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That brings the running tally up to:
- 2nd CS gas / chemical weapons attack *this morning*
- 4th consecutive day of ICE / CBP tear gassing a Chicago neighborhood
- 7th neighborhood attack since a federal judge issued a ban on them doing so
- 9th neighborhood attack since the start of October

ice is in avondale 930am oct 25 white tahoe texas plates and possibly 2 other vehicles

In Wrigleyville in Chicago right now—

ICE/CBP has reportedly been targeting laborers in the area all morning. A large number of neighbors are gathered outside a house where agents snatched a man. His lunch is still here on the ground.

Area is clear of feds for now, gas deployed earlier.

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halloween always makes me laugh idk. like "yeah this one is the scary holiday 🙂"

You may have noticed that folks who are from Chicago love this city. There's a reason for that. I walked to the lake with friends yesterday, and when I saw the waves rolling in, I felt something shift back into place inside of me. So many parts of this city are part of me. We will defend this place.

im thinking about slag

used the magic wand to massage my neck and shoulders because they were super tight... it worked really well

Some folks have reported experiencing extended nausea and dizziness since being tear gassed in Brighton Park on Saturday. General reminder to seek medical care even if you think you can tough it out—document it all and start a paper trail. You never know if you may need it.

why did despacito suddenly pop into my head

ツマグロヒョウモン羽化。今年はツマグロヒョウモンが多くて嬉しい。でもミヤマカラスアゲハは二頭とも寄生蜂にやられてた。残念。

What happened to Silverio Villegas González Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.

This is the second person shot by ICE/CBP in the past 3 weeks.

An ICE agent shot and killed 38-year-old Silverio Villegas González on Sept 12 in Franklin Park (west suburb of Chicago).

Silverio was a single father who left behind two young boys.

DHS’s version of events don’t add up.

tabby cat loafing on a porch chair and staring at the camera

this random cat has been hanging out on our porch recently, today appeared while i was out there and was meowing at me and rubbing on my legs and trying to get inside. una hissed

i do not believe yall that that paul thomas anderson leonardo dicaprio movie is good

Finally: AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job, and when the bubble bursts, the money-hemorrhaging "foundation models" will be shut off and we'll lose the AI that can't do your job, and you will be long gone, retrained or retired or "discouraged" and out of the labor market, and no one will do your job. AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations:

This whole section really.

Q: Can an author make a living from royalties? ~ free public post ~ The general population is slowly getting the message that things are really hard for traditionally published authors right now, in ways it was not hard twenty or even five year…

I just got my royalty statement for The Actual Star for the first half of 2025. Four years after publication, it sold 492 new copies, for a take-home royalty payment of $425.46 USD.

For perspective on these figures, please read this piece I wrote last year:

i hope people see this recent microsoft news as proof of BDS' effectiveness; especially in regard to raising publicity and encouraging action from microsoft employees and it inspires more people to join in keeping the pressure on these unrepentantly imperialist tech companies

brake pad maybe

ocean

heard a day-ruiningly bad song playing over the loudspeakers at the grocery store. i didn't recognize the song but it's very possible it was taylor swift, or one of her indistinguishable-white-woman doppelgangers. i have earplugs in my wallet but i forgot until the song was over. next time im ready

una cat sitting on my lap

close up of una's paws crossed while sitting on my lap

i like how her paws are crossed

Dude talking to wall meme

how I feel trying to explain to normies why nsfw ban and censorship is bad and why they should care

i was thinking like " maybe like a fucking amazon warehouse would hire me " but apparently they are only in the suburbs and it would take me two hours to public transit each way

everything is really something

the most radical swiftie still stans an astroturf

wealth hoarding is evil. taylor swift is evil

i chipped my front tooth yesterday

it just seems more useful for the function of clock for the seconds to tick even if it's a "realer" representation of time or whatever the reasoning is idek

i think i really do think clocks should tick individual seconds instead of the second hand racing around no pauses idk

i saw two coyotes run by right across the street from me when i was taking mouche out earlier