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@virginiarthomas.bsky.social
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Easy to please, hard to impress "In my own lane, but I'm still stoppin traffic"

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Super Nintendo Chalmers @snchalmers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It seems like every week we’re finding new things ai is bad at.
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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The computers were a mistake.
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
watching live. 13th!
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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I wanted to learn more about how Spotify’s data plays a role in live music for my newest @chicagoreader.com feature. I ended up writing more about Instagram.
chicagoreader.com
Is the Internet panopticon going to ruin live music too?  - Chicago Reader
Social media and streaming have changed who can book shows and how. Those new incentives might even convince a local band to play a hot-dog joint.
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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
If you agree that "Trending" was one of the worst things about Twitter, then go to Settings, click Content and Media, and UNCHECK these 2 boxes
Enable trending topics
Enable trending videos in your Discover feed
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
WPBL merch store got a restock! ⚾
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Bebo, Chicago Rat Czar 🐀 @bebopott.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
static.klipy.com
Futurama Fry: I Am Shocked, Not That Shocked
ALT: Futurama Fry: I Am Shocked, Not That Shocked
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The Verge @theverge.com · 03/08/2026
Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."
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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Every day, another metaphor
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John @localcelebrity.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
If you’re a Chicagoan who thinks that it’s bad that literally every candidate wants to reinstall useless gunshot ‘detection’ systems, you should focus on convincing your neighbors of the reality that this tech doesn’t work and electing alders who agree.
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I haaaate when I'm working and I greet people/say Hi and get "I'm not ready" or some variation thereof ....I DIDNT ASK MOTHERFUCKER I SAID HI.
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John @localcelebrity.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
We need to do more to make these positions unpalatable among median Chicago voters. Open to ideas cuz I don’t expect Mayor Johnson to do that.
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Eric Allix Rogers @ericallixrogers.com · 02/08/2026
A great Sunday read about the Joliet Prison. chicagoreader.com/city-life/ol...
chicagoreader.com
What does it mean to preserve a prison? - Chicago Reader
Old Joliet has become a museum, a haunted house, and most recently, a ballpark. Stateville, built to replace it, is coming down. Who gets a say?
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
gross
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
First WPBL game in the books! Go Queens!!! ⚾ 👑
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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Libel suits should be more of a thing
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
doc said to get these so I did. they were $33 and taste like fake watermelon + blood flavored Starbursts. 😭
bariatric fusion iron 45mg plus vitamin c soft chew watermelon flavor
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
even with taking iron supplements my ferritin is only 26. it's supposed to be 50. ope.
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Chris Drosner @wibeerbaron.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The state of Wisconsin is shutting down Kirk Bangstad's @mbcbrews.bsky.social. www.wpr.org/news/state-r...
wpr.org
State revokes brewing license for liberal provocateur Kirk Bangstad
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue confirmed to WPR that it had issued a notice of a brewer’s permit revocation for two Minocqua Brewing Company locations. The business has locations in Minocqua and ...
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
godspeed sir
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
NO
Darts
Pool
Jukebox
Attitude
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I had to skip Cotton-Eyed Joe, the chicken dance, and God bless America so the bar lost the privilege of the jukebox.
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I love gardening because what do you mean I have a volunteer strawberry AND tomatillo plant? Just extra surprise plants! ❤️
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Pretty excited to have Belmont Tavern and Teddy Bear Lounge near me. excellent addition to Moonflower for cocktails in the greater neighborhood area. Have you been?
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
got lettuce from the farmers market Sunday and got these strawberries from my garden. otherwise no greens or berries for fear of the dooky booty bug.
2 ripe strawberries in the palm of my hand
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
many kinds of 'maters
2 red strawberry shaped cherry sized tomatoes, next to 2 yellow cherry sized pear shaped tomatoes, next to a small purple striped tomato, next to 5 tiny red tomatoes
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I check every day in the summer now 😭
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Original Berf of Chicagoland @kdc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
just getting up in the morning every day to our carcinogen filled air and parasite filled produce makes me so tired.
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Found a Schlitz in the wild
sparkling espresso and Schlitz bottle
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Chicago Cubs @cubsbot.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
If we had a nickel for every time Anthony Rizzo's caught a Cubs home run in the bleachers, we'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice!
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Pascal Sabino @pascalsabino.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Chicago Police officials said they would address the 200,000+ secretive traffic stops I had uncovered two years ago that were hidden from oversight. But now as CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling retires, the issue is worse— *half* of all stops in the last year were not properly documented
boltsmag.org
Chicago Police Promised to 'Fix' Secret Traffic Stops. A Year Later, the Problem Has Only Gotten Worse. - Bolts
This story was produced as a collaboration between Bolts and Injustice Watch, a nonprofit news organization in Chicago focused on issues of equity and justice in the court system. In... Read More
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Chicago Reader Union @chicagoreaderunion.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The Chicago Reader Union has been bargaining w/ Noisy Creek since February. In that time, management has consistently offered proposals that would cut longstanding benefits in exchange for meager pay raises. We need YOU to tell Noisy Creek we deserve better! 🧵 🔗: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
July 16, 2026
union rat's log

TELL NOISY CREEK WE DESERVE BETTER.

Noisy Creek management wants us to ...

-Work longer hours
-Take fewer sick days
-And work in-office

all while offering us lower wages than other newspapers they own.

Join us in demanding a fair contract!
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Sarah Hörst @planetdr.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It’s in this hot AF part of the summer, surrounded by wildfire smoke from thousands of miles away, unable to eat lettuce that I find myself thinking maybe we should’ve made some different decisions.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 15/07/2026
These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...
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Listen I'm Scary OK @katiemcvay.cryptoanarchy.network · 13/07/2026
celebrate the death of a racist by joining your local mutual aid
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Arthur🎨 @idreamofentropy.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The discord was lit today
The distracted boyfriend meme where Mitch McConnell is the girlfriend, death is the boyfriend, and the other woman is Lindsey Graham
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Mike Fragassi @refrag.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Sometimes it turns out that the recently deceased have already written their own obituary, something that perfectly captures their life on paper. This is a perfect example of this
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/07/2026
WATCH: When her son Chris was 7, Mary McGonigle-Martin gave him raw milk, as it promised to treat allergies and digestive problems. A month later, he fell gravely ill. Now 27, he’s still dealing with the effects of kidney damage and other health issues. This is their story.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
It’s interesting that law schools are taking the lead on this.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I just want us to think more rigorously.
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
me toooo merch is already sold out!
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Dr. Reinheitsgebot @malzliebchen.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
It’s almost like people don’t want to be around cars
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
number 1 draft of 1st round for WPBL was from The Bananas. ⚾ 🍌 ♀️
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encounterparts @encounterparts.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
If the Savannah Bananas to MLB pipeline isn't already a thing, maybe it should be.
espn.com
White Sox rookie center fielder Tristan Peters hits for cycle
Rookie Chicago White Sox center fielder Tristan Peters hit for the cycle Friday night, becoming the franchise's first player to achieve the feat in nine years.
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 10/07/2026
The store on Lincoln Avenue voted to join Trader Joe's United, becoming the first unionized location in Illinois.
chicago.suntimes.com
Trader Joe's in North Center nabs union win after two year ordeal
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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Image of Chicago treasure Al Scorch with a speech bubble that makes him look like he's saying the post below
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I had a college class that would only allow 3 EXCUSED absences, then your grade dropped by A LETTER for each after. like what the what ?!
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VRT @virginiarthomas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
go get Smash Play cider and the peanut butter pie at Eris right now. thank me later. cc: @blackbeerbaron.bsky.social
Eris Brewery and Cidery smash play cider with the chocolate peanut butter pie
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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
this rules
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