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Having the shit scared out of you by a King book you read at an age that was probably a little too young (hello, Pet Sematary!) is a fundamental core experience we should not rob the horror kids of. <3

can't get over how masked gangs of government thugs are kidnapping innocents off the street and the official democratic party response is "we need to ignore that and focus on health care premiums"

This guy not wearing a mask makes him the bravest ICE agent and yet is still, like all of them, a pathetic bullying coward. Look at him grab Fuentes, who’s literally just standing there. Look at the hatred in his dumb face.

Emergency alert: Belmont Cragin stay home October 3, 2025 Icirr eyes on ice update: since approximately 11am today the rapid response network verified the presence of federal agents in Belmont Cragin, zip code 60639 at Walmart on diversey and kilPatrick, Cicero and north, Home Depot at Cicero and armitage We recommend community members to stay home, multiple arrests have been made. Ice is still in the area. To report any possible ice activity, or if you know someone who has been detained please call the family support hotline at 1-855-435-7693

ICE all across the northwest side of Chicago with hotspots in Hermosa and Belmont Cragin. There is a recent development in Logan square as well around Central Park and armitage where videos and eyewitnesses are sharing tear gas thrown at protesters trying to intervene.

Look at these absolute fucking monsters terrorizing a neighborhood.

The Life of a Showgirl album by Taylor Swift.

A pink sneaker walking on cracked concrete.

I think we all know what I listened to on my walk this AM.(On first listen I like Honey, Actually Romantic, and Elizabeth Taylor the best but that'll probably change.)

Sign Historic Union Ridge Cemetery Est 1841

Four Graves in a nicely maintained cemetery with surrounding trees

A unique tree on a sunny day in a cemetery.

Appropriately spooky AM walk around Union Ridge Cemetery.

an illustration of a woman holding a chimpanzee with the words " least i can do is speak out " ALT: an illustration of a woman holding a chimpanzee with the words " least i can do is speak out "

"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves"

Rest easy Jane 🫶🏽

Protect Trans Kids. <3

A Happy Halloween banner hung on a wooden fence.

A pink sneaker in action.

Many inflatable Halloween decorations in a front yard - a tree surrounded by jack o lanterns and a witch with a cauldron.

Its finally October.
LFG.

Stack of books. Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle. Where the Library Hides by Isabel Ibanez. The Hounding by Xenobe Purvis. Enchantra by Kaylie Smith.

Y'all, September 2025 has sucked for me personally, for so many people I know, and for my city. Here's what I managed to read. All were great. I also read BINTI bc kid was reading it in school, and it was marvelous. On to October. May it be better. <3

a cartoon character standing next to a barrel with the ocean in the background Alt: Cinderella, on a ship, sits down resigned and puts her head in her hand.

Real #homeschool talk - we're having a DAY with Teen Boy bc screens and sleep and grumpiness, and making some hard rules and feeling like the bad guy - so thats fun. Not every day is sunshine and lollipops. You're not alone if you feel like you're sometimes utter crap at this. <3

A huge clump of purple aster and one pink zinnia.

Today's AM walk was nothing particularly special - though the Aster is bringing all the bees to all the yards.

the amount of raw, unadulterated fear that many Americans have of even small cities is never going to stop being darkly hilarious to me

A heart sticker with a rainbow background featuring a photo of Epstein and Trump that reads Republicans protect Pedos.

A very sunny/pretty basic Monday AM walk - but this sticker rules. <3

*rolls eyes FOREVER at these absolute crybabies*

Revisiting Bertrand Goldberg's Wright College A forgotten campus by the Chicago architect may get revamped.

For real, Wright Campus is a marvel.
www.architectmagazine.com/design/revis...

A large pyramid building.

A land acknowledgement on the Wilbur Wright Campus.

A worn footpath under trees with fallen orange leaves.

Till the World Ends by Britney Spears.

Walked & explored the fascinating Modernist Wilbur Wright College campus and surrounding area this AM - while listening to the one & only Britney Spears, particularly her A+ apocalyptic anthem. <3

A plate full of German food - spatzele, bun, brat, potato salad, schnitzel, and beer.

Having a very delicious Oktoberfest meal at @honoriavalemon.bsky.social's house bc she's the hostess with the mostest. <3

I also have advice. Everybody loves reading advice on the computer, so I'll share it: the best thing you can do right now is log off as hard as you can. Go outside, talk to people in real life where it's actually kind of rude to talk about the news, try to actually see the friends you usually just text message. Go for a long drive and turn the phone off while you do it. Get back into your hobbies or pick one and learn it for a while. Watch one of those studio movies that reviews called "wildly miscalculated" and you haven't seen since high school. Play an album you like but find embarrassing. Go to free community events even if they sound stupid. If you take the freeway, try the surface streets. Go to a bad diner and just order some bad coffee because even bad coffee is good coffee. You can't help anybody when you're exhausted and keep posting one million college-educated rewordings of "I would love to be dead right now" on the computer. Walk away from the thing and try out some of those normal things you hear about and if you get bored that's wonderful because we're not supposed to get bored anymore. It turns out boredom is the Cadillac of feelings.

RIP Kaleb Horton
kalebhorton.ghost.io/2025-so-far/

100% Mario Party could heal us.

Cars on a highway and a cloudy sky.

The Superdawg hot dog people on the roof of the Superdawg drive-in. Blue sky.

Wore a hoodie for the first time on a very fall-feeling walk to see some (freshly repainted!) Chicago icons.

My main goal right now as Mom of Teen Boy is rapidly becoming that he DOESN'T turn into a shitty little edgelord. Pleased to report that he & his friends are goofy & obnoxious but ALSO kind & empathetic so far. (I genuinely think having actual friends & going outside & NOT living online is key.) <3

A teen boy next to a very tall tree in the woods. Fallen orange leaves are covering the ground.

A river under an old bridge with colorful graffiti.

A purple flower in the woods.

A large orange fungus against a chain link fence.

This morning's walk doubled as a #homeschool nature hike. <3

It's weird how Tylenol caused autism (first diagnosed in 1943) before it was even invented (1955). What a clever drug.

The fork in a path in a tree lined Chicago city park.

STAR LINE, Album by Chance the Rapper, 2025.

Tuesday AM walk - Rain is imminent. I kept it short, and kept my umbrella in hand. Really enjoying Chance's STAR LINE. <3

Two books on a table. Life as we knew it by Susan Pfeffer, and Bushcraft by Mors Kochanski.

Strong focus on disasters & survival (prehistoric to now) in Build Your Library Level 9 curriculum, and honestly....not mad about it. #homeschool

10 plastic skeletons and 3 ghost decorations in a front yard.

Tidal image of Mermaids by Florence and the Machine.

Monday AM walk vibes. Getting spookier every day...

Cicada on a sidewalk.

Two hot pink sneakers by a hot pink dot spray painted on a sidewalk.

A bunch of light purple aster flowers in bloom.

Sunday AM walk scenes. <3