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Alex Bean

@abeanchi.bsky.social

Academic admin. Husband & dad. One-time applicant for Chicago Alderman. Love books, history, movies, & architecture. Trying to ween myself off of being Too Online.

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And there you go. Idiots who don't know what they're doing.

11.02.2026 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

The demolition is making me think this structure was originally two separate buildings. The roof of the old shops was flat and held up by steel beams, but the roof above Dunlay's was supported by big wooden arches.

I wonder if there's proof to be had in old Sanborn maps or archival photos?

11.02.2026 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All that's left is some frontage of the old Affordable Portables shop.

11.02.2026 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.

I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

10.02.2026 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8478    πŸ” 2644    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 233

What the hell

11.02.2026 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh my God, I just realized that Jalen Milroe is now a Super Bowl winner.

11.02.2026 02:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm sorry, fucking what?!

11.02.2026 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress

Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...

11.02.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.

11.02.2026 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2118    πŸ” 972    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 22

Matty Moroun is genuinely one of the most detestable people in Michigan's history.

10.02.2026 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
10.02.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2711    πŸ” 527    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 6

Do judges have it in there wherewithal to holds hearings on these issues prior to issuing a warrant?

10.02.2026 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Being a "papers, please" regime makes you the bad guys. Sorry to be the bearer of such news, but there we are.

10.02.2026 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Noooooooooo

10.02.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this is a legitimately staggering waste of capacity and resources

10.02.2026 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 236    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alito From an award-winning journalist, the authoritativeβ€”and explosiveβ€”inside story of Justice Samuel Alito and his powerful role in shaping the Supreme Court...

Oh god, Mollie Hemmingway is dropping a fellacious bio of Alito in April.

Folks, this man is *so* going to retire at the end of the term. Senate Democrats, PLEASE staff up. This is *going to happen.*

www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/molli...

10.02.2026 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1158    πŸ” 292    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 22
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Affidavit for Fulton County FBI raid is out & begins with massive red flag, noting that "criminal investigation originated from referral sent by Kurt Olsen, [Trump's] Director of Election Security & Integrity"

Olsen was leader of 'Stop the Steal' in 2020 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

10.02.2026 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 499    πŸ” 176    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 12

Definitely just said "oh my God, it's so nice out!" out loud when I stepped outside to 42 degrees and sunshine.

10.02.2026 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
10.02.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A line chart going from Jan 2009 to Jan 2026 showing very few cases until Trump’s second term, where the line takes off nearly vertically, showing more than 6,600 cases in Jan 2026 alone.

A line chart going from Jan 2009 to Jan 2026 showing very few cases until Trump’s second term, where the line takes off nearly vertically, showing more than 6,600 cases in Jan 2026 alone.

Habeas cases filed by immigrants claiming their detention is illegal have taken off to levels we have never seen before. Just look at that chart.

www.propublica.org/article/habe...

10.02.2026 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2212    πŸ” 864    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 48
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Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges One document recounts that Trump said he "never" asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago.

Trump is a main character of the Epstein Files. www.axios.com/2026/02/10/t...

10.02.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

10.02.2026 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 52512    πŸ” 16616    πŸ’¬ 1143    πŸ“Œ 1324
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I know the Sgt. Schultz routine seems to work for GOP legislators, but claiming you’re unaware of massively viral videos of ICE misconduct when you’re the director of ICE just makes you sound hopelessly incompetent and out of the loop.

10.02.2026 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2659    πŸ” 617    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 31

HOOOOOO boy.

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.): "Do you consider yourself a religious man?"

Lyons: "Yes ma'am."

McIver: "How do you think Judgement Day will work for you with so much blood on your hands?"

"Do you think you're going to hell, Mr. Lyons?"

10.02.2026 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3383    πŸ” 635    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 152

The Bridge of Khazad Dum kicks so much ass.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbKy...

10.02.2026 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Turns out one of the benefits of mass deportation is low growth and anemic job creation.

10.02.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2482    πŸ” 577    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 32

Ah, the showing up at our driveway to intimidate us. He seems confused about the direction of threats

10.02.2026 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Apparently so!

10.02.2026 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Toronto is basically just Chicago oriented in the wrong direction, so I think I'd adjust pretty well.

10.02.2026 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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