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Worth noting that according to recordings on that reddit thread, air traffic control instructed the private jet multiple times to wait before crossing. It's the pilot's fault in this case, not ATC.

A private jet taxied across an active runway at Midway Airport this morning, just as a Southwest flight was landing. The SWA plane aborted the landing just in time. www.reddit.com/r/aviation/c...

The NRS designates April as Rosacea Awareness Month to educate the public on this chronic disorder estimated to affect more than 16 million Americans. www.rosacea.org/blog/2025/fe... #rosacea #rosaceaawarenessmonth #dermatology #dermsky

If you haven't read @dansinker.com's essay about newspaper editor George Dale's battle against the KKK in Muncie, IN, you should take the time: dansinker.com/posts/2025-0... If you only have a couple minutes, you can watch the version he did at #20x2chi last month: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYok...

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

Context to my previous post.

"Biological men" implies the existence of chemical, ergonomic, physical, psychological and safety men.

This is the only way. They planned this for years, taking over local and state legislatures, manipulating the game to ensure they stayed in power. The only way to take it back is to do the same.

Imagine if this is why and how Puerto Rico achieves independence.

Movies you’ve watched more than six times, using only gifs.

If not for the franchise's new ownership, it would honestly be a very clever, spycrafty way of disguising the delivery of a gadget from Q for it to show up in an Amazon-esque box.

Thanks for this important speech, Governor @jbpritzker.bsky.social. “The root that tears apart [the] foundation begins as a seed … of distrust, hate & blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe … started with everyday Germans mad about inflation & looking for someone to blame.”

Big and surprising news for James Bond fans. variety.com/2025/film/gl...

The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

Boeing has the opportunity to do the funniest, most patriotic thing.

dear journalists, could you please ask a follow up question when people say “i should’ve voted for kamala,” or something similar? specifically “why didn’t you?”

The t-shirt for what we're all thinking. dirtycoast.com/products/thi...

Listen to @kairyssdal.bsky.social's clear-eyed final note on Marketplace yesterday: www.marketplace.org/2025/02/13/t... (transcript from r/NPR)

The oldest Chinese restaurant in California (and possibly the country) is the Chicago Cafe in Woodland, a Sacramento suburb. It's currently up for sale. www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/n...

ILLINOIS: Grassroots group Care Not COVID Chicago & partner orgs announce the Protective Medical Equipment Freedom Act, which guarantees the right to mask for any reason w/o disclosure of medical exemptions or info. Share your story of need & support: bit.ly/maskbill

Attention #dermsky! We are now accepting applications for our research grants program, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025. www.rosacea.org/blog/2025/fe...

Finally, some good news.

Put it on your calendar: Tuesday Funk is back at Hopleaf on March 4! #chicago #livelit #poetry #storytelling www.tuesdayfunk.org/2025/02/tues...

"We can give you Streetview inside stores, and we can change it to 'Gulf of America' only for those with US IP addresses, but we can't be expected to keep track of a list of calendar events."

Question: If I finally add a widget to my iphone lock screen, will it finally stop fucking going into edit mode if I touch the screen while walking?

I feel like there's never been a Torment Nexus warned more about in fiction than this one

That’s my barrel, looking better than ever.

On the 50 yard line at the Super Bowl with the “A MINORRRRRR!” are you KIDDING me?!

Ooo this is a good one ☺️

A theorem: Once you and your friends’ hourly wage exceeds the price of a pizza, you should no longer ask them to help you move. Hire movers.

This just in: PEYTON MANNING ARRESTED FOR THREATENING TO KILL PREGNANT WOMAN. [presses earpiece] ...um, I'm being told it's not *that* Peyton Manning. wgntv.com/news/indiana...

Why Greenland? Maybe so his billionaire backers can build their cryptofascist utopian city there. www.insidehook.com/internet/pet...