Jim Laczkowski

What's happening with the Chicago Public Libraries right now is terrible. The proposed budget of the city would CUT 89 CPL positions. Importantly, 78 positions were lost LAST year. That would be 167 positions in 2 YEARS while COPS KEEP GETTING MORE MONEY. ENOUGH. SAY NO.

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Get in loser, we’re returning to the gothic. chloesnotscared.com/2025/12/06/t...

It would be a SIN to miss them!

Stay tuned in an hour for CFCA nominations

Chicagoland - CPB and Kristi Noem didn’t like our Christmas caroling. Go home, ICE Barbie. Immigrants are welcome here. Hands Off Chicago. Melt ICE. @indivisiblels.bsky.social @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @indivisible.org @aaronparnas.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social
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The founders of Substack don't block Nazis bc they don't want "to be in the censorship business," but they *do* block adult content, just because.

They've told us who they are.

Yeah that's the only major downside for me. The cost isn't cheap but I did a trial and really like the platform better.

Substack’s “Nazi problem” won’t go away after push notification apology Substack may be legitimizing neo-Nazis as “thought leaders,” researcher warns.

Hey Bill I'm a big fan of your work and I'm a big fan of your foodie posts but could you not support a website like substack please they have a long history with neo-nazis arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... I'm not trying to put you on blast I really love your work and I love your food posts.

Sorry but if you have a Substack, I will never, ever share your work, no matter how good it is. Migrate to a site that doesn’t promote neo-Nazis and I’ll share your work.

I'm opting for Ghost. It seems like the best of the bunch to me.

Gone For Good Hi Folks. Substack isn't for me anymore for a plethora of reasons. Mainly the one that everyone talks about the most BUT I am slowly moving everything over to an exciting one-stop shop soon!

It's time to leave Substack and move to Ghost. Thanks to everyone on BlueSky for making me aware as to why. More info here on my decision and the change to come within the next week or so. directorsclub.substack.com/p/ghostisborn

Chicago police appear to arrest a individual dressed as Santa Claus at a protest in Chicago.

Happy Holidays from the Chicago Police Department

It is an honor to be hosting a Q&A at Rogers Park Library in Chicago in about six weeks for film critic/author/podcaster @nickdigilio.bsky.social to celebrate the release of his memoir 40 YEARS 40 FILMS. If you love movies, you won't want to miss this! chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/68f7f...

Yesterday's library event was a success; grateful to all of those who came. It was a packed house; the author had participants make their own postcards! It was a wonderful experience for all, and we'll definitely be doing a lot more events in 2026! For more on the author: www.sophielucidojohnson.com

Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌

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Super stoked to announce that I have a video essay in the upcoming @arrowvideo.bsky.social release of THE VISITOR. This is one of these movies you have to see to believe. Franco Nero is Space Jesus! John Huston is his agent! It's about abortion, somehow! Amazing film

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What a great headline

I don't think that the internet was ever filled to the brim with only useful, verifiable info, but it was at one time a vast repository of knowledge. AI articles cannibalizing the web is the opposite of knowledge collection. It takes what once was knowledge and refracts it into something useless.

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Recommending this for many reasons; includes a commentary track featuring myself and true blue cinephile Bill Ackerman. If you want to purchase gifts today with something special to add to your collection, make it this. Thanks again @cine-matographe.bsky.social! vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...

How to Sell a Genocide - Pluto Press A gripping exposé of how the corporate media fuelled genocide in Gaza

I wrote a book about US media’s complicity in the Gaza genocide. It's available for pre-order. It’s a data-driven and, I hope, thorough account of how center-left media sold the American public on mass death in Gaza.

Out 4/21. 100% of royalties go to @mecaforpeace.bsky.social.

So many things I love about CPL which is I will work with them for many years. Not without its issues being the ‘city’ and all, but I still believe in what we do.

Coloring page includes ICIRR hotline and “families belong together” messaging

Really loving that Chicago Public Libraries distribute the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights hotline number in the children’s coloring section.

We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app

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As the year winds down and everyone is playing year-end catch up, please don't overlook Carson Lund's EEPHUS, a meditation on mortality and the transience of time played out during a small town baseball game that is quietly one of the most remarkable films of the year.

Hey librarians,

How is sustainability one of our core values if we're also supposed to be all-in on the AI hype?

Asking for these folks.

#medlibs 📚

Spread the word and please try to come since this is a very special program that I did a lot to make happen all-around, including having to go through publicists, ha! Thanks all!!

In one week, a local author event is happening here at the Rogers Park Library. Weds, December 3rd at 6pm, be sure to come out to not only learn more about the talented Sophie Lucido Johnson but to make your own postcard during the interactive workshop! chipublib.bibliocommons.com/events/68da9...

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