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out here signing contracts, making artistic plans for the new year, reaping the benefits of hard work, journaling most mornings, preparing to turn 30, c cups and growing……………

god save me from queer exchange

i got rlly good news today!!!

Costs nothing to be compassionate and be quiet ns

if you needed another reason to stop using spotify:

recently decided that my phone is a place for me to feel silly, pretty, happy, and/or informed. the moment that’s not what i’m feeling i disengage

i need to remember how i positioned my phone

iCE just arrested Jessie Fuentes, the alderperson for the 26th ward (Humboldt Park) at Humboldt Health down the street from the Trans Center/Puerto Rican Cultural Center

Today so far feds in Chicagoland have:

Attacked & arrested protesters at the Broadview detention center w/the help of the ISP other agencies

Tear gassed a street in Logan Square that has a grocery store & elementary school on it, among other things

Violently handcuffed an Alderperson

It's 3pm

working on getting more eyes on this 2 make sure sure the information is as correct and helpful as possible before official printing, but this has been formatted 2be a foldable half page zine 💗 if anyone would like to coordinate printing/folding/stapling w me to be available for shows/other events ~

South Shore residents returned to their ransacked apartments after an ICE raid. "It looks like hell." blockclubchi.co/4gV8ODq

He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.

This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.

Hey recently i decided to start being normal

good morning beloved community, if you do ONE THING today to FIGHT ICE please either SHARE the fuck out of this link, or read enough information to retain it and rely it to someone who doesn’t know this but needs to

INFORMATION IS POWER
COMMUNITY NETWORKS R LOVE

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An older Black femme, laying in a hospital bed. She's smiling and holding a pink, lavender and yellow dragon stuffie.

Miss Major, one of the mothers of the trans liberation movement, has been in the hospital for 10 days with sepsis and a blood clot. She has looked out for us for generations, now it’s time to look out for her. Donate if you can: fundly.com/missmajor

she’s proofreading my cover letter

The AI companies really want the public to forget that they cannot exist without stealing the efforts of actual creators and the public should always reminded

This is a moment where all cis people need to be calling their elected officials and demanding they protect trans healthcare, even if it means shutting down the government

It doesn't matter if you live somewhere red or blue - everyone needs to hear this

good!

Didn’t get ID’d for nyquil (i’m almost 30)

Chicago indie musicians organize to spurn Spotify via open letter  - Chicago Reader Local indie artists organize to spurn Spotify via open letter, the 19th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival lights up the neighborhood, and more.

In this week's Gossip Wolf, Chicago indie musicians write an open letter urging others to pull their music from Spotify, Indie rockers Wide Orbit open for Oracle Sisters, the 19th annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival lights up the neighborhood and more! https://bit.ly/4gMtAFh

A script you can use if you’re not good at speaking on the spot.

I just called Chuck Schumer’s office and, for the first time EVER, a person answered, who then politely entered my complaints into their call log.

This tells me two things:

1) They’re not getting enough calls over there, and 2) If you want to yell at Schumer, today’s the day.

(212) 486-4430

people are using ai to create mass hysteria nostalgia that will in turn be used to turn them into reactionaries. they’re very subtly associating change with bad and that is used to enforce fascism

ICIRR Eyes on ICE Update: At approximately 1pm today, the Rapid Response Network verified the presence of over 50 federal agents in Downtown Chicago near Millennium Park, as well as the Apple Store, Chicago River, and other locations along Michigan Avenue. Agents remain in the area, and this is an ongoing operation. Please make informed decisions about travel to downtown today. Reminder: If you witness any possible ICE activity, or know someone who has been detained, call the Family Support Hotline at 855-435-7693

CHICAGO, DOWNTOWN TODAY 9/28 1PM

i can finally use stickers