<p>The viral ' <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> Rat Hole' wasn't actually made by a rat, scientists claim.After researching the rodent indent, scientists are over 98% sure it came from a squirrel. Via @live_science <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬<br><br><a href="https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/the-viral-chicago-rat-hole-wasnt-actually-made-by-a-rat-scientists-claim" rel="nofollow">The viral 'Chicago Rat Hole' w...</a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> Is Cracking Down on <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a>.<br>Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.</p><p>Residents have begun forming volunteer groups to monitor their neighborhoods for federal <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> agents. Others honk their horns or blow whistles when they see agents nearby.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/rendition/" rel="tag">#Rendition</a> <a href="/tags/statesponsoredabduction/" rel="tag">#StateSponsoredAbduction</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/righttoprotest/" rel="tag">#RightToProtest</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/dueprocess/" rel="tag">#DueProcess</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#Tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/mafiastate/" rel="tag">#MafiaState</a> <a href="/tags/policebrutality/" rel="tag">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/whitesupremacy/" rel="tag">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/us/chicago-ice-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/us/chicago-ice-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/us/</span><span class="invisible">chicago-ice-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
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<p>FYI: "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_in_the_Park" rel="nofollow">Saturday in the Park</a>," released in 1972, was likely talking about Saturday, July 4, 1970:</p><p>rld@Intrepid:~$ for x in {1960..2026}; do cal july $x |grep -q " 4 *$" && echo $x; done1964197019811987199219982009201520202026</p><p>Because, obviously, we only ever take things literally around here. XD</p><p>cc: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://polymaths.social/@amin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>amin</span></a></span></p><p><a href="/tags/saturday/" rel="tag">#Saturday</a> <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#Music</a> <a href="/tags/vibes/" rel="tag">#Vibes</a></p>
<p>“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime<br>---</p><p>Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arrested in a Chicago raid are telling their stories.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/chi</span><span class="invisible">cago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/fbi/" rel="tag">#FBI</a> <a href="/tags/venezuela/" rel="tag">#Venezuela</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>A Monochrome Black Photograph of a Catholic Church Altar in the Archdiocese of Chicago - USA - Radiant Light - Copyright 2012 Frank J Casella - <a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/radiant-light-monochrome-frank-j-casella.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fineartamerica.com/featured/radiant-light-monochrome-frank-j-casella.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fineartamerica.com/featured/ra</span><span class="invisible">diant-light-monochrome-frank-j-casella.html</span></a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/fineartamerica/" rel="tag">#fineArtAmerica</a> <a href="/tags/crucifix/" rel="tag">#crucifix</a> <a href="/tags/cross/" rel="tag">#cross</a> <a href="/tags/lent/" rel="tag">#lent</a> <a href="/tags/blackandwhite/" rel="tag">#blackAndWhite</a> <a href="/tags/fjcasellaphoto/" rel="tag">#fjcasellaPhoto</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/catholicchurch/" rel="tag">#catholicChurch</a> <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#chicago</a></p>
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<p>Chicago City Fog by Frank J Casella - Fog covers city skyscrapers down Michigan Avenue during the morning commute in Chicago Illinois. <a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-chicago-city-fog-frank-j-casella.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="fineartamerica.com/featured/1-chicago-city-fog-frank-j-casella.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fineartamerica.com/featured/1-</span><span class="invisible">chicago-city-fog-frank-j-casella.html</span></a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/city/" rel="tag">#city</a> <a href="/tags/urban/" rel="tag">#urban</a> <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#chicago</a> <a href="/tags/fjcasellaphoto/" rel="tag">#fjcasellaphoto</a> <a href="/tags/fineart/" rel="tag">#fineart</a> <a href="/tags/cityscape/" rel="tag">#cityscape</a> <a href="/tags/bridge/" rel="tag">#bridge</a> <a href="/tags/people/" rel="tag">#people</a> <a href="/tags/fog/" rel="tag">#fog</a></p>
<p>Reading in the Park - City of Chicago by Frank J Casella. Great summer weather and quiet nature brings people out to Millennium park in Chicago, Illinois. It's important in life to have balance and to do some reading so that we may grow our knowledge and prosper our life in this world. <a href="https://pixels.com/featured/reading-in-the-park-city-of-chicago-frank-j-casella.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="pixels.com/featured/reading-in-the-park-city-of-chicago-frank-j-casella.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pixels.com/featured/reading-in</span><span class="invisible">-the-park-city-of-chicago-frank-j-casella.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#chicago</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/recreation/" rel="tag">#recreation</a> <a href="/tags/people/" rel="tag">#people</a> <a href="/tags/squareformat/" rel="tag">#squareFormat</a> <a href="/tags/photography/" rel="tag">#photography</a> <a href="/tags/fjcasellaphoto/" rel="tag">#fjcasellaphoto</a> <a href="/tags/fineart/" rel="tag">#fineart</a> <a href="/tags/fineartamerica/" rel="tag">#fineartamerica</a></p>
