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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 3h

“I saw you from across the room. Would you like to join Ernie and the Jambalaya Boys at Fitzgerald's next Tuesday?”

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 3h

I was at this show. It was hot and sweaty and awesome

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Certified Illinois Expert @mrillinois.bsky.social · 8h

I have been inside 129 Illinois public libraries and don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like this in Sterling: three-story stacks with glass floors to let in more light, original to the 1904 Carnegie building.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 10h

“Republican state legislators lost re-election in this year’s primaries at twice the rate of Democrats. Of the 2,737 Republicans who ran for re-election, 126 (4.6%) lost primaries. Of the 2,314 Democrats who ran, 54 (2.3%) did” news.ballotpedia.org/2026/10/06/r...

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Republican incumbents lost primaries at twice the race of democrats in this year's state legislative elections - Ballotpedia News

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 10h

Curious how swift the official response rate would be if one of these LLMs freelanced tracing down every LLC and bank record of all the accounts in Switzerland and the Caymans and then published the results

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 11h

“Anthropic said an A.I. model it had been testing had taken several unauthorized actions, including using a flaw in a university website to download data and sending a government agency a form that it had been told not to submit” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...

nytimes.com

Anthropic Agents Tried to Fill Out Visa Forms on State Dept. Website (Gift Article)

The Philadelphia Police Department said the agents had also sent in a false homicide tip. The incidents led the White House to call for better disclosure of rogue A.I. behavior.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 11h

“If we get diesel from Russia, basically it means that their existing customers are not going to get it and they’ll have to go somewhere else, and that will keep the price basically where it is now” apnews.com/article/trum...

apnews.com

Boosting US oil supplies with Russian diesel unlikely to have much impact on prices, experts say

A new pact that calls for Russia to boost the U.S. supply of diesel over the next few months is unlikely to make a dent in painfully high prices at the pump or elsewhere, energy policy experts say.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 11h

“On every continent and in each of the 43 markets that Wood Mackenzie surveyed, four-hour duration batteries were less expensive than open-cycle gas turbines.” techcrunch.com/2026/10/09/b...

techcrunch.com

Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines used at many data centers | TechCrunch

Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines as the data center boom pushes prices up.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 11h

“It’s super hard for Republicans to lose a Senate race in Arkansas in the Trump era. And I don’t expect them to this year. But 50% shows the extent of the partisan shift, even in a state like Arkansas.” talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/cotto...

talkingpointsmemo.com

Cotton Heaving as He Races toward November

I need to start these kinds of posts by saying: No. I...

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 11h

You've missed out on “Cruel Country” then. It's a sad, quiet record but I think there's a lot to it

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 12h

Good grief, I realize I have been listening to this band for 30 years.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 12h

John Stirratt and Mikael Jorgensen are holding up pretty well, but the rest of them have some mileage.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 12h

Wilco is playing two nights at Thalia Hall in December. Tickets go on sale Tuesday www.ticketweb.com/event/wilco-... & www.ticketweb.com/event/wilco-...

ticketweb.com

Tickets for Wilco

Find tickets for Wilco showing at the Thalia Hall - Chicago, US Monday Dec 7, 6:30PM

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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 20h

Starting a campaign to award the 2027 Nobel peace prize to Barack Obama, just to see if that could be fatal.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 13h

You'll remain verified in our hearts

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

“Illinoisans lost more than $3.3 billion in total playing slots last fiscal year. For the second year in a row, state and local governments netted over $1 billion in video gambling taxes” capitolnewsillinois.com/news/report-...

capitolnewsillinois.com

Report: Illinois tax revenue from gambling increased 19% last year

Illinois gambling tax revenue rose 19% to $2.7 billion as sports betting and video gambling continued to grow.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

“”An artificial intelligence model operated by Anthropic submitted false information about an unsolved Philadelphia homicide to the police department’s public tip forum this summer, law enforcement officials said Friday” www.inquirer.com/crime/anthro...

inquirer.com

Anthropic’s artificial intelligence gave a false homicide tip to Philly police, triggering a meeting with the company

The incident happened on July 18 but was not discovered by the Silicon Valley company until September, authorities say.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

This is what “peak truck” looks like

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It's a Brigadoon-like situation

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Why does pizza taste better on a Friday night?

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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A department run by two eight-year-old boys in a trenchcoat

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“Although [Mr. Belgal] was initially hospitalized, it appears that ICE moved quickly to transfer him out of the hospital to an unknown location — raising grave concerns for his health and well-being” www.courthousenews.com/ice-shot-a-m...

courthousenews.com

ICE shot a man in New York City; his lawyers can’t find him

The agency claims Oscar Belgal "weaponized his vehicle” against agents in the Bronx, prompting them to fire seven shots at his car.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“The Trump administration is denying federal disaster assistance to Illinois for aid it requested to assist in recovery efforts from severe storms throughout the summer…” chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/10...

chicago.suntimes.com

Trump denies Illinois disaster relief request for summer storms

The state had requested both assistance for individuals and municipalities struggling with cleanup in several counties across the state. Gov. JB Pritzker said he plans to appeal the decision.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“Over 50% of craft workers are born outside the United States. We don’t know that they’re illegal but frankly DHS (the Department of Homeland Security) is not being that discriminating in whom they pick up or who feels threatened by them” stateline.org/2026/10/08/a...

stateline.org

Aging workforce, immigration crackdown are depleting skilled workers • Stateline

A perfect storm of harsh immigration enforcement, aging journeymen and a building boom for data centers is wreaking havoc on the nation’s supply of skilled trade workers. Automakers and construction c...

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“Heading into the final electoral sprint, there are 60 districts that are listed as priorities of both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee along with Trump-aligned super PACs like No Going Back.” www.npr.org/2026/10/08/n...

npr.org

Toss-ups, triage and targets: How to read the wide-open 2026 House map

Both parties are spending heavily in roughly 60 House districts — where Trump won by an average of 9 points in 2024 — that could be key to deciding control of the chamber, an NPR analysis finds.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“The divergence in the two markets is due in part to key policy differences between the two regions. In Europe, automakers continue to roll out electric models to meet ⁠stringent tailpipe-emissions regulations, and Chinese automakers have stormed the European market with a slew of imported EVs.”

reuters.com

Why EV sales are lukewarm in America, but hot in Europe

US car shoppers have been slow to warm back up to electric vehicles since a key federal subsidy expired a year ago, despite persistently high gas prices, while Europeans have flocked to the cars.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Le Securite and Spread Joy are playing the Hideout in December www.hideoutchicago.com/shows/la-sec...

hideoutchicago.com

Hideout Chicago

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

V.V. Lightbody is playing the Hideout next Thursday and Friday (10/15 & 10/16) for her new record release www.hideoutchicago.com/shows/vv-lig...

hideoutchicago.com

Hideout Chicago

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

New Queen of Jeans record is now out queenofjeans.bandcamp.com/album/hard-s...

queenofjeans.bandcamp.com

hard/SWEET, by Queen of Jeans

10 track album

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Ted Leo 🍉 @tedleo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

FOLKS, all of the quoted below is true, but I can now add that I’m going to be joining @sanders.senate.gov to play a few rallies for @troyjackson207.bsky.social in Maine this weekend! Details below below ⬇️

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Unexpected new Mol Sullivan EP molsullivan.bandcamp.com/album/say-less

molsullivan.bandcamp.com

Say Less, by Mol Sullivan

5 track album

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Dash Silva @dashsilva.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Melville’s editor checking in and touching base:

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The state shouldn’t be executing people, but if the government is going to be killing people it sure as fuck shouldn’t be livestreamed. This is sociopathic www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

politico.com

Pentagon says it will publicly execute Fort Hood shooter — and livestream it

A public execution is unprecedented in the modern era.

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm going to end up spending a $100 on My Morning Jacket live records, aren't I? mymorningjacket.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...

mymorningjacket.bandcamp.com

Live at The Fillmore - 10/7/26, by My Morning Jacket

22 track album

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Jason Broccardo @zoocoup.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Sometimes you need to listen to a bunch of Melkbelly songs.

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 08/10/2026

More seriously: If your company says that DEI is "too risky", then _very obviously_ doing anything around AI right now is far too much exposure when you can't even say the phrase. I would really emphasize that an initiative you can't even *talk about* is not one that's safe to invest in.

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