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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 27m
I didn't think I'd like the old series as much as the 2011 movie but it's soooo good
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 3h
accidentally sitting under the TV facing everyone at a Survivor watch night help
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 5h
this is praxis
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 5h
seems like everything I do at work lately is just verschlimmbessurung and it doesn't feel great
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 23h
BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 30/09/2026
autumn is coming, but a small flock of chimney swifts twittered overhead and a lone cicada still sang. it ain't over yet
closeup on a sunflower in full bloom on a street parkway. there's a dark orange ring haloing the center of the yellow flower petals
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Rebecca @rebeccakell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hammers up this Saturday!!! Still time to donate to help me help women move into homeownership! Help build more housing stock in Chicago! This helps everyone as a rising tide raises ALL boats! Can you donate $50
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 29/09/2026
illuminated
a tortoiseshell tabby cat, who is very ready for dinner (good dinner, not the kibbles still in her bowl) sits on a dark brown desk in front of a computer monitor (showing just the new tab page on a Firefox window). she is illuminated by setting sunshine from the window out of frame. her expression is so serene and patient. she is the Saint of Stop Working Already and Prepare My Delicious Wet Food With Medications Please
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 29/09/2026
I should watch the Twilight Zone
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 29/09/2026
lake forever data centers NEVER
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 28/09/2026
dang!! I've seen Cooper's the last three times I've been riding on the LFT, they're prolific over there
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 28/09/2026
holy moly. was it pure luck? how would you even be able to plan for that shot?
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 28/09/2026
I am interested! pretty sure my calendar is free that Sunday
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 28/09/2026
I'll check them all out, thanks again!
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 28/09/2026
@developer.chrome.com @webdevs.firefox.com
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 28/09/2026
personally I'm ambivalent about carrot cake at best but here all day for cream cheese frosting
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 28/09/2026
I wish browser dev tools had an option to warn before closing a tab bc I keep accidentally hitting cmd-w to close a file in the sources/debugger pane and it closes the whole ding dang tab
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 28/09/2026
yes please, thanks!
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 28/09/2026
the bakery we got my mom's birthday cake from understood the assignment w/r/t carrot cake: cream cheese frosting. tons of it.
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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Harvest Moon rising behind Chicago Harbor Lighthouse on Saturday evening in Chicago.
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 28/09/2026
thinking about becoming a watch guy. are there any good watch stores in Chicago?
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 28/09/2026
συγγνώμη;
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Andy Boyle @andymboyle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
when you see a giant empty parking lot that should be housing
A NYTimes screenshot with faces: 

Erica, 40, Republican, Latino, customer service Bad.
Pam, 66, Republican, white, retired Amoral.
Becky, 51, Democrat, white, retail Disgusting.
Robert S., 52, Republican, Latino, human resources Two words: morally corrupt.
Hitesh, 57, Republican, Asian, looking for work
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 28/09/2026
ugh now I feel like I should do it on "fuck you pay me" principle
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 28/09/2026
I got the same email, that amount doesn't feel like it's even worth the trouble of trying to claim
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Laurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This week Chicago City Council unanimously passed a resolution honoring Chicago's rapid response networks and other Chicagoans who stepped up to respond to Operation Midway Blitz
WHEREAS, on September 8, 2025, the Trump Administration launched “Operation 
Midway Blitz,” unleashing a militarized immigration enforcement campaign across Chicago and 
the surrounding region that brought masked and heavily armed federal agents into our 
neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, commercial corridors and public spaces; and
WHEREAS, during Operation Midway Blitz, federal agents conducted warrantless 
arrests and discriminatory stops, deployed chemical agents in residential neighborhoods, 
engaged in dangerous vehicle pursuits, used extreme physical force, and carried out 
enforcement operations that spread fear and chaos throughout Chicago; and
WHEREAS, federal agents operated in masks and military-style gear, traveled in 
unmarked vehicles, and used tactics that made parents afraid to take their children to school, 
seniors afraid to seek medical care, workers afraid to report to their jobs, families afraid to shop 
for groceries, and residents afraid to simply walk the streets of the neighborhoods they call 
home; and
WHEREAS, in the face of this campaign of fear, Chicagoans refused to surrender their 
communities or their values; and
WHEREAS, across communities throughout Chicago, residents built rapid-response 
networks to bear witness to the actions of federal agents; and
WHEREAS, Rapid Responders woke before dawn and stayed out late into the night, 
lawfully patrolling neighborhood streets, monitoring federal activity, staffing hotlines and 
communications networks, verifying reports of immigration agents, documenting enforcement 
actions, and recording badge numbers and license plates; and
WHEREAS, in communities across Chicago, residents transformed the simple act of 
blowing an orange whistle into a declaration that no Chicagoan would be taken from our streets 
without their neighbors bearing witness; and
WHEREAS, Rapid Responders and community members continued this work even as 
observers, protesters, journalists and res…WHEREAS, Chicago's resistance did not end at the boundaries of our City, as the 
whistles, rapid-response networks, school escorts, neighborhood patrols and other strategies 
developed and strengthened here became a model for communities confronting unlawful 
immigration enforcement across the country; and
WHEREAS, Chicago is a city built by immigrants and working people, and our immigrant 
neighbors are not outsiders to be feared or political pawns to be exploited, but our coworkers, 
classmates, congregants, business owners, caregivers, friends and family members who make 
Chicago the city that it is; and
WHEREAS, at a moment when cruelty was intended to produce fear and fear was 
intended to produce silence, Chicago's Rapid Responders chose courage, solidarity and action; 
and
WHEREAS, Rapid Responders represent the best of Chicago— a city that protects its 
communities, stands up to injustice, refuses to be divided by race, birthplace or immigration 
status, and understands that our collective safety depends upon our willingness to fight for one 
another; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of 
Chicago, assembled this 23rd day of September, 2026, honor and express our profound 
gratitude to Chicago’s Rapid Responders and the thousands of residents, community 
organizations, faith institutions, legal advocates, neighborhood businesses and mutual-aid 
networks that lawfully protected and supported immigrant communities during Operation 
Midway Blitz; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Chicago recognizes the extraordinary 
courage of those who put their own safety at risk to bear witness, sound the alarm, document 
abuses, accompany their neighbors and ensure that immigrant families knew they were not 
alone; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we commit to remembering not only what was done 
to Chicago during Operation Midway Blitz, but what Chicagoans did for one another i…
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 27/09/2026
the turn onto 71st was the most confusing part to me, I thought it had turned into a regular sidewalk. I also wanted more fanfare lol. utilitarian minimalism is fine too I guess
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 27/09/2026
LFT is great when you want to ride your bike but you don't want to make any decisions. just follow the path
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 27/09/2026
feels like it's not so far away now! I also got to experience the, ah, creative new pavement striping
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 27/09/2026
back to the start for completion's sake. E2E LFT ride complete
back at the 0.0mi Lakefront Trail sign. the sign is now shaded by the high rises blocking the sun from the west. the background is still brightly illuminated by afternoon sun. my gravel bike is leaning against the sign with a high-vis pannier on the rear rack
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 27/09/2026
their sushi is really good fwiw
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 27/09/2026
lake forever bike for now
dark blue Lake Michigan, concrete waterfront in foreground, bright blue sky with wispy clouds overhead
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 27/09/2026
oof the return trip is gonna be rough
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 27/09/2026
*turns onto 71st* ohhh stinky
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 27/09/2026
found it (no mile marker sign that I can see)
sign marking the Lake Front Trail at South Shore Cultural center at the beginning of a paved path marked with a yellow median line. also shaded by trees. a sign in the background has an icon of a bicycle with the word "Lakefront" and an arrow pointing to the path
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 27/09/2026
and begin
Lakefront Trail mile marker sign 0.0. second sign says "bike trail ahead". shaded by green trees on a sunny day
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 27/09/2026
maybe I'll also discover what you mean by this 🤔
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 27/09/2026
maybe I'll go find the south end of the LFT
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 26/09/2026
I'm so glad you're okay, goodness sakes
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 26/09/2026
finally eh?
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 26/09/2026
every single time I hear random fireworks...
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 25/09/2026
if anti-necromancy counts, Sabriel by Garth Nix. been meaning to listen to the audiobook which was narrated by Tim Curry!
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 25/09/2026
let the record show I was 100% sober when this occurred to me
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 25/09/2026
thinking about how a lap is a body part you only have sometimes
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 25/09/2026
extremely relatable. good luck and safe travels!
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Phineas @phineas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Maybe I should have led with this photo from the end of the carousel. Don't want anyone to miss it. Punk AF.
Juvenile green heron in profile standing and looking to the left, with the sun bringing out all the greens and blues and reds in their feathers. They've also got all their green head feathers standing in a mohawk. Punk's not dead.
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 25/09/2026
omg can I come too
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 25/09/2026
I plead the fifth
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 25/09/2026
my pepper!!
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public universal reply guy @llkats.com · 24/09/2026
kind of rude of me to characterize somebird's dining room as a crime scene tbh
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