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Abby The Cleric @abbythecleric.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Every market artist's worst nightmare just happened to Mari- its windy enough a tent leg snapped. She's having to call it, drive two hours, home before she could even open Good excuse for us to spend the day tomorrow working on her online store- (artescamp.myshopify.com if you wanna peek)

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 18/09/2026

I'm a third of the way to my $1,500 goal supporting Scarleteen's great work and great people; Scarleteen is free & relies on a volunteers, but paid staff keep the organization going & grant funders are steering clear of sex ed so they REALLY need the help this year. pro.gofundme.com/fundraiser/7...

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Brooke @definestrange.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

When I was 20, I had one of the deepest depressive episodes I've ever experienced, flunked out of college because I never left my room, and basically imploded my entire life plan. I think 20 year old me would be surprised I'm still alive.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Chicagoland rapid responders are reporting ICE detainments this morning out in the west/northwest suburbs of Elgin and Bloomingdale/Carol Stream, with more activity in Addison/Villa Park. As of 10 a.m. there is also an alert for activity in the Chicago neighborhood of Humboldt Park.

COMMUNITY ALERT – ELGIN, IL 🚨
📅 Today – 9/10/2026
🕥 5:39 AM
📍Location: McLean – EFM parking lot
🧊 CONFIRMED: ICE presence in the area. 1 person detained.
🚗 Vehicles Observed:
• Black SUVs
• Nissan Armada
• Nissan Pathfinder
⚠️ Take precautions and stay alert in the area.

🚨09/10/2026 –CAROL STREAM, IL🚨
‼️EVITAN LA ZONA LOS CARROS DE LA MIGRA VAN SUR DE GARY AVE‼️
⏰8:45am
📍 Gary Ave. y Army Trail Rd. – Gasolinera Speedway
🧊 CONFIRMADO: Presencia de ICE en el área.
⚠️ 2 personas detenidas
🚗 Vehículos Observados:
• Nissan Pathfinder Negra – Placa Illinois: FZ63978
• Ford Edge Negra – Placa Illinois: ED72163
• Ford Explorer Negra – Placa Illinois: BD48453
• Nissan Pathfinder Negra – Placa Illinois: GC12085
• Nissan Armada Negra - Placa Illinois: FA33272
• Ford Explorer Negra - Placa Illinois: GC12067

🚨09/10/2026 – ADDISON, IL🚨
!!️AVOID THE AREA!!️
⏰9:30AM
📍 STREET: Army Trail Rd.
🧊 CONFIRMED: ICE presence in the area.
🚗 Vehicles Observed:
• Black Ford Explorer – Illinois License Plate: BD4black• Black Ford Explorer - Illinois License Plate: GC12067

🚨 ALERTA COMUNITARIA – HUMBOLDT PARK, IL 🚨
📅 Hoy - 09/10/2026
🕥 10:00 a.m.
📍 Chicago y Lawndale
🧊 CONFIRMADO : Se confirma la presencia de ICE en el area.
🚗 Vehículos Observados:
Ford Explorer Negro GA20535

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Brooke @definestrange.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Saw "City on the Edge of Forever" and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home in a movie theater tonight and now I'm headed home to dive into a pile of vintage fanzines. Who could ask for more?

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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 26/08/2026

The best way to honor the two who have left us recently, imo, is to keep being as gay as possible

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026

I've never seen such an effort to censor a document as I have the Amnesty International report on gender critical groups because of JK Rowling. They removed the report from the Wayback Machine and now I got a DMCA strike on my Google Drive for having it. It was deleted and removed from my account.

A screenshot of an email viewed in dark mode with the subject line "Google DMCA Violation." The email from Google informs the recipient that they have received a notification under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that some of their materials allegedly infringe on copyrights. It explains the removal process, mentions that notice details will be posted on Lumen, warns against repeated violations, and lists one affected Google Drive URL at the bottom

A nearly identical mobile browser screenshot of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. It shows a search for the same Amnesty International UK resources URL, resulting in the same message: "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."

A mobile browser screenshot of the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. A URL for an Amnesty International UK resources page is entered in the search bar, but the page displays the message: "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."

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Brooke @definestrange.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I so fucking sick of fatphobia from people who are ostensibly politically progressive. It's exhausting and demoralizing.

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✧𝔰𝔭𝔬𝔬𝔨𝔶 𝔪𝔲𝔡 𝔰𝔠𝔞𝔪𝔭✧ @altaudge.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

i don’t have post notifications on for anyone, if i like your post immediately it’s just because i am On Here

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Daniella @daniellamazzio.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

My good friends at the Chicago Reader (cc: @chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social) are being offered contract proposals that would strip away long-held benefits. Having just won the dang paper a *dang award,* I sent a letter to management. Join me in showing solidarity! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Tell Noisy Creek the Chicago Reader Union deserves a fair contract

We, the Chicago Reader Union, have been bargaining a new contract with Noisy Creek management since February 2026. Despite our sacrifices and dedication, management has consistently put forward propo...

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 17/07/2026

Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

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Brooke @definestrange.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

This is a cat check point. Relinquish your most recent cat picture on your phone.

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Joseph Fink, we're going to win @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

My hate of AI is bottomless and pure, and there is no mewling argument in favor of it in any circumstance that will move me an inch

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Chuck Sudo @bportseasoning.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I live here on purpose.

A view of the Chicago skyline at night, from North Avenue Beach.

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

“Between 2023, when Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling took office, and 2025, the number of times police officers used force against a member of the public increased approximately 35.8%, according to CPD data.”

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CPD’s Increasing Use of Force Requires a ‘Full-Scale Review’: Illinois Attorney General

Between 2023, when Mayor Brandon Johnson and Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling took office, and 2025, the number of times police officers used force against a member of the public increased approxim...

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Brooke @definestrange.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Always repost Toshiro Mifune

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daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

reshare for alt text, republicans and rich people who want to privatize mail have been lying about the USPS and trying to push this narrative longer than I've been alive, and imposing massive financial burdens on it to make it "insolvent"

Facts You Should Know
The USPS is not in debt
The USPS is not losing money
The USPS costs taxpayers exactly $0
The USPS has always been self-sustaining
The USPS is the largest employer of veterans
The USPS employes over 500,000 people
The USPS is explicitly authorized by the Constitution

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lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

PLEASE y'all, file witness slips in opposition of this ILGA bill that would require OPERATING SYSTEM-LEVEL AGE VERIFICATION. This is a bad bill on privacy and a bad bill on rights and a technical nightmare with terrible implications. There is no implementation of this that would be good.

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Brooke @definestrange.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Search your camera roll for “hell”

Family: "Heaven gained another angel" Me in Hell: (an image of a skeleton with two long, flame-producing weapons standing on top of a pile of bones and surrounded my monsters in a red-orange hellscape. The skeleton is saying "where's my fuckin cat?!")

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/01/2026

If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson

I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger

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Brooke @definestrange.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

no new pictures. where your head at?

A small brown frog. It is very oval shaped and frowning.

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Bennett Tomlin @bft.wtf · 09/06/2025

ICE has only existed since 2003. A Bush-era creation, it is a militarized federal secret police that has been imbued with the Supreme Court with the unconstitutional power to ignore the fourth amendment. Abolishing it and salting the earth where it grew is the moderate stance.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

the point is that together we can find a way. the point is that. together.

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Brooke @definestrange.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

My phone has astigmatism, but enjoy Moonpie under the tree.

A black cat lying under a lit Christmas tree. He is lying on a red and black Buffalo plaid tree skirt. The Christmas tree lights have a halo effect around them from the camera.

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KJ Shepherd @kjshepherd.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

It's your birthday, Duane.

Duane Kearns Puryear, holding his panel for the AIDS Memorial Quilt. It reads, in block letters: "My name is Duane Kearns Puryear. I was born on December 20, 1964. I was diagnosed with AIDS on September 7, 1987 at 4:45 PM. I was 22 old. Sometimes, it makes me very sad. I made this panel myself. If you are reading it, I am dead..."

There are several great resources to learn about Duane, his advocacy, his family, his panel, and the politics of memory and re-creation, especially this one by The Dallas Way: http://www.thedallasway.org/stories/written/2021/9/19/duane-puryears-and-the-quilt-panel

Duane Puryear died in 1991.

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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 15/12/2025

sir goony mini golf, flying saucer, chattanooga, tennessee, 1986

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Brooke @definestrange.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

In the early 00's, Scarleteen was my resource for factual sex ed. I grew up in Georgia and the only sex ed we got in (public!) school was abstinence-only and full of misinformation. I can't even remember how I came across the site, but it was invaluable. Let's keep it going for the next generation!

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Stephanie Kollmann @slkollmann.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

If SNAP serves ~1 in 8 Every person in the US - each person in your household - must donate an entire day's worth of food per week to compensate. If you know 3 people who do not donate, you'd need to donate 12 meals/week Point: do everything you can; also PUSH bc there is only 1 realistic solution

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Deaderick M. @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Happy National Coming Out Day, folks.

... I say that it is time to open the closet door and let in the fresh air and the sunshine; it is time to doff and to discard the secrecy, the disguise, and the camouflage; it is time to hold up your heads and to look the world squarely in the eye as the homosexuals that you are, confident of your equality, confident in the knowledge that as objects of prejudice and victims of discrimination you are right and they are wrong, and confident of the rightness of what you are and of the goodness of what you do; it is time to live your homosexuality fully, joyously, openly, and proudly, assured that morally, socially, physically, psychologically, emotionally, and in every other way:
Gay is good. It is.
The Same Sex:
An Appraisal of Homosexuality by Frank Kameny

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 09/10/2025

Chat is it a good sign that it took national reporters an entire month to finally pay attention to the third largest metro in the country being invaded

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lumberjack wharfie @lumberjackwharfie.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I guess I shouldn't be *surprised* but it is making my head spin that the feds have shot two people, with live rounds, killing one of them, in Chicagoland in recent weeks, and in both cases they were very clearly found to be lying about what happened, and essentially nothing is happening about it.

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

here's my take: I think humans are really fucking good. inherently. I think we are amazingly kind and giving. and everything about the world we live in is an attempt to stop us from being that. I think our societies step in to stop us from being good. I think our culture punishes us. but we ARE good

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

You are all so important. Chicago is showing up in so many ways. Find your lane and invite people to join you. If your thing doesn't suit them, help them figure out what does. I love and believe in this city, and you should, too.

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

right now, we have no clue how many people ice has kidnapped in chicagoland under "operation midway blitz." masked feds are snatching people from their cars, from gas stations, from sidewalks. loved ones don't hear anything—sometimes for days. this is what it means to "disappear" people.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Reporters on the ground in Chicago are screaming to be heard over the false narrative that Pritzker defeated Trump there. PLEASE listen to them.

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Brooke @definestrange.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I don't know if it's my favorite but it's definitely up there.

A Tumblr text thread that reads
Feelsemotions said bitch
Graynard: blocked
Feelsemotions: wait unblock me I need to tell you something
Graynard: unblocked.
Feelsemotions: bitch

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