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Nick Ulivieri@nuphoto.com · 3d agoBring back glass bock? Bring back glass block!
Nick Ulivieri
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Nick Ulivieri@nuphoto.com · 3d agoSmall personal win: Some of my @obamafoundation.bsky.social photos were featured in Architectural Record. It means a lot that the architects felt my images helped tell the story of this project. A few photos are in the digital feature, and I’m looking forward to seeing the August print edition
This is the sign I'll be tapping with increasing frequency as we head into autumn. Well said by @mattlanza.bsky.social #ElNino
Y’all, midwesterners have the best Interjection for almost any situation (akin to how allora in Italian is an interjection that can mean almost anything): Ope! Surprised? Ope! Made a mistake? Ope! Calling to someone at a party from across the room? Ope! Accidentally offended? Ope! It’s great.
If you got an unprompted text message from someone offering you a huge financial return but you have to send them a $150 iTunes gift card first you’d probably clock it as a scam right off the bat, but when it’s a major sporting league and with extra zeroes we have to pretend that it’s legitimate
Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 3d agoWhile NASCAR is hoping to get the Chicago Street Race back to Grant Park next summer, it may have hit a speed bump in negotiations for a state grant to help defray costs for the event.
What a trash take. As a Chicago taxpayer, I'd rather 'take the hit' funding programs that help my neighbors put food on the table than keep paying nine-figure police misconduct settlements (we're up to $225 million so far in 2026)
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
#SpokaneComplexFire - #AutumnLaneFire #OldTrailsFire #FairviewFire - Spokane County Sheriff: 14 people unaccounted for after calling for evacuation. Meanwhile, a areal view ...
Wildfires in Spokane County, Washington, have destroyed hundreds of structures, scorched more than 5,390 acres of land and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of people. nyti.ms/4hayFtl
Over 600 structures have been destroyed near Spokane County, Washington, as numerous wildfires burn just north and west of downtown Spokane. Thousands of people are currently under evacuation orders. All three wildfires are human-caused and are 0% contained at the time of this post.
Used to be a once-every-couple decades thing. Then, once-every-few-years. Once-a-year. Now,
Alexandra (Alex) Duggan@alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 3d agoThe front page of this morning’s Spokesman-Review, Aug. 2, 2026, the day after one of the worst wildfires in Washington state history. More than 600 structures, mostly homes, have been lost in the #OldTrailsFire. Read local news.
Each time I rewatch Interstellar, the first gives me chills. it seems more and more prescient as time goes on.
Young Kwak@youngkwak.bsky.social · 4d agoPhotos for @apnews.com. Old Trails Fire, 8/1/26 in Spokane, WA. 1) People watch from W. Northwest Blvd. 2) Andrew Rowley, who evacuated, watches from 3) Dwight Merkel Sports Complex. 4) Police block W. Francis Ave. at N. Monroe St. as vehicles leave evacuation area. apnews.com/article/wild...
Neither does the reflecting pool for that matter.
Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”@ryanjreilly.com · 5d agoBREAKING: The Trump administration has moved to drop its felony Reflecting Pool case against a former Olympic canoeist, admitting their allegations against David "Davey" Hearn don't hold water.
New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
This is very "Curtains for Zoosha" to the public at large: "Every image created with Nano Banana in Google Earth includes the SynthID digital watermark, so if someone is unsure about an image, they can ask the Gemini app or use Lens..."
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 5d agoGoogle's statement that it includes a watermark that can identify them as AI-generated is completely braindead as to how disinformation works. You think people spending literally three seconds to derail a discussion give a shit about that? This is so easy to abuse www.404media.co/google-earth...
City: You didn't copy those dicks, did you? Tagger: Nah, I spray painted goatse instead City: What??
tyler@tylergscott.com · 5d agoin portland someone spray painted penises around potholes, and they got filled pretty immediately www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
Trump is on the side of Iran and not Minnesota. Congratulations everyone. Apparently J6 wasn't proof enough that he was a danger to the country. Lol
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoTrump: "We heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack and they blame it on Iran. I don't think so. I blame it on Minnesota because they're grossly incompetent. Iran's got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota."
I keep a running list of every Chicago skyscraper I’ve "summited" - legally and with permission - for photos, along with their heights. Currently at 27,162 feet of rooftops.
starch mogul@posts-cards.bsky.social · 6d agosurvey: what are the quirky, niche personal lists you build and maintain? me: - list of every art exhibition, sporting event, concert i’ve been to since ~2015 - list of chicago buildings built with foundations strong enough to support never-realized vertical additions
In the "sequels better than the original" discussion, you gotta put Honey Nut Cheerios right at the top.
In honor of #Bears training camp starting, here's an extremely niche football take: I think "round ear hole" helmet graphics [left] probably look almost as ancient to Kids These Days™️ as the 2-bar helmet graphics [right] did when I was growing up.
Once upon a time, industry was powered by rivers. Once upon a time, industry was powered by coal. Things change. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...
I put a Spotify code on my rear window. Today, at a red light, I saw someone take a photo of it and proceed to laugh their a** off. This is what the code plays. 🦭
The Mary Tyler Moore Show would send both their preconceived notions & their libidos into a tailspin. The name Dick Van Dyke alone would put them into a coma.
Ghoulish Bambino@parasouthern.bsky.social · last wk.Nick at Nite would kill the average Zoomer