Universal Dalchico
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Former Marylander, once Chicagoan, current Evanstonian, always Coloradan, but every now and then you can catch my original Texas drawl. Discovering joy in a new place.
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“A man walks into a party and… networks with new people without getting his phone out even once. As he leaves at the end of the night, he tells his smart glasses to add the people he just met that evening on LinkedIn with a note about how they could collaborate.”
The fuck? This sounds nightmarish?
The fuck? This sounds nightmarish?
October 2, 2026 at 11:56 AM
“A man walks into a party and… networks with new people without getting his phone out even once. As he leaves at the end of the night, he tells his smart glasses to add the people he just met that evening on LinkedIn with a note about how they could collaborate.”
The fuck? This sounds nightmarish?
The fuck? This sounds nightmarish?
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"Four Rivers Six Ranges" brings Tibet's little-known resistance history to the screen through the story of ordinary Tibetans who helped the Dalai Lama escape to India in 1959.
As India and China repair ties, a Tibet film tells the story of a forgotten resistance
“Four Rivers Six Ranges” brings Tibet’s little-known resistance history to the screen through the story of ordinary Tibetans who helped the Dalai Lama escape to India in 1959.
bit.ly
October 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
"Four Rivers Six Ranges" brings Tibet's little-known resistance history to the screen through the story of ordinary Tibetans who helped the Dalai Lama escape to India in 1959.
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Just gonna put this here.
Published 1989
Published 1989
(PDF) FRATERNITIES AND RAPE ON CAMPUS
PDF | Despite widespread knowledge that fraternity members are frequently involved in the sexual assaults of women, fraternities are rarely studied as... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
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September 30, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Just gonna put this here.
Published 1989
Published 1989
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We’ve got the inside story of how Trump’s displeasure with seeing homeless people in D.C. became the first domino in a series of actions that culminated in the administration’s stunning decision to weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans to live in their homes and communities.
How Trump’s homelessness crackdown became a sweeping retreat from disability rights
After issuing a memo making it easier to institutionalize homeless people, the Justice Department began abandoning cases protecting disabled people’s right to live in the community.
www.nbcnews.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:47 AM
We’ve got the inside story of how Trump’s displeasure with seeing homeless people in D.C. became the first domino in a series of actions that culminated in the administration’s stunning decision to weaken the rights of millions of disabled Americans to live in their homes and communities.
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Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece.
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...
Competitive Authoritarianism in America | Journal of Democracy
The United States has slid into competitive authoritarianism. The slide has been modest and remains reversible—but it is real. Even after Donald Trump, American democracy will remain fragile.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
October 1, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Lucan Way and I have been writing about competitive authoritarianism for more than 25 years. We never thought we'd write this piece.
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/com...
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More confirmation that the Trump Administration is staying underground with its anti-abortion plans until after the midterms.
www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
White House Officials Told the DOJ to Delay Action on Abortion Ahead of the Midterms
Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved slowly in abortion pill litigation and department officials have told advocates to wait until after the election.
www.washingtonsun.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
More confirmation that the Trump Administration is staying underground with its anti-abortion plans until after the midterms.
www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ab...
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The 2020 election has been relentlessly studied by our most experienced experts and by our most craven partisan hacks for 6y now, and every examination has wound up demonstrating the integrity of Biden’s victory in that election and the malignity of Trump’s obsession with undermining it.
An analysis of voting equipment in Puerto Rico grew into a US federal effort spanning multiple agencies to find proof voting machines were manipulated to flip votes in the 2020 election, Reuters found. The probe ultimately found found no evidence votes were manipulated reut.rs/4hHBkcA
October 2, 2026 at 11:06 AM
The 2020 election has been relentlessly studied by our most experienced experts and by our most craven partisan hacks for 6y now, and every examination has wound up demonstrating the integrity of Biden’s victory in that election and the malignity of Trump’s obsession with undermining it.
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With this disbursement, we are helping safeguard Ukraine’s financial stability today.
We’re also building the foundations for its recovery tomorrow.
Because Europe stands by Ukraine’s side.
And will do so for as long as it takes.
link.europa.eu/pdHPyb
We’re also building the foundations for its recovery tomorrow.
Because Europe stands by Ukraine’s side.
And will do so for as long as it takes.
link.europa.eu/pdHPyb
October 2, 2026 at 10:10 AM
With this disbursement, we are helping safeguard Ukraine’s financial stability today.
We’re also building the foundations for its recovery tomorrow.
Because Europe stands by Ukraine’s side.
And will do so for as long as it takes.
link.europa.eu/pdHPyb
We’re also building the foundations for its recovery tomorrow.
Because Europe stands by Ukraine’s side.
And will do so for as long as it takes.
link.europa.eu/pdHPyb
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The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: chicagotribune.com/enewspaper
October 2, 2026 at 10:59 AM
The front page of today's Chicago Tribune. Read the e-edition here: chicagotribune.com/enewspaper
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America’s landscape is undergoing one of the largest transformations in decades.
To meet the insatiable demand for computer processing to power AI, tech companies and their developers nationwide are building ever-larger data centers. https://wapo.st/4ykQ3kC
To meet the insatiable demand for computer processing to power AI, tech companies and their developers nationwide are building ever-larger data centers. https://wapo.st/4ykQ3kC
October 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
America’s landscape is undergoing one of the largest transformations in decades.
To meet the insatiable demand for computer processing to power AI, tech companies and their developers nationwide are building ever-larger data centers. https://wapo.st/4ykQ3kC
To meet the insatiable demand for computer processing to power AI, tech companies and their developers nationwide are building ever-larger data centers. https://wapo.st/4ykQ3kC
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Listening to Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit wave away the sexual assault charges against DeShaun Watson — even saying “winning is the best deodorant” — was pretty jarring, especially this week.
'TNF' looks at Deshaun Watson's season 🏈 📺
Al Michaels: "If you follow football, you know the story ... we don't have to go through the whole Deshaun Watson thing."
Kirk Herbstreit: "When you convert on 3rd downs, you hit passes, you lead this team to victories, those boos turn into cheers."
Al Michaels: "If you follow football, you know the story ... we don't have to go through the whole Deshaun Watson thing."
Kirk Herbstreit: "When you convert on 3rd downs, you hit passes, you lead this team to victories, those boos turn into cheers."
October 2, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Listening to Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit wave away the sexual assault charges against DeShaun Watson — even saying “winning is the best deodorant” — was pretty jarring, especially this week.
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Tiramisini are #RecipeOfTheDay! I’m not normally a fan of the smaller portion, but there’s not that often a call for a full-size Tiramisù, and these always hit the spot.
www.nigella.com/recipes/tira...
www.nigella.com/recipes/tira...
Tiramisini
Some say, challenging more generally accepted ideas about the provenance, that tiramisu was invented in a casa chiusa (a house of ill repute) to give the working girls a pick-me-up, as the name (tira-...
www.nigella.com
October 2, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Tiramisini are #RecipeOfTheDay! I’m not normally a fan of the smaller portion, but there’s not that often a call for a full-size Tiramisù, and these always hit the spot.
www.nigella.com/recipes/tira...
www.nigella.com/recipes/tira...
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In the archives: a feline Valkyrie (1936)
Was I looking in the Library of Congress archive for a 1936 photo of a cat dressed as a Valkyrie from a Wagner opera? Nope. Am I glad I found it? Definitely.
#cats #opera #catsofbluesky
#cats #opera #catsofbluesky
October 2, 2026 at 9:57 AM
In the archives: a feline Valkyrie (1936)
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Important piece of marine science nuance: when a shark attacks a human, it's almost always an unintentional encounter. Sharks do not think about you, at all.
When a whale strikes a ship, it is almost always intentional. They know us. They understand us. And they remember what we did.
When a whale strikes a ship, it is almost always intentional. They know us. They understand us. And they remember what we did.
🐋 ⛵ ⚠️ Crew rescued after sperm whale collision sinks yacht in South Pacific
At 1 pm New Zealand time on 26 September the four crew activated an emergency beacon and were later rescued by a container ship, roughly 18 hours after the whale encounter
At 1 pm New Zealand time on 26 September the four crew activated an emergency beacon and were later rescued by a container ship, roughly 18 hours after the whale encounter
October 2, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Important piece of marine science nuance: when a shark attacks a human, it's almost always an unintentional encounter. Sharks do not think about you, at all.
When a whale strikes a ship, it is almost always intentional. They know us. They understand us. And they remember what we did.
When a whale strikes a ship, it is almost always intentional. They know us. They understand us. And they remember what we did.
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I miss not knowing how problematic each quarterback is
October 2, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I miss not knowing how problematic each quarterback is
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Kimes is amazing and the NFL + ESPN et al trying to rehabilitate Watson is both sickening and totally expected nowadays given <waves at everything>. I hate this. I want accountability back.
Straight up: As a woman in football, this sucks to listen to. This week in particular.
October 2, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Kimes is amazing and the NFL + ESPN et al trying to rehabilitate Watson is both sickening and totally expected nowadays given <waves at everything>. I hate this. I want accountability back.
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one out of two sorority sisters in cornell has been a victim of unwanted sexual contact.
1793 women are enrolled in sororities. 52% of them have been sexually harmed, that’s around 600 women a year. at cornell, that’s not even a year, it’s two semesters, ~16 weeks each.
300 women a semester.
1793 women are enrolled in sororities. 52% of them have been sexually harmed, that’s around 600 women a year. at cornell, that’s not even a year, it’s two semesters, ~16 weeks each.
300 women a semester.
October 2, 2026 at 2:34 AM
one out of two sorority sisters in cornell has been a victim of unwanted sexual contact.
1793 women are enrolled in sororities. 52% of them have been sexually harmed, that’s around 600 women a year. at cornell, that’s not even a year, it’s two semesters, ~16 weeks each.
300 women a semester.
1793 women are enrolled in sororities. 52% of them have been sexually harmed, that’s around 600 women a year. at cornell, that’s not even a year, it’s two semesters, ~16 weeks each.
300 women a semester.
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so, i decided to check out the parent page for cornell students who want to join greek life on campus: scl.cornell.edu/get-involved...
October 2, 2026 at 12:19 AM
so, i decided to check out the parent page for cornell students who want to join greek life on campus: scl.cornell.edu/get-involved...
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Please accept this perfect photo of Maxx who believes himself invisible as my contribution towards your mental health for the day.
Also, take a break, drink some water, and double check that curtain isn’t see-thru.
Also, take a break, drink some water, and double check that curtain isn’t see-thru.
October 1, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Please accept this perfect photo of Maxx who believes himself invisible as my contribution towards your mental health for the day.
Also, take a break, drink some water, and double check that curtain isn’t see-thru.
Also, take a break, drink some water, and double check that curtain isn’t see-thru.
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Found while cleaning out my childhood bedroom.
The late 1990s were a *wild* time.
The late 1990s were a *wild* time.
October 2, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Found while cleaning out my childhood bedroom.
The late 1990s were a *wild* time.
The late 1990s were a *wild* time.
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every day it seems like a brand new sentence is written to describe the bonkers state of the world
BREAKING WaPo:
Major League Baseball has abandoned a proposal to build a ballpark in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.
Major League Baseball has abandoned a proposal to build a ballpark in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.
MLB drops proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National Park
After The Washington Post reported on the proposal, local leaders sent letters to the Trump administration and the MLB commissioner expressing strong opposition.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 2, 2026 at 2:39 AM
every day it seems like a brand new sentence is written to describe the bonkers state of the world
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Kirk Herbstreit just called someone a "war daddy"
October 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Kirk Herbstreit just called someone a "war daddy"