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Aspiring coot, mithrandir, political afficianado. Wandering indie journalist. Chicagoist alum. Will write/shoot photos for money: http://patreon.com/aaroncynic 

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    Aaron Cynic‏ @aaroncynic 2 Nov 2017

    I'm stunned. Absolutely stunned. Literally everything I wrote for the past 7+ years for Chicagoist is just gonepic.twitter.com/CXZ68YfuIm

    2:29 PM - 2 Nov 2017
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      2. Aaron Cynic‏ @aaroncynic 2 Nov 2017

        That was selfish but I'm still stunned. As I'm assuming are all of the amazing people who worked for every Gothamist affiliate/DNAinfo

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      3. Aaron Cynic‏ @aaroncynic 2 Nov 2017

        Also it's not just about archives, but the fact that there's now a huge hole in local news reporting/tons of great folks have been put out

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      2. Boo-ther Siler‏ @nfinitefreetime 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aaroncynic @thegarance

        I swear I am not trying to snark, and this is terrible anyway, but do you not have backups of your own work?

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      3. Aaron Cynic‏ @aaroncynic 3 Nov 2017
        Replying to @nfinitefreetime @thegarance

        I do, but a word doc/photos on my hard drive aren't the same as a published clip. Also, the public no longer has access to those stories

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      2. fnu lnu‏ @Theophite 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aaroncynic @tcarmody

        It isn't. Pull it from the Wayback machine or the Google cache.

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      1. Jen‏ @Jen_Face 2 Nov 2017
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        So sorry Aaron :(

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      2.  🏴 Exceedingly Unseelie  🏴‏ @der_bluthund 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aaroncynic

        you might find them on the way back machine (fingers crossed) http://bit.ly/2zaD7RQ 

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      3. Jen‏ @jendjacobsen 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @der_bluthund @aaroncynic

        I was just going to suggest that.

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      1. Carla‏ @Tuniekc 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @aaroncynic @CarlNyberg312

        Shutting down more Indy Media I see! This is pretty shitty; could have given more of a notice! Sorry Aaron!

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