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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A couple weeks ago a tech from the gas company responded to a call and ended up buying pie and has been back like twice a week, bringing coworkers with him. If this isn't an AU I don't know what is.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As is tradition, I wish you a very

A costumed Lori Lightfoot wishes you a happy Oct. 1

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"I feel like vandalism is the best crime you can commit because it gives the place character." My youngest kid, while watching Into the Spider-Verse

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 19/09/2026

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

Rotating view from the top of the Shedd Aquarium where Chicago meets Lake Michigan. // Image captured at (local time): 2026-09-18 22:36:09 CDT (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: fox32chicago.com // Current Temp in Chicago: 71 F | 21 C // Precip: overcast clouds // Wind: ESE at 9 mph | 15 kph // Humidity: 76%

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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nancy 9/7/26 … Happy Labor Day 🛠️

8 Hours for Work, 8 Hours for Rest, 8 Hours for What We Will. Based on a screenprint by Ricardo Levins Morales after the organizing work done by Robert Owen.

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pork, cheese, broccoli rabe @garlicbuffalo.gobirds.biz · 01/09/2025

happy labor day

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

“How soon?” asked Toad. “Quite soon,” said Frog.

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Without saying your age, what is your favourite movie that came out when you were 20 years old? (I had a really hard time choosing between this one and Return of the King)

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Eternal Sunshine Of Spotless Mind Kiss Scene

Alt: Eternal Sunshine Of Spotless Mind Kiss Scene

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Deanbird @deanbird.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's September 1st, boss

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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Skyline in September. Today on the first day of the month in Chicago.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My photos of tonight's lunar eclipse as seen in Chicago's Uptown. The first picture is from 10:40 p.m. The second is from 11:13 p.m., when the eclipse was at its peak.

The moon seen during a lunar eclipse. The lower portion of it appears dark red, while a band at the top of the circle is bright white.

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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

High in the sky and the clouds cleared just in time to show the Blood Moon during the Partial Lunar Eclipse this evening. Captured at 11:19pm over Chicago.

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

learned something new about myself tonight when I called @shoelessmonkey.bsky.social over to see a weird spider that was on the floor and then absolutely lost my shit when it disappeared & reappeared on the side of the couch. guess who is Not the spider remover in this household (hint: this guy)

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

heated rivalry AU where everything is the same but this is the bottle Ilya hands Shane

screenshot from threads of Rhys promoting a Rhys Darby branded water bottle. his thread reads "OMG look at these water bottles. imagine taking that to the gym or on a hiking adventure!"

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your photo roll.

a photo of the sky taken from a 7-11 parking lot. (there's also a car and a currency exchange in the photo but that's not what we're focusing on)

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

just saw a man checking out podcasting equipment and was hit with the impulse to pull the fire alarm

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

once again, I didn't *need* to take my kid to his archery thing, but there can be perks to playing chauffeur

my outstretched legs sitting on a throw blanket that's littered with shoes, a water bottle, and crochet stuff. lake Michigan is just in front of me

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

the oldest just tried logging into the Disney app and it suddenly wanted gender information, which he put down as Prefer Not To Say while declaring "you're not getting my information, government"

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

we can have a little good news. as a treat.

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

44 years ago today, the first CD was produced. What is the first CD you owned? (I've always purchased my CDs in 3s, and I don't know if it's because of my indecision the very first time I spent money on CDs 🤷)

the album cover for Matchbox 20's Yourself or Someone Like You

the album cover to Chumbawumba's Tubthumper

the album art for Third Eye Blind's self-titled release

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

my kid has been playing Horse Magnifier and we can't stop laughing. he keeps saying "this was made in 2026" and "this only cost $3"

a picture of one of the...puzzles? levels? of Horse Magnifier

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I'm starting to wonder if the reason I've never felt like a grown-up is that I've never had a job that treated me like an adult with experience in their field. well. that and my deep appreciation of fart jokes.

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

orientation for work is tomorrow morning. I was at my last job for 13 years and boy oh boy did I forget about New Job Jitters

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

did I need to stick around downtown after taking my kid to meet up with his friends? not really. did I need to hang out in Millennium Park with a giant iced coffee and listen to @ologies.bsky.social? yeah I did

the bandshell at the pritzker pavilion with skyscrapers behind it

the lattice work thing over the lawn at the pritzker bandshell

the bean, a bunch of people appreciating the bean, and some buildings behind the bean

a side view of the pavilion and some buildings

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 08/08/2026

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

Northern view from Lake Point Tower overlooking the Chicago shoreline where it meets Lake Michigan. // Image captured at: 2026-08-08 16:06:11 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: youtube.com/@LakefrontLive // Current Temp in Chicago: 80 F | 27 C // Precip: few clouds // Wind: NW at 5 mph | 8 kph // Humidity: 69%

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

another excellent visit to the Montrose bird sanctuary

in the foreground is a bunch of native prairie plants, and the background is the Chicago skyline

more prairie plants and a sliver of Lake Michigan

a congregation of birds and chipmunks enjoying the feast scattered on the ground for them by a senior citizen

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

"all I need to remember how old the original Star Wars movies are is to remember that the first one came out before the last beheading happened." -my youngest kid is full of fun facts

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

sometimes your friend apologizes for a "late" Christmas present but I think one could argue there's no time limit on perfect gifts #ofmd

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large language marge @mcdonalds.help · 29/07/2026

as a Chicagoan it's weird to see all these stories about Mamdani doing stuff that don't first pass through three weeks of 50 absolutely inscrutable alderpeople batting around the idea before settling on the most clownish perversion of the original concept you can imagine

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

all things must end, regrettably. (also I decided I need to read this and rewatch the series before I watch the movie and I'm almost done with my rewatch)

a copy of Heartstopper volume 6 being held aloft

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

driving home around noon and it looked like it was dusk (except the streetlights didn't know it). came home to see a branch of my in-laws tree down in front of their place (everything & everyone is fine, other than the tree itself).

an incredibly dark sky looming over the north side. my phone didn't capture how truly dark it was at this point. this almost makes it look like a filming location for Twilight, actually

a fairly large tree branch, downed across a sidewalk

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

an older gentleman just told me "you have very interesting things" after perusing my dead grandparents tchotchkes and a little kid was very pumped to bug some Ninja Turtles bike gear my kids outgrew and let me tell you I wasn't expecting so many emotions at the neighborhood yard sale

a yard sale with a bunch of stuff on tables under a canopy

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Overheard in Lincoln Park today: "Well, they say you're not a true New Yorker until you cry on the train so maybe the same is true of throwing up on a Chicago sidewalk."

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

proposing a worldwide ban on perfume and cologne and onions until we get everyone's migraines under control

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

me: [wearing my Blackbeard's Fencing Club shirt by @politestmenace.bsky.social ] my youngest: established 1983? that's pretty recent. me: it's the same year I was established kid: I meant pretty recent for Blackbeard me: 😮😶😑 @shoelessmonkey.bsky.social : ...well it *is* an AU

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

my actual favorite is so old I still had blond hair and I can't find it on my phone (I dressed up as my dad. it was uncanny). so here's the year after our sister in law made us some incredible replica Mass Effect prop guns. we already had ME hoodies so it was easy to go as Shepard and Tali.

a couple of nerds wearing Mass Effect hoodies (Tali and Shepard, respectively), and holding prop Mass Effect guns. Tali is wearing a reflective face mask because it was easier to hand than an actual Tali helmet

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

mom said it's our turn with the air particulate

a screenshot reporting Very Unhealthy air for Chicago, IL with an AQI of 235

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

the heat was miserable but I really did enjoy being downtown so early this morning

a picture of the sears tower (among other things)

the Flamingo at the Federal Plaza, taken from slightly underneath it

the Loop weather bell. the bell is blue in this picture

4 bright pink posters that all read "the baddest bitches are in Chicago." it appears to be an ad for Adela, whatever that is

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Stephanie Skora @stephanieskora.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We're BAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!! Y'all, the Midterm General Election is only 11 weeks away, so its time for #GirlIGuess to kick back into gear! #VoterGuide #Election2026 #Chicago #Voting

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

me: I need to take a lap around the block to work off these nerves before this interview 80% humidity at 7:30am: you fool. you absolute idiot.

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Midge, but spooky 🧙 @midgiepie.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

shout out to my eldest, who visited the Catacombs in Paris today and referred to it as "the bone zone". I've been thinking about it all day 😅

a photo of the catacombs, as sent to me by an 18 year old

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