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@rabbitoh.bsky.social
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Chicagoan, Hollander, dog dad, husband, teacher, grant writer, and mutual-aid doer. Hyphen enthusiast.

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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 15h
Layla Long Soldier is one of this year's MacArthur Foundation awardees. I'd never read her work until reading her biography, so jumped into the library to quickly fix my error. I'm second in line to get her poetry collection 'Whereas.' chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S1...
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Whereas — Chicago Public Library
Whereas — Long Soldier, Layli, — <p> Finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry <br /> <br /> WHEREAS her birth signaled the responsibility as mother to teach what it is to be Lakota therein the ...
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
James never cared about Godzilla, so I had to launch a charm offensive on seeing Minus One in the theatre (the black and white version to boot). He walked out of that show with his jaw on the floor and clapped along with me when the film won an Oscar. We can't wait to see Minus Zero in November.
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Sounds Like 'Godzilla Minus Zero' Is as Great as You Hoped
Let the high praise out of NYFF help build your anticipation for 'Godzilla Minus Zero.'
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Taco and Queso greet this chilly, final September Sunday morning with the respect it deserves. When James and I get back from church, we’ll take these two to the park. #dogs
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Everything about the story is delightful.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today I tore out the dogwood bush I planted the year we bought our house. A blight caused its lovely red bark to turn ashen, then its deep green leaves rotted and fell. My husband offered to help but I couldn’t accept it. Like with Old Yeller, the sad task was mine.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Agreed. I'd add that any profile that doesn't cite Eve Ewing's work wears the author's lack of preparation for their subject like a CPD badge: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Ghosts in the Schoolyard
“Failing schools. Underprivileged schools. Just plain bad schools.”   That’s how Eve L. Ewing opens Ghosts in the Schoolyard: describing Chicago Public Schools from the outside. The way politicians an...
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This soundtrack for this cool, cloudy September morning in Chicago is The Smiths.
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Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths on Apple Music
Album · 1987 · 10 Songs
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Across The Sea" for sure.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We just saw @nuphoto.com on @wgntv.com giving out helpful advice on how to photograph Chicago-henge with an iPhone. Well done, Nick!
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Receive political email. Click "unsubscribe." Browser tab opens to this page: We're sorry. The page you are trying to access is not available at this time. To unsubscribe from an email list, reach out to the original sender. Unacceptable.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A handy post to share in response to complaints about the CTA made on here, reddit, or whatever social media you love to hate.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My feelings about Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave completely changed after switching route away from Theodora to Cai. Cai's path teaches you how to play the game. The experience now feels fun. Theodora's made me feel like I had joined a 200-level class a week before the mid-term.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I'm playing the new Fire Emblem game and so far... not impressed with the dialogue. The language feels like medieval conversation as imagined by a present-day middle-schooler. The game is, however, very very pretty.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
While walking a basket of clean laundry up the stairs, I wondered which of us would get raptured first: me or my husband.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Rep. Kam Buckner, who represents the 26th District in the Illinois House, which includes neighborhoods such as Bronzeville, Downtown, Gold Coast, and Hyde Park." Wow, our district lines are crazy.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Realm of Chicago in the style of Tolkien aka What would our windy city look like were it in Middle Earth? Can't wait to get this. It'd look great both at home or at the office... but, it deserves a wide, appreciative public so will probably go on a work wall. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/9373...
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The Realm of Chicago by Realm of Maps | Redbubble
One does simply walk into South Side.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The woman sipping their glass of red wine during the Zoom meeting of state-wide community agencies has made my day.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Transit democracy in action. Смерть ворогам! www.reddit.com/r/chicago/s/...
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From the chicago community on Reddit: a huge THANK YOU to whoever placed this bench at the Damen & Thomas bus stop over the weekend!
Explore this post and more from the chicago community
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Tis that time of year again to share your song of the summer. What tune kept you companion during the heat waves, forest fires, and little joys of Summer 2026? Mine was "Trauma Bonds" by English band High Vis. music.apple.com/us/album/tra...
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Trauma Bonds by High Vis on Apple Music
Song · 2022 · Duration 4:38
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Legend of Zelda concert kicks off its North American tour in Chicago. Huzzah!
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I love this and wonder what the Mexican version would be.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I read this story with delight today, the first Friday of September in the year of our Lord 2026.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Taco cracks me up when she lays down on the floor because she looks like a defeated AT-AT walker. The llama toy being all upright and smug adds to the fun. In Taco's defense, this photo shows her after a walk in the 95F heat dome. #dogs
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I studied South African history and literature, so regularly encountered stories of mailbombs. The experiences found a place to live in a dark, quiet corner of my subconscious. When I get emails like this, some folks think it's spam / phishing. I wonder if it's a political enemy.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The character I can't stand is <white person being shitty to others>.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It’s cooler by the other side of the lake.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
My commute through Albany Park as a rainbow unicorn. Thanks, Mapquest!
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
*don't complain about Foster Ave, don't complain about Foster Ave...* www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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Heat causes DuSable Lake Shore Drive bridge over Chicago River to stick in up position, snarling traffic
A major traffic jam is building up on DuSable Lake Shore Drive as the bridge over the Chicago River is stuck in the up position.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
My husband regularly watches ABC’s David Muir. I… don’t. Mostly to keep James happy, as I cannot stop myself from turning it into an episode of Mystery Science Theatre 3000.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Went on a bike ride in LaBagh Woods and saw these friends having dinner. They did not invite me to join them. Not wanting to make it awkward, I moved on and left them to their meal. The Cook County Forest Preserves are a treasure.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
In honor of Dolly Parton's passing, I reckoned that support for her Imagination Library would be better received in the place I was born: the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Giving donors a choice on geography is really thoughtful. Also, that thank you message written in the first person... oof. :(
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The website for the Imagination Library - Dolly Parton's childrens book distribution entity - has crashed. Well, specifically the Donations page. This kind of hug is what I'd hope for when my own time comes.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Chicago's own Dolly, who lives at Broadway and Catalpa. maps.app.goo.gl/1Dm2oWZdGDbx...
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Canadian government's official program of discrimination against LGBT people happened as recently as the mid-1990s. To give my fellow Gen X friends context, this purge was happening at the same time we were arguing about whether "Goo" or "Dirty" was the better Sonic Youth album. (It's "Dirty.")
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Thunderhead, Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument - Canada.ca
Discover Thunderhead, Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ National Monument in Ottawa, commemorating the LGBT Purge and recognizing the resilience, achievements and ongoing pursuit of equality of 2SLGBTQI+ communities...
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Queso sat still long enough for me to get a photo of him and James at the park across the street.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
It's probably OK to delete email ads from 2011, right?
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The management of Chicago Public Media has to know that their human supporters want human-supplied journalism in the form of human-created stories. Refusing protection against the Siren's Song of LLMs would be a massive disrespect to the audiences of @chicago.suntimes.com and @wbez.org.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The first day of school has arrived!
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Woah! This is the news one wants to read. All hail, @karenattiah.bsky.social the badass we deserve!
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
It would be hilarious if the Canadian delegation conducted any future trade negotiations with the US only in French. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Trump tariffs live: Mark Carney to discuss Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs after trade talks suspended
Mark Carney said late Friday night that trade negotiations with the United States had collapsed. Follow live coverage.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
All of us are sure that Darren Bailey will never live in the governor’s mansion.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Everyone's face when leadership asks about joining a group.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
James got a rare photo of everyone in alignment. #dogs
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
MacOS 26.7 breaks Apple Music. :( I upgraded two Macs to 26.7. Apple Music stopped working on both. The Mac still on 26.6x runs the app without any problem.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Swap in asbestos for AI and it’s the same goddamned thing.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Yes... hahaha, YES! www.mlive.com/politics/202...
mlive.com
See Michigan’s winning ‘I voted’ sticker designs from statewide contest
The nine new designs – which include a frog in tights, an astronaut bunny in space and the Edmund Fitzgerald – were created and selected by Michiganders.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Will I ever fall out of love with the Georgia font? Lo, unlikely.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Thursday morning with these two hooligans.
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
@theresthistory.bsky.social has done a tremendous series on the Troubles of Northern Ireland. To get a frame of reference for their geography, I used Chicago as Belfast. The comparison made me a bit sad. I would like to drive past Joliet and be in the Republic of Ireland. :(
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Donald @rabbitoh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Our neighbors are saints. Saints with a pool and a hot tub. They invite us to take dips and soaks. Tonight, I floated in hot bubbly water while watching the bats swoop through the dusk sky. Everyone else was watching Big Brother.
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