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@sweepingexits on that other place.

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David C Bell @moviehooligan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you’re wondering what the vibe is going into the midterms the New England fall fair I went to today had a crochet guillotine for sale.
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
why'd you link to that, I didn't need to know about that at all
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A pro tip for anyone in Chicago on Marathon weekend. You don't want to have plans where you have to be there at a specific time. You want to be able to mosey toward your plans. You want to be able to get there at Some Point. (Especially on a beautiful weekend.) Have some soothing lake pictures.
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Chicago heard us talking shit about how this summer was filled with rainy weekends and wildfire smoke; had to show us she's still got it
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Yeah, they brought something to the table. Though, now I'm seeing the nickname Insane Bolt from that pic of her running after his golf cart, so at least she is bringing it in that regard
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
She's 35 and probably faked having bone cancer! And yet that's not even in the top 20 of what I've seen people fake online.
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I hate that this is the perfect description and there's no way I can provide enough context to be able to use it in a conversation outside of like four people. You had to Be There.
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Sitting at a Smallville panel at Fan Expo, laughing over the fact they didn't think there was an internet while it aired 🫡 I remember the trenches SLIGHTLY differently
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
It's been awhile since something was Upper Tier Batshit enough for me to be taken aback but...yeah
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
🙏
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Happy Spring from Chicago!
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Horrifying and unnerving. DHS sent an administrative subpoena to Google for this retiree's records and even sent armed agents out to his house for the "offense" of writing the following completely anodyne email to a federal prosecutor using an email address he found via Google.
He had decided that the America he believed in would not make it if people like him didn’t speak up, so on a cool, rainy morning in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Jon, 67 and recently retired, marched up to his study and began to type.

He had just read about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s case against an Afghan it was trying to deport. The immigrant, identified in The Washington Post’s Oct. 30 investigation as H, had begged federal officials to reconsider, telling them the Taliban would kill him if he was returned to Afghanistan.

“Unconscionable,” Jon thought as he found an email address online for the lead prosecutor, Joseph Dernbach, who was named in the story. Peering through metal-rimmed glasses, Jon opened Gmail on his computer monitor.

“Mr. Dernbach, don’t play Russian roulette with H’s life,” he wrote. “Err on the side of caution. There’s a reason the US government along with many other governments don’t recognise the Taliban. Apply principles of common sense and decency.”

That was it. In five minutes, Jon said, he finished the note, signed his first and last name, pressed send and hoped his plea would make a difference.
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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in. Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
And a Merry Christmas to all....
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
"fucking vulgar" good shit 🖖
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I have naturally seen many mentions, but I can't help but wonder if the reason it's so popular is because people didn't have a taste of the Glory Days like we did. They're just late!
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
💓
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
I appreciate your thorough nature!
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
That's So Us
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Can you send an email to your landlord with a screenshot so that you have a paper trail? That might help you feel better.
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Kevin Church (Spooky Remix) @beaucoupkevin.com · 26/09/2025
The most accurate recreation of DS9 I've seen.
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Kessu @kessuburd.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
I think about this post every single time I'm stuck at work when it's rainy or snowing.
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sparkling homunculus @1001cranes.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
jokes about the confederacy are always funny, but you gotta think about it in terms of "Supernatural lasted 5x longer than the Confederacy", which is absolutely hysterical
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jeeyon shim 심지연 @jeeyon.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
This is the best product listing copy I’ve ever read
Nothing lasts forever, and that includes the Roman Empire. 

The Fall of Rome-Scented Candle smells like cypress trees and red wine. Light it and watch the Roman forum melt into a puddle of wax while you quietly contemplate the impermanence of civilizations and/or candles.

Do you think individual Romans understood that their civilization was collapsing? Or did it happen so gradually that they were able to ignore the warning signs—international trade breaking down, the senate becoming a rubber stamp for the supreme leader, and political violence becoming expected during transfers of power?

It’s hard to say, because it’s impossible to imagine being in that kind of situation. In any event—hope you enjoy the candle!
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
really need folks to understand how close CDC came to a mass casualty event. i saw all the news photos and was still shocked when i saw the dozens of bullet holes across the windows of HQ offices—including some of senior agency leadership. it is truly a miracle more people weren’t hurt
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
I have a free Sunday with no plans so usually I like to get a little ambitious with CTA coffee explorations, but I was too tired from This Week so I decided to try and find something near my neighborhood that I hadn't been to. Got a tasty sandwich and a respectable spot on a park bench. Not baddddd
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
🖖🫡
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
There's the spirit! I was just reading some of the Goings On and then got an air quality alert and was like yeah, sounds about right
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
I bought the strawberry dish towels months ago and the print smells like chemicals even after several washes 🥲 just a whole lot of Siren calls going on in that company now
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Courtney Nguyen @fortydeucetwits.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
i am BEGGING you before you pop off about paywalls to go to your local library's website and scroll through their digital resources. mine gives me access to NYT, WSJ, WaPo and if its linked with PressReader or a similar app, all the news magazines, sports, fashion, hobby etc. FOR FREE.
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Sarah Tolcser @tolcser.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
a photo grid of dolls with protest t-shirts and signs.
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
sometimes I think we're cooked
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pink jimi photon @pinkjimiphoton.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
And now for a random PSA that air purifiers are pretty awesome
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Gabe Wasylko @gabewasylko.com · 25/05/2025
Sunday’s Sunrise in Cleveland, Ohio
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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
“And so the Greeks send me this horse, we’re talking about one of the most beautiful horses you’ve ever seen. So big. So strong. Normally they keep this kind of horse for themselves but they were such big fans they said sir, please take our big wonderful horse we’ll even bring it to your house”
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
What was it before it got deleted?
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Roamed Rogers Park today for many tasty eats and a beach walk and a stop at the witchcraft store for an independent bookstore day purchase (lacked the energy for the full crawl itself).
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Kinda want to go to ROTS tonight but what if I get stuck with a loser non reactionary audience for what is really a very depressing movie! I want yelling and cheers, not throwing down 40 bucks for a Vader breathing popcorn bucket and sadness.
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I wanted to mention this super interesting sounding panel on how writers create a religion - you can attend in person at the library tonight if you're in Chicago, or watch it live on YouTube. Description: chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/6740f... www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdLR...
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American Prophets: Making New Gods
YouTube video by Chicago Public Library
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Cherry blossom season! Headed out to Jackson Park a couple days ago to make sure any storms wouldn't thwart me.
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
The best part of any X-Men film is always this scene Magneto: [sternly but affectionately] Charles. Professor X: [affectionately but sternly] Eric.
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
That's what a lady likes to hear! Also, I'm not sure if this pertains to you at all, but in case: x.com/dizzydizzyda...
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dizzy! 🔞📌 on X: "learned today that if you have migraines w/ aura, you need to take baby aspirin if your aura lasts over 45 minutes. why? because you’re at risk of having a fucking stroke and you just wouldn’t know it! 😀 that’s literally one of my biggest fears. why wouldn’t any dr tell me that?" / X
learned today that if you have migraines w/ aura, you need to take baby aspirin if your aura lasts over 45 minutes. why? because you’re at risk of having a fucking stroke and you just wouldn’t know it! 😀 that’s literally one of my biggest fears. why wouldn’t any dr tell me that?
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Tremendous for The Morale! (not joking obvs)
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
where did you move to?
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Since I am picking two chores, no need for a ficlet - 1 and 15!
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Gorgeous day to sit outside eating a Cubano at the French Market and get your freaking delicious mocha over at the Opera House
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Only the 23-year-olds and fools try to navigate the Red and Brown lines on St Patrick's in Chicago, so I decided to bus it, but those were also full. Then a lost Ukrainian woman wanted to get on the Red line and I was like I can't let you do this alone. At that point? I gave myself over to the day.
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svmadelyn @svmadelyn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
That's the Universe talking right there
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