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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 21/09/2026
great news! | patreon.com/lubchansky
PANEL 1: A TECH BRO running through the street, holding a laptop over his head.
TECH BRO: GREAT NEWS! I THINK I WROTE THE COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO KILL EVERYONE.

PANEL 2: MATTIE peers at the laptop, which just says KILL ALL HUMANS on it, with a blinking cursor. Another WOMAN runs away.
MATTIE: IT LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST TYPED A SENTENCE HERE ON THE LATPOP.
WOMAN: AHHH! DON'T LET IT NEAR THE NUKES!

PANEL 3: The TECH BRO shakes his head.
TECH BRO: NO. YOU CRETIN, YOU DON'T TRULY UNDERSTAND ITS CAPABILITIES.
TECH BRO: PLUS, IT'S SCRAPED FROM SOMEONE *ELSE* TYPING IT. IDIOT.

PANEL 4: A BUSINESSMAN hands the SCIENTIST a big bag of money. The space behind him is also filled with bags.
BUSINESSMAN: HERE IT IS! EVERY PIECE OF CURRENCY EVER MINTED INCLUDING COINS FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD
TECH BRO: THANK YOU.
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k @karlyn-darlin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Me, a monthly Talarico donor, vs my inbox and spam texts
A screenshot from Tears of the Kingdom: Link encounters Addison, who struggles to hold up a crude wooden sign


(Context: The player has around 80 identical encounters with Addison in the game. Each time, he holds a billboard promoting President Hudson, which he can neither erect nor abandon without your support.)
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🇮🇹🤌🏻🏳️‍🌈 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓰𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓮 🏳️‍🌈🤌🏻🇮🇹 @mythrilcuir.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My favorite pic from @theuncannyexp.bsky.social, with @karlyn-darlin.bsky.social
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k @karlyn-darlin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I haven't posted in years, never updated the app from Twitter to X, and have no clue what my password even was. If you've been on there and saw something weird from my old account, lmk. Otherwise, I think this is as fine an end to that era as any.
An email from X (formerly Twitter):
Hello (the realest realist),
 
Your account, karlyn_darlin, was reported and has been suspended for violating the X Rules.
 
Specifically, for:
 
Violating our rules against inauthentic behaviors.
 
You may not use our services to engage in inauthentic activity that undermines the integrity of X.
 
Note that if you attempt to evade a suspension by creating new accounts, we will suspend your new accounts. If you wish to appeal this suspension, please contact our support team.
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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
you can just say stuff
I got up and started asking other Melanias what was going on and got no answers, but was able to start cataloguing the Melanias. Glass Melania was careful. Intrepid Melania spoke at length about her startup. There were two Magnetized Melanias stationed at opposing extremes of the theater that Melania the Scientist told me could sit nowhere near each other even if they wished to. Metal Melania hovered and trembled at the center of the room. Horned Melania intimidated me. Leaping Melania was held down by two physically robust Melanias.
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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Vega said in many cases, “There are already people doing the work. Find them and look to help.” It's why Sinker says he's a "small cog" in a system of people galvanized to act by the brutality they’ve witnessed. “They come back; we’re back too. There’s no other option.”
chicago.suntimes.com
Chicagoans send 150,000 whistles to cities besieged by federal immigration agents
On Friday, Emily Hilleren and Lauren Vega ferried a care package containing whistles and instructional zines to Minneapolis, the focus of the latest federal immigration action.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
And listen. ICE doesn’t care about your passport anyway. They detain US citizens constantly. None of this is actually about immigration. It never was, but they aren’t even pretending anymore.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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k @karlyn-darlin.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
This is our year y'all www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...
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Mary Pustejovsky @mpusto.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
People want to walk and bike in the winter. It’s this sort of thing that makes it hard. Imagine trying to push a stroller or using a wheelchair. Yet the road was so clear I saw drivers speeding (feedback boards flashing). Priorities!
A curb cut blocked by snowA crosswalk blocked by snow
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
I have come to the idea that we have to collectively, brutally, ritualistically kill Target just to show capital that we truly aren’t fucking around.
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Abe Goldfarb @abegoldfarb.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
when someone tells me not to use em dashes because AI uses em dashes
Scene from OFFICE SPACE with Michael Bolton replying to Samir Nagheenanajar:

“No way. Why should I change?
He's the one who sucks.”
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Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
LGBTQ+ leaders and longtime HIV/AIDS activists gathered at the AIDS Garden Chicago on World AIDS Day for a ceremony that blended remembrance with a call to action. My latest for @windycitytimes.com
windycitytimes.com
‘We will not politicize public health’: Chicago advocates decry federal cuts at World AIDS Day remembrance  - Windy City Times
LGBTQ+ leaders and longtime HIV/AIDS activists gathered at the AIDS Garden Chicago on World AIDS Day for a ceremony that blended remembrance with a call to action. The program was held at the base of ...
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k @karlyn-darlin.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Cancel your subscription until Spotify stops helping ICE terrorize our communities. app.sosha.ai/s/WVPdnjrf
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Spotify: Wrapped in complicity
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k @karlyn-darlin.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, the federal agency behind mass deportation and surveillance of immigrant communities. Cancel your Spotify subscription. #DontStreamFascism app.sosha.ai/s/mPBI4ta6
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Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
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Dawn Xiana Moon @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
This is an incredible speech, full of hope, substance, fight, care for the vulnerable, and community.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/11/2025
9. Despite the pleas of centrist consultants urging Dems to abandon trans people, it was those who targeted them who saw electoral fortunes collapse. For the first time in years, trans Americans can breathe and see evidence that the wave of anti-trans panic aimed at them may finally be receding.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/11/2025
8. These were only some of the many results that clearly broke for Dems and in favor of trans rights on Tuesday. In Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court maintained its 5-2 majority, with the Philadelphia Gay News reporting each justice that was retained had a record of protecting LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians.
epgn.com
PGN Election Endorsements: Protecting Progress, Justice and Representation - Philadelphia Gay News
As the Nov. 4 general election approaches, Philadelphia Gay News proudly announces its endorsements for several major elections across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. These races carry significant weight...
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/11/2025
7. In the biggest news, New York City elected Zohran Mamdani as mayor—a rebuke to his opponents’ anti-trans rhetoric and a victory built on an unapologetically pro-trans platform. Just weeks ago, Mamdani released a two-minute pro-trans ad set to transgender artist SOPHIE’s “It’s OK to Cry."
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As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support
The 2 minute ad features Sylvia Rivera's story, Mamdani's commitment to transgender people, and even music from the legendary late trans artist SOPHIE.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/11/2025
6. Similar results followed in New Jersey, where Dem Mikie Sherrill won decisively. Her opponent, Jack Ciattarelli, ran a platform centered around the forced outing of trans students and opposition to gender-affirming care. His campaign pushed ads accusing Sherrill of “pushing LGBTQ+ on children."
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Democrat Mikie Sherrill will win New Jersey governor’s race, CNN projects | CNN Politics
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill will win the race for governor in New Jersey, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, maintaining Democratic control of the seat one year after the state showed signs of shifting ...
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/11/2025
5. In Loudoun County—targeted by Trump with the revoking of federal funds after it defied his threats and upheld restroom access for trans students—voters rejected anti-trans candidate Muñoz Melendez. Instead, they elected April Moore Chandler and Ross C. Svenson, both supporters of trans rights.
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Loudoun County School Board Election 2025: 5 Candidates Projected To Win
Five candidates are leading in the elections for five Loudoun County School Board with all precincts reporting.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/11/2025
4. The victories in Virginia extended far beyond the governor’s race. Up and down the ballot, Democrats scored sweeping wins. Attorney General candidate Jay Jones clinched his race, and by 11 p.m. Tuesday, Democrats were leading in 65 House of Delegates contests. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Virginia Election Results
Get live results and maps from the 2025 Virginia elections.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/11/2025
3. The first major call of the night came in Virginia, where Democrat Abigail Spanberger quickly secured victory. By 11 p.m. Tuesday, she led Republican opponent Winsome Earle-Sears by 13 points, after Earle-Sears backers spent 57% of their ad money on anti-trans ads. bsky.app/profile/esqu...
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/11/2025
2. After race after race was called, Dems won by wide margins in contests where anti-trans rhetoric dominated. For all the centrist consultants urging Democrats to “moderate” or sacrifice trans people, the results suggest the opposite: conviction, is what wins.
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k @karlyn-darlin.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Read this whole thing.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.
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Derek Eder @derekeder.com · 23/10/2025
here's a list of shameful Chicagoland companies blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/23/c...
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Chicago-Area Companies Raked In Millions From Feds As Operation Midway Blitz Intensified
One Chicago-based company was awarded more than $7 million to relocate ICE employees while a suburban weapons manufacturer was paid nearly $1.5 million in two weeks to supply pepper balls and air-powe...
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Bit Bash Chicago @bitbashchicago.com · 23/07/2025
Some more shots from last week's Chicago Style! Thanks for floatin' with us, friends.
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Bit Bash Chicago @bitbashchicago.com · 19/07/2025
We did it! We put videogames on a river! Thank you SO much to everyone who came out to Chicago Style, our first annual fundraiser, together we earned $4000 for Bit Bash, the Lake Effect Fund, and Urban Rivers! Couldn't make it and still wanna fund Chicago artists? Donate at www.bitbashchicago.com.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Get on alert folks. We are getting pretty far down that “first they came for…” list. www.npr.org/2025/06/30/n...
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DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship
Denaturalization is a tactic heavily used during the McCarthy era and one that was expanded during the Obama administration and grew further during President Trump's first term. It's a tool usually us...
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
The article frames Skrmetti as a poor strategic gamble by activists. In reality, Tennessee passed a categorical ban applicable solely to transgender adolescents which was framed in sex-based terms. The choices were (a) challenge it or (b) concede defeat in advance and abandon trans teens nationwide.
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Chase Strangio @chasestrangio.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
I have spent my life fighting for justice alongside brilliant lawyers, organizers, activists and artists. And I am not stopping now or ever.
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
this speaks a bit to my argument about leaving twitter. it's not about ideological purity, it is about the fact that it's been turned into a political weapon for people who wish to use it to harm others. it's not the marketplace of ideas - you do not have to participate in this project! very simple!
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mike @vagabondvivant.com · 07/06/2025
This is a really sweet video about how small of a gesture it takes to make a big difference on how seen and valued someone feels
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k @karlyn-darlin.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Whatever's on the other end of this link could never compete with the listcicle in my mind
Screenshot from a NYT headline reads:
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Here are eight ways Elon Musk and President Trump could inflict pain on each other. →
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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy but I still like seeing them fight
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k @karlyn-darlin.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
My work trip flight just played am extended trailer for the 1995 film Clueless on everyone's seatback monitor, right after the safety briefing. 10/10
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
The fact that a Trump voter wants me to know that they did not vote for mass deportations is not interesting to me. What is interesting to me is what they plan to do about mass deportations, and I hope the answer isn't "I plan to ask you to assure me that I'm a good person."
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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
❌👑 WE'RE UNITED AGAINST KINGS. Trump, who's aiming for a 3rd term, is planning a self-aggrandizing military parade in DC. Together we'll mobilize in huge numbers to reject this corruption & abuse of power—it’s in our DNA as a country. Join us in Chicago, Daley Plaza, 12pm, Sat June 14. INFO/RSVP ⤵️
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No Kings Rally and March · Indivisible Chicago
In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings. Join Indivisible Chicago and our partner organizations for a rally and march in downtown Chicago as we come together to say NO KINGS! This national d...
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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 30/05/2025
@joshtpm.bsky.social is right on as usual talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-...
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Don’t Fall For Elon Inc.’s Press Campaign
We’re in the midst of a storm of articles — variously encomiums,...
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k @karlyn-darlin.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I didn't expect the boycott to be this easy
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k @karlyn-darlin.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
www.findtaylorcasey.com/a-day-with-t... Today is a great day to help support Taylor's family and the efforts to bring her home. #FindTaylorCasey
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dr mo and mr normal @redactedquirk.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
A screenshot from the Sims 2. The mother serenely sits at a computer while her baby is on fire on the floor beside her.
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onion person @junlper.beer · 20/05/2025
elon musk is “stepping away from politics” after he failed donald trumps test to buy him the wisconsin supreme court and now the job is to make sure no one forgets how evil elon musk is and how destructive he has been to the entire world
elon musk quote tweet:  “yes”

quoting sawyer merritt: “NEWS: elon musk says he will spending “a lot less” in the future on politics.  “i’ve done enough.  if i see a reason to do political spending i will, but i dont currently see a reason.”
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
This is an excellent piece.
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bunny knuckles @bibliogrrl.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Might need to make this the new white (lol) noise I sleep to.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Sometimes being a revolutionary is the only rational response.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
At this juncture I’d like to point out: * we’re on the brink of a golden age of medical healing * there’s enough money in the world to solve every problem in the world * a united approach could stop the climate crisis But a small group of sociopaths seeking personal power are going to throw it away.
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Original Berf of Chicagoland @kdc.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Brilliant brilliant
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k @karlyn-darlin.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Goodness
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