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Kenn Cook Jr. began taking photographs just three years ago, and already his efforts at documenting the West Side of Chicago have opened doors. The Austin resident’s favorite pursuit is photographing people and places in the neighborhood.

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Sunny with a chance of Tula ☀️

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Rousseau would have been a great blogger I think.

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The California Fire Relief Bundle is live!! Benefitting survivors of the SoCal wildfires through the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE). Featuring 400+ games: Tunic! Tangle Tower! Catlateral Damage! Hidden Folks! Cook, Serve, Delicious! And more! $10 minimum!! itch.io/b/2863/calif...

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The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card. Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks  The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available." www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...

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The U.S. government has put up a submission form for reporting schools who teach kids about “DEI.” It accepts file uploads. Internet, you know what to do enddei.ed.gov

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How iconic Black composer Florence Price inspired generations of musicians in Chicago and beyond:

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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵

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Chicago Women in Trades filed a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s "anti-diversity" executive orders.

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Grandmothers on the West Side are helping girls navigate the stresses of middle school.

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Des collègues se sont amusés à recréer un chantier de fouille avec des LEGO au boulot. 🙂 L’archéologie du bâti y est même présente ! 😁 #Lego

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Illinois counties were supposed to join a network of panels to review deaths tied to domestic violence. Only 7 have done so. Glaringly absent: Cook County, home to Chicago and about 40% of the state’s population. Great story by @vernalcoleman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/deat...

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Reporter: If you could speak directly to Elon Musk, what would you say? Rep. Jasmine Crockett: Fuck off.

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Come Fat Tuesday, “Paczki Day” is celebrated across Chicago and the Midwest, and the doughnuts are recognized as a symbol of Polish culture and pride. Digital Video Producer Nicole Cardos gives her five recommendations on where to place your next paczki order. to.wttw.com/4gTbVKw

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JoAnn's kinda sucks for fabrics unless you need cotton with a marvel print or fleece; but I will miss wandering the aisles, surrounded by bolts of fabric muffling the sound of the overhead music, wondering "What can I make out of this?".

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New — HHS just got another email with guidance stating that they aren’t required to respond to the 5 bullets email, but if they do they should follow specific guidelines including: “Assume that what you write will be read by malign foreign actors and tailor your response accordingly.”

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'70s R&B icon Roberta Flack has died at 88

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Masayo Fukuda, contemporary master of kirie, or Japanese paper-cutting, crafting hyper detailed creatures from single sheets of paper #WomensArt

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80% of Treatler discourse is that some men consider it beneath them to do their own cooking for self evident yet ineffable reasons

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'Alphabet' by Corita Kent (1965), a US Roman Catholic nun, peace activist and Pop art artist who helped shape the Pop Art movement and was also friends with Andy Warhol #WomensArt

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"Waiting for Gorey" is my tribute to Edward Gorey (with a dash of Samuel Beckett) for the Phantasmagorey show at Custom House, Leith in Edinburgh. The show features forty other artists and is open for two more days. www.instagram.com/phantasmagoreyshow/

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The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fift, the Countercheck Quarrelsome

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Untitled, by Cy Twombly, 1990, 📸 by Dan Sheridan // @Inphosports

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This is excellent camera work. Elite level. Most people wouldn't even notice it.

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Mood.

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don’t know who needs to hear this but empathy doesn’t require eagerness. you don’t have to be excited about helping other people, you do it because it’s right and because the alternatives are worse

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This is very difficult to read, but I think this is the first time I’ve seen a story feature the perspective of a surviving teacher like this, and it’s so important. “Students called and texted… What their own parents could not fully understand — the worst moment of their lives — Ms. Schamis could.”

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Screaming Yellow Zonkers (1968-2007): A sugar-glazed popcorn snack, noted for it's bright yellow color, and bold, iconic box designs. Revived for a limited run in 2012, exclusively at Walgreen's, before being discontinued again.

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Famous Chicago buildings were turned into hats in a new Chicago Architecture Center exhibit.

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you would not joke about elon's botched penile implant if you knew an ill-mannered pug ran off with most of his dick and balls during the procedure. he spends hours every week chasing after it with a big dog catcher's net.

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This is interesting! My new book on Gráinne with @yalebooks.bsky.social will be out in 2027. Looks like the film is leaning into the folklore rather than the history. Bet it won’t be anywhere NEAR as funny as the podcast episode we did on her on You’re Dead To Me. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

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[willem dafoe unprompted] now, this cookie monster. [toothy smile] what a creature, what a lust. it consumes him. [crosses legs] he’s really a tragic figure.

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I tried to pet every breed of dog at the Westminster Dog Show. The resulting video: 12 minutes of extremely good dogs 132 dogs pet 5 face licks 2 belly rubs Me saying “BEAUTIFUL dog” at least 59 times youtu.be/nOzLZH29wFc?...

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Instant mood enhancer

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Do the heavens yet hate thee, that thou can’st not go mad?

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Girl on a space hopper, 1971, Byker series, Newwcastle, UK , by Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen #womensart #FridayFeeling

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