Kinda wild

Writing tip: Make the perfect the enemy of the good. Then it's way hotter when they fuck at the end of the book.

Reposted from the other site: Welding training for women in Detroit! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Head’s up - We’ve got a super special GIVEAWAY this week!! Local indie darlings @friko4u celebrate the release of their sophomore lp “Something Worth Waiting For” with a hometown show at METRO this Saturday 4/25. Want a chance to see it for free? Enter now docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Holy shit

“An investigation into the claim - dubbed "Operation Bear Claw" - took a closer look at the video and found the "bear" was actually a person in a bear costume”

This is a great piece, the first thing I have ever read that made me root for Notre Dame.

One side obsession from my research into the 1920s is the extensive network of ELECTRIC trains that used to connect cities and towns across the central Midwest called the Interurban. We had this more than a hundred years ago. The things we had and the things we lost.

CHIRP Is Proud to Support the Institute of Cultural Affairs 4th Annual Earth Day Celebration at Buttercup Park in the Uptown neighborhood from 11 AM to 2 PM on Saturday, April 25th! www.eventbrite.com/e/earth-day-...

TIL about the Gallaudet 11. (If this raises your interest in Gallaudet University, I recommend the documentary "Deaf President Now!") www.nasa.gov/missions/pro...

If you want any bibles or Playboys I found an estate sale with a lot of both.

I'm sorry, but why would we want to fertility rates of CHILDREN to increase? This shit makes me feel insane and it's exhausting.

Perfect!

Share a preacher, nun, or priest. (If you haven't seen this show, you should: Betty Gilpin as a nun fighting a big AI corporation)

Another video of Uptown's flying squirrels. 25% slow motion. Filmed March 30, 2026.

Cisco and IBM are pushing to have Right to Repair laws changed so that we CAN'T repair our critical infrastructure. They want to force the purchasing of entirely new platforms by way of planned obsolescence: www.404media.co/data-center-...

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Birdsky: I haven't noticed a bird like this on Federal Plaza before. What is it?

Over a hundred registered so far, but there’s still room!

‼️MA age verification vote is TODAY‼️ Queer & Trans youth have begged Democratic lawmakers for years to stop pushing online id checks as these systems can wall off vital community life-lines & resources, yet lawmakers refuse to listen. Make them! 📲 978-485-4694 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

The reaction of Dr Kelsey Young at the Science Desk was one of the best things in the feed but I'd also like to acknowledge the dude in the lower left corner of the control room view doing his own little dance of joy during Jeremy Hansen's discussion of his corona observations. #Artemis

This is the face of a lunar scientist who has just been told that the #Artemis II crew saw SEVERAL impact flashes (the flashes when meteors hit the lunar surface) in real time 😃 🌓💥

Sigh. Just … why???

This Thursday! Just a few seats remain (but you can also stream on Zoom for free) for our Writers on Writing event with @newberrylibrary.bsky.social -- we can't wait to welcome Jennifer Egan to Chicago! She'll be in conversation with @michaelzapata.bsky.social. www.newberry.org/calendar/wri...

What I love about my @letterboxd.social most watched cast list for 2026 so far is that Lark White is up there with these major stars. She has four total film credits, and I happened to watch two of them (The Testament of Ann Lee and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You) this year.

A character in the book I just read used "New England" to describe New York City, which was jarring to me because I always think of NYC as its own thing even if the colonial map means it is technically part of New England. Do people really describe it that way?

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No, fuck you. You don’t get to suddenly decide that copyright matters when folks suddenly have access to the source code of your spicy autocomplete due to your own incompetence.

THE March Sadness National Championship: (6) Ben Folds Five's "Brick" & @cicilybennion.bsky.social against (1) Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" & @mfitejohnson.bsky.social! Listen to the songs! Read the essays! Which is the saddest? YOU DECIDE (by 9am AZ time 3/31): marchxness.com#/sadnesscham...

🎶 Roger Daltrey voice:

"“the liar’s dividend”: a situation in which pervasive fakery would allow propagandists to delegitimize reality itself."

It was a disappointing end, but I'm proud of my kid's student-led robotics team which gets by with far fewer resources than many of their competitors. If you want to help a bunch of future engineers, Axiom 4787 is always looking for donations and sponsors: www.axiom4787.com/sponsor-us

The good news: My kid's robotics team made the playoffs at the FIRST Robotics Midwest Regional 😎 The bad news: Their first match is against the top ranked alliance led by the only undefeated team 😬 Join me in rooting on Axiom 4787 at 1:30 CDT Livestream: www.thebluealliance.com/gameday#chat...

FIRST Robotics Competition Midwest Regional Day 2. Final qualification matches in the morning. Playoffs in the afternoon. Axiom 4787 is an underdog but on the cusp of those likely to get picked for a playoff alliance. Cheer along with me! Livestream: www.thebluealliance.com/gameday#chat...

haha how silly… oh (from @twonks.bsky.social)

The FIRST Robotics Competition's Midwest Regional kicks off today at 8:30 AM CDT on Arlington Heights. This year's game is basically a chaos of flying balls. My kid's team is Axiom 4787. Stream the competition today and tomorrow here: www.thebluealliance.com/gameday#chat...

Hey y'all: the CDOT sign has an email for questions. Let's all email it to ask them to preserve the sidewalk stamp in some way. Probably a Quixotic Quest at best. But maybe we're on a Mission from God? [email protected]

Gross. There was 10% more domestic violence after home team losses "in states where mobile betting is legalized, in locations where higher bets were placed, around paydays, and for teams who were on a winning streak"

Chicago History Bluesky Avengers Assemble: I've been contacted for a media thing(WBEZ)re: sidewalk stamps. What's the oldest one you have noticed? Any WPA ones? @ladytophamcatt.bsky.social @mckiesdjlounge.bsky.social @adamchicago.bsky.social @robertloerzel.bsky.social @sorenspicknall.bsky.social

Google is experimenting with rolling out automated lying to news headlines. It can only be an intentional experiment in manipulating the online information ecosystem to further their interests, because they’re not foolish enough to not understand the many downsides www.theverge.com/tech/896490/...

Guy just found liable for making false statements to drive down Twitter stock price says another thing we'll credulously report

Welp

24 hours to go and I'm just $150 away from reaching my $500 personal fundraising goal for the @chirpradio.org spring pledge drive. Donate to help keep the station strong at chirpradio.app.neoncrm.com/fundraiser/j...

Agreed! Especially since I'm voting in 3 today!

CHALLENGE TIME: If we raise $500 in donations before 9am, CHIRP Board member Mathieu Guerville will match them dollar for dollar! Donate now & double the value of your gift: buff.ly/Dhg1s3a We have just over 24 hours to hit our $50K drive goal - you can help make sure we get there! Thank you.❤️

Today, in words don’t mean anything

Happy spring! Our car doors were frozen shut this morning 🥶