Presencia de ICE en el área. Todos estos vehículos están activos. Esté alerta y envíenos un mensaje si ve algo sospechoso
🚗 Vehículos Observados:
Ford Explorer Negra GC12067
Jeep Grand Cherokee Blanca GC12018
Ford Explorer Azul E407928
Nissan Pathfinder Negra GC12085
Ford Explorer Gris 918341
📣 SI VE ALGO DIGA ALGO DE INMEDIATO

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ICE is getting an early start in Rockford today. Reports of White Jeep and Black Nissan Pathfinder in the area of 20th and 9th. Remember your rights and record everything.
El ICE ha comenzado sus operaciones temprano hoy en Rockford. Se ha informado de la presencia de un Jeep blanco y una Nissan Pathfinder negra en la zona de las calles 20 y 9. Recuerde sus derechos y grábelo todo.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 06/10/2026

10 for 10! Some may try to paint the City of Big Shoulders as something to fear, but the nation knows that this is the best big city in the nation — 10 years in a row.

Choose Chicago Graphic: "A Perfect 10, Chicago voted Best Big City Ten Years Straight."

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🗺️ The California Geological Survey is hiring 2 positions in our GIS and Publications Unit - a GIS and Publications Supervisor and a GIS Specialist! Spread the world!

A picture of a man and woman sitting in a computer. The words on top say we’re hiring.

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

GIS Specialist 📍Location: Los Angeles 💵 Pay: $6,955.00 - $8,970.00 per Month 🗓️ Final Filing Date: 10/15/2026 calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...

calcareers.ca.gov

GIS Specialist I

Looking to make a difference? Join our strong and mighty workforce. We offer benefits and growth opportunities and impact the lives of millions of Californians.

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Tonight is my first of four debates with Senator Susan Collins. Eight years ago today, she voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. He went on to help overturn Roe v. Wade—and she still says she doesn’t regret her vote. I’m fired up and ready to hold her accountable.

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Ryan 🦇 @pyry.lutefisk.online · 07/10/2026

lake forever problems for now

photo of lake michigan around/after sunset from the concrete beach

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Yes I love them! Their arrangements are wonderful.

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 06/10/2026

Current* conditions near Petoskey, MI:

View looking NW from the Inn at Bay Harbor into Lake Michigan. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-06 18:36:13 EDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: youtube.com/@innatbayharbor // Current Temp in Petoskey: 67 F | 20 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: SW at 13 mph | 20 kph // Humidity: 54%

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I do specify no Lilies or Roses. (Cats and I am just not a huge fan of roses. Lol)

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This was $30/$35 iirc bsky.app/profile/aspw...

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Rae Loren @aspwriter85.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Rogers Park Florist on Morse does any price. You call with a price and they make a boquet. I always do $35 for a table arrangement. Let me find a picture. I got a bunch over the summer.

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Lake Superior! Live! @lake-superior.live · 06/10/2026

Current* conditions near Two Harbors, MN:

View looking west of the Split Rock Lighthouse sitting on the rugged shoreline of Lake Superior. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-10-06 17:18:13 CDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: youtube.com/@DuluthHarborCam1 // Current Temp in Two Harbors: 73 F | 23 C // Precip: scattered clouds // Wind: W at 10 mph | 16 kph // Humidity: 54%

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We live in a police state now

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Molly Fleck @mollyfleck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If you ride transit in Chicagoland, you should take this survey.

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