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I’m very much afraid of men. And I’m even more afraid of women. And I’m very much afraid of the whole bloody human race.

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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 6h

Took a (very) rainy walk through the Loop tonight. I was absolutely soaked, but my camera stayed dry enough.

The pavement in Chicago is wet from a day-long rain. Street and traffic lights reflect on the stored in vivid colors. In the foreground, a person with an umbrella is an out-of-focus silhouette

Calder's Flaming - an orange, abstract metal sculpture in Chicago stands in a wet, reflective plaza. The sculpture is reflected in the rain coating the plaza's stone pavers in the evening with buildings in the background

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 8h

More rain

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McKie's Disc Jockey Show Lounge @mckiesdjlounge.bsky.social · 11h

Play some Diz mark this milestone. Here's Gertrude at McKie's Disc Jockey Lounge with (l-r) husband Frank Sandiford, McKie Fitzhugh, Dizzy Gillespie, and Sonny Stitt.

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 15h

Correlation isn't causation but this was a few days after the Chicago cop copter was heavily trolling the north shore and Waukegan in particular.

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Marcel Krueger @marcelkrueger.bsky.social · 22h

Back in my home country for a while. From The October Country by Ray Bradbury, 1955.

OCTOBER COUNTRY
... that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and midnights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun.
That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain…

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A magical October wish for us all. 🖼️ Grasset

Autumn garden with woman in yellow dress raking leaves for October in calendar.

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

goodnight. may tomorrow bring a better world

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So apparently this is happening because Europe now forbids the export of the lethal injection drugs and the US manufacturers forbid their use in executions, so US prisons are using frankenstein drug cocktails that may or may not work, violating the 8th Amendment. And SCOTUS is fine with that.

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Was going to watch a scary movie tonight but cannot after this evening's news. This idiotic country can't even do state-sponsored murder without fucking it up. And people used to act like I was precious for opposing the death penalty! Oof...

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Every day this site breaks in another way...

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

One of my favorite things is when the sky turns an austere grey and the trees turn mustard yellow at the same time in the fall. Another of my favorite things is the splashing of tires and honking of horns on city streets in the rain. Blessed with both today.

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Kate Strasdin @katestrasdin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The graded shading that radiates outwards from the hip has created the impression of a firework launched into the night sky in a starburst of silver. You can almost hear the crackle of the sparks as they fade. Early #1920s #PalaisGalliera #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

A flapper style 1920s evening dress of black chiffon decorated almost entirely with silver beadwork in a firework design. It centres over one hip and then burst outwards in shaded silver lines

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tbh I have no idea what everyone on this site has been talking about for the past few days. I don't know what sport a Hawkeye is. I don't know who Eric Schmidt is. I don't know what happened at Cornell. This is an observation not a solicitation for info. I prefer to remain ignorant of these things.

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Andy Adams @flakphoto.news · 25/09/2026

Bluesky has got to be the quietest social network I've ever used. I don't get much engagement here, but I always find something interesting, often intellectually engaging, and occasionally something soulful. Unlearning my social media expectations might be the whole ball game.

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

AI's only relatably human characteristic is "became stupid after reading the internet."

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Victoria Haddock @vickyhaddock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This week's #TwentiesTuesday garment is this c. 1925 evening dress with an embroidered cream silk chiffon bodice and cap sleeves and a 'skirt' of long beaded fringe, attributed to Reville and Rossiter. London Museum collection. #fashionhistory

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

💔 No words for how much I madly adore Rohmer's L'Amour, l'après-midi. RIP.

Bernard Verley standing alone on a median in a boulevard in Paris in Chloe In the Afternoon.

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Gas is crazy expensive. We're waging a war we can't win. The President is a corrupt liar. People are joining cults. Country music and folk horror are popular. And this is the coat I have in my cart. What decade is it???

Yellow and brown plaid overcoat against a teal blue backdrop.

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Ryan Ottignon @ryaninevanston.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This is notable because an internal protocol implemented in July 2025 specifies that only supervisors should speak to agents, and the dispatch recordings do not include the low-spoken officer (if it were Sorisho) asking for guidance. It's unclear whether the protocol is still enforced. 17/

All,
As of January 13, 2025, the Evanston City Council approved Ordinance 17-O-25, which updates the City9s
Welcoming City Ordinance. This amendment strengthens protections for immigrant communities and brings our local
policies in line with recent changes in state law and best practices. This is a reminder for current personnel and an
update for new personnel.
The Evanston Police Department will not participate in any federal civil immigration enforcement. Officers and staff
are strictly prohibited from asking anyone about their immigration or citizenship status during any interaction. EPD
will not cooperate with or assist federal immigration agencies, including ICE or any other entity involved in
immigration enforcement.
The department is also prohibited from sharing data or accessing departmental databases for federal immigration
enforcement purposes unless explicitly required by law. We will not enter into any 287(g) agreements, which allow
local law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws. This continues our long-standing department policy and
follows state law.
Effective immediately, any requests or contact involving immigration enforcement and/or officials must be directed to
the highest-ranking supervisor on duty. Line-level officers must not respond to, engage with, or share information in
these cases. Officers must notify a supervisor right away for direction.
The Evanston Police Department will continue to support immigrant victims of crime, including by providing
assistance with U and T visa certifications as part of our victim services work. The City will also increase access to
immigration-related resources through 311 and other platforms.
These updates reflect our legal obligations and the values of our community. They reinforce Evanston9s commitment
to being a welcoming city for all people.

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Ryan Ottignon @ryaninevanston.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This photo, of an officer speaking with an agent at that intersection, was taken by a source who told me that he was the first officer they saw at the intersection. That's line-level EPD officer Oliver Sorisho on the right. (And here's Sorisho being sworn earlier this year.) 15/

Sorisho, in a blue EPD uniform, speaking to a plainclothes ICE agent with a camo vest on. It says "POLICE" on the back.

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Ryan Ottignon @ryaninevanston.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The man is only weakly heard in the background by five minutes into the audio file, even as the resident holds him in his arms. By 9:55:59 a.m., eight minutes after the call was transferred to Evanston 911, the man is reported unconscious. (The 911 call ends by then.) 10/

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Ryan Ottignon @ryaninevanston.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The agent responds in a stern tone as the man begs him to stop. "Stop fu— Stop resisting! Stop resisting!" It sounds like he is put in handcuffs: "Give me your other arm. Give me your other arm!" Then, a minute and 38 seconds in, the man tells the agent, "I'm a fucking U.S. citizen!" 4/

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Angry at the British again for making me aware of their freakish slang words.

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Chicago Alerts @chicagoalerts.com · 28/09/2026

🎬🚨 : Expect to see smoke special effects near U of C, Obama Center & Griffin Museum due to filming on Mon, 9/28 & Tues, 9/29 from 7am-5pm. No cause for alarm! 🎥🌁

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I seem to have fixed it by creating an account all over again from scratch with the same info and payment, which is a bit scammy because the next monthly charge wasn't due yet. I basically gave them an $11 bribe to get my account back. All for my beloved Rohmer...

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My contribution to today's discourse is that I haven't heard most contemporary music because I am old, but not because I'm stuck in a rut. I'm still actively discovering music made before I was born or before I came of age.

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Criterion Channel rolled out an update which completely nuked my subscription and watchlist. 😭

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Lake Michigan @lakemichigan13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I am more than 16,000 square kilometers bigger than Switzerland 🌊🌊

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It really does feel like this is the week summer became autumn. There is a certain energy back in the air.

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Kate Hagen 🦂 𓋹 🦂 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bryan Ferry is somehow 81 years old today + is still putting younger lads to shame with his absolute aura.

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Knitters inventing an armhole-less turtleneck slanket is the best news I have heard in like 6 years.

A woman, sitting in front of a fireplace, is adorned in The Garment, a full-length knit blanket with a turtleneck opening in the center to put your head through. The vibe is "dachshund who got up from a nap but the blanket is still draped over them as they walk through the house."

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

John Sloan, "Sunset, West 23rd Street," 1905-06

Painting of an early 20th-century city skyline, with blazing sunset. In the right foreground, a woman hangs laundry on a rooftop

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

historically accurate massachusetts content

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

That list is a good illustration of the type of nihilism that has a stranglehold on US TV. I would have included: Call The Midwife The Durrells in Corfu The Detectorists Babylon Berlin Borgen Call My Agent! Shetland The Terror Widow's Bay Sex & The City Grey's Anatomy Bridgerton

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

City Nerd had a bit about how timid Chicago pedestrians are and it's simply because the city is full of people that drive like total garbage ding dong assholes like this

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Voltaireon - 5 caustic French philosophers in a trenchcoat @shaidorsai.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Just found out that Dorothy Parker protested Sacco and Vanzetti’s execution and was arrested for “loitering and sauntering” and by GOD I wish folks arrested at protests today could get that on their charging sheet.

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Ack, how am I still getting mosquito bites?

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Great thread and traumatic memory triggered of having my blood drawn via razor blade to the finger tip and blood squeezed directly onto the magnifying glass slide.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A great blue heron this morning at Montrose Beach

A great blue heron stands at the edge of a lake. Across the water, buildings are visible on the horizon.

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Toscha 🍂 @poemless.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Chicago area cyclists can get a bike bell or stay off the fucking sidewalks.

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