the islamophobic dog whistling going on these days is really obnoxious esp when it's 'but it's a homophobic religion!' by homophobes like i haven't gotten the worst most condescending homophobia from white catholics

been so depressed the last 3 weeks my caffeine tolerance has been totally reset but the good news is that i can make that other peoples' problem

the attorney at the center of this has already publicly admitted to what could be construed essentially as a regular practice of doing exactly this type of illegal stuff w/r/t grand juries for years but sure! yeah nothing to see here.

Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social · 7h ago

Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros acknowledges 'mistakes' in 'Broadview 6' case but says sanctions, special counsel aren't needed. From @schuba.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

the only conventional wisdom that exists in chicago politics post-2019 is that willie wilson is running

CBS News Chicago@cbschicago.bsky.social · 5h ago

In a CBS News Chicago exclusive, Willie Wilson said he is making another run for mayor in 2027, becoming the 10th candidate to enter the race.

oh god he’s wearing a suit. the contingency has been activated.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · 7h ago

CNN producer: El-Sayed is projected to win. Quick, get the biggest fucking loser you can find on air

i'd hop on this in a heartbeat! this is the type of funding that has outsized impacts compared to other expenditures! what are we even doing at this point!

Block Club Chicago@blockclubchi.bsky.social · 8h ago

Thousands of books are piling up in Chicago libraries due to staffing shortage. blockclubchi.co/3TFy5Kj

hilarious framing up top bc the entire thing details how the US is basically fucked on winning in tech at this point

"we're not going to do fucking anything!!" i yell, as a crowd of millions lose their minds in sheer excitement

not now sweetie daddy's screen-grabbing people who used Dearborn as an insult to demand they embrace party unity

A 60 Minutes probe into Epstein's banking, with Wyden already interviewed, vanished right after Sharyn Alfonsi got pushed out under Bari Weiss. Same editor who stalled the CECOT migrant story until Stephen Miller got a say. CBS keeps calling it timing. Sure looks like a pattern.

60 Minutes Epstein Banking Story Vanished After CBS Ousted Sharyn Alfonsi, Dem Senator Reveals

Wyden revealed he was interviewed for the show in a Senate report alleging the country's largest banks turned “a blind eye” to Epstein's financial activity

mediaite.com

The microtransactions in the next Madden will verge on postmodern performance art

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 21h ago

EA officially goes private tonight, meaning: - EA will no longer trade on the NASDAQ for the first time in 36 years - All stockholders of EA (including many employees) will receive $210/share - EA will take on $18 billion (!) in debt, putting it on the hook to pay ~$1.8 billion/year in interest

*levitating in the lotus position* all EDM is fucking cringe & has been since its inception

Can’t stop thinking about this ad for off-brand Zyn instructing the reader to Forget Everything You Know

rereading The City Is Up For Grabs to mentally steel myself for chicago mayoral 2027: this time it’s barely personable

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

The Kronos Gyros product placement in The Odyssey is incredible

(Explaining bottom surgery to an American) So imagine turning a hot dog into a burger

EVE Burst Error // C's Ware // PC-98

pov: you are definitely not breaking the law

Some great new reaction images to use when people are obtuse on BlueSky.

Night Walker // Tomboy // PC-98

the reviews are in!

lucaisharsh@lucaisharsh.bsky.social · 4d ago

i love djing house parties i wish i could do this shit 24/7

The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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