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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 3h

There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...

But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 4h

Unfortunately sports has made me quite used to institutions and the majority of the general public not caring about sexual assault. We've seen unrepentant players who are not good at their sport become beloved publicly despite their past sexual assaults.

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 19h

That's a White Sox winner!

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The Onion @theonion.com · 22h

Environmentalists Warn U.S. Running Out Of Small Wooded Areas Where Buddies Can Smoke Up theonion.com/environmentalists-warn…

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 22h

I hate the Astros current uniforms. If you're going to be called the "Astros", there should be something futuristic about your uniforms and theme. The Old West theme look is played out.

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James Tyler @jamestylerespn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So excited that SPORTS @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social SEASON 2 is official and will be open to anyone! Why not you?? Take the anytime test here: good luck!!! www.jeopardy.com/be-on-j/espn

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ESPN Jeopardy! Anytime Test | Jeopardy.com

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AJ @airtrafficaj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Score callers getting ready to dial in and get the QB controversy ball rolling

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Arnold Schwarzenegger: Commando Prepared

ALT: Arnold Schwarzenegger: Commando Prepared

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Frustrated Fan @frustratedfan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Watching the Bears go for it on 4th down instead of taking the points:

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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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En Buen Ora @enbuenora.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

my god the direct use of the hot dog guy sketch from I Think You Should Leave in a political ad

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Football games don't need a whole song with lyrics as an intro. They need a short insturmental song with a fanfare, one that can be easily converted into a jingle. That's it.

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 26/09/2026

The digital sign sat in the grassy area in the 2900 block of South Marshall Boulevard and displayed messages that read, "Pro riot, anti fest," "Gentrify GTFO Douglass" and "Go home Yankee."

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Construction sign displaying anti-Riot Fest messages appears near Douglass Park, echoing local frustrations

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Happy "Cancel CHSN for the Winter" Day, everyone! See ya in Spring! .... unless Caleb Wilson turns into a superstar and somehow turns the Bulls around

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

24 game improvement for the White Sox over last year. What a season.

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I have to teach my kids not to talk about people's body and apparently I also have to teach my parents not to talk about people's bodies. ... My body specifically

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I will admit that I have zero faith in Chris Getz being worth a damn as GM when he placed in the role, and I'm very very happy to admit that I was incorrect. He can deservedly claim a lot of credit for the turnaround.

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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Picturing Erling Haaland being sold at police auction like a drug lord's speedboat.

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Historical Marker Ahead @historicalmarker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hey Chicago South Siders (and others): please go to rhschallenge.square.site and help the Ridge Historical Society hire an archivist to go through the massive piles of history from the Beverly and Morgan Park neighborhoods. @sorenspicknall.bsky.social @suesswassersee.bsky.social

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Ridge Historical Society: $10,000 Matching Challenge

An anonymous donor has generously provided a $10,000 matching grant to help us preserve that history—help to unlock it!

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Great Things Happen in Chicago" needs to be the city's new motto

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Sox Translator シカホワ @soxtranslator.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Munetaka Murakami to Japanese media: “At first, people said I’d joined a really bad team and all that, but now, getting to experience a moment like this with such great teammates, I’m really happy.” #WhiteSox

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¡matt! ✶✶✶✶ @mattfromchicago.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Nobody deserves it more than you, Big Al

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

most wins by a team following at least three consecutive 100+ loss seasons: 2026 White Sox: 82 2014 Astros: 70 1965 Senators: 70 1925 Boston Braves: 70 They’re the first team to make the playoffs following even 2 straight 100-loss szns

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Also, is it a real celebration if its being recorded live, and I'm being dissuaded from shouting out a string of expletives in celebration?

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Should be Beer-only for celebrations until you win the Pennant. Then you can get champagne.

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Feel especially happy for guys like Vargas, Benny, Burke, and Martin who survived the 2024 season and fought through the 100 loss season sto be here for the turnaround and playoff appearance.

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Like I said yesterday, this has been an amazing season. Another 20 game improvement. The playoffs! No one expected the playoffs this year. This has been such a fun season for the White Sox.

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

6 innings from glory. C'mon Sox

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It'd be nice if the Sox won the division, but making the playoffs at all after being an awful 100 loss team for 3 years in a row and having zero expectations coming into the season, is a roaring success for the team and it should be treated as such.

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The biggest draw to this movie for me is how much of every scene is a work or a shoot... perpetuated by both Fielder and Holmes. We know Fielder plays with the line between truth and fiction, and Holmes has an incentive to control the image she is portraying. I'm going to wonder what is truly real.

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

most wins by a team following at least three consecutive 100+ loss seasons: 2026 White Sox: 81 2014 Astros: 70 1965 Senators: 70 1925 Boston Braves: 70 Related: no team has made the playoffs following even 2 straight 100-loss szns Yet

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Putting on the ballcap and flannel to go out for the first time in the fall. youtu.be/j73gYxsxRrs?...

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21 24 gear up

YouTube video by Amos

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Allowing the most powerful segment of society to opt out of public services inevitably makes public services worse. This is why the existence of private schools inevitably makes public schools worse. A simple fact that seems hard for many to admit. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/private-sc...

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Private Schools Are Bad for Society

The starting point for any honest discussion.

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Sara Heymann @go-for-a-walk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Riot Fest and the city of Chicago continue to destroy our public park for private profit, while the only grocery store in North Lawndale just closed.

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Zach 🐷🤠 @zrau.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Sick of this shit so I made a meme

Bart Simpson hitting Homer with a chair as he sits in a bath. Captions:

Bart - modern sports broadcasting
The chair - sports gambling ads
Homer - me just wanting to watch a game

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

These next couple games of him starting are the fork in the road for the Tyson Bagent experience: Either we're going to be done with this nonsense forever or meatheads are going to call for him to start over Caleb the rest of the season. There's no middle ground

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I very much want them to get Riot Fest the hell out of the West Side. Move it to Horner Park or something.

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I wish more of the conversation was purely about housing displacement, because to me that's by far the most pressing concern. Changing vibes & demos of a neighborhood is more of a personal problem, people being involuntarily pushed out of their housing is THE most important thing to fight against.

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cmitown @cmitown.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The transplant discoure is all about people's relation to new people moving in and the perceived social and political power those people have: because of the person's traits and/or how many of them moving in. It's the fear of losing something. Either being the catered to demographic or your housing

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Beverly Tweetmaker @bvrlytweetmaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If Williams actually starts against the Eagles, there can only be one explanation:

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jacki @jacki.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I think a good amount of the folks mocking Williams’ reaction to his injury are the same folks who mocked him for wearing nail polish. Clocking their toxicity like 💅

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