🚨 Yet ANOTHER study finds "NO evidence that rising numbers of undocumented immigrants are linked with violent crime." There has NEVER been evidence to support this racist BS❗ Undocumented migration does not raise crime rates, huge study finds www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com

Undocumented migration does not raise crime rates, huge study finds

Analysis of neighbourhoods in more than 100 US cities finds no evidence that rising numbers of undocumented immigrants are linked with violent crime.

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My god, what an image. Dead kings in a plastic box, carried off as the world burns.

Reuters@reuters.com · 22h ago

Spain removes remains of 11th century kings from monastery as wildfire rages reut.rs/4zAAN4r

Browser improvement I'd like to see: Zoom settings change for one page only. When you change the browser's zoom (90%, 110%) it applies to every page on that domain, rather than just that one page. I wish browser zoom settings were more flexible to apply to just one problematic page.

"When I asked current and former U.S. officials what had to be done to win, the most common first response was a primal scream of sorts that translated into, “We never should have started this war.” That was followed by: “What do you mean by ‘win’?” Pretty much. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

The Iran War is a Whole New Level of Quagmire for the US

There are three main camps emerging with proposals, all of which have downsides.

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This was a wild read.

Jon Becker@jonbecker.bsky.social · 3d ago

One of the wildest stories I have read in a long time:

Another day, another shelf cloud sweeps into Chicago #ILwx #WXsky

Just replace Wednesday with var Today = today();

Block Club Chicago@blockclubchi.bsky.social · 3d ago

Severe storms are likely to hit Chicago again on Wednesday. blockclubchi.co/3UtKOQt

The Google homepage is doing a cool thing right now if you search “eclipse 2026” (or certain variants thereof)

Elite tier Mahoney outfit.

Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA)@illinoisigpa.bsky.social · 3d ago

Congratulations to this year’s Edgar Fellows cohort! Last week’s program was a great success, equipping Illinois’ next generation of ethical leaders with valuable insights, connections, and leadership experiences.

It's weird to me that entertainment/celebrity news is such a big industry, learning more about them never makes you like them more.

Every Film Now@everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 3d ago

Jeremy Strong went full method while filming ‘THE SOCIAL RECKONING,’ speaking only as Mark Zuckerberg throughout production. He also emailed Zuckerberg, saying he took the “responsibility very seriously” and the “veracity” of it seriously. (via GQ) #TheSocialReckoning #JeremyStrong

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Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 3d ago

The rapid expansion of sports betting is beginning to reshape how Gen Z investors think about building their wealth.

Again? What the fuck

Alerts from NWS Chicago IL (UNOFFICIAL)@chi.nws-bot.us · 3d ago

🚨 Tornado Warning issued August 12 at 8:56AM CDT until August 12 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS Chicago IL 🚨 Additional Details Here.

The new bonus giveaway was a jersey and I'm going to be honest, the quality of this silly giveaway jersey is at least on par with if not better than officially licensed Fanatics hockey jerseys that I've seen lately

Dollar beer night is when you go to the fancy place.

Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 3d ago

They didn’t get it wrong she’s reunifying Wisconsin and Minnesota like Ireland

The man's skeletal injuries looked like a train hit him, but he died in 1304 CE. At #ppa26Berlin last week, @uniofbradford.bsky.social scientist Jo Buckberry concluded he was likely whacked by a flying boulder, making him the first confirmed trebuchet death in the archaeological record. @science.org

Shattered skeleton in Scottish castle is first confirmed death from trebuchet

“Devastation” across body of 14th century warrior indicates horrific demise from flying boulder

science.org

It looks like one of the HBO channels is running The Wire nonstop. They're on one of the late first season episodes now.

Hide me in this.

Pluto's atmosphere is finally freezing out. Sickafoose et al. 2026 - iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3...

Changes in Pluto’s Atmosphere Based on Stellar Occultation Data from 2017 to 2023

Changes in Pluto’s Atmosphere Based on Stellar Occultation Data from 2017 to 2023, Sickafoose, Amanda A., Person, Michael J., Zuluaga, Carlos A., Bosh, Amanda S., Levine, Stephen E., Brothers, Tim, Knieling, Bastian, Lister, Timothy A., Osip, David J., Schindler, Karsten, Brimacombe, Joe, Carruthers, Tim, Colclasure, Abigail, Genade, Anja, Janse van Rensburg, Petro, Potter, Stephen B., Rojo, Patricio

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Planetary Science Institute@psi.edu · 4d ago

PSI in the News: Senior Scientist Amanda Sickafoose and her team may have detected the first signs of Pluto’s atmospheric collapse. Read all about it over at Gizmodo! buff.ly/VFMzBS3

We used to have the occasional bad storm, but those were once every few years, and in the spring. Now we have one or two a month, and in the summer. This doesn't feel like a statistical outlier, this feels like something new.

Neptune

NHL Trade Talk@nhltradetalk.bsky.social · 4d ago

Scribe Suggests There’s a World In Which Avalanche Trade Cale Makar It seems unthinkable to move the NHL's best d-man, but is there any way the Colorado Avalnche would consider a Cale Makar trade?

A beast of a squall line plowing through Chicago and other parts of the Midwest today.

Exhaustion is a management strategy. Solidarity is the counter. #UnionsForAll #unionmemes

Github is just for lazy people.

In the August news dead zone, if everything sucks it's really hard to change the narrative about how everything sucks.

My goodness it’s phenomenal the work that the NWS does.

When I was a kid and the tornado sirens went off in our neighborhood, there was a dude on every front porch staring at the sky, telling his family to get back inside and get downstairs. I always waved to those dudes from my porch.

Sarah@writesaidsarah.bsky.social · 4d ago

I clearly understand why we are being sheltered in the stairwells and should stay away from the ceiling to floor glass windows but also I want to see what’s happening outside.

I live near a tornado siren that’s screaming and the phone is screaming. Awesome.

I would like to pay someone in 2026 the way cash works: - You get money. - That's it. You don't get: - My name and contact info. - My home address. - My card #, pin and zip. - My account and routing number. - My mother's maiden name. - To endlessly email me for the rest of my life.

Radar picking up 95mph winds northwest of Sycamore right now

The first pitch for tonight’s “Pope Hat” giveaway at the White Sox is being thrown by Sister Mary Jo Sobieck, who in 2018 - then in her fifties - threw a devastating, professional 86 mph changeup. The players were stunned. youtu.be/EXyKwLQeLP4?...

Sister Mary Sobieck throws a perfect first pitch

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