Is it possible to fail a challenge in advance?

Doors Open MKE Day 2! We hit 17 stops yesterday. (Poor Phil. He’ll never agree to come along with me again. lol) If you’re out exploring today and find yourself near MADACC between 11:45 and 1:30, stop in and say hi. I’ll be at the door. historicmilwaukee.org/doors-open/

This only happens to you once

There's nothing wrong with you. There's something wrong with the world. Keep being weird. Keep howling against the storm. Keep writing erotic stories about moon ghosts. Keep being a spark in the darkness, and hope for a better tomorrow.

You guys do yourself a favor and look at what Eric Adams wore to Rosh Hashanah services at the Sephardic Lebanese Congregation

I’m gonna start a cooking show where I make recipes I’ve never tried. I’m gonna call it 30 Minutes My Ass.

Get in losers, we’re grieving

Reminder that September is National library card month, so you should totally go get a library card! Yes, they have books, but many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and more! Maybe it's time for a visit!

Dutch late night TV has its take

This is a really fun read even for non-lawyers. It’s four pages.

people will tell you they don't understand gender fluidity then look right at a ship called the Edmund Fitzgerald and call it "her" without missing a beat

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

Really I'm pretty low maintenance I just need 17 hours of alone time in the morning, absolute silence the rest of day except for my comfort shows which will be on in the background 24/7, constant reassurance that everybody I know isn't mad at me and also ten thousand dollars cash

So how are all my former gifted and talented kids who used to read several books a day and now rot their faculties doomscrolling while ignoring a TV show doing tonight

Controversial opinion, but I think trans people should feel safe here on bluesky, and nazis shouldn't.

How I once wound up with four unopened bottles of Pimm's (and one nearly empty one still sitting alongside them).

Full list of zines as of 9/2: California, Chicago, Colorado, DC Metro, Florida, Indianapolis, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina Triangle Area, NYC, Philly, Pittsburgh, Portland OR, Rhode Island, St. Louis Metro Area, Washington State, Wisconsin Zine request form in the drive folder.

So ... business as usual then?

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

I can

Attn all ICE agents! Here’s an announcement from our front window: Chicago hates you, and you are not welcome here!

You may want to grab a tissue before you read this. (But definitely do read it. It's so sweet.)

I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️ "Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"

A friend took this at a rally today and I barked laughing.

Oh, I have good news.

People who get hyped for Christmas at any time before the last week of November: what the fuck is wrong with you People who start their Spooky Season on September 1: isn't that a bit late?

Did you know the “weekend” and working only 8 hours per day used to be considered a radical, liberal idea? 139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea. A 🧵

Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival

📸 Gabriel Puyana

replacing Batman fight onomatopoeiae with old midwestern brewery names

If you aren’t comfortable wishing the worst for a terrible person, you can relax knowing I’m picking up your slack and wishing twice as hard.

I am lucky enough to have three libraries roughly a mile from where I live. This is one of them, and I am so excited to see their new building.

Happy birthday to Jack Kirby.

Dearest Martha, The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover. Yours in glaze,

Art. Pure art.

Generative AI is a fucking plague, but it’s just a technology. The people pushing it on us, for whatever reason, are the real evil.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA — 2025

We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps: - It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’ - It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’ - It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’ - It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’ - It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’ No worries if not!!!

Two years together. Spending this weekend like we did the first one: Mexican Fiesta on Friday, hurling championships on Sunday.

Might get some stickers printed

@o-c.bsky.social I keep forgetting to send you this. This was on the door of a bar/restaurant we went to for a fish fry a couple weeks ago. (Ignore the dust/pollen on the door. It hadn’t rained here for a few weeks at that point.)

all of you laugh at chicago's deep dish pizza but you're going to be ashamed of yourself when the giordano's 154th regimen rolls down the magnificent mile cutting through the guard with frozen chicago classics

holy shit this is a helluva ad from the Democrat running against Joni Ernst in Iowa. worth every second

Last Scattering before retirement. #IrishFest

Well, that’s a first: We’ve got a rainbow down. #IrishFest (Apologies for the blur. My phone was in a bag because of the rain.)

Current view. I’m enjoying the shade and the relative silence along the lake walk for a few moments before gates open. #IrishFest (Related: I miss the lake walk trees. There used to be so many.)

It’s almost impossible to avoid at least some sunburn with my current Irish Fest role. So every year, I get to run the same test: Women, upon noticing my sunburn: “I think I have some [aloe / sunblock / lidocaine spray]. Would you like some?” Men: “Did you know you have sunburn?”

We are definitely pretty cool.

This is my boundary setting stamp card: every time I say no to something I get a stamp, and when I’ve collected 10 I can buy myself a book