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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 8h
Again, <only Republicans> ever get to talk like this. If a single municipal level Democrat ever did, it would be a national outrage &spark a wave of “civility” discourse, & op-eds about how Dems must Respect Real Folkz & talk across difference. Democracy is incompatible with this double standard.
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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 7h
Oh yes! Plenty of teams with no hits have scored runs — and some have even won the game. (Most recently: the Reds threw a no-hitter in 2022 and lost to the Pirates.) Here’s the most famous one: www.sbnation.com/2015/7/1/884...
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How to throw a no-hitter and lose by 4 runs
Twenty-five years ago, Yankees pitcher Andy Hawkins threw a no-hitter that defined his team for a brief period. It’ll help define baseball for long after that.
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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 8h
“The Dick Van Dyke Show” premiered 65 years ago today.
Colored-pencil card drawing of Rob Petrie
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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 9h
Not a No-No, but what a game.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 15h
Does anyone have eyes on the pope tonight? Is he in public? Hope not. I want imagine Leo on a sofa, beer in hand, watching that Murakami moonshot in real time.
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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 15h
At least Shoeless Joe’s (team) Hall of Fame plaque inside Cleveland’s stadium includes more context.
Bronze plaque for the Cleveland Guardians Team Hall of Fame on a white concrete wall inside Progressive Field in Cleveland. 

The plaque reads:

JOE JACKSON
1910-15 - OF
Inducted 1951

"SHOELESS” JOE JACKSON IS THE ALL TIME FRANCHISE LEADER IN CAREER BATTING AVERAGE (.375). SET CLUB SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS FOR BATTING AVERAGE (.408) AND HITS (233) IN 1911.
SET AMERICAN LEAGUE RECORD FOR TRIPLES (26) IN 1912. CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST PURE HITTERS IN BASEBALL HISTORY, ONLY TY COBB AND ROGERS HORNSBY HAVE A HIGHER MAJOR LEAGUE LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE THAN JACKSON'S .356. TRADED TO CHICAGO (A.L.) IN 1915. BARRED FROM MLB IN 1921 FOR INVOLVEMENT IN 1919 BLACK SOX SCANDAL.
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SK @sk-76.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
The Ward of Cheap, London (2019)
Oval sign with emblem of the City of London and the words The Ward of Cheap
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Daniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Obviously I’m entirely made of Housing but a real good zoning reform we could make is re-legalizing corner stores on residential streets. Banned by the same 1957 code that banned ADUs, so maybe that’s next
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12h
Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 20h
“Trump has largely sneered at concerns about affordability, but he has promised to give people $5,000 checks if Republicans win … — something Bos said he found offensive. “It feels like a bribe, a slap in the face, and, like, that we’re all ignorant,” Bos said.” apnews.com/article/trum...
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A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
President Donald Trump is trying to rally voters in the Dayton, Ohio, area on Saturday. But days ago, 1,400 workers were laid off from a truck factory there.
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Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
People in college today have never heard someone shout “I’ll get it” when the phone rings. We had to shout it in cursive from the creek when the street lights came on.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20h
2026 Maine Fall Foliage Tour
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 20h
In case you’re wondering, no New York Times news story in the last 4 months has used the phrase “convicted felon” in association with Donald Trump.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don’t get complacent. They’re still going to try to cheat. Check your registration. Vote early if at all possible.
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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Anyone else remember this crazy 2017 corporate move?
Heinz ketchup bottle labelled “Chicago Dog Sauce.” Didn’t last long.
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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Other versions of this statue have ketchup. Don’s at 77th and Kedzie.
An anthropomorphic hot dog pouring ketchup on its noggin.
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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Got that poster in the basement.
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Connor Ewing @cmewing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Schmitt: Were you or were you not born in a crossfire hurricane? Smith: I was not. Schmitt: So you're telling us—under oath—that you weren't raised by a toothless, bearded hag? Smith: That is Jumpin' Jack Flash.
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madopal @madopal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wisconsin, you're up
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
McDonald's is now reportedly pressuring franchisees to use AI to price food. Its CEO raked in $20.6M last year, over 1,000x the median McDonald's worker pay of $19,020. And they remain one of the largest employers of Medicaid and SNAP recipients. I'm not lovin' it.
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melanie newport @melanienewport.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
my mom, a nurse, retired from the military with 100% disability. All people who work on their feet deserve that level of benefits.
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melanie newport @melanienewport.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
my dad was also an electrician and if I hadn’t begged him to take the hit on social security and retire when he did, I am not sure how much of his mobility would be left. 40 years of high voltage work destroyed his back.
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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Another national company trying to be "Chicago" by referencing the No Ketchup on Your Hot Dog Discourse. Is it AI generated? That hot dog about to be sullied by the forbidden condiment is covered in chopped green veggies that aren't the Chicago dog 7 canonical condiments. @neilsteinberg.bsky.social
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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just saw a green CyberTr*ck turning left off 11th onto Wabash. I burst out laughing. Car windows were open, and the driver, red-faced, flipped me off and used some very bad words. I hadn’t even pointed at the M*skmobile or anything. Guess he must have this happen regularly.
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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We used to be a country.
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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads: 

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."
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Pablo Picasso @pablopicasso.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Poet botfrens.com/collections/111/conten…
Poet
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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 02/10/2026
“… And then the creatures yanked him out of the ground, skinned him alive, boiled him, and ate him. The end. Now go to sleep!”
“… And then the creatures yanked him out of the ground, skinned him alive, boiled him, and ate him. The end. Now go to sleep!”
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Paul Klee @paul-klee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A kind of cat www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/a-kind…
A kind of cat
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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On this date in 1977, Glenn Burke and Dusty Baker invented the high five.
Colored-pencil card drawings of Glenn Burke and Dusty Baker high-fiving
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Neil Steinberg @neilsteinberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My column on page two of the Sun-Times today: www.everygoddamnday.com/2026/10/desp...
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Despite clown show at the top, local FBI still ‘very good at what they do’
Reading about the various humiliations visited upon the FBI by its director, I decided to check up on my old pals in the Chicago field office
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ejrfoto @ejrfoto.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🎼It is easy if you try🎶
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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Democracy in action. To hell with the people trying to fuck with Vote by Mail.
My vote by mail ballot, which came in the mail.
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Jeremy Glover @jgrantglover.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Can we stop cutting down huge old trees every year? As storms are getting stronger and more frequent, Chicago is losing its mature tree canopy at an alarming rate. Just get a really baller fake tree and put this tradition to bed.
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Search Is On For Chicago's Official Christmas Tree
Chicagoans can submit nominations online through Oct. 23. Norway spruce and fir trees and trees within 15 miles of the city are preferred.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Exit polls showed that 75% of truckers voted for Trump in 2024. Now they are struggling to survive.
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
He’s going to use nukes before it’s all over. People need to wake up
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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861
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Revolutionary Jason @jason.revolutionarygames.co · 01/10/2026
The Wall Street Journal, the official paper of the owner class, is reporting that clear majorities of Americans support a pause on AI development, a wealth tax on billionaires, Medicare for All, a $20 minimum wage, and to end military aid to Israel. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Americans Want Populist Policies That Defy Traditional Political Labels
A new Wall Street Journal survey finds broad support for caps on prescription drug prices and strong border security.
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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 02/10/2026
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 silhouetteCalder'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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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Since Nixon is back in the news: --Congress almost forced gov shutdown to end his illegal bombing of Cambodia --Congress enacted 1973 War Powers Resolution in large part b/c of illegal bombing of Cambodia --One of the proposed articles of impeachment pertained to his illegal bombing of Cambodia
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.)
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Bill Savage @rogersparkman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The weather mandated this Happy Hour decision. Miserable rain . . . About 10 degrees too warm for that true Irish feeling, but close enough.
A pint of Guinness. With a proper collar.
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Chicago, Bike Grid Now! @bikegridnow.org · 01/10/2026
We're hosting a concert with local bands from 3-7p on The People’s Bridge™ (Cortland) in support of the permanent pedestrianization and continuation of bicycle access. The concert is free. Tipping the bands is strongly encouraged. 📍 Cortland Bridge (1420 W Cortland) ⏰ Sunday, October 18th, 3-7p
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ut oh. Whalen forgot Judge Perry was a longtime AUSA. WRONG ANSWER!!!
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In Ending Case against Davey Hearn, Judge Declares: No Crime Was Committed emptywheel.net/2026/10/01/j...
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In Ending Case against Davey Hearn, Judge Declares: No Crime Was Committed - emptywheel
In dismissing the case against Davey Hearn with prejudice, Judge Todd Edelman pointed to the risk posed by Donald Trump's ongoing threats as the harm that requires dismissal with prejudice.
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Nolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
*27.9%*
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I really wouldn't mind if Pope Bob excommunicated all the fascist Catholics on SCOTUS.
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